Know ye that whereas by the authority and ancient privilege and custom pertaining to my said office of principal King of Arms, from the Queen's most excellent majesty and her highness's most noble and victorious progenitors, I am to take general notice and record and to make public demonstration and testimony for all causes of Arms and matters of Gentry throughout all her Majesty's kingdoms and dominions, principalities, isles, and provinces. To all and singular Noble and Gentlemen of what estate or degree bearing Arms to whom these present shall come: William Dethick, alias Garter, principal King of Arms, sendeth greetings. He mentions them in a footnote to the transcription of the 1599 exemplification: "In the Herald's Office are the first draughts of John Shakespeare's grant or confirmation of arms, by William Dethick, Garter, Principal King of Arms, 1596. George Steevens first brought modern attention to these drafts in the introduction to his Plays of William Shakespeare (1778), vol.
They were ordered to be placed in “the specially locked presses.” The three fragmentary sheets had been separated from the two large volumes in which they had lived for at least three hundred years prior, and were rebound separately. On November 1, 1933, the Rouge Dragon Pursuivant “handed in” the two Shakespeare draft grants of arms and the 1599 confirmation of arms at the monthly chapter meeting of the College of Arms. 1671), who then willed them to the antiquary Ralph Sheldon of Beoley, who in turn willed them to the College of Arms at his death in 1684. 1626) and passed down to his son John Vincent (d. This volume and 259 others were owned by the herald Augustine Vincent (d. Until the twentieth century, the two drafts were bound into a volume containing other Dethick working papers (Vincent MS 157, vol. Title: First draft grants of arms based on John Shakespeare’s and William Shakespeare’s applications for acquiring a coat of arms (1596)Ĭall number and opening: Record Shakespeare Draft Grant of Arms 1 (formerly MS Vincent 157, no. Visitors must contact the College of Arms to request additional use: by email at: by telephone: (+44)20 7248 2762 or by post at: Officer in Waiting, College of Arms, 130 Queen Victoria Street, London, UK, EC4V 4BTĬreator: Sir William Dethick, Garter King of Arms
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