B14422-Corbet

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Name of the family:

Corbet

Blason:

Or, a raven sa.

Crest(s):

An elephant ar. armed gold, on his back a castle, triple-towered of the last, trappings or and sa.

Motto:

(over the elephant) Virtutis laus actio; (over the squirrel) Dum spiro spero; (under the shield) Deus pascit corvos.

Info about the family:

Moreton Corbet, co. Salop, bart., created 1642, extinct 1688, founded in England by Roger Corbet, one of the companions in arms of the Conqueror, second Bon of Cobbead, of the Pays de Caux in Normandy; the senior line of this ancient and distinguished race, Corbet of Moreton Corbet, is represented by the present ban.

Comment (Additional info):

The family has also, for a length of time, borne for crest, a squirrel sejant or, which is still to be seen on the walls of the old family castle at Moreton Corbet.

Page in the book:

228

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