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Squire, Scipio (1579 -1659)

Scipio Squire (or Scipio Le Squire) was the son of Edmund Le Squire, and Martha, daughter and heir of Mark Slader of North Tawton, Devon, and his second wife Catherine, daughter of Alexander Wood. Alexander Wood's first wife was Margaret, daughter and heiress of James Samford. Scipio Squire was Chamberlain to the Court of Exchequer. The arms and crest were granted to him in 1623.

Stamp(s) Stamp Information
Squire, Scipio (1579-1659) (Stamp 1) Title: Squire, Scipio (1579 - 1659) (Stamp 1)
Arms: Quarterly 1. A chevron engrailed between three swans heads erased (Squire) 2. A chevron ermine between three horses heads erased (Slader) 3. Three bars wavy (Samford) 4. A chevron between three martlets (Sanford of Exeter)
Crest: A lion's gamb erased holding a panache of five ostrich feathers
Motto: Fidelis armiger
Dimensions (height x width): 110mm x 65mm
Quarterings: 1. A chevron engrailed between three swans heads erased (Squire) 2. A chevron ermine between three horses heads erased (Slader) 3. Three bars wavy (Samford) 4. A chevron between three martlets (Sanford of Exeter)
Heraldic Charges: bars wavy (3), Heraldic Charges: chevron between, Heraldic Charges: chevron engrailed between, Heraldic Charges: feathers, ostrich (5), Heraldic Charges: horses heads (3), Heraldic Charges: lion's foot, Heraldic Charges: martlets (3), Heraldic Charges: swans heads (3)
Squire, Scipio (1579-1659) (Stamp 2) Title: Squire, Scipio (1579 - 1659) (Stamp 2)
Arms: Quarterly 1. A chevron engrailed between three swans heads erased a crescent for difference 2. A chevron ermine between three horses heads erased (Slader) 3. Three bars wavy (Samford) 4. A chevron between three martlets (Sanford of Exeter)
Crest: A lion's gamb erased holding a panache of three ostrich feathers
Helmet: Esquire
Dimensions (height x width): 87mm x 55mm
Quarterings: 1. A chevron engrailed between three swans heads erased a crescent for difference 2. A chevron ermine between three horses heads erased (Slader) 3. Three bars wavy (Samford) 4. A chevron between three martlets (Sanford of Exeter)
Heraldic Charges: bars wavy (3), Heraldic Charges: chevron between, Heraldic Charges: chevron engrailed between, Heraldic Charges: feathers, ostrich (5), Heraldic Charges: horses heads (3), Heraldic Charges: lion's foot, Heraldic Charges: martlets (3), Heraldic Charges: swans heads (3)