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Cecil, William, 1st Baron Burleigh (1520 - 1598) (Stamp 5)

Owner:

Cecil, William

Arms:

Quarterly 1 & 4. Barry of ten six escutcheons three, two and one each charged with a lion rampant (Cecil) 2. A roundel between three towers triple towered (Caerlion) 3. A chevron between three chess rooks ermine (Walcot)

Crest: A garb supported by two lions rampant
Helmet: Esquire
Dimensions (height x width): 67mm x 51mm
Quarterings: 1 & 4. Barry of ten six escutcheons three, two and one each charged with a lion rampant (Cecil) 2. A roundel between three towers triple towered (Caerlion) 3. A chevron between three chess rooks ermine (Walcot)
Heraldic Charges: barry (10)chess rooks (3)chevron between escutcheons (6)garb lions rampant (2)roundel towers (3)

Sources

Commentatio in decem Platonis libros de republica. Sebastián Fox Morcillo. Basel,
Continuation des histories tragiques. Matteo Bandello. Paris,
Dell’historia universale dell'origine et imperio de Turchi. Francesco Sansovino. Venice,
Discorso sopra le medaglie de gli antichi. Sebastiano Erizzo. Venice,
Historia Anglorum [manuscript, 14th cent.]. Huntingdon Henry.
Regiment for the sea. William Bourne. London,
Remembrances of Instrucciones necessarie to be embrasid for the policie of this and the time to comme. Roger Edwardes.
Traicté de la puissance et authoritaté des roys. Claude Gousté. Paris,
Vienna Austriæ. Rerum Viennesium commentarii. Wolfgang Lazius. Basel,
Wycliffe’s commentary on the Psalms [manuscript on vellum]. John Wycliffe.

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Cecil, William, 1st Baron Burleigh (1520 - 1598) (Stamp 5)