Sir George Carews Scroll of Arms
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G eor e C ar ew B ar on C are w of C o ton an d Ear of Tomes g , l p , l , 1 5554 62 9 . ’ S IR GEOR GE CAR EW S SCR OLL OF AR MS . 1 588. WITH ADDITION S FR OM JO S EPH HOLLA N D’S L CO LECTION OF AR MS, 1 579 . W E VON antiquaries have alwa s taken a reat mtere st q y g l ‘ in this S croll of A rms for inde endentl f its , , p y o value as an heraldic m nuscri t an on c n a p , d a cou t of the many reference s to churches in which shields of arms were to be found at the time of its com ilation it p , tends o show that eor e arew E arl of Totnes in s ite of t G g C , , p the man occu ations of his bus life did not for et the y p y , g count of his birth y . There has been some confusion in the identification of h r h i n t e pe son w ose name s con ecte d with this manuscript. m h v c nsi r th i w s ir r r S o e a e o de ed at t a S G eo ge Carew (ct . 1 0 - 1 6 1 2 the di lomatist and aster of the W ard s second 55 ) p M , son h m s n nd er r her of of o a arew of , A to a oun b ot T C , ny, y g ” R ichard the author of the “ Histor of rnwall but , y Co , I cannot fi nd that he took any inte res t either in the County f Devon or in h raldi or he r anti uari n urs uits t o , e c ot q a p . B u with the oth er S ir G eor e arew born 1 kni hted g C , 555 , g - 2 . Fe b . I 8 86 B aron arew of l o ton Ma 1 60 4 , 5 5 , C C p , 4 y, 5, - and E arl of otnes eh . 1 62 2 6 it was ver different. T , 5 F , 5 , y Althou h an active soldier and olitician he ha co siderable g p , d n anti uarian tastes w s t e frie nd of mden otton and q , a h Ca , C B odl e a d S r An hon W eld c ll s ir W alte r R al e h y, n i t y on a S g , B ’ ir eor e ar w A S G g C e s S croll of rms . ir eor e arew and the Lord re ver a l S G g C G y, y b e men as the world After a vo a e which as a outh y g , y , he made in the s hi of S ir Hum hre ilbert he seems p p y G , to have had nothin to d with his native count bu g o y, t that he had not forgotten it is evident from his taking the titl e of his E arldom from the Devonshire town which give s the name to the Archdeaconr to which his father was collat y ed , 2 A ril 1 . S ir G eor e arew articular s of wh 8 p , 534 g C (p ose - life and career will be found in D . N . B . Vol I! . 1 , . , pp 5 53, ’ i the various authorities uoted there and in Pri c n q , n e s W orthies ed . 1 0 1 . 2 0 ed . 1 8 1 0 . 1 68 s ent much f , 7 , p 4; , p ) p o his l isure time in com ilin famil edi ree s and in h e p g y p g , ot er lit rar work and lar e coll ections in his own handwr itin l e y , g g stil remain . In the B ritish Museum is a folio volume [Harl eian 2 1 2 9] containin a coll ection of manuscri ts an d at folio 1 1 b in s g p , 9 eg ’ ” S ir G eor e C arewe s S crowl . B e ond the titl e however g y , , there is nothin so far as know at resent to connec h g , I p , t t e . with S ir eor e arew It is true that Mr . Edward L MS G g C . evien stat s that it was re ared for him and that the man e } p p , u scri t the onl co as far as know in e xistence exce t p , y— py I — p the one I have which is a recent transcript is in the hand ritin oi homas C halloner l ster Kin of Arms wh w g T , U g , o n 1 If this was so it was com l ted f r died i 598 . , p e be o e S ir or obtained his eera e for its date is 1 88 . S o m G e ge p g , 5 uch ’ f the allant kni ht s time havin been s ent in Ireland as a o g g g p , ldi r and administrator mi ht account for ir eor so e , g S G ge as so ciating himself with the King of Arms in the compilation of ll . B ut there is nothin to su ort his th r h this ro g pp t eo y . T e is in manuscri t is a co from the ori inal or a co ex t g p py g , py to h h had access b R andle Hol me . It is contained in whic e , y a f li vol ume entitl ed Funeral Order s and hurch Monu o o , C ” ments b R . Holme . The arew S croll is bound u with , y C p hurch N otes rinci all from hes hire and Lancashire in C , p p y C , ich i h ur d l was s ciall interest i wh ne g bo hoo Ho me pe y ed . It s i n similar r with the same water -mark as h r s of wr tten o pape , t e e t h l u e of whi h it forms a art it commences art w t e vo m c p , p ay ’ a a e and he headin ir G eor e C arewe s S crowl down p g , t g S g , 0 m ra V o ete ee e E C . ol 1 C pl P g , G . , . VII . , p. 43. ' “ our . B r t rc . ssoc. Vol . ! 1 862 . 1 1 ] i . A h A , VIII ., , p 43. ' 8 1 7 Geor e Carew s S croll o A rm g f s. 3 ’ is ez ed into small s ace I is h r tc . s ue a . t t e for i t e , q p , e e , ev den that this is a co and not in the writin of Ul ster- whose widow py, —g , h wever R an dle Holme married and so far as o , , I h ave said , I am unable to give any reason for connecting this R oll with r w Sir G eorge Ca e . It is ver certain that althou h ther ar ri i y , g e e va at ons , the ’ compil er of Carewe s S crowl had before him the earlier uscri t Harleian 8 1 his is al so f li v l man p , 5 7 . T a o o o ume ntainin edi rees and de scents of amon ho f oth r co g p g , g t se o e ’ i s D on families b in h i count e , ev , e g t e Heralds Vis tations of - 1 6 1 . At folio commence s an armorial extendin 5 5 574 45 , g over a es and containin shields all carefull 57 p g g , y r d 2 0 on a a e . his is b li v d h rli s t icke , p g T e e e to be t e ea e t i anuscri t r l tin to herald c m p e a g Devon in existence . The volume has this heading : “ In this booke is conteyned a ° collection of armes of the entlemen of Devonshire an’ g , 5 J , 1 . ose h Hollan d 1 . 2 1 El . R . ose h Holland 579 j p , 579 J p , s he ' third son of W illiam Hollan d of W are b E l b h wa t , e , y iz a et , hter of R ichard Hal se of Kenedon . daug , It is curious that in some case s the earlier manuscript is h more correct, in others t e l ater . In both it would seem that the copyist was not well acquai nted with the topography of D von and often fell into error in the writin of nam s e , g e of lac s and churche s p e . ’ The frontispiece given is from C arew s Manuscript : The ‘“ m l h lm cr f A ndr armes w the ant e , e e , and este o ew Holland , f W eare in the ount of Devon a ertaine are heare tt o , C y , p se fourth according unto the S cale of an auncient deede bearinge h 2 of E d Anno D 'l 1 0 w deede rema neth in the date 4 .