Armorial du Hérault Vermandois
Auvergnois
Nos 601 - 616
601
Jehan de la Gardecte
de gueulles a une barre eschequectee dor et dasur a syx estoiles dargent
Gules a fess checky or and azure between six mullets argent
Jean de la Gardette
602
Viustaces de Favaert
dargent a ij quinte feullez de gueulez a j quartier de gueules a une molecte dor au quartier
Argent three cinquefoils on a canton gules a mullet or
Eustache de Favaert
The blazon gives two cinquefoils, but it is probable that the canton hides a third.
603
Jehan de Bray
dargent a ij hachez de gueulez au label dasur
Argent two axes adorsed in pale gules a label of five points azure
Pierre de Braie, in WN 56, bears these arms.
Jean
de Braie, WN 55, bears argent two axes adorsed in pale gules.
Braie,
with no first name, in WN 916, bears argent two axes adorsed in pale gules
a label of three points azure each point charged with three bezants.
604
Jehan de Gres
dargent a une wiure de gueules si naist de la queue une teste de serpent
Argent a serpent biting its own tail gules
Jean de Gres
The term wiure is normally applied to the guivre or serpent, usually with the meaning of a dance or a bar dancetty. However, here it seems that the serpent itself is intended, biting its own tail. If this is so, then it is unique in the database so far.
605
Jehan Chenars
de gueulez a ij pochons dargent
Gules two pitchers argent
Jean Chenars
606
Philippe Chenars
les porte [de gueulez a ij pochons dargent] contrefaictes
Argent two pitchers gules
It is likely that the above two persons were related.
607
Regnault de Rouvroy
de gueules a vj aniaus dor a j baston dasur
Gules six annulets or a bendlet azure
Renaud de Rouvroy
608
Hue de Molay
dor a j oulle de mollectes de sable
Or an orle of mullets sable
Hugues de Molay
609
Gilles de Braisene
de gueules a iij gerbes dargent lyees dor
Gules three garbs argent tied or
610
Jehan de Montigny
dor a j escuchon de gueules
Or an escutcheon gules
611
Guy la Truye
dargent a une truye de gueules
Argent a boar rampant gules
Guy la Truie
Jean la Truie bears the same arms in WN 156.
The arms are canting. Truie means sow, but the charge is a boar, presumably because the female was not masculine enough to be worthy! The illustration is taken from WN.
612
Groignet de Membrollez
pale dargent et de sable a j baston de gueules
Paly of six argent and sable overall a bendlet gules
Groignet de Membrolles
Rochelin
de Membrolles, in BA 36, bears paly of six argent and sable.
613
Hervy Belon
de gueulez a iij tourtiaux dargent
Gules three plates
Herve Belon
614
Paiene d Orlians
faissie dargent et de synoble aix aniaux de gueules sy prennet autant de lune faisse que de lautre a j lionchel de gueulles v premier quartier
Barry of eight argent and vert overall nine annulets overall in dexter chief a lion rampant gules
Payens
d'Orleans, Sire de Clery, in BA 10, bears barry of six or and vert
semy of annulets gules
WN
904 bears barry of six argent and vert six annulets gules, and has
been identified as belonging to the family of Orleans-Rere
615
Guill'e d Orliens
faissie dargent et de synoble a x aniaux de gueules sy prennent dune faisse que de l'autre au label dasur
Barry of eight argent and vert ten annulets gules a label azure
Guillaume d'Orleans
An
unnamed person in WN 905 bears barry of six or and vert six annulets gules,
and is presumably related to Orleans.
The number of annulets in the above coats is evidently not significant and I have varied the barry field to make the design more attractive.
616 Jaques de la bussu
The entry in the MS gives:
"Jaques de la bussu' de Nivernois extrait de charlois porte de perles en signifiance de Richesse a armines de diamans en signe de simplesse a trois tourteaux de Rubiz en signe de prouesse".
There is no heraldic blazon. This is the first time in the work that I have come across arms described in purely symbolic terms. The practice became more prevalent in the later middle ages, and still exists today.