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

Bulklegh

Arms: Bulkley of Bulkley -
Argent, three bulls' heads cabossed Sable

Arms: Bulkley of Eaton -
Sable [Argent] a chevron between three bulls' heads cabossed Argent [Sable]

Arms: Bulkley of Norbury -
Argent, a chevron engrailed between three bulls' heads cabossed Sable.

Arms: Bulkley of Prestland -
Sable, a chevron between three bulls' heads cabossed Argent, a mullet.


Calcott of Calcott
Argent, a fesse Azure fretty Or, between three cinquefoils Gules, pierced of the field.                     

                                                                                                                                                       









Calveley of the Lea
Arms: Quarterly of ten -
1. Argent, a fesse Gules, between three calves passant Sable [Calveley]
2. Sable, on a chevron Argent, between three crosses patonce Or, as many cinquefoils............ [Mottram]
3. Argent, on a bend Sable, nine annulets interlaced by threes Or. [Huberk]
4. Ermine, a fesse Gules [Barnak]
5. Argent, on a Saltire Sable, five swans of the field {Burgh]
6. Sable, two hinds counter-trippant Argent [Cottingham]
7. Azure, a falchion in bend Argent, hilt Or, within a bordure engrailed of the last [Tattenhall]
8. Argent, on a mount Vert, a buck couchant Gules [Herthill]
9. Sable, a chevron between three bulls' heads cabossed Argent [Bulkley]
10. Gules, a fesse dancetee Ermine between three bugle horns stringed Or. [Cotgreve]

Crest: A calfs' head erased Sable, ducally gorged Or.      
                                                                                                                  

 








Carrington of Carrington
Arms: Sable, on a bend Argent three lozenges of the field.

Crest: Out of a ducal coronet Or, a unicorn's head Sable, armed and mained of the first.                                                                         

 










Chantrell of the Baits al's of the Bach
Arms: Quarterly
1 and 4 Azure, a pelican in her nest feeding her young Argent.
2 and 3 Bary of six Ermine and Vert.

Crest: A tower Argent, in the gate a boar's head Sable.                                                                                                         






Chitwood of Worleston
Arms: Quarterly
1. Quarterly Argent and Gules, four crosses patee counter-changed.
2. Azure, a lion rampant Argent [Crew]
3. Azure, a lion rampant Or. [Sound]
4. Azure, a plate between three crescents Or. [Rey]
5. Or, on a bend cottised Gules three crescents Argent. [Rayley]
6. Quarterly Argent and Sable, in the second and third quarters a buck's head cabossed Or, over all a bendlet Gules. [Henhull]

Crest: Out of a ducal coronet Or, a demi lion rampant Gules.     






Cholmondeleigh bulgo Cholmeley of Chomley
Arms: Quarterly
1. Gules, in chief two esquires helmets Argent and in base a garb Or.
2. Lozengy Or and Azure, a bend Gules, fretty Or. [Cheny]
3. [Gules] a chevron between three capons Argent. [Capenhurst]
4. Quarterly Argent and Gules, in the second and third quarters a fret Or. [Dutton]
5. Argent, on a bend Gules three escarbuncles Or. [Thornton]
6. Sable [Vert] a cross engrailed Ermine. [Kingsley]
7. Or, a saltire Sable. [Helsby]
8. Azure, on a chevron between three garbs Or, a crescent for difference. [Hatton]
9. Azure, an estoile of six points issuing from the horns of a crescent Argent. [Minshull]

Crest: A demi-griffin segreant Sable, beaked and legged Or, holding in the claws a close helmet Azure [proper], garnished Gold.  Quere King pro Arma alia.                                                                                       


Clayton of Clayton in Lancashire
Arms: Argent, a cross engrailed Sable between four torteau.
                                                                                                                                                            


Clayton of Thelwall in Cheshyre
Arms: Argent, a Saltire between four martlets Gules.
                                                                                                                                                          
               
                                                                      
                                                                                      

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