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The Armorial Bearings
Exemplified in The
Cheshire Visitations
illustrated in colour by
Martin S. J. Goldstraw
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Masterson of Nantwich and Masterson of
Winnington
Arms: Ermine, a chevron Azure between
three garbs
Or.
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Meales of Meales
Arms: Argent, a bend between two lions'
heads erased
Sable.
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Mere of Mere and Rawstorne
Arms: Argent, a three masted ship with
sails bent Sable.
Crest: A mermaid proper, tail Vert, crined
Or, in the dexter hand a mirror and in the
sinister a comb (proper).
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Millington of
Appleton
Pedigree but
no armes given.
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Millington of Millington
Arms: Quarterly -
1 & 4 Azure, three millstones Argent.
2 & 3 Argent, an eagle displayed with
two heads
Sable.
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Minshull of Minshull and Minshull of
Yardeswike
Arms: Quarterly -
1 & 4 Azure, an estoile of six points
issuing from a crescent Argent.
2 & 3 Sable, three bucks' heads
cabossed Argent [Berington]
Crest: Two lions' gambs couped and erect
Gules supporting a crescent [Argent].
Minshull of Yardeswike bears the
same coat and crest, with a crescent for
difference.
Burke records that at the Visitations of
Chester Dugdale allowed no crest but the
Harl MSS disagree.
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Monte-Alto (bulgo
Monhalt)
Drawing
of arms from a seal inscribed S. Joh's
de Montealto
Arms: A lion rampant, a label of three
points.
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Drawing
of an oval inscribed S. Helene de
Stockport
A female figure holding in the dexter hand
a shield charged with three lozenges, and
in the sinister hand a shield quarterly,
and over all a bend charged with three
....
[This image is purely a guess
(M.G.)]
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Drawing
of a circular seal inscribed S Alicle de
Hauteine
Three shields the bases meeting in the
centre of the seal
1 Lozengy a bend 2 Two bends sininster a
label of three points 3 Per fess, a label
of four points.
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Drawing
of arms from a seal
A lion rampant
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Monhalt
Arms: Azure, a lion rampant Argent.
Crest: A lion's gamb erect Argent, holding
an oak branch Vert, fructed
Or.
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Montbegon -
drawing of a seal [Plate I., Fig 12]
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Morton of Morton
Arms: Quarterly -
1 & 4 Argent, a greyhound courant
Sable
2 & 3 Gules, a cross engrailed Ermine
[Macclesfield]
Crest: A wolf's head couped Argent,
collared with a wreath Argent and
Vert.
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