JUSTIFICATION FOR USE OF THE ORLE & MARTLET MOTIF

Various coats of arms with the "orle of martlets & inescutcheon" motif

.Maydenwell.. .Maydwell.. .Toby Maydwell..

.Henry L. Maydwell.. .Bowater..  .Chadock..

.Erpingham.. .Erpingham.. .Erpingham..

.Walcot.. .Walcot.. .unknown*..

.unknown*...unknown*..

* = Unknown arms from Cooke's Ordinary, c. 1340; cf. "A Catalouge of English Medieval Rolls of Arms 58-9," A.R. Wagner, pg. 27.

Cf. Pembroke of co. Lancaster - Barruly Argent and Azure, an orle of martlets Gules.

Cf. Wortham - Sable, three chameleons erect Or, within a bordure Argent charged with eight martlets Sable.

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The two BROWNLOW Baronetcies (the first of Belton created 1641 - extinct 1680, the second of Humby created 1641 - extinct 1754) were both descended from Richard BROWNLOW, and all of whom used these arms:

Or, an inescutcheon within an orle of eight martlets Sable.

Another branch of the Brownlows of Nottinghamshire settled in Ireland early in the seventeenth century, which is now represented by Lord Lurgan. The Brownlows of Lurgan always believed themselves to be related to the Brownlows of Belton near Grantham and for many years carried the same arms and crest. In 1839, when a peerage was granted to Mr. Charles Brownlow of Lurgan, it being found impossible to prove his right to bear these arms, the Heralds only granted him the old Brownlow coat with a difference in the field, viz,. Per pale Or and Agent, as escutcheon within an orle of martlets sable.