This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...reign of Henry VIII., and has been fully described in Bentley's "Excerpta Historica." Though I lay myself open to the charge of 'using vain repetitions, ' I venture to append the following description of the Standard from that Work (p. 331): --" Four stripes or and azure, A on a wreath argent and sable, a demi-archer, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...reign of Henry VIII., and has been fully described in Bentley's "Excerpta Historica." Though I lay myself open to the charge of 'using vain repetitions, ' I venture to append the following description of the Standard from that Work (p. 331): --" Four stripes or and azure, A on a wreath argent and sable, a demi-archer, looking towards the sinister, couped at the knees, in armour proper; from his middle a short coat paly argent and gules, at his left side a sword, and at his right a quiver of arrows or, in his hands a bow and arrow drawn to the head of the last; between in the dexter chief and sinister base, two representations of the following Crest, viz., On a wreath argent and azure, a leopard's head guardant erasedf or, spotted azure and gules, vomiting flames of the last. In B two, and in C three leopard's heads as in A. Motto.--'Preigns alaine tires fort.' " & tOUB orauttft Ct a aBbenir, &C. Thomas Wryothesley, Jarretuire, et Thomas Benold, Clarencieulx, Roys des Amies, Salut. Equite veult, &c. comme ainsy soit que Messire John Gyfford de Chelyngton en la counte de Staftbrde par deca la Riviere de Trent, Chevalier, soyt descendu de noble lignee, et aussi longuement ait contynue en noblesse portant armes; neantmoins icel luy incertain en quelle maniere ses predecesseurs portoient leurs devises et cognoys?anccs en leurs estandartz et guydhomes, non voulant prejudicier a nulluy, a nous lesditz Roys d'Armes a requiz de luy ordonner, deviser, et assigner ung estandart convenable. Et pour ce nous, consyderans sa requeste estre juste et raisonable, &c., nous avons devise, ordonne, et assigne audit Messire John Gyfford, pour luy ensemble ct pour la posterite dudit Messire John, avecques leurs differences, l'estandart en la mani...
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