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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
properly
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
Alphabetically arranged
A Dictionary of Mottos
An essay on the origins of arms, crests, etc
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Glossary of Terms

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branch of roses, flowered of these' cond, leaved vert. pl. 51, n. 14. CHRISTOPHER, Norf., a unicorn's head erased, ar. pl. 43, n. 16.

—, a stag's head cabossed, ppr. p1.39, n. 24.

—, Lond., two arms embowed, vested az., the hands, ppr., (supporting an anchor, sa., cable ar.) pl. 50, n. 18.

CHRYSTIE, a lion's paw erased, holding a dagger, ppr. pl. 14, n. 16.

CHUBBE, a demi-lion, az., holding a besant, —. pl. 4, n. 25.

CHUDLEIGH, a savage, ppr., wreathed about the loins and temples, vert, holding in the dexter hand a club spiked, or, pl. 65, n. 37, ; and another, side-faced, with a bugle-horn over the left shoulder.

CHUN, a boar passant regardant, pierced in the shoulder with an arrow, (the end in his mouth.) pl. 19, a. 26.

CHURCH, Ess., an arm in armour, ppr., garnished or, holding a baton of the second. pl. 56, n. 6.

—, Middx. and Wel., a hand, holding a sword erect, between two branches of laurel, entwined round the blade, all ppr. pl. GO, n. 12.

—, a cloud, ppr. pl. 90, n. 22.

—, a greyhound's head erased, sa., collared or, charged with eight besants, ar. pl. 37, n. 7.

Iri., a talbot collared, ppr. pl. 13, n. 35.

CauitcaAn, Suss., a tiger passant, ar.,

maned and tufted or. p1. 22, n. 13. CHURCHE, Ess., a demi-greyhound, sa., collared or, charged with three lnz-

enges, gu., (holding a trefoil, of the second.) p1. 40, n. 33.

—, Salop., a greyhound's head erased, erm., collared, and ringed, or. pl. 37, n. 7.

CHURCHLY, Wel., a greyhound's head erased, sa., collared, or. pl. 37, n. 7. CHURCHILL, Duke of Marlborough. See MARLBOROUGH.

—, Baron (Spencer); out of a ducal coronet, or, a griffin's head between two wings expanded, ar, gorged with a bar-gemel, gu., armed of the first. pl. 27, n. 25. Dieu defende le droit.

Dors., Devon., and Som., out of a ducal coronet, or, a demi-lion rampant, ar. pl. 6, n. 6.

— -, a savage's head affroni6e, ducally crowned, ppr. pl. 65, n. 19.

—, a lion couchant guardant, ar., holding a banner, of the last, charged with a hand erect, gu. 1)1. 14, n. 17.

—, the same, but not guardant, and the banner charged with a cross. pi. 3,n 20,

CHURCHMAN, Salop., out of a ducal coronet, or, a demi-lion rampant, ar. p1. 6, n. 6.

—, Lond., on a garb lying fesswise, or, a cock, ar., beaked, legged, arid wattled, gu. pl. 75, n. 32. CHURCHYARD, an arm in armour em-bowed, holding a baton, (and thereon suspended a laurel-crown, ppr.) p1.56, n. 6.

CHUTE, Hants. and Kent, a gauntlet, ppr., holding a broken sword, ar., hilt and pomel or. pl. 54, n. 4. CHUTE-WIGGETT, Hants. and Norf., a dexter cubit arm in armour, the hand guantleted, grasping a broken sword in bend sinister, ppr., hilt and pomel or, for Chute, pl. 62, n. 4 ; 2. a griffin's head couped, sa., in the beak an car of wheat, ppr., between two wings, or., each charged with a mullet, gu., for TViggett, pl. 28, n. 8. Fortune de guerre.

CJ[UTER, a dexter hand holding a spur, —. pl. 49, n. 1.

CHUTZ, an arm in armour, holding in the gauntlet a broken sword, all ppr. pl. 62, n. 4.

CH YNER, an antelope's head erased, erm. pl. 28, n. 15.

CIDD PROWL, out of a tower, ar., a demi-lion rampant, sa. pl. 21, n. 35. CIELY, Cornw., a tiger sejant, ar. pl. 11, n. 4.

CINSALLAGH, Iri., a lion's head erased, ppr. pl. 5, a. 2.

CIPEIANI, an eagle displayed, sa., crowned, go. pl. 79, n. 34. CLABROCK, Middx. and Kent, out of a ducal coronet, or, a demi-ostrich, ar., wings displayed, erm., holding in the mouth a horse-shoe, sa. pl. 72, n. 9. CLACK, on a mount, a holy lamb and flag, ppr. pl. 21 n. 5.

--, Beret'. and Berks., a demi-eagle, or, winged erm. pl. 69, n. 19.

, an old man's head, couped at the shoulder, vested gu., wreathed ar. pl. 63, n. 19.

CLAGETT, Lond., Kent, and Surr., an eagle's head erased, erm., (ducally crowned, or,) between two wings, sa. pl. 77, n. 14.

CLAGSTONE, a falcon rising, ppr, p1. 68, n. 21.

CLAMOND, Cornw., a griffin sejant, or. pl. 26, n. 15.

CLANBRASIL, Baron. See RODEN, Earl of.

CLANCARTY, Earl of, Viscount Dunlo, and Baron Kilconnel, hi. ; Viscount Clancarty, and Baron Trench, Eng., (Le Poer-Trench); 1. an arm in armour embowed, holding a sword,