The Shield of the noble house of DE LUTERELL, or LOTEREL, I have
blazoned with changed tinctures for two near kinsmen bearing that name
(page 182), thus showing in what manner they marked their Cadency. This
same shield, No. 368--_Or, a bend between six martlets sa._, was also
differenced by other families to mark their feudal alliance with the
house of Luterell. Thus, the DE FURNIVALS, themselves a powerful and
distinguished family, who held their lands by feudal tenure under the
Luterells, in token of this alliance bore the Shield of De Luterell with
a fresh change of tinctures; and, accordingly, the arms of the De
Furnivals are well known as--_Arg., a bend between six martlets gu._
Then, while the FURNIVALS, for Cadency, differenced these arms amongst
themselves, _their_ feudal allies and dependants, the ECCLESALLS or
EKELESHALES, the MOUNTENEYS, the WADESLES or WADSLEYS, and the WORTELES
or WORTLEYS, all united in declaring their connection with their chief
by assuming arms founded upon the Furnival Coat. These very interesting
and characteristic examples of feudal Differencing are well blazoned, as
follows, in the Roll of EDWARD II. For DE ECCLESALL--_Sa., a bend
between six martlets or_: for DE MOUNTENEY--_Gu., a bend between six
martlets or_: for DE WADSLEY--_Arg., on a bend between six martlets gu.,
three escallops or_, No. 369: and for DE WORTLEY--_Arg., on a bend
between six martlets gu., three bezants_, No. 370.
[Illustration: No. 368.--De Luterell.]
[Illustration: No. 369.--De Wadsley.]
The MOUNTENEYS further difference their common arms, for Cadency, after
this manner. Instead of _gules_, Sir ERNAUF DE MOUNTENEY has the field
of his shield _azure_, his bend and martlets being _golden_: Sir JOHN
bears these same arms, but charges his bend with a _mullet gules_, No.
371: Sir T. DE MOUNTENEY bears Sir John’s arms, but with _a field
gules_: and another Sir JOHN cotises his bend thus--_Gu., a bend cotised
between six martlets or_, No. 372.
North of the Tweed, also, the same principle is found to be exemplified
in Scottish Heraldry. “In Annandale,” writes Mr. SETON, “the chief and
saltire of the Bruces are carried (of different tinctures and with
additional figures) by the Jardines, Kirkpatricks, Johnstons, and other
families.” The arms of BRUCE are--_Or, a saltire and a chief gu._, No.
73: those of JARDINE are--_Arg., a saltire and a chief gu., the latter
charged with three mullets of the field, pierced of the second_: and the
arms of KIRKPATRICK are--_Arg., a saltire and chief az., the latter
charged with three cushions or_. This coat of Kirkpatrick is also borne
by the JOHNSTONS, the tinctures differenced thus--_Arg., a saltire sa.,
and on a chief gu. three cushions or_.
[Illustration: No. 370.--De Wortley.]
[Illustration: No. 371.--Sir John de Mounteney.]
[Illustration: No. 372.--Sir John de Mounteney.]
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