COMMONWEALTH.-1649-1660.

CLXXII.

T. BLOUNT.-1650.

The Art of making Devises: Treating of Hieroglyphicks, Symboles, Emblemes, Ænigmas, Sentences, Parables, Reverses of Medalls, Armes, Blazons, Cimiers, Cyphres, and Rebus. First written in French, by Henry Estienne, Lord of Fossez, Interpreter to the French King for the Latine and Greek Tongues; Translated into English, and embelished with divers Brasse Figures, by T. B. of the Inner Temple, Gent. Whereunto is added, a Catalogue of Coronet-Devises, both on the Kings and the Parliaments side, in the late Warres. London: printed for Iohn Holden, at the signe of the blue Anchor in the New Exchange. 1650. 4to. Pages 87.

With the same engraved frontispiece as the first edition, vide Art. CLXVIII.

This tract is dedicated to "the Nobilitie and Gentrie of England," pp. 8; followed by the Author's Preface, pp. 4; on the next page are eighteen lines, addressed to Mr. Thomas Blount upon his translation, signed "J. W. Ar." another page is occupied by "the Names of the Greek, Latine, Italian, and French Authors cited in this Treatise:" "the Art of making Devises," &c. which is divided into twenty-three chapters, commences at page 1, and ends at page 68.

This second impression of the book has next an address "To the Reader," in which the author states that he has, in the ensuing Catalogue, collected so many Coronet-Devises, both on the King's and the Parliament's side in the late war, as he could with the greatest diligence meet with, and observes that the Commanders on his Majesty's part, having no such metropolis as London to resort to, were forced to make the best shift they could for their devises in several country-towns, and no record being kept of many of them, he could not collect so many as he desired. On the Parliament's part, by the help of the heralds and herald-painters in and about London, he had choice of near three hundred devises. Some on his Majesty's part he also met with recorded by a private hand, but the names of the bearers obliterated. The author concludes his address with a prayer, "That wee may have no further need by intestine quarrels to embellish Mars his shield with such impresses."

On his Majesty's part, "The Marquesse of Montrose, in Scotland, bore for figure a Laurel of gold, in a field argent, and for Motto Magnis, aut excidam ausis,' intimating that he would either atchieve some great designe, or fall in the attempt.”—P. 71.

On the Parliament's part, "The Lord Fairfax figured a sword renting a triple Crown, with a Crown Imperiall on the point of it, and this motto in Spanish, Viva el Rey! y muera el mal Govierno,' wishing as it should seem, no hurt to the King, but to his evil Government."-P. 77.

"Col. Cook, of Gloucestershire, was thus conceited: he figured an armed man cutting off the corners of an University Cap with his sword, and the Motto 'Muto quadrata rotundis,' as much as to say, he would convert the Square heads or Cavaliers into Round ones." -P. 79.

A thin octavo MS. in the Harleian collection, N° 1377, is entitled "Divers Emblems contrived for Ensigns or Colours, befitting the Parliament's Army in the time of the late Civil Wars."

A presentation-book to the Protector "Of the Scotch Colours

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taken at the Battles of Preston and Dunbar in their proper blason," is also in the British Museum, N° 1460, Harl. MS.

CLXXIII.

1650.

The True Manner of the Crowning of Charles the Second, King of Scotland, on the first day of January, 1650. Folio.

The Forme and Order of the Coronation of Charles the Second, King of Scotland, England, France, and Ireland, as it was acted and done at Scoone the first day of January, 1651. Aberdeen, printed an. Dom. 1651. 4to. Scone, in Perthshire, was the ancient residence of the Scottish kings, and in the monastery was preserved the famous stone, placed there by King Kenneth II. in 840, used as the coronation-chair by the kings of Scotland until 1296, when Edward the First carried it to England. The particulars of this celebrated stone are inserted in Fordun, Scoti Chronicon, vol. i. chap. 28; but the fullest account extant, both of the chair and stone, will be found in Neale's History of Westminster Abbey, vol. ii. p. 118, et supra.

The Marquess of Argyll conducted the reception of Charles II. into Scotland in 1650. His coronation was performed with as much ceremony and splendour as circumstances would permit. The Marquess placed the crown, of silver double gilt, upon the King's head; the sermon was preached by Mr. Robert Douglas ; the National Covenant of Scotland, and the solemn league and covenant, were then administered and sworn to by the King, who subscribed the same in the presence of all.

CLXXV.

SIR R. COTTON.-1651.

A Discourse of the Lawfulness of Combats, to be performed in the Presence of the King, or the Constable and Marshals of England.

Printed at London. 1651. 4to.

This pamphlet, which was originally written by Sir Robert Cotton in the year 1609, was printed a second time in 1672.

CLXXVI.

P. HEYLYN.-1652.

A Help to English History, containing a Succession of all the Kings of England, &c.

Vide Art. CLI. This second impression of the Catalogue of Kings, &c. was continued by the Reverend compiler, Peter Heylyn, D. D. to 1652, and printed in his name.

CLXXVII.

1652.

The Promptuary of Time, with the True Descent of the Urquharts in the House of Cromartie, since the Creation. Printed in 1652.

8vo.

At the sale of the Bindley collection, in 1819, this scarce genealogical tract sold for 3 guineas.

CLXXVIII.

T. WALKLEY.-1652.

A Catalogue of Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts, Barons, Baronets, and Knights; Made by the late King since the Fourth of January, 1641. With the day of the Moneth they were Created in.--The Reader may take notice,

That there are a great many Patents abroad for Baronets, that are under the Signet and Privy Seal, and never past the Great Seal; and that some Knights made, never entred themselves, because they would save the payment of their Fees; so that notice could not be taken of them.

London: printed for Tho. Walkley. 1652. 8vo.

In the British Librarian, p. 105, is an account of a MS. in 4to. entitled "Honours Genealogie, or the Arms of the English Kings and the Degrees of Nobility," by a Mr. Tileson, in 1647.

CLXXIX.

1654.

The Names of the Members of Parliament called to take upon them the Trust of the Government of this Commonwealth, which began on Munday the fourth of June, 1653. The day appointed by Letters of Summons from his Excellency the Lord Gen. Cromwell, for the meeting of these Gentlemen. the severall Transactions since that time. London: printed by M. Simmons for Tho. Jenner, at the south entrance of the Royal Exchange. 1654. 4to. Pages 54.

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This tract is embellished with a portrait of Cromwell, and other plates.

There is extant an historical engraving of Cromwell's investiture or inauguration in the Protectorate, by Hollar, vide GRANGER, vol. iii. p. 9.

The first Inauguration took place in the Chancery court at Westminster, Dec. 16, 1653: the second, was performed in Westminster abbey, with great solemnity and splendour, June 20, 1657, for an account of it vide HEATH'S "Brief Chronicle."