Shrimp

Shrimp

Shrimp: besides the crab and the lobster we find the shrimp, which in one or two cases is blazoned prawn. There appear to be, however, only one or two families bearing the device. The position, unless otherwise described, is displayed tergiant barwise, the head to the dexter.

Barry wavy of six ermine and gules, a chevron between three shrimps[otherwise prawns] or, charged with a rose of the second barbed vert seeded gold between two lilies in line with the chevron slipped vert--William ATTWATER, Bishop of Lincoln, 1514-21; granted 1509.

Gules, on three bars wavy or, as many shrimps of the field, [otherwise barry wavy of six argent and gules, three shrimps or]--ATSEA.

Or, two bars wavy between three shrimps in pale gules, [otherwise 'Or, on two bars gules as many shrimps naiant argent']--ATSEA.

Barry wavy of six or and gules, three prawns naiant of the second--SEA or ATSEA, Herne, Kent.