By F. A. Carrington, Esq. 361 



dotlic or shall appertayne : And furthermore by theise presents wee prohibitte 

 and forbidde that no paynter, glasier, gouldsmythe, graver, or any other arty- 

 fycer, whatsoever he or they be, within the saide province of the said Claren- 

 cieulx, shall take nppon them to painte, grave, glase, devise, or sett forthe by 

 anye wayes or nieanes any manner of amies, crestes, cognyzaunces, pedegrees, or 

 other devises appertaynynge to the offyce of armes, otherwise or in anye other 

 forme or manner then they maye lawfullie doe, and shalbe allowed by the saide 

 Clarencieulx hys deputie or deputies, accordinge to the auncyente lawes and 

 statutes of armes. And wee forbidde and straightlie comaunde all oure 

 sheriffes, comyssyoners, archdeacons, officialle scryvenors, clerks, wryters, or 

 other whatsoever the} 7 be, to calle, name, or write in anye assyse, sessyons courte, 

 or other open place or places, or ells to use in any writinge the addicion of esquire 

 or gentleman, unlesse they be able to stande unto and justyfye the same by the 

 lawe of armes of oure rcalme, or ells be ascertened thereof by advertysemente in 

 wrytinge from the saide Clarencieulx kinge-of-amies, or his deputye or depu- 

 ties, attorney or attorneys : And further, we straightlie charge and comaunde 

 that noe other person or persons shall intromytte or meddle with anye thinge or 

 thinges touchinge and concerninge the office of armes within the saide province, 

 without speciall lycence and aucthoritie of the saide Clarencieulx in writinge, 

 under the seale of the said office, firste had and obteyned from the saide Clareu- 

 cieulx : All the which said power, prehemynence, jurisdiccon, aucthoritie 

 above specified for us, oure heires and successors, wee doe geve and graiinte by 

 theise presentes, to the saide Willm. Camden alias Clarencieulx, dueringe his 

 naturall lief, in as large and ample manner and forme in everye thinge and 

 thinge as anye his predecessors or anye other bearinge the name or tytle of 

 Clarencieulx have or had, did or mighte doe by force of anye letters patentes 

 graunted by anye of oure p'decessors, or as of righte he or they oughte or 

 mighte have used to doe and exereysed by force of his saide office, with all 

 manner of proffitte, advantages, and emolumentes thereunto belonginge. 

 Wherefore wee will and straightlie charge and comaunde all, and singuler oure 

 justices, sherift'es, mayors, bailiffs, and all other oure officers, mynysters, and 

 constables, and all and everie oure lovinge subjecte that in the execucion of the 

 premyssea they effectuallye imploye theire best ayde, assistaunce, furtheraunce, 

 and eounsaile to oure saide servante, hys deputie or deputies so often and when 

 as he or anye of them shall require the same, in all that they convenientlie 

 maye, as theye tender oure favoure and will answeare the contrarie at theire 

 pcrrill. And further, by theise presentes, we doe aucthorise oure saide servauto 

 to nomynate and appoynte under the seale of his saide office, soc manye deputies 

 or attorney* as shalbe thooghte to hym expedients tor the better execucon of all 

 and singuler the premysses. And yf there fortune to falle oute in this visitacon 

 anye manner of scruple, doubte, questyon, or anye mysdemeanor, of anye person 

 persons whatsoever, that oannot be conveniently e decided or ended by oure saide 

 servant*, or by suohe deputie or deputyes or attorneys as he under the seale of 

 hyi saide oflyce Bhall name and uppoyntr : 'linn mile mynde and pleasure ys 

 that oure -aide Bervante, liys deputye, deputies, or attorneis named as ya afore- 

 said shall comaunde suohe person or persons whome the saide question, scruple, 



or misdi meanor shall ot sine, under a oertayne payne and at a oerten daie, to 



appeare before the carle marshal] of Bnglande for the tyme, before whome the 

 saide soruple, question, ox misdemeanor, shalbe heardo and ordered accordinge 



