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The Armorial Bearings  Exemplified in  The Cheshire Visitations
illustrated in colour by Martin S. J. Goldstraw


 
Walthall of Nantwich
Arms: Quarterly -
1 & 4 Or, a chevron Vert between three hawks close Sable.
2 Gules, a chevron between three birds' heads erased Argent, for Marchomley.
3 Azure, a lion rampant Argent within a bordure engrailed Or, a crescent for difference, for Crew

Crest: An arm embowed, vested Gules, gloved Argent, the hand clenched, thereon a falcon close proper.                                                                                                                            


John Marchomley of Marchomley
Arms: Gules, a chevron between three birds' heads erased Argent.                                                                                                               


Crew of Nantwich
Arms: Azure, a lion rampant Argent within a bordure engrailed Or, a crescent for difference.                                                                                                                


Washett
Arms: Argent, three bucks statant Gules.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                           








Werburghton, vel Warburton, of Arley

Arms: Quarterly -
1 Quarterly Argent and Gules, in the second and third a fret Or, a crescent for difference [Dutton]
2 Argent, a chevron between three cormorants Sable [Warburton]
3 Argent, two chevrons Sable, on a canton Gules a mullet Or [Warburton]
4 Argent, an orle within eight martlets in orle Sable [Winnington]
5 Sable, a cross patonce Argent [Pulford] [this coat is also recorded elsewhere as that of Eaton]
6 Azure, a garb Or, between two bezants in fess [Grosvenor]

Crest: A man's head affronte, couped at the shoulders Sable, bearded Or, wreathed about the temples Or and Gules, issuing therefrom three ostrich feathers of the second.
[In some places the head is without wreath or beard]                                                                 


Sir Geffrey Warburton, Sherriffe of the Shyre
Arms: ........... 2 chevrons ....... & on a canton ....... a mullet.
[Argent, two chevrons Sable, on a canton Gules a mullet Or]                                                                                                           



Warburton

Arms: Quarterly of twelve*
1 Quarterly Argent and Gules, in the second and third a fret Or, a crescent for difference [Dutton alias Warburton]
2 Gules, a fesse Or between three escallops Argent.
3 Gules, four fusils [or almonds] in pale Or [Nigel, baron of Halton]
4 Or, a chief Azure [Luzors]
5 Quarterly Or and Gules, a bendlet Sable, over all a label of five points Argent [Lacy]
6 Lozengy Or and Azure.
7 Or, a lion rampant purpure [Burganville]
8 Argent, a chevron between three cormorants Sable [Warburton]
9 [Argent], two chevrons [Gules],  on a canton [of the second] a mullet [Or] [Warburton]
10 Azure, a garb Or [Grosvenor]
11 Argent, an orle within eight martlets in orle Sable [Winnington]
12 Sable, a cross patonce Argent [Eaton]

Crest: A saracens' head affronte, couped at the shoulder proper, wreathed round the temples Argent and Sable, therefrom issuing three ostrich feathers Or.

* Evidently very incorrectly marshalled  -J.P.R.
                                                                                                    

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