Identity area
Reference code
Lincoln/B/3/5
Unique identifier
GB 275 Lincoln/B/3/5
Title
Ratification of the right of Andrew Lincoln to bear arms
Date(s)
- June 1694 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1660-1725)
Biographical history
Irish Officer of Arms; Athlone Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary; Athlone Herald to the Jacobite court [appointed 1690]. Tyrry followed James II into exile in France after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. However, he remained, by necessity, in communication with heralds in Scotland and England in order to verify records and documents, and was responsible for granting arms to the scattered population of Ireland.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Laminated card copy of a manuscript ratification of Andrew Lincoln's right to bear arms. Includes a genealogy, which traces the noble descent of the Lincoln family. Issued in response to a petition by Andrew Lincoln to James II. [c.f. Lincoln B/3/4].