Appendix IX: Some Zouche Family Arms

(See notes in previous section)

Zouche, Roger de la, at the second Dunstable tournament 1344, and Sir Simon (la) knighted at the capitulation of Calais 1348 – bore, azure, besantee 4,3,2,1. (F): ascribed also to John of Sibthorpe (Jenyns’ Ordinary), Sir Roger (Ashmole Roll) and William, of Haringworth, baron 1308 in Cotgrave Roll; 6 bezants in Howard Roll; ascribed to another William (+) in Dering Roll. Sir William of Leic. differenced with a label (3) gules in Ashmole and Parly. Rolls.

Zouche, Roger la – (H. III. Roll) bore ermine, on a fess gules three besants; Howard Roll.

Zouche, Sir Alan of Ashby, baron 1299, sealed the barons letter to the Pope 1301, bore at the battle of Falkirk 1298, and at the siege of Caerlaverock 1300, gules besantee (4, 3, 2, and 1.) (F); Parly Roll, as did also his son Sir William, banneret of Haringworth, baron 1308, at the battle of Boroughbridge 1322 (six besants in Howard Roll) ascribed also to Hugh and Roger in Surrey and Arden Rolls, and to another Alan in the Dering Roll. Sir William bore it with a label (3) azure at the first Dunstable tournament 1308; Parly Roll.

Zouche, Sir Roger la – bore at the battle of Boroughbridge 1322, and William (5th baron) of Haringworth; bore, at the siege of Rouen 1418, gules, besantee and a quarter ermine (borne by one of the name with a mullet of 6 sable on the canton or quarter; Harl, Roll); ascribed also to Sir Yvon (F) in various Rolls, though he seems to have borne it with a label (3) azure at the battle of Boroughbridge 1322.

Zouche, John la – bore at the siege of Rouen 1418, gules, besantee, a canton ermine, quarterly with argent, a fess dancettee sable besantee. (F)

Zouche, Sir William la – banneret, knighted at the capitulation of Calais 1348 – bore gules, besantee or, a canton “endente in base” ermine (F), - a quarter ermine in Parly Roll.

Zouche, Richard and Thomas la - (E.iii. Roll) bore, gules, besantee and a chief ermine; Surrey and Ashmole Rolls and Jenyns’Ordinary.

Zouche, Sir Amory de la – bore, at the first Dunstable tournament 1308, gules besantee and a bend azure – through argent (F) at the battle of Boroughbridge 1322; Parly. Roll. In Jenyns’ Ordinary the coat is gules platey and a bend argent.

Zouche, Alan and Roger la – (H. iii. Roll) bore, gules, besantee and a fess ermine; Arden and St George Rolls. F.

Zouche, Sir Oliver, of co. Leic. - (E. ii. Roll) bore, gules, besantee and a chevron ermine; Parliamentary Roll.

Zouche, Sir Thomas, of co.Leic. – (E. ii. Roll) bore, gules, besantee on a canton argent a mullet sable; Parly. Roll

Appendix IX: Some Zouche Family Arms