26. Sr Henrye Palmer.
       Argent, on a chevron between 3 palmers purses sable
         garnished or, an inescutcheon of Isaak; --- sable a bend &
         in sinister chief a leopards face or.
         Of Howletts in Bekesbourne, married Joan, d. and coheir of
         Edward Isaak; died, 1611; M. I. Bekesbourne; Knighted by
         Robert Earl of Leicester in Holland, 1586 (so Metcalfe; the
         date, however, is out of the careful order maintained in the
        series). He commanded the Antelope of 400 tons against the
        Armada, and was made comptroller of the Navy for life, 24
        Dec., 1588. In 1597, White wrote to Sir Robert Sidney
        "To-morrow I shall have my Lord Admiral's letter to Sir Henry
         Palmer for one of the Queen's ships to transport you."
 27. Sr Thomas Wilforde.
       Gules a chevron engrailed between 3 leopards faces or.
         Wil(s)ford of Ileden in Kingston, married Mary, d. and heir of
          Edward Poynings; died, 1610; Knighted by Lord Willoughby
          in the Low Countries, 1588.
28. Sr John Hawkins.
       Sable, on a base wavy of six argent and azure, a lion
         passant or, in chief 3 bezants: on a canton or an escallop
         between 2 staves sable.
         Admiral Sir John Hawkins of Deptford, grandson of John
         Hawkins of Tavistock and his wife Joan, sister of John

         Amadas of Eltham and Tavistock (See Drake's Blackheath,
         XXII, etc.); married (1) Katharine Gonson of Deptford, (2)
         Margaret Vaughan; ob., 1595; aet. 63; Knighted by the Lord
         Admiral at sea, 1588.
 29. Sr George Beston.
       Argent a bend between 6 bees sable.
         Sir George Beeston commanded the Dreadnought of 400
         tons against the Armada, and was knighted by Lord Admiral
         at sea, 1588. He is given as one of the Justices of the peace,
         or resident in Kent in 1593. (Drake's Blackheath, XX), but is
         not in Lambarde's list of 1596. The arms of Beeston are in 
         the armoury of this MS. and are also instanced in Filmer
         Southowe's armoury of Kent, compiled in the late 17th
         century (Add. MS. 14307, f. 7, no. 8). A Richard Beston was
          parson of Yalding, 1597-1628 (Feilding's Records of
          Rochester Diocese).
 30. Sr Thomas Fludd.
         Vert, a chevron between 3 wolves heads erased argent.
         (Lloyd, from Rhirid Flaidd).
         Of Milgate in Bearsted; married (1) Elizabeth, d. of Phillip
         Andrews of Taunton, co. Somerset; ob. 1607; Treasurer of
         Forces in the Low Countries, Justice of the Peace, and
         Treasurer of the Cinque Ports; Knighted by Lord 
         Willoughby in the Low Country, 1589 (Hasted, II, 487, z.).