Heraldry on tower in St. Mary's
The text taken from the BHO website stated:
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The tower-arch is two-centred and of three chamfered orders, the two outer orders continuous, and the inner resting on semi-octagonal shafts with
moulded capitals and bases; on each side of the arch, on the E. face of the wall, is a square cusped panel which has an embattled cornice, and
encloses a shield with arms wrongly painted in the 17th or 18th century
(a) three water bougets quartering three bulls' heads razed sable;
(b) sable a cheveron argent between three eagles argent and a chief argent with three martlets sable
therein, for Raymond,
quartering or a cheveron sable between three crosses paty sable, for Sterne of Essendon.
My initial analysis of the sheilds was incorrect. I have modified it due to futher inspection and on recepit of
the study by Peter Rushbrook.
The coat of arms on the South of the arch.
The Raymond/Stern coat of arms
The sheild can also be seen on the memorial in the chancel.
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The family that is represented by this shield is under investigation.
Peter Rushbrook attributes this to the Bugge family but seems a little unsure.
The heraldic elements here are currently being researched.
Heraldic elements seen here.
heraldsnet.org says:
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Water-bouget: a yoke with two large skins appended to it, formerly used for the conveyance of water to an army.
It has been differently drawn at different periods, as the figures, which are arranged in something like chronological order,
will shew. Many more slight varieties of form might be given, and as the form has varied so has the name.
It is not easy to determine the primary form, but in the earlier rolls it is spelt, as will be seen by the examples,
in a variety of ways, i.e. bouges, bouz, buzes, buz, bouces;
and in rolls of Edw. III.'s reign we find bouges, boustes, bustes, and busteaux; oge is also found."
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Martlet, (fr. Merlette, possibly the diminutive of the merula, merle, or blackbird): a bird resembling a swallow,
with thighs but no visible legs. They form a very common bearing, being found in early Rolls, and are as common in French arms in English. They may be of any tincture, even of ermine(see example under Crescent), and are very frequently represented in orle(q.v.).
It is used also as the difference of the fourth son."
