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Henry CHITTING 1580-1638
Biographical Note
Son of Thomas Chitting, of Ickworth, Suffolk. His early career is unrecorded, but he is thought to have benefitted from the patronage of Sir Nicholas Bacon; he became Chester Herald in 1618, and undertook numerous visitations. He was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1633.
Characteristic Markings
A few books with Chitting's armorial stamp survive; the extent and disposition of his library is not known.
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Blatchly, J. Some Suffolk and Norfolk ex-libris, 2000.
- MacCulloch, Diarmaid. "Chitting, Henry (1580–1638), herald." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.