. Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical. q, by William Camden in 1607. Crest. On a wreath, or and gules, a mount, vert; and on itthree tilting spears, the middle one erect, the others snhierwise,or, headed, argent, encircled round their middles with a chaplet,vert. Supporters. On the dexter, a Canadian war Indian, his ex-terior arm embowed, holding a war axe proper; rings throughhis nose and ears, and bracelets on his arms and wrists, argent jover his shoulders two buff belts in saltier, one with his powder-horn, the other holding his scalping knife; about hi
. Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical. q, by William Camden in 1607. Crest. On a wreath, or and gules, a mount, vert; and on itthree tilting spears, the middle one erect, the others snhierwise,or, headed, argent, encircled round their middles with a chaplet,vert. Supporters. On the dexter, a Canadian war Indian, his ex-terior arm embowed, holding a war axe proper; rings throughhis nose and ears, and bracelets on his arms and wrists, argent jover his shoulders two buff belts in saltier, one with his powder-horn, the other holding his scalping knife; about his waist a Gent, Mag. vol. Ixvii p S0I1802. 17(5 PEERAGE OF ENGLAND small apron azure, stringed gules, having gaiters on his legs azurC;,stringed gules, seamed or; the legs fettered and fastened with achain, to the bracelet on the exterior wrist. On the sinister, a likeCanadian holding in his exterior hand a staff argent, thereon anhuman scalp, proper. Motto. CoNSTANTIA ET ViRTUTE. Chief Seat. Montreal, in the hamlet of Riverhead nearSeven Oaks, Kent. LORD FISHERWICK. i;7. CHICHESTER, LORD FISHERWICK. {MARQUIS OF DONEGAL IN IRELAND.) This family seems anciently to have borne the name of Cirerieasier, and was one of the most eminent in the county of Devonfor its antiquity, estate, employments, and alliances, having flou-rished for several generations at South-Ponle, not far from Kings-Bridge, where their most ancient habitation was: and a full re-presentation of their dignity is manifested by that learned anti-quary, Sir William Pole, in his MS. survey of Devonshire j whoassuies us, that they have a right to quarter the arms of the Ra-Jeighs, the Beaumonts, the Willingtons, and many other noblefamilies. The first of the name to be met wiih^ is Walleran de Ci~renccster (thought to be so denominated from Cirencester in Glou-cestershire) said to be descended from a brother of Robert deCirencester, alias Chichester, Dean of Salisbury, and consecratedin 1128 Bishop of Exeter, who best
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