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three crescents, a fess gules, charged with a lion passant (guardant?) sable (or?).
Over the south door of the chancel of South Cowton Church occur two shields of arms, above each are the words "＋ pofer Boynton." One shield bears on a fess between three crescents, a lion passant, impaling a bend between two saltires engrailed, the second bears. On a fess between three crescents, a lion passant, impaling two lions passant, for Strangeways.
On the slab of Sir Henry Boynton (died 1531) and Isabella his wife, the arms of Boynton are displayed thus—On a fess between three crescents, a lion passant.
Other devices on seals used by the Boyntons are as follows:—
An oval pointed seal of William de Boynton at Burton Agnes bears a dog, like a setter, collared, and the legend S. WILLI DE BOVINTUNE. This seal is attached to a deed of c 1270.
At Durham is a seal of William of Boynton[1] of an oval shape 1¼in. by ⅞in., bearing a bare headed man with robe to his knees, rope round his waist and the fringed ends of a stole (?) coming over his shoulder. He holds a chalice in his hands.
✠ S : WILLELMI : DE : BOVINTV.
Also at Durham[2] is another seal used by William de Boynton (1331-33)—possibly the same man as the last William—oval in shape ⅞in. by ¾in. and bearing a king seated holding a sword in his right hand and a sceptre in his left. On the sinister side a figure kneels and prays to him.
S' SHO . . . . . . . . . . IM.
For a considerable period the Boyntons have used for a motto the words Il tempo passa, but what the origin of this is, is not known.
