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 Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 97 go. Armorial Bearings at "The Abbot's Lodge," The Close, Exeter (IX., p. 28, par 21,) — An opportunity having occurred for photographing the armorial bearings in the Abbot's Lodge, mentioned by Miss Lega-Weekes (Studies in the Topography of The Close, Exeter, p. 145), some further notes on these shields have been made and sub- mitted, with the photographs, to Mr. F. Were, who has kindly added corrections and additions to them. To save repetition Mr. Were's initials have been placed against those notes for which he is responsible. Miss Lega-Weekes writes (the following is an abridg- ment of her paragraph) : — " The principal apartment on the first floor (of the Abbot's Lodge) had formerly a lofty semi- octagonal ceiling with heraldic decoration in the plaster of the spandrils at either end, above the springing of the roof — these decorations still remain in the western gable and opposite end of the loft between the modern ceiling and the tiled roof." Such is the position of these heraldic decorations, which consist at the eastern side of family arms, and on the west of Royal arms. The family arms comprise three coats. In the centre the arms and quarterings of Portman, and on either side those of Rolle. Portman of Orchard Portman, Somerset, a shield of eight quarterings : 1. Or, a fleur-de-lis azure. Portman. 2. Azure, 3 Tau crosses or. Crosse. William Portman (15th cent.) m. Alice, d. and h. of John Crosse, co. Somerset.  3. Azure, a chevron argent bet. 3 pears or. Orchard. Walter Portman (son of WiUiam), (d. 1474), m. Christian, d. and h. of William Orchard.* 4. Argent, a chevron engrailed bet. 3 roses gules. Gilbert. Sir William Portman, Bart., Lord Chief Justice, m. Ehzabeth, d. and h. of John Gilbert and Christian Baskett (F. W.) 5. Argent, 3 trivets sable. Trevett. WilHam Orchard m co-heir of Thomas Trevett.*
 * Somerset Visitations, p. 126.