The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . ^ ivv>- Wi w W X k Mydlam. Grayndorge. described as flowered or flory. Golden billets were scatteredin Cowdrays red shield, which is blazoned as Gules billetygold, and bezants in that of Zouche, which is Gules bezantywith a quarter ermine. The disposition of such charges variedwith the users. Zouche as a rule shows ten bezants placed four,three, two and one on his shield, while the old arms of Francein the royal coat allows the pattern of flowers to run over theedge, the shield border thus show
The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . ^ ivv>- Wi w W X k Mydlam. Grayndorge. described as flowered or flory. Golden billets were scatteredin Cowdrays red shield, which is blazoned as Gules billetygold, and bezants in that of Zouche, which is Gules bezantywith a quarter ermine. The disposition of such charges variedwith the users. Zouche as a rule shows ten bezants placed four,three, two and one on his shield, while the old arms of Francein the royal coat allows the pattern of flowers to run over theedge, the shield border thus showing halves and tops and stalkends of the fleurs-de-lys. But the commonest of these powderingsis that with crosslets, as in the arms of Jolin la Warr Gulescrusily silver with a silver lion. Trees, Leaves and Floners.—Sir Stephen Cheyndut, a 13th-century knight, bore an oak tree, ihtcheyne of his first syllable,while for like reasons a Piriton had a pear tree on his pears were borne {temp. Edward III.) by Nicholas Stivecleof Huntingdonshire, and about the same date is Applegarths. Mortimer. Cowdray. Zouche. La Warr. shield of three red apples in a silver field. Leaves of burdockare in the arms (14th century) of Sir John de Lisle and mulberryleaves in those of Sir Hugh de Morieus. Three roots of treesare given to one Richard Rotour in a 14th-century roll. Mal-herbe (13th century) bore the evil herb —a teazle are borne here and there, and it will be noted thatarmorists have not surrendered this, our ancient word for the fir-cone, to the foreign ananas. Out of the cornfield Englisharmory took the sheaf, three sheaves being on the shield of anearl of Chester early in the 13th century and Sheffield bearingsheaves for a play on his name. For a like reason Peverclssheaves were sheaves of pepper. Rye bore three ears of rye on abend, and Graindorge had barley-cars. Flowers are few in this
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