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Some Notice of William Herbert, 



4i. Gules, a chevron between three cross-crosslets, and in chief a lion passant 

 Or — M AliL BTHOEPE. 



5. Azure, three chevronels braced in base, and a chief Or — Fitzuugh. 

 (5. Vaire, a fess Gules — Marmion. 



7. Or, three chevronels Gules, a chief Vaire — St. Quentin. 



8. (Jules, a bend between six cross-crosslets Or — Furneaux. 



9. Barry of eight Argent and Gules a fleur-de-lis Sable — Stavely. 



10. [This last quartering, now replaced by a fragment of flowered glass, was 

 no doubt that of Gernegan — barry of ten Or and Azure an eagle dis- 

 played Argent.] 



In May, 1552, Pembroke mustered his band of retain ers, with 

 others, in Greenwich Park, the standard before them being of red, 

 white, and blue, and a dragon with an arm in his mouth, his men 

 being clothed in embroidered coats of his own livery. We learn 

 from Strype that " a retainer was a servant, not menial (that is 

 continually dwelling in the house of his lord or master) but only 

 wearing his livery, and attending sometimes upon special occasions 

 upon him. The livery was wont to consist of hats or hoods, badges 

 and other suits of one garment by the year. These licenses were 

 given many time to lords and gentlemen on purpose for maintenance 

 of quarrels, and many murders were committed by the means thereof, 

 and feuds kept up among the nobility and gentry." 



In June, 1552, King Edward began his last progress in great 

 state. It had been resolved that the extent of his journey should 

 be to Poole, in Dorsetshire, and to come back by Salisbury homeward 

 to Hampton Court ; fifty pounds of gold was coined, of the new 

 standard, to carry about in the progress. On this occasion the king 

 paid a visit to Lord Pembroke, at Wilton. 



Northumberland had now succeeded in bringing the country into 

 a state of great discontent ; the position of things is thus described 

 by Strype : " The Court was very corrupt and extremely covetous, 

 especially towards the declining of the king's reign : raking con- 

 tinually from the king (who was fain to borrow) , for the enriching 

 of themselves, and making prey also of one another." He also 

 speaks of Pembroke in the following terms : " Sir William Herbert, 

 Earl of Pembroke, now grew great, having been lately advanced 

 from a commoner to a nobleman, specially since the conspiracy of 

 the Duke of Somerset, wherein it was pretended, that he, together 



