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Abbey appear argent armorial insignia azure Badge Banner bear Beauchamp bend Bezant BLACK PRINCE blazoned blazonry BOHUN bordure borne century Chapter charged chevron chief College of Arms colour componée Coronet Crest Crest-Wreath Cross Crown denote dexter differenced displayed distinct Duke Eagle Earl early Heralds EDWARD EDWARD III effigy eldest England English Heraldry ensign Escutcheon examples fesse feudal field figures and devices Flag fleurs de lys France Garter Guardant gules helm HENRY HENRY III heraldic composition honour Illegitimacy impaled JOHN King knightly Knights Label Lancaster lion rampt Lord Lozenge Mark of Cadency marshalled martlets monument Motto mullets noble Order Ostrich Ostrich Feathers pale passant Pennon PERCY placed points quartered Queen rampant rank represented ribbon RICHARD RICHARD II Rose roundle Royal Shield saltire Scotland Seal semée Shield of Arms silver sinister Sovereign styled Supporters tinctures Tressure true Heraldry Warwick Westminster Westminster Abbey worn
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Page 294 - of my armes, At the Office of Armes, London, the xx. daye of October, the xxxviij. yeare of the reigne of our Soveraigne Lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God Quene of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faythe, etc. 1596.
Page 293 - were for theyre faithefull and va[leant service advaunced and rewarded by the most prudent] prince King Henry the Seventh of [famous memorie, sythence which tyme they have continewed at] those partes, being of good reputación [and credit ; and that the] said John
Page 281 - the Eldest Sons of the Sons of " Viscounts and Barons, the eldest Sons of all the younger Sons of Peers, and their eldest Sons in perpetual Succession : the younger Sons of Baronets : persons holding the Queen's Commission,
Page 249 - they, haughty and cruel, to signify that, like them, the KING is dreadful to his enemies ; for his bite is slight to none who inflame his anger : and yet, towards such
Page 279 - of the Sovereign. The Archbishop of Canterbury. The Lord Chancellor. The Archbishop of York. The Archbishop of Armagh. The Archbishop of Dublin. The Lord High Treasurer : now represented by the
Page 280 - Barons. The Speaker of the House of Commons. The Treasurer and the Comptroller of the Royal Household. The Master of the Horse. The Secretaries of State, when not Peers. Eldest Sons of Viscounts. Younger Sons of Earls. Eldest Sons of Barons. Knights of the Garter, Thistle, and St Patrick, not being Peers. Privy
Page 293 - that, as manie gentelmen, by theyre auncyent names of families, kyndredes and descentes, have and enjoye certeyne enseignes and cotes of arms, So it is verie expedient in all ages that some men for theyr valeant factes, magnanimité, vertu, dignités, and desertes, may use and beare suche tokens of
Page 116 - ramp, guard, arg., ducally gorged or. Each of the Kings has his own official arms, which he impales with his paternal coat on the dexter side of the shield. The Arms of Garter are—Arg., a cross gu. ; on a chief az., a ducal coronet encircled with a Garter of the Order, between a lion of England and a fleur de lys,
Page 188 - or. Once more, returning to the southern side of the Scottish border, of RICHARD DE NEVILLE, the renowned " Kingmaker," we. find it to be recorded that, so great was his popularity at Calais, of which city he was governor, that his Badges were universally adopted,—" no man esteeming himself gallant whose head was not adorned with his silver ragged
Page 293 - and by her highnesse most noble and victorious progenitors, I am to take general! notice and record and to make declaration and testemonie for all causes of arms and matters of Gentrie thoroughe out all her