. The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress . , etc., whichare now often only family therefore follows that the descend-ants of Nathan Lord were right inanticipating the existence of an es-cutcheon of the great family theyrepresented. This escutcheon, orcoat of arms, is of apparent identi-fication. Mr. Calvin Lord, who can be ad-dressed at Court House, Salem,Mass., is in the possession of an es-cutcheon of the Lord family, the de-vice being represented on page 227. THE LORD ESCUTCHEON. Mr. Lord is a descendant of NathanLord, of ancient Kiltery, Me.,
. The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress . , etc., whichare now often only family therefore follows that the descend-ants of Nathan Lord were right inanticipating the existence of an es-cutcheon of the great family theyrepresented. This escutcheon, orcoat of arms, is of apparent identi-fication. Mr. Calvin Lord, who can be ad-dressed at Court House, Salem,Mass., is in the possession of an es-cutcheon of the Lord family, the de-vice being represented on page 227. THE LORD ESCUTCHEON. Mr. Lord is a descendant of NathanLord, of ancient Kiltery, Me., andevidently has faith that his is theescutcheon of his own family the strict language of lieraldrythis escutcheon is described as fol-lows : Crest.— Demi bird, wings expanded sable;on its head two small horns or; dexter wing:gules, lined argent; sinister wing argent, linedgules. Arms.—Argent, on a fesse gules, betweenthree einquefoils azure: a hind passant be-ween two pheons or. Mr. Lord cites the following au-thorities on the identity of this es-cutcheon :. families of William Lord of SalemMass., Thomas Lord of Hartford,Conn., and Robert Lord of Ipswich,Mass., each of which was settled inNew Kngland as eaily as 1635. as wellas those of Nathan Lord and others. For further illustration of ourpresent subject we present a copyof another escutcheon, differing indetails, but ignoring its crest andpendent, essentially the same in itsmain features, with that already de-scribed. Mrs. Ellen Lord Burditt,42 Mill street, Dorehester, Mass.,kindly providedti&Avith the means ofrepresenting the coat of arms said tobe that of the London, Kng., familyof Lord. The heraldic descriptionin this case is as follows : Crest.—A dexter arm, hand clenched,proper, in a maunch azure. Arms.—Argent on a fesse, between threeeinquefoils azure; two pheons of the field. The second described escutcheonbears upon the pendent the motto,Invia virtnii nulla est via. The intelligent reader will re
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