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Creator: Ralph Brooke, York Herald (1553-1625), with additions by Mercury Patten, Bluemantle Pursuivant
Title: A Noate of some few Coates and Creasts lately come to my hands. Geuen by William Dethick...
Date: early 17th century
Repository: College of Arms, London, UK
Call number and opening: Record MS Dethick's Grants X, fols. 1r, 28r, 29r-v & 30r
the etemologie
Gerard -- a tall person or vpright
Berard -- free
Ins -- an Iland
Radclife -- a carte wheele sorowe
Balderston -- the quick Lordes Towne
Plessington a Towne of lead mines
Laurance -- Tryvmphant or reioysing
Washington -- a water towne
Butler -- an helper /.
Blewmantle .10. feb
.1599.