x-Davies quotes an example of this charge inthe arms of Peebles, where one salmon is depictedswimming towards the dexter side of the shield, whilsttwo are swimming towards the sinister. This chargealludes evidently to the popular idea that for eachsalmon that ascends the river to spawn, two… … Fig. 48. Fig. 49. Peeps at Heraldry canting heraldry,* so that they mostly repeat thename of their bearer, or, at any rate, carry a very directallusion to it. This is the case with the families ofDolphin, Godolphin, Salmon, Sole (Fig. 48), Herring,Herringham, Bream, Roach, Sprat, Ellis (who…
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