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The Book of Family Crests
Their Source and Significations

Published 1882 By
Reeves and Turner

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Comprising nearly
EVERY FAMILY BEARING
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BLAZONED AND EXPLAINED
Accompanied by Upwards of
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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SURNAMES OF THE BEARERS
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A Dictionary of Mottos
An essay on the origins of arms, crests, etc
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B It A   ng 1   BRA

dexter claw on an escutcheon, —. pl. 26, n. 16.

BRADESTONE, and Bradstone, out of a ducal coronet, two lion's paws in saltier, ppr. (as n. 35 same plate.) pl. 14, n. 11.

BRADFIELD, Norf., an arm from the elbow erect, holding two branches of palm, in ogle. pl. 61, n. 7.

BRADFOOT, and Bradfute, a demigriffin, or. p1. 25, n. 33; and another, a demi-griffin rampant, or. ib.

BRADFORD, Earl of, and Baron, Viscount Newport, and a Bart. (Bridge-man ) ; a lion rampant, or., holding between the paws a garland of roses, or. p1. 8, n. 20. Nee temerê, Dec

—, York., a peacock's head, ppr., in the mouth it snake, entwined round the neck, vert. pl. 73, n. 2.

Iri., a camel's head, sa. p1.42,

n. 24.

—, Wilts., a stag's head erased, or. p1. 39, n. 9.

BRADGAT6, Leic., an arm in armour, ppr., banded with a ribbon, vert, couped below the elbow bendways, (as pl. 64, n. 19) holding in the hand, ppr., the upper part of a broken spear, gu. point downward, ar. (as pl. 53, n. 7.)

BRADHULL, Lane., a badger passant, or. p1.21, a. 21.

BRADLEY, and Bradeley, a boar, sa., bristled and hoofed or, gorged with a garland, vert. pl. 17, n. 5.

, Lane. and Load., a boar's head couped, gu. pl. 18, n. 17.

, Iri., a bull's head cabossed, ppr. pl. 18, n. 34.

—, on a thorn-bush, a nightingale, ppr. pl. 71, n. 27.

BRADLING, an arm in armour, couped at the shoulder, and embowed fees-wise, the elbow on the wreath, holding a sword, ppr. pl. 53, n. 24.

BRADNEY, a hawk, ppr., belled and jessed, or. p1.80, n. 20.

BRADSEY, a demi-greyhound, collared, —. pl. 32, n. 2.

BRADSHAGH, Bradshaigh, and Bradshaw, Ches., Lane., and Leic., on a mount, vert, a stag standing at gaze, ppr., under a vine-tree, also ppr., fructed, purp. pl. 37, n. 18. Qui vit content, tient assex.

BRADSHAW, Lane., the same, but the stag ducally gorged. Non nobis soium nati fuimus.

, a wolf 's head erased, ar., (collar-

ed and lined, —.) pl. 12, n. 2. BRADivrox, a dove with an olive-branch

;n the beak, ppr. pl. 76, n.

BnAnsTeN, and Bradeston, Gleac., out of a ducal coronet, or, a boar's head, sa. pl. 17, n. 1.

BRADSTREET, Bart., Iri., a unicorn's head between two laurel-branches in ogle. pl. 43, D. 23.

BRADWARDEN, it demi-otter rampant, —. pl. 34, n. '20. (without the coronet.) BRADWAY, (on a coronet, —,) a grey- hound sejant erect, —. pl. 40, n. 30. BRADWELL, a rock, ppr. pl. 86, n.12. BRADY, Load., Devon., and Rants., an arm in armour embowed, holding in the hand an olive-branch fructed, all ppr. p1.56, n. 20.

, Camb., (on a mount, vert) a griffin sejant, or, beaked gu. pl. 26,

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—, on a mount, vert, a griffin sejant, or, beaked sa., supporting with the dexter claw an escutcheon, or. pl. 26,

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   , Iri., a cherub, ppr. p1. 98, n. S.

,   a hand cutting a feather with a scymitar, .ppr. p1. 60, n. 6, (but a feather across the scymitar.) BRAGDEN, and Bragdon, Load., a boar, pl. 20, n. 1, issuant out of a rock, as at pl. 3, a. 24, all ppr.

Bitioa, Load. and Ess., out of a ducal coronet, per pale ar. and or., a bull's head, sa., attired of the second. 1)1.18, n. 16.

   , or Bragge, Sum, a bull's head, sa. attired or. pl. 18, n. 21.

IlitAce, and Bruges, Load., on an anchor, or, a scroll (with the motto, blilei calum portus.) pl. 91, a. 9. BRAGG, Somers., a lion's head erased, or., collared vaire, or and az. pl. 6, n. 2.

—, Somers., a bull passant, gu. pl. 20, n. 20.

—, Sco., out of a ducal coronet, or, a bull's head, —. pl. 18, n. 16.

13BAG6E, See., a band holding a sword. pl. 60, a. 11. Ilonorat nuns.

—. See a 6 6.

IlltAttAm, Lend. and Berks., out of a ducal coronet, or, a plume of five feathers, sa. pl. 83, n. 6.

, Berks., four ostrich-feathers, sa., enfiled with a ducal coronet, or. pl. 98, n. 16.

—, Load. and Bucks., a cubit arm erect, vested bendy wavy of four, az. and gu., holding in the hand, ppr., fish, ar. p. 51, n. 5.

, Lund. and Middx., on a bar dancettee, or., a pluenix, ern., winged az., (in the mouth a lyre, or.) pl. 68, n. 16.

—, a wolf 's head couped, —. p1. 11, n. 40.