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Excerpt from The Lives of the Berkeleys, Lords of the Honour, Castle and Manor of Berkeley, in the County of Gloucester, From 1066 to 1618, Vol. 1: With a Description of the Hundred of Berkeley and of Its Inhabitants
John smyth, the author, is fhewn in a pedigree, recorded in the College of Arms, of the Heralds'' Vifitation of Gloucefterfhire in 1623, as the fon of Thomas Smyth of Hoby in the county of Leicefter, fecond fou of William Smyth of Htimberfton in the county of Lincoln, and he is allowed the following Arms - Sa. Upon a Chevron engrailed between fix croffes pattee fitchee or, three ?eurs de lis az., each charged with a plate. Theic are the fame Arms as were borne by Richard Smith, Alderman of London and Sheriff in 1508, who was the fon of Thomas Smith of Staffordfhire, and anceftor of the family of Smith of Theddle thorpe, except that in the latter the fleurs de lis are not charged. This would indicate his defcent from that family.
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John smyth, the author, is fhewn in a pedigree, recorded in the College of Arms, of the Heralds'' Vifitation of Gloucefterfhire in 1623, as the fon of Thomas Smyth of Hoby in the county of Leicefter, fecond fou of William Smyth of Htimberfton in the county of Lincoln, and he is allowed the following Arms - Sa. Upon a Chevron engrailed between fix croffes pattee fitchee or, three ?eurs de lis az., each charged with a plate. Theic are the fame Arms as were borne by Richard Smith, Alderman of London and Sheriff in 1508, who was the fon of Thomas Smith of Staffordfhire, and anceftor of the family of Smith of Theddle thorpe, except that in the latter the fleurs de lis are not charged. This would indicate his defcent from that family.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
John Smyth
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780267765058
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 485
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Author
John Smyth
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ISBN - 9781334064661
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 487
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