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Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel!
You asked us whether a field divided both per pale and per chevron existed in period, particularly in 12th century Wales.
You are probably correct in thinking this is a later period field division, and it would be more likely in late German heraldry than in early Welsh. We did find at least one example granted in 1559 by Clarenceaux Hervey [1]. The arms are "Per pale and per chevron Or and sable, three greyhound's heads erased and collared counterchanged."
Should you choose to use this field division, a single charge would obscure the central point of the field, making the line of division unrecognizeable. We recommend using a metal and color for good contrast and using three simple charges, a peripheral charge (bordure, orle, or double tressure), or no charges at all.
We hope this has been helpful, and that we can continue to assist you.
Zenobia Couronne Rouge, Lothar von Katzenellenbogen, and Arval Benicouer contributed to this letter.
In service,
--Walraven van Nijmegen
Academy of S. Gabriel
[1] Henry Bedingfeld and Peter Gwynn-Jones, _Heraldry_
(Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., 1993).