Mountjoy Blount 1597-1666
Mountjoy BLOUNT, 1st Earl of Newport ca.1597-1666
Biographical Note
Mountjoy was the eldest of Charles Blount, 1st earl of Devonshire's three sons, all of whom were illegitimate. Through his mother, Penelope Rich, he was the half brother of Robert and Henry Rich.
Books
Two books belonging to Blount have been identified and are listed in the British Armorial Bindings database: both are copies of George Carleton's A thankfull remembrance of Gods mercy (1627). Blount's will makes no mention of his library, but his books may be part of is bequest to his wife of "all the rest and residue of my Personal Estate, Money, Jewells, Plate, Househould Stuffe and furniture".
Characteristic Markings
Blount's identified books (mentioned above) display two armorial binding stamps. One features a pair of yale's horns out of a ducal coronet, and the other is a sun charged with an eye. The latter stamp appears to be almost identical to that used by Mountjoy's father, Charles Blount.
Sources
- Smith, David L. "Blount, Mountjoy, first earl of Newport (c. 1597–1666), courtier and politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Will of Mountjoy Earl of Newport, PROB 11/319/447 The National Archives.