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The Armorial Bearings
Exemplified in The
Cheshire Visitations
illustrated in colour by
Martin S. J. Goldstraw
Massy,
Baron de Dunham
Arms: Quarterly, Gules and Or, in the
first quarter a lion passant Argent.
Pro
Arms de Massy
Arms: Quarterly, Gules and Or,
in the first quarter a lion
passant Argent

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Massy
de Pottington
Arms: Quarterly, Gules and Or,
in 1 & 4 three fleur-de-lis
Argent
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Massy
de Tatton
Arms: Quarterly,
Gules and Or, in 1 & 4 three
escallops Argent
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The MS
referred to is Sealed with these Arms:
Sir
John de Burley
Arms: Barry of six, Sable and
Or,
on a chief of the 2nd two
pallets of the 1st; an
inescucheon Argent charged with
three bars Gules

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Sir
Vrian de Stapleton
Arms: Argent, a lion rampant
Sable

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Sir
Hugh de Calvelegh
Arms: Argent, a fess Gules
between three calves passant
Sable

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Sir
John de Devereux
Arms: Argent, a fess Gules in
chief three torteaux

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Massy de Pottington
Arms: Quarterly -
1 & 4 Quarterly Gules and Or, in the
first and fourth quarters three
fleur-de-lis Argent
2 & 3 Argent, a bend Sable between six
cinquefoils Gules [Valentine]
Crest 1: A lions head couped Or
Crest 2: A pegasus's head per pale Or and
Gules, bridled Azure, the wings
counter-changed, and guttee also
counter-changed. |

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Massy of Tatton
Arms: Quarterly, Gules and Or, in 1 &
4 three escallops Argent, over all a
mullet for difference.
Crest: A moorcock Sable, combed Gules,
charged with a mullet for
difference.
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Massy of Sale
Arms: Argent, a chevron between three
lozenges Sable.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet Or, a bull's
head and neck
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Burke's GA records the crest as: Out of a
ducal coronet Or, a bull's head erased
Azure armed Gold.
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Massy of Timperley
Arms: Quarterly, Argent and Gules over all
a bend
Azure.
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Massy of Aldreburgh, bulgo Ellerborough
Arms: Quarterly
1 & 4 [Gules] a lion passant [Argent]
2 & 3 Argent, a mullet
Sable
[1st & 4th quarters actual tinctures
not recorded]
It is noted that this coat is evidently
recorded wrongly being a compound coat of
two Massy coats. Massy of Rixton, co.
Lancs bore Quarterly, Gules and Argent, in
the second quarter a mullet Sable.
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Massy of Winnincham, bulgo Wincham
Document with pendant seal bearing
a chevron between three
lozenges.
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Massy of Grafton
Arms: Quarterly Gules and Or, in the first
quarter a lion passant Argent, in the
centre point, a trefoil for difference.
Crest: A lion pasant Argent, charged with
a
trefoil.
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Massy of Aldford
Arms: Quarterly -
1 & 4 Quarterly Gules and Or, in the
first quarter a lion passant Argent, a
crescent for difference in the centre
point.
2 & 3 Argent, on a chevron Azure three
garbs Or [Cradock]
The four quarterings within a bordure
gobony Argent and Azure.
Crest: An owl Sable, collared gobony
Argent and Azure.
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