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







Delves of Duddington

Arms: Argent, a chevron Gules fretty Or, between three delves Sable.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet Or, a demi heron, wings displayed proper crested Gules.



Another Coat:                                                                  
Arms: Argent, a chevron Gules between three billets Sable.
Crest: A dolphin naiant, embowed proper.      






Dodd of Edge 












Dodd of Edge

Arms: Quarterly -
1 and 4 Argent, on a Fesse Gules between two barrulets wavy Sable, three crescents Or.
2 and 3 Per fesse Sable and Gules, an eagle displayed Argent. [Edge]

Crest: A serpent proper, issuing from and piercing a garb Argent [Or].                                                                                                                           

  Dodd of Broxton



Dodd of Broxton

Arms: Quarterly -
1 and 4 Argent, on a Fesse Gules between two barrulets wavy Sable, three crescents Or.
2 Per fesse Sable and Gules, an eagle displayed Argent. [Edge]
3 Or, a cross formee fitchee Sable. [Broxton]                                                                                                       

  Dodd of Smithfield in Broxton












Dodd of Smithfield in Broxton now of Bickerton

Arms: Quarterly -
1 and 4 Ermine, on a plain fesse [Gules] between two barrulets wavy Sable, three crescents [Or].
2 and 3 Gules, a fesse dancettee Ermine between three bugle horns, stringed Or. [Cotgreave]

Crest: A cubit arm erect, habited .........., the hand proper, holding a hammer Sable, handle Or.                                                                                                              

Dokenfield of donkemfield







Dokenfield of Dokenfield

Arms: Argent, a cross pointed Sable, voided of the field.

Crest 1 A cubit arm erect, habited Azure, cuffed Argent, the hand proper holding a sun Or.

Crest 2 In her nest Vert, a pelican Sable, feeding her young Or.

Domvile of Limm








Domvile of Limm

Arms: Quarterly -
1 and 4 Azure, a lion rampant Argent, collared Gules
2 Argent, a bend fusilly Sable. [Hawarden]
3 Argent [Gules] four fusils in pale Sable [Argent] [Lymme] [Harl. 1505 gives this quartering the same as the second.]

Crest: Two lions' jambs couped and embowed Argent                                                                 

Pedigree of Done [descendant of Ranulph de Kingsley hereditary Forester (and keeper of the Baylywick)]

Done of Utkinton 





Done of Utkinton

Arms: Quarterly of four -
1 Azure, two bars Argent, over all on a bend Gules three arrows of the second , for Done
2 Vert, a cross engrailed Ermine [Kingsley]
3 Gules, a lion rampant Argent [Leigh]
4. Azure, crusily, and three eagles displayed Or. [Alphram al's Somerville., Somerville Lord of Alphram]
Over all an escucheon of pretence - Argent, a bugle horn stringed Sable [within the knot of the string a cinquefoil..........]

1 Crest - Eight arrows in saltire Or, barbed and flighted Argent, banded with a riband Gules.

2 Crest: A bucks head erased proper, attired Or.
The Inescucheon is the Armes of ye forestership and is in ye seals of the office                                                                                                 

Done of Utkinton - other shield












Done of Utkinton - another shield
Arms: Quarterly of six -
1 & 6 Azure, two bars Argent, over all on a bend Gules three arrows of the second , for Done
2  Vert, a cross engrailed Ermine [Kingsley]
3  Argent, a bugle horn stringed Sable [within the knot of the string a cinquefoil..........] [The arms of the Foresterhip]
4  Gules, a lion rampant Argent [Leigh]
5  Azure, crusily, and three eagles displayed Or. [Alphram al's Somerville]

Crest: A sheaf of seven arrows, one erect, the others in saltire Or, barbed and flighted Argent, banded with a riband Gules.










Done of Utkinton - from a black and white drawing of arms, crest and supporters
Arms: Two bars, over all on a bend three arrows [with what appears to be a crescent for difference on the upper bar]
Crest :  A Buck's head erased
Supporters: Two lions guardant.



Downes of Downes and Tarhall
Downes of Downes and Tarhall
Arms: Sable, a buck lodged Argent.                                                                                                    

Duncalf of Foxherst 
Duncalf of Foxherst
Arms: Argent, a chevron Gules between three calves passant Sable.                                                                                                  

Dutton of Dutton






Dutton of Dutton

Arms: Quarterly of nine -
1 Quarterly Argent and Gules, in the second and third a fret Or.
2 Argent, on a bend Gules three escarbuncles Or. [Thornton]
3 Sable [Vert] a cross engrailed Ermine. [Kingsley]
4 Or, a saltire Sable. [Helsby]
5 Azure, on a chevron between three garbs Or, a crescent for difference. [Hatton]
6 Azure, an estoile issuant from the horns of a crescent Argent. [Minshull]
7 [Azure] a chevron between three garbs [Or]. [Hatton]
8 Or, a cinquefoil pierced Sable. [Vernon]
9 Azure, a garb Or. [Grosvenor]

Crest: A plume of five ostrich feathers Argent, Azure, Or, Vert and Gules.   
                                    

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