royal English blazon or coat of arms HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEU ET MON DROIT blazon or coat of arms of the City of London DOMINE DIRIGE NOS Heraldry Epitomised. Containing a Short & Easy way to Atain that Art. Collected By John Seller or argent purpure vert sable gules azure Ancient Ancient HERALDRY EPITOMISED: CONTAINING A Short and Easy Way to Attain that ART, Explained in divers EXAMPLES: Illustrated with Variety of COATS of ARMS, Not only of the Families of the NOBILITY and GENTRY, But also of countries', CITIES, Corporations and Fraternities. Collected by JOHN SELLER. London, Printed, 1682. HERALDRY. HEraldry is an Art rightly prescribing the true knowledge and use of Arms, and consists in Blazoning and Marshalling. Blazon is taken either for an Explication of Arms in apt and significant terms; or else for a display of the Virtues of the Bearers of Arms. Marshalling is the conjoining of divers Arms into one Shield or Escutcheon, etc. And Arms (saith Cambden) are Ensigns of Honour Born in Banners, Shields and Coats, for notice and distinctions of Families one from another, and are descendable as hereditable to Posterity. Arms in this sense have been of great Antiquity in the world, as appears from Sacred Writ: Particularly from Numb. 2d: wherein every Tribe of Israel was commanded to pitch his Tent under the Standard of his Father's House. Ensigns of Honour among Military men, have been anciently used in this Kingdom; and the Coats that are now born by the Nobility and Gentry, are visible signs of their Nobility, and shortened Symbols of the Heroical actions of their Predecessors: And the several Divisions of their Shields, aught to show the Wounds and Cuts received in many various Acts and Heroical Achievements of their Progenitors, which from them hath been descended down to their Posterity; which principally took its Rise from their Services in the Wars in the Holy Land, wherein several Christian Nations were engaged; every one under their several Banners: As, The English displayed a Red Cross on a white Field: The French and Portugals under a white Cross in a Blue Field: The Irish, a Red Cross in a yellow Field. The Spaniards, with a Salter Cross trunked in a white Field: The Scots with St. Andrews Cross, white in a Blue Field. And the more particular bearings in the Holy Land, was the Cross Crouched and Crossed, of infinite Varieties, as may be seen in all Military Orders of Chivalry and Knighthood: So that all those particular Families, that did signal Service there, have their Shields adorned therewith: As Escalop Shells, Pilgrims Scrips or Staves, Saracens heads, etc. Every Coat of Arms ought to consist of both Metal and Colour, having some Analogy of the Body and Spirit of the Bearers, represented by the Field and Charge; Rendered in the proper Language of Heraldry, which is called Blazon. The Metals, Colours and Furs are represented in the first Plate of this book, each of them expressed by several Hatching of Lines: As, Or, is expressed by Pricks and Points; Argent, plain, etc. As may be seen under their respective titles: All which are Common Fields in Heraldry, and are subject to Division and Charge: Only observe the Vary, is Armour of itself, being always Argent and Azure. An Explication of the Divisions of several Shields with their Significations. FIrst, of the Cross, being the most worthy of all Bearings, noting all Divine and Moral Virtues. The Second, is a Chief, which though it consists but of one Line, yet is the Emblem of Fame, who bears her Head in the Clouds, Representing a Head, a Chief, a Commander. The Third is a Fez, signifying Resolution to action, and is a Military Girole, going out to Conquer. The Fourth, is called a Bend, signifying an old Soldier, and represents the Baltheum Triumphalis, worn by those that have Conquered. The Fifth is a Pale, Representing a Military man in a standing posture, denoting Vigilancy and Diligence, and is as a Colomn or Pillar erected to the Memory of deserving Men. The Sixth, is a Cheveron, and denoteth an Established House, one that doth enjoy the Spoils of Arms gained in Wars. The Seventh, is the Saltier, which is an Engine of Manhood to assault or gain, per Saltum, and denoteth a Politic Soldier. The Eighth is an Escutcheon, representing the property of a good man, who labours to keep a quiet Conscience in his Breast. The Ninth Ordinary, is the Bar, which is never single, and are of the nature of the Scarf worn about the Neck, Arm or Middle: Denoting such as either with Arms or Council defend their Nation: Two Barrs representing Love and Honour. When a Field is Charged by these Lines drawn strait or thwart, do constitute certain honourable Ordinaries, as being Ordinarily used, and are called Ordinarij. The Differences of the several Brothers are to be placed on the several Escutcheons, with their significations. The Shield being charged with Living Creatures, and principally with the Lion the King of Beasts, in their several Postures, are presented as followeth: First, The Lion Couchant, signifies Vigilancy, and an Illustrious Hero. Secondly, Rampant, Magnanimous, Noble. Thirdly, Passant, Resolute. Fourthly, Passant, Guardant, Prudent. Fifthly, Salient, Valiant. Sixthly, Sejant, Advised. Seventhly, Regardant, Circumspect. Eighthly, Double-headed, Politic. Ninthly, Double-queived, Strenuous. And which you may see answered to the several Figures in the Plate, where the Helmets are expressed. And, because Man as he is the head of the whole Creation, so to bear the Head of any thing is accounted the most Honourable: And what is gained by Labour and Pains is to be preferred: As the Erased Head is more of Military power than the Couped; the one being torn off, and the other cut off. Cantons have place among Augmentations: As in the Institution of Barons, each wearing an Escutcheon, or a Canton charged with a sinister hand Gules: And when one Escutcheon is born on another, it signifies that the Husband hath Married an Heiress General, and having Issue by her, it is Quartered by the Son, to show that the Right of her Inheritance is transmitted from her to him: But if she be not an Heiress, he may but impale the Coat on the sinister side, which is called Baron and Feme: As for the outward Ornaments of Mantles, Helmets and Crests, with which the Coats were called altogether Atchiavements. Of the diversity of Helmets. THe Helmet is for the defensive part of the Head, representing Council; and are thus distinguished, as may appear in the 2d Plate in the Book. The First is that of an Esquire or Gentleman. The Second is that of a Knight. The Third, is that of a Baron Garde Visure, placed in that Ciroulus Aureus, which the King hath conferred on Barons of the Realm with six Pearls only. The Fourth, is that of a Viscount, consisting of the whole Circle of Pearls. The Fifth, is that of an Earl. The Sixth, that of a Marquis. The Seventh is that of a Duke. The Eighth is that of a Prince. And the Ninth is that of a Sovereign, which is the Highest. And for the Manner of Blazoning Coats of Arms, you shall find herein several Examples: As in the Second Plate answering to the several Figures; and the Escutcheon Nᵒ 1. Is thus Blazoned: He beareth Sable, a Fez Dancette Sable, by the Name of Vavasour. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 2. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Argent on a Canton Sable, a Lions paw erased in Bend, Or, by the name of Bowthby. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 3. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Argent, two Lions paws issuing out of a Dexter and sinister base points erected in form of a Cheveron Argent, Armed Gules, by the name of Frampton. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 4. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Argent a Cheveron between three Boars heads erased, Sable, Muzzled, Or, by the name of Pennarth of Cornwall. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 5. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Topaz on a Chief, Diamond, three Lions heads erased of the first, by the name of Richardson, once Lord chief Justice of the King's Bench, and therefore Blazoned by precious Stones. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 6. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Azure a Pile waved, issuing out of the Dexter Corner of the Escutcheon Bendwayes, Or, by the name of Aldam. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 7. is thus Blazoned: No beareth Ermine a Cross engralled, Gules, by the Name of Norwood of Lekhampton in the County of Gloveester. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 8. is thus Blazoned: The Field is Azure, a Bent engrailed Argent Cotissed, Or, by the name of Fortescue of Devon. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 9 is thus Blazoned: He beareth Sable a Bend Argent, between two Cottises, Dancette, Or, by the name of Clopton. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 10. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Argent, two Bends, Gules. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 11. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Argent, three Bends wavy, Azure, by the name of Wilbraham of Cheshire. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 12. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Gules on a Cheveron Argent with Bars, Gemelles Sable, by the name of Throckmorton of Gloucestershire. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 13. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Sable, a Pile Argent surmounted of Cheveron, Gules, by the name of Dynton. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 14. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Sable on a Saltier engrailed Argent: An Escutcheon, Or Charged with a Cross, Gules, by the name of Morris. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 15. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Argent on a Pale Sable, three Crosses Pattee, Or, within a Bordure, Engrailed of the Second, by the name of Crouch of Alswick in the County of Hertford. Here you may observe, That where you are to Blazon an Escutcheon, wherein are born a Pale and a Bordure, that then you must mention the Pale before the Bordure. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 16. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Argent a Fez and Canton Gules: This Coat of Armour pertained to the Honourable Family of Woodvile. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 17. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Gules, two Barrs and a Canton Argent: By the Name of Dean of Tatton in the County of Hereford. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 18. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Sable a Bend and Chief, Or, a Coat or rare bearing. The Escutcheon No. 19 is thus Blazoned: He beareth Or, a Fez between two Cheverons Sable: This Coat of Armour was born by Sir John Lisle Knight. The Escutcheon Nᵒ 20. is thus Blazoned: He beareth Gales a Cross Argent in the Dexter Quarter, an Escutcheon Or, charged with three Cheveronels of the first, by the name of Sir Owen, which Form of bearing is very rare. Heraldry Epitomised These are the differences of houses that are added to Coat armour to distinguish the descent of Families whether they be of the first, second, or third house etc. heraldic differences of houses There is a Care to be taken concerning the honourable parts of the Escutcheon and the less Honourable as to location which are observed as followeth A The dexter chief B The precise middle chief C The sinster chief D The honour point. E The fez point F The numbrill point. G The deaeter base. H The precise middle base I The sinester base. diagram showing position of parts on an escutcheon When any ordinaries are drawn with any of these lines the Blozoner is to say a Bend-Fesse Pale Cross Bordure or what it is invecked ingrailed wavy or the like. Invecked diagram of blazoned line ingrailed diagram of blazoned line Wavy diagram of blazoned line Nebule diagram of blazoned line Imbataild or Crenelle diagram of blazoned line Indented diagram of blazoned line Dancette diagram of blazoned line diagram showing various animal positions The several sorts of Helmets diagram showing various forms of helmet family blazons or coats of arms 1 Vavasour 2 Bowtheby 3 Frampton 4 Pindar 5 Richardson 6 Aldam 7 Norwood 8 Fortescue 9 Clopton 10 Haget 11 Wilbraham 12 Throkmorton 13 Dyxton 14 Morris 15 Crouch 16 Woodvile 17 Deane 18 19 Lisle 20 Owen key to heraldic blazons or coats of arms or argent sable gules azure Vert purpure ermine ermines vayre potent checky party per pale per fez per bend PB crenelle sinister per cross per saltier a qurter canton girone gironey of 8 escocheon an orle orly voiders flasques flanches corniter componed purflewe gabonated entoyre enaluron a pile 2 pile Walorave transposed Zusto p: flory Hawley cotined Boil a plain cross Zurth Wavy cock voided Restwold Ambriated Upon 3 grows moline patonce flurry avelane 〈…〉 P fitched Patee fitched Cadwallader formy flurry a cost bottony ingrailed Mohun C voped perei● Grill C voided Woodnoth triparted double parted reguled Laurence a saltire Aston counter changed Hunt surmounted Anadrew a pale Hurekly a pallet endorse paletts wavy radiant rayon a bend Scroop wavy Wallop crenello Wattyes a garter a benlet cotized Bowyer flory Highlord ingrailed Colepepper a ribon a B sinister a scarpe a batune a cost a fez a bar a Closet b arulet nebule bare of 12 Thynne In Chief Hungerford dancetty Delamare 3 bars wavy Samford 3 lozanges 〈◊〉 Mountagu issuant Markham naissant Emme erased Govis 3 lions hea●● Monk on a bend Wroth a fez Farmer on a chief Wroth in cheveron Frampton 3 gambes Newdigate in saltier con bed erected Usher 3 lions tails Cork a tiger Mabb a bear rampant Barnard muzzled Barwick a wolf Sali Donne passant Low a grayhound Holford Curran● Palmer a Talbot Borgoine heads Burton Reynards' Kadrad cats in pale Keate squerrells Lovel connyes Strood a stag lodged Harthill at gaze Jones tripping springing Gilstand Binfull corpse Robertson hinds CT Cotingham Saint H cooped Rigmaiden caborsed truncked atires unicorn Harling tripping Musterton currant Farington Cooped Shelter trout fretted Trowtback sea crabs Bridger an escallop Prelate shells Malet welks Shelly pine T fructed Pine a limb of a tree reguled Penruddock stocks radicated Retowre laurel lea● Leveson holly L pend●●● Inwine pears Stukley pine apples grapes Maroley flower de lis Digby in 1 quar●●● Ashmole lilies Winchestr Colt trefoils Williamson stipped Lewis sinq-foiles Foley Gilliflour●● Hew-bottles Chorley cater foils Platt culvering Leigh battering Rams Bartey long bows Bows pheons Rowden a S inpale Dimock conjoined Stapleton in point Paulet lances in B Carlow speareheads Rayce chapletts Richardson shackbolt Nuthall lozanges Hide masiles on a B Carlton watrbudgetts Hill towteawees Courtney counter change ᵈ Hooke mullets Danvers in Chief Freak a chief Workesley a C indented Butler bend & chief saltire & Changed Bruce a cheveron Stafford ingrailed vo Dudley couped Jones a cheveronel a couple close braced Fittz hugh. reversed a file 3 points Barrington a Lion dormant couchant sejant passant P. gardant Bromfeild salient Felbrige rampant Stapleton regardant Gavay Coward Rowch Chained Meredith 2 L passant Somery 2 P gardant Ducy Counterpassant Glegg Combatant Wycomb endorsed Achilles Rampant Ettritk escallops Russell crowned or Tyson crosseletts Long within a B Henly benlet Church barsgemells Fairfax counter cha●● Vaughan between Hoskins 2 L rampant Dickinson 6 lionesses Morton demi lion Mallory 3 demi L Bennet a camel pass Camel a bore Trewarthen erected Booth in 3 cups Bowls Cram CT Harman rams heads Bendish holy lambs Row an elephant Elfinston crases 3 horses P Stamp Cooped Marsh calf's Veal crazed Hocknell asses passant Askewe a mule Moil a bull Bovile crazed Carfelack truncked Baynham caborsed Gore a F between Cork goat Baker a tired or Gotley an eagle Reddingfeild displayed Win eagletts Ernly eggles close Child enised Awbrey conjoined Seymour eagles claw Carthauser a laquise gosse-hawk Veele sparrow hawk Atterton owls Prescot on a bend Savill a raven Corbet Cornish-choug Oneslow burstards ris. Nevil swallows Watton volant Swallow maitletts Wray charged Sheppard masts coped Cromer sails Cavil a rudder anchor Goodred a Lighter a ship P scrips Palmer a T tripled Oldcastle 3 in Chief Seller Pigott Disney Turner Waltden Chester Saunders Fairfax Wanley Methven Thomson Napier Napier Armour Sackevill Bludworth Pley Vernon Sheldon Davison T●●rold Terrell Petre Weldon Catlin To●se Starling Fox Frederck Herne Webb cocks Cock capones Capenhurst in their pride Pawn turkeycocks Yeo bees volan● Buy harvest fly Bolowre a greffon Evelin sergreant Read in chief Dant L counter a Wevern Drake dragons H Cutler mermaed Ellis otters Lutterell seals feet Yarmouth a leopard lea heads Wentworth apples in base Harlewin a rose Beverley a C between Bish on a cuton Broadstone hurts Baskerville garbs Preston Cronells Wiseman bills Gibbs Helmetts Mirriet a L between Compton bells Porter hawk bells Enter arches Arches fountains Sturton tents Tenton a fret Harington fret Whitmore bore bend Dessant a f Morley dolphin-naint Fitz James Hauriant Eels noiant Ellis pikes edorsā● royal English blazons or coats of arms HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE johannes Huggford. Ricardus Carewe, Thomas Aldersg●●● royal English blazons or coats of arms 〈◊〉 Osburne, Thomas Dudley, Thomas Reynell. The Seals of ARMS of the Bishops of England; etc in this and the following Page. blazons or coats of arms of English and Welsh bishops Sedes Cantuar blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the archbishop of Canterbury Sedes Eboracens blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the archbishop of York Sedes Londin blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of London Se: Winton: blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Winchester See: Dunelm: blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Durham See Eliensis blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Ely Se: Sarum blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Salisbury See Lincoln blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Lincoln See Wigorn blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Worcester S: Lichet Cov blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Lichfield Sed: Exon: blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Exeter See Norvie blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Norwich S Bath et Welford blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells Se Herefor blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Hereford Se Rossens blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Rochester S Cicestrens blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Chicester See Petreburg blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Peterborough Se Carliol blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Carlisle Se Oxon blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Oxford See Glocest blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Gloucester Se Cestrens blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Chester Se Bristol blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Bristol See Meneven blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Meneven Se Landay blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Landay Se Bangor blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Bangor S St Assaph blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of St Asaph See Sodorens blazon or coat of arms of the seat of the bishop of Sodor and Man W Sherwin sculp Reginaldus Corbet 〈…〉 Banco Regis Edwardus Dyer Miles 〈…〉 de Count Banco Ricardus 〈…〉 〈…〉 mile's Capitalis 〈…〉 johannus 〈◊〉 mile's 〈…〉 Robertus Berkley miles, unus Iusticiariorum ad placita coram Rege Carolo. Augustinus nichols miles, unus justiciariorum de Banco, et Caroli Primo: Cancellarius, Thomas Malet miles, unus justiciariorum d● Banco Regis, Aᵒ 1641. Gulielmus Peryam miles, Capitalis Baro Soaccary, Thomas Meade unus Iusticiariorum de communi. Banco, Nicholaus Hid miles Capitalis justiciarius a placita coram Rege Carolo, 1620 Edwardus Merven miles, unus Iusticiariorum ad placita corain Rege. jacobus Whiteloke miles, unus justiciariorum de Banco Regio 1624. Francisc●●●●rvey miles, unus Ius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 rum domini Regis ●●●muni Banco. Thomas Carus unus justiciariorum de Banco Regio. Robertus Catlyn miles, Capitalis justiciarius Anglia Walterus Dowriche johannes Ashefeilde, Christopherus George Richardus Moldesworth Richardus Hackluyt johannes Agmondesham. Thomas Harrys johannes Shurley, Edwardus Montague miles. Capitalis justiciarius de Banco Henricus Montagu miles, filius Edwards Montagu militis, fily praedicti Edwardi, Capitas lis justiciarius, ad placita coram Rege jacobo Aᵒ 1616, et regni sui 19ᵒ. johannes Walshe unu● justiciariorum de O●●● in Banco. Edwardus Sanders miles, Capitalis Baro Scaccarlj. johannes Southcote, un●● justiciariorum ad plac●●● coram Rege. Alfridus Palmer, miles 〈◊〉 Baronettus, Attornatus ●eneralis domini Regis Caroli secundi, Aº 12ᵒ. Edwardus Turnor miles (Parliamenti 3ᵒ die M●●●a 13 Caroli Regis 2ᵒ feliciter 〈◊〉 ti, Domus Com. prolocuto unus Consiliar D. Regis in L●●● eruditus, et Illustr. 〈…〉 ●●●cis Eboraci Attornatus gener●●is Arphorus Turnor miles, 〈◊〉 Baronum Scaccarij ●●gis Caroli secundi, anno ●uodecimo, Robertus Hyde miles, unus justiciaeriorum de Banco, anno regni Regis Caroli 12º, et Capitalis justiciarius ad placita coram Rege terlenda, 15ᵒ Richardus Lewknor Robertus Snag, johannes Savile, Reginaldus Braye, Georgius Gascoine, Thomas Bowyer, Thomas de lapyend Thomas Hannam, blazon or coat of arms MERCERS 1 MERCHANT TAHORS Concordia ParVaeRes Crescunt 7 GROCERS God Grant Grace 2 HABERDASHERS Serve and Gbay 8 DRAPERS. Unto God only be Honour & glory 3 SALTERS. Sal Sapit Dmnia 9 FISHMONGERS. All Worship be to God only 4 IRONMONGERS. 10 Dyer's DA GLORIAM DEO 13 Leather Sellers 15 BRVERS IN GOD IS ALL OUR TRUST 14 PEWTERERS IN GOD IS ALL MY TRUST 16 BARBER SURGEONS DE PrICIPIENCIA DEI 17 WHITE BAKERS PRAISE GOD FOR ALL 19 ARMOURERS MAKE ALL SURE 18 WAX CHANDLER'S TRUTH IS THE LIGHT 20 TALLOW CHANDLER'S ECCE AGUNS DEI QUI LOLLIS PECATIA MUND 21 GIRDLERS GIVE TIANKS TO GOD 23 CUTLERS POUR PORUENIR A BONNE FOY 22 BUTCHERS OIA SUBIECISTI SUB PEDIBUS OUES ET BONES 24 SADDLERS OUR TRUST IS IN GOD 25 CORD WAINERS 27 CARPENTERS 26 PAINTERS AMOR OUEAT OBEDIENCIA 28 Curries 29 PLIMMERS IN GOD IS OUR HOPE 31 MASONS IN THE LORD IS ALL OUR TRUST 30 IN HOLDER'S COM YE BLESSED WHEN I WAS HARBORLES YLLOGED ME 32 THE FOUNDERS 33 THE COOKS 36 THE EMBROIDERERS 34 THE POULTERERS 35 blazons or coats of arms of livery companies of the City of London