B955-Amherst

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Name of the family:

Amherst

Blason:

Gu. three tilting speats two and one erect or, points ar.

Crest(s):

On a mount vert three tilting spears or, headed ar., one in pale and two in saltire environed with a chaplet of laurel vert.

Supporters:

Two Canadian war Indians, of a copper colour, rings in their noses and ears, and bracelets ou their arms and wrists ar. cross-belts over their shoulders buff. To one a powder-horn pendent, to the other a scolping-knife; each of their waists covered with a short apron gu., their gaiters az. seamed or, their legs fettered and fastened by a chain to the bracelet of the outer wrist ppr., the dexter Indian holding in his exterior hand a battle-axe the sinister holding in his exterior hand a tomahawk, thereon a scalp all ppr.

Motto:

Constantia et Virtute.

Info about the family:

Karl Amhtrst, representative of an ancient family seated in the 13th century at Amhurst, Pcmbury, Kent, whence the name

Page in the book:

16

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