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Brief Lives, Vol. 1

by John Aubrey

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Sir Thomas Gresham (1519-1579)

Notes

EI Aubrey in MS. Aubr. 8, fol. 8, gives in trick the coats:—(a), ‘argent, a chevron ermine between 3 mullets pierced sable: crest, a grasshopper: motto, Fortun amy [Sir Thomas Gresham, 1601]’: and (b), ‘or, on a bend vert 3 bucks’ heads caboshed argent.’

EJ Twice alluded to in MS. Aubr. 8, viz., (fol. 8) ‘Copie out Sir Thomas Gresham’s will from Mr. Shirman’; (fol. 12) ‘Sir Thomas Gresham, knight: quaere copie of his will from Mr. Shirman, attornie.’

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1017MemorandumEI:—Mr. Shirman, the attorney, at Inneholders-hall, hath a copie of Sir Thomas Gresham’s willEJ, which procure.

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