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Norwich Cathedral (Holy Trinity), Coat of arms of an Astley baronet (probably Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Baronet (c.1639-1729) of Melton Constable Hall, Norfolk), in 14th Century Decorated cloisters. Arms: Quarterly of 4:
- 1: Azure, a cinquefoil ermine a bordure engrailed or (Astley) with a canton of a baronet (Red Hand of Ulster);
- 2: Turberville ?;
- 3: Strange ?;
- 4: Or, a maunch gules (Hastings), in 1841 Sir Jacob Astley, 6th Baronet (1797–1859) "of Hillmorton, Warwickshire" succeeded as 16th Baron Hastings (of the 1290/95 creation). (Source: Cokayne, G. E.; H. A. Doubleday; Duncan Warrand & Lord Howard de Walden, eds. (1926). The Complete Peerage, or a history of the House of Lords and all its members from the earliest times (Gordon to Hustpierpoint). 6 (2nd ed.). London: The St. Catherine Press, p.365).
Text from: Francis Blomefield, 'City of Norwich, chapter 41: Of the Cathedral Church and its Precinct', in An Essay Towards A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 4, the History of the City and County of Norwich, Part II (London, 1806), pp. 1-46. [1]:
- The north part of the cloister was unpaved in the late rebellion, but was repaired by Will. Burleigh, Esq.; on the wall of the church there were eleven shields, handsomely beautified with the arms of such nobility, in their proper colours, crests, mantlings, supporters, and quarterings, as attended Queen Elizabeth in her progress hither in 1578, when she lodged at the Bishop's palace, and dined here in publick, they made a handsome appearance till the late rebellion, when the lead being faulty, and the stone work decayed, the rain falling upon the wall, washed them away; they were these, the Queen's achievement, Howard Duke of Norfolk, Clinton, Russell, Cheyney, Hastyngs, Dudley, Cecil, Carey, Hatton, &c.
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