The Armorial Bearings
Exemplified in The
Cheshire Visitations
illustrated in colour by
Martin S. J. Goldstraw
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Beeston of Beeston
Arms: Quarterly: 1 Argent, a bend between
six bees volant Sable.
2 Or, a saltire Sable [Helsby].
3 Azure, on a chevron between three garbs
Or, a crescent for difference. [Hatton]
4. Argent, a chevron Sable between three
bucks' heads cabossed Gules [Parker].
Crest: On a mount Vert, a castle Or,
therefrom issuing an arm embowed, in
armour proper, the gauntlet holding a
sword Argent, hilt and pommel Gold.
Motto: Si Genus Jactas Aliena
Laudas
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Berrington of Bradwall [Impaling
Oldfield]
Arms: Sable, three greyhounds courant in
pale Argent, collared Gules within a
bordure of the second.
Arms of Oldfield: Or, on a pile Azure,
three garbs of the field.
Crest: A falcons (?) head erased Or,
beaked Sable and charged with three guttes
de sang.
Another Coat: Or, on a bend Gules three
crosses formee fitchee Argent
Crest: An eagles head couped ......
between two wings expanded ............
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Bellott
Arms: Argent, on a chief Gules, three
cinquefoils of the
field.
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Birchells of Birchells (Birtles)
Arms: Quarterly 1 & 4 Argent on a
chevron between three cross- crosslets
fitchee Azure, as many fleur-de-lis of the
field.
2 & 3 Sable, three chevronels Or, each
charged with as many fleur-de-lis Gules.
Crest: A lion rampant Azure, supporting an
oak tree eradicated Vert, fructed
Or.
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Bird of
Yowley and Bird of Crew
Arms: Quarterly 1 & 4 Per pale Argent
and Or, an eagle displayed Sable.
2 & 3 Argent, an ass's head erased
Sable
[Hocknell]
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Bird of
Clopton
Arms: 1 & 4 Argent, a cross flory
between four martlets Gules, a canton
Azure.
2 Per pale Argent and Or an eagle
displayed Sable [Bird].
3 Quarterly, Gules and Or, in the first
quarter three fleur-de-lis Argent, in the
centre point a trefoil [Massy?]
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Birkenhead of
Hurley
Arms: Sable, three garbs Argent, a bordure
engrailed of the
second.
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Bonbury of
Stanney
Arms: Argent, on a bend Sable three
chessrooks of the
field.
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Bostestock
al's Bostock
[Plate 2 fig 3 (in the manuscript) From a
drawing of a circular seal of an eagle
displayed, the head turned to sinister "S.
Gilbert de Bostock"]
Plate 2 fig 3 "actually" shows Sable, a
fesse humette Argent.
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Bostock of Bostock
Arms: Quarterly of fifteen -
1. Sable, a fesse humette Argent.
2. Or, a bend Azure [Vernon].
3. Quarterly Or and Gules a bend
Sable.[Malbank]
4 Azure three garbs Or [Randolph
Blundeville].
5 [Azure] a wolf's head erased [Argent].
[Hugh Lupus]
6 Azure, six garbs, 3, 2 and 1 Or, [Hugh
Kevnliok]?
7. Argent, an orle within eight martlets
in orle, Sable. [Winnington]
8. Vert, a cross engrailed Ermine,
[Wettenhall, alias Kingsley]
9. Vert, a bend Ermine {Wettenhall]
10. Argent, a fesse between three
cross-crosslets fitchee Sable, [Lawton]
11. [Gules] three pheons [Argent],
[Malpass]
12. Argent, a cross flory Azure, [Malpas]
13. Gules, two lions passant guardant Or,
a lable of five points Azure, [Strange?]
14. Azure, two bars Argent, [Venables]
15. Or, on a fesse Azure, three garbs of
the field, [Vernon]
Crest: An heraldic antelope passant
Argent, armed, mained and tufted
Or.
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