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PROJECT BURKE

~ Altreuw thru Ames ~

©.1999-2005 by SBM

Transcribed by Esralin Casquejo Amadeo
PIMBLEY'S DICTIONARY OF HERALDRY

HERALDIC DICTIONARY - University of Notre Dame

Altreuw.

ARMS:..Per fesse Gules (red) and Argent (silver) two hands couped conjoined

chevronways counterchanged.

Altrew, or Altrue.

ARMS:..Sable (black) two hands couped above the wrist conjoined chevronways

sleeved Or (gold), cuffed Argent (silver).

Altringham, Town of

(Cheshire).

ARMS:..Quarterly, Gules (red) and Or (gold), in the first quarter a lion passant

Argent (silver).

Alvanley, Baron.

See ARDEN.

Alvanston.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) three crabs erect Gules (red).

Alvarde.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) on a saltire Azure (blue) between four griffins' heads erased

Gules (red) a leopard's head enclosed by four lozenges Or (gold), pointing to the ends

of the saltire.

Alvares.

ARMS:..Chequy Argent (silver) and Gules (red).

CREST:..A demi lion rampant Proper (natural color) holding in the dexter paw a mascle

Azure (blue).

Alvas.

See ALVES.

Alverd, or Alured

(Ipswich).

ARMS:..Argent (silver) on a saltire Azure (blue) between four griffins' heads earsed

Gules (red) a leopard's head between four lozenges Or (gold).

CREST:..A mill-rinde Or (gold).

Alverston

(Dunmore).

ARMS:..Azure (blue) a cross patonce between four fleurs-de-lis Or (gold).

CREST:..A greyhound salient Sable (black).

Alvert.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) on saltier Azure (blue) between four griffins' heads erased

Gules (red) a leopard's head Or (gold).

CREST:..An eagle's head Proper (natural color) charged with a saltier Gules (red).

Alverthorp.

ARMS:..Sable (black) a cross pattee Or (gold).

Alves, or Alvas.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) on a chevron Azure (blue) between three trefoils slipped Vert (green) as

many mullets of the field a bordure Sable (black).

CREST:..A garb Or (gold).

MOTTO:..DEO FAVENTE.

Alvey, or Allvey.

ARMS:..Sable (black) a boar passant Or (gold).

CREST:..A plough Proper (natural color).

Alvingham Abbey

(co. Lincoln).

ARMS:..Argent (silver) three bars Gules (red) over all a crozier in bend Or (gold).

Alway.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a fesse between three lions rampant Sable (black) crowned Or (gold).

Alwaye

(Streetley, co. Bed.).

ARMS:..Or (gold), a talbot passant Sable (black) on a chief of the second three

mullets of the first.

CREST:..A hind's head Argent (silver) between two holly branches Vert (green) fructed

with berries Gules (red).

Alwell

(Gloucestershire).

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a pile Sable (black) over all a chevron counterchanged.

Alworth, or Aylworth

(Oxfordshire).

ARMS:..Or (gold), a saltire engrailed between twelve billets Sable (black).

Alworthy.

ARMS:..Or (gold), on a chevron between three trefoils slipped Sable (black) three

mullets of the field.

Alwright.

See ALLWRIGHT.

Alwyn

(Devonshire).

ARMS:..Two coats: first, Argent (silver) three lions passant (another, rampant)

Sable (black) fretty Azure (blue); second, per pale Or (gold) and Azure (blue) three eagles

counterchanged.

Alwyn, or Aylwin

(Canons in West Dean, Preston in Biderton, and Treyford, co. Sussex:

the daus. and co-heirs were MARY ALWIN, wife of the Hon. CHARLES TALBGT;

and ELIZABETH, m. to Sir WILLIAM MANNOCK, Bart.)

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a fesse nebulee Gules (red) between three lions rampant Sable (black).

CREST:..A lion's gamb erect and erased Sable (black) enfiled with a mural crown

Or (gold).

Alwyn

(Lord Mayor of London, 1499).

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a fesse nebulee Azure (blue) between three lions rampant

guardant Sable (black).

Alwyn

(London).

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a fesse wavy Azure (blue) between three lions salient Sable (black).

Alwyn.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a fesse nebulee Azure (blue) between two lions passant Sable (black).

Alwyn.

ARMS:..Sable (black) a chevron between three goats Argent (silver).

Alwyn.

ARMS:..Or (gold), a chevron between three goats passant Sable (black).

Alwyne.

ARMS:..Or (gold), a chevron Azure (blue) between three goats' heads of the second

attired of the first.

Alye

(Gloucestershire).

ARMS:..Azure (blue) a lion rampant Argent (silver).

CREST:..A lion's head cabossed between two wings Sable (black).

Alye

(EDWARD ALYE, of Tewkesbury, gent., at Visit. co. Gloucester, 1623, and

confirmed to his grandson, RICHARD ALYE, citizen of London, by the Earl

of Aylesbury, D.E. Marshall, 2 Nov. 1679).

ARMS:..Azure (blue) a lion salient Argent (silver).

CREST:..A leopard's head Or (gold), between a pair of wings

displayed Sable (black).

Alye

(co. Dorset, Visit. Dorset, 1623).

ARMS:..Or (gold), a talbot's head erased Sable (black) on a chief crenelle of the last

three plates.

CREST:..A stag's head erased per pale Argent (silver) and Or (gold), on the neck a

fesse crenelle Gules (red) charged with three escallops gold.

Alyn

ARMS:..Azure (blue) a fess nebuly Ermine.

Alyne.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) three bars and between them as many towers Gules (red).

Alyson

(Kent, 1583).

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a fesse Azure (blue) between three boars' heads couped Sable (black).

CREST:..A pheon Argent (silver) with part of the broken shaft in it, Or (gold).

Alyson.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a fesse between three bears' heads couped Sable (black) armed

Gules (red).

Amade.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) an oak-branch acorned (Or (gold), fructed) Proper (natural color).

Amades

(Plymouth, co. Devon.)

ARMS:..Azure (blue) a chevron Ermine between three oaken slips acorned Proper (natural color).

Amand.

ARMS:..Or (gold), fretty Sable (black) on a chief of the second three bezants

(another, three plates; and another, two mullets).

Amand.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a lion rampant coward Purple.

Amand, Amane, or Amarme.

ARMS:..Per pale Argent (silver) and Sable (black) a chevron Ermine and ermines between six

martlets counterchanged.

CREST:..A pomegranate Proper (natural color).

A M E

Amant.

ARMS:..Or (gold), a fret Sable (black) on a chief of the last three bezants.

Amarle.

ARMS:..Azure (blue) two bars within a bordure Argent (silver) guttee-de-sang.

Amarle, or Armarle.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) guttee-de-sang, three bars humetee Azure (blue).

CREST:..A lion passant Or (gold), resting the dexter paw on a mullet Gules (red).

Amary

(Essex).

ARMS:..Gules (red) a cross engrailed Argent (silver) charged with five cinquefoils of

the field.

CREST:..A cat's head and neck issuing affrontee Argent (silver) in the mouth a

rat Sable (black).

Amary.

ARMS:..Gules (red) on a cross engrailed Argent (silver) four cinquefoils of the field.

Amatyst.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) on a bend Sable (black) three cinquefoils of the field.

Ambemont.

ARMS:..Ermine on a pile Azure (blue) three fleurs-de-lis Or (gold).

Amberg.

ARMS:..Gyronny of six Azure (blue) and Or (gold).

Ambers.

ARMS:..Gules (red) a chevron between three rowels Or (gold).

Ambersam.

ARMS:..Or (gold), on a chevron between three boars' heads couped Sable (black) as many

(another, five) cinquefoils of the first.

Ambesace, and Amboraes.

ARMS:..Or (gold), three dice Sable (black) (another, Gules (red)) each charged with an ace

Argent (silver).

CREST:..Out of a ducal coronet Or (gold) a man's head in profile Proper (natural color).

Ambett.

ARMS:..Gyronny of eight Or (gold) and Azure (blue) four annulets of the first.

Ambler, and Anbler.

ARMS:..Sable (black) on a fesse Or (gold), between three pheons Argent (silver) a lion passant

guardant Gules (red).

CREST:..Two dexter hands conjoined, sustaining a royal crown.

Ambler

(Kirton-in-Holland, co. Lincoln).

ARMS:..Sable (black) a cross Ermine in the dexter quarter a leopard's face

Argent (silver).

Amboraes.

See AMBESACE.

Amborrow, Anbury, or Anborow.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a chevron Sable (black) between three bears' heads erased of the

last muzzled Or (gold).

CREST:..A bear's head as in the arms.

Ambridge.

ARMS:..Gules (red) two lions rampant in pale Argent (silver).

CREST:..A cross crosslet fitchee in pale Gules (red) surmounted by two swords

in saltire Proper (natural color).

Ambrose

(Lancashire).

ARMS:..Or (gold), three humets Sable (black) charged with as many annulets Argent (silver).

Ambrose

(Lancashire).

ARMS:..Argent (silver) three dice (by some called billets) Sable (black) each charged

with a mullet of the field (another, annulets Or (gold)).

CREST:..A hand holding a billet Argent (silver).

Ambrose

(Ambrose Hall, co. Dublin).

ARMS:..Per fess Or (gold) and Sable (black) three dice each charged with an annulet

all counterchanged.

CREST:..A pelican in her piety Or (gold), charged on the breast with a

shamrock Proper (natural color).

MOTTO:..IN HEAVEN IS ALL MY TRUST.

Amcotes

(Astrop, co. Lincoln, granted 1548).

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a tower between three covered cups Azure (blue).

CREST:..A squirrel sejant Gules (red) holding in the mouth a nut Or (gold).

Amcotes

(Writenby, co. Lincoln).

ARMS:..The same, a crescent for difference.

Amcots

(Essex).

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a tower triple towered between three covered cups Azure (blue).

CREST:..A squirrel passant Gules (red) holding in the mouth a nut Or (gold).

Amcotts

(Kettlethorpe, co. Lincoln, Bart.).

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a tower triple towered between three covered cups, two

and one, Azure (blue).

CREST:..A boar's head couped and erect Argent (silver) issuing out of the mouth

an estoile Or (gold).

Amcotts

(Hackthorn, co. Lincoln).

See CRACROFT-AMCOTTS.

Amenes and Annennell.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a fesse between six annulets Gules (red).

Amentom.

ARMS:..Gules (red) a cross patonce Argent (silver).

CREST:..An antelope's head Proper (natural color).

Amerance.

ARMS:..Gules (red) four mascles in bend Argent (silver) between eight crosses crosslet

Or (gold).

CREST:..A mascle Argent (silver).

Amerdley.

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a lion rampant Sable (black) ducally gorged and chain reflexed

Or (gold).

CREST:..A heart inflamed Gules (red) winged Or (gold).

Ameredith

(Marston and Tamerton, co. Devon).

ARMS:..Gules (red) a lion rampant reguardant Or (gold).

CREST:..A demi lion Sable (black) ducally gorged and lined Or (gold).

Ameredith

(Devonshire).

ARMS:..Argent (silver) a lion rampant Sable (black) collared and chained Or (gold).

Amerex, or Americe.

ARMS:..Paly wavy of six Or (gold) and Sable (black).

CREST:..A torteau Gules (red) charged with a talbot's head Argent (silver) erased Or (gold).

Amerie.

ARMS:..Per pale dancettee Gules (red) and Argent (silver).

CREST:..A dexter hand Proper (natural color) holding a fleur-de-lis in pale Or (gold).

Amerle.

ARMS:..Gules (red) a cross patonce Vair (another, Argent (silver)).

CREST:..As the last.

Amerley.

See AMUAULE.

Amervile.

ARMS:..Party per fess indented Argent (silver) and Gules (red) three annulets

counterchanged.

Amervill.

ARMS:..Party per fesse indented Argent (silver) and Gules (red) three annulets

counterchanged.

Amery

(JOHN AMERY, Esq., F.S.A., J.P. and D.L. co. Worcester, who claims to

be descended from AMORY of Codrington).

See AMORY.

MOTTO:..TU NE CEDE MALIS.

Ames.

See AMOS.

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Transcribed by Esralin Casquejo Amadeo.