(Little Eden, co. Durham, Twickenham, co. Middlesex, and Lynn, co. Norfolk. Visit. Lond. 1568). Per chev. or and sa. in chief two mullets of the second, in base a heathcock of the first, combed and wattled gu. Crest—A cock’s head erased or, combed and wattled gu.
(Mile End, co. Middlesex; granted 21 June, 1707). Per chev. embattled sa. and ar. in chief two mullets of six points or, pierced gu. and in base a heathcock of the first, combed and wattled ppr.
Per chev. crenellee sa. and ar. in chief two estoiles of the last, in base a heathcock sa. combed and wattled gu. Crest—A cock’s head sa. crested and jelloped gu. betw. Two branches vert.
(Shelwell, co. Oxford: Thomas Heath, Esq., of that place, son of Robert Heath, of the same, and grandson of Richard Heath, of the city of Oxford, by Dorothy, his wife, dau. and co-heir of Sir John Cornwall, Knt., of Shelwell. Visit. Oxon, 1574). Erm. a chev. sa. betw. three moorcocks gu., quartering Cornwall, viz., erm. a lion ramp, gu. a border engr. sa. bezantee. Crest—A tower ar. flammant ppr.
(Tidderington, co. Chester; confirmed by Carney, Ulster, 1695, to Samuel Heath, Esq., son of William Heath, Esq., of Land, co. Stafford, descended from Bradstad, co. Kent, by Anne Worth, his wife, dau. of Peter Worth, Esq., of Tidderington, whose male issue having failed on the death of his grandson, John Worth, in 1695, the estates devolved on the above Samuel Heath). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, gu. a cross engr. ar. betw. twelve billets or, for Heath; 2nd and 3rd, ar. a cross ragulee couped sa., for Worth. Crest—A heathcock holding in the beak a branch of heath all ppr.
(Kepyer, co. Durham: granted 4 Aug. 1558; the Heaths, of Kepyer, derived from John Heath, of London, Warden of the Fleet, d. 1591, son of John Heath, of Twickenham, and grandson of John Heath, of Heath, co. Middlesex; the eventual heiress of the family, Elizabeth, only dau. and heir of John Heath, Esq., of Old Durham, m. John Tempest, Esq.). Same Arms. Crest—A heathcock’s head erased sa. wattled gu. Motto—Espere mieux.
(co. Hertford). Az. a bend per pale gu. and or, a bordure counterchanged.
(Eatonbridge, co. Kent). Ar. a saltire engr. betw. twelve billets gu.
(Brasted, co. Kent, Lyndsfeild and Tanridge, co. Surrey; from the Surrey family derived Sir Robert Heath, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas). Ar. a cross engr. betw. twelve billets gu. Crest—A wolf’s head erased per pale sa. and or, ducally gorged ar. holding in the mouth a broken spear of the second, headed of the third.
(Pedingham, co. Sussex). Same Arms, quartering Comber.
(Nicholas Heath, Bishop of Rochester, 1540-44; Bishop of Worcester, 1544-55; Archbishop of York, 1555-60; Lord President of the Marches of Wales, 1553-56. Har. MSS. 12,443). There are four coats ascribed to this prelate, viz., 1st, vert a chev. engr. ar. betw. three plates, each charged with a Cornish chough with a bird’s claw in the beak sa., for Clive; 2nd, per chev. sa. and ar. in chief two mullets and in base a heathcock counterchanged, for Bedford; 3rd, ar. three pellets, two and one, the first charged with a cross of the field, for Cole; 4th, az. a chev. engr. or, betw. three plates, each charged with a martlet sa.
(Ford Hall, co. Warwick). Vert on a chief ar. three cinquefoils az.
(co. Stafford). Ar. a chev. engr. sa. betw. three moorcocks of the last.
(co. Suffolk). Ar. three pellets, on each a cross crosslet of the first.
(Fordall, co. Warwick). Vert on a chief or, three mullets sa.
Vert on a chief ar. three cinquefoils az.
(Fun. Ent. of Heath, Searchcr of the Customs for the Port of Dublin, d. 1 Dec. 1619). Gu. on a bend or, cotised ar. three moorcocks ppr. an annulet for diff.
