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- The Coat-of-arms is blazened; quarterly, first and forth, azure, on a
chief sable, two boars heads argent: second, argent, a chevron ermine
between three grayhounds azure; third, argent chevron ermine between
three mullets azure.
Crest: A dexter arm embowed in armor, the arm grasping a javelin
Motto: Consequitor quodeunque petit-
He accomplishes what he undertakes.
The name of Taylor all along the ages has had a variety of forms. For
example, Taylefer, LeTellyur, Taillour, Tailyour, which is the old
Scottish form, Tailleau, Tayleure,Taylurese, Taylour, Tayller,
Taillir, and Taillor.
Present day orthography is reduced to the forms, Taylor, Tailor,
Tailer, Tailler, and in rare instances, Tayloe.
A Coat of arms is an emblem or a dievice which is displayed by titled
persons, persons of royal blood, and their discendants.V Coats of Arms
were originally used for purposes of identification and recognition on
the field of battle as well as in civil life.
It is claimed by some writers that Coats of Arms, in a crude form,
were used by Noah's sons after the flood. There are records of other
Coats of Arms, in one crude form or another, at different periods of
ancient history. Heraldry, however, as we know it today, did not
become of much importance until soon after the invasion of England by
William the Conqueror, A.D. 1066. Heraldry became or general interest
at about the time of the Crusades.
The Taylor Coat of Arms is the Arms of Taylor, Earls of Bective and
Marquises of Headfort. Coats of Arms very similar to it are used by
other great Taylor families, and numerous branches of the family have
Coats of Arms resembling it.
This is the most widely used of all Taylor Coats of Arms, and has been
in existence for many centuries. It is described in BURKE'S GENERAL
ARMORY, BURKES'S LANDED GENTRY, BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE, and
other reliable works on heraldry, in some cases accompanied by
illustrations and pedigrees. In the opinion of established
authorities, practically all Taylor families in America claim this
Coat of Arms.
Heraldic Language English Discription:
Arms........... Ermine, on a chief gules, a fleur-de-lis between two
boar's heads, couped and erect or. An ermine shield (white with black
spots), bearing across the upper half a red band on which is a
fleur-de-lis between two boar's heads, all gold.
Crest............ A naked arm embowed grasping an arrow proper. A
naked arm, bent at elbow and grasping an arrow, all in natural colors.
Motto: "Consequitur quodqunque petit. (Latin) He obtains whatever he
seeks."
The boar's head was once the chief dish at Christmas feasts in palace
and castle. When England's sovereigns kept Christmas or yore in their
noble halls at Guildford, Eltham, Westminster or Windsor, in high
estate, arrayed with crown and sceptre, closthed in ermine and
surrounded by their wondering subjects, it was brought to their table
with great ceremony. The introduction of the great dish was
accompanied by music and singing... often by the song reprinted below.
"Caput Apri refero
Reddens laudes Domino.
The bore's head in hand bring I
With garlans gay and rosemary,
I pray you all sing merrily
Qui estic convivio."
Translates to:
"The bore's head, I understande,
Is the chief servyce in this lande
Loke wherever it be fande,
Servite cum cantico."
So is explained the significance in the Taylor Coat of Arms of the
golden boar's heads on either side of the fleur-de-lis, ancient symbol
of nobility.
Sir Bernard Burke, of Heralds College, London, said "Heraldry is
prized by all who can show honorable ancestry or wish to found
honorable families."
Besides its family significance this Coat of Arms makes an excellent
mural decoration and inspires the admiration and comment of all who
see it.
It is quite appropriate that members of the Taylor family who have a
pride in their ancestry should display the family Coat of Arms, in
proper colors.
(Courtesy of James Whit Taylor III)
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