Cambridge University Archives : Grant of Arms to the University of Cambridge

Cooke, Robert (d.1593), Clarenceux Kings of Arms

Cambridge University Archives

<p style='text-align: justify;'>This grant is in the form of letters patent of Robert Cooke, Clarenceux Kings of Arms, acting for the parts of England south of the Trent, granting to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Chancellor, and the Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge arms as depicted in colour in the left hand margin. It is signed by Cooke. The document bears the armorial seal in red wax of the office of Clarenceux on a queue.</p> <p style='text-align: justify;'>Jacqueline Cox, Keeper of the University Archives</p>