A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours (1836)
and a cock of the same,beaked gold Crests—1st for Knight, out of a ducalcoronet or, an eagle displayed erm.; 2ndfor Gally, out of a foreign coronet a cockarg. Motto—Toujours pret.Estates—In the counties of Nottinghamand York. Town Residence—69, Lower GrosvenorStreet. Sea*—Firbeck Hall, near Bawtry.… … The surname of this family originated atthe time of the Crusades, when some desig-nation was necessarily affixed to the chris-tian names of those who embarked in them,for distinctions sake;—as le Brun, le White,le Grey, &c.—The adjective le hore, signi-fies the white or hoar, and is so used…
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