Armorial bindings; Bookplates, English; Heraldry -- Great Britain
_Crest._--A buck's head affrontée, couped at the neck arg., attired or.
_Helmet._--That of a Peer.
_Supporters._--Dexter, a unicorn arg., armed, maned, and unguled or.
Sinister, a fox ppr.
[OSSAT. _Lettres._ Paris, 1627.]
Thomas Windsor (born circ. 1580, died 6th December 1642) was
the son of Henry Windsor, fifth Baron Windsor. He succeeded his
father in the Barony in 1605. In 1610 Lord Windsor was made a
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, and was Rear-Admiral
in the Navy. He commanded the fleet sent to Spain to bring back
Prince Charles. Lord Windsor left no son, and his title was
inherited by his nephew, Thomas Windsor-Hickman, the son of
Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of the fifth Baron. He married
Dixie Hickman of Kew, Surrey.
[Illustration]
WODHULL, MICHAEL
_Arms._--Impaled.
Dexter: Or, 3 crescents gu. _Woodhull._
Sinister: Erm., on a fess gu., 3 escallops or. _Ingram._
_Crest._--Out of an heraldic coronet 2 wings addorsed, arg.
[M. T. CICERONIS. _Quaestionorum tusculanarum_, libri quinq.
Florentiae, 1514.]
Michael Wodhull (born 15th August 1740, died 10th November
1816) was the son of John Wodhull. He was educated at
Winchester and Oxford. Mr. Wodhull married a Miss Ingram of
Wolford in Warwickshire; he was a collector of books and
an author and translator of the classics. At his library at
his house at Thenford, Wodhull had an extensive collection
of books, many of which were bound by Roger Payne, and among
which were several fine historical bindings. These books were
dispersed by sale, partly during Mr. Wodhull's lifetime,
but mostly after his death. In 1783 he was High Sheriff of
Northamptonshire.
[Illustration]
WORTHINGTON
_Arms._--Impaled.
Dexter: Quarterly.
1st and 4th; arg., 3 dung-forks sa. _Worthington._
2nd and 3rd; arg., 3 chevrons gu. _Langton._
Sinister: Arg., a cross moline gu. _Colvile._
[CALVIN. _A Harmonie upon the Gospels._ Londini, 1610.]
The family of Worthington has been well known in several
counties, but chiefly in Lancashire. Members of the family have
also settled in Suffolk and in Cheshire.
I have not been able to decide to which member of the
Worthington family this particular coat-of-arms belonged.
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WOTTON, EDWARD, BARON WOTTON
_Arms._--Quarterly.
1st and 4th; arg., a saltire engrailed sa. _Wotton._
2nd and 3rd; arg., on a chief sa., a lion passant of the first.
_Rudston._
_Note._--Used before 1602.
[PLINIUS SECUNDUS. _Historia Naturalis._ Lugduni, 1548.]
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