Heraldic visitation
Southern Province
The Southern Province, the jurisdiction of Clarenceux King of Arms, comprised that part of England south of the River Trent, i.e.

Heraldic visitation

Section Title: Southern Province
Table Section Text: The Southern Province, the jurisdiction of Clarenceux King of Arms, comprised that part of England south of the River Trent, i.e.

Year	County or area visited	Clarenceux King of Arms	Deputy or Deputies	Notes

1530	Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, and Staffordshire	Thomas Benolt

1530	London churches	Thomas Benolt	Thomas Hawley, Carlisle Herald

1531	Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall	Thomas Benolt

early 1530s	Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire, Somerset, Isle of Wight, and London Companies	Thomas Benolt

early 1530s	Devon and Cornwall	Thomas Benolt

early 1530s	South Wales and Herefordshire	Thomas Benolt	William Fellow, Lancaster Herald

1558	Essex	William Harvey	Of uncertain status: perhaps not completed, or possibly not even begun.

1561	Suffolk	William Harvey

1563	Norfolk	William Harvey

1563	Warwickshire	William Harvey	Robert Cooke, Chester Herald

1563–4	Leicestershire	William Harvey	Robert Cooke, Chester Herald

1563–4	Lincolnshire	William Harvey

1564	Northamptonshire	William Harvey

1564	Huntingdonshire	William Harvey

1564	Devon	William Harvey

1565	Wiltshire	William Harvey

1565	Dorset	William Harvey

1566	Bedfordshire	William Harvey

1566	Buckinghamshire	William Harvey

1566	Oxfordshire	William Harvey	Robert Cooke, Chester Herald

1566	Berkshire	William Harvey	Robert Cooke, Chester Herald

1568	London	Robert Cooke

1569	Worcestershire	Robert Cooke

1569	Herefordshire	Robert Cooke

1569	Gloucestershire	Robert Cooke

1569	Shropshire	Robert Cooke

1570	Essex	Robert Cooke

1570	Sussex	Robert Cooke

1571–3	Hertfordshire	Robert Cooke

1571–3	Middlesex	Robert Cooke

1572–3	Surrey	Robert Cooke

1573	Cornwall	Robert Cooke

1573	Somerset	Robert Cooke

1574	Kent	Robert Cooke

1574–5	Oxfordshire	Robert Cooke	Richard Lee, Portcullis Pursuivant

1574–5	Buckinghamshire	Robert Cooke	Richard Lee, Portcullis Pursuivant

1574	Oxford University	Robert Cooke	Richard Lee, Portcullis Pursuivant

1575	Cambridgeshire	Robert Cooke

1575–6	Hampshire	Robert Cooke

1577	Suffolk	Robert Cooke

1584	Shropshire	Robert Cooke	Richard Lee, Portcullis Pursuivant

1589	Norfolk	Robert Cooke

1591	Somerset	Robert Cooke	Ralph Brooke, Rouge Croix Pursuivant

1591–2	Kent	Robert Cooke

1592	Lincolnshire	Robert Cooke	Richard Lee, Richmond Herald

1612	Suffolk	William Camden	John Raven, Richmond Herald

1613	Norfolk	William Camden	John Raven, Richmond Herald

1613	Huntingdonshire	William Camden	Nicholas Charles, Lancaster Herald

1614	Essex	William Camden	John Raven, Richmond Herald

1618–19	Northamptonshire and Rutland	William Camden	Augustine Vincent, Rouge Rose Pursuivant Extraordinary

1619	Warwickshire	William Camden	Sampson Lennard, Bluemantle Pursuivant, and Augustine Vincent, Rouge Rose Pursuivant Extraordinary

1619	Leicestershire	William Camden	Sampson Lennard, Bluemantle Pursuivant, and Augustine Vincent, Rouge Rose Pursuivant Extraordinary

1619	Cambridgeshire	William Camden	Henry St George, Richmond Herald

1619	Kent	William Camden	John Philipot, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

1620	Devon	William Camden	Henry St George, Richmond Herald, and Sampson Lennard, Bluemantle Pursuivant

1620	Cornwall	William Camden	Henry St George, Richmond Herald, and Sampson Lennard, Bluemantle Pursuivant

1622–3	Hampshire	William Camden	John Philipot, Somerset Herald

1623	Surrey	William Camden	Samuel Thompson, Windsor Herald, and Augustine Vincent, Rouge Croix Pursuivant

1623	Gloucestershire	William Camden	Henry Chitting, Chester Herald, and John Philipot, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

1623	Berkshire	William Camden	Henry Chitting, Chester Herald, and John Philipot, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

1623	Shropshire	William Camden	Robert Treswell, Somerset Herald, and Augustine Vincent, Rouge Croix Pursuivant

1623	Wiltshire	William Camden	Henry St George, Richmond Herald, and Sampson Lennard, Bluemantle Pursuivant

1623	Dorset	William Camden	Henry St George, Richmond Herald, and Sampson Lennard, Bluemantle Pursuivant

1623	Somerset	William Camden	Henry St George, Richmond Herald, and Sampson Lennard, Bluemantle Pursuivant

1634	Hampshire	Sir Richard St George	John Philipot, Somerset Herald

1634	Essex	Sir Richard St George	George Owen, York Herald, and Henry Lilly, Rouge Rose Pursuivant Extraordinary

1634	Lincolnshire	Sir Richard St George	Henry Chitting, Chester Herald, and Thomas Thompson, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

1633–5	London	Sir Richard St George	Sir Henry St George, Richmond Herald

1634	London Companies	Sir Richard St George

1634	Herefordshire	Sir Richard St George

1634	Buckinghamshire	Sir Richard St George	John Philipot, Somerset Herald, and William Ryley, Bluemantle Pursuivant

1633–4	Sussex	Sir Richard St George	John Philipot, Somerset Herald, and George Owen, York Herald

1634	Hertfordshire	Sir Richard St George

1634	Middlesex	Sir Richard St George

1634	Oxfordshire	Sir Richard St George	John Philipot, Somerset Herald, and William Ryley, Bluemantle Pursuivant

1634	Worcestershire	Sir Richard St George	George Owen, York Herald, and Henry Lilly, Rouge Rose Pursuivant Extraordinary

1634	Bedfordshire	Sir Richard St George	George Owen, York Herald, and Henry Lilly, Rouge Rose Pursuivant Extraordinary

1662–4	Shropshire	Sir Edward Bysshe	William Dugdale, Norroy King of Arms

1662–8	Surrey	Sir Edward Bysshe

1662-8	Sussex	Sir Edward Bysshe

1663	Middlesex	Sir Edward Bysshe	William Ryley, Lancaster Herald, and Henry Dethick, Rouge Croix Pursuivant

1663	Kent	Sir Edward Bysshe

1664	London	Sir Edward Bysshe	Francis Sandford, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant, and Thomas Holford, Portcullis Pursuivant

1664–6	Berkshire	Sir Edward Bysshe	Elias Ashmole, Windsor Herald

1664–8	Norfolk	Sir Edward Bysshe

1664–8	Essex	Sir Edward Bysshe

1664–8	Suffolk	Sir Edward Bysshe

1666	Lincolnshire	Sir Edward Bysshe

1669	Bedfordshire	Sir Edward Bysshe

1669	Hertfordshire	Sir Edward Bysshe

1669–75	Buckinghamshire	Sir Edward Bysshe

1668–75	Oxfordshire	Sir Edward Bysshe

1672	Somerset	Sir Edward Bysshe

1677	Wiltshire	Sir Edward Bysshe

1677	Dorset	Sir Edward Bysshe

1681–2	Northamptonshire	Sir Henry St George	Francis Burghill, Somerset Herald, Thomas May, Chester Herald, and Gregory King, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

1681–2	Rutland	Sir Henry St George	Francis Burghill, Somerset Herald, Thomas May, Chester Herald, and Gregory King, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

1681–3	Leicestershire	Sir Henry St George	Thomas May, Chester Herald, Henry Dethick, Richmond Herald, and Gregory King, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

1683	Warwickshire	Sir Henry St George	Thomas May, Chester Herald, Henry Dethick, Richmond Herald, and Gregory King, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

1682–3	Worcestershire	Sir Henry St George	Thomas May, Chester Herald, Henry Dethick, Richmond Herald, and Gregory King, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

1682–3	Gloucestershire	Sir Henry St George	Thomas May, Chester Herald, Henry Dethick, Richmond Herald, and Gregory King, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

1683	Herefordshire	Sir Henry St George	Henry Dethick, Richmond Herald, and Gregory King, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

1683	Monmouthshire	Sir Henry St George	Henry Dethick, Richmond Herald, and Gregory King, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

1684	Cambridgeshire	Sir Henry St George

1684	Huntingdonshire	Sir Henry St George

1686	Hampshire	Sir Henry St George

1687–1700	London	Sir Henry St George

Sentence(s)

Robert Cooke made a heraldic visitation of Herefordshire in 1569.

final_sentence: Robert Cooke made a heraldic visitation of Herefordshire in 1569.