DRAKE AND THE TUDOR NAVY
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and
in the ship and globe crest is ' the upper half of a red This draft dragon.' But at the head of the document is noted
or,
'
:
took none effect
Further on
;
it
was never
used.'
another draft, dated June 21, with same as above, and at the head of this was abridged and made shorter according
(at fol. 37&) is
the arms and crest the '
noted
This draft down on the next leaf following.' Turning to this leaf (fol. 38) we find the following memorandum 'This instrument above written was abridged and made shorter in form hereafter expressed and delivered unto Sir Francis Drake under the hand of Eobert Cooke, Clarencieux. And after being the second time newly made and fair written for the said Sir Francis, this clause following was added next before the witness [i.e. the witnessing clause] of Clarencieux, and the latter end of all in place where this mark
is
as
it
:
set
is
:
'
* is placed, viz "
:
'
Notwithstanding that the said Sir Francis Drake, being well-born and descended of worthy ancestors such as have of long time borne arms, as tokens and demonstrations of their race and progeny, which likewise to him by just descent and prerogative of birth are duly derived, may for the arms of his surname and family bear argent, a waver dragon volant gules with the difference of a third brother, as I am credibly informed by the testimony of Bernard Drake, [blank] in the county of Devon, Esquire, chief of that coat armour, and sundry others of In witness where that family of worship and good credit. of," &c.'
Then
follows the abridged draft, also dated June 21.
In
this not only is the preamble abridged, but the blazon is altered. The shield is now sable a fess wavy between two stars argent that is, the stars are changed from or to argent, being thus given the same tincture as the fess. In the crest the red dragon is changed to a red dragon volant.' At the head of the draft the whole is sketched in trick. Although in the draft *
'
'
there is nothing to indicate the position of the dragon volant, a wyvern, which presumably was regarded as the same thing, is placed in the ship, displayed and looking up at the hand in the clouds, while at the mainmast head is a golden star of which nothing whatever is said in the draft. In the Buckland Abbey portrait this star appears. In the silver seal it does not. Returning to the College of Arms, we find this last draft entered in a book under title A Confirmation to Sir Francis '
'
'