An interesting post yesterday by @sbschliep over on the Collation blog at the Folger Shakespeare Library, about the acquisition of the Vincent copy of the First Folio.
The eponymous Vincent is officer of arms Augustine Vincent, who eventually rose to the position of Windsor Herald at the College of Arms, though at the time he was gifted a copy of the First Folio (1623) he was still Rouge Croix Pursuivant. (He succeeded John Guillim in this office on Guillim's death in 1621).
A large collection of Vincent's heraldic manuscripts are still held by the College of Arms. MS Vincent 87 and 151 are on my list to consult; the latter because it contains an image of Guillim in the funeral procession for Prince Henry in 1612, the former because Guillim either wrote or copied it, and his son later sent out copies of this material as Christmas presents.
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https://www.folger.edu/blogs/collation/vincent-first-folio-part1/
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