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gS Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 6. Argent, a chevron ermine between 3 moors heads couped{?) Gilbert (?) (F. V.) J. ... a fess ermine bet. 3 annulets. Gilbert (F. W.) 8. Portman, as previously blazoned. Of No. 6 Mr. F. Were observes: "Armories do give the above as Gilbert, but if this is what is intended it is a very poor blazon, as the heads are in profile and decidedly wreathed ; also the marshalling is poor, as it ought to come before Trevett, instead of, apparently, being brought in by Trevett." No. 7 Mr. Were identifies with a coat of Gilbert given in the armories as Argent on a fess between 3 annulets gules as many ermine spots of the field. To the left of this a shield displays the arms of Rolle impaling W^atts of London in a shield of six quarterings : — Or, on a fess dancette azure between 3 billets of the second, each charged with a lion rampant of the field, 3 bezants, Rolle — impaling : — Quarterly of six. 1. Argent y on a fess vert bet. 3 eagles' heads erased sable as many crosses sarcelly of the first. Watts of London (F. W.) The first wife of Sir Henry Rolle of Stevenstone (d. 1625) was Elizabeth, d. and h. of Roger Watts of London. 2. Azure, 3 broad arrows or, feathered argent, on chief of the second as many men's heads side faced ppr. crined sable (?) (F. W.) Watts of CALLnicroN-, Somerset. 3. A chevron between 3 mermaids. W^'Bbery (F. W.) 4. A lion rampant. 5. Argent on a bend gules bet. 3 pellets as many stvans of the field. Clark of Halberton. 6. Watts of London, as No. i. Either the blazoning of No. 2 is a very faulty repre- sentation or else it is intended for another coat. Burke gives three broad arrows, 2 and i, with a chief, for Watts of Callington ; here there is certainly a fess between 6 arrows placed bend-wise, suggestive of a flight of arrows. Mr. Were suggests that No. 3 is Sable a chevron between 3 mermaids argent, for Wybbery, not Gough, as given in Carew's Scroll of Arms, No. 62, with the same tinctures. Of these last three quarterings he remarks, " I cannot find