File:Heath (of Mildenhall, Suffolk) arms.svg

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Arms of Heath of Mildenhall, Suffolk: Argent, three pellets each charged with a cross-crosslet of the field (Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.474 "Heath of Suffolk"). As seen in St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on chest tomb of Sir Robert Drury (1456–1536), Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Suffolk, and a Knight of the Body to Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII. As a politician he was Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, Speaker of the House of Commons (elected 4 October 1495), and Privy Councillor.

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Five shields, right to left (see clearer image[1][2]):

  • 1: Argent, on a chief vert a cross tau between two mullets pierced or (Drury)
  • 2: Drury impaling Azure, two lions passant guardant or (Denston) (Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.279 "Denston"). Robert Drury, born before 1456 at Hawstead, Suffolk, was the eldest of four sons of Roger Drury (d. 1496) of Hawstead, Suffolk, by his second wife Felice Denston, daughter and heiress of William Denston of Besthorpe, Norfolk
  • 3: Drury impaling: Sable, six cinquefoils, three, two, and one, pierced argent (Freysell) (Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.379 "Freysell" Sable, six cinquefoils argent, three, two, and one) ("Frissell", per Farrer). As seen on monument in St Peter's Church, Riddlesworth, Norfolk, to Sir Drue Drury (c. 1531 – 1617), MP (Farrer, Edmund, Church Heraldry of Norfolk, Vol 1 (1885), pp.49-50[3] )
  • 4: Drury impaling: Argent, six crosses-crosslet fitchée, three, two, and one, gules a chief indented azure (Saxham) (per Farrer);
  • 5: Drury impaling: Argent, three pellets each charged with a cross-crosslet of the field (Heath) (Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.474 "Heath of Suffolk")
  • Nicholas Drury (d.1456) of Thurston, married Joan Heath, a daughter of William Heath of Mildenhall, Suffolk.[4]
    • Roger Drury (d.1498), son, of Hawstead, which he purchased. He married Felice Denston, da & heiress of William Denston of Besthorpe, Norfolk
      • Sir Robert Drury (d.1535) of Hawstead, 3rd son, married Anne Calthorpe, a daughter of William Calthorpe of Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk.
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current17:29, 28 October 2022Thumbnail for version as of 17:29, 28 October 2022578 × 666 (8 KB)Lobsterthermidor (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, chest tomb of Sir Robert Drury (1456–1536), Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Suffolk, and a Knight of the Body to Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII. As a politician he was Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, Speaker of the House of Commons (elected 4 October 1495), and Privy Councillor. ==Heraldry== [[File:DruryArms.svg|thumb|200px|Arms of Drury: ''Argent, on a chief vert a cross tau between two mull...

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