Dove
Dove
Dove, (fr. colombe): the Dove is very frequent device; sometimes the turtle dove and sometimes the ringed dove are specially mentioned. And also with the dove may be grouped the Pigeon, with its fellows the Stock-dove and Wood-pigeon. It is said to have been adopted as an emblem of purity, and sometimes it appears as the Holy Dove. The Dove is subjected to the usual terms expressing position, &c., applicable to birds(see eagle), but the more frequent are volant, close, rising, and often having an olive-branch or some sprig in the mouth, and in one case 'displayed in a glory,' and also nimbed. It may be, of course, also membered, legged, beaked, billed, &c., of a different tincture.
It will be observed that the dove very frequently occurs in the arms granted to Bishops, and sometimes it is used evidently for the sake of the name.
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Sable, three doves argent, beaked and membered gules, each holding on olive-branch proper--COLUMBALL[temp. RIC. II.]
Gules, on a fesse argent, between three doves proper, as many crosses formé, of the field--Peter GUNNING, Bp. of Chichester, 1670; afterwards of Ely, 1675-84.
Argent, on a chevron between three crosses formy gules three doves of the field--SANCROFT, Abp. of Cant., 1678-91.
Argent, on a pale azure between two crosslets gules, a dove displayed in a glory issuing from a chief of the first--Anthony KITCHIN, Bp. of Llandaff, 1545-65.
Azure, a cross patty between four doves argent--Thomas Dove, Bp. of Peterborough, 1601-30.
Azure, on a chevron argent between three dove's heads erased of the second, each bearing in its beak a flower, two roses gules, stalked and leaved proper--HOLBECK, Bp. of Rochester, 1544; Bp. of Lincoln, 1547-57.
Argent, a cross gules between four doves, the dexter wings expanded and inverted azure--COLLEGE OF ARMS, or HERALDS' OFFICE.
Per fesse azure and argent, a pale counterchanged, three doves of the last, each holding in his beak an olive-branch or--TALLOW CHANDLERS' Company, incorporated 1463.
Barry, wavy of five argent and azure; on a mount vert in the centre a dove rising nimbed gold, between three fishes naiant or--John HILSEY, Bp. of Rochester, 1535-38.
Argent, a cross azure between three ring-doves vert beaked and legged gules--DALTON.
Argent, a chevron between three turtle-doves azure--WINTOUN, Strathmartine, Scotland.
Gules, a cross engrailed between four stock-doves azure--ALBERY, Wickingham, co. Berks, 1590.
Argent, three pigeons azure--MOMPESSON.
Or, on a mullet sable a pigeon argent--DON, Ardonhall, Scotland.
Azure, on a chevron or three wood-pigeons proper, each charged on the breast with an ogress; another chevron couped sable--PENFOLD, Cissbury, Sussex.
Argent, a chevron sable between three wood-doves proper--SCARELL, Thanks, Cornwall; confirmed, June 16, 1602.
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