ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 3093
http://www.s-gabriel.org/3093
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16 Apr 2006
From: Aryanhwy merch Catmael 

Greetings from the Academy of S. Gabriel!

You asked for suggestions for arms using a sword and a rose that would
be appropriate for a 15th- or 16th-century Englishwoman.  Here is the
information we have found.

Before we start, we'd like to apologize for the length of time it has
taken us to complete this report.  We hope that this information is
still useful to you.

Here are a number of designs using swords and roses that we can
recommend as being appropriate for your period:

 * Sable, three swords fesswise argent, overall on a bend Or, three   
   roses gules. [1]

 * Sable, two swords crossed in saltire between three roses two and 
   one argent. [2]

 * Sable, one (or three) swords and a bordure argent semy of roses 
   gules. [3]

 * Argent, on a fess between two chevrons sable each charged with 
   three roses argent, a sword sable. [4]

So far as we can tell, any of these is registerable with the SCA
College of Arms.

We hope that this letter has been useful to you, and that you won't
hesitate to write us again if any part was unclear or if you have
further questions.  Research and commentary on this letter was
provided by Arval Benicoeur, Ursula Georges, Sabine Berard, Talan
Gwynek, Gunnvor Silfraharr, and Adelaide de Beaumont.
 
For the Academy,
-Aryanhwy merch Catmael, 16 April 2006

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References:

[1] Prince Arthur's Book, 1520, has "Gules, three lions passant
argent" one with "overall a bend sable three stag's heads Or" and
the other with "overall a bend azure three mullets Or." [8, bookplate 1]

[2] We found a coat of arms with two crossed hooks between three garbs
in 1599. [8, p.9]

[3] * Gules, three garbs argent within a border engrailed
    within a bordure sable bezanty. 
    [1599, Boke of Sutes. CLEMENT [8, p.9]]

  * Azure, on a bend embattled counterembattled argent a 
    beast (fox?) passant between two escallops sable all 
    within a bordure engrailed or tortilly.
    [1560, grants by William Hervy. JOHN HORNEOLDE, [9, bookplate 10]]

  * Ermine, a lion rampant gules crowned or within a 
    bordure sable bezanty.  [Late 15th Century, [5]]

  * DREUX (checky or and azure) within a bordure of 
    ENGLAND (gules semy of lions passant gardant or) and 
    overall a canton of BRITTANY (ermine). p
    [JOHN DE DREUX, Earl of Richmond (d. 1333/4), [6]]

  * Sable, a stag at gaze argent between three broadarrow 
    heads or within a bordure or pellety. [ca. 1528 Roll 
    by Sir Thomas Wriothesley. THOMAS(?) PARKER, abbot 
    of Gloucester] [8, bookplate 13]]

  * Gules, a fess vairy or and azure between three bezants 
    each charged with a bird gules all within a bordure or 
    billety sable. [ca. 1528 Roll by Sir Thomas 
    Wriothesley. PERTRICHE [8, bookplate 13]]

  * Sable, a lion's face or jessant-de-lis argent within 
    a bordure argent engrailed tortilly. 
    [from 1559 grants of Thomas Hervey. ROBERT MORLEY, [7]]

  * Or, a fess gules between three escutcheons gules each 
    charged with a bend vair between two cinquefoils or 
    all within a bordure azure bezanty. 
    [ca.1520. JOHN PASMERE, [7]]

[4] * Argent, on a fess gules three garbs or all between two 
    chevrons azure each charged with three escallops 
    palewise argent. 
    [ca. 1528 Roll by Sir Thomas Wriothesley [8, bookplate 13]]

[5] Woodcock, Thomas, Janet Grant, & Ian Graham, _Dictionary of
British Arms_, vol II. (The Society of Antiquaries of London, 1996).

[6] Chesshyre, Hubert & Woodcock, Thomas, _Dictionary of British Arms:
Medieval Ordinary_, vol. I (London: The Society of Antiquaries of
London, 1992). p. 240

[7] Bedingfeld, Henry, and Peter Gwynn-Jones, _Heraldry_ (Secaucus,
NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., 1993). pp. 50, 65

[8] Woodcock, Thomas, Somerset Herald, and John Martin Robinson,
Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary, _The Oxford Guide to Heraldry_
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988).

[9] Slater, Stephen. _The Complete Book of Heraldry_. (Lorenz Books,
2002).