The Livro Do Armeiro-Mor (The Book of the Master-Armorer) or O Livro Grande (The Great Book) as it is commonly called is a large, illustrated armorial of Portuguese arms completed in 1509. It was commissioned by King John II (Joao II) of Portugal and, according to the English summary in the facsimile edition, probably organized and illuminated by Joao du Cros, a Frenchman, who was Portugal King-of-Arms at the time the book was finished, and whose arms and seal appear on the book contract.
The armorial begins with an illuminated title page bearing the arms of the Portugal King-at-Arms. This is followed with an index which begins with the Nine Worthies, the kings of various real and fanciful kingdoms, the great nobles and ecclesiastics of Europe, and finally the arms of the Portuguese nobility. In my copy of the work the pages with the arms of the Nine Worthies have been razored out so my copy of the book begins with the arms of Bertrand du Guesclin who is, presumably, the alternate Worthy.
All the arms are heavily diapered with crests and stylized mantling. In some cases the diapering is sufficiently complex that it detracts from the identifiability of the arms. All blazons are my own based on my interpretation of the emblazons. Where the device is on a lozenge or an unusually shaped shield I have noted the fact before the blazon.
Almost all arms have a scroll at the bottom of the shield with the name of the bearer on it. In most cases the name has been abbreviated and altered by its translation from the original language into 15th century heraldic Portuguese. I have done my best to correctly transcribe the original text that accompanies each device. My transcription follows the blazon in parentheses. Where possible, I have also listed the modern English name of the owner where I could make a reasonable guess or could confirm the arms from another source. The English name appears in brackets after the original text.)
Where there are oddities in the emblazon I have listed them in brackets after the entry.
Blazons use SCA default positions and terms whenever possible. The major peculiarity of my blazoning is that I use the term party of six to describe a field division that most heralds would blazon as per fess...overall a pale counterchanged. However, in 15th and 16th century usage, I believe that party of six was seen as being a legitimate, separate parting of the field. Since it was common practice to put a group of three charges in the default position on such fields it is much simpler to say, Party of six azure and Or, three roundels azure. than it is to say Per fess azure and Or on a pale counterchanged between in chief two roundels another roundel azure.
The other oddity in my blazon is that I will blazon a group of identical or alternating charges on a bordure as a seme. This is not actually correct. In all cases in the manuscript a seme of inanimate charges is actually drawn as an orle. The charges are not staggered and are not drawns so that they are cut off by the edges of the bordure the way that they would be in a properly drawn seme.
Animate charges are even more unusual. "Seme" of animals rampant will usually have the beasts rampant respectant on the dexter and sinister sides of the shield and passant to chief and to base. In all cases, the posture of the animals will be modified to conform to the line of the escutcheon, so some of the beasts aren't really in a heraldic posture at all! An accurate description of "seme of wolves passant" would have the beasties marching counter clockwise in a file around the bordure.
Another regularly encountered feature of heraldry from the Iberian peninsula is the distinctive arrangement of six charges. Whereas the Anglo-Norman and Germanic default seems to be three, two, and one. The Iberian default seems to be two, two, and two making two columns of three. Larger numbers of charges are also found in pale in three columns of four, five, and four. In these cases I have blazoned the position of the charges as ...six <charges> two, two, and two... or ...13 <charges> in pale four, five and four... since these seem to be the clearest blazons.
In some cases the arms are not so much arms as achievements of arms and can be quite complex. In these cases I have attempted to simplify things by putting the various quarters or impalings of the shield in parentheses. e.g. Quarterly 1 and 4 (Gules, an orle, cross, and saltire argent chain all conjoined overall seme of bezants in orle, cross, and saltire and in fess point a quatrefoil voided Or.) 2 and 3 (Azure, three fleur-de-lys Or overall a bendlet compony argent and sable.) (Rei d navarra [King of Navarre] p. 178
In other cases I have resorted to heraldic shorthand, and have just blazoned complex devices consisting of quarters of very famous arms by name, e.g. Ancient France impaling Holy Roman Empire. I have only done this where these arms are just given as a quartering of a more complex coat of arms. Where they are listed as a separate device I have blazoned the whole device.
In some cases a very famous device will be incorporated into a bordure, label or chief. In these cases I will occasionally refer to this feature by the name of the more famous device. e.g. a label of Sicily (a label with the arms of Sicily repeated on it's "points"), or a chief of Empire (a chief Or an eagle displayed sable.)
The blazons of these famous arms are given below for those not familiar with them.
A lunel - four crescents
Per fess gules and barry Or and azure, in chief an eagle displayed argent. (Portugal King-of-Arms [Jaoa du Cros]) p. 159, [...Josue duque, Rey Davst, Judas macabeu duque, Rey alexandre, Eytor Duque, Julyo Cesar emperador, Rey artur de Ingraterra, Carlo magno Emperador, Rey gudufroy de buihom.]
Gules, a lion rampant Or a chief of France. (Bertram de geselym) [Bertram du Guesclin] p. 174
Or, a balance sable. (India Mayor [Greater India]) p. 175
Purpure, on a potent cross throughout Christ crucified proper. (India menor [Lesser India]) p. 175
Argent, a cross potenty between four crosslets potenty Or. (Rei d' Jerusalem [King of Jerusalem]) p. 175
Or, a double-headed eagle displayed sable. (Emperador d'alemha [Emperor of Germany]) p. 175
Or, an eagle displayed sable. (Rei dos romanaos) [King of the Romans]) p. 176
Azure, three fleur-de-lys Or. (Rei de franca [King of France]) p. 176
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Azure, three fleur-de-lys Or.) 2 and 3 (Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale Or.) (Rei d Inglatrra [King of England]) p. 176
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Gules, a castle of three towers Or.) 2 and 3 (Argent, a lion rampant purpure crowned Or.) (Rei d castillia [King of Castille] p. 176
Argent, five escutcheons in cross each charged with five plates in saltire within a bordure gules seme of castles of three towers. (Rei d purtugall [King of Portugal]) p. 177
Gules, a lion rampant queue forchee argent crowned Or. (Rei d Baheinne [King of Bohemia]) p. 177
Azure seme-de-lys Or, a label of four points gules. (Rei d cicilia [King of Sicily]) p. 177
Or, on a roundel sable a lion passant argent. (Soldant d babilonie [Sultan of Babylon]) p. 177
Gules crusilly couped a cross between four annulets Or. (Rei d costentinnoble [King of Constantinople] p. 178 (while I have blazoned this device as crusily couped, there are actually five crosslets in saltire in the first and second quarters of the shield, The third and fourth quarters have four crosslets arranged in pall. In each of the quarters the annulet encircles the centermost crosslet.)
Gules, a cross between four furisons palewise Or. (Rei d paliologies [King of Paleologos]) p. 178 (This is clearly a mistake. The Paleologos were the ruling dynasty of Constantinople, not a kingdom. The blazon for the device is more typically Gules, a cross between four furisons fesswise Or.)
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Gules, an orle, cross, and saltire argent chain all conjoined overall seme of bezants in orle, cross, and saltire and in fess point a quatrefoil voided Or.) 2 and 3 (Azure, three fleur-de-lys Or overall a bendlet compony argent and sable.) (Rei d navarra [King of Navarre] p. 178 (While I have blazoned the first and fourth quarters of this device as it appears in the book, it is merely a highly stylized version of the usual arms of Navarre Gules, an orle, cross and saltire of chain all conjoined Or.)
Argent, a coney salient gules. (Rei de tarse [King of Tartary?] p. 178
Quarterly 1. (Barry gules and argent.), 2. (Gules, a lion rampant argent crowned Or.), 3. (Gules, a fess argent.) 4. (Azure, an eagle displayed checky argent and purpure crowned Or.) (Rey d Omgria [King of Hungary]) p. 179
Or, a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory gules. (Rei de Scorcia [King of Scotland]) p. 179
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Paly Or and gules.) 2 and 3 (Per pale (barry gules and argent. and Argent, an equal-armed cross of Lorraine between six crosslets couped in pale three and three Or. overall a pale azure seme-de-lys Or.) (Rei daragam [King of Aragon]) p. 179 (The cross is extremely elongated to fill the long axis of the shield quartering.)
Paly Or and gules, a bendlet azure. (Rei d mailogres [????]) p. 179
Azure, a harp Or. (Rei dirlande [King of Ireland]) p. 180
Quarterly 1. (Argent, a cross potenty between four crosslets couped Or.) 2. (Barry of four gules and argent, overall a lion rampant gules.) 3. (Or, a lion rampant gules.) 4. (Argent, a lion rampant purpure.) (Rei d chipre [King of Cyprus]) p. 180
Azure, three kings heads couped proper crowned Or. (Rei d clavomnia [King of Slavonia?]) p. 180
Azure, three armored legs fesswise in pale argent spurred Or. (Rei de men [King of Man?]) p. 180
Azure, a lion rampant Or. (Rei delves [???] p. 181
Argent, a lion rampant azure a bordure gules seme of bezants. (Rei d garnat [King of Granada?] p. 181
Gules, three coneys passant Or. (rei d coninbra [???]) p. 181
Per pale (Or, a lion rampant gules.) and (Barry argent and azure a lion rampant gules.) on a pale argent a cross elongated and potent to chief and to base between four crosslets couped Or. (Rei d'ermenia [King of Armenia]) p. 181
Or, three lions passant guardant in pale azure. (Rei d danemarche [King of Denmark] p. 182 (Usually these arms are found as Or seme of hearts gules, three lions passant guardant in pale azure.)
Gules, a lion rampant Or maintaining an axe proper. (Rei denorowee [King of Norway]) p. 182
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Gules, an eagle displayed argent.) 2 and 3 (Gules, a mounted man armed cap a pie brandishing a sword proper on a horse salient argent bridled sable.) (Rei d polaina [King of Poland]) p. 182
Or, a griffin segreant gules. (Rey degrifonia [???]) p. 182
Or, a chief gules. (Rei d gravata [???]) p. 183
Azure, three zules? Or (rei d marocq [King of Morocco]) p. 183
Argent, a cross gules. (Rei d Sardennsia [King of Sardinia]) p. 183
Argent, a lion rampant azure. (Rei d tunez [King of Tunis]) p. 183
Gules, a patriarchal cross argent issuant from a mount vert. (rei dalmacia [King of Dalmatia?]) p. 184
Bendy Or and gules. (Rei d salanique [King of Salonika]) p. 184
Barry argent and gules, two lions jambs couped in saltire sable. (Rei d blaqui [????]) p. 184
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Argent, an eagle displayed gules.) 2 and 3 (Gules, a castle of three towers Or.) (Rei d danauit [????]) p. 184
Argent, a roundel gules. (Rei d bougis [King of Bulgaria?] p. 185
Gules, an increscent Or. (Rei destunell [???]) p. 185
Azure, three seeblatts Or. (Rei dafrica [King of Africa]) p. 185
Azure, three lions passant guardant in pale Or. (Rei darrabe [King of Arabia] p. 185
Azure, a ship Or sail argent. (Rei dorquenie [???]) p. 186
Bendy of six pieces gules and argent a bordure Or. (Rei d bosna [King of Bosnia?]) p. 186
Checky argent and gules a bulles head sable crowned and ringed Or. (Rei de apolonia [King of Appollonia?]) p. 186 (The bull's head is slightly in trian aspect.)
(On a tilting shield with a notch for a lance rest) Gules, issuant from base a bust of the Virgin Mary vested, veiled and haloed proper. (Rainha bramca [Queen of ???]) p. 186
Azure, three crowns Or. (Rei d Suedem [King of Sweden]) p. 186
Argent, on a cross sable an escutcheon of pretense (Or, a fess sable.). (Arcebispo de treves [Archbishop of Treves]) p. 189
Argent, a cross gules. (Arcebispo de colonha [Archbishop of Cologne]). p. 190
Gules, a wheel argent. (Archebispo d'maguncia [Archbishop of Mainz]) p. 191
Or, a double-headed eagle displayed sable. [Holy Roman Emperor]. p. 192
Or, three lions passant guardant contourny in pale sable. [????] p. 192 (These arms are very likely reversed as arms of courtesy.)
Gules, two lions passant guardant contourny Or. [???] p. 192 (These arms are very likely reversed as arms of courtesy.)
Lozengy paly argent and azure. [King of Bavaria?] p. 192
Or, on a bend gules three eagles displayed argent. [Count of Lorraine] p. 192
Gules, a lion rampant queue forchee argent crowned Or. (Rey de bohemia [King of Bohemia]) p. 193
Sable, a lion rampant argent crowned Or. (comde palann di Rin [Count Palatinate of the Rhine]) p. 194
Barry Or and sable overall a crancelin bendwise enarched vert. (Duqe de saxonia [Duke of Saxony]) p. 195
Argent, on an eagle displayed gules a kleestengel azure. (Marqs de brandebur [Margrave of Brandenburg]) p. 196
Bendy of six pieces Or and azure a bordure gules. (Duq de borgonna [Duke of Burgundy]) p. 199
Vairy paly Or and gules on a chief Or an eagle displayed sable. (bpo de beauvois cond [Count Bishop of Beauvois?] p. 200
Gules, a lion passant guardant Or. (Ducque de guiana [Duke of Guienne?] p. 201
Azure, three crosses bottony fitchy Or a bordure engrailed gules. (bpo de chalon conde [Count Bishop of Chalons?]) p. 202
Or, a lion rampant sable. (conde de frandes [Count of Flanders]) p. 203
Azure, a cross argent between four fleur-de-lys Or. (Arcepbo delam duque [Archbishop of ??? Duke] p. 204
Gules, two lions passant guardant Or. (duq de normandia [Duke of Normandy]) p. 205
Azure, two mullets of six and a lion passant coward Or. (arcebpo de langre duque [Archbishop of ??? Duke] p. 206
Azure, a bend argent doubly cotised each cotise potenty to the inner edge interlaced Or. (conde de chanpanha [Count of Champagne] p. 207
Quarterly, 1 and 4 (Azure, a castle of three towers Or a label of three points argent.) 2 and 3 (Gules, three hands apaumy argent.) (bpo de noyon conde [Bishop of ??? Count] p. 208
Gules, a cross of Toulouse Or voided gules. (conde de toulosa [Count of Toulouse]) p. 209
Portugal impaling Portugal with a label of Sicily. (El Rey dom Johann [II] e a Rainha [D. Leonor] Sua molher [Lord King John and his queen our lord?]) p. 210
Portugal impaling Spain. (El Rei dom Manuel [I] [E A} Rainha [D. Maria] Sua molhre) [Lord King Manuel and his Queen our lord?]) p. 210
(On a lozenge) Portugal with a label of Sicily. (A r[ainha] dona lionor [Lady Queen Leonore) p. 210
(On a lozenge) Spain. (A Rainha dona [Maria] [Lady Queen Mary]) p. 210
Portugal. (Rei de portugall [King of Portugal]) p. 211
Portugal with a label argent. (Principe d portugal [Prince of Portugal]) p. 211
Portugal with a label of Sicily. (Duq[ue] de Bragamça [Duke of Bragamça) p. 211
Portugal overall a bendlet sinister sable. (Duq[ue] de Coimbra) p. 211 (This bendlet is extremely thin, being no more than a hairline in the emblazon.)
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Portugal) 2 and 3 (Per chevron argent and gules, two lions combattant purpure and a castle of three towers Or within a bordure compony Or and vair.) an escutcheon of pretense (Party of six Or and paly of nine pieces Or and gules, three pairs of wolves passant purpure in pale two and one on a canton azure, a sword proper.) (Marqs d vila real [Marquis of Villa Real]) p. 212 (The escutcheon of pretense is identical to the arms of the County of Valenica, except for the canton. The canton with the sword actually extends down to completely cover the first compartment of the field.)
Argent, on a saltire gules five escutcheons of Portugaul. (Casa d bragamca [House of bragamça]). p. 212
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Portugal) 2 (Sable three bars vairy argent and gules.) 3 (Party of six Or and paly of nine pieces Or and gules three pairs of wolves passant in pale purpure two and one overall an escutcheon Or.) (Conde d penela [Count of Penela]) p. 212
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Portugal) 2 and 3 (Per chevron argent and gules, two lions combattant purpure and a castle of three towers Or within a bordure compony Or and vair.) (Noronha Chefe [Noronha]) p. 212
Party of six Or and paly of nine pieces Or and gules two pairs of wolves passant in pale purple two and one overall an escutcheon Or. (Conde [de] valemça [Count of Valemça (Meneses)]) p. 213
Or, five mullets of seven points in saltire gules. (Conde de marialua [Count of Marialua [Coutinho]) p. 213
Argent, six roundels two, two and two azure. (casto conde d[e] monsancto [Castro, Count of Monsancto) p. 213
Azure, four bendlets argent. (Casa dataide [House of Ataide]) p. 213
Azure, an orle and saltire of rope proper between in cross four eschutcheons of (Azure, nine plates three, three, and three.) debruised by a rope fesswise proper overall in fess point an escutcheon of (Azure, nine plates three, three, and three.) surmounted by a rope proper palewise, all the ropes conjoined. (Casa deça [House of Eça). p. 214 (This is a truly peculiar device. A simpler blazon might be Argent, five escutcheons azure platy overlaid and interlaced by a cross, saltire and orle of rope all conjoined proper. but that wouldn't accurately describe the deliberate layering of the rope and the shields. There are at five layers in this device and at least three charges that could be considered "overall" charges.)
Or, simple. (Cas d[e] telo d meneses [House of ?? of Meneses]) p. 214
Or, 13 roundels in pale four, five, and four azure. (Castro amtiguo [Castro]) p. 214
Or, nine wedges three, three, and three azure. (Cunha Chefe [Cunha]) p. 214 (This is a cant. The name Cunha appearantly means "wedge".)
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Portugal) 2 and 3 (Gules, a crescent reversed, a decrescent, an incresent, and a crescent arranged in cross all conjoined at the points.) (Sousa chefe [Sousa]) p. 215 (A less precise emblazon for the second and third quarters would be Gules, a quatrefoil argent voided gules. The French and Portuguese word for the charge is a lunel.)
Gules, a cross flueretty argent voided hummety gules. (Casa d pireira [House of Pireira [Pereira]) p. 215 (The cross is merely described as being fleuretty voided in the French and Portuguese blazons.)
Sable, three bars per fess vairy argent and gules. (Vasconçelos chefe [Vasconcelos]) p. 215 (The tincture of the bars might be an imperfect rendering of vairy argent and gules.)
Gules, six plates two, two and two between two bars within a bordure and overall a pallet Or. (Casa d[e] melo [House of Melo]) p. 215 (An equally valid blazon for this device would be Gules, six plates between a cross Lorraine throughout within and conjoined to a bordure Or. The translation of the French blazon is Gules, a cross doubly crossed, composed of three bars, one in pale and two in fess, with six plates, and a bordure Or. The "ordinaries" and the bordure are thinner than they normally should be.)
Argent, a lion rampant purpure armed gules. (Sillua Chefe [Silva]) p. 216
Gules, five fleur-de-lys in saltire Or. (Alboquerq[ue] chefe [Albequerque]) p. 216
Vert, a bend engoule Or voided hummety gules. (Freires dandrade [Freire de Andrade]) p. 216
Gules, six bezants two, two and two between two bars within a bordure and overall a pallet Or. (Casa dalmeida [House of Almeida]) p. 216
Gules, six bezants two, two and two between two bars within a bordure and overall a pallet Or on a chief gules a cross throughout argent. (do[n] d[iogo] dalmeida priol do c[ra]to [Dom Diogo Dalmeida Priol Do Crato] p. 217 (This device is virtually identical to two above. The bordure runs below the chief and the chief itself is very thin, being perhaps only half the width of a normal chief. The device is described as being "Almeida, a chief of Order of the Hospitallers".)
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Gules, six bezants two, two and two between two bars within a bordure and overall a pallet Or.) 2 and 3 (Argent, a lion rampant azure.) (Dom p[edr]o da Sillua [Silva]) p. 217 (The device is blazoned as Almeida quartering Silva.)
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Argent, a lion rampant purpure armed gules.) 2 and 3 (Gules, a hand maintaining a sword palewise proper issuant from a sinister wing Or.) (Manuees [Manuel]) p. 217
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Azure, five mullets of five in saltire Or.) 2 and 3 (Quarterly 1 (Jerusalem) 2 (Barry argent and azure, a lion rampant gules.) 3 (Gules, a lion rampant Or.) 4 (Argent, a lion rampant gules.) an escutcheon of pretense (Or, a lion rampant sable.)) (febus munjz chefe [Moniz de Lusignan]) p. 217
Party of six 1 and 4 (Leon) 2 and 6 (Aragon) 3 and 5 (Argent, three bars checky gules and Or each charged with a barrulet sable.) (Lima chefe [Lima]) p. 218 (The quarters of the shield are arranged so that the compartments with Aragon occupy the dexter side of the shield and the bars run continuously from chief to base without any line of division. Another way of describing this peculiar form of marshalling would be Quarterly (Leon) and (Argent, three bars checky gules and Or each charged with a barrulet sable.) with a dexter side of Aragon.)
Argent, five bars azure. (Tauora chefe [Tavora]) p. 218
Per chevron ploye argent and gules, two lions rampant purpure and a castle of three towers Or. (Casa danrriquez [Henriques]) p. 218
Per saltire 1 and 4 (Vert, a bend gules fimbriated Or.) and 2 and 3 (Or, the letter "S" sable.) (Mendoça chefe [Mendoça]) p. 218 (While it might not be quite proper in English-language blazon to marshal a device per saltire, this is the only convention I could come up with to describe this device. The bend in the upper quarter issues from center chief and terminates at the line of division. The bend in the lower quarter issues from the dexter side of the line of division and terminates at the sinister base of the escutcheon.)
Argent, a cross flory gules voided hummety argent a bordure argent seme of escutcheons azure each charged with five plates in saltire. (Casa dalbergaria [House of Albergaria]) p. 219 (The bordure is the same tincture as the field. Only a thin dividing line and a change in the diapering pattern between the field and the bordure mark the difference.)
Or, on a bend azure between two eagles displayed gules amred sable two crosses fleuretty Or voided hummety azure. (Casa dalmadaa [House of Almada]) p. 219
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Holy Roman Empire) 2 and 3 (Azure, five mullets of six in saltire argent, a bordure gules seme of saltorels Or. (Azevedo chefe [Azevedo]) p. 219
Azure, a lion rampant Or armed gules. (Castel branco chefe [Castel Branco]) p. 219
Or, two goats passant in pale sable armed argent. (bayam resemde [Baiao e Resende]) p. 220
Gules, five sinister wings in saltire Or. (aabrev chefe [Abreau]) p. 220
Gules, nine lozenges three, three, and three all conjoined argent each charged with a lion rampant purpure. (brito chefe [Brito]) p. 221
Azure, five mullets of seven in saltire Or. (Moniz chefe [Moniz]) p. 221
Gules, a castle within six castles of three towers in annulo Or portalled sable. (Movra chefe [Moura]) p. 221 (The French and Portuguese blazon is translated thus; Gules, seven castles Or portalled sable, arranged 1, 2, 1, 2, 1).
Azure, five wolves passant in saltire sable armed gules. (Lobo chefe [Lobo]) p. 221
Checky argent and azure. (Saa chefe [Sá]) p. 221
Gules, five arrangements of a crescent inverted, a decrescent, an increscent, and a crescent arranged in cross conjoined at the points in saltire Or. (Leemos chefe [Lemos]) p. 221 (For a discussion of this motif and possible alternate blazons see Sousa above.)
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Or, three pallets gules.) 2 and 3 (Three bars vairy argent and gules.) (Ribeiro chefe [Ribeiro]) p. 222
Azure, two goats passant in pale purpure. (Cabral chefe [Cabral]) p. 222
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Gules, a cross fleuretty Or voided hummety gules a bordure argent seme of escutcheons azure each charged with five plates in saltire.) 2 and 3 (Argent, two hinds passant in pale purpure.) (Cerveira chefe [Cerveira]) p. 222
Or, a saltire gules between four fleur-de-lys vert. (Miramda chefe [Miranda]) p. 222
Argent, three bars gules. (Silveira chefe [Silveira]) p. 223
Azure, three burdens palewise in fess argent. (fallcam chefe [Falcao]) p. 223
Argent, three ermine spots in fess sable, a chief per pale gules and paly of nine pieces Or and gules in dexter chief a castle of three towers Or portalled sable. (goyos chefe [Góios]) p. 223 (The chief could also be blazoned as a chief of Aragon impaling Castile.)
Azure, six arrangements of a crescent inverted, a decrescent, an increscent, and a crescent arranged in cross conjoined at the points two, two, and two argent. (gooes chefe [Góis]) p. 223
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Or, an eagle displayed azure.) 2 and 3 (Checky Or and argent.) a bordure gules seme of the letter "S" argent. (Sanpayo chefe [Sampaio]) p. 224
Gules, a raven close sable statant upon a tower argent portalled sable. (malafaya chefe [Malafaia]) p. 224
Or, five mullets of six in saltire gules. (tavares chefe [Tavares]) p. 224
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Or, three bars gules.) 2 and 3 (Vert, three escallops argent.), a bordure argent seme of crosses paty gules. (pimentees chefe [Pimentel]) p. 224
Azure, five escallops in saltire Or. (sequeira chefe [Sequeira]) p. 225
Gules, six rib bones issuant from dexter and sinister side two, two, and two argent. (costa chefe [Costa]) p. 225 (This is a cant. The word "costa" appearantly means rib.)
Gules a base vert resting upon the line of division a tower argent and issuant from the tower a maiden's head affronty couped at the shoulders crined Or vested azure proper, in chief three fleur-de-lys Or and on the base a on a bar engrailed argent three fish fesswise proper. (Os de lago chefe [Lago]) p. 225
Gules, six rib bones issuant from dexter and sinister side two, two, and two on a chief argent a cross throughout gules. (vasco an[n]es corte Real [Corte-Real]) p. 225
Gules, a cross flory Or voided hummety gules. (Meira chefe [Meira]) p. 226
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Checky azure and Or.) 2 and 3 (Paly of nine pieces Or and azure.) (boin chefe [Aboim]) p. 226
Argent, on a bend indented gules three fleur-de-lys bendwise argent. (paçanha chefe [Pessanha]) p. 226
Azure, a cross potenty Or voided azure. (teixeira chefe [Teixeira]) p. 226
Or, five rocks in saltire argent the one in fess point charged with an eagle displayed sable. (pedrosa chefe [Pedrosa]) p. 227 (This is a cant, since Pedro means "rock". A case could be made that the rocks are just stylized plates, but they are drawn with clearly irregular edges and internal striations to make them look like round stones and are blazoned as stones in the Portuguese and French blazon.)
Or, three staves raguly throughout bendwise proper. (Bairos [Bairros]) p. 22 (The staves are brown.)
Gules, three bars Or. (Mascarenhas chf [Mascarenhas]) p. 227
Vert, five fleur-de-lys in saltire Or. (Moota chefe [Mota]) p. 227
Gules, six escallops Or, two, two, and two. (Vieira chefe [Vieira]) p. 228
Argent, a lion rampant sable armed gules. (betencor chefe [Bethancourt]) p. 228
Or, an eagle displayed gules armed sable. (agviar chefe [Aguiar]) p. 228 (This is a cant, since "aguia" means "eagle" in Portuguese.)
Gules, a tower argent masoned sable between two fleur-de-lys and in chief three more argent. (faria chefe [Faria]) p. 228
Gules, a lion rampant Or armed sable within a bordure of Ancient France. (borjes chefe [Borges]) p. 229
Or, two heaters the handles each terminating in four serpents heads in pale vairy argent and gules. (Pacheco chefe [Pacheco]) p. 229 (These heaters look like baskets with serpents coming out of the tops. The charges are nearly invisible against the field.)
Argent, three bars checky Or and gules. (souto maior chefe [Souto Maior]) p. 229
Vert, in chief a lion rampant Or between two castles argent masoned and portalled sable in base a wyvern passant tail sufflexed Or. (Serpa chefe [Serpa]) p. 229
Ermine. (Bareto chefe [Barreto]) p. 230
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Or, a fess gules.) 2 and 3 (Gules, a cross throughout quarter pierced Or.) (Arca chefe [Arca]) p. 230
Or, on a bend checky argent and vert a bendlet gules. (Nogviera chefe [Nogueira]) p. 230
Argent, five crescents in saltire gules. (Pintos chefe [Pino]) p. 230
Or, a lion rampant azure armed gules body striped with three bars argent, a bordure azure seme of coneys argent. (coelho chefe [Coelho]) p. 231
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Argent, six crescents two, two, and two gules.) 2 and 3 (Argent, a lion rampant azure armed gules.) (queiroos chefe [Queirós]) p. 231
Gules, a lion rampant Or armed azure, a bordure azure seme of escallops argent. (do sem chefe [Sem]) p. 231
Or, on an eagle displayed gules armed a crescent sable. (givar chefe [Aguilar]) p. 231 This is a cant, since "aguilia" means "eagle" in Portuguese. The crescent could very easily be a kleestengel.)
Azure, two dragons combattant regardant tails sufflexed their necks and tails interlaced Or armed gules. (Duarte brandam [Brandao]) p. 232 (These are distinctly four-legged dragons, not wyverns, and their necks and tails are definately interlaced.)
Or, two bars barry gules and argent a pale counterchanged. (gama chefe [Gama]) p. 232
Or, two bars barry gules and argent a pale counterchanged overall in honor point an escutcheon of pretense (Argent, five escutcheons azure each charged with five plates in saltire.). (Dom vasco da gama almirante da Yndia [Vasco da Gama, Admiral of India]) p. 232 (These arms are presumably those of Vasco da Gama the explorer.)
Or, five mullets of seven in saltire gules. (afonseca chefe [Fonseca]) p. 232
Barry gules and Or. (fereira chefe [Ferreira]) p. 233
Argent, three bars checky argent and gules. (Magalhaes chefe [Magalhaes]) p. 233
Per saltire paly of nine pieces Or and gules and Or two plates in fess. (Fogaça chefe [Fogaça]) p. 233
Gules, a lion rampant Or armed charged on the body and upper legs with two bars azure. (Valemte chefe [Valente]) p. 233
Per saltire Or and gules, two Turk's heads couped turbaned argent bearded sable proper and two towers argent portalled sable. (botos chefe [Boto]) p. 234
Gules, three castles of three towers argent portalled sable, on a bordure Or seme of wolves passant azure armed gules. (lobatos chefe [Lobato]) p. 234
Argent, five eagles displayed in saltire sable armed gules. (gorizo chefe [Gorizo]) p. 234
Azure, on a bend argent between two fleur-de-lys Or three heaters bendwise sable. (Caldeira [Caldeira]) p. 234 (The heaters look like cooking pots. This is a cant since the Portuguese for "heater" is "caldeira".)
Or, three eagles displayed gules within a bordure checky Or and sable. (Tinoco chefe [Tinoco]) p. 235
Or, five mullets of six points in saltire gules. (barbudo chefe [Barbudo]) p. 235
Or, nine lozenges three, three, and three all conjoined barry vairy argent and gules.(Barbuda chefe [Barbuda]) p. 235
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Gules, a cross between four fleur-de-lys Or.) 2 and 3 (Argent, an eagle displayed azure.) (Beja chefe [Beja]) p. 235
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[Quarterly, 1 and 4 (Azure, a lion argent armed gules.) 2 and 3 (Checky gules and argent.) [Valdares] p. 235?]
[Vert, a tower Or masoned and portalled gules between and sustained by two lions combattant Or armed gules. [Larzedo] p. 235?]
[Per pale (Argent, on a hawk displayed sable a crescent Or.) and (Gules, six rib bones issuant from dexter and sinister side two, two, and two argent.) (Galvan [Galvao]) p. 235?]
[Or, four pallets Gules. (Noobrega [Nóbrega]) p. 235?] (This could be identical in emblazon to Aragon.)
Argent, on a bend azure between a lion rampant and a lion rampant reversed azure armed gules three crescents bendwise Or. (barboso chefe [Barbosa]) p. 237 (the lions are actually conjoined to the bend and appear to be climbing it. The lion to base is actually not so much rampant as passant inverted bendwise. The lions are also several shades darker than the bend.)
Per pale gules and Or, a bend per pale Or and azure. (godinho chefe [Godinho]) p. 237 (There are several ways to blazon this device. Another way would be Paly of four pieces gules, Or, azure, and Or.)
Gules, a bend argent between two lions rampant azure. (barbato chefe [Barbato]) p. 237 (The lion in the upper portion of the shield is drawn so that it is conjoined to the bend and it looks as if he is climbing it.)
Azure, on a chevron throughout gules between three fleur-de-lys Or in honor point an escutcheon of (Argent, on a bend gules three spiders tergiant sable.) (Aranha chefe [Aranha]) p. 237 (The escutcheon of pretense is a cant, since "aranha" means "spider" in Portuguese.)
Per pale (Gules, two bars within a bordure and overall a pallet Or between six plates two, two and two.) and (Argent, six roundels two, two, and two azure.). (govvea chefe [Gouveia]) p. 238
Gules, a cross argent between four fleur-de-lys Or. (fr[ancis]co debeeja chefe [Beja]) p. 238
Per pale (Azure, a castle of three towers argent masoned sable.) impaling (Holy Roman Empire) (Iacome chefe [Jacome]) p. 238
Gules, a lion rampant Or armed azure between four escallops argent. (vogado chefe [Vogado]) p. 238
Gules, two covered cups Or a chief per fess indented point en point of four points azure and Or. (diogo ro[dr]i[gue]z bvtilher [Butilher]) p. 239 (The covered cups could represent a cant on the English name "Butler" or the French "boutellier" meaning "cupbearer".)
Gules, an eagle displayed sable beaked and membered Or. (da maya chefe [Maia]) p. 239
Argent, upon a trimount vert a lion rampant gules. (Serao chefe [Serrao]) p. 239
Or, two bars gules between seven wolves passant azure three, three, and one. (pedroso chefe [Pedroso]) p. 239
Or, three bars azure. (Mexias [Mexia]) p. 240
Or, an eagle displayed gules. (da graa [Gra]) p. 240
Argent, three bars gules. (Pestana [Pestana]) p. 240
Or, two wolves passant purpure. (Villa lobos [Vilalobos]) p. 240
Azure, a castle of three towers argent portalled and masoned sable. (pero d alcaçeva chefe [Alcáçova]) p. 241 (This device might be a cant on alcova meaning castle?)
Per pale (Holy Roman Empire) and (Azure, on a fess gules a crescent reversed argent in base two crescents inverted in fess gules.) (Abvl chefe [Abul]) p. 241
Azure, a double headed eagled displayed Or armed gules standing upon in base a saracen's head couped and bearded fesswise proper all within an orle of rope argent. (g[ra]uiel gonçaluez Temudo [Temudo]) p. 241
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Or, a patten azure lined gules.) 2 and 3 (Azure, a saracen's head couped at the shoulders in trian aspect turbaned argent vested Or proper.) in honor point a cross formy gules voided hummety Or. (gill vant vistet [Holtzchuher]) p. 241
Party of six 1 and 6 (Or, six roundels two, two, and two gules.) 2 (Per fess gules and argent, in chief a crescent reversed argent surmounted by two keys in saltire reversed.) 3 and 4 (Azure, a tower between four mullets of six and in chief three more Or.) 5 (Quarterly 1 and 4 (Gules, a cross couped and a chief argent.) 2 and 3 (Or, three plates in pale.)). (Afonso garçes [Garces]) p. 242
Gules, a lion rampant Or armed azure. (Rolam d avxi chefe [Rolao d'Aussi) p. 242
Gules, on a chevron throughout argent six chevrons couped gules. (Velxira chefe [Xira]) p. 242
Gules, on a natural mount a tower argent masoned and portalled azure. (pina chefe [Pina]) p. 242
Argent fretty sable, a pale gules overall a lion rampant argent armed azure. (pero lovreco de guimaraes [Guimaraes]) p. 243 (The lathes of the frets are extremely fine and aren't much thicker than hairlines.)
Gules, a tree vert eradicated Or between and sustained by two lions rampant combattant Or. (Matos chefe [Matos]) p. 243 (The Portuguese and French blazons have the tree as a pine tree.)
Azure, on a bend gules between two mermaids embowed in their vanity argent crined three fleur-de-lys bendwise Or. (Ornelas chefe [Ornelas]) p. 243 (The mermaids are possibly proper i.e. with caucasian upper bodies and silver fish tails. Their combs and mirrors are Or.)
Gules, a lion rampant collared Or armed azure. (Çerqueira [Cerqueira]) p. 243
Argent, three martlets sable. (Martim leeme [Leme]) p. 244
Or, five martlets in saltire sable. (Amtonjo Leme [Leme]) p. 244
Argent, a cross fleuretty sable voided hummetty argent within an orle of heaters sable handles Or. (Vilhegas [Vilhegas]) p. 244 (The "heaters" look like flat-bottomed cooking pots.)
Gules, a demi-lion rampant crowned Or maintaining a sword proper on a chief gules an double-headed eagle displayed crowned Or. (Do[m] pero ro[dr]j[gue]z proto not[ai]ro [Amaral]) p. 244
Or, five grape leaves in saltire vert on a bordure gules seme of six keys wards to center argent. (figeira de chaues chef [Figueira de Chaves]) p. 245 (This is a double cant. "Figeira" means "fig" in Portuguese and "chaves" means "key". The orientation of the keys changes to follow the line of the bordure, so the keys are actually fesswise and fesswise reversed, palewise and palewise reversed, and bendwise and bendwise sinister. The blazon has the bordure as being purpure.)
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Gules, an eagle displayed Or.) 2 and 3 (France). (Veiga chefe [Veiga]) p. 245
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Gules, two pallets argent.) 2 and 3 (Azure, a lion rampant argent armed azure.) overall a cross engrailed Or. (do paao chefe [Pau]) p. 245
Or, nine roundels three, three, and three gules. (taueira chefe [Taveira]) p. 245
Argent, an orle of roses gules a bordure compony argent and gules overall on an escutcheon azure a sun Or. (Ortiz chefe [Ortiz]) p. 246 (The French and Portuguese blazon has Azure, a sun Or within a double bordure, the inner argent charged with eight roses gules 3,2,2,1, the exterior compony argent and gules of 28 pieces.)
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Argent, a tree eradicated vert) 2 and 3 (Or, five mullets of eight in cross gules.) (Azinhal chefe [Azinhal Sacoto]) p. 246 (This is a cant. In Portuguese "azinheira" means oak.)
Per saltire argent and sable, a lion rampant counterchanged armed gules. (Paym chefe [Paim]) p. 246
Or, five maces palewise in saltire azure a bordure Or seme-de-lys argent. (Poras chefe [Porras]) p. 246 (The seme is a true seme in this case.)
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Or, issuant from a ford three mounts argent issuant from the mounts two nettle branches slipped and leaved in saltire vert.) 2 and 3 (Azure, two heaters handles terminating in dragon's heads in pale checky argent and sable on a bordure eight ermine spots sable.) (Viueiro chefe [Viveiro]) p. 247
Argent, a cross toulouse azure voided hummety argent fructed at each point of an acorn azure capped Or. (Joha[m] lop[e]z de lion [Leao]) p. 247
Gules, a chevron throughout argent between three fleur-de-lys Or. (Farzam chefe [Frazao]) p. 248
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Or, six roundels two, two, and two gules.) 2 and 3 (Argent, in fess three ermine spots sable.) (teue chefe [Teive]) p. 248
Checky argent and azure. (Alcoforado chefe [Alcoforado]) p. 249
Azure, six crescents two, two, and two Or. (homen chefe [Homem]) p. 249
Gules, six lozenges conjoined in cross azure. (d antes chefe [Antas]) p. 249 (This device could also be blazoned as Gules, a cross lozengy azure.)
Checky argent and Or. (godiz chefe [Godim]) p. 249
Azure, a cross argent between four arrangements of five escallops in saltire gules. (baradas chefe [Barradas]) p. 249
Argent, three bars gules. (leitan chefe [Leitao]) p. 249
Vert, four lozenges conjoined in pale throughout between six fleur-de-lys palewise three and three Or. (barejola chefe [Barejola]) p. 250
Gules, on a bend azure between two trees erased vert a lion passant Or. (johan alvar[e]s col[a]ço [Colaça]) p. 250
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Sable, a lion rampant argent armed gules.) 2 and 3 (Gules, three pallets Or.) (Joham afonso de santarem [Santarem]) p. 250 (The Portuguese and French blazon has Purpure, a lion rampant argent.)
Argent, three moors heads couped at the shoulder in trian aspect sable vested of skullcaps, nose rings, errings, and necklaces Or. (fernand gomez da mina [Mina]) p. 250
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Gules, three fleur-de-lys Or.) 2 and 3 (Vert, an eagle displayed Or armed sable maintaining in its beak a motto scroll argent.) (Os devilanova chefe [Vilanova]) p. 251
Argent, a cross flory sable voided hummety argent within an orle of ivy vert. (barba longa chefe [Barba]) p. 251
Bendy Or and gules. (priuado [Privado]) p. 251
Gules, a thistle stalk erased slipped and leaved within an orle of rope Or. (joha[m] a[fonso] da fazenda [Fazenda]) p. 251 (The Portuguese and French blazon has the tinctures of the charges as vert.)
Azure, five covered pitchers in saltire Or. (Agomia chefe [Gomide]) p. 251 (This is a cant. Gomis means "pitcher" in Portuguese.)
Ermine, on a bend argent fimbriated a bendlet gules. (Chacijs chefe [Chacim]) p. 252
Gules, five arrangements of a crescent reversed, a decresecent, an increscent, and a crescent points all conjoined to center in saltire Or. (taborda chefe [Taborda]) p. 252
Azure, three fleur-de-lys in bend bendwise Or. (paiva chefe [Paiva]) p. 252
Argent, six quatrefoils two, two, and two gules seeded argent on a bordure vert seme of saltorels Or. (felipe chefe [Filipe]) p. 253
Azure, nine lozenges conjoined throughout three, three, and three argent. (folgeira chefe [Felgueira]) p. 253 (This device could also be blazoned as Lozengy azure and argent.)
Or, six crescents reversed two, two, and two azure. (du maral chefe [Amaral]) p. 253
Or, five fleur-de-lys in saltire gules. (casall chefe [Casal]) p. 253
Gules, five escallops in saltire Or. (velho chefe [Velho]) p. 254
Vert, on a bend between six lambs passant bendwise argent three quatrefoils gules. (lordelo chefe [Lordelo]) p. 254
Checky gules and Or. (peixoto chefe [Peixoto]) p. 254
Azure, five plates in saltire. (nabaes chefe [Novais]) p. 254
Argent, three pallets gules between twelve trees erased four, four, and four vert. (carvoeiros chefe [Carvoeiros]) p. 255 (This is a cant. The Portuguese for "cork oak" is "sovereiros" and that word is used in the Portuguese blazon.)
Or, two cats passant in pale azure on a bordure gules seme of crescents Or. (gatachos chefe. [Gatacho]) p. 255 (This is a cant. The Portuguese for "cats" is "gatos".)
Vert, four lambs argent. (boreco chefe [Borreco]) p. 255
Gules, three swords palewise reversed in fess proper. (vale chefe [Vale]) p. 255
Gules, five lions rampant in saltire azure bodies and lower legs each banded of one bar Or. (baroso chefe [Barroso]) p. 256
Per pale (Parted of nine pieces Or and gules.) and (Parted of nine pieces azure and argent.) (fafez chefe [Fafes]) p. 256 (This devices on this achievement could also be blazoned as ...a pallet...overall a fess counterchanged. The charges could also be crosses quarter pierced but for the fact that the horizontal bar is at least twice as wide a the vertical one.)
Azure, five crescents in saltire argent. (Ulveira chefe [Oliveira]) p. 256
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Vert, an eagle displayed Or armed gules.) 2 and 3 (Gules, a fleur-de-lys Or.) (caregeiro chefe [Carregueiro]) p. 256
Azure, a crane statant between four mullets of six Or. (johan garces [Garces]) p. 257
Gules, on a banner issuant from base staff proper fringed Or reversed (Argent, a lion rampant azure armed gules.) (gonçalo pi[re]z bandeira [Bandeira]) p. 257 (This is a cant. The Porguese for "banner" is "bandeira". The banner is palewise so the staff actually issues from dexter base. Because of this the orientation of the banner itself is necessarily to sinister so that the arms on it will be oriented in the proper direction.)
Azure, nine escallops three, three, and three argent. (calças chefe [Calça]) p. 257
Barry of seven pieces azure and Or, three fleur-de-lys palewise in bend gules. (rabelo chefe [rebelo]) p. 257 (The fleur-de-lys a bit smaller than they might otherwise be so that they fit entirely on the gold bars)
Barry of five pieces Or and vert, overall a pale counterchanged. (porto careiro chefe [Portocarreiro]) p. 258
Barry Or and gules. (Azanbuja chefe [Azambuja]) p. 258
Argent, nine lozenges throughout and conjoined three, three, and three barry undy gules and azure. (Pay Rodrigez [Pay]) p. 258 (This device could also be blazoned as Lozengy argent and vairy gules and azure.)
Argent, a fess and on a chief indented of three points gules three mullets of eight pierced Or. (matela chefe [Metelo]) p. 258 (The points of the line of division nearly reach the top of the shield.)
Argent, three bars gules. ([blank] chefe [unknown]) p. 259
Barry Or and gules. (botelho chefe [Botelho]) p. 259
Or fretty gules. (correa chefe [Correia]) p. 259
Or, five mullets of six in saltire gules a bordure azure. (barbedo chefe [Barbedo]) p. 259
Gules, five mullets of six in saltire Or. (freitas chefe [Freitas]) p. 260
Azure, a mullet of eight points Or within a crescent reversed, a decrescent, an increscent, and a crescent all conjoined at the points argent. (carvalho chefe [Carvalho]) p. 260
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Barry of six argent and azure.) 2 and 3 (Checky argent and azure.) (Negros chefe [Negro]) p. 260
Argent, five trees erased in saltire on a chief vert a bend engoule Or voided hummety gules. (pinheiros d andrade chefe [Pinheiro de Andrade]) p. 260 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "pine" in "pinheiros" and the trees are blazoned as being pines in the Portuguese blazon.)
Argent, five trees erased in saltire vert. (pinhieros chefe [Pinheiro]) p. 261 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "pine" in "pinheiros" and the trees are blazoned as being pines in the Portuguese blazon.)
Azure, three lions heads couped Or langued gules. (canpos chefe [Campos]) p. 261
Per pale (Gules, two halberds in saltire proper.) and (Argent, a cross paty gules voided hummety argent.) (gilvant ovvistet c [Gil Vant Ovvistet]) p. 261
Quarterly Azure and argent four crequiers counterchanged. (alvernazes chefe [Albernaz]) p. 261
Gules, two thistles slipped conjoined in pale vert between and sustained by two lions rampant combattant Or armed azure. (cardoso chefe [Cardoso]) p. 262
Or, five partridges close in saltire proper. (perdigam chefe [Perdigao]) p. 262 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "partridge" is "perdigo". The partridges are grey with red feet and beaks.)
Chevronely of six pieces lozengy argent and sable and Or. (do avinhal chefe [Vinhal]) p. 262
Azure, a crescent reversed argent a bordure gules. (alpoee chefe [Alpoim]) p. 262
Per pale (Gules, issuant from a mount a tree vert.) and (Gules, on a mount vert a tower argent masoned sable.) (carvalho chefe [Carvalho]) p. 263
Checky argent and Or, three pallets gules. (de busi chefe [Buzio]) p. 263
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Argent, a tree erased vert.) 2 and 3 (Azure a cross bottony Or voided hummety azure.) (Magalhanes chefe [Magalhaes]) p. 263 (The trees are blazoned as being pines and the cross is blazoned as being flory in the Portuguese and French blazon.)
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Argent, a bull passant gules.) 2 and 3 (Checky argent and gules.) (Maracote chefe [Maracote]) p. 263
Azure, three crescents conjoined at the points in pall Or. (froees chefe [Frois]) p. 264 (This device could also be blazoned as Azure, a trefoil Or voided azure.)
Or, five fleur-de-lys in saltire azure on a bordure vert seme of wolves passant Or. (lobeira chefe [Lobeira]) p. 264 (This is a cant. In Portuguese "lobo" means "wolf".)
Azure, three orbs Or. (freelas chefe [Frielas]) p. 264 (This device could also be blazoned as Azure, three roundels each with a cross paty issuant from chief Or.)
Vert, on a bend argent two lions passant bendwise Or. (Antan g[onça]l[e]z chefe [Conçalves]) p. 264 (The Portuguese and French blazon has the lions as purpure.)
Azure, five mascles conjoined in cross Or. (fuseiro chefe [Fuseiro]) p. 265 (This might be a cant of of the heraldic term "fusil".)
Per pale (Gules, issuant from a natural ford a tower gules masoned sable.) and (Argent, a tree erased vert.) (moraes chefe [Morais]) p. 265 (The ford is argent with dark wave crests. The tincture is sable in the emblazon, but azure in the blazon. This might also be a canting device since "mar" means "sea" in Portuguese. The base is blazoned as a river (rio) in the blazon, though.)
Per saltire Or and sable, a lion rampant counterchanged. (vnha chefe [Unha]) p. 265
Barry of six pieces Or and azure. (almas chefe [Alma]) p. 266
Or, five fleur-de-lys in saltire and on a chief gules a latin cross bottony fesswise Or voided hummety argent. (martin rodrigves chefe [Rodrigues) p. 266 (The cross is blazoned as being flory.)
Paly Or and gules. (refoies chefe [Refoios]) p. 266
Or, five escutcheons in saltire gules. (barvança chefe [Barbança]) p. 266
Gules, nine escutcheons argent each charged with a cross bottony vert. (Moreira chefe [Moreira]) p. 266 (The crosses are blazoned as being flory.)
Gules, issuant from a base of a natural ocean proper a line of natural hills vert overall a lion rampant Or between issuant from the hills two columns Or in chief conjoined to the columns two escutcheons azure each charged with five plates in saltire. (Nicolao coelho [Coelho]) p. 267 (The blazon has the base as barry wavy argent and argent. The emblazon has it as azure with dark tinctured wave crests.)
Argent, nine roundels three, three, and three gules. (teive chefe [Teive]) p. 267
Gules, an olive tree erased vert fructed Or overall in base a greyhound couchant argent collared Or. (cordovil chefe [Cordovil]) p. 267
Quarterly Or and ermine. (boteto chefe [Boteto]) p. 267
Gules, five mullets of eight in saltire Or. (Alvelos chefe [Alvelos]) p. 268
Barry Or and gules, nine mullets of six three, three, and three argent. (Avelar chefe [Avelar]) p. 268 (The mullets are arranged so that they are on the gules bars.)
Gules, five keys palewise reversed in saltire Or. (chaves chefe) p. 268 (The wards of the keys are to chief. This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "key" is "chaves".)
Barry gules and Or, a bordure gules seme of crescents argent. (beeça chefe [Beça]) p. 268
Or, a double-headed eagle displayed gules maintaining in its claws a crescent argent. (montarroyo chefe [Monterroio]) p. 269
Azure, nine plates in saltire between four crosses bottony Or voided hummety azure. (farinha chefe [Farinha]) p. 269
Checky argent and Or. (Cotrim chefe [Cotrim]) p. 269
Gules, five fig leaves in saltire vert. (figeiredo chefe [Figeiredo]) p. 269 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "fig" is "figueira".)
Gules, an olive tree eradicated vert. (oliveira chefe [Oliveira]) p. 270 (This is a cant.)
Gules, five keys palewise in saltire argent. (cogominho chefe [Cogominho]) p. 270
Argent, on a fess azure between two trees erased vert a lion passant Or armed gules. (careirro chefe [Carreiro]) p. 270 (The trees are blazoned as pines.)
Vert, five fleur-de-lys in saltire Or. (marinho chefe [Marinho]) p. 270
Azure, five candles in saltire Or flamed gules. (bramdam chefe [Brandao]) p. 271 (The candles are blazoned as torches. This is a cant. The Portuguese for "torch" is "brando".)
Azure, five fleur-de-lys in saltire Or. (carilhos chefe [Carrilho]) p. 271
Azure, on a chevron between three vases argent three mullets of six points gules. (sodre chefe [Sodre]) p. 271
Gules, five axes in saltire proper. (machado chefe [Machado]) p. 271 (This is a cant. In Portuguese "machado" means "battle-axe".)
Vert, on a bend wavy argent seme of fish proper. (sardinha chefe [Sardinha]) p. 272 (The fish are argent. This is, of course, a cant. The fish are blazoned as sardines.)
Quarterly 1 (Or, on a double-headed eagle displayed sable a crescent gules.) 2 (Gules, three escallops argent.) 3 (Gules, a tower argent.) 4 (Or, three escutcheons argent each charged with a cross throughout gules.). (diogo fernandes [Correia]) p. 272
Azure, on a palm tree couped Or a raven rising sable. (johan lopez [Lopes]) p. 272 (The raven is passant wings elevated sable.)
Per pale (Holy Roman Empire) and (Gules, two bars argent.) (Andre Rodriges [Rodrigez]) p. 272
Per pale (Per fess Or and vert, an double-headed eagle displayed sable and a tower argent.) and (Argent, a lion rampant gules. (Jorje afonso [Afonso]) p. 273
Azure, on a cross couped gules between four wolves passant another argent. (lobia chefe [Lobia]) p. 273 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "wolf" is "lobo".)
Azure, five fleur-de-lys in saltire Or. (geedez chefe [Guedes]) p. 273
Paly argent and vert, on a bend vert five lozenges argent. (frança chefe [França]) p. 273
Gules, a lion rampant Or armed azure between four martlets Or. (gramacho chefe [Gramaxo]) p. 274
Gules, three bends argent each charged with three ermine spots bendwise sable. (castanhedo chefe [Castanheda]) p. 274
Quarterly 1 and 4 (Vert, five heads of wheat in saltire Or.) 2 and 3 (Gules, a fess argent.) (trigeiros chefe [Trigeiros]] p. 274 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "wheat" is "trigo".)
Azure, five escallops in saltire argent. (barosos chefe [Barroso]) p. 274
Azure, a griffin segreant sable armed Or. (revaldo chefe [Revaldo]) p. 275
Or, six roundels gules, two, two, and two. (dovtiz chefe [Outis]) p. 275
Argent, a cross Toulouse gules fructed at each point of an brown acorn capped vert proper. (bulham chefe [Bulhao]) p. 275
Barry sinister azure and Or. (azaredo chefe [Azeredo]) p. 275
Gules, five quatrefoils in saltire Or. (travaços chefe) p. 276
Barry Or and argent. (lex chefe [lei]) p. 276
Argent, on a bend compony counter compony argent and gules a bendlet sable. (quintall chefe [Quintal]) p. 276
Gules, a base pointed argent. (do caanto chefe [Canto]) p. 276 (The device is blazoned as Argent, mantled gules.)
Argent, three lizards passant fesswise in pale vert armed gules. (lagartos chefe [Lagarto]) p. 277 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "lizard" is "lagartos".)
Argent, a tree eradicated vert. (picanços chefe [Picanços]) p. 277
Barry azure and gules. (Os fexoes chefe [Feijo]) p. 277
Argent, issuant from a fleur-de-lys two fleur-de-lys slipped gules. (rodrigo estev[e]z [Esteves]) p. 277 (This device is identical the the arms of Florence in both emblazon and blazon! The fleur-de-lys is blazoned as a Florentine fleur-de-lys.)
Gules, an eagle displayed sable armed Or an escutcheon overall (Or fretty gules.). (Corraaos chefe [Correia]) p. 278
Argent, on a saltire gules between four escallops another escallop Or. (rocha chefe [Rocha]) p. 278
Vert, on a bend wavy argent three escallops bendwise Or. (rego chefe [Rego]) p. 278
Gules, a lion passant guardant Or armed azure and in chief a fleur-de-lys Or. (galhardos chefe [Galhardo]) p. 278
Gules, two wyverns passant regardant in pale argent. (Dragos chefe [Drago]) p. 279 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "dragon" is "drago".)
Or, three crows passant close sable. (Corvacho chefe [Corvacho]) p. 279 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "crow" is "corvo".)
Argent, three escallops azure. (camelos chefe [Camelo]) p. 279
Vert, a bull passant gules horned argent unguled Or. (tourinho chefe [Tourinho]) p. 279 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "bull" is "touro".)
Vert, issuant from a base of two mounts proper vert two columns argent conjoined in chief to two crosses paty azure. (diogo caao chefe [Cao]) p. 280
Vert, five spears bendwise in bend sinister heads argent hafts Or. (lamçoes chefe [Lançoes]) p. 280 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "lances" is "lanças".)
Argent, on a saltire azure five bezants. (Aravia chefe [Araujo]) p. 280
Argent, three hunting horns sable strapped and banded Or. (monteiro chefe [Monteiro]) p. 280
Azure, five hawks close in saltire proper. (gaviam chefe [Gaviao]) p. 281 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "hawk" is "gavio". The hawks are grey with white legs and bellies and have red legs.)
Azure, five fleur-de-lys in saltire Or. (carilhos chefe [Carrilho]) p. 281
Gules, nine seeblatts leaves three, three, and three Or. (Araezez chefe [Arrais]) p. 281
Gules, three bars azure between nine mullets of six one, three, three, and two argent. (baros chefe [Barros]) p. 281
Or, a monster composed of the hind-quarters of a horse sable rampant and the upper body of a man affronty maintaining and drawing a bow sufflexed proper contourny. (johan ferna[n]dez do arco [Arco]) p. 282 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "bow" is "arco".)
Argent, five keys in saltire wards to chief azure. (fagundez chefe [Fagundes]) p. 282
Gules, a tilting helm affronty argent barred and collared Or between and sustained by a wolf sable and a greyhound argent collared Or combattant and on a chief vert three seeblats slipped azure. (ganboa chefe [Gamboa]) p. 282
Argent, five wolves passant in saltire sable a canton of Castille. (Dom Joham b[is]po de tanjer [Lobo]) p. 282 (This is a cant. The Portuguese word for "wolf" is "lobo".)
Per pale (Argent, a bordure compony argent and gules.) and (Gules, two pallets argent.) (Sevirin [Severim]) p. 283
Barry of six Or and azure. (Do presno [Presno]) p. 283
Purpure, a lamb passant within an orle of rope argent. (Dom frei Anriq[ue] b[is]po de ceta [Coimbra]) p. 283
Barry indented azure and argent a franc-quartier of (Per pale (Gules, a double headed eagle displayed argent crowned and armed Or.) and (Azure, a cross potenty between five sets of crosslets couped in saltire the centermost cross within an annulet Or.). (lois allverez d aveio [Aveiro]) p. 283 (The "franc-quartier" extends to cover most of the upper two thirds of the shield, leaving only a thin sinister side and the bottom third of the field visible.)
Per pale (The Holy Roman Empire) and (Gules, a distilling glass argent. (Esteuem martinz, mester escola [Martins]) p. 284 (The sinister charge looks vaguely like a spear head reversed or an amphora without handles. The Portuguese word for the charge is "Almarraxa")
Vert, issuant from a ford a tower argent roofed checky Or and azure masoned sable between two mullets of six Or. (de Riba fria Chefe [Ribafria]) p. 285
Gules, five towers in saltire gules. (Armas d[e] Di[ego] de torres [Torres]) p. 286
finis!
Sources
Joao du Cros, Antonio Machado De Faria, ed. Livro Do Armeiro-Mor, Academia Portuguesa da Historia, Lisboa; 1955. facsimile of 1509 manuscript.
Steiner, Roger J. Bantam New College French and English Dictionary, Bantam Books, New York; 1988. ISBN 0-553-27411-2