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The Blaker Society © chevron in the second version is erminois, the reverse, i. e. gold with

black ermine spots. The printed Visitation of Wiltshire of 1623 does not
give the coat of arms.

Aspidora Segariana

William Segar, Garter King of Arms, was responsible for granting
both coats; and in the collection of his grants, Simon Segar’s Aspidora
Segariana the two coats are depicted side by side (48 and 49): so clearly,
in that respect, the similarity between the coats is not accidental. This is
the full text:

Blaker.

48.
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30
E. O a chevron pean between 3 mens heads side faced couped pp crined S.
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32
L. In campo aureo cantherium nigrum macu[lis] ad instar illarum muris pontici
atqui deaur[at’] interstinctum inter tria humana capita impositum Quæ sunt e native
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colore ad collu[m] plane secta & nigri comata
F. D’Or au chevron de Sable semé de mouchelar[d’] d’Hermines d’Or
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acompagné de trois têtes d’ho’m[e] de profil coupées de carnation chevelées du
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second.
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To William Blaker of y City of Salisbury in Com’ Wilts Esq son of William B
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descended of y Blakers of Com’ Derb’
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Grant of y abovesd Arms & Crest viz . Out of a wreath a demi horse issuant S
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th
[char]ged w a ducal Crown. O.
Anno Dom’ 1613.
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Int’ MSS. J A. ar’. y Coat is a Chevron erminois between 3 Negros heads
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cou[ped] pp & Crest on a wreath an horses head couped S. armed pp bitt & bridled O.
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July 12. Anno Reg. Jac. 12 W Segar Esq
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Blaker.

49
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E. A a Chevron † between 3 Moors heads side faced couped pp. crined O.

29 sequential number in the volume
30 English
31 Latin
32 the ends of these lines are lost in the binding
33 on a gold field, a black chevron chequered with spots like those of a Pontic mouse [ermine] but gold,
placed between three human heads which are of natural colour, cut off straight at the neck, and with
black hair
34 French
35 of gold, with a chevron of black scattered with ermine marks of gold, together with three men’s
heads in profile, cut off in the flesh, with hair of the second [i. e., black].
36 among the manuscripts of J. A. esquire
37 word erased
38 12 July 1614