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Macte

Smith, James (1782 - 1867) (Stamp 1)
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Arms Gules a chevron ermine between two crescents in chief and a garb in base a bordure engrailed or Crest An eagle's head erased ducally gorged Helmet of an Esquire Motto MACTE
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Maintien le droit

Brydges, James, 1st Duke of Chandos (1674 - 1744) (Stamp 1)
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Arms On a cross a leopard's face (Brydges) impaling Quarterly 1 & 4. Fretty (Willoughby) 2 & 3. On two bars three water bougets (Willoughby of Wollaton) Supporters Two otters Coronet of a Duke Motto MAINTIEN LE DROIT
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Make all sure

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Arms Dexter: on a chevron a gauntlet between 2 pairs of swords in saltire on a chief an oval shield charged with a cross encircled by a carved shield between 2 peer’s helmets; Sinister: on a chevron between 2 drinking pots in chief and a three-legged pot with two handles in base 3 roses Crest a demi man in armour holding in his hand a mace Supporters two men in armour each holding a sword Mottoes MAKE ALL SURE; WE ARE ONE
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Malgre le tort

Taylor, Simon Richard Brissett, Sir, 2nd Baronet, of Lysson Hall, Jamaica (1783 - 1815) (Stamp 1)
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Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Argent a saltire wavy sable between in chief and in base a heart gules and in each flank a cinquefoil vert (Taylor) 2 & 3. Sable three bars argent on a canton or a rose and a thistle (Houghton) in fess point the hand of Ulster Supporters Two leopards collared and chained Crest Out of a ducal coronet a dexter cubit arm holding a cross crosslet fitchy gules Mottoes IN HOC SIGNO VINCES; MALGRE LE TORT
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Manners makyth man

New College Oxford (Stamp 3)
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Arms Two chevrons sable between three roses Mitre of a Bishop Order The Garter Motto MANNERS MAKYTH MAN Legend COLL: NOV: OXON:
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New College Oxford (Stamp 4)
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Arms Two chevrons sable between three roses Mitre of a Bishop Order The Garter Motto MANNERS MAKYTH MAN
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Arms Two chevrons sable between three roses Motto MANNERS MAKYTH MAN
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Manus hæc inimica tyrannis

Proby, John Joshua, 1st Earl of Carysfort  (1751 - 1828) (Stamp 1)
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Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Ermine on a fess a lion passant (Proby) 2 & 3. Two bars wavy on a chief an estoile between two escallops (Allen) Supporters Dexter An ostrich ducally gorged holding a key and Sinister A talbot Coronet of an Earl Order Collar and Badge of the Order of St Patrick Motto MANUS HÆC INIMICA TYRANNIS
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Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Ermine on a fess a lion passant (Proby) 2 & 3. Two bars wavy on a chief an estoile between two escallops (Allen) Supporters Dexter An ostrich ducally gorged holding a key and Sinister A talbot Coronet of an Earl Order Collar and Badge of the Order of St Patrick Motto MANUS HÆC INIMICA TYRANNIS
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Proby, William, 5th Earl of Carysfort (1836 - 1909) (Stamp 1)
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Arms (Two shields) the dexter Quarterly 1 & 4. Ermine on a fess a lion passant (Proby) 2 & 3. Two bars wavy on a chief an estoile between two escallops (Allen), the sinister the same arms impaling Ermine three pomeis [roundels] each charged with a cross (Heathcote) Supporters Dexter An ostrich ducally gorged holding a key and Sinister A talbot Coronet of an Earl Order The dexter shield is encircled by the motto, collar and badge of the Order of St Patrick Crest An ostrich's head erased ducally gorged holding a key Motto MANUS HAEC INIMICA TYRANNIS
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Mars denique victor es

Marsden, Thomas Stead (1814 - 1860) (Stamp 1)
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Arms Gules on a bend or between in sinister chief a unicorn's head erased ducally gorged and in base a lion rampant three coots Crest A unicorn's head erased ducally gorged Motto MARS DENIQUE VICTOR ES
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Maxima paulatim

Harrison, Benjamin (1808 - 1887) (Stamp 1)
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Crest An arm in armour embowed holding a broken arrow Motto MAXIMA PAULATIM
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Harrison, Benjamin (1808 - 1887) (Stamp 2)
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Crest An arm in armour embowed holding a broken arrow Motto MAXIMA PAULATIM
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Me duce

Unidentified Stamp
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Crest An arm embowed vested and cuffed holding a branch of laurel Motto ME DUCE
Possibilities for Identification: 
Burke’s General armory gives Webb, of Gillingham, Kent; Joan Corder, A dictionary of Suffolk crests provides Thomas Webb, of Gillingham in Kent. ME DUCE was the motto of George Innes, writer in Edinburgh in 1733, but his crest was a star of twelve points argent.
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Mea gloria fides

Watson, Lewis, 2nd Earl of Rockingham (Stamp 1)
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Arms On a chevron between three martlets three crescents Supporters Two griffins ducally gorged Coronet of an Earl Motto MEA • GLORIA • FIDES
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Medio tutissimus

Sydenham, Philip, Sir, 3rd Baronet, of Brimpton (1676-1739)  (Stamp 1)
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Crest On a chapeau turned up ermine a tiger rampant charged on the shoulder with the hand of Ulster Motto MEDIO TUTISSIMUS
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Sydenham, Philip, Sir, 3rd Baronet, of Brimpton (1676-1739)  (Stamp 2)
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Crest on a ducal coronet a stag at gaze Coronet of a Baron
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Mediocria firma

Grimston, James  Walter, 1st Earl of Verulam  (1775 - 1845) (Stamp 1)
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Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. On a fess three mullets of six points pierced in dexter chief an ermine spot (Grimston) 2 & 3. Sable a fess dancetty between two leopards faces (Luckyn) in fess point the hand of Ulster Supporters Dexter A stag regardant and Sinister A griffin regardant Coronet of an Earl Motto MEDIOCRIA FIRMA Legend GORHAMBURY
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Meliora retinete

Evelyn, John (1620 - 1706) (Stamp 2)
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Arms A griffin passant and a chief Motto MELIORA RETINETE
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Meliora spero

Nicholson, Otto (Stamp 1)
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Arms Two bars ermine in chief three suns Crest Out of a ducal coronet a lion's head Motto MELIORA SPERO
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Nicholson, Otto (Stamp 2)
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Arms Two bars ermine in chief three suns Crest Out of a ducal coronet a lion's head Motto MELIORA SPERO
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Meliore fide quam fortuna

Greisley, Roger, Sir, 8th Baronet (1799 - 1837) (Stamp 1)
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Arms Quarterly 1. Vairy ermine and gules (Greisley) 2. Sable a lion rampant argent collared gules (Wasteneys) 3. Argent a lion rampant between three cross crosslets fitchy gules (Bowyer) 4. Ermine on a saltire gules a crescent (Wynn) impaling Sable a fess ermine between three crescents (Coventry) Motto meliore fide quam fortuna
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Mens agitat molem

Howe, George William Osborn (1875 - 1960) (Stamp 1)
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Arms A cross in dexter chief a tower in fess point the cross of an order Motto MENS + AGITAT + MOLEM
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Mens cuiusque is est quisque

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Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. On a bend between two horses [nags] heads erased three fleurs de lys (Pepys) 2 & 3. A lion rampant within a bordure engrailed (Talbot) Crest A camel's head erased bridled and lined ducally gorged Helmet of an Esquire Motto MENS CUIUSQUE IS EST QUISQUE
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Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. On a bend between two horses [nags] heads erased three fleurs de lys (Pepys) 2 & 3. A lion rampant within a bordure engrailed (Talbot) Crest A camel's head erased bridled and lined ducally gorged Helmet of an Esquire Motto MENS CUIUSQUE IS EST QUISQUE
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Mens cujusque is est quisque

Wheatley, Henry Benjamin (1838-1917)  (Stamp 1)
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Badge An anchor Initials S P; H. B. W. Motto Mens cujusque is est Quisque
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Mens pristina mansit

Leyborne-Popham, Francis William (1862 - 1907) (Stamp 1)
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Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Argent on a chief gules two buck’s [stag’s] head caboshed (Popham) 2 & 3. Azure six lions rampant on a chief embattled a mural coronet (Leyborne) Crest A stag’s head erased Motto MENS PRISTINA MANSIT
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Metuenda corolla draconis

Stewart, Alexander John Robert (1827 - 1904) (Stamp 1)
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Crest A dragon statant Motto METUENDA COROLLA DRACONIS
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Stewart, Alexander John Robert (1827 - 1904) (Stamp 2)
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Crest A dragon statant Motto METUENDA COROLLA DRACONIS
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Mille scuta virtus est

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Arms A fess between three swans heads erased Motto MILLE SCVTA VIRTVS EST
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Miserere mei Deus

Ulster Office of Arms (Stamp 1)
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Arms Or a cross gules in chief a harp a lion passant gardant and a portcullis Legend THE ULSTER OFFICE OF ARMS Coronet of the King of Arms, with motto: MISERERE MEI DEUS Order of St. Patrick
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Misericordia et pax

Hamilton, John, Archbishop of St. Andrews (1521 - 1571) (Stamp 1)
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Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Three cinquefoils (Hamilton) 2 & 3. A ship (Arran) Staff Archiepiscopal staff Motto MISERICORDIA ET PAX Legend + IOANNES HAMMILTOVN ARCHIEPISCOPVS SANCTIANDREE + 1555 •
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Mitis et fortis

Ord, Harry St George (1819 - 1885) (Stamp 1)
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Crest An elk's [stag’s] head couped Motto MITIS ET FORTIS Initials H. St. G. O. Monogram H. St. G. O.
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Moderate

Reid, Robert, Bishop of Orkney (1496-1558)  (Stamp 1)
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Arms A stag's head erased Mitre of a Bishop Motto MODERATE Legend + ROBERTVS REID EPVS ORCHADEN :: ET ABBAS A KINLOS :: 1558 ::
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Mon droit

Ingilby, John, Sir, 1st Baronet, of Ripley Castle (1758 - 1815) (Stamp 1)
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Arms An estoile on a canton the hand of Ulster Crest A boar's head couped erect Helmet of a Baronet Motto MON DROIT Legend SIR • JOHN • INGILBY • BART OF RIPLEY • YORKSHIRE •
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Mors Christi mors mortis meæ

Boothby, William, Sir, 2nd Baronet, of Broadlow Ash (1638-1707)  (Stamp 1)
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Arms On a canton a lion's foot erased an escutcheon with the hand of Ulster Crest A lion's gamb erased erect Helmet of a Baronet Motto MORS CHRISTI MORS MORTIS MEAE
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Mors potior macula

Latton, William (1653-1732)  (Stamp 1)
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Arms Per pale a saltire engrailed ermines and ermine Motto MORS POTIOR MACVLA Legend LATTON
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Latton, William (1653-1732)  (Stamp 2)
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Arms Per pale a saltire engrailed ermines and ermine Motto MORS POTIOR MACVLA Legend LATTON
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Latton, William (1653-1732)  (Stamp 4)
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Arms Per pale a saltire engrailed ermines and ermine Crest A crossbow in pale Helmet of an Esquire
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Mundus in mundo

Unidentified Stamp
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Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. A boar passant (unidentified) 2. A bend (unidentified) 3. On a chevron between three mullets of six points three lozenges (Butts) 4. Checky a chief ermine (unidentified) Crest A double panache of ostrich feathers Motto MUNDUS IN MUNDO
Possibilities for Identification: 
Davenport identifies these arms as Trewarthen, the second quartering as Blackborne, the third as Butts, and the fourth as Coleshill, but admits to having failed to identify the member of the family of Trewarthen who used the stamp. The identification of the quarterings is probably a random selection from the possibilities offered by Papworth. Without putting too much faith in the hypothesis, and still only working from Papworth, it is possible to offer a more likely interpretation prima facie. The only one of the quarterings which can be certainly identified is the third, and this is the family of Butts of Norfolk. Davenport's Bend for Blackborne is presumably Papworth's `Argent a bend sable' for which no location is given. It is not in Burke's General armory, which lists different arms for Blackborne of Yorkshire, Lancashire and Sussex. Trewarthen is a Cornish name and Coleshill with a chief goutty de sang, as in Davenport's description of the stamp, but not in the illustration, where it is ermine, is also of Cornwall. If, however we assume for the moment that all four quarters are from Norfolk, this would give Randolfe for the first quarter, the second quarter is too common a charge to be identified, Butts is in the third quarter, and assuming the illustration is right and Davenport's description is wrong, Tattershall in the last. This is of course speculation, and the stamp should be treated as Unidentified.
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Murus aeneas conscientia sana

Lumley-Savile, John, 8th Earl of Scarbrough (1788 - 1856) (Stamp 1)
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Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Argent on a bend sable three owls of the field (Savile) 2 & 3. Argent a fess gules between three parrots (Lumley) Supporters Two parrots Crests 1. An owl (Savile) 2. A pelican in her piety wings addorsed (Lumley) Coronet of an Earl Mottoes bee fast / murus aeneas conscientia sana
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Lumley-Savile, John, 8th Earl of Scarbrough (1788 - 1856) (Stamp 2)
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Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Argent on a bend sable three owls of the field (Savile) 2 & 3. Argent a fess gules between three parrots (Lumley) Supporters Two parrots Crests 1. An owl (Savile) 2. A pelican in her piety wings addorsed (Lumley) Coronet of an Earl Mottoes BEE FAST / MURUS AENEAS CONSCIENTIA SANA
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