The first and third quarters of the shield are presumably related to the town’s administrative history. The first quarter uses the castle of Castile, as the area belonged to that kingdom before being granted to an Aragonese noble as thanks for military assistance. (This noble most likely founded the town.) Except for the tincture of the molet, the third quarter is identical to the arms of Cuenca, so I suspect they’re related. Unfortunately, I’m not sure about the other two quarters.

本日のランチは、岩本町と小伝馬町の間、ほっともっとの地下にある 居酒屋 まほろば へ。 同じフロアのイタリアン ヴォラタイルさんて、潰れましたか？？ ポークカツオムライス￥850です。 簡単に言うと、オムライスにとんかつが乗っています。 同じようなメニューでポークカツオムカレーもありました。 かつに合うのは、デミグラスソースではなく、カレーでしたね。 #iwamoto #KODENMACHO #NINGYOCHO #NIHONBASHI #molet #omrice #porkcutket #岩本町 #岩本町ランチ #小伝馬町 #小伝馬町ランチ #人形町 #人形町ランチ #日本橋 #居酒屋 #居酒屋ランチ #居酒屋まほろば #まほろば #オムライス #オムライスは正義 #カレー #カレーは正義 #トンカツ #ポークカツオムライス (居酒屋まほろば) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3BbOU_AawF/?igshid=1vkuhx86kwkc5

These arms look pretty wild, but the principle behind them is fairly straightforward. They’re just a combination of the arms of the three largest cities: Ferrara in chief, Cento to the dexter, and Comacchio to the sinister. Just a couple of blazon notes: generally speaking, embattled counter-embattled would have the protrusions on one side line up with the indentations on the other, and the number of points on the molets is not specified in the original blazon, which is why I have omitted it here. Also, please enjoy the hieroglyphic shrimp and baffled-looking flounder on this depiction of the arms.

I wish I had more information on these! The roses contributed to the eventual arms of Starzach when Bierlingen was incorporated into the larger municipality in 1972. The main charge itself strongly suggests a sacred heart to me, but the visual similarity could well be pure coincidence.

Sadly, I don’t have much information on these arms. Technically, the figure in base is only referred to as a lily, but the depiction here (as well as on the town’s official web page) is remarkable; fleurs-de-lis do not, to my eye, bear much resemblance to actual lilies. Evidently the artist disagrees.

Despite the fact that these arms were granted relatively recently, I cannot find the original grant or any justification for the charges. The six stars are interesting, but I have no idea what they would stand for. I’d speculate the anchor refers to the shipping industry, and the wheat is probably a reference to the province’s nickname as “the granary of Calabria.”

There’s really not a lot of information on these arms, but fortunately, there are enough photos of the town’s distinctive church to make it very clear that the charge is exactly the same. The original structure was built in the 13th century, with a side chapel added in 1623. It is notable for its Romanesque style, which is rare in the region.

The Daubeney/d’Aubigny/de Aubeney/etc. family strikes again! It’s fairly clear to me that this is a differenced version of the family arms - but given that Ralph had both a younger brother and a son named Philip, it’s not obvious which of them bore these arms, as both would be entitled to bear Ralph’s arms with a difference. The timelines make me think it’s slightly more likely to have been his brother; it’s less likely, though not at all impossible, that his son would have been old enough for military service at the time the Dering Roll was being drawn up. Another (though less definite) point in favor of the brother is the English system of cadency; first sons would use a label as their marker of cadency, while the molet allegedly belongs to a third son. However, this wasn’t really systematized until the mid-fourteenth century, at the earliest, so I don’t want to put too much weight on this point.