William Blunde

I have found the arms of William Blunde on the seal of William de Echingham d 1294 along with the arms of Stopham, St John and Echingham. I can find no references to a William Blunde in my searches. His arms are in Joseph Foster's Dictionary of Heraldry. Has anyone seen this name in their readings.

Tim Powys-Lybbe...

The Medieval Ordinary of British Arms, Vol 1, p. 93 has these arms
given to about 60 people:

Barry wavy of 6

Amongst the 60 people are William le Blount and William le Blund and

Birch 7517. S'WILL'L-LE BLVNB. temp Edw 2.

Derek Howard...

Should read S'WILL'L LE BLVND

The Birch reference (vol. II, p 516) adds little other than this (and
7518 taken from it) is a sulphate cast (ref: D.C., F. 205) from an
indistinct impression and unfortunately does not therefore lead us to a
document reference. It is described as oval containing "a shield of
arms barry wavy of six, Blount, etc. Suspended by a strap from a tree
of three branches."

Birch also has the seal (7507, vol II, p 515) of John le Blount of
Sheprigge, ?co Wilts, 1343 bearing barry nebuly of six, with crest on a
helmet and mantling a fan shaped plume, with in the field of the seal a
wyvern by way of dexter supporter. The ms ref for this is Add ch 17409
with cross refs to Add mss 5937 and 6046 f 50b; and Add ch 17396 (dated
1324). I ignore later examples of other Blount seals but this one may
give a clue as to family and area.

Derek Howard

Birch is "British Museum Seals" ed W. de Gray Birch, pub British Museum
1887.

mjcar...

Try 'Blount'.

charlotte c smith