Mompesson, Thomas, Sir (1586 -1640)

These are the arms of Mompesson, probably Thomas Mompesson of Wiltshire (1586-1640), son of Thomas Mompesson, whose will was proved in 1588, and his second wife, Honora, daughter of Giles de la Escourt of Salisbury. His father was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn 12 October 1588. In 1628 Thomas jun. married Katherine Davy (1611-1630), and had one son, also named Thomas. The son’s arms, with an inescutcheon of pretence Per pale azure and gules a fess between three boars heads erased argent, are given in the 1679 edition of Guillim's Display of heraldry. The lion should be charged on the shoulder with a martlet, while the tinctures of the fifth quarter are Sable a tower argent in chief three plates. Sir Thomas, whose age is given as 10 on 4 January 1639/40, was Member of Parliament for Salisbury. He was knighted at Whitehall 23 February 1662.