Pears Coat of Arms / Family Crest

(exemplified to James Archbold Pears, Esq., of Fenham Hall, co. Northumberland, on his assuming the additional name of Archbold by royal licence, dated 1 Feb. 1870). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, ar. a lion ramp. sa. holding betw. the paws a fret az. in base a fleur-de-lis of the last, on a chief also az. two fleurs-de-lis, for Archbold; 2nd and 3rd, gu. two bendlets nebuly or, betw. two unicorns’ heads erased of the last, each charged with an estoile of the first, for Pears. Crest—1st, Archbold: Two lion’s gambs erased, each encircled with a wreath of oak ppr. holding an escocheon ar. charged with a fleur-de-lis az.; 2nd, Pears: Upon a rock ppr. a wyvern vert gorged with a collar gemel or, supporting with the dexter claw an escocheon gold, charged with an estoile gu. Motto—Vi et virtute.