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 Sir Richard Grobham was steward to Sir Thomas Georges, who became wealthy through the grant from Queen Elizabeth of the hull of a Spanish galleon wrecked near Hurst Castle to Lady Gorges. Grobham is reputed to have killed the last wild boar in Groveley wood.

Crest. A boar's head couped or. (Grobham.) [Mr. Wallis Cash courteously forwarded the photographs.]  WORCESTERSHIRE  BESFORD. [Communicated by Miss A. F. Burnett.] 1. Close helmet, XVIIth century, crested, a tiger sejant (Fig. 1798). 2. Sword (said to have been suspended since 1702). 3. Banner (said to have been suspended since 1702). Tradition. Used at the funeral of Sir Edward Sebright, 3rd Bart., ob. 1702. The inscription on the Sebright monument: "In memory of Sir Edward Sebright, 2^{nd} Bart., Lord of this Manor, only son of Sir Ed. Sebright, Knight, and 1^{st} baronet, and Lady Elizabeth, daughter of the Right Honourable, the Earl of Manchester. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Rich. Knightly of Fawsley, in the Count. of Northampton, Knight of the Hon. Order of the Bath and Ann his wife. He had issue two sons, Edward and Richard, now living, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Ann deceased. He departed this life 11^{th} Sept. 1679, age 34 years." Arms. ''Arg. three cinquefoils sa.'' (Sebright.) Crest. A tiger sejant arg., armed, maned, and ducally crowned or.

BREDON

[Communicated by Miss A. F. Burnett.]

Helmet.

Tradition. Associated with the monument to Giles Reed, ob. 1611 (Fig. 1799), and his wife, Catherine Greville. Arms. ''Az. a griffin segreant or.'' (Reed.) Crest. A griffin segreant sa.

ELMLEY CASTLE. 

[Communicated by Miss A. F. Burnett.]

Helmet, XVIIth century.

Tradition. Associated with the monument to William Savage, Giles Savage, and his wife, Catherine, ob. 1616. The helmet hangs over an armorial escutcheon bearing eleven quarterings which include: ''Arg. six lions rampant, sa. a crescent for difference'' (Savage). Over the shield is a crest: Out of a ducal coronet or, a lion's gamb erect sa.

HOLT. 

1. Helmet, crested, a pheasant.

2. Coat of arms (a part only remains) bearing ''quarterly per fesse indented gu. and or'' (Bromley) quartering ''arg. on a chevron within a bordure engrailed gu. five bezants (Chetelton) and arg. on a fesse sa. between six fleurs-de-lis gu. three cross crosslets or'' (Clifton).

Tradition. Associated with the family of Bromley. Sir Thomas Bromley, the Lord Chancellor, who died seised of the manor of Holt, 1587, leaving an heir, Henry, ob. 1615. Henry was succeeded by his son, Thomas, ''ob. circa 1627, who left a son, ob. before 1657, and he in his turn a son, Henry, ob.'' 1683.

There is a mural monument to Sir Henry Bromley, ob. 1615.

Crest. A pheasant sitting ppr. (Bromley.)

Cf. "N. and Q.," 5th series, x, p. 130; "Vic. C. H." (Worcs), iii, 404.