Tregarthens of Cornwall have lobster claws saltire-wise, gules, that last word imply-ing that the luckless owner of thoseclaws had been clearly boiled (Fig. 49)! The escallop shell, being pre-eminently the pilgrim badge, wasgiven a very honourable place inheraldry, and occurs in the arms ofmany of… … Fig. 50. Animal Charges Montrose. One branch of the Shelley family bearsthree escallop shells (Fig. 50), and a lion betweenescallop shells is a common charge. One WilliamMoffat bears a lion between eight escallop shells.* A fish with a ring in its mouth occurs fairly often inheraldry, and owes its…
Heraldry
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