GRANT OF AN HONORARY AUGMENTATION TO THE ARMS OF WINSTON CHURCHILL, ESQ., BY CHARLES THE SECOND, 1661.

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King Charles the first of ever blessed memory, by many of their loyal subjects, both in the late unhappy divisions and untill the time of his Mats most happy restauracõn; and being desirous to testify by some signall marks unto posterity the value and esteeme hee hath of theire courage constancy and fidelity, by assigning them some such Additions and Augmentacõns out of his Royal Arms and Badges, as may be properly borne for the honour of them and their posterities amongst whom his Matie having taken especiall notice That Winston Churchill of Menterne in the County of Dorsett Esq. did from the beginning of the late unhappy divisions actively apply himself unto the service of his late Matie and being a captaine of horse did with great courage and fidelity behave himself at the battailes of Lansdowne Rondway Downe Cropedy + also at the seidge of Taunton and defence of the City of Bristoll and that for many years since he hath suffered both in his person and estate for his constant loyalty, and is now a member of the hoble House of Comons. It hath therefore pleased his Matie by his Warrant under his Signe Manuall bearing date the 5th day of December past therein reciting the above mentioned services and sufferings, to require and authorise me (that whereas he the said Winston Churchill bears for the Paternall Coate of his Family, Sable a Lyon Rampant Argent, under a Bend Gules) to assign him by way of Augmentacon upon a Canton Argt a Crosse Gules, and to authorise him to leave out the Bend. Know Ye therefore That I the said Sr Ed Walker Kt Garter Principall King of Armes by the particular power and authority given unto me by His Majtie to that purpose Doe hereby give grant and assigne unto him the said Winston Churchill Esq. the Augmentacons above mentioned, with authority to omitt and leave out the Bend Gules and because it happens (as it doeth to many ancient families) that he hath not any Creast I doe further by the power and authority annexed unto my office of Gr give grant and assigne unto him the Creast hereafter mentioned, vizt Upon an helmet proper mantled Gules doubled Argt and wreath of his Collours a Lyon Couchant Gardant Argent supporting a Banner Gules charged wth a right hand Argent the Staff Or. As in the Margent more lively is depicted wch Augmentacon and Creast the said Winston Churchill and the

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heirs and descendants of his body for ever (bearing theire due and proper differences) may and shall lawfully use bear and sett forth togeather with the Coate of Armes as is above depicted at all times and upon all occasions without the lett or interruption of any person whatsoever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seale of my office, the twentieth day of January in the 13 year of the reigne of or Sovereign Ld Ch the 2d by the Grace of God King of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland Defender of the Faith Annoq. Dni 1661.

The aforegoing is a true Copy from a Book marked R 23, now remaining in the College of Arms, London.

(Signed) GEORGE NAYLER, YORK HERALD, Genealogist of the Bath.

May 5th, 1817.

N. B. By mistake in the docquets of this Grant, now remaining in the College of Arms, the Lion in the Crest is drawn. sejant, not couchant, as expressed in the Grant, and this mistake has been copied by many heraldic authors.

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GRANT OF SUPPORTERS TO JOHN BARON CHURCHILL OF SANDRIDGE, BY JAMES THE SECOND, 1685.

To all and singular to whom these Presents shall come Sir William Dugdale Knight Garter Principal King of Arms sendeth Greeting. Whereas our Sovereign Lord King James the Second, taking into his princely consideration the special merits and long and faithful services of John Lord Churchill of Aumouth in the kingdom of Scotland, one of the gentlemen of his Maties bedchamber (and now major general of all his Maties forces both horse and foot) as also ye great esteem which their late Maties King Charles the First and King Charles the Second had of the merits and services of Sir Winston Churchill Knight, father of the said John Lord Churchill, hath been graciously pleased by his Letters Patent bearing date at Westmr the 14th day of May in the first year of his reign to create the said John Lord Churchill a baron of this realm by the title of baron Churchill of Sandridge in Com Hertford. To have and to hold the name state degree style dignity title and honoe of Baron