MySource:Robinca/College of Arms: 'Bigland Miscellaneous Pedigrees volume XVI, 82'

"One of the unofficial collections of the College of Arms – manuscripts compiled by former officers of arms in the course of their private heraldic and genealogical practices. The unofficial manuscript ... is volume XVI of Bigland’s Miscellaneous Pedigrees, part of the collection of Ralph Bigland (1711-84), who was appointed a herald in his mid-forties, ultimately becoming Garter King of Arms. The Askew pedigree in this volume is precisely contemporary with the grant of arms and the registered pedigree, since it was certified in 1760 by Bigland’s colleague William Oldys (1696-1761), Norroy King of Arms. His attestation stated that the pedigree was taken 'from The Office Books [that is, the official registers of the College], and other Authorities, mention’d in the Draught' [draft], these 'other Authorities' apparently including two or three affidavits and other manuscripts. The pedigree is headed by Matheus Aiscough of Lacra, Cumberland, armiger (that is, a person entitled to bear arms), from whom there is a connected descent down to Hugh Askew of Graymains, his son Henry (died 1621) and so down to Adam Askew, the grantee of 1760, and his family. At one side of the pedigree are some notes on Sir Hugh Askew (Ayscough or variants), who was knighted by Edward, Duke of Somerset, during the English invasion of Scotland in 1547 [College of Arms ms Bigland Miscellaneous Pedigrees volume XVI, 82]." —Excerpt from a letter dated 6 September, 2012 from Timothy Duke, Chester Herald – being a first report on his search of the official registers of arms and pedigrees held at the College of Arms, to determine what may be recorded for the Askew family of Kendal in Westmoreland and of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Northumberland.

The 'registered (official) pedigree' referred to above – for which this was a draft – is identified as: College of Arms ms 5.D.14, 108., which claims to be: The Pedigree of Adam Askew Esquire, of Newcastle upon Tyne, Lord of the Manors of Ellington, Linton, Hetherslaw, and Crookham in Northumberland, &c. &c. &c.: Together with Part of the Descents of the ancient Moncks of Potheridge; Storrs, Rawlinson, Pennington, and Curwen of Lancashire; Crackenthorp of Westmoreland; Mottram of Cheshire; &c