Cheshire County

Argent, on a chevron Gules three feathers Argent, between three swords erect Gules. Motto: «Ab Initio Goostrey».

This is the coat of arms of Martin Goldstraw emblazoned by me over his family tartan. This tartan was designed by Don Smith and is registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans, 2002.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Gules, Chevron, Charged, Sword, Point upwards, Ordered, Between, Quill and Motto.

Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Cheshire County and Tartan.

Bearer: Goldstraw, Martin S. J..

Arthur Adams, PhD, F. S. A., «Cheshire Visitation Pedigrees, 1663», 141 pages, edited by J. Whitehead and Son Limited, series Publications of the Harleian Society, volume 93, London, 1941.

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This book includes some illustrations, but in black and white. The coat of arms that illustrates this bibliographic reference is a color interpretation of one of those recorded in this book, based on the recreations by Martin S. J. Goldstraw. It specifically corresponds to the coat of arms of Allen de Brindley, with the difference that here its crest is not included.

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Bibliographical reference of century XX.

Author: Adams, Arthur.

George J. Armytage and John Paul Rylands, «Pedigrees Made at the Visitation of Cheshire, 1613, taken by Richard Saint George, Esq., Norroy King of Arms and Henry Saint George, Gent., Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms; and some other contemporary pedigrees», edited by Sir George J. Armytage, Bart., F. S. A. and John Paul Rylands, Esq., F. S. A., published by Mitchell, Hughes & Clark, printed for The Record Society, London, 1909.

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[Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013b] is a color recreation of the coats of arms recorded in this book.

The coat of arms that illustrates this bibliographic reference is one of those recorded in this book, which contains only a few illustrations in black and white, and corresponds to the coat of arms of Fitton de Carden, Clutton y Chester.

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Bibliographical reference of century XX.

Authors: Armytage, George J. and Rylands, John Paul.

Bibliographical reference mentioned in the following article:

• Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013b

Martin S. J. Goldstraw, «The Heraldic Visitations of Cheshire 1533 to 1580», published by Martin S. J. Goldstraw, 338 pages, Cheshire, 22 August 2013.

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Recreation by Martin S. J. Goldstraw of the book [Rylands, J. P.; 1882].

The coat of arms that illustrates this bibliographic reference is that of the book's author.

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Bibliographical reference of century XXI.

The author is Goldstraw, Martin S. J..

The following article cites this bibliographic reference:

• Rylands, J. P.; 1882

Martin S. J. Goldstraw, «The Heraldic Visitations of Cheshire 1613», published by Martin S. J. Goldstraw, 335 pages, Cheshire, 24 August 2013.

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Recreation by Martin S. J. Goldstraw of the book [Armytage, G. J.; Rylands, J. P.; 1909].

This bibliographic reference is illustrated with the coat of arms of the book's author.

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Bibliographical reference of century XXI.

Author: Goldstraw, Martin S. J..

Bibliographical reference mentioned in the following article:

• Armytage, G. J.; Rylands, J. P.; 1909

Daniel King, «The Vale-Royal of England or, The County Palatine of Chester Illustrated, wherein is Contained a Geographical and Historical Description of that Famous County, with all its Hundreds and Seats of the Nobility, Gentry and Freeholders», edited and published by Daniel King, engraver, book sponsored by Peter Venables, Baron of Kinderton, Chester, Cheshire County, 1656.

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The book includes around 520 coats of arms of Cheshire, with black and white illustrations, where the metals and colors are indicated by a letter code.

The coat of arms that illustrates this bibliographic reference is one of those recorded in this book and corresponds to the coat of arms of Abadía de Delacres, with the difference that here the crozier faces the right side of the shield, unlike the one represented in this book, which, like other croziers in this book, faces the left side of the shield.

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Bibliographical reference of century XVII.

The author is King, Daniel.

External links:

• On IberLibro.
• On Cheshire heraldry.
• The coat of arms of the book's sponsor.

William Langton, «The Visitation of Lancashire and a part of Cheshire, made in the twenty-fourth year of the reign of King Henry the Eighth, A.D. 1533, by special commission of Thomas Benolte (Benalt), Clarencieux», Chetham Society, Manchester, 1876.

In 1876 the first part of this book was published and in 1882 the second part. The cover of the book refers to «Thomas Benalt», but it might actually be «Thomas Benolte» or «Thomas Benolt»

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Bibliographical reference of century XIX.

Author: Langton, William.

External resources:

• Heraldic Visitations.
• PDF Format.

John Paul Rylands, «The Visitation of Cheshire in the Year 1580, Made by Robert Glover, Somerset Herald, for William Flower, Norroy King of Arms, with Numerous Additions and Continuations, Including those from The Visitation of Cheshire in the Year 1566, by the same Herald, with an Appendix Containing The Visitation of a Part of Cheshire in the Year 1533, William Fellows, Lancaster Herald, for Thomas Benolte, Clarenceux King Of Arms, And a Fragment of The Visitation of the City of Chester in the Year 1591, Made by Thomas Chaloner, Deputy to the Office Of Arms», edited by John Paul Rylands, F. S. A., published by The Harleian Society, London, 1882.

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[Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013a] es una recreación a color de los escudos registrados en este libro.

El escudo que ilustra esta referencia bibliográfica es uno de los que se registran en este libro y corresponde al escudo de Tatton de Wythenshawe, con la diferencia que aquí no se ha incluido su timbre.

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Bibliographical reference of century XIX.

The author is Rylands, John Paul.

The following article cites this bibliographic reference:

• Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013a