Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical . 5. A daughter, born June 26th, ISOO. His Lordship is Lord Lieutenant, Vice-Adniiral, and Gustos Ro-tulorum of the county of Coj-nwall, Captain of the Band of Gen-tlemen Pensioners, High Steward of Phnipton, Devonshire, Titles. Richard Edgcumbe, Lord Edgcumbc, Baron of Mount-Edgcumbe; Viscount Valletort, and Earl Mount-Edgcumbe. Creations. Baron Edgcumbe,of Mount-Edgcumbe, in thecounty of Devon, April 20th, 1742, ].5 George 11.; ViscountMount-Edgcumbe and Valletort, March 5lh, I7SI 3 and EarliMount-Edgcumbe, Au
Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical . 5. A daughter, born June 26th, ISOO. His Lordship is Lord Lieutenant, Vice-Adniiral, and Gustos Ro-tulorum of the county of Coj-nwall, Captain of the Band of Gen-tlemen Pensioners, High Steward of Phnipton, Devonshire, Titles. Richard Edgcumbe, Lord Edgcumbc, Baron of Mount-Edgcumbe; Viscount Valletort, and Earl Mount-Edgcumbe. Creations. Baron Edgcumbe,of Mount-Edgcumbe, in thecounty of Devon, April 20th, 1742, ].5 George 11.; ViscountMount-Edgcumbe and Valletort, March 5lh, I7SI 3 and EarliMount-Edgcumbe, August ISth, 17S9. 334 PEERAGE OF ENGLAND. Arms. Gules, on a Bend, Ermines, cottised, Or, three boarsheads couped. Argent. Crest. On a wreath. Or and Gules, a boar passant. Argent,about the neck a chaplet of oak leaves. Vert, frncted proper. Supporters. On each side a greyhound. Argent, guttee depoix, collared dovetail double. Gules. Motto. Au Playsire fort de Dieu. Chief Seals. At Mount-Eclgcumb, near Plymouth, in Devon-shire 5 and Cotele, Cornwall. EARL FORTESCUE. 335. FORTESCUE EARL FORTESCUE. This family derives its origin from Sir Richard le Forte, aperson of extraordinary strength and courage, and a distinguishedsoldier under William, Duke of Normandy, in his expedition intoEngland, A, D. \0i5d; who bearing a strong shield before theDuke, at the decisive battle of Hastings, in Sussex, against KingHarold, wherein he was exposed to imminent danger, havingthree horses killed under him, contributed greatly to his preserva-tion 5 from which signal event his posterity assumed the nameand motto of the family: the word scutum, in Latin, or escu, inFrench (a shield), being added to their original , composes the name, and the motto is Forte Scutum sa-Lus DucuM. Likewise when the bearing of crests became here-ditary, this family assumed a shield for theirs. Sir Adam Fortescue, Knt. his son, was likewise a principalcommander in the same battle, and behaved so valiantl
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