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The Dering Roll [1] is the oldest English roll of arms surviving in its original form. It was made between 1270 and 1280 and contains the coat of arms of 324 knights, starting with two illegitimate children of King John. Sir Edward Dering [2] acquired the roll during the 17th century and modified it to include a fictitious ancestor of his own. [3]
Dering's antiquarian interests led him to amass a great library; his name is still associated with: the Dering Roll, an important 13th century Roll of arms, believed to be the earliest surviving English roll of arms. In 2008, the Roll was purchased by the British Library. [7]
The Dering Roll, dating from the late 13th century, contains 324 coats of arms, painted on parchment. It is 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (210 mm) wide by 8 feet 8 inches (2.64 m) long. It currently resides in the British Library. [10] The Heralds' Roll [11] is an English roll dating from c. 1280, containing 697 painted coats. [12]
The arms of de Crioll appear in several of the earliest armorial rolls. The shield for Nicholas de Crioll is the one which was erased (presumably on the initiative of Sir Edward Dering) from the heraldic roll of c. 1280 known as the Dering Roll, to make way for Sir Edward's suppositious ancestor Richard fitz Dering. [67]
Those three charities had previously collaborated, along with Friends of the National Libraries, to purchase the Dering Roll in 2008. The Dering Roll is the oldest extant English roll of arms, dating from around 1270 AD. It depicts 324 coats of arms which are approximately a quarter of the entire English baronage during the reign of Edward I.
Rendered into English thus [5] by Rev. Frederick Brown, FSA, from whose notes Raymond Gorges produced his "History of the Family of Gorges", 1944, op.cit.: Sir Ralph de Gorges there I saw One newly bound to knighthood's law Down to the earth was prostrate thrown More than once struck by some great stone Or staggered by the rushing crowd
Peter de Montfort (or Piers de Montfort) (c. 1205 – 4 August 1265) of Beaudesert Castle was an English magnate, soldier and diplomat. He is the first person recorded as having presided over Parliament as a parlour or prolocutor, an office now known as Speaker of the House of Commons. [2]
For Wikipedia articles and subcategories that contain galleries of coats of arms, see Category:Armorials. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.