John Lawrence Genealogy of the Family of John Lawrence

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Sir robert, of Ashton Hall, Lancashire, England, from his sovereign, Richard Coeur de Lion, received his arms, Argent, a cross raguly gules, A. D. 1191. The same was the coat of arms of the Lancashire branch generally. There were distinctions, as He beareth Ermine, a cross raguled gules, by the name of Law rence, of Lancashire. Raguled is a term to represent the rough-hewn stems of a tree from which the branches have been rudely lopped. The Gloucestershire and Buckinghamshire branches had the same arms, the crest A demi turbot, or tail inverted and erect or again, The tail (or hindmost half) of a chub (fish) inverted and erect. Other crests were used by these fami lies, as, Two laurel branches vert, form ing a chaplet.