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Stapleton.svg|181. Miles de Stapleton<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Bedale<br>''miles stapleton<br>sr myles stapelton''</span>
PO181 Miles de Stapleton.svg|181. Miles de Stapleton<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Bedale<br>''miles stapleton<br>sr myles stapelton''</span>
Rothings.svg|182. Henry de Rowthings<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Bretenham<br>''rowtheng''</span>
Rothings.svg|182. Henry de Rowthings<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Bretenham<br>''rowtheng''</span>
Antyngham.svg|183. Nicholas de Antingham<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''antyngham''</span>
Antyngham.svg|183. Nicholas de Antingham<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''antyngham''</span>
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PO291 Gerard Salveyn.svg|291. Gerard Salveyn<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Duffield and Harswell<br>''sr gerard savay''<br>''savayne''</span>
PO291 Gerard Salveyn.svg|291. Gerard Salveyn<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Duffield and Harswell<br>''sr gerard savay''<br>''savayne''</span>
PO292 Thomas de Pickworth.svg|292. Thomas de Pickworth<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Holme<br>''sr thom pykeworthe''</span>
PO292 Thomas de Pickworth.svg|292. Thomas de Pickworth<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Holme<br>''sr thom pykeworthe''</span>
PO293 William Fairfax Malbis.svg|293. William Fairfax<br>aka ''Malebiche''<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Acaster, Scawton and Walton<br>''sr will malbys''</span>
PO293 William Fairfax Malbis.svg|293. William Fairfax<br>dit ''Malebiche''<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Acaster, Scawton and Walton<br>''sr will malbys''</span>
PO294 Robert de Stainton.svg|294. Robert de Stainton<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Stainton and Woolley<br>''sr robt steyntone''</span>
PO294 Robert de Stainton.svg|294. Robert de Stainton<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Stainton and Woolley<br>''sr robt steyntone''</span>
PO295 William Heron.svg|295. William Heron<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Ford, Eshott and Meldon<br>''sr will heroun''</span>
PO295 William Heron.svg|295. William Heron<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Ford, Eshott and Meldon<br>''sr will heroun''</span>
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PO615 Morham.svg ‎|615. Thomas de Morham<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Allerdale<br>(†1322)<br>''sr thm moran''</span>
PO615 Morham.svg ‎|615. Thomas de Morham<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Allerdale<br>(†1322)<br>''sr thm moran''</span>
PO616 William atte More.svg|616. William atte More<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Chilton, Threxton and Barnham<br></span>
PO616 William atte More.svg|616. William atte More<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Chilton, Threxton and Barnham<br></span>
PO617 Guy de La Peure.svg|617. Guy Ferre<br>aka ''le Neveu''<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Benhale, Gestingthorpe and Buckland<br>Seneschal of Gascony<br>(†1323)<br>''sr gy de la peure''</span>
PO617 Guy de La Peure.svg|617. Guy Ferre<br>dit ''le Neveu''<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Benhale, Gestingthorpe and Buckland<br>Seneschal of Gascony<br>(†1323)<br>''sr gy de la peure''</span>
Inge.svg|618. William Inge<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Eynsford, Kingsworthy and Redbourn<br>Chief Justice of England<br>(†1322)<br>''sr william inge''</span>
Inge.svg|618. William Inge<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Eynsford, Kingsworthy and Redbourn<br>Chief Justice of England<br>(†1322)<br>''sr william inge''</span>
PO619 Arden.svg|619. John de Arderne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Aldford, Alvanley and Alderley<br></span>
PO619 Arden.svg|619. John de Arderne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Aldford, Alvanley and Alderley<br></span>
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PO658 Thomas de Malemains.svg|658. Thomas de Malemains<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Rolvenden and<br>Upper Stoke<br>''sr thm malemeyns''</span>
PO658 Thomas de Malemains.svg|658. Thomas de Malemains<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Rolvenden and<br>Upper Stoke<br>''sr thm malemeyns''</span>
PO659 Hopton.svg|659. Walter de Hopton<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Staunton, Sandford and Hopton<br>''sr wat hoptone''</span>
PO659 Hopton.svg|659. Walter de Hopton<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Staunton, Sandford and Hopton<br>''sr wat hoptone''</span>
PO660 William le Boteler<br>dit ''le jeune''.svg|660. William le Boteler<br>dit ''le jeune''<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''sr william boteler''</span><!-- Half brother of previous Walter de Hopton & not to be confused with Wm le Boteler 2nd baron of Wem also his older half brother. He had unspecified lands in warws nr Harborough -->
PO660 William le Boteler.svg|660. William le Boteler<br>dit ''le jeune''<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''sr william boteler''</span><!-- Half brother of previous Walter de Hopton & not to be confused with Wm le Boteler 2nd baron of Wem also his older half brother. He had unspecified lands in warws nr Harborough -->
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Latest revision as of 10:44, 15 July 2022

The Powell Roll was compiled during the reign of King Edward III, presumably in 1348 or late 1347. Its name, which was coined by J. Greenstreet at the end of the 19th c. (1st Ed. 1889) is derived from the most recent of its only two surviving copies, painted by Rev. D. Powell (version C) in 1812.

The work presented here is based on the digitized Oxford Bodleian Library, Ashmole ms. 804, pt. IV (available online), also presumed to be the original version of the roll (version A). This manuscript contains a painted collection of 672 coat of arms, organized in rows of three, each of the pages totalling 12 items. It is mainly arrranged in two seperate programs, the first of which features 45 coat of arms relating to the royal family and the highest princes of the realm using a distinct square banner format. The rest of the armorial, represents individuals using a more traditionnal shield format. Although most of the individuals here are contemporary to the document's estimated date of compilation, there are still some notable exceptions and even some retrospective sub-programs at the end of the roll (from folio 25 to the end).

Both the drawing of the illustrations and the restitution of the exact legend from the manuscript, aswell as the identifications derived from them, are based on our own interpretation and understanding of that remarkable document. A different version based on Steen Clemmensen's legend and identifications is also illustrated here as a point of comparison.