William Dugdale

As he was born, a swarm of bees flew into the garden, which some considered "a happy presage on the life of the babe".

During an enclosure dispute with a neighbour a few years later he met the Leicestershire antiquary William Burton, who acted as arbitrator.

He began working with Archer on the history of Warwickshire and their research led them to the archives of public records in London.

In this work he was one of the first to consider the significance of stone tools, stating these were "weapons used by the Britons before the art of making arms of brass or iron was known".

[1] At the Restoration Dugdale obtained the office of Norroy King of Arms through the influence of the Earl of Clarendon.

[citation needed] He also edited Sir Henry Spelman's Glossarium Archaiologicum (1664) and Concilia (1664), adding his own extensions to the latter.

His Life, written by himself up to 1678, with his diary and correspondence, and an index to his manuscript collections, was edited by William Hamper, and published in 1827.