hand a crosier or, on the head a mitre, and below his feet a serpent, nowed, both ppr. DUNBAR, Royal Burgh, [Scotland] az. a castle ar. masoned sa. the windows and portcullis shut, gu. DUNDEE, Royal Burgh, [Scotland] az. a pot of growing lilies ar.-Crest, a lily ar. Supporters, two dragons vert, their tails nowed together below the shield. Motto, above the crest, Dei donum.

DUNHAVED. See LAUNCESTER.

DUNKELD, See, [Scotland] ar. a cross Calvary sa. betw. two passion-nails gu.

DUNMOW Priory, [Essex] sa. a cross ar. betw. four mullets or.

DUNSTABLE Priory, [Beds.] ar. on a pile sa. a horseshoe, interlaced to a staple affixed to the centre of the pile, or.

DUNWICH, Borough, [Suff.] The seal represents a ship of three masts on the waves; the main-mast ensigned with a flag of St. George, the sails furled ; the other two masts broke off at the round-top: on the water, four fishes swimming to the dexter. DURHAM, County.

DURHAM, City, az. a cross or.

DURHAM Monastery, az. a cross betw. four lions ramp.

or.

DURHAM Priory, az. a chev. or, betw. three lions ramp.

ar.

DURHAM, See, az. a cross or, betw. four lions ramp. ar. DURHAM Deanery, az. on a cross or, betw. four lions ramp. ar. the letter D sa.

DYERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated 10 Feb. 1471] sa. a chev. engr. ar. betw. three bags of madder of the last, corded or.-Crest, three sprigs of the graintree, erect, vert, fructed gu. Supporters, two leopards ramp. guard. ar. spotted with various colours, fire issuing from their ears and mouths, ppr. both ducally crowned or. Motto, Da gloriam Deo.

Note.-Sa. a chev. betw. three bales or bags of madder ar. is also borne by the Company of Dyers of Chester. DYSART, Royal Burgh, [Scotland] ar. a tree, eradicated, ppr.

EAST GRINSTEAD, Borough, [Suss.] The seal of the corporation represents a double rose, imperially crowned; on the back ground, the word Sussex, divided thus, Sus on the dexter, and sex on the sinister. EAST INDIA COLLEGE, [in the county of Hertford. By Royal License, dated 4 Dec. 1807] The arms of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies, viz. ar. a cross gu.; on a shield, in the dexter quarter, the arms of France and England, quarterly, within a compartment adorned with an imperial crown on a chief of augmentation, az. an olive-wreath betw. two open books, ppr. bound and clasped Crest, a lion ramp. guard. on the head an eastern crown or, holding betw. the fore paws a scroll, with a seal pendent therefrom, ppr. Supporters, two lions guard. on their heads an eastern crown, or. Motto, Auspicio regis et senatus Angliæ.

or.

EAST INDIA COMPANY, [Incorporated by Queen Elizabeth in 1600; and arms granted 4 Feb. the same year] az. three ships of as many masts, rigged and under full sail; the sails, pennants, and ensigns ar. each charged with a cross gu.; on a chief of the second, a pale, quarterly, az. and gu.; on the first and fourth, a fleur-de-lis;

in the second and third, a lion pass. guard.; all of the second, betw. two roses gu. seeded or, barbed vert.— Crest, a sphere without a frame, bound with the Zodiac, in bend, or, betw. two split pennons, flotant, ar. each charged with a cross gu.: over the sphere, the words, Deus indicat. Supporters, two sea-lions or, tails ppr. Motto, Deo ducente nil nocet.

EAST INDIA COMPANY, NEW, [Established by act of parliament, in 1698, and united with the former] ar. a cross gu.; in the dexter chief quarter, an escutcheon of the arms of France and England, quarterly; the shield ornamented and regally crowned or.-Crest, a lion ramp. guard. or, supporting betw. the fore feet a regal crown ppr. Supporters, two lions ramp. guard. or, each supporting a banner, erect, ar. charged with a cross gu. Motto, Auspicio regis et senatus Angliæ.

EAST LAND COMPANY, [London. Incorporated 1579; and had their charter confirmed by King Charles II.] or, on the sea, in base, a ship of three masts, in full sail, all ppr.; the sails, pennants, and ensigns ar. charged with a cross gu.; on a chief of the last, a lion pass. guard. of the first.-Crest, an allocamelus, or, according to Holmes, an ass-camel, which is supposed to be a beast engendered betw. an ass and a camel. Supporters, two bears ppr. Motto, Despair not.

EAST Low, Borough, [Cornw.] hath no armorial ensign. The seal represents an antique one-masted vessel; in it a man and a boy; against the side of the hulk, three escutcheons, each charged with three bends.

EAST REDFORD, Borough, [Notts.] The seal is very ancient. It is not unlikely that the charges thereon were originally assigned to the corporation as arms. They are, two eagles, with wings endorsed, respecting each other, their two inward feet conjoined; the colours are unknown. Sigil. de Este Redfurde.

EATON COLLEGE, [Founded by Henry VI. in 1441] az. three lilies, slipped and leaved, ar.; a chief, per pale, az. and gu.; on the dexter side, a fleur-de-lis or; on the sinister, a lion pass. guard. of the last. EDINBURGH, Royal Burgh, [Scotland] ar. a castle, triple towered and embattled, sa. masoned of the first, and topped with three fanes gu. windows and portcullis shut, of the last, situated on a rock ppr.-Crest, an anchor, wreathed about with a cable, both ppr. Motto, in a scroll above, Nisi dominus frustra. Supporters, dexter, a maid, richly attired, her hair hanging down over her shoulders; sinister, a doe; both ppr.

EDINBURGH, See, [Scotland] az. a saltier ar.; in chief, a mitre of the last, garnished or. EDINGTON Priory, [Wilts.] or, on a cross engr. gu. five cinquefoils of the first.

ELGINE, Royal Burgh, [Scotland] ar. a bishop, in his canonical dress, his arms extended; in his dexter hand a book; all ppr.; in the sinister hand, a crosier or. ELPHIN, See, [Ireland] sa. two crosiers, endorsed, in saltier, or; in base, a lamb, couchant, ar. ELSING Priory, [Spitalfields, London] gu. a lion ramp. barry of eight, ar. and sa.

ELSYNG Priory, gu. three fleurs-de-lis, in bend, or, betw.

ELY, See, gu. three ducal crowns or.

ELY Deanery, gu. three keys, erect, or, two and one, wards to the dexter. EMBROIDERERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated in 1562] paly of six, ar. and az.; on a fesse gu. betw. three lions pass. guard. or, two broaches in saltier, inter two trundles, (i. e. quills of gold thread) or.-Crest, a dove displ. ar. encircled with glory ppr. Supporters, two lions or, guttée de sang. Motto, Omnia desuper. EMBROIDERERS, [Bristol] gu. two broaches, in saltier, ar. betw. two trundles or; on a chief of the second, a lion pass. gu.

Note. Their old arms were, paly of six, erm. and az. ; on a fesse

gu. betw. three lions pass. guard. or, two broaches in saltier, betw. two empty quills, of the last. EMBROIDERERS, [Chester] The same arms as those of Bristol.

EMMANUEL COLLEGE, [Cambridge. Founded in 1584, by Sir Walter Mildmay, Knt. Chancellor and Treasurer of the Exchequer] ar. a lion ramp. az. holding in the dexter paw a chaplet of laurel vert; in chief, a scroll sa. thereon the word Emmanuel, or.

ETON COLLEGE. See EATON COLLEGE. EVESHAM, Borough, [Worc.] az. a prince's coronet .., betw. two ostrich's feathers in chief, and a garb in base, .., all within a bordure sa. bezantée. EVESHAM Abbey, [Worc.] az. a chev. composed of chain, and couped, betw. three mitres, all ar.; at the dexter end of the chain, a padlock of the last. EXETER, City, [Devons.] per pale, gu. and sa. a triangular castle, with three towers, or.-Crest, a demi lion ramp. gu. crowned or, holding betw. the paws a mound of the last. Supporters, two pegasuses ar. wings endorsed, maned and crowned or; the inside of the wings charged with three bars wavy az. Motto, Semper fidelis. EXETER, See, gu. a sword, in pale, ar. hilt and pommel or, surmounted of two keys, endorsed, in saltier, the dexter gold, the sinister ar.

EXETER Deanery, az. a stag's head, cabossed, ar.; betw. the attires, a cross pattée fitchée of the last. EXETER College, [Oxford. Founded in 1316, by Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter, Lord High Treasurer of England, and Secretary of State to Edward II. At first, it was called Stapledon Hall; but in 1404, Edmund Stafford, Bishop of Exeter, and Lord High Chancellor, giving the Hall a more complete body of statutes than it had theretofore received, and adding two fellowships, the Hall exchanged its former name for that of Exeter College] ar. two bends nebulée, within a bordure gu. charged with twelve pairs of keys, endorsed and interlaced in the rings, or, the wards in chief.

Note. This bordure is supposed to have been added to the college arms, on occasion of Bishop Stafford's benefaction; as the earliest appearance of such addition thereunto, is on a gate-way, built soon after Bishop Stafford's death.

EYE, Borough, [Suff.] hath no armorial ensign. The seal has the word eye, under an antique ducal coronet. FAN MAKERS', or FAN-STICK MAKERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated 19 April, 1709] or, a fan displ. with a mount of various devices and colours, the sticks gu.; on a chief, per pale, gu. and az. on the dexter side a shaving-iron over a bundle of fan-sticks, tied together,

or.

or; on the sinister side, a framed saw, in pale, of the last.-Crest, a hand, couped, ppr. holding a fan displ. Motto, Arts and trades united. FARRIERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated 17 Jan. 1670] ar. three horse-shoes sa. pierced of the field.— Crest, an arm, embowed, issuing from clouds on the sinister side, all ppr. holding in the hand a hammer az. handled and ducally crowned or. Supporters, two horses ar. Motto, Vi et virtute.

same arms and crest.

FELT MAKERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated 2 Aug. 1604] ar. a dexter hand, couped at the wrist, gu. betw. two hat-bands, nowed, az.; in chief, a hat sa. banded of the third.-Crest, a naked arm, embowed, ppr. holding in the hand a hat sa. banded az. FELT MAKERS' COMPANY, [Newcastle upon Tyne] The FEVERSHAM, Town, [Kent] gu. three lions pass. guard. in pale, per pale, or and ar. FEVERSHAM Abbey, [Kent] per pale, gu. and az. three demi lions pass. guard. in pale, or, joined to as many demi hulks of ships ar.; over all, in pale, a crosier or. FISHMONGERS' COMPANY, [London. Anciently there were two communities of Fishmongers, viz. the Salt Fishmongers, and Stock Fishmongers; the former incorporated by letters patent, 1433, and the latter by charter, 1509; but this division proving prejudicial to the trade in general, they united, and were incorporated by letters patent, 1536, by the appellation of The Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Fishmongers of the City of London. At the same time, arms, composed of parts of the armorial bearings of each of the two former companies, were granted to the new United Society; and afterwards, on 17 Sept. 1575, entered and confirmed] az. three dolphins, naiant, in pale, ar. finned and ducally crowned or, betw. two pairs of lucies, in saltier, the sinister surmounting the dexter, ppr.; over the nose of each lucy, a ducal crown of the third; on a chief gu. three pairs of keys, endorsed, in saltier, or.-Crest, two cubit arms, erect, the dexter vested or, the sinister az. cuffed ar. holding in the hands ppr. a regal crown of the last. Supporters, dexter, a merman ppr. on his head a helmet, the body only covered in armour, in the dexter hand a sabre, all of the first; sinister, a mermaid ppr. crined or, in the sinister hand a mirror of the last. Motto, All worship be to God only. Patron, St. Peter. FLESHERS, Trade, [Edinburgh] ar. two axes, in saltier, endorsed, ppr. betw. three bulls' heads, couped, sa.; on a chief az. a boar's head, couped, betw. two garbs or. Note. They should be block-brushes, (not garbs) as in the arms of the Butchers' Company, London.

FLETCHERS, [London. Company by prescription, and arms granted by Holme, 1487] az. a chev. betw. three arrows, or, headed and feathered ar.-Crest, a demi angel ppr. with wings endorsed or, vested of the last, holding a bundle of arrows gold.

FLINT, Borough, [Flints.] hath no armorial ensign. FORFAR, Royal Burgh, [Scotland] az. a square castle,

embattled above the gate and at the top, triple-towered, the centre tower larger than the dexter and sinister; on each side the centre tower, a centinel-house, or watchtower, which are, with the three towers, pyramidically roofed, all ar. masoned sa. the portcullis and windows gu. the middle tower ensigned with a staff and banuer, charged with the royal arms of Scotland.

FORRES, Royal Burgh, [Scotland] FORTROSE, Royal Burgh, [Scotland] FOUNDERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated 10 Sept. 1614: arms granted by Cooke, 13 Oct. 1590] az. a laverpot (i. e. a vase) betw. three taper candlesticks, or.Crest, a fiery furnace ppr.; two arms of the last, issuing from clouds, on the sinister side, of the first, vested az. holding in both hands a pair of closing-tongs sa. taking hold of the melting-pot in the furnace, ppr. Motto, God the only founder.

FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, per fesse, az. and vert; in chief a crescent ar. betw. two mullets of six points or; in base an infant, exposed, stretching out his arms for help, ppг. -Crest, a lamb pass. ar. holding in its mouth a sprig of laurel vert. Supporters, two emblematical figures; the dexter representing Nature, and the sinister, Wisdom. Motto, Help.

FOUNTAINS Abbey, [Yorks.] gu. a cross betw. four lions ramp. ar. Another coat, az. three horse-shoes or. FOWEY, Borough, [Cornw.] The seal seems originally intended for an armorial ensign, viz. on a shield, a ship of three masts, on a sea, her top-sails furled. Legend round the seal, Sigillum oppidi de Fowy, Anno Dom.

1702.

FRAME-WORK-KNITTERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated by letters patent, dated 19 Aug. 1663] ar. a knitting-frame sa. garnished or, with work pendent in base, gu. Supporters, dexter, a student of the University of Oxford, vested ppr.; sinister, a woman ppr. vested az. handkerchief, apron, and cuffs to the gown ar. in the dexter hand a knitting-needle, and in the sinister a piece of worsted knit, gu. Motto, Speed, strength, and truth united. FREEMASONS SOCIETY, sa. on a chev. betw. three towers, ar. a pair of compasses, open, cheveronways, of the first. -Crest, a dove ppr. Supporters, two beavers ppr.

Note. The above arms, &c. are so given by Mr. Edmondson; but the arms, &c. as found in the collection of the famous and learned Hebrewist, Architect, and Brother, Rabe Jacob Jehudah Leon, are as follow:-quarterly, per squares counterchanged, vert; first quarter, az. a lion ramp. or; second, or, an ox pass. sa.; third, or, a man, with hands erect, ppr. robed crimson and erm.; fourth, az. an eagle displ. or.-Crest, the holy ark of the covenant, ppr. Supporters, two cherubims. Motto, Kodes la Adonai; i. e. Holiness to the Lord.

The learned Spencer says, the cherubims had the face of a man, the wings of an eagle, the back and mane of a lion, and the feet of a calf. And the Prophet Ezekiel says, they had four forms, a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle.

FRENCH MERCHANTS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated by King Edward IV.] quarterly, az. and gu.; in the first and fourth quarters a fleur-de-lis or; in the second and third quarters a lion pass. guard. of the last; over all a cross ar.- -Crest, a lion ramp. guard. or, supporting an anchor sa. beamed of the first. Supporters, two dolphins ppr. ducally crowned and finned or. FRENCH MERCHANT ADVENTURERS, or HAMBURGH MERCHANTS, [London. This society was incorporated 1296, and obtained ample privileges and a confirmation of their charter from Queen Elizabeth] barry nebulée of six, ar. and az. a chief, quarterly, gu. and or; on the first and fourth quarters, a lion pass. guard. of the fourth; on the second and third, two roses of the third, barbed vert.-Crest, a pegasus, current, with wings en

ar. and sa.

endorsed, each charged on the wing with three roses, in pale, gu. Motto, Dieu nous adventure donne bonne. FRISTOKE, or FRITHELSTOKE, Priory, [Devons.] vairé, FRUITERERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated 9 Feb. 1605] az. on a mount, in base, vert, the tree of paradise, environed with a serpent, betw. Adam and Eve, all ppr. Motto, Arbor vitæ Christus; fructus per fidem gustamus.

FULLERS AND DYERS' COMPANY, [Newcastle upon Tyne] The same arms, crest, and motto, as the Dyers' Company, London.

FURNIVAL'S INN, ar. a bend betw. six martlets, gu. all within a bordure az.

FURNES Abbey, [Lanc.] sa. on a pale ar. a crosier of the first. Another coat, sa. a bend componée, ar. and az. FURRIERS, Trade, [Edinburgh] erm. on a chief gu. three imperial crowns ppr.

GALLOWAY, See. [Scotland] ar. St. Ninian clothed in a pontifical robe purp.; on his head a mitre, and in the dexter hand a crosier, both or; the siuister hand across his breast.

GARDENERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated 9 Nov. 1616] the field a landscape, the base variegated with flowers, a man ppr. vested round his loins with linen ar. digging with a spade, all of the first.-Crest, a basket of fruit, all ppr. Supporters, the emblematical female figures, with cornucopia, representing Plenty. Motto, In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat thy bread. GATTON, Borough, [Surrey] bath no armorial ensign. GERONDON Abbey, [Leic.] gu. a cinquefoil erm.; over all, in bend, a crosier or.

GIRDLERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated 6 Aug. 1449, and arms granted 1454] per fesse, az. and or, a pale counterchanged; three gridirons of the last, the handles in chief.-Crest, a demi man ppr. representing St. Lawrence, with glory round his head or, issuing out of clouds of the first, vested az. girt round the body with a girdle of the second, holding in the dexter hand a gridiron of the last, and in the sinister a book ar. Motto, Give thanks to God.

GISEBURN, or GYSBURGH, Priory, [Yorks.] ar. a lion ramp. az. debruised with a bend gu.

GLASGOW, Town, ar. a chev. az. betw. two fishes, naiant, in chief, sa. and an oak, growing out of a mount, in base, vert.-Crest, a martlet sa. Motto, Lord, let Glasgow flourish.

GLASGOW, Royal Burgh, [Scotland] ar. a tree growing out of a mount in base, surmounted by a salmon, in fesse, all ppr.; in his mouth an annulet or; on the dexter side, a bell, pendent to a tree, of the second. GLASGOW, See. The same arms as the Burgh. GLASS SELLERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated by letters patent, dated 25 July, 1664] what they call their armorial ensign seems to have been a device of their own, not being heraldry.

GLASTONBURY Monastery, [Somers.] vert, a cross botonnée ar.; on a canton of the last, the Virgin Mary and Child, ppr. Another coat, vert, a cross botonnée ar. ; on the dexter chief quarter, the Virgin Mary holding the Infant in her dexter arm, and in the sinister a sceptre, all or; in each of the other quarters a ducal crown of the last. Another coat, vert, a cross patonce ar. See

GLAZIERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated 6 Nov. 1637] ar. two grozing-irons, in saltier, sa. betw. four closing-nails of the last; on a chief gu. a lion pass. guard. or.-Crest, a lion's head, couped, or, betw. two wings, expanded, az. Supporters, two naked boys ppr. each holding a long torch, inflamed, of the last. Motto, Da nobis lucem Domine. The company have sometimes used another motto, Lumen umbra Dei. GLAZIERS' COMPANY, [Newcastle upon Tyne] The same arms and crest. Motto, Lucem tuam da nobis o Deum. GLOUCESTER, County. GLOUCESTER, City, [Glouc.] vert, on a pale gu. betw. two horse-shoes, each horse-shoe betw. three nails, two in chief, and one in base, all meeting with their points to the shoe, ar. a sword, in a scabbard, az. hilt, pommel, and studding of the scabbard or; on the point of the sword, a cap of maintenance gu. turned up erm.; on a chief, per pale of the fifth and purp. a boar's head, couped, of the third, betw. two demi roses; the dexter of the second, barbed of the first; the sinister ar. barbed vert, each issuing rays from its centre, pointing to the boar's head, gold.

Note. These arms were obtained for the corporation by Sir Richard Bell, Knt. Alderman of the City of Gloucester. Temp. Henry VIII. The original arms of the city were, or, three chev. gu. betw. ten torteauxes, three, three, three, and one. GLOUCESTER Monastery, az. two keys, in saltier, or, the wards in chief.

GLOUCESTER, See, az. two keys, endorsed, in saltier, or. GLOUCESTER Deanery, az. on a fesse or, three crosses pattée fitchée of the first: on a quarter of the second, the sun appearing in chief, environed with a demi circle wavy gu.; on each side of the quarter, a demi fleur-de-lis, conjoined to the side of the first.

GLOVERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated 5 Sept. 1638; and arms and crest granted 20 Oct. 1464] per fesse, sa. and ar. a pale counterchanged; three rams, salient, of the second, two and one, armed and unguled or.-Crest, a ram's head ar. issuing from a basket of the last, betw. two wings, expanded, gu. GLOVERS' COMPANY, [Newcastle upon Tyne] The same arms and crest.

GLOVERS AND SKINNERS UNITED, [Exeter] erm. ou a chief gu. three regal crowns, or, as they are usually called, imperial crowns, ppr. Motto, Soli Deo gloria. GOLD AND SILVER WIRE-DRAWERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated 14 June, 1623] az. on a chev. or, betw. two coppers, in chief, of the second, in base, two points, in saltier, ar. a drawing-iron betw. two rings, (viz. tools used by wire-drawers) sa.-Crest, two arms, embowed, vested gu. cuffed ar. holding betw. their hands ppr. an engrossing-block or. Supporters, dexter, an Indian ppr. crowned with an eastern crown or, vested round the middle with feathers, pendent, alternately ar. and gu. holding over his shoulder a bar of silver; sinister, a man, vested, ppr. (called in the grant a silk throwster) in the sinister band a bank of silk ar. Motto, Amicitiam trahit amor.

GOLDSMITHS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated in 1327, by letters patent, which were confirmed in 1394; reincorporated, and their privileges increased by King Edward IV. in 1462. Crest and supporters granted in 1571; and they, together with the arms, were approved and entered in the vistation of London, 1634] quarterly,

gu. and az.; in the first and fourth, a leopard's head or; in the second and third, a covered cup, and in chief two round buckles, the tongues fesseways, points to the dexter, all of the third.-Crest, a demi lady, her arms extended, ppr. issuing out of clouds, of the last, vested gu. garnished or, cuffed ar. round her neck a ruff of the last, in her dexter hand a pair of scales of the third; in her sinister, a touchstone sa. Supporters, two unicorns or, armed, criued, and hoofed ar. Motto, Justitia virtutum regina. Another motto occasionally used by this company was, To God only be the glory. Patron, St. Dunstan. Note. The crest is vested in the dress of the reign of Elizabeth. GOLDSMITHS' COMPANY, [Newcastle upon Tyne] The same arms, crest, and motto. GOLDSMITHS, [Edinburgh] quarterly; first and fourth, gu. a leopard's head, cabossed, ar.; second and third, az. a covered cup or; in chief two annulets of the last, enriched with stones gu. GONVILL AND CAIUS COLLEGE, [Cambridge. Founded in 1348, by Edmund Gonvill, Rector of Terrington and Rushworth, Norf. who called it Gonvill Hall. Afterwards it was further amply endowed by the learned antiquary, Dr. John Caius, who obtained leave from Queen Mary to be a co-founder; whereupon it was called Gonvill and Caius College] ar. on a chev. betw. two couple-closes, indented, sa. three escallops or, for Gonvill; impaling, or, semée of flowers gentle, in the middle of the chief a sengreen, resting upon the heads of two serpents, in pale, their tails knit together, all ppr. colours, resting upon a square marble stone vert, for Caius; the whole within a bordure gobony, ar. and sa. -Crest, a dove ar, beaked and membered gu. holding in its beak, by the stalk, a flower gentle, stalked vert, set on a wreath or and gu.

Note. The above blazon is taken from the original grant, confirmed by Cooke, 1571.

GRAMPOUND, Borough, [Cornw.] The corporation seal represents a bridge of two arches over a river; the dexter end in perspective shewing the passage over: at the sinister end a tree, issuing from the base; against the bridge, on the centre, an escutcheon of the arms of the family of Cornwall, viz. ar. a lion ramp. gu. within a bordure sa. bezantée.

GRAY'S INN, sa. a griffin, segreant, or. GRANTHAM, Borough, [Linc.] chequy, or and az. within a bordure sa. charged with eight trefoils, slipped, ar. GREAT BEDWIN, Borough, [Wilts.] az. a tower, domed, ar.-Crest, a griffin pass. or.

GREAT GRIMSBY, Borough, [Linc.] ar. a chev. betw. three boars' heads, couped, sa.

GREEK SCHOOL, [Cambr.] per chev. ar. and sa. ; in chief
the Greek letters A sa.; in base a grasshopper of the
first; on a chief gu. a lion pass. guard. or, charged ou
the side with the letter G of the second.
GREAT YARMOUTH. See YARMOUTH.
GRESHAM COLLEGE, ar. a chev. erm. betw. three mullets
sa.-Crest, on a mount vert. a grasshopper or.

Note. Those are the arms and crest of the founder, Sir Thomas
Gresham, Knt.

GREY TAUYERS, [London. Arms granted 11 Oct. 1531] erm. on a chev. sa. betw. three squirrels ppr. with beads and chains of gold about their necks, three roses ar. Crest, a squirrel, sejant, ppr. as in the arms.

GROCERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated in 1346, being before that time called Pepperers. In the 23rd Henry VIII. they had the following arms and supporters granted them] ar. a chev. gu. betw. nine cloves sa. three, three, and three.-Crest, a camel pass. ppr. bridled gu. on his back a bale ar. corded gu. Supporters, two griffins, per fesse, gu. and or. Motto, God grant grace. Patron, St. Anthony.

GUILDFORD, Borough, [Surrey] sa. on a mount vert, a castle with two towers, embattled; ou each tower a spire, surmounted with a ball; from the battlements betw. the towers, a tower, triple-towered, all ar. and charged with an escutcheon, quarterly, of France and England; under the battlements of the castle, two roses, in fesse, or, the port ppr. charged on the centre with a key gold, portcullised of the last; on the mount, before the port, a lion couchant, guard. of the fourth; on each side the castle, in fesse, a woolpack of the third, paleways; the base of the field water ppr. GUNSMITHS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated in 1638] ar. two guns, in saltier, ppr.; in chief the letter G. and in base the letter V. sa. each crowned with a regal crown; on the dexter side, in fesse, a barrel, and on the sinister three balls, all of the second.

Note.-This appears to be a composition of some painter, and not a proper armorial ensign. HABERDASHERS' COMPANY, [London. Anciently called indifferently Hurrers and Milliners, were first incorporated in 1407, by the name and style of The Fraternity of St. Catharine, the Virgin of the Haberdashers of the City of London; but at present they are denominated, The Master and four Wardens of the Fraternity of the Art or Mystery of Haberdashers of the City of London.] The armorial ensigns granted by Cooke, 8 Nov. 1571, barry nebulée of six, ar. and az.; on a bend gu, a lion pass. guard. or.-Crest, two arms, embowed, ppr. issuing from clouds, of the last, holding a chaplet of laurel vert. Supporters, two Indian goats ar. attired and unguled or. Motto, Serve and obey. Patroness, St. Catharine.

HABERDASHERS, [Exeter] The same arms, &c. as of London.

HADDINGTON, Royal Burgh, [Scotland] az. on a mount, in base, vert, a goat, statant, ar. armed, hoofed, and bearded or.

HALES Abbey, [Glouc.] ar. in bend dexter, a crosier gu. surmounted with a lion ramp. of the last; all within a bordure sa. bezantée.

HALES OWEN Abbey, [Salop] az. a chev. ar. betw. three fleurs-de-lis or.

HALSTEAD, Town, [Essex] a coronet composed of one fleur-de-lis and two leaves, on the bend. HALTEMPRISE Priory, [Yorks.] sa. a cross patonce quarterly, ar. and gu. Another coat, sa. a cross fleury ar. HAMMERMEN, [Edinburgh] az. a hammer, erect, in pale, ar. ensigned with a ducal coronet or. HARWICH, Borough, [Essex] gu. a portcullis with chains pendent, or, nailed and pointed az.-Crest, an antique ship with one mast or, in water ppr.; on the head and stern, towers ar. one also fixed near the top of the mast, on the sinister side; the sail furled, and on the masthead a split pennon, flotant, gu.

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on the dexter, three demi lions pass. guard. issuing from the centre, and conjoined to as many demi hulks of ships on the sinister, ar. The corporation seal is very ancient; on one side, an antique ship with two flags; on one, above arms; on the other, the arms of England, viz. three lions pass. guard, in pale; on the reverse of the seal, St. Michael slaying the dragon.

HATBAND MAKERS' COMPANY, [London. Incorporated 1 Dec. 1664] az. on a chev. betw. three hatbands or, as many merillions sa.

HAVERFORD, Borough, [Pembrokeshire, Wales] The arms are said to be, an old man's head in profile, couped at the neck. The seal represents a castle triple-towered, on a mount; from the centre, a man blowing a horn; on each of the other towers a flag; the tower supported by two heraldic tigers.

HEBREW SCHOOL, [Cambridge] ar. the Hebrew letter sa.; on a chief gu. a lion pass. guard. or, charged on the side with the letter H of the second. HEDINGHAM Nunnery, [Essex] ar. a billet, in pale, az. surmounted of another, in fesse, gu.

HELSTON, Borough, [Cornw.] hath no armorial ensign. HENLEY UPON THAMES, Town, [Berks.] a lion ramp.. as appears by a seal pendent to a deed dated 1306. The corporation seal in 1624, appears to be the letter H, ducally crowned; in chief, clouds issuing rain. With this impression, the money coined at Henley was stamped, as appears by the Visitation of Berks, in which the same is entered as the seal of this corporation, and with this legend round it, Ville de Henley sigillum. HEREFORD, City, gu. three lions pass. guard. in pale, ar. ; on a bordure az. ten saltiers of the second.-Crest, a lion pass. guard. ar. holding in the dexter paw a sword erect, ppr. hilt and pommel or. Supporters, two lions ramp. guard. ar. each gorged with a collar az. charged with three buckles or. Motto, Invicta fidelitatis præ

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HEREFORD Priory, [Pembrokeshire] gu. a wivern or; on a chief az. three mullets, pierced, of the second. HEREFORD, See, gu. three leopards' heads issuant de lis

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HEREFORD Deanery, or, five chev. az. HERTFORD College, [Oxford. This house was originally erected as an academical hall, and called Hart, or Hartford Hall, by Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter, and appropriated to Exeter College; but on the 8 Sept. 1740, this ancient hôtel received a charter of incorporation, by means of its learned and public-spirited Principal, Dr. Richard Newton, who also consigned an estate towards its endowment, whereupon, being converted into a college, it received the name of Hertford College] It hath no armorial ensign. The seal represents, in a landscape, a hart stooping down its head, as going to drink at a ford; all within a ribbon, on which is the following motto, Sicut cervus anhelat ad fontes aquarum. This college falling into decay and disuse, was dissolved, and new buildings for Magdalen Hall have been erected upon the site; some of the old buildings have been left standing, and repaired; and the whole now forms Magdalen Hall.

HERTFORD, County.

HERTFORD, Town, ar. on a mount vert, a stag, couchant, gu.