To alle true and Xtian people these p sentes Ires hering seeyng or redyng I Johan Wrythe oderwyse called Norrey King of Armes of the Northe partyes of Ingland send due and humble recommen dacon in our Lord everlasting fforesoomoche as ther bee many personnes sette and disposed of their said noble and gentyll courage to exercise and use vertuous manes and nobles condicons by the which wt godd grace they shall more atteigne unto the perfeccons of grete honour of noblesse of which psones one there is in special named Robert Burton of the counte of Yorke which hath instantly desired and he craued to have to him and to his heires for evermore the tokings and markys of noblesse whtrfor 1 the said King of Armes not only by comun renoine and report of dyvers nobles personnes that the said Robert Burton halh long contynued wt the King our Souveraig Lord and comas of Guij in alle his warres and in the disciplyne of the actes of noblesse worthy to be reputed and amytted among oder noble men for the causes above said by power to myn office annexed and attributed have deuysed orderyd and assigned unto the fforesaid Robert Burton and unto the posterity of him with the dew difference as hit shall and apperteyn That is to saie a shild of azure and pourpll parted in pale a cross engrayled gold or bythwen foure rosses silver and to his tymbre a gauntellet sillver sette in a wrethe gold and azure de lapkyns of goules doublett silver as hit apperit in the margyn herof which armes he and his heires shall now use and enjoye for ever more wythoutyr any prejudice or empeachment In wyttnesse wherof I the said King of Armes to these pntes have sette my seall of armes and signed wt my hand Giveen at the cite of Yeorke the xxij day of May the xviij yeere of the reigne of our Souueraig Lord King Edward the Fourth 1478 Norroy Roy de Armes
