SHIELDS were made of wood
covered with cloth or fur or metal. The early shields were rather
triangular and long. Later they were made shorter.The later shields were of a generally
rectangular shape and, as they were used mainly in jousts and
tournaments, a notch was cut in the dexter chief (upper left corner)
to hold the long lance. Their shape was often elaborated in other
ways.
To be Continued . . .
Leech Coat of
Arms
The origin of the crowns
in the arms is recorded like this in an old pedegree: "One of this
ancient family living in Barkshire, near Windsor, in ye time of
Edward III entertained and feasted three Kinges in his house, one ye
King of England, ye King of France, and ye King of Scotts, which two
kings were at that time prisoners to King Edward; which King Edward
to requite his good entertainment and other favors, gave him three
crowns on his chief indented gules ye field ermine; which coate is
borne by the name and family, dispersed into many other countays, as
Bedford, Nottingham, York, Chester and Lancaster.
Arms: Ermine on a
chief indented gules three ducal coronets or.
Origin: England
Meaning: One who
lived near the Leach (muddy ditch) River, or was a healer. During
the Middle Ages, Doctors were known as "leaches" due to their habit
of bleeding patients in order to cure them.
The first record of the
Leeches is in Cheshire..
Spelling variations
include: Leach and Leetch..
Foreign Equivalents:
Sulzbach (German)..
Leech
Symbolism
Ermine:
An
heraldic fur symbolizing dignity.
Gules (red):
Military fortitude and
magnanimity.
Chief:
Dominion and authority.
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