Characers of Jean de La Bruyère

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Arms Quarterly 1 &4. Quarterly argent and gules in the second and third quarters a fret or overall on a bend sable three escallops argent (Spencer) 2 &3. Sable a lion rampant argent on a canton argent a cross gules (Churchill) in chief an escutcheon charged with the cross of St George thereon an escutcheon charged with three fleurs-de-lys (France) as an honourable augmentation Crests 1. A lion couchant gardant holding a banner charged with a dexter hand apaumé (Churchill) 2. Out of a ducal coronet a griffin’s head between two wings raised gorged with a bar gemelle (Spencer) Coronet of a...