Armorial du Hérault Vermandois
Francoys
Part 2
Nos 720 - 755
720
Le Viconte de Meleun
dasur a vj tourtiaux dor au chief dor
Azure seven bezants a chief or
Adam II, Vicomte de Melun, who died in 1270, bore these arms in CP11, & WN19. It appears to be the earliest coat of the Melun family.
721
Symon de Meleun
telles [dasur a vj tourtiaux dor au chief dor] a iij melectes de gueules v chief
Azure seven bezants and on a chief or three martlets gules
Simon de Melun also appears in CP12.
His
brother, Adam III de Melun, in WN20, bears azure seven bezants on
a chief or a dance gules
Simon
de Melun, Maréchal de France, from a source not in the database,
bears azure six bezants a chief or a lion rampant issuant gules.
Simon
de Melun, Seigneur de Vaux le Vicomte, in WN21, bears azure seven bezants
or a chief per pale gules and or
Simon
de Melun, in WN224, bears azure seven bezants on a chief or four merlettes
gules
722
Gilles de Meleun
tellez [dasur a vj tourtiaux dor au chief dor a iij melectes de gueules v chief] sest de sable la p'ime molecte de sable
Sable six bezants on a chief or a martlet of the field
Gilles de Melun
723
Jehan le Brun
dor au chief de sable a une melecte dargent v chef
Or on a chief sable a martlet argent
Jean le Brun
724
Jehan de Billecte
dor au chief dasur a j lionchel dargent passant v chief
Or on a chief azure a lion passant argent
VE, Copy D, gives the bearer's name as Villette.
725
Guy de Pomponne
dor au chef dasur a j lionchel dermine rampant
Or a chief azure overall a lion rampant ermine
Guy de Pomponne, who also appears in WN104.
Guy
de Pomponne, in WN303, bears azure on a chief or a demi lion rampant
issuant gules
Pierre
de Pomponne, in WN86, bears or a chief azure
Renaud
de Pomponne, in WN105, bears or a chief azure overall a bendlet argent
726
Jehan de Baugars
de gueules a vj tourtiaux dargent au chief dargent a une wiure de gueules au chef
Gules six plates on a chief argent a fess dancetty of the field
Jean de Baugars
727
Le conte de Dreues
eschequete dor et dasur a j oulle de gueules
Checky or and azure a bordure gules
Robert IV Comte de Dreux, who died in 1282, also appears
in C26 & WN3.
Robert IV Comte de Dreux, who died in 1270, appears in WN895 .
WN922
has checky or and azure a bordure indented gules overall a canton ermine
The bearer is unnamed, and there is no evidence of a link between the arms.
728
Charles de la Gouresse
eschequete dargent et de gueules a fleurs de lis dor en gueules au label dasur
Checky argent and gules charged with fleurs de lis or a label azure
The number of checks is arbitrary. I have drawn 3x4 to show the fleurs de lis more clearly.
729
Guill'e de Beron
eschequete dargent at dasur
Checky argent and azure
Guillaume de Beron
The number of checks is arbitrary.
730
Philippes d euer
eschequete dor et dasur a v poins
Checky of five points or and azure
Philippe d'Euer
Here, the blazon is specific. In modern French blazon, the term for a checky field of this type is équipolé
Mathieu
de Vert, in WN 135, bears echiquete (4x3) d'azur et d'argent
In VE, Copy D gives the bearer of N0 730 as Ver. The similarity to Vert may be coincidental.
731
Geude de Laeres
lozengie dor et de gueules
Lozengy or and gules
WN
652 shows the same arms with a label. Although the bearer is unnamed, the appears
to be a strong correlation between WN & VE.
732
Saint Patuung
lozengie de gueules et dermine
Lozengy gules and ermine
The blazon is from VE, Copy D: the original does not make sense.
The number of divisions is arbritary. My intention is to make the ermine clear.
733
Ninant de Poissy
lozengie dargent et de gueules
Lozengy argent and gules
Simon V de Poissy, in WN121, bears lozengy 5,5 de gueules et d'argent
Jean
de Poissy, WN123, bears lozengy 5,5 a label of four points azure
734
Guill'e de Saint Amand
lozengie dor et de sable
Lozengy or and sable
Guillaume de Saint Amand
735
Guillaume de Nanteuillet
lozengie dargent et de gueules de v poins a j quartier dasur
Lozengy of five argent and gules a canton azure
Guillaume de Nanteuillet
736
Le Sire d Yvery
dor a iij quevrons de gueules
Or three chevrons gules
Guillaume d'Ivry, who also appears in CP35 & WN397.
737
Colard de Marchouville
de gueules a iij quevrons dermine au label dasur
Gules three chevrons ermine a label azure
738
Piere de Richebourc
quevronne dor et de gueules
Chevronny or and gules
739
Guy de Garanchieres
de gueules a ijj quevrons dor
Gules three chevrons or
The same arms are borne by Pierre de Garancieres, in WN82.
The painting in WN shows the uppermost chevron couped at the edge of the shield.
This is the case with most instances of two or more chevrons in WN.
740
Jous de Garanchieres
tellez [de gueules a ijj quevrons dor] au label dasur
Gules three chevrons or a label of four points azure
In WN83, the bearer is Yon de Garancieres. In both instances the name is MF jeune, the younger: hence the label.
741
Robert de dilonc
dargent a j quevron de gueules
Argent a chevron gules
Robert de Dilonc
742
Foucques de Marcely
dor a j quevron de sable
Or a chevron sable
Fouques de Marcely
743
Amauris de Meulent
de sable a j lion dargent se a la queu fourc'
Sable a lion rampant double queued argent
Amauri de Meulan, Seigneur de la Queue
It is possible that the forked tail is canting; queue, tail.
Waleran, Comte de Meulan, in CP14, bears the same arms.
744
Le Borgne de Meulent
de sable --- au label de gueules
Sable a lion rampant double queued argent a label of five points gules
I have assumed that this is Guillaume de Meulan, who also
appears in WN44.
Le borgne is a one-eyed man.
Amaury
II de Meulan, in C109, bears sable billetty a lion rampant double queued
argent
745
Jehan de Meschy
dor a j lion de sable a une fleur de lis dargent en l espaule
Or a lion rampant sable charged on the shoulder with a fleur de lis argent
Jean de Meschy
746
Jehan de Palay
dargent a j lion de gueules couronne dor a j oulle de gueules
Argent a lion rampant gules crowned or within a bordure of the second
Jean de Palay
747
Boulehare de Gazerang
de gueules a j lion dor sa la queue forcheue
Gules a lion rampant double queued or
748
Guill'e de la Grange
de synoble a j lion dor a j baston de gueules
Vert a lion rampant or overall a bendlet gules
Guillaume
de la Grange, in WN153, vert a lion rampant or a label of four points
gules
Jean
de la Grange, in WN152, bears vert a lion rampant or
Philippe
de la Grange, in WN235, bears vert a lion rampant or a label of four
points gules each point charged with three plates
749
Pierre de Mezelan
dargent a j lion de gueules sa la queue forcheue
Argent a lion rampant double queued gules
Pierre de Mesalant, who also appears in WN175.
750
Guill'e de Coubreuses
dargent a une croix dasur ancree
Argent a cross moline azure
Guillaume de Coubreuses
The blazon is from VE, copy D. A gives the field gules.
751
Piau de Chat
de gueules a une croix dor ancree
Gules a cross moline or
752
Bernarde de Bulouc
dargent a une croix de gueules a ancree
Argent a cross moline gules
753
Guiy le Bouteiller
esquartele dor et de gueules
Quarterly or and gules
Gui le Bouteiller, who also appears in CP21.
754
Guill'e le Bouteiller
tellez [esquartele dor et de gueules] a j baston dasur
Quarterly or and gules overall a label azure
Guillaume le Bouteiller
Anseau
le Bouteiller, Sgr de Luzarches, who died in 1309, bears, in CP22 &
WN99, quarterly or and gules a label of of four points azure
755
Huchars de Hons
esquartelle dor et de sable
Quarterly or and sable
The same arms are borne by the Chastelain de Lens in WN797 &
VE234, where he is unnamed.
It is possible that Hons is Lens.