. The ancient sepulchral effigies and monumental and memorial sculpture of Devon . 14, leaving no issue by her. Afterhis death she married Sir Richard WoodviUe, subsequently created EarlRivers. Is the eagle significant of France, allusive to the Duchess hergrandmother, and the bundle of sticks or wood, of Woodville ? Rebusesor devices of similar construction were often employed at that era. Or it may have had reference to the restoration of the titles andestates to Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon (by Heiuy VII.) father ofEail WiUiam,—the Eagle volant, emblematic of the rising fortune atten-dan
. The ancient sepulchral effigies and monumental and memorial sculpture of Devon . 14, leaving no issue by her. Afterhis death she married Sir Richard WoodviUe, subsequently created EarlRivers. Is the eagle significant of France, allusive to the Duchess hergrandmother, and the bundle of sticks or wood, of Woodville ? Rebusesor devices of similar construction were often employed at that era. Or it may have had reference to the restoration of the titles andestates to Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon (by Heiuy VII.) father ofEail WiUiam,—the Eagle volant, emblematic of the rising fortune atten-dant on this noble, but shattered and blood-torn family ; the tied bundleof sticks, suggestive of strength through interests united, both in his Royal 82 SEPULCHEAL EFFIGIES IN THE patron Hemy VII., and also in his own person, he having mai-ried adaughter of the house of Holland. Relative to the marks of cadency adopted by the Coiu-tenays, HughCourtenay, Earl of Devon, first of that name (ob. 1340) apjjears originallyto have assmned the label (nth the three jwints azure. Hugh de. Seal of Hugh de Courlenay, Junior, 1340. Courtenay, his son, who married Margaret Bohun also observed it, as isapparent on the jupon of his effigy in the Cathedral, and on his heraldicseal appended to a deed (relative to the transfer of some burgages in theborough of Colyford) in the possession of the Chamber of Feoffees ofColyton. This deed is dated from Colcombe, where he then resided in1340, and around the shield are placed the imdlets of his mt)ther Agnes,sister of John, Lord St. John of Basing. Of the many sons of this noble-man, Edward Courtenay his third son, who married Emmeline, daughterof Su- John Dauney of Sheviocke (ob. 1419) added to the parent coat, abend argent (Cleveland). William, fourth son. Archbishop of Canterbury,added gold mitres to the azure label (Boutell). Philip of Powderham,fifth son, bore nine plates (Cleveland) on the azure label, probably intendedfor annulets, the j)ro
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