Dimensions: Arms Quarterly 1 & 4 gules three cinquefoils (Hamilton) 2 & 3 a ship (Arran) Coronet of a Marquess Supporters Two antelopes collared and lined Motto SOLA NOBILITAS VIRTUS
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly of 4 1. On a bend between six cross crosslets fitchy an escutcheon charged with a demi lion rampant pierced through the mouth with an arrow within a double tressure flory counterflory (Howard) 2. Three lions passant gardant a label for difference (Brotherton) 3. Checky (Warren) 4. A lion rampant (FitzAlan) a mullet for difference Crest On a chapeau turned up ermine a lion statant gardant Supporters dexter a lion rampant, sinister a pegasus holding in its mouth a branch of oak Coronet of a Duke Helmet of a peer Motto SOLA VIRTUS INVICTA
Dimensions: Two shields 1. Quarterly
1. On a bend between six crosses crosslet fitchy an escutcheon charged with a demi lion rampant pierced through the mouth with an arrow within a double tressure flory counterflory (Howard)
2. Three lions passant gardant a label for difference (Brotherton)
3. Checky (Warren)
4. A lion rampant (FitzAlan) a mullet for difference
Order of the Garter
The baton of Earl Marshal
2. Grand Quarterly
1. A double headed eagle displayed surmounted of an inescutcheon charged with a saltire and surcharged in the centre with a hedgehog (Maxwell, Earl of...
Dimensions: Arms Three stags trippant Supporters Dexter A stag and Sinister A ram Crest A demi stag Helmet of an Esquire Motto SOLI DEO HONOR ET GLORIA
Dimensions: Arms On a chevron three mullets Supporters Two stags wearing collars each charged with three mullets Coronet of an Earl Motto • SORS •• MEA • DEXTRA • DEI •
Dimensions: Arms A chevron between in chief two roses and in base a lion rampant Crest A cubit arm erect habited holding an anchor in fess Helmet of an Esquire Motto SPE
Dimensions: Arms A griffin segreant between ten billets Crest A unicorn passant ducally gorged ringed and lined Helmet of an Esquire Motto SPE ATQVE FIDE
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Sable on a bend or three Canary [Kinnearie] birds a bordure or (Kinnear)
2 & 3. Argent on a fret gules four hearts, in the interstices roses (Gardiner) Crest An anchor Motto SPEM FORTUNA ALIT
Dimensions: Arms in pale vert and or a lion’s head erased between 3 garbs all counterchanged
Crest out of a coronet a greyhound’s head couped and collared
Helmet of an esquire
Motto SPERAT INFESTIS METUIT SECUNDUS
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Azure on a chevron between three doves regardant argent wings expanded or two sugar canes sprigged (Lousada) 2 & 3. Argent three bars gules in chief a greyhound courant (Skipwith) Crest On a mount a dove regardant charged on the neck with a bar gemelle a branch in its beak Helmet of an Esquire Motto Spernit : pericula : virtus :
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Azure on a chevron between three doves regardant argent wings expanded or two sugar canes sprigged (Lousada) 2 & 3. Argent three bars gules in chief a greyhound courant (Skipwith) Crest On a mount a dove regardant charged on the neck with a bar gemelle a branch in its beak Helmet of an Esquire Motto SPERNIT PERICULA VIRTUS
Dimensions: Arms Argent on a chevron gules between three buglehorns a crescent between two roses
impaling impaling Gules three keys fessways in pale (Gibson) Crest A buglehorn Motto SPERO
Dimensions: Arms Argent a bear rampant sable muzzled (Barnard?) impaling Per pale or and gules three roundels counterchanged (Dabbitot or Bolland) Crest A demi bear sable muzzled Motto SPERO MELIORA
Dimensions: Crest A buglehorn stringed Motto SPERO MELIORA
Possibilities for Identification:
This is either the stamp of the recipient of the prize book or possibly that of the donor.
Fairbairn offers 49 possible owners for the crest, while for the motto Fairbairn gives 32 possibilities, Burke’s General armory a further 17. However, none of these gives the crest and motto together. For the motto the closest is that for Hunter of Burnside, (“Spero”) and for Daunt of Owlpen Manor Gloucestershire is “Vigilo et spero”.
Dimensions: Arms On a chevron between three roses an estoile of sixteen points (Crowley of Middlesex) Crest On a mount a sun charged with a rose Motto Spes
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly 1. Two lions rampant combatant supporting a dexter hand erect couped at the wrist a crescent for difference (King) 2. Three bars nebuly (Blount) 3. Three horses heads (Blayney) 4. A fess between three cross crosslets fitchy (Gore) in fess point the hand of Ulster Supporters Two lions rampant collared, chained, ringed and ducally crowned Crest Out of a ducal coronet a hand erect the third and fourth fingers turned down Helmet of a peer Coronet of a Baron Motto SPES TUTISSIMA COELIS
Dimensions: Arms Gules two lions rampant combatant supporting a dexter hand couped at the wrist argent Supporters Two lions rampant per fess argent and gules ducally crowned Coronet of a Viscount Motto SPES TUTISSIMA COELIS
Dimensions: Arms Two lions rampant combatant supporting a sinister hand erect couped at the wrist Supporters Two lions rampant collared chained and ringed Crest Out of a marquess's [should be a duke's] coronet a dexter hand erect the third and fourth fingers turned down Helmet of a peer Motto SPES TUTISSIMA CŒLIS
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly Ist grand quarter.Quarterly 1 & 4. Azure a bend between six crosses patty (Bingham) 2 & 3. Ermine a lion rampant crowned (Turberville) IInd grand quarter. Per pale gules and argent a fleur-de-lys per pale [argent and sable] (Sarsfield) IIIrd grand quarter. Gules on a chevron between three cinquefoils three leopards faces (Smith) IVth grand quarter. Argent a chevron gules between three fleurs de lys (Belasyse) impaling Argent a chevron gules between three morion caps (Brudenell) Supporters Two wolves collared and chained Coronet of an Earl Motto SPES MEA CHRISTUS Orders...
Dimensions: Arms On a chevron between in chief two lions combattant and in base a garb three annulets Crest Out of a ducal coronet a griffin’s head erased holding a broken arrow point downwards Motto SPES MEA IN DEO
Possibilities for Identification:
Motto not in Burke's General armory, nor in Fairbairn's Crests. Arms not in Papworth. Crest not in Fairbairn.
Dimensions: Arms Gules two lions rampant combatant supporting a dexter hand couped at the wrist argent
Supporters Two lions rampant per fess argent and gules ducally crowned
Coronet of a Viscount
Motto SPES TUTISSIMA COELIS
Dimensions: Arms Gules on a fess between three cushions three fleurs-de-lys Crest A cushion lozengewise thereon an open book with the words ODOR VITÆ Motto SPIRITUS GLADIUS
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly 1. A saltire between twelve cross crosslets (Windsor) 2. Three bars nebuly (Blount) 3. A fret (Echingham) 4. Vair (Gresley) Supporters Dexter A unicorn and Sinister A fox Crest A stag’s head couped Helmet of a Peer Motto STEMMATA QVID FACIVNT [N reversed]
Dimensions: Arms Vert three escutcheons each charged with a bordure engrailed a crescent for difference Crest A naked arm embowed holding a branch of laurel Motto SVB LIBERTATE QVIETEM
Dimensions: Arms Vert three escutcheons each charged with a bordure engrailed with the hand of Ulster Crest A naked arm embowed holding a branch of laurel Motto SVB LIBERTATE QVIETEM
Dimensions: Arms Three bundles of three holly leaves
Crest A bundle of three holly leaves
Supporters Two male figures
Helmet of a knight
Mottoes (above) VIRENS
(below) SVB SOLE SVB VMBRA
Legend COLOR FIDES PERENNIS VERITAS INSIGNIA DEDIT
Dimensions: Arms A chevron engrailed between three trefoils slipped Crest Out of a ducal coronet a demi-eagle displayed holding in its beak a trefoil slipped Helmet of a Knight Motto SVB VMBRA ALARVM TVARVM
Dimensions: Arms A chevron engrailed between three trefoils slipped Crest Out of a ducal coronet a demi-eagle displayed holding in its beak a trefoil slipped Helmet of a Knight Motto SVB VMBRA ALARVM TVARVM
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. A fess between three mascles (Beaton) 2 & 3. On a chevron an otter's head erased (Balfour) Motto SVI SIMILIS Legend + ALEXANDER BEATOVN ARCHIDIACONVS LAVDONIÆ • 1556
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. A bend lozengy (Knight) 2 & 3. Per chevron three cinquefoils (Knight)
over all on an escutcheon of pretence as an augmentation of honour A cross Motto SUIVANT • SAINCT • PIERRE
Dimensions: Arms Quarterly Ist grand quarter 1 & 4. On a bend cotised three lions passant a crescent for difference (Browne) 2 & 3. Quarterly 1 & 4. A lion rampant (FitzAlan) 2 & 3. A fret (Maltravers) IInd grand quarter 1 & 4. A saltire a label gobony (Nevill) 2. Three lozenges in fess (Montacute) 3. An eagle displayed (Monthermer) IIIrd grand quarter 1. Three lions passant gardant in pale a bordure (Edmund of Woodstock) 2 & 3. A saltire engrailed (Tiptoft) 4. A lion rampant (Meschines) IVth grand quarter 1. A cross engrailed (Ingoldsthorpe) 2. On a canton a rose (Bradston) 3. A fess between...
Dimensions: Arms Or on a chief azure three mullets argent in base on waves of the sea a dolphin naiant argent in honour point the hand of Ulster (Borough) impaling Sable a bend between six cross crosslets fitchy argent (Lake) Crest Three roundels [plates] surmounted of a panache of five ostrich feathers Motto SUIVEZ MOI