[Illustration: John Cobham de Blackburg.] [Illustration: Thos. Cobham de Chafford.] [Illustration: Thos. Cobham de Belunele.] [Illustration: Henry Cobham de Pypard's Clive.[319]] In like manner the family of Dering, though not so eminent, (yet as antient, and more numerous, for aught yet appears,) did, as the use and necessity of those former ages required, vary their arms upon several occasions, which need not here be repeated, being more visible in the descent,[320] it shall therefore be enough in this place to set down the several shields borne anciently and at present by this name and the several branches thereof, by seals, monuments, old rolls, windows, &c. The antient paternal coat of this family was (if tradition may persuade us) only the blue fesse in a white field, until, say they, one of our ancestors being slain in the king's wars, his shield was found to have three great bloody spots in place where now the roundels are. I cannot justify such far-fetcht storys; yet two things have a proportionate correspondence with this tradition. First, it is certain that Norman Fitz-Dering was sheriff of Kent, as shall be evident in the part of the genealogical history which concerns him. 2dly. The Arms of William de Wrotham, Constable of Dover castle, and one of this family, were by old rolls the fesse without the roundells, which may confirm the report, because he was descended from Godred, brother to Norman, who was slain as aforesaid, and not of the body of the said Norman. The concurrence whereof has induced me to assign that coat unto all before the said Norman Fitz-Dering. So then the several shields borne by the several persons of this family have been as follows, setting them down as they have first been in antiquity used, and so in order successively. [Illustration: Sired Fitz-Dering, t. W. Conqr./De la Hell, T. R. Steph. ao. 1./Deerman ao. 1, Hen. 2d./W. de Wrotham, 1 R. Johis./Hamo de Pirefeld, T. R. 1.] [Illustration: Norman Fitz-Dering, 1 Hen. I and T. R. Steph.] [Illustration: Arnaldus de Cuckeston, t, H. 2./Wm. de Cheriton, T. H. 3.] [Illustration: Normannus de Ashde Fraxino--and de Fresne, Miles, T. R. 1 et H. 2.[321]] [Illustration: Wm. de Perington Miles, T. Hen. 3.[322]] [Illustration: Wimond Fitz-Wimond, T. Hen. 3./Hamo Wimond, filius ejus, T. Ed. I.[323]] [Illustration: Ricus Fitz-Dering, qui obiit II Ed. I.[324]] [Illustration: Henry Dering, frater junior Ricardi.[325]] [Illustration: John Dering, Dns. de Evering-acre in Pluckley, ao 1 Hen. 5 et Ricus filius ejus, occis apd. Bosworth.[326]] [Illustration: Wm. Dering de Petworth in co. Sussex, et de Lisse in co. Hants, Arm. T Hen. 7.[327]] To these ten may be added two very antient, whose order gave them a diversification, being Knights-Templers, and three other moderne, assigned by Sir Wm. Segar, Garter. [Illustration: Dns. Robtus. Dering, Miles ordinis militiae sci. Templi ad dissolut. ejus ap{d}. Ewell.[328]]