Book Description

This book documents the heraldic visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, a process in which representatives of the College of Arms visited each of the county's gentry to confirm their right to use coats of arms. The visitation took place in 1664-5, during the Restoration period in England, and is an important source of information about the social and political climate of the time. This is a valuable resource for genealogists and historians of early modern England. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.