The
Armorial Bearings Exemplified
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in -
A Fragment of The Visitation of
The City of Chester in the year 1591
illustrated in colour by
Martin S. J. Goldstraw
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Massye de Grafton et de Cestr'.
Arms: Quarterly -
1 & 4 Quarterly Gules and Or, in the
first quarter a lion passant Argent, a
crescent Sable on a crescent Argent for
difference.
2 & 3 Per saltire Sable and Ermine, a
lion rampant Or; over the four quarterings
a crescent Azure for difference.
Crest: An owl Sable.
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Badge of Massye de Grafton et de Cestr'
Standing on a tun Or, a
falcon with wings expanded Argent beaked
and legged of the first, and holding in
the dexter claw a sceptre
Gold.
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Greene of Chester
Arms: Gules, a lion rampant per fesse
Argent and Sable, crowned Or, and charged
on the shoulder with a trefoil
Vert.
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Ball of Chester
Arms: Gules, a human leg couped at the
thigh and at the ankle Argent, pierced
through the knee with the coulter of a
plough of the second, the wound bleeding
proper, charged on the thigh with a
martlet Sable for difference.
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Jewett of Chester
Arms: Argent, on a cross Gules five
fleur-de-lis of the first, in dexter chief
a crescent of the
second.
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Rogerson - a blank shield
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Bird of Chester
Arms: Argent, on a cross flory between
four martlets Gules, a martlet Or; a
canton Azure, charged with a crescent for
difference Gold.
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Bavant of Chester
Arms: Ermine, two bars Gules, in chief two
boars' heads Sable, couped close of the
second; with an escocheon of pretence, Or,
a crescent Gules, on a chief of the second
three trefoils of the first.
Crest: A boar's head, couped close
[untinctured]
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Brerewood of Chester
Arms: Ermine, two pallets vairy [Or] &
[Azure]; on a chief [of the last] a bezant
between two garbs [of the second].
Crest: Two swords in saltire [Gules,
pomels & hilts Or], enfilled with a
crown [an earl's coronet proper].
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Broughton of Chester
Arms: Quarterly-
1 Ermine, a lion rampant Sable, charged
with a crescent [Argent] for difference.
2 Vert, a lion rampant Or [Sandiff]
3 [Or], a lion rampant Azure [Gruffith Ap
Kadwgon]
4 Vert, three eagles displayed in fesse
Or, a crescent for difference Argent [Owen
Gwynedd]
Over the whole a crescent Gules for
difference.
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Gamul de Knighton modo de Chestr'
Arms: Or, three mallets Sable
Crest: A cubit arm erect, vested Gules,
cuffed Argent, holding in the hand proper
three trefoils slipped Or.
Mantled Gules doubled
Argent.
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Wall of Chester
Arms: Argent, a crescent Azure, between
three bears' heads, erased Gules, muzzled
Or; in chief three pellets.
Crest: Out of a mural crown Argent, a
bear's head Gules, muzzled and collared
Or, between two wings Azure, endorsed of
the third.
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Warburton -
a pencil
shield, helmet and mantling, but no arms.
Pedigree shown.
  
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