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of the field,  on  the  cross  a  lion  of
                                                                  A  number  of  interesting  augmen-
                               England.
                                 At the battle of  Worcester despite  late  18th  century  and  early  19th
                               the  King's  magnificent  Generalship  century  particularly  to  rnembers  of
                               and  great  valour,  when  failure  was  the services. Colonel Clark-Kennedy
                               certain,  his  escape  was  due  to  the  who captured  the eagle of  the 105th
                               loyal  courage  of  Colonel  Newman  French  regiment  at  the  battle  of
                               wliose  ams were  augmeated  by  an  Waterloo  was granted  a chief  with a
                               inescutcheon  gules  charged  with  a  representatiou  of  this crossed  with a
                                                                sword  and,  in  addition,  a crest of  a
                               portcullis  irnperially crowned  Or.
                                 During the wanderings of  Charles  demi dragon  holding aloft the same
                               II his  cornpanion  CoIonel  Careless  flag.
                               aferwards  called  CarIos,  who  was
                                                                  The  Duke  of  Wellington  was
                               hiding with  the  King in  the famous  granted  an escutcheon  charged  with
                               Oak  tree  at  Boscobel,  was  non-  the  union  flag.  These  arms  can  be
                               armigerous.  The  story  is  told  that  seen today  on the  gates of  Welling-
                               they  discussed  a  Coat  of  Arms  for  ton  College, Berkshire.
                                                                  On some occasions au,mentations
                               the Colonel which would  be granted
                               if  and  when  the  King  eventually  were  granted  beyond  the  realm  of
                               came  to  the  throne.  This great,  Or.  common  sense  so  that  the  original
                               issuing from a mount in base vert an  arms became virtualIy impossible to
                               oak  tree  proper  over  al1  on  a  fess  see,  an example of  this can  be  seen
                               gules  three  irnperial  crowns  also  in  the arms  of  Lord  Nelson,  which
                                                                were  originally  Or  a  cross  flory
                               proper.
                                 Later  when  the chase  had  cooled  sable.  His  first  augmentation  con-
                               slightly the King  reached  the  house  sisted  of  a  bend  gules  surmounted
                               of  the Lane family where he was dis-  by  another  engraited  Or  charged
                               guised  as  a  servant  and  travelled  with three bombs fired  proper. This
                               with  Mistress  Jane  Lane,  riding  was  granted  on  the  2nd  October
                               behind  her  on  a  strawberry  roan  1797. A  year later, in honour  of  his
                               horse,  to  the  coast  where  he  took  triumph in the battle of  the Nile  he
                               ship  for France.  On  his  restoration  was  after  augrnented  with  a  chief
                               the  family  received  the  highest  undulatory argent  thereon waves  of
                               honour  of  any which  was a Canton  the  sea  from  which  a  palrn  free
                               of  England.  In  addition  they  were  issuunt  berween  a  disabled  ship  on
                               awarded  a  crest  of  augmentation  the  dexter  and  a  ruinous  batrery
                               consisting of a strawberry roan horse  on the  sinister  all  proper.
                                                                  After the hero's  death his brother
                               cooped  at  the  flanks  holding  on  its   tations  were  bestowed  during  the
                               foot  the  Royal  Crown.         the.  Reverend  William  Nelson.  who
                                 There is an interesting outcome to  became  Earl  Nelson  of  TrafaIgar
                               this  augmentation  because  when,  and  Merton,  was  given  a  further
                               during  the reign  of  Queen  Victoria,  augmentation  on a  fess  wavy  azure
                               the  armorial  bearings  tax  was  im-  the word TraJalgar in fext lefrers Or.
                               posed  a  clause  was  introduced  This  last  augmentation   FLoaJly
                               excluding  Royal  armory.  Conse-  removed ali traces of  the cross in the
                               quently, when the local tax inspector  original  arms.
                               called at the Lane household. he was   An example of  two augmentations
                               advised  to  observe  the  Canton  of  which  were  placed  well  enough  to
                               England  whereupon  he  went  away  provide  a  coat  of  arms  which  if  n
                               empty  handed  and  the  Lanes  never  Little  crowded  were  no1  unsightly
                               paid  a penny piece.             were  those  of  Lord  Kitchener  of
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