Dimensions: Arms A cross on a cross (Denmark and Norway) between in dexter canton Semy of hearts three lions passant gardant (Denmark) in sinister canton A lion rampant crowned holding a battleaxe (Norway) in dexter base Three open crowns (Sweden) in sinister base Nine hearts four, three and two in chief a lion passant gardant (Gothes) in base A wyvern tail nowed (The Vandals) on an escutcheon of pretence Quarterly 1. Two lions passant gardant (Schleswig) 2. An escutcheon having a nail fixed to each of its angles (Holstein) 3. A swan (Stormer) 4. A knight in armour on a horse brandishing a sword...
Dimensions: Arms A cross on a cross (Denmark and Norway) between in dexter canton Semy of hearts three lions passant gardant (Denmark) in sinister canton A lion rampant crowned holding a battleaxe (Norway) in dexter base Three open crowns (Sweden) in sinister base Nine hearts four, three and two in chief a lion passant gardant (Gothes) in base A wyvern tail nowed (The Vandals) on an escutcheon of pretence Quarterly 1. Two lions passant gardant (Schleswig) 2. An escutcheon having a nail fixed to each of its angles (Holstein) 3. A swan (Stormer) 4. A knight in armour on a horse brandishing a sword...
Dimensions: Arms A cross on a cross (Denmark and Norway) between in dexter canton Semy of hearts three lions passant gardant (Denmark) in sinister canton A lion rampant crowned holding a battleaxe (Norway) in dexter base Three open crowns (Sweden) in sinister base Nine hearts four, three and two in chief a lion passant gardant (Gothes) in base A wyvern tail nowed (The Vandals) on an escutcheon of pretence Quarterly 1. Two lions passant gardant (Schleswig) 2. An escutcheon having a nail fixed to each of its angles (Holstein) 3. A swan (Stormer) 4. A knight in armour on a horse brandishing a sword...
Dimensions: Arms Sable three spear heads embrued on a chief or three battleaxes in pale (King) Crest A dexter cubit arm vested holding the hilt of a spear Motto LABOR IPSE VOLUPTAS
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly of thirty 1 & 30. Sable a fess between three lambs passant argent (Lambton) 2. Argent a fess gules between three parrots [popinjay] (Lumley) 3. Gules six parrots three two and one (Lumley, ancient) 4. Gules a saltire argent (Gospatrick, Earl of Northumberland [Nevill?]) 5. Sable three standing cups (André) 6. A saltire vairy argent and sable (Morewic) 7. Argent a fess gules between three parrots (Tweng) 8. Azure a lion rampant ducally crowned (Darell) 9. Argent a lion rampant azure (Brus) 10. Gules two single arches in chief a double one in base (Arches) 11. Argent a...
Dimensions: Arms Gules a fess between six mullets pierced Crest Out of a ducal coronet an ash tree Helmet of an Esquire Motto le roy et l'estat Legend Sigil. caroli de ashburnham
Dimensions: Arms Argent on a bend sable three parrots [popinjays] or collared gules a label for cadency (Curzon) impaling Quarterly 1 & 4. Sable on a fess engrailed between three eagles heads erased three escallops a bordure engrailed (Wilmot) 2 & 3. Sable a stag's head caboshed (Horton) Motto LET • CURZON • HOLDE WHAT • CVRZON • HELDE •
Dimensions: Crest An eagle displayed holding a serpent Motto LITEM • NATVRA DIREMIT
Possibilities for Identification:
This crest appears on English books. The heraldry of crests. London, 1829 shows it for Backhouse (Plate 66 no 21). Fairbairn's Crests (Edinburgh, 1860) has an entry for Backhouse of Durham, Cumberland and Kent, but gives the motto as Confido in Deo. Burke's General Armory 1884 gives the eagle as wings close. Fairbairn (1860) in its illustration gives the eagle, wings elevated not displayed (Plate 75 Crest 11), but Backhouse is not mentioned in the descriptions to the plate.
The motto is from Ovid Metamorphoses
Dimensions: Arms Four lozenges in fess in chief a crescent Supporters Two winged stags Crest A squirrel sejant cracking a nut Helmet of a Sovereign Coronet of a Baron Motto LOYAL DEVOIR
Dimensions: Arms Four lozenges in fess on a canton the hand of Ulster Supporters Two winged stags Crest A squirrel sejant cracking a nut Helmet of a Baronet Motto • LOYAL : DIVOIR •
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly of six 1. Paly of six a canton ermine (Shirley) 2. Three piles a canton ermine (Basset) 3. Semy of cross crosslets a lion rampant crowned (Braose) 4. Vair a canton (Staunton)
5. A fess in chief three roundels (Devereux) 6. Vair (De la Ward) Crest A saracen's head wreathed about the temples Helmet of an Esquire
Dimensions: Arms Argent six cross crosslets fitchy three, two and one on a chief azure two mullets pierced Supporters Two greyhounds collared and lined Coronet of a Duke Order The Garter Motto LOYALTE N'A HONTE
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Argent six cross crosslets fitchy three, two and one on a chief azure two mullets pierced (Clinton) 2 & 3. Quarterly I & IV. Azure three pelicans in their piety (Pelham) II & III. Gules two broken sword belts in pale (Pelham augmentation of honour) Supporters Two greyhounds collared and lined Crests 1. Out of a ducal coronet a panache of ostrich feathers 2. A peacock Motto LOYALTE N'A HONTE
Dimensions: Arms Three battering rams barways in pale an annulet for difference Crest A moor’s head affronté couped at the chest and ducally crowned Helmet of an Esquire Motto LOYAVLTE ME OBLIGE
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Argent six cross crosslets fitchy three, two and one on a chief azure two mullets pierced (Clinton) 2 & 3. Quarterly I & IV. Azure three pelicans in their piety (Pelham) II & III. Gules two broken sword belts in pale (Pelham augmentation of honour) Supporters Two greyhounds collared and lined Crests 1. Out of a ducal coronet a panache of five ostrich feathers 2. A peacock in its pride Coronet of a Duke Motto LOYAULTE N'A HONTE
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. On a cross five leopards faces (Walker, augmentation of honour) 2 & 3. A chevron potent ringed at the top between three crescents (Walker) Supporter A greyhound collared and ringed on the collar three open crowns Motto * LOYAVTE * MON * HONNEVR