There was an elder way of differencing in former ages, and very good, though at no time regularly prescribed, yet it was much practised, as by bordures, bars, bends, chiefs, etc. and something upon special motives of relinquishing the whole devise and assuming another; all which are eminently known in the families of Nevil, Howard, Berkeley, Beauchamp, Stafford, Chaworth, Latymer, Grey and Bassett, Willoughby, etc. You shall have an example of two in Kent leaving the chevron-bearers in imitation of the great Lords of Clare and Criol, the ten variations and imitations of Leyborne's Lions; and of Sandwich's indentings in like number, I will here instance in Say and Cobham. [Illustration: Sir Wm. de Say.] [Illustration: Sir R. de Huntingfield.] [Illustration: Sir Ibron de Huntingfield.] [Illustration: Sir Alex. de Cheney.] [Illustration: ... Huntingfield.] [Illustration: Sir Ralph de Perington.] [Illustration: St. Nicholas.] [Illustration: Parrocke[318]] There are more examples, but these are in Kent. Now for an instance in the family of Cobham. [Illustration: Wm. de Pluckley, Brother of John de Cobham. John de Cobham Brother of Wm. de Pluckley.] [Sidenote: _Vide Book of Differences_, p. 177.] Henry Cobham, great grandchild of this John, and Joane, da. and heir of de Bokeland. [Illustration] John de Cobham, son of Henry and Joane Bokeland, put his father's fleurs de lizs upon his mother's cheveron, and had issue three sons, who did each constitute a several family, and varied their arms. [Illustration: Henry Cobham, the eldest son, married Joane, sister and heir of Step{n} de Pencester.] [Illustration: John, the 2d son, to whom his father gave the manor of Cobham, and from whom the Lords Cobham descended.] [Illustration: Reginald, the 3d, de Orkesden, from whom the Cobhams of Sterborough are descended.] This Henry by the great heir, his wife, was father of three sons, who all of them followed the copy of their Mother's Arms, whereof [Illustration: 1. Stephen de Cobham, Lord of Shorne, who leaving the paternal coat, took his Mother's Arms.] [Illustration: 2. John de Toneford, where he dwelt, a place in Chartham.] [Illustration: 3. Stephen de Cobham, father of Henry, Lord of Dunstall.] This elder Stephen was father of Sir John de Cobham of Rundale, and of Robert de Cobham, which Sir John was father of Sir Thomas Cobham de Rundale, and of John de Hever, who had the manor of Hever, and thence his name. [Illustration: Robert de Cobham.] [Illustration: John de Hever of Hever.] John de Cobham, aforesaid, who bore the three lions on his cheveron, was father of Henry Lord Cobham, and of John Cobham de Blackburg, in co. Devon. Henry Lord Cobham was father of Henry Lord Cobham and of Thomas Cobham, of Chafford in Kent. This Henry Lord Cobham was father of John Lord Cobham and of Thomas Cobham, owner of Belunele and Pipards-clive, who had issue two sons, Thomas and Henry; now all these younger Cobhams varied their Arms as under.