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The Book of Family Crests
Their Source and Significations

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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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BOORNE, Suss., a stag's head erased, gu., attired and guttee ar. pl. 37, n. 40.

—, out of a ducal coronet, a stag's head, ar. pl. 38, n. 25.

Boons, an eel naiant, az.   p1. 04, n. 31.

BOOT, and Booth, a greyhound couch-ant, (pl. 37, n. 13,) between two branches of laurel in orle, (as p1. 100, n. 16.)

BooTit, Bart., a lion passant, ar. pl. 5, re. 10.

—, Chesil., and several families of same name, the same.

Chesh., the same, per pale wavy ar. and erm., charged on the shoulder with a cotton-hank, pier.

—, Berks., a porcupine's head erased. pl. 34, n. 14.

—, Line., a boar's head, erased and erect, sa., armed or, in the mouth a spear-head, ar. pl. 18, n. 7.

Chesh., (on a chaplet, vert,) a lion passant, ar. p1. 5,   10.

—, Line., Lane., and Bond., the same, on a branch of laurel disposed orleways. Non ntihi, sed Deo et regi.

—, a boar's head couped, sa. pl. 18, n. 11.

—, a demi-leopard rampant. p1. 11. rt. 14.

, a boar's head erased, erect, sa. pl. 20, n. 37.

Doorway, Bart., Herb., a lion's paw erased, erect, or. pl. 17, n. 25. illors Christi, mots mortis

Boolettie, a lion passant, or.; and another, ar. pl. 5, ii. 10. BOOTLE-WILBRAHAM. Sec SKELMERSDALE, (Baron.)

—, a leopard couchant, or, spotted gu. pl. 30, n. 7, (but without the mount and crown.)

BOOTY-, Suff., (on a mount, vert,) a hand, ppr., couped at the wrist, holding a sword, ar., hilted or. pl. 58, n. 23.

IloitAsTER, Wore. and Berks., out of a mural coronet, sa., a griffin's head, or, (gorged with a fess between two bars gemel, gu.) pl. 27, n. 27.

BORDELAYS, and Bordeloy, an Indian goat salient, (in the mouth a branch of trefoil.)

BOREHAM, and Borham, on a mural coronet, ppr., a serpent rowed, vert. pl. 87, n. 27.

BORIBIONT, Hants., the same. BORELANDS, SCO., it broken lance, pier.

p1. 07, n. 0, (but broken, as the bat-

tle-axe p1. 89, n. 27.) Press throe/h. BoaELY and Borsley, a rock, in a

clift of which a Cornish though, ppr.

pl. 88, n. 20.

BOREMAN, on the stump of a tree, an eagle rising, ppr. pl. 78, n. 29. BORESTON, a parrot, vert, breasted gu. pl. 73, n. 22.

BORGOINE, a marigold, (pl. 03, n. 4,) on its top a bee, (as at pl. 100, n. 32,) all ppr.

BORHAM and Borhont. Sec BOREHANI and BOREHONT.

BouLAck, Cornw., a boar's head couped at the neck, bendy of four or and sa., eared gu., (between two roses of the last, stalked and leaved vert.) pl. 18, n. 14.

—, Cornw., a boar's head couped at the neck, bendy of six or and sa., (in the mouth a rose, per pale gu., and of the second, leaved vert.)

BORLAND, a broken sword, ppr. pl. 83, n. 10.

Boar,Asr., Bucks., a wolf passant regardant, ar., struck in the shoulder with an arrow, or, held in the mouth. pl. 11, n. 37.

BonmAs, Devon, and Somers., a bull's head erased, or, attired sa. pl. 18, n. 22. BonmINGuALL, a wolf's head erased, gu. pl. 12, n. 4.

   , a wolf's head, gu. p1. 12, n. 7. BORNE, Kent, a lion sajant, or, collared az., resting the dexter fore-paw on a pellet. pl. 3, D. 9.

BononAILE, a dragon's head erased, ppr. pl. 23, n. 1.

BORON, a dragon's head and wings, sa., collared or. pl. 23, n. 13, (without the spear.)

Botiouttir, Bart., Berks., on a wreath of the colours, three plates surmounted by a plume of five ostrich-feathers, ar. pl. 113, n. 8. Stave:: moi.

   , Nortlitnp., Devon., and Kent, two wings indorsed, erne. pl. 88, n. 14.

   , Kent, a dove standing on a snake, ppr. pl. 76, n. 11.

—, a falcon   erm., belled (and ducally gorged,) or. pl. 07. n. 17. —, Line. and York, a swan's head and neck, ar., beaked gu. pl. 70, n. 7. BointAnAILE, Borrodaile, and Borodaile, out of a tower, a demi-greyhound, holding between his forepaws a branch of laurel, all pier. pl. 21, n. 37. Boll nEsToic. See Don ESTON. BotturiiT, Bond. and Westin., a boar's head and neck erased, gu., bristled or, the neck transpierced with a broken spear, of the second, (the end held in the mouth.) pl. 73, n. 12.

   ,York, a lion passant, ppr. pl. 6,n. 12. Bonitow, Derh., an eagle rcgardant, wings expanded, on a mount, all ppr.. (supporting with the dexter claw the shield of Pallas, or.) pl. 68, n. 7,