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The Book of Family Crests
Their Source and Significations

Published 1882 By
Reeves and Turner

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EVERY FAMILY BEARING
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FOUR THOUSAND ENGRAVINGS
Illustrative of the crests of the peers and Baronets -- Nearly every family of England, Wales and Scotland and Ireland, The Colonies, etc etc
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A Dictionary of Mottos
An essay on the origins of arms, crests, etc
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AUS   [ 19 ]   AYL

AUDRY, a stag tripping, ppr. pl. 37, n. 30. AUD YN, Dors., a lion passant, crowned, or, bearing on the shoulder a paschal banner developed, ar., staff and cross gu. pl. 7, n. 17.

, a lion passant, his tail extended, or, bearing a banner, ar. (charged with a cross, gu.) p1. 7, n. 17.

AUFORUS, a mullet, or. pl. 96, n. 34. AUGE, a savage's head coupes, wreathed ar. and sa. pl. 63, n. 28.

AUGER. See ATJCHER.

AULU, Sco., the sun rising, out of a cloud, ppr. p1. 90, n. 26. Major virtus quain splendor.

—, Sco., a cherub's head, ppr. (but wings in saltier.) pl. 98, n. 8. -Fir-tote et constantia.

, a lion's head erased, ppr. pl. 5, n. 40.

Aunnso, the stump of a tree, leaves springing from it, all ppr. p1. 96, n. 22.

AUMA It LE, and Aumcrle, an arrow in pale, ppr. pl. 97, 11.7.

AuxcELr„ a stag's head affront6e, ppr.

(but ducally gorged, or.) pl. 39, n. 23.

, a lion passant, ppr. pl. 1, n. 33. AUNGER, a derni-griffin, or. p1. 25,

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AUNSIIAM, an escallop-shell, or, between

two palm-branches, vert. p1. 36, n. 28. Arlin, a buck's head erased, ppr. pl. 39,

n. 13.

AURIOL, an eaglet rising, right wing erect, left close. pl. 76, n. 35.

AUST, a garb, ppr. pl. 84, n. 21. AUSTEN, Knt., SUIT., on a leopard's

head, az. (as pl. 10, n. 25,) a falcon

rising, or,• (as pl. 68, n. 21.) Nc quid

nimis.

AUSTEN, or Austin, Kent and Hants., on a mural coronet, or, a stag &jun t, ar., attired or. pl. 39, n. 3.

AUSTIN, a lion's paw erased, ppr. pl. 9, n. 21.

—, a paschal lamb, ar. p1. 9, n. 16. —, Kent and Surr. a three-quarter

spread eagle, with three annulets

the breast. pl. 68, n. 18.

, Sco., an arm coupe(' at the shoulder, embowed, ppr., vested vert, cuffed or, (resting the elbow on the wreath) and holding a cross croslet fitchée, gu. pl. 52, n 27.

AusToN, Sco., a mullet pierced. pl. 96,

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AUSTREY, Hunts. and York., an ostrich's head, ar., between two ostrich-wings, gu., in the beak a horse-shoe. pl. 72, n. 14.

—, Beds., a demi-ostrich, ar., wings gu. p1. 72, n. 7, (but without anything in the mouth.)

AUSTY N, out of a ducal coronet, or, a • stag's head at gaze, ppr. pl. 39, n. 31. AUVERQUERQUE, a griffin's head, sa. p1.25, n. 37.

, a lion rampant guardant, or. pl. 4, n. 6, (but on a chapeau.)

AvAGoun, a parrot's head between two wings, ppr. pi. 77, n. 14.

AVELIN, a demi-hind, erm., vulned in the shoulder, gu. pl. 38, n. 40.

AVELINE, Berks., a lion's head erased, ar., holding in the mouth a sword (instead of dart), ar., hilt and pomel or. pl. 44, n. 13.

AVENAYNE, or Avenar, a buck's head cabossed, ppr. p1. 40, n. 18.

AVENEL, or Avenet, Sco., out of a baron's coronet, a hand holding a scymitar, ppr. pl. 61, n. 23.

AVENEL, or Aveneyle, a buck's head cabossed, ppr. pl. 40, n. 18.

AVER N, Warw., a horse's head, erm. pl. 43, n. 20.

AVERY, Middx. and Somers., two lion's gambs, or, supporting a besant. p1.14, 12.

--, a leopard couchant. pl. 30, n. 7, (without the mount and crown.) AvrsoN, a hand issuing from a cloud, holding an anchor. pl. 61, n. 3.

, a dexter hand, vested and cuffed, holding an anchor. pl. 51, 11. 2. AVONMORE, Viscount, and Baron Yelverton,   (Yelverton) ; a lion passant regardant, gu. pl. 1, n. 29. Renascentur.

AWBORN, a unicorn passant, or, (gorged. with a ducal coronet and chained, sa.) pl. 41, n. 10.

AW BILLY. See AUBREY.

AWG ER. Sec AUCHER.

AYGLE, a bugle-horn, ar. pl. 9, n.36. AYLES. See AIL.

AYLESBURY. See AMESBURY.

AY LESFORD, Earl of, and Baron Guernsey ; (Heneag,e-Finch,) a griffin passant, sa. pl. 29, n. 10. Aperta vivere vote.

A YLETT, Ess., a demi-unicorn (regard-ant), ar., crined and armed or. pl. 43, n. 19.

AY LI PEE, out of a ducal coronet, or, an oak-tree filleted. ppr. pl. 96, n.30.

AYLMER, Lord, (W1 i•worth-Aylmer,) hi.; out of a ducal coronet, or, a garb, gu. for Whitworth, pl. 84, n. 16; out of a ducal coronet, or, a demichough ppr. for Aylmer, pl. 76, n. 33. Steady.

Iri., a sea-aylet with wings displayed, sa., on a ducal coronet, or. pl. 78, n. 8.

—, Bart', Iri., a Cornish though