Nichols, John Gough, 1806-1873 · London : John Bowyer Nichols and Sons · leaf 24
hield of Vaire, or and gules, was adopted by FerrersEarl of Derby, at a very early period of armory, evidentlybecause it resembled his name in its sound— Le Comte de Ferrers, verree de or et de goules. Boll Hen. III. It was derived from Ferrers to Gresley, by which family it isstill borne tinctured…
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