Armstrong Armorial Bearings
ARMS OF ARMSTRONG—Gules, three dexter arms vambraced argent, hands proper.
Arms of the tomb of Hugh Armstrong and his wife at Holy Trinity, Wysall. These show the Arms of Armstrong, with those of Turville, gules, three chevronels vair; Fitzherbert, gules, three lions rampant or, in chief a label of three points; Raynes, Chequy or and gules, on a bend vert a Moor’s head between two annulets or, a canton ermine: these represent the alliances of three of his daughters. Round the parents’ shield is a ribbon inscribed: “Hughe Armestronge Esquire Marye his wyfe, daghter of Henrie Sacheverell of Ratclif-upon-Sore Esquire.”
On the end of the tomb are three shields showing the Arms of Armstrong, Sacheverell and Armstrong with the sinister side blank, placed between the figures of a female, a man in armour, and one in grave clothes. The inscription in black letter round the chamfer reads: “Here lyeth the bodyes of Hugh Armestrong Esquier and Marye his wiff, daughter of…..Sacheverell of Ratclif-upon-Sore, Esquier, wch Hugh dyed the xxijth dey of December m° d° Ixxii. and the sayd Marye dyed the xxth dey of Ma……..”
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