History of the Bartlett Coat-of-Arms

                    The Barttelots of Stopham fought in many wars for the Crown. The battle of Crecey in 1348, Poictiers in 1356 and Agincourt in 1415 to name a few. After the last mentioned battle, John Barttelot, commander of the Sussex Troops, took the Castle of Fontenoy  in France for which Edward, the Black Prince, granted the Castle as a crest of the Barttelot Coat-of-Arms. In the 16th century the Swan Crest was added to commemorate the right to keep Swans upon the River Arun. a right started by William the Conqueror and granted to very few others.

             There have been eight families combined thru the years The families make up eight quarterings and were granted by William Segar. Garter King of Arms on Oct. 27. 1616 in the 14th year of King James. These quart- terings being for Barttelot, Stopham, Lewknor, Dovely. Tregor, Cayrnoys, Walton and Syheston. Three more quarterings were added in 1876 for Smith, Musgrave and Boldero. To complete the picture, the family motto being "Mature" meaning "In good time ."
           The common livery of the family is Dark blue coat with black and yellow striped waistcoat, black trousers and brass buttons. Dress Livery: Blue coat, pale yellow cashmere waistcoat, black plush breeches, gold garters and black silk stockings.
            Now all along you probably thought you had the proper items in your wardrobe. I don't think there will be a run on cashmere waistcoats or plush breeches in near future however

         

                   Bartlett  Coat of Arms Variations

            
      The quartering of the arms are described as:
      1. Sable. three sinister gloves pendent argent, tasseled or (Barttelot); 2. quarterly per fesse indented argent and gules, four crescents counter- changed (Stopham); 3. azure, three chevronels argent, in the sinister chief a martlet for difference (Lewknor); 4. gules, three bucks heads caboshed argent (Doyley); 5. azure, two bars gemel, in chief a lion passant guardant or (Tregoz); 6. or, on a chief gules, three bezants (Camoys); 7. argent, three hawks heads erased sable (Walton); 8. argent an eagle with two heads displayed sable (Sykeston). Colors are:  Sable = black;  argent = silver;  or = gold;  gules = red;  azure = blue.
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