Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . has one son and t TOFT HALL, CHESHIRE. three daughters. Mr. Leycester represents Shaftesbury in the presentParliament. It is observable that this estate only changed its suc-cessor once in the course of a century, namely, between the deatbs-ofGeorge Leycester, Esq., in 1707-8, and his grandson of the same namein 1809, uncle of the present proprietor. Arms of Leycester of Toft:—Azure, between two fleur de lis, or, afess gules. Crest:—On a wreath a roebuck, party per pale or and gules,attired of the second,

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Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . has one son and t TOFT HALL, CHESHIRE. three daughters. Mr. Leycester represents Shaftesbury in the presentParliament. It is observable that this estate only changed its suc-cessor once in the course of a century, namely, between the deatbs-ofGeorge Leycester, Esq., in 1707-8, and his grandson of the same namein 1809, uncle of the present proprietor. Arms of Leycester of Toft:—Azure, between two fleur de lis, or, afess gules. Crest:—On a wreath a roebuck, party per pale or and gules,attired of the second, holding in his mouth an acorn branch proper. *** King Edward VI. gave to Leycester of Toft a coat of arms anda crest. The crest so given has been adopted instead of the hereditarycrest, the swans neck ; but the hereditary arms have been adhered house, being no longer a junior branch, the fret upon the fess isomitted. The motto of the Gerards, to which Mr. Leycester, of Toft,is entitled through his grandmother, the heiress of that family, is adopt-ed, viz.,

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