William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Escallop is in Charges.
Escallop. A shell. The badge of a pilgrim, also a symbol of the Apostle S.James the Great, who is generally drawn in the garb of a pilgrim.
Keppel Arms. Gules, three escallops argent. Source.
Bayning Arms. Or two bars sable on each as many escallops of the first. Source.
Littleton Arms. Argent, a chevron between three escallops sable. Source.
Spencer Churchill Arms. Quartered 1&4 
Churchill Arms a canton of St George, 2&3 
Despencer Arms a bend sable three escallops, overall an escutcheon St George overall an escutcheon 
Capet Arms.
Roger Lupton Arms. Argent, on a chevron between three wolf's heads and necks erased sable three lilies of the field on a chief gules between two escallops a Tau cross or. Arms granted to Roger Lupton by King Henry VII. The Tau cross was a symbol of Saint Anthony of Egypt and thus probably referred to his mastership of St Anthony's Hospital. The escallops were possibly bells, another symbol of Saint Anthony, of which two were often shown suspended from the cross member of a Tau cross. The wolves were canting references to his surname from the Latin Lupus, "a wolf", and Sable, three lilies argent, is the base part of the arms of Eton College [Map].
Duff Arms. Vert, a fess dancetté ermine, between a buck's head caboshed in chief and two escallops in base or.
Lyttleton Arms. Argent, a chevron between three escallops sable. Source.
Freschville Arms. Azure, bend argent between six escallops.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Maule Arms. Per pale, argent and gules, a bordure charged with eight escallops, all countercharged. Source.
Heveningham Arms. Quarterly or and gules on a bordure engrailed sable eight escallops argent. Source.
Pollard Arms. Argent, a chevron sable between three escallops gules.
Ingram Arms. Ermine on a fess gules three escallops or. Source.
Strickland Arms. Sable three escallops argent. SSource.
Graham Arms. Or an a chief sable three escallops argent. Source.
Blackett Arms. Argent a chevron sable three escallops argent between three mullets sable. Source.
Foljambe Arms. Sable a bend between six escallops or.
Tailboys Arms. Argent, a saltire gules in chief gules three escallops argent. Source.
Townshend Arms. Azure, a chevron ermine between three escallops argent. Source.
Wendesley Arms. Ermine, on a bend gules three escallops argent. Source.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Dacre Arms. Gules three escallops argent. Source.
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