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

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Woodnoth, of Shevington.
Arms: Quarterly of six:
1, Argent, a cross voided Sable [WOODNOTH]
2, Argent, two bars Sable, on a canton of
the last a garb Or [WEEVERI
3, Per bend Or and Gules a wyvern
counterchanged
4, Or, two boars statant in pale Sable
5, Gules, on a bend cotised Argent three
moor-cocks Sable [HEATH]
6, Azure, an eagle displayed Argent
[COTTON]
Crest 1: On a wreath Argent and Sable a
wyvern regardant, and wings elevated and
addorsed Or.
Crest 2: On a wreath Argent and Sable a
squirrel sejant cracking nuts proper.
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Worth of Titherington
Arms: Argent, a cross ragule, couped
Sable.
Crest: An arm embowed in armour proper,
garnished Or, tied round with a riband
Gules, the gauntlet holding the butt-end
of a broken tilting spear of the
last.
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Wright of
Bickley
Arms: Barry of six Azure and
Argent, in chief three leopards’ faces of
the last.
[The Visitations of 1580 describes
these arms as: Argent, two bars Azure, on
a chief of the second three leopards'
faces of the first -illustrated on the
right]
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Wright, of Nantwich
Pedigree but no arms recorded

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Wyche, of Davenham
Arms (in trick):
Quarterly:
1 and 4, Azure, a pile Ermine [WYCHE]
2 and 3, Argent, on a chevron Gules
[Sable?] three trefoils slipped of the
field [BRETT].
Crest: An arm embowed vested Argent, cuff
Ermine, the hand proper holding a trefoil
slipped Vert.
[This Coate was confirmed & the creast
graunted unto Tho: Wyche of Davenham p
William Flower Norroy in the 29 yeare of
Quene Elyza: Ao 1587.]
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Yardley, of Caldecote and Farndon
Arms: Azure, a stag courant [Or], pursued
by two greyhounds [Argent].
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