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john_n brigon_n arg_n a_o stag_n gules_a attire_v or_o 6_o gilbert_n the_o humfrevilâ—â—ad_a penmarke_n &_o bare_a gules_a a_o synque_n foil_n with_o 〈◊〉_d a_o prâ—e_n of_o ciosscroslet_n 7_o roger_n de_fw-fr beckrolles_n have_v east_n orchard_n and_o bare_a bâ—_n cheveron_o between_o 3_o cressant_n or_o 8_o john_n the_o ffleme_a have_v 8_o george_n and_o bare_a gules_a a_o fret_n of_o 8_o piece_n or_o a_o theft_n b_o 9_o reynold_n de_fw-fr sully_n have_v sully_n and_o bare_a gules_a 6_o wastall_n or_o roundel_n 321_o conterchange_v 10_o oliver_n de_fw-fr sr_n john_n have_v fonmon_n &_o bare_a argent_fw-fr of_o a_o chief_a gules_a two_o mnlleu_n or_o 16_o griffith_n cenan_n prâ—â—f_a north_n wâ—_n gules_a 3_o lion_n paff_n guard_n be_v incense_v azure_a 17_o jestyen_n ap_fw-mi curgant_n gules_a 3_o cheveron_n argent_fw-fr 18_o rees_n ap_fw-mi tewdor_n gules_a a_o lion_n rampnt_fw-la with_o the_o m_o a_o border_n endented_a or_o incense_v azure_a 19_o blethij_fw-la prine_n of_o davis_n or_o lion_n rampnt_v gules_a sum_n say_v sable_a the_o lion_n arg_fw-mi other_z arg_fw-mi the_o lion_n sable_n 20_o elistan_n prince_n of_o fferlix_a gules_a a_o lion_n ramp_v regardant_a or_o incense_a azure_a 26_o karedig_n sable_n a_o lion_n rampnt_fw-la arg_n meensed_a g_z 27_o elffm_n or_o a_o griffan_n sergreant_fw-la vert_fw-fr incense_a g_o 28_o tudwall_n k_o of_o divet_n azure_a a_o molfe_n salient_a argent_fw-fr 29_o philip_z ap_fw-mi ivor_n vert_fw-fr 5_o eagleâ—t_n in_o cross_v or_o member_v 30_o vrien_n rege_v arg_n a_o cheveron_n between_o 3_o raven_n sable_a 36_o glon_n benarw_n sable_n a_o cheveron_n or_o 3_o greyhound_n cursant_fw-la be_v colour_v del_o 2_o do_v 37_o st_n griffeth_n ap_fw-mi elydr_n arg_n on_o a_o cross_n sable_n 5_o cressant_n or_o m_z y_z first_o â—_o quarter_n a_o spear_n head_n gules_a 38_o grono_n goch_n azure_a 3_o buck_n head_n cabose_v or_o 39_o bledery_n arg_n 3_o bule_n head_n sable_a 40_o kydriâ—h_n sable_a a_o lion_n rampnt_fw-la regard_n 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