Canton

Canton. A small rectangle in the top left corner.

Hotham Arms. Barry of ten argent and azure, on a canton or a Cornish chough proper. Source.

Bassett Drayton Arms. Paly of six, or and gules, a canton ermine. Source.

Noel Arms. Or, fretty gules a canton ermine. Source.

Fox Arms. Ermine, on a chevron azure three fox's heads and necks erased or on a canton of the second a fleur de lys of the third. The canton is an augmentation of honour to his paternal arms, granted out of the Royal Arms as a mark of esteem to him and his heirs forever, by King Charles II following the Restoration of the Monarchy. Source.

Churchill Arms. Sable a lion rampant argent a canton of the last a cross gules. Source.

Lionel Plantagenet 1st Duke of Clarence Arms. England Edward III Arms a label three points argent canton gules. Source.

Strode Arms. Ermine on a canton sable a crescent argent. Source.

Woodville Arms. Argent, a fess and a canton conjoined gules. Source.

Wrottesley Arms. Or, three piles sable, a canton ermine. Source.

Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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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.