A CATALOGUE OF THE NOBILITY OF ENGLAND According to their respective Precedencies, as it was presented to His MAJESTY by John Dugdale Esq Windsor Herald, Deputy to Sir William Dugdale Kt. Garter Principal King of Arms, On New-years-day 1684. Annoque Regni Regis CAROLI Secundi, nunc Angliae, &c. xxxvjo.
To which is added the Blazon of their Paternal Coats of Arms respectively, and a LIST of the present Bishops.

[crown]
One Duke of the Royal Blood.
  • * JAMES Duke of York, only Brother to his most Sacred Majesty. The Royal Arms, with a Label of three Points Erm.
III. Great Officers who take place above all Dukes not of the Royal Blood.
  • Francis Lord Guilford; Lord Keeper of the Great Seal.
  • Laurence Earl of Rochester, Lord Presi­dent of the Council.
  • George Marq. of Halifax, L. Privy Seal.
II. Great Officers who take place above all of their Degree.
  • Henry Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of England.
  • James Duke of Ormond, Lord Steward of his Majesties Houshold.
[crown]
Dukes XIII. and Duchesses II.
  • 1. Henry Howard Duke of Norfolk, (Earl Marshal of England.) Gules, a Bend between six Cross Croslets fitchy Argent, with an Augmentation upon the Bend, alluding to the Arms of Scotland.
  • 2. * Charles Seymour Duke of Somerset. First an Augmentation, viz. Or, six Flowers de lis Azure, on a Pile G. three Lions of England. Se­condly, G. a pair of Wings conjoyn'd and display'd Or, (the Tips downwards.)
  • 3. * George Villiers Duke of Buckingham. Argent, on a Cross Gules, five Escalops Or, a Mart­let for difference.
  • 4. * Christopher Monk Duke of Albemarle. G.a Cheveron between three Lions heads erased Arg.
  • 5. * James Scot Duke of Monmouth. The Royal Arms, with a Baston sinister Argent.
  • 6. Henry Cavendish Duke of Newcastle. Sable, three Staggs heads caboshed A. attired Or, a Crescent for difference.
  • 7. Barbara Villiers Duchess of Cleveland. Arg. on a Cross Gules, five Escalops Or, a Crescent for difference.
  • 8. Louisa de Queroüalle Duchess of Ports­mouth. Barry of six Argent and Azure.
  • 9. * Charles Lenos Duke of Richmund. The Royal Arms, with a Bordure componé Argent and G. the Arg. charged with Roses of the Second.
  • 10. * Charles Fitz-Roy D. of Southampton. The Royal Arms with a Baston sinister Ermin.
  • 11. * Henry Fitz-Roy Duke of Grafton. The Royal Arms, with a Baston sinister componé Argent and Azure.
  • 12. * James Butler Duke of Ormond. Or, a Chief indented Azure.
  • 13. * Henry Somerset Duke of Beaufort. Quarterly France and England within a Bordure componé Argent and Azure.
  • 14. * George Fitz-Roy Duke of Northum­berland. The Royal Arms, with a Baston sinister componé Ermin and Azure.
  • 15. Charles Beauclair Duke of S. Albans. The Royal Arms, with a Baston sinister G. charged with three Roses Argent.
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Marquisses II.
  • 1. Charles Pawlet Marquiss of Winchester. Sable, three Swords in Pile A. Hilts and Pomels Or.
  • 2. George Savile Marquiss of Halifax, (Lord Privy Seal.) Argent, on a Bend Sable, three Owls of the first.
II. Other Great Officers who take place above all of their Degree.
  • Robert Earl of Lindsey, L. High Cham­berlain of England.
  • Henry Earl of Arlington, Lord Cham­berlain of his Majesties Houshold.
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Earls LXVI. and I. Countess.
  • 1. * Aubrey de Vere Earl of Oxford. Quarterly G. and Or, a Mullet in first quart. Argent.
  • 2. Charles Talhot Earl of Shrewsbury. G. a Lion Rampant within a Bordure engrail'd, Or.
  • 3. Anthony Grey Earl of Kent. Barry of six Arg. and Az in Chief three Torteauxes.
  • 4. William Stanley Earl of Derby. A. on a Bend Azure, three Bucks heads caboshed, Or.
  • 5. John Maners Earl of Rutland. Or, two Barrs Azure, on a Chief quarterly Azure and Gules, in the first two Flowers de lis of France, in the second a Lion of England.
  • 6. Theophilus Hastings Earl of Huntingdon. Argent, a Manch Sable.
  • 7. * William Russel Earl of Bedford. Argent, a Lion Rampant Gules, on a Chief Sable three Escallops of the First.
  • 8. Thomas Herbert Earl of Pembroke. Per Pale Az. and G. three Lions rampant Argent.
  • 9. Edward Clinton Earl of Lincoln. Arg. six Cross Croslets fitchy Sable, on a Chief Az. two Mullets Or, pierced Gules.
  • 10. James Howard Earl of Suffolk. The same as the D. of Norfolk with a Crescent.
  • 11. Charles Sackville Earl of Dorset. Quarterly Or and Gules a Bend Vaire.
  • 12. James Cecil Earl of Salisbury. Barry of ten Argent and Azure, six Escocheons Sa­ble, charged with as many Lions Rampant of the first, a Crescent for difference.
  • 13. John Cecil Earl of Exeter. The same as before omitting the difference.
  • 14. John Egerton Earl of Bridgwater. Argent, a Lion rampant Gules, between three Phe­ons with a Bordure engrail'd Sable, (but the Bordure is now left off.)
  • 15. Philip Sidney Earl of Leicester. Or, a Pheon Azure.
  • 16. George Compton Earl of Northampton. Sable a Lion passant gardant Or, between three Hel­mets Argent.
  • 17. Edward Rich Earl of Warwick. G. a Cheveron between 3 Crosses botoné Or.
  • 18. William Cavendish Earl of Devonshire. The same as the D. of Newcastle, omitting the diff.
  • 19. William Fielding Earl of Denbigh. Argent, on a Fess Azure, three Lozenges Or.
  • 20. John Digby Earl of Bristol. Az. a Flower de lis Arg. a Mullet for difference.
  • 21. Gilbert Holles Earl of Clare. Ermin, two Piles in point Sable.
  • 22. Oliver St. John Earl of Bolingbroke. Arg. on a Chief Gules two Mullets Or.
  • 23. Charles Fane Earl of Westmerland. Azure, three Gantlets Or.
  • 24. Charles Mountagu Earl of Manchester. Arg. three Fusils in Fess Gules, within a Bordure Sable, a Crescent for difference.
  • 25. Thomas Howard Earl of Berkshire. The same as the E. of Suffolk, with a Crescent.
  • 26. * John Sheffield Earl of Mulgrave. Arg. a Cheveron between three Garbs Gules.
  • 27. Thomas Savage Earl Rivers. Argent, six Lioncels Ramp. Sable three, two, and one.
  • 28. Robert Bertie Earl of Lindsey, (L. High Chamberlain of England.) Arg. three battering Rams Bar-ways in Pale proper garnished Azure.
  • 29. Henry Mordant Earl of Peterborow. Arg. a Cheveron between three Estoils Sable.
  • 30. Thomas Grey Earl of Stamford. The same as the E. of Kent, with a Label of 3 points
  • 31. Heneage Finch Earl of Winchelsea. Arg. a Cheveron between 3 Griphons Segreant pas­sant Sable.
  • 32. William Pierpont Earl of Kingston. Arg. Semie of Cinquefoils Gules, a Lion rampant Sab.
  • 33. Charles Dormer Earl of Carnarvon. Az. ten Billets Or, on a Chief of the Second a De­mi-Lion issuant Sable.
  • 34. Philip Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. Quarterly Ermin and Gules.
  • 35. Thomas Tufton Earl of Thanet. Sab an Eagle display'd Ermin within a Bordure, Arg.
  • 36. Thomas Weston Earl of Portland. Or, an Eagle display'd regardant Sable.
  • 37. William Wentworth Earl of Strafford. Sable, a Cheveron between three Leopards heads, Or.
  • 38. Robert Spencer Earl of Sunderland. Quarterly Arg. and Gules in the second and third a frett Or, over all a bend Sable, charged with three Escalops of the First.
  • 39. Robert Leke Earl of Scarsdale. Argent, on a Saltire engrail'd Sable, 9 Annulets Or.
  • 40. Edward Mountagu Earl of Sandwich. The same as the Earl of Manchester, changing the difference into a Mullet.
  • 41. Henry Hyde Earl of Clarendon. Azure a Cheveron between three Lozenges, Or.
  • 42. Algernon Capel Earl of Essex. G. a Lion ramp. between 3 Cross Croslets fitchy Or.
  • 43. Robert Brudenel Earl of Cardigan. Argent, a Cheveron Gules, between 3 Morions Az.
  • 44. Arthur Annesley Earl of Anglesey. Paly of six Argent and Azure, a Bend Gules.
  • 45. John Grenville Earl of Bathe. Gules, three Horsmens Rests, Or.
  • 46. Charles (now Edward) Howard Earl of Carlisle. The same as the Duke of Norfolk with a Mullet.
  • 47. William Craven Earl of Craven. A. a Fess between six Cross Croslets fitchy G.
  • 48. Robert Bruce Earl of Ailesbury. Or, a Saltier and Chief Gules, on a Canton Argent a Lion rampant Azure.
  • 49. Richard Boyle Earl of Burlington. Party per Bend Crenelle Argent and Gules.
  • 50. * Henry Bennet Earl of Arlington, (L. Chamberlain of his Majties Houshold.) Gules, a Mound Royal Or, between three demi-Lions rampant Argent.
  • 51. Anthony Ashley Cooper E. of Shaftsbury. Argent, three Bulls passant Sable, Attired Or.
  • 52. William Herbert Earl of Powis. The same as the Earl of Pembroke with a Crescent.
  • 53. Edward-Henry Lee Earl of Lichfield. Argent, a Fess between three Crescents Sable.
  • 54. * Thomas Osborne Earl of Danby. Quarterly Ermin and Azure, a Cross Or.
  • 55. Thomas Lennard Earl of Sussex. Or, on a Fess Gules three Flowers de lis of the first.
  • 56. Lewis de Duras Earl of Feversham. Gules, a Lion rampant Argent, quartering Arg. a Bend Az. over all a Label of three points Or.
  • 57. Charles Gerard Earl of Macclesfield. Argent, on a Saltire G. an Imperial Crown Or.
  • 58. John Roberts Earl of Radnor. Az. three Estoils and a Chief wavy, Or.
  • 59. William Paston Earl of Yarmouth. Arg. six Flowers de lis Az. a Chief indented, Or.
  • 60. George Berkeley Earl of Berkeley. G. a Cheveron between ten Crosses formé Arg.
  • 61. Elizabeth Banning Countess of Shepey. Arg. 2 Bars Sable, each charged with 2 Escalops, Or.
  • 62. Daniel Finch Earl of Nottingham. The same as the E. of Winchelsey, with a Crescent.
  • 63. Laurence Hyde Earl of Rochester, (Lord President of the Council.) The same as the Earl of Clarendon, with a Crescent.
  • 64. James Bertie Earl of Abingdon. The same as the E. of Lindsey, with an Annulet.
  • 65. Edward Noel Earl of Gainesborough. Or, frettic of eight Staves Gules, a Canton Ermin.
  • 66. Coniers D'Arcie Earl of Holderness. Az. Semie of Cross Croslets and 3 Cinquefoils Arg.
  • 67. Thomas Windser Earl of Plymouth. Gules, a Saltire Arg. between [...] Cross Croslets, Or.
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Viscounts IX.
  • 1. Edward Devereux Viscount Hereford. Arg. a Fess Gules, in Chief three Torteauxes.
  • 2. Francis Brown Viscount Mountagu. Sable, three Lions passant in Bend between two double Cotises Argent.
  • 3. William Fiennes Viscount Say and Sele. Azure three Lions rampant Or.
  • 4. Thomas Bellassise Viscount Falconberg. Arg. a Cheveron G. between three Flowers de lis Az.
  • 5. Charles Mordant Viscount Mordant. The same as the E. of Peterborow, with a Crescent.
  • 6. Francis Newport Viscount Newport. Arg. a Cheveron G. between 3 Leopards heads Sable.
  • 7. Horatio Townsend Viscount Townsend. Az. a Cheveron Ermin, between three Escallops Arg.
  • 8. Thomas Thynne Viscount Weymouth. Barry of ten, Or and Sable.
  • 9. Christopher Hatton Viscount Hatton. Az. a Cheveron between three Garbs Or.
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Barons LXII, and Baronesses IV.
  • 1. George Nevill Lord Bergaveny. Gules, on a Saltier Argent, a Rose of the first.
  • 2. Mervyn Touchet Lord Audley. Ermin, a Cheveron Gules.
  • 3. Charles West Lord la Warr. Argent, a Fess dancetté Sable.
  • 4. Thomas Parker Lord Morley: Arg. a Lion passant G. between 2 Bars Sable, charged with three Besants, two and one, in Chief as many Bucks heads caboshed of the third.
  • 5. Robert Shirley Lord Ferrers. Paly of six Or and Azure, a Canton Ermin.
  • 6. Charles Mildmay Lord Fitzwalter. Argent, three Lions rampant Azure.
  • 7. Henry Yelverton Lord de Grey. Arg. three Lions rampant and a Chief Gules,
  • 8. Frances Sutton Baroness Dudley. Or, two Lions passant Azure.
  • 9. William Stourton Lord Stourton. Sable, a Bend Or, between six Fountains proper.
  • 10. Coniers D'arcie L. Coniers, Son and Heir apparent to the Earl of Holderness. The same as the Earl his Father, with a Label.
  • 11. Vere-Essex Cromwell Lord Cromwell, (and Earl of Arglass in Ireland.) Quarterly per Fess indented Azure and Or, sour Li ons passant counterchanged.
  • 12. Ralph Eure Lord Eure. Quarterly Or and G. on a Bend Sable three Esca lops Argent.
  • 13 Philip Wharton Lord Wharton. Sable, a Manch Arg. within a Bordure Or eight pair of Lions paws Saltier ways erased G.
  • 14. Thomas Willoughby Lord Willoughby of Parham. Or, frettie of eight Staves Azure.
  • 15. William Paget Lord Paget. Sable, on a Cross engrail'd between four Eagles dis­play'd Argent, five Lioncels of the first.
  • 16. Fran. Howard L. Howard of Essingham. The same as the Duke of Norfolk, with a Mullet.
  • 17. Charles North Lord North. Az. a Lion passant Or, between 3 Flowers de lis Arg.
  • 18. James Bruges Lord Chandos. Argent, on a Cross Sable, a Leopards head Or.
  • 19. Robert Carey Lord Hunsdon. Argent, on a Bend Sable, three Roses of the first.
  • 20. John (now Thomas) Petre Lord Petre. Gules, a Bend Or, between two Escallops Argent.
  • 21. Charles Gerard Lord Gerard. Argent, a Saltier Gules, a Crescent for difference.
  • 22. Henry Arundel L. Arundel of Wardour. Sable, six Swallows Argent, three, two, and one.
  • 23. Lady Catherine Stuart, Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold. France, with a Bord. G. charged with 8 Buckles Or, quartering Or, a Fess chequy Arg. and Az. within a Bordure engrail'd G. over all on an Escocheon Arg. a Saltier engrail'd between four Cinquefoils G.
  • 24. Christopher Roper Lord Tenham. Party per Fess Az. and Or, a Pale counterchanged, and three Roebucks heads erased of the second.
  • 25. Foulk Grevil Lord Brook. Sable on a Cross within a Bordure engrail'd Or, five Ogresses.
  • 26. Ralph Mountagu Lord Mountagu. The same as the Earl of Manchester, omitting the diff.
  • 27. John Lovelace Lord Lovelace. Gules, on a Chief indented Sable, three Martlets Or.
  • 28. John Pawlet Lord Pawlet. Sable, three Swords in Pile, Hilts and Pomels Arg.
  • 29. William Maynard Lord Maynard. Arg. a Cheveron Az. betw. 3 sinister Hands coupé G.
  • 30. John Coventry Lord Coventry. Sable, a Fess Ermin between three Crescents Or.
  • 31. Charles Mohun Lord Mohun. Or, a Cross engrail'd Sable.
  • 32. William Howard L. Howard of Escrick. The same as the E. of Suffolk with a Flower de lis.
  • 33. Henry Herbert L. Herbert of Chirbury. The same as the Earl of Pembroke, with a Crescent.
  • 34. Thomas Leigh Lord Leigh. G.a Cross engr. & a Lozenge in the dexter Cant.Arg.
  • 35. Thomas Jermyn Lord Jermyn. Sable, a Crescent between two Mullets in Pale Arg.
  • 36. William Byron Lord Byron. Argent, three Bendlets inhanced Gules.
  • 37. Richard Vaughan Lord Vaughan, (and Earl of Carbery in Ireland.) Or, a Lion rampant Gules.
  • 38. Francis Smith Lord Carrington, (and Viscount Carrington in Ireland.) Arg a Cross Gules between four Peacocks Azure.
  • 39. William Widdrington Lord Widdrington. Quarterly Argent and Gules, a Bendlet Sable
  • 40. Edward Ward Lord Ward. Chequy Or and Azure, a Bend Ermin.
  • 41. Thomas Colepeper Lord Colepeper. Argent, a Bend engrail'd Gules.
  • 42. Jacob Astley Lord Astley. Az. a Cinquefoil Ermin, within a Bordure engr. Or.
  • 43. Charles Lucas Lord Lucas. Argent, a Fess between 6 Annulets Gules.
  • 44. John Bellassise Lord Bellassise. Arg. a Pale engrall'd between two Pallets Sable, quartering Argent, a Cheveron G. between three Flowers de lis Azure, a Crescent for difference.
  • 45. Edward Watson Lord Rockingham. Argent, on a Cheveron engrail'd Azure, between three Martlets Sable, as many Crescents Or.
  • 46. Robert Sutton Lord Lexington. Argent, a quarter Sable.
  • 47. Marmaduke Langdale Lord Langdale. Sable, a Cheveron between three Estoils Argent.
  • 48. John Berkeley Lord Berkeley. G. a Cheveron Erm. between ten Crosses formé Arg.
  • 49. Francis Holles Lord Holles. Ermin, two Piles in point Sable, a Crescent for diff.
  • 50. Charles Cornwallis Lord Cornwallis. Sable, Gutté de Larmes, on a Fess Argent, three Cornish Choughs proper,
  • 51. Henry Booth Lord De la mer. Argent, three Boars heads erased and erected Sable.
  • 52. Thomas Crew Lord Crew. Azure, a Lion rampant Argent, a Crescent for diff.
  • 53. Mary Lucas Baroness Lucas, (and Countess of Kent.) The same as the Lord Lucas.
  • 54. Richard Arundel L. Arundel of Trerice. Sable, 6 Swallows Argent, three, two, and one.
  • 55. James Butler, Baron Butler of More-Park, Grandson and Heir apparent to the Duke of Ormond. The same as the Duke his Grandfather, with a La­bel of five points.
  • 56. Hugh Clifford Lord Clifford. Chequie Or and Az. a Fess G. a Crescent for diff.
  • 57. Lord Richard Butler, Baron Butler of Weston, (and Earl of Arran in Ireland.) The same as the Duke of Ormond, with a Crescent.
  • 58. Susan Airmine Baroness Bellassise of Osgodby. Ermin, a Saltire engrail'd G. on a Chief of the same a Lion of England.
  • 59. Richard Lumley Lord Lumley, (and Viscount Lumley in Ireland.) Argent, a Fess G. between three Popinjays proper.
  • 60. George Carteret Lord Carteret. G. four Fusils in Fess Argent, a Crescent for diff.
  • 61. George Legge Lord Dartmouth. Azure, a Staggs head caboshed Argent.
  • 62. John Bennet Lord Ossülston. Gules, a Besant between 3 Demi-Lions rampant A.
  • 63. Will. (now Giles) Allington L. Allington. Sable, a Bend engrail'd between six Billets Argent.
  • 64. Ralph Stawell Lord Stawell. Gules a Cross Fusily Argent.
  • 65. Francis North Lord Guilford, (Lord (Keeper of the Great Seal. The same as the Lord North, with a Crescent.
  • 66. Sidney Godolphin Lord Godolphin. G.an Eagle display'd between 3 Flowers de lis Arg.

Note that such Noblemen before whom * Stars are prefixed, are Knights of the most Noble Order of the Garter.

[mitre]
Archbishops II. and Bishops XXIV.
  • 1. Dr. William Sandcroft Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, and Primate of all Engl.
  • 2. Dr. John Dolbin Lord Archbishop of York, and Primate of England.
  • 3. Dr. Henry Compton L. Bishop of London.
  • 4. Dr. Nathaniel Crew L. Bishop of Durham.
  • 5. Dr. Peter Mew L. Bishop of Winchester.
  • 6. Dr. Herbert Crofts L. Bishop of Hereford.
  • 7. Dr. Seth Ward L. Bishop of Salisbury.
  • 8. Dr. Anthony Sparrow L. Bp. of Norwich.
  • 9. Dr. Thomas Wood Lord Bishop of Lich­field and Coventry.
  • 10. Dr. Guy Carleton L. Bishop of Chichester.
  • 11. Dr. John Pearson L. Bishop of Chester.
  • 12. Dr. Humphry Lloyd L. Bp. of Bangor.
  • 13. Dr. Will. Lloyd L. Bp. of Peterborough.
  • 14. Dr. Tho. Barlow L. Bishop of Lincoln.
  • 15. Dr. John Fell Lord Bishop of Oxford.
  • 16. Dr. Tho. Lampleugh L. Bishop of Exeter.
  • 17. Dr. Will. Thomas L. Bishop of Worcester.
  • 18. Dr. Will. Beaw L. Bishop of Landaff.
  • 19. Dr. Will. Lloyd L. Bishop of S. Asaph.
  • 22. Dr. Rob. Frampton L. Bishop of Glocester.
  • 21. Dr. Francis Turner L. Bishop of Ely.
  • 22. Dr. Laurence Womock L. Bp. of S. Davids.
  • 23. Dr. Thomas Smith L. Bishop of Carlisle.
  • 24. Dr. John Lake Lord Bishop of Bristol.
  • 25. Dr. Tho. Sprat L. Bishop of Rochester.
  • 26. Dr. Tho. Kenn L. Bp. of Bath and Wells.

[Consecrated 25 Jan. 1684.]

The Archbishop of Canterbury takes place next to the Princes of the Blood, and a­bove all the Nobility and Great Offi­cers.

The Archbishop of York takes place a­bove all the Nobility and Great Of­ficers, except the Lord Keeper.

The rest of the Bishops take place next after the Viscounts, and above the Temporal Barons.

Whereof the Bishops of London, Durham, and Winchester do always precede the other Bishops, the rest taking place according to the Seniority of their Consecrations.

I do Order and Appoint that this LIST be printed, and that none other be printed without my Allowance.

Norfolk and Marshal.

LONDON, Printed for Robert Clavell at the West-end of St. Pauls Church-yard. 1685.

Introductio ad Latinam Blasoniam, Latin and English. A Work befitting all Gentlemen, lovers of Armory and the Latin Tongue. By J. Gibbon an Officer at Arms.

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