Armorial du Hérault Vermandois

Bretons

Nos 559 - 600


559 Guill'e Clarembault

burele dargent et de sable

Barry of ten argent and sable

Guillaume Clarembault

560 Guill'e de Loyac

vairie

Vair

The same arms apear in WN930, where the bearer has been identified as Loheac.

The same name appears in WN972, with vair a bordure gules

 

 

561 Thibaud de Rochefort

vairie dor et dasur au label de gueules

Vairy or and azure a label of four points gules

Thibaud de Rochefort, in WN940 & CP142, bears the arms without the label.
Rochefort en Terre, which may refer to the same person, bears these arms in WN984.

 

 

562 Le Thor

vairie au label dor

Vair a label or


563 Jehan de Maurre

de gueules a j croissant vairie au label dor

Gules a crescent vair a label or

Jean de Maure


Maure, in WN975, bears gules a crescent vair

 

 

564 Hermex de Bolain

vairie a j croissant de gueules

Vair a crescent gules

The same arms are found in WN941, where although no name is given, they have been identified as Blain.

565 Gieffroy de Syon

de gueules a j croissant dargent a vj mollectez dargent iij dessoubz et iij desseure

Gules a crescent between six mullets argent

Geoffroy de Syon

566 Gieffroy Barres

de gueules a une erche dermine

Gules a harrow ermine

Geoffroy Barres

I have not seen the term erche before. It may be MF 'herse'. The harrow, if it is such, is unique in the work so far.

567 Jehan de la Roche

dor a ung aigle de sable a ij testes

Or a double headed eagle displayed sable

The same arms appear in WN957, where, although no name is given, they have been identified as La Roche Bernard
They are the arms of The Holy Roman Empire.

 

568 Pierre Guesquelin

dargent a j aigle de sable a ij testes

Argent a double headed eagle displayed sable

Pierre Guesclin

569 Bertrant de Guesquelin

telles [dargent a j aigle de sable a ij testes] a j baston de gueules

Argent a double headed eagle displayed sable overall a bendlet gules

Bertrand de Guesclin

I do not know the precise relationship between these two coats.

570 Thibaut de la Soillye

dasur a une croix dor indented

Azure a cross indented or

 

571 Guillaume le Borgne

de sable a une croix dargent au label de gueules

Sable a cross argent a label of four points gules

The same arms are borne in WN959.

572 Gieffroy le Borgne

de sable a une croix dargent a v quoquilles de gueules en la croix

Sable on a cross argent five escallops gules

Geoffroy le Borgne, in CP138, bears sable a cross argent
The same arms are borne in WN980.

 

There are a large number of coats which appear in more than one of VE, WN, BA & CP, and it may usually be assumed that, where there are unidentified but identical arms in two or more of these rolls, they either belong to the same person or there is a relationship between them.

573 Olivier de Rogy

de gueules a une croix dargent boissie

Gules a cross couped argent

Olivier de Rouge


Rouge
, in WN954, bears gules a cross paty argent

 

 

574 Aymeris d avoir

de gueules a une croix dor ancree

Gules a cross moline or

Aymeris Davoir

575 Hardomire d avoir

telles [de gueules a une croix dor ancree] au label dasur

Gules a cross moline or a label azure

Hardomire Davoir

It appears likely that there is a relationship between the above two coats.

576 Guill'e de Bonal

de sable a une croix dargent ancree Si naist de chescun bout de l ancre une teste de serpent dor

Sable a cross moline argent gringolee or

Guillaume de Bonal

Raoul de Montfort, in CP139, bears argent a cross moline gules gringolee or
I have included these arms both because of the rarity of the cross gringolee and because the Montfort family were from Britanny.
Lonvilliers, in CP65, bears the same arms.

 

577 Tournemine

esquartele dor et dasur

Quarterly or and azure

The same arms are borne in WN991. Although there is no name in WN, the arms have been identified.
The MS in VE gives 'dargent dor et dasur', but has been corrected in a later version.

578 Guill'e de La Rajasse

tellez [esquartele dor et dasur] au label de gueules

Quarterly or and azure a label gules

Guillaume de La Rajasse

579 Le Sire de Balaine

esquartele dargent et de sable

Quarterly argent and sable

 

580 Guill'e Turpins

lozengie dargent et de gueules

Lozengy argent and gules

Guillaume Turpins

581 Le Sire du Chastel Bruien

de gueules a fleurs de lis semees a j baston dargent

Gules semy de lis or a bendlet argent

 

582 Gieffroy de Gyquen

dasur a fleurs de lis semees au label de gueules

Azure semy de lis argent a label gules

Geoffroy de Gyquen

583 Jehan de Cabaas

dasur a une fleur de lis dargent

Azure a fleur de lis argent

Jean de Cabaas

584 Payen de Malestrait

de gueules a vj tourtiaux dor

Gules six bezants

Payen de Malestroit

Malestroit, in WN970, bears gules ten bezants 3,3,3,1

 

 

Since the number of charges on a shield at this time was not always significant, it is possible that these coats belong to the same person. See No 594, below

585 Guill'e d Arche

dasur a vj tourtiaux dor

Azure six bezants

Guillaume d'Arche

586 Guill'e de Rieus

dasur semes de besans dor

Azure bezanty

Guillaume de Rieus

587 Guill'e d'Oreilly

dor au chief de gueules a iij quoquilles dargent v chief

Or on a chief gules three escallops argent

Guillaume d'Oreilly

588 Raoul le Vicomte

dor au chief de sable endentee a j baston de gueules

Or a chief indented sable overall a bendlet gules

I have placed the bendlet overall, although the blazon is not clear.

589 Jehan de Boteriaux

dargent au chief de gueules au label dor

Argent a chief gules a label or

Jean de Boteriaux

590 Henry de Baugois

dargent au chief de gueules a une manche dor v chief

Argent on a chief gules a maunch or

Henry de Baugois

591 Jehan de la Marche

dasur a une manche dor a une main dargent a une fleur de lis dargent desseure la main

Azure a maunch or with a hand issuant in chief a fleur de lis argent

Jean de la Marche

I believe the charge to be what is termed a dextrochère in MF blazon.

592 Auffroys de Montboucher

dargent a iij pochons de gueules a j oulle de sable besande dor

Argent three pitchers gules a bordure sable bezant

Auffroys de Montbourcher
Bertrand de Montbourcher, in K90 and GA32, bears the same arms.
Unidentified arms in WN950 are also the same.

WN949, also unidentified, gives or three pitchers gules a bordure sable semy of plates

 

 

593 Jehan de Machecou

dargent a iij quevrons de gueules

Argent three chevrons gules

Jean de Machecoul bears the same arms in CP146.
Olivier de Dreux, Sire de Machecoul, bears the same arms in WN923, and has been identified as the brother of Jean.

594 Jehan de Biaumanoir

dasur billecte dargent

Azure billetty argent

Jean de Beaumanoir bears the same arms in CP141.


Beaumanoir, in WN 987, specifies the number of billets: azure fifteen billets argent

 

 

However, this is unlikely to be significant, and the assumption is that the coats belong to the same person. See the note on No584, above.

595 Guill'e le Briex

dargent a iij tourtiaux de sable au label de gueules

Argent three pellets a label gules

Guillaume le Briex

596 Foucquet Riboule

parti dargent et de sable endente lun en lautre

Per pale dancetty argent and sable

Hubert Riboule, in BA104, bears the same arms.

597 Bouchart Frestars

de gueules freste dargent au label dasur

Gules fretty argent a label azure

 

598 Jehan de Guyon

dasur a une bande dor a iij aiglettez de gueules en la bende

Azure on a bend or three eagles displayed gules

Jean de Guyon

599 Le Sire d Ansenys

de gueules a iij quintes feulles dermine

Gules three cinquefoils ermine

Although VE does not give a name, Geoffroi d'Ancenis, in CP145 & WN499, bears gules three cinquefoils ermine.

600 Gieffroy d'Ansenys

tellez [de gueules a iij quintes feulles dermine] au label dasur

Gules three cinquefoils ermine a label azure

Geoffroi d'Ancenis