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Peeps at heraldry (1912)

Allen, Phoebe · London : A. and C. Black · leaf 82

An illustration from Peeps at heraldry, 1912, leaf 82
of threeeyes. The human heart is much used in heraldry. Henryde Wingham bears a winged heart, and the shield of theHeart family is charged with three hearts. The Cornhills bear a left hand and arm, whilst anarm grasping the stump of an uprooted tree is appropri-ately borne by Armstrong. Very… … Animal Charges Catchpoles, and three hands occur in the armorial bear-ings of the Maynards of Medstone and those of Wick-low, as also in the coat of arms of the Maynes of Bucks.The Quartermaynes bear four right hands (Fig. 51). Amongst other families, the Haddens and Shrigleysbear a human leg. In…

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