Bach, (the uncle of) Johan Sabastian, (1685-1750), German Composer.
Arms: Argent, from a base wavy of four Azure and of the last two water lilies Vert.
Crest: Two Buffalo's horns party per fess the dexter Vert and Argent, the sinister Argent and Vert.
(Volborth).

Backer de Corneliis, William, Dutch Senator, Member of the Dutch East India Company (c.1620).
Arms: Party per fess, the chief part Argent, a demi-Lion issuant Gules, holding a bezant between its gambs, the base part Gules, charged with a bend sinister Argent.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours a demi-Lion issuant Gules, holding between its gambs a bezant.
(Map of the Arctic, by Willem Blaeu, c.1620).

Backwell, Edward, (d.1683), Alderman and Banker of the City of London, English Financier.
Arms: Argent, on a chevron Sable, three covered cups of the field.
Crest: Out of a mural coronet, a demi-Bull rampant.
(Engraving).

Bacon, Sir Francis, Baron Verulam, Viscount Saint Albans, (1561-1626), English Jurist and Philosopher: (raised to the Baronage 11 July 1618: Viscount 27 January 1621).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Gules, on a chief Argent, two mullets Sable: 2 & 3, Barry of six pieces, charged overall with a bend. Overall a crescent for difference (Sable?).
(Engraving, by Christian van de Passe II).

Bacon, Sir Henry, English Knight (c.1335).
Arms: Gules, a bend lozengy Sable, on a chief Argent, two spur rowels of the second.
(Tomb Effigy, Gorleston Church, co. Suffolk).

Bacon, Sir Nicholas, (d.1579), Lord Keeper, English Courtier.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Gules, a chief Argent, charged with two mullets Sable (Bacon): 2 & 3, Barry of six Or and Azure, overall a bend Gules (Quaplade).
Crest: A Boar passant ermine.
Motto: 'Mediocria Firma'.
(Armorial Bookplate, 1574 and Confirmation of Arms, College of Arms, 1569).

Bagot, Sir William, English Knight (c.1407).
Arms: Argent, a chevron Gules, between three martlets Sable.
(Tomb Effigy, Baginton Church, co. Warwickshire).

Bagration, Petr Ivanovitch, Prince, (1765-1812), Russian General, of Georgia.
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Gules, a Harp Or, the cordes Argent: 2, Azure, a cross Or, charged overall with a globe of the World: 3, Azure, a Sceptre Or and a banner Argent crossed in saltire: 4, Gules, a sling holding a stone Or. Overall an inescutcheon Azure charged with a seamless robe bearing the letters N.S.J.-C. Argent.
(Reitstap).

Baillie, Grissel, Lady, (1665-1724), Scottish Poetess: (daughter of the Sir Patrick Home, 1st Earl of Marchmont).
Arms: Azure, nine mullets (3,3,2,1) Or.
Crest: A crescent (?) with a mullet between the horns.
(Engraved Coffee Pot and Milk Jug, 1713).

Bainbridge, Cardinal, Archbishop of York, Ambassador to the Papal Curia in Rome (c.1512), English Ecclesiast.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Azure, two axes erect Argent, a chief Or, charged with two mullets Gules, pierced of the field: 2 & 3, Gules, a Squirrell Or. The shield ensigned with an ecclesiastical hat supporting five tassels on either side of the shield Gules.
(Enamelled Arms, Pair of Candle Snuffers, circa 1511-1514).

Balbach von Gastel, F.W. Austraian Noble (18th century).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Sable, on a mount in base Vert, a Latvian cross Or, between the letters 'A.M.C.E.' of the last: 2 & 3, Azure, a Lion rampant Argent, crowned, holding between its gambs a mullet (6) of the last: Overall an inescutcheon party per fess Argent and Vert, charged in chief with three olive branches fesswise in pale, and in base with a bend wavy Or, the inescutcheon ensigned by the coronet of an Austrian Nobleman.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet a Latvian cross supporting at its summit a mullet (6) all Or, between two Eagle's wings displayed, the dexter party per bend sinister Sable and Or, in chief two mullets (6) of the last, the sinister party per bend Or and Sable, overall a bend Azure, charged with two mullets (6) of the first.
Motto: 'Una Salus Servire Deo; Sunt Caetera Fraudes'.
(Ex-Libris, 18th century).

Balfour of Pittendriech, Sir James, Scottish Noble (c.1567).
Arms: Argent, on a chevron Sable, an Otter's head erased of the field. The oval shield contained within a cartouche and ensigned with a nobleman's helmet.
Crest: Out of a triple-towered castle a woman habited.
Motto: "Vich Temere'.
The entire achievement contained within a chaplet.
(Extract of Matriculation and Confirmation of Arms, Lyon Court, 1567).

Balliol, Alexander, King of Scotland (c.1292), Scottish Ruler and Military Leader.
Arms: Gules, an Orle Argent (alternative: a false escutcheon Argent).
Crest: A fan-crest.
(Seal, c.1292).

Bampfyld, Coplestone, Principal of Corpus Christi College (c.1684), English Notable.
Arms: On a bend, three mullets.
Crest: A Lion's head erased and crowned.
(Engraving of Corpus Christi College, by D. Logan, 1684).

Banks, Sir Joseph, Knight of the Bath, (1743-1820), English Botanist, of co. Lincolnshire: (family raised to the Baronetage 24 May 1781).
Arms: Sable, a cross Or between four fleurs-de-lis Argent.
Crest: A Swan Argent, beaked Or, purched upon a Tree-trunk proper.
Motto: 'Nullius in verba'.
(Armorial Bookplate and Pair of Loving Cups with Arms, c.1760).

Banks, Lady Mary, English Noblewoman (c.1650).
Arms: (The lozenge impaled): Dexter, A cross between four fleurs-de-lis (Banks): Sinister, Three Lions passant in bend, double cotised.
(Memorial Tablet, Corfe Castle, 1661).

Barberini, Maffeo, Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644), Italian Ecclesiast.
Arms: Azure, three Bees displayed Or. The shield contained within a cartouche and ensigned with the triple crown and two keys crossed in saltire of the Pope.
(Bernini's Baldacchino: Barberini Chapel, S. Andrea della Valle, 1600).
Arms: Three Bees displayed.
(Engraving, Published in Theatrum Europeum).

Barberini, Taddeo, (d.1647), Prince of Palestrina, Commander-in-Chief of the Papal Forces, Italian Soldier,
Arms: Three Bees displayed. The oval shield contained within an architectural cartouche supported by two women, all upon a compartment bearing the motto 'Praesidium et Dulce Decus'.
(Frontispiece, Tesserae Gentilitiae, by Silvester Petra Sancta, 1638).

Barclay de Tolly, Mikhail Bogdanovich, Prince, (1761-1818), Russian Field-Marshal.
Arms: Azure, a chevron Or between three crosses patée Argent.
Crest: A naked hand holding a knife erect proper.
Supporters: Two Lions Argent semée of roundels Azure.
Motto: 'Crux Christi Nostra COrona'.
(Reitstap).

Bariatinski, Alexander Ivanovich, Prince, (1814-1879), Russian Soldier.
Arms: Party per pale: Dexter, Azure, charged with an angel Argent holding in its dexter hand a flaming sword Or and on its sinister side a shield of the last: Sinister, Or an Eagle displayed reguardant Sable, beaked, membered, and crowned Azure charged over its body with a Bishop's cross in bend of the last. All within a manteau ermine doubled Gules and fringed Or, suspended from the crown of a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (and of Russia).
(Volborth).

Barnardiston, Sir Thomas, English Landowner.
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, A fess dancetée ermine between six crosses crosslet (Barnardiston): Sinister, A fess Gules between six annulets (Lucas).
Motto: 'Ie trove ben'.
(Oak Panel Carving, 16th century).

Barnwell, Michael, Merchant of the East India Company, English Merchant (c.1745).
Arms: Gules, a saltire embattled Argent, between four crescents of the last.
Crest: A Wolf's head erased Argent, langued Gules, gorged about the neck with a fess embattled of the last, charged with three plates.
Motto: 'Loyal au Mort'.
(Enamelled Arms, Porcelain Milk Jug, c.1745 and Armorial Bookplate, mid-18th century).

Barowe, Thomas, Master of the Rolls (1483), English Courtier.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Sable, two swords crossed in saltire Argent, between four fleurs-de-lis Or, all contained within a bordure compony of the second and Purpure: 2 & 3, Sable, a bar Or, between in chief two fleurs-de-lis of the last, and a Roe in base passant Argent.
Crest: A Roe's head couped Argent.
(Grant of Arms, College of Arms, 1495).

Barry, Marie Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du, (1743-1793), Mistress of Louis XV.
Arms: (On a lozenge) Azure, two bendlets Or, charged in sinister chief with a mullet Argent. The lozenge ensigned with the coronet of a French Count.
Supporters: Two Bulls.
Motto: 'Boutez en Avant'.
(Reitstap).

Bart, Jean, (1650-1702), French Pirate and Admiral, of Dunkirk.
Arms: Argent, on a fess Azure between in chief two Anchors crossed in saltire Sable and in base a Lion passant Gules a fleur-de-lis Or. The shield suspended upon an Anchor Argent.
(Reitstap).

Bartenstein, Johann Christian, Freiherr von, (1689-1767), Austrian Soldier: (raised to the Baronage 3 February 1733).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Azure, a Moor erect in pale Argent, his wrists wrapped in pearls proper, holding in his right hand a sling of the second containing a stone Gules, and holding in his sinister hand an axe also of the second: 2 & 3, Sable, a chevron Argent between three cut diamonds Or. Overall an inescutcheon Or charged with an Eagle displayed Sable, crowned of the first.
Crests: 1, An Aesculapius rod Argent between two Eagle's wings displayed, the dexter Sable, the sinister Argent, the rod having a Dove resting on its summit Argent, holding in its beak an Olive branch Vert: 2, An Eagle, as in the inescutcheon: 3, A diamond, as in the arms, between two Eagle's wings displayed Sable, each charged with a diamond Argent.
Mantling: Dexter, Azure and Argent: Sinister, Or and Sable.
(Reitstap).

Basleyden, ?, Sieur, Founder of the Library of Louvain, French Noble (16th century).
Arms: A fess, in base a rose.
(Portrait, by Simon Marmion).

Basset of Drayton, Ralph, Lord, Knight of the Garter, (d.1390), English Knight.
Arms: Or, three piles conjoined in base Gules, a canton ermine.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet Or a Boar's head Sable, armed and langued Or.
Badge: A roundel party per pale Gules and Sable, charged with an escarbuncle of eight rays bearing at its centre a human heart of the first.
(Garter Stall Plate).

Baumgartner, Christopher, Austrian Noble (c.1543).
Arms: Party per fess Argent and Azure, a martlet in chief Sable (?), a fleur-de-lis in base of the first.
(Portrait, by Christopher Amberger, 1543).

Baumgartner, Hieronymus, Austrian Noble (c.1530).
Arms: Party per fess, in chief a falcon close, and in base a fleur-de-lis.
Crest: A falcon resting upon a fleur-de-lis.
(Ex-Libris, c.1530).
Arms: As above. The shield ensigned with a barrel helm affrontée.
Crest: As above.
(Medal, 16th century).

Baumgartner (Or Paumgartner) family, Austrian Nobles (16th century).
Arms: Party per fess Argent and Sable, in chief a falcon close Vert, in base a fleur-de-lis of the first.
Crest: (of the head of the familky) A fleur-de-lis Argent.
(B(P)aumgartner Altarpiece, by Albrecht Dürer, after 1503).

Bavaria, Josef Klemens, Duke of, Prince-Archbishop of Cologne (c.1710), Bavarian Ecclesiast.
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Argent, a cross Sable: 2, Gules, a Horse saliant Argent: 3, Argent, three human hearts Gules: 4, Azure, an Eagle displayed Argent, crowned: Overall an inescutcheon quarterly, 1 & 4, fusily bendy sinister Argent and Azure, 2 & 3, Sable, a Lion rampant Argent, crowned. The oval shield contained within a cartouche ensigned by an archducal crown. Behind the shield a crozier and sword crossed in saltire.
(Ex-Libris, c.1710).

Bayard, Pierre du Terrail, Chevalier de, (c.1476-1524), French Knight, of the Dauphiné.
Arms: Azure, on a chief Argent a demi-Lion issuant Gules, overall a bendlet Or (alternative: a Net in bend Or).
Supporters: Two Unicorns.
(Heraldic Illumination, 16th century MSS.: Reitstap & Woodward).

Beauchamp, Sir John, English Noble (15th century).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Gules, a fess Or, between six martlets (3,3) of the second: 2 & 3, Argent, on a fess Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or. The shield ensigned with a nobleman's helm.
Crest: Issuant out of a ducal coronet Gules, a Swan's head Argent, beaked of the first, between two sets of wings addorsed Sable.
Mantling: Gules doubled ermine.
(Heraldic Illumination, 15th century MS.).

Beauchamp, Sir Richard de, 13th Earl of Warwick, (d.1439), English Noble.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Chequey Or and Azure, a chevron ermine: 2 & 3, Gules, a fess between six crosses crosslet Or.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet Or, a Swan's head (Argent?).
Supporters: Two Bears rampant each muzzled and gripping a staff raguly.
(Seal, c.1430).

Beauchêne, Jacques Gouin de, French Explorer and Naval Captain (c.1700), of Brittany.
Arms: Argent, a chevron between three Roses Gules (alternative: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Previous arms: 2 & 3, Azure, ten billets Argent).
(Reitstap).

Beaufort, Joan, Queen of Scots (c.1425): (queen of James I of Scotland).
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Or, a Lion rampant Gules, contained within a double tressure flory counter-flory of the last (Scotland): Sinister, Quarterly: 1 & 4, Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or (France): 2 & 3, Gules, three Lions passant guardant Or (England).
(Gold Seal Matrix of Joan Beaufort, circa 1425).

Beaufort, John, Duke of Somerset, Earl of Kendal (c.1440), English War Leader.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or: 2 & 3, Gules, three Lions passant guardant Or. All within a bordure gobony, Argent and Azure.
Crest: On a chapeau Gules turned up ermine a Lion sejant guardant ducally crowned Or and gorged about the neck with a bâton in fess gobony Argent and Azure.
Supporters: Dexter, An Eagle Argent crowned, armed and langued Or: Sinister, A Leopard Argent semée of bezants, armed and langued Or. Each Supporter having a feather Argent extending from its head in pale.
Mantling: Ermine doubled Gules.
(Heraldic Painting, c.1440).

Beaufort, Margaret, Countess of Richmond, (1441-1509), English Noblewoman: (mother of Henry VII of England).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or (France): 2 & 3, Gules, three Lions passant guardant Or (England). All within a bordure gobony Argent and Azure. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Earl.
Motto: 'Souvent me Souvient'.
(Portrait, 15th century).

Beauharnais, Alexandre de, (1760-1794), French Soldier, of Martinique and the Orléanais: (husband of the future Emperess Josephine).
Arms: Argent, a fess Sable, in chief three martlets of the last.
(Reitstap).

Beaulieu, Jean Pierre de, (1725-1819), Austrian General, of Brabant: (raised to the Austrian Baronage 14 March 1764).
Arms: Azure, a fleur-de-lis Argent.
Crest: A fleur-de-lis Argent.
Motto: 'Fultum Virtute'.
(Reitstap).

Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, (1732-1799), French Writer and Agent, of the Ile-de-France: (ennobled 1761).
Arms: Argent, a bend Azure semée-de-lis Or (?).
(Reitstap).

Beaumont, Louis de, Bishop of Durham, (1318-1333), English (NOrman) Ecclesiast.
Arms: (A vested figure between two shields): (On his vestment) Azure semée-de-lis Or, a Lion rampant of the last (Beaumont). The dexter shield: England. The sinister shield: Argent, a cross patonce Or, between twelve crosses (3,3,3,3) of the last (Kingdom of Jerusalem).
(Seal).

Bec, Renée du, (d.1659), Premier Maid of Honour to Queen Marie-Thérèse of France, French Noblewoman: (married Jean-Baptist Budes, Comte de Guébriant, 1632).
Arms: (A lozenge impaled): Dexter, A tree eradicated between two fleurs-de-lis in fess: Sinister, Fretty. The lozenge ensigned with the coronet of a French Count and surrounded by two palm branches extending from in base Vert.
(Engraving, c.1640).

Beccaria Bonesana, Cesare, Marchese di, (1738-1794), Italian Scientist, of Pavia.
Arms: Or, thirteen mountains (3,4,3,2,1) Gules, in chief an Eagle displayed Sable, crowned of the field. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an Italian Prince.
(Reitstap).

Beham, Hans Sebald, German Burger (c.1544).
Arms: A chevron between three escutcheons.
Crest: Two Buffalo's horns, each charged with a fess.
(Ex-Libris, by H.S. Beham, 1544).

Behring, Emil von, Doctor, (1854-1917), Nobel Prizewinner, of Germany.
Arms: Chequey (Sable and Argent?), a sword in pale, its point in base, environed of a serpent (proper?).
Crest: A sword environed of a serpent between wo Eagle's wings displayed chequey.
(Volborth).

Bellay, Claude du, Abbé de Savigny, (1573-1609), French Ecclesiast.
Arms: Azure, a bend lozengy Argent, between six fleurs-de-lis of the last. Behind the shield a crozier in pale.
(Engraving, c.1580?).

Bellegarde, Henri, Comte de, (1756-1845), Austrian General: (family Originally of Savoy).
Arms: Party per fess Or and Azure, in chief an Eagle displayed Sable, beaked and crowned of the last, in base a 'ragons' in pale ondée with five flames in demi-circle in base Or.
Crest: A demi-Eagle issuant Or.
Supporters: Two Eagles reguardant Or, the dexter wing of each displayed and the sinister addorsed.
(Reitstap).

Bellingham, Samuel, English Gentleman (c.1650): (Son of GovernOr Richard Bellingham of New England).
Arms: Sable, three bugle-horns Argent.
(Seal, c.1650).

Benedict XIII, Anti-Pope, (1424-1430), French Ecclesiast.
Arms: Party per fess dehanced (Gules?) and Argent, in chief a crescent contourné of the last.
(Armorial Illumination, 'Das Concilium', by Ulrich von Richenthal, 1413).

Bennigsen, Levin Auguste, Count, (1745-1826), Russian General, of Sweden.
Arms: Azure, a Jack in bend sinister Argent.
Crest: Two Jacks contourné in chevron Argent.
Supporters: Two Lions Or.
Motto: 'Durant Virtute Parata'.
(Reitstap).

Bentinck, William, 1st Earl of Portland, Dutch Noble in English Service (c.1697).
Arms: Azure, a cross moline Argent. The shield ensigned with the crown of an English Earl and surrounded by the Order of the Garter.
Supporters: Two Cherubs, the dexter cherub blowing a hunting horn, the sinister cherub holding a looking glass.
(Engraving, of the Park van Sorgvliet, by Jan van den Areele, 1697).

Berges, Alphonsus de, (d.1689), Archbishop of Mechlin, Flemish Ecclesiast.
Arms: Party per fess, the chief parted per pale, charged on the dexter side with a Lion rampant and on the sinister side with three pallets, in base three mascles. The shield ensigned with an Archbishop's hat and contained within a cartouche. Behind the shield a cross.
(Armorial Carving, St. Rombout's Cathedral, Mechlin, Belgium).

Berkeley, Sir Thomas de, English Knight (c.1243).
Arms: Gules, crussily patée Argent, a chevron of the last.
(Tomb Effigy, Wall of the South Aisle of the Choir, Bristol Cathedral).

Berkley, George, Earl of, Viscount Durcaly, Baron of Berkley, Mowbray, Segrave and Bruce, English Noble (c.1684).
Arms: Gules, a chevron between ten (6,4) crosses pattée Or. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Viscount.
Supporters: Dexter, A Lion: Sinister, A Lion, crowned.
Motto: 'Virtute Non Viori'.
(Engraving, Published in David Logan, Cantabria Illustrata, 1684).

Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste Jules, Prince of Pontecorvo, (1763-1844), Marshal of France and King of Sweden.
Arms: Party per fess Or and Azure, in chief a sword of the last in fess and in base a water-bouget of the first surmounted by a sword in bend of the last. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a Prince of the 1st Empire.
(Reitstap).

Berthier, Louis Alexandre, Prince de Neuchatel et Valangin, Prince de Wagram, (1753-1815), Marshal of France.
Arms: Party per pale: Dexter, Or, semée of Bees Gules with an arm extending from the dexter side of the shield embowed and habited Azure holding a sword Sable and wearing a small shield Purpure bearing the letter 'W' Or, all within an Orle of the last constructed of the wOrds 'Commilitoni Victor Ceasar' (Berthier). A chief Azure semée of Bees Or (Prince of Great Dignity): Sinister, Gules, a pale Or charged with three chevronels Sable (Neufchatel), on a chief Azure an Eagle displayed Or resting on a bolt of lightning of the last (1st Empire of France). The shield ensigned with the coronet of a Prince of the 1st Empire.
(Reitstap).

Bethlen, Gabor, Prince of Transylvania (1580-1629), Hungarian Soldier.
Arms: Azure, a Serpent Or, vorant an Orb Argent. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a Sovereign Prince of Transylvania and contained within a manteau ermine doubled of the arms and suspended from a coronet as before.
(Volborth).

Bethmann, Simon Moritz, Freiherr von, German Noble (c.1889).
Arms: Party per pale: Dexter, Or, a double-headed Eagle dimidiated Sable: Sinister, Two bendlets Gules.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet two Eagle's wings addorsed.
(Ex-Libris, by K.L. Becker, 1889).

Bethune of Balfour, James, Scottish Noble (c.1697).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Azure, a fess Or, between three mascles of the last: 2 & 3, Argent, a chevron Sable, charged with an Otter's head of the field.
Crest: An Otter's head erased Argent.
SupOrters: Two Otters proper.
Motto: 'Debonnaire'.
(Archery Medal, 1697).

Bethune, James, Archbishop of Glasgow (c.1576), Scottish Ecclesiast.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Azure, a fess between three mascles Or (Beaton): 2 & 3, Argent, on a chevron Sable an Otter's head erased of the field (Balfour). The shield suspended upon an Archbishop's pastOral staff.
Motto: 'Ferendum ut Vincas'.
Compartment: A Salmon embowed below the shield (See of Glasgow).
(Arms Impressed on Front of Bound Book, National Library of Scotland).

Bickero, Andrew von, Dutch Senator, Polish Legate, Dutch Noble (c.1620).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Or, a fess Gules: 2 & 3, Argent, three torches fesswise in pale Vert.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours a demi-Man vested Or, chevronelly Gules, wearing a cap of maintanance Gules, doubled ermine, holding two torches enflamed proper.
(Map of Germany, by Willem Blaeu, c.1620).

Biechner, Doctor Matthias, German Doctor (c.1542).
Arms: In base a three pointed mountain, issuant therefrom a demi-Ram rampant.
Crest: A three pointed mountain and demi-Ram, as in the arms.
(Ex-Libris, c.1542).

Binning of Mellerstane, ? Ker, Colonel Lord, Commander of the British Empire, Scottish Landowner (c.1909).
Arms: Nine mullets of six points each. The shield ensigned with an esquire's helm.
Crest: The Sun in its splendour between the horns of a crescent.
Supporters: Two Lions couchant.
Motto: 'Major Virtus Quam Splendour'.
(Engraved Map of Mellerstane, by Reginald Blomfield, Architect, 1909).

Birkner, Adam, German Burger (c.1740).
Arms: Azure, on a bend Or, an oak tree eraditcated proper.
Crest: A demi-Man vested Azure, charged with a pale Or, tied around the waist with a sash, and wearing a hat Azure, with a pale Or, holding in each hand an oak tree proper.
(Ex-Libris, by Martin Tyroff, c.1740).

Biron, Armand Louis de Gontaut, Duc de Lauzun et de, (1747-1793), French General, of Périgord: (the family made Ducs et Pairs de France 1723).
Arms: Quarterly Or and Gules. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Duke and contained within a manteau ermine doubled of the arms suspended from a Duke's coronet.
Cri-de-Guerre: 'Crede Biron!'.
Motto: 'Perit sed in armis'.
(Reitstap).

Bismark, Otto, Prinz von, (1815-1898), German ChancellOr.
Arms: Azure, a trefoil Argent between three Oak leaves in pairle Or.
Crest: A coronet suspended between two Buffalo's horns per fess, the dexter Azure and Argent, the sinister Argent and Azure.
Supporters: Two Eagles rampant addorsed Sable, beaked and membered Gules, crowned Or, each holding a banner, the dexter of Lorraine, the sinister Azure a bend between six crowns Or.
Motto: 'In Trini Tate Robur'.
All within a manteau ermine doubled Gules and surmounted by an Imperial crown.
(Volborth).
Arms: A trefoil between three oak leaves in pairle.
Motto: 'In Trinitate Robur'.
(Ex-Libris, by Lina Burger, 1895).

Bitton, Sir John de, English Knight (c.1227).
Arms: Ermine, a fess Gules.
(Tomb Effigy, Bitton Church, co. Somersetshire).

Blackbourne, Lancelot, Bishop of Exeter (1716-1724), English Ecclesiast.
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, A sword erect in pale, point up, surmounted by two Keys crossed in saltire: Sinister, A fess nebulée between three mullets. The shield contained within a cartouche and ensigned with a Bishop's mitre.
(Seal, 1716).

Blackiston, John, English (Parliamentarian) Politician (c.1649).
Arms: Two bars, the bar in chief charged with a (Leopard's face?).
(Seal, King Charles I's Death Warrant).

Blagrave, Jamol, English (Parliamentarian) Politician (c.1649).
Arms: A bend.
(Seal, King Charles I's Death Warrant).

Blake, Nicholas, (d.1634), English Gentleman, of co. Devon.
Arms: A saltire between two antique crowns in chief and in base.
(Armorial Carving, Memorial to Nine Year Old Nicholas Blake, Saint Peter's Church, Barnstaple, Devon).

Blarer, Henri, French (?) Merchant and Banker (?) (c.1460), of St. Gallen.
Arms: Argent, a Cock Gules, beaked and membered Sable.
(Portrait, 1460).

Blathwayt of Dyrham, William, (c.1649-1717), Secretary to Ambassodor Sir William Temple in Holland, English Landowner, of co. Gloucestershire.
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Or, two bendlets engrailed Sable: Sinister, Sable, a fess ermine. The shield ensigned with an esquire's helm.
(Engraved Map of Dyrham, by Kip and Knyff, in The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire, 1712).

Bligh, William, (1754-1817), Governor of New South Wales and Royal Navy Captain, of Cornwall.
Arms: Azure, a griffin segreant Or, armed Gules, between six crescents Argent.
(Burke).

Blomberg, Werner von, (1878-1943), German Field-Marshal, of Prussia.
Arms: Argent, a fess Sable between three fers-de-molines of the same.
(Reitstap).

Blonay, ? de, French Noble (c.1380), of Vaud.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Gules, a cross Argent (Savoy): 2 & 3, Azure, crussily fitchée Or, a Lion rampant reversed of the second (De Blonay).
(Gonfalon, late 14th century).

Blood, Thomas, Colonel, (c.1618-1680), Irish Soldier and Adventurer.
Arms: Quarterly Argent and Azure, a quatrefoil in each quarter counter-charged (?).
Crest: A Talbot's head Gules, collared Or.
(Burke).

Blount, Thomas, English Writer (c.1646).
Arms: Barry nebuly of six pieces Argent and Sable, in chief three roundels of the second.
(Frontispiece: Tho:Blovnt, Gent: (Trans.), The Art of Making Devises, 1646).

Blow, John, Doctor of Music, (1648-1708), Composer to King James II, Composer to the Chapel Royal, Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal: (teacher of Henry Purcell).
Arms: Argent, a saltire Sable, between three roundels.
(Tomb, Westminster Abbey: Engraving, by R. White, for J. Blow's Amphion Anglicuso; A Work of Many Compositions, London, 1700).

Blücher, Gebhard Liberecht von, Prince von Wahlstadt, (1742-1819), Prussian Field-Marshal: (made a Prince for life and a hereditary Count 3 July 1814).
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Argent, the Eagle of Prussia proper: 2, Or, the bâton of a marshal of Prussia in bend sinister surmounted by a sword Argent in bend, the whole environed by a Laurel wreath Vert: 3, Or, a cross patée 'alesée' Sable 'bordée' Argent. Charged overall with an inescutcheon Gules bearing two keys erect addorsed Argent.
Crests: 1, The Eagle of Prussia: 2, Two keys crossed in saltire Argent: 3, A bâton, sword and Laurel wreath, as in the second quarter of the arms: 4, A banner bearing the arms shown in the third quarter of the shield attached to a lance.
Mantling: 1, Argent and Sable: 2, Argent and Gules: 3, Argent and Gules: 4, Argent and Sable.
Supporters: Two Eagles of Prussia reguardant.
(Reitstap).

Bodenham, Sir Wingfield, English Knight (c.1657).
Arms: Quarterly of Nine (3,3,3): 1, Azure, a fess between three clarions Or: 2, Argent, a cross Gules, charged with five mullets of the field: 3, Argent, a canton Sable, charged in sinister chief with a crescent for difference Gules: 4, Argent, a cross flory Azure: 5, Sable, three saltires couped Or: 6, Azure, a cross flory Or: 7, Argent, a Lion rampant queue fourchée (Vert?): 8, Or, a cross flory Azure, a label of three points Gules: 9, Or, two Lions passant guardant Sable.
(Engraving, by Wenceslas Holler, 1657).

Boece, HectOr, 1st Principal of King's College, Aberdeen, (c.1500), Scottish Intellectual and Author.
Arms: Argent, a saltire and a chief Azure.
(Armorial Carving, Mitchell Hall, University of Aberdeen).

Boisot, Louis, (d.1576), Admiral of Zealand, of Flanders.
Arms: Sable, three annulets Argent, on a chief Or three pallets Azure. The shield suspended upon an Anchor Argent.
(Reitstap).

Boleyn, Anne, Queen of England, (1507-1536), English Ruler.
Arms: Grand Quarterly of Six: 1, England, with a label of three points Azure, semée-de-lis on the tags Or (Lancaster): 2, Azure, semée-de-lis Or, a label of three points Gules (Angoulême): 3, Gules, a Lion passant guardant Or (Guienne): 4, Quarterly, 1 & 4, Or, a chief indented Azure (Butler), 2 & 3, Argent, a Lion rampant Sable, crowned Gules (Rochfort): 5, England, with a label of three points Argent (Brotherton): 6, Chequey Or and Azure (Warrenne).
(Stained Glass Window, Westminster ?).

Boleyn, Sir Thomas, English Knight (c.1520): (father of Anne Boleyn).
Arms: Argent, a chevron Gules, between three Bull's heads couped Sable.
(College of Arms).

Bolivar, Simon, (1783-1830), Venezuelan Statesman, of Caracas.
Arms: Azure, a mullet encircled by six other mullets all Argent, a chief Or.
(Heroic Portrait, c.1820).

Boniface VIII, Pope, Benedetto Gaetano, (c.1230-1303), Italian Ecclesiast.
Arms: Or, two bendlets wavy Sable.
(Tomb, St. Peter's, Rome).

Borghese, Alfonso Gheiz, Siennese Noble (c.1607).
Arms: Azure, a Wyvern displayed Or.
(Siennese Tournament Roll in Honour of Ferdinand I, 1607-1610).

Borgia, Roderigo, Pope Alexander VI (c.1492), Italian Ecclesiast: (granter of the Bull for the foundation of Marischall College, Aberdeen).
Arms: (The shield impaled) Dexter, Or, on a mount in base Vert, a Bull statant, within a bordure Gules, charged with eight flames of the field (Borgia): Sinister, Barry of six pieces Or and Gules (Lenzuolo).
(Armorial Carving, Mitchell Hall, University of Aberdeen).

Borgognini, Curtio Venture, Siennes Noble (c.1607).
Arms: Or, a bend Azure, charged with three fleurs-de-lis Or.
(Siennese Tournament Roll in Honour of Ferdinand I, 1607-1610).

Borsig, ? von, German Industrialist: (ennobled in Kingdom of Prussia 1909).
Arms: Party per fess Sable and Or, in chief a pair of Stag's horns, and in base a hammer, both counter charged.
Crest: A hammer Sable between two Stag's horns Or.
(Volborth).

Bostock of Ross Hall, Rev. Charles, English Ecclesiast (c.1783): (married heiress of Lt.- General Sir Robert Rich of Ross Hall, 1783).
Arms: Sable, a fess humety Argent, overall an inescutcheon Gules, charged with a chevron patonce Or.
(Enamelled Arms on Dish, 1783-1790).

Boswell of Balmuto, David, Scottish Knight (c.1547).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Argent, a Lion rampant (Sable?): 2 & 3, Argent, a fess Azure, charged with three cinqufoil of the field (Boswell). The shield ensigned with a tilting helm contourné.
Crest: A martlet (?).
Motto: 'Vray Foy'.
(Guidon, Captured at Falkirk, 1547).

Botiler, Sir John de, English Knight (c.1285).
Arms: Azure, three covered cups Or.
(Tomb Effigy, St. Bride's Church, Co. GlamOrgan).

Boucher, François, (1703-1770), French Painter.
Arms: Or, three pairs of Human Lips in profile Gules (?).
(Reitstap).

Bouchier of Berners, Monsieur John, English Noble (15th century).
Arms: Grand Quarterly: 1 & 4, Quarterly, I & IV, Argent, a cross engrailed Gules, between four water bougets Sable, II & III, Gules, billetée Or, a fess of the last: Charged overall with a label of three points Sable, bearing on each of its points three Lions passant Or: 2 & 3, Quarterly Or and Sable.
Crest: On wreath of the colours Gules and Argent, a Man's head couped Gules, bearded Sable, wearing a chapeau of the first within a coronet Or, and gorged about the neck with a label of three points Sable, charged on each of its points with three Lions passant Or.
Mantling: Gules, bilettée Or, and Argent, semé of water bougets and Stafford Knots Sable.
(Garter Stall Plate).

Bouciquot, Marèchal de, French Knight and Military Leader (15th century).
Arms: Argent, an Eagle displayed Gules, armed Or.
(Woodward).

Boufflers, Louis-François, Duc et Marèchal de, (1644-1711), French Military Commander, of Picardy.
Arms: Argent, three mullets (6) between nine crosses botonée (3,3,3) Gules. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Duke and surrounded by the collars of the Orders of St. Michael and of the Holy Spirit with the addition of six Regimental standards (three of Dragoons and three of light Cavalry) crossed in saltire behind the shield with two Marshal's bâtons crossed in saltire superimposed upon these.
(Reitstap).

Boufflers, Stanislas Jean, Chevalier (later Marquis) de, (1738-1815), Writer and Philosophe, of Picardy.
Arms: As above, with a label of three points Gules for difference. The shield eventually ensigned with the coronet of a French Marquis.
(Reitstap).

Bougainville, Louis Antoine de, (1729-1811), Chevalier de l'Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint Louis, French Naval Officer and ExplOrer, of the Ile-de-France.
Arms: Or, an Eagle displayed Sable (alternative: Vert). Suspended from the shield the cross of the Order of St. Louis.
(Reitstap).

Bouillé, François Claude Amor, Marquis de, (1739-1800), French Soldier, of the Auvergne.
Arms: Gules, a cross moline Argent. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Marquis.
Cri-de-guerre: 'Le Charial!'.
Mottos: 'A Vero Bello Christi': 'Tout Par Labeur'.
(Reitstap).

Boullanvilliers, Henri de, Comte de Saint-Saire, (1658-1722), French Writer, of Brittany.
Arms: Argent, three bars Gules. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Count.
(Reitstap).

Bourbon, Charles, Duc de, (1490-1527), Constable of France.
Arms: Azure, semée-de-lis Or, a bendlet Gules.
Crest: A panache of Peacock's feathers Azure semée-de-lis Or, charged overall with a bendlet Gules, the eyes proper.
(Heraldic illumination, 16th century MS.).

Bourbon, Charles, Cardinal, French Ecclesiast (15th century).
Arms: Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or, overall a ribbon in bend Gules. The shield ensigned with an ecclesiastical hat supporting on either side of the shield six tassels Gules.
(Portrait, by the Master of Moulins).

Bourchier, John, English (Parliamentarian) Politician (c.1649).
Arms: A cross between four Eagles displayed.
(Seal, King Charles I's Death Warrant).

Boyle, Richard, 1st Earl of Cork, (1566-1643), Irish Statesman: (baron 1616: Earl of Cork 1620).
Arms: Party per bend embattled Argent and Gules, a crescent in chief Sable for difference. The shield contained within a cartouche.
(Portrait).

Brahe, Tycho, (1546-1601), Danish Noble and Astronomer.
Arms: Sable, a pale Argent.
Crest: Two Buffalo's horns Sable, each charged with a fess Argent.
(Portrait).

Brandenburg, Albrecht von, Cardinal, (1490-1545), Prince Elector of Mainz, Archbishop of Magdeburg, AdministratOr of the Bishopric of Halberstadt, German Ecclesiast.
Arms: Quarterly: 1, An Eagle displayed: 2, A Griffin segreant: 3, A Lion rampant, a bordure gobony: 4, Quarterly (Argent and Sable?). The centre of the shield charged with three escutcheons (2,1) the dexter chief escutcheon bearing a Catherine wheel, the sinister chief escutcheon party per fess, and the escutcheon in base party per pale. Behind the shield a sword and an Archbishop's crozier crossed in saltire. The shield ensigned with an Ecclesiastical hat supporting six tassels on either side of the shield.
(Engraving of a Portrait by Albrecht Dürer, 1523).

Brandenburg, Hildebrand, German Abbess (?) (c.1470).
Arms: A Bull passant coward contourné, pierced through the nose with a ring.
Supporter: The shield supported by a single angel contourné.
(Ex-Libris, 1470).

Brandenburg, Margaret of, Queen of Denmark, Danish Ruler (c. 1480).
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Argent, an Eagle displayed Gules (Electorate of Brandenburg): 2 & 3, Argent, a Lion rampant Sable, within a bordure gobony of the first and Gules: 4, Quartely Sable and Gules (Hohenzollern).
(Altar Portrait).

Brandon, Charles, Duke of Suffolk, (c.1485-1545), English Nobleman.
Arms: (Shown on a banner) Grand Quarterly: 1 & 4, Barry, a Lion rampant crowned: 2 & 3, Quarterly, 1 & 4, A cross moline, 2 & 3, Fussily ermine and (Argent?).
Supporter: On a mount an Eagle rising, its dexter wing displayed, crushing beneath its sinister talon a dove.
(Heraldic Illumination, 15th century MS.).

Brantôme, Pierre de Bourdeille, Abbé et Seigneur de, (c.1540-1614), French Ecclesiast and Writer, of Périgord.
Arms: Or, two Eagle's talons in cross Gules, armed Azure.
(Reitstap).

Braose, Thomas, Lord, English Noble (c.1361).
Arms: Azure, crussily Or, a Lion rampant of the last.
Crest: A demi-Lion rampant.
(Tomb Effigy, Horsham Church)

Brauchitsch, Walter von, (1881-1948), WWII German General.
Arms: Argent, a Stag salient Sable, armed and tined Gules.
Crest: A crescent contourné Sable.
(Volborth).

Braun, Wernher von, (1912-1977), German Scientist, of Pomerania.
Arms: Argent, three lozenges in pairle Gules.
Crest: Two Ostrich feathers between three Fish erect, their heads in base, radiating from the helm.
Mantling: Gules and Argent.
(Reitstap).

Bray, Sir Reginald, Privy Councillor to King Henry VII of England, English Knight (temp. Henry VII).
Arms: Argent, a chevron Sable, between three Eagle's talons of the last.
(Stained Glass, Jesus College, Priory Church, Great Malvern).

Braybrooke, Robert, Bishop of London, English Ecclesiast.
Arms: Seven mascles (3,3,1), all within a bordure.
(Carved Oak Bosse, Roof of Braintree Church, Essex).

Brentano, Franz Josef Fidel, Austrian Noble (c.1740).
Arms: (On an oval shield) Party per fess Argent and Gules, in chief two Eagle's wings issuant displayed of the last, in base a Horse passant of the first.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet a Horse saliant Argent and an Eagle's wing displayed Gules.
Motto: 'Moderata Durant'.
(Ex-Libris, by J.G. Thelot, c.1740).

Breteuil, Louis Charles Auguste Tonnelier, Baron de, (1733-1807), French Diplomatist, of Beauvaisis.
Arms: Azure, a Sparrowhawk displayed Or, jessed and belled of the last. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Baron.
Supporters: Two Sparrowhawks.
Motto: 'Nec spe, nec metu'.
(Reitstap).

Brinvilliers, Marie Madeline Marguerite, Marquise de, (1632-1676), French Poisoner.
Arms: (Two oval shields accoulée): Dexter, Azure, a chevron Argent between in chief two mullets Or and in base an Eagle's wing of the last (Gobelin de Brinvilliers): Sinister, Azure, a chevron Or between in chief two Roses slipped Argent and in base the Sun in its splendour of the second (Dreux d'Aubray). The two shields ensigned by the single coronet of a French Marquis.
(Reitstap).

Brittany, ?, Duke of, Celtic (Brittish) Ruler (c. 1430).
Arms: Ermine.
Crest: On a wreath doubled Argent and Argent [sic], a Swan's head Argent, beaked Gules, between two Swan's wings addorsed Argent.
(Grand Armorial équestre de la Toison d'Or).

Broglie, Victor François, Duc de, (1718-1804), Chevalier des Ordres de Saint Esprit et Saint Louis, Marshal of France: (family Originally of Piedmont: Ducs 1742).
Arms: Or, a saltire moline Azure. The shield ensigned by the coronet of a French Duke and surrounded by the collars of the Orders of St. Louis and the Holy Spirit.
Crest: A Swan issuant, pendant from a ribon around its neck Gules a saltire as in the arms.
Supporters: Two Lions guardant and crowned Or, langued Gules.
All within a manteau ermine doubled Or semée of saltires as in the arms.
(Reitstap).

Broun of Colston, Sir Patrick, 1st Baronet, (b.1603), Scottish Landowner: (created a Baronet of Nova Scotia 1686).
Arms: Gules, a chevron Or, between three fleurs-de-lis of the last. Suspended from the shield the jewell of a Baronet of Nova Scotia on its Orange-torny ribbon.
Crest: A Lion rampant holding between its paws a fleur-de-lis Gules.
Motto: 'Floreat Majestas'.
(Lyon Court).

Brownlow, Sir John, Baronet, English Notable (1685).
Arms: Or, an escutcheon between eight martlets in Orle Sable, on a dexter canton Argent, a dexter hand erect and couped Gules.
Crest: On a chapeau Gules, turned up ermine, a Greyhound statant Or.
(Ornate Gates, Belton House, 1685).

Bruce, Robert, Earl of Carrick, (c.1296), Scottish Noble: (father of King Robert I of Scots).
Badge: A Lion passant guardant.
(Secretum Seal, c.1296).

Bruce, Robert, Earl of Carrick, Lord of Annandale, (later King of Scots), (d.1327), Scottish Ruler and Military Leader.
Arms: Or, a saltire and a chief Gules.
Crest: A dexter Arm embowed in pale vested Gules, the cuff Argent, the hand proper.
(Gelre's Wapenboeck).

Bruce, Sir William, Lord of Ugglebarnbey, English [sic] Knight (c.1226).
Arms: Gules, a saltire engrailed Argent, a chief dancettée of the first.
(Tomb Effigy, Pickering Church, co. Yorkshire).

Brudenell, Thomas James, Earl of Cardigan, (1797-1868), English General.
Arms: Argent, a chevron Gules between three mOrions Azure. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Earl.
Crest: A Sea-Horse Argent.
Supporters: Dexter, a Buck proper holding in the mouth an arrow, between the antlers a cross pattée fitchée Or: Sinister, A Horse proper.
Motto: 'En grace affie'.
(Burke).

Bryan, Sir Guy, Knight of the Garter, English Knight (c.1391).
Arms: Or, three piles conjoined in base Azure.
(Tomb Effigy, Abbey Church, Tewkesbury).

Bucquoi, ?, Count, Military Commander (c.1620).
Arms: A bend. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Count and encircled by the Order of St. Michael.
(Portrait, by Rubens).

Bugeaud de la Piconnerie, Thomas Robert, Duc d'Isly, (1784-1849), Conqueror of Algeria, of Périgord.
Arms: Azure, a chevron Or, in base a mullet Argent, on a chief Gules three mullets of the third. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a Duke of the 2nd Empire.
(Reitstap).

Buller, Sir Redvers Henry, (1839-1908), British Soldier, of co. Devonshire.
Arms: Sable, a cross quarter pierced Argent, in dexter chief an Eagle displayed of the second, crowned Or.
(Burke).

Buonaparte, Napoleon, (1769-1821), Emperor of the French, of COrsica: (family Originally from FlOrence).
Arms: (Florence ancient) Party per pale: Dexter, Azure, six mullets Or: Sinister, Gules, a Lion rampant Or, on a chief of the last a double-headed Eagle displayed Sable.
Arms: (Florence modern) Gules, two bars Argent.
Arms: (in Corsica: arms of Napoleon before he became Emperor) Gules, two bars and in chief two mullets Or.
(Reitstap).

Buoniseg, M. Filippo, Siennese Noble (c.1607).
Arms: Gules, a chevron Or, between three chess rooks of the last, a chief of the second, charged with a double-headed Eagles Sable.
(Siennese Tournament Roll in Honour of Ferdinand I, 1607-1610).

Burch, Albert Conrad van der, Dutch Senator, Member of the Dutch East India Company, Dutch Noble (c.1620).
Arms: Party per pale: Dexter, Or, a double-headed Eagle Sable: Sinister, Azure, a tower Argent.
Crest: A panache of Ostriche feathers Argent.
(Map of Caribbean, by Willem Blaue, c.1620).

Bures, Sir Robert de, English Knight (c.1302).
Arms: Ermine, on a chief dancettée Sable, three Lions rampant Argent.
(Tomb Effigy, Acton Church, co. Suffolk).

Burggraf, Hans, Pursuivant of the Elector Frederick II of Brandenburg (1413-1471), German Herald.
Arms: Azure, an estoile (6) Or, all contained within a bordure gobony Argent and Gules.
Crest: An estoile (6) Or, between two Buffalo's horns gobony Gules and Argent.
(Heraldic Illumination, 15th century).

Burgundy, Philip of, Seigneur of Beveren, Knight of the Golden Fleece, (d.1498), Burgundian Knight: (natural son of Philip the Good).
Arms: Grand quarterly: 1 & 4, Quarterly: I & IV, Azure, semée-de-lis Or, a bordure Gules: II, Party per pale, the dexter bendy of six Or and Azure, a bordure Gules, the sinister Sable a Lion rampant Or: III, Party per pale, the dexter bendy of six Or and Azure, a bordure Gules, the sinister Argent a Lion rampant Gules. Overall an escutcheon Or bearing a Lion rampant Sable: 2 & 3, Barry of eight Or and Sable, in chief three annulets Gules. The shield surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Crest: An Owl proper.
(Knight Plate, St. Rombout's Cathedral, Mechlin, Belgium).

Burke, Edmund, Member of Parliament for Bristol (1774-1780), English politician.
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Or, a cross Gules, in the dexter quarter a Lion rampant Sable (Burke): Sinister, Ermine, two bars Gules (Nugent).
(Enamelled Tea Bowl and Saucer, 1774).

Burnet of the Leys, Sir Thomas, 1st Baronet, Benefactor of Aberdeen University (1645), Scottish Noble: (created a Baronet of Nova Scotia 1626).
Arms: Argent, a hunting horn Sable, garnished and stringed Or, in chief three Holly leaves Vert.
(Armorial Carving, Mitchell Hall, University of Aberdeen).
Arms: (Of the father of Sir Thomas?) Impaled: Dexter, Gules, in chief three Holly leaves Vert and in base a hunting horn Sable (Burnet of Leys): Sinister, Azure, on a fess Argent, between three Boar's heads couped Or, a fess chequey of the first and third (Gordon).
(Painted Roof, Long Gallery, Crathes Castle, c.1590s).

Butler, James, Duke of Ormonde, (1665-1745), Knight of the Garter, Irish General.
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Or, a chief indented Azure: 2, Gules, three covered cups Or: 3, A Saltire: 4, A Lion rampant, on a chief three (escallops?). The oval shield encircled by the Garter and ensigned with a ducal crown from which is suspended a manteau encompassing the whole achievement.
Supporters: Dexter, An Eagle: Sinister, A male Griffin.
Motto: 'Comme il Trouve'.
(Engraving, 1715).

Butler (Botteler) of Pan-bre, ? le, Welsh Noble (c.16th century).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Three covered cups (Butler): 2, Fretty, a fess: 3, A fess. The shield ensigned with a nobleman's helm affronté.
Supporters: Two Dragons.
(Armorial Carving, Alter-Tomb, St. Brides Major, Early 16th century).

Byng, John, (1704-1757), British Admiral: (son of Viscount Torrington).
Arms: Quarterly Sable and Argent, in the first quarter a Lion rampant of the second.
(Burke).

Byron, George Gordon Noël, 6th Baron, (1788-1824), English Poet.
Arms: Argent, three bendlets enhanced Gules. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Baron.
Crest: A Mermaid proper.
Supporters: Two Horses rampant Argent.
Motto: 'Crede Byron'.
(Burke).