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these augmentations took the form given after the Battle of Flociden, in
of an additional quarter added to which the King of Scotland met his
the armorial bearings and which death. The Earl of Surrey who later
becarne an integral part of them. At becarne Duke of Norfolk and who
other tirnes they consisted merely of led the English forces in this battle,
an additional charge or group of
received as augmentation an escut-
charges which were added to the chan charged with a demi-lion
arms.
pierced in the mouth with an arrow
Examples of additional quarters witbin a double tressure flory
being added to the arms can very counter fiory. This was, of course,
easily be seen amongst the wives of virtually taken from the Scottisli
Henry VDI. For example, when arms.
Anne Bullen becarne Marchioness
John Churchill, first and most
of Pembroke, immediately prior to farnous Duke of
Marlborough,
her marriage to the King, he granted wbose military achievement saved
her three additional quarters as Europe. was awarded an augmenta-
augmentations. These were: 1. Eng- tion consisting of an escutcheon
land with a label of three points argent charged with the cross of St.
azure charged on each point with as George thereon another azurc with
niany fleurs-de-lis Or (for Lancaster). three fleurs-de-lis Or. This addition
2. France with a label of three points was placed on the palar line in the
gules (for Angoulême). 3. Gules a chief of his quartered shield and
lion passant gardant Or (for Guinne). today, though the quarterings have
Jane Seymour. however, only changed, the augmentation may be
received an addition of one quarter seen in a similar position in the arrns
which was Or six fleurs-de-lis sable of the 10th Duke of Marlborough
iwo, two and fwo a pile gules rhere- whose second cousin Sir Winstan
on three lions passant gardan! in Churchill K.G. bore the same arnis.
pale Or.
The human heart so well known
Henry had no use whatsoever for in the arms of Dougias is an aug-
his fourth wife, Anne of Cleeves, mentation commemorating his stal-
and she did not survive long enough wart attempt to corry out the wishes
for an augmentation even to be con- of King Bruce that on his death his
heart should be carried to the Holy
sidered.
Katherine Howard, possibly as a Sepulchre.
During the time of Cromwell bolh
result of Henry's relief at being rid
of Anne, was granted two additional Charles 1 and Charles 11 had
quarters. These were : 1. Azure three nothing else to bestow on loyal
fleurs-de-lis in pale Or between two friends and a few such augrnenta-
fiaunches etmine each charged with tions are well worth recording.
a rose gules barbed and seeded At the battIe of Naseby after
proper. 2. Azure Iwo lions passant Edward Lake had been wounded
gardant Or between four demi peurs- sixteen times and with his left arni
de-lis of the last. useIess he fought on with his reigns
Katherine Parr received one such gripped in his teeth. His fat was
coat as follows: Or on a pile recognised by a quarter of augrnen-
between six roses argent. talion gules a dexfer mm ernbowed
There are many cases of addi- in armour holding in the hand a
tional charges etc. being given. Per- sword erect al1 proper thete fo
haps the most famous being that afaed a banner argent charged wirh
known as the Howard augmentation a cross befween sixreen escutcheons