Abney-Hastings

Grant of Arms

TO ALL AND SINGULAR  

To whom these presents shall come Sir George Nayler Knight Garter Principal King of Arms and Ralph Bigland Esquire Clarenceux King of Arms of the South East and West Parts of England from the River Trent Southwards, send greeting.

Whereas His Majesty by Warrent under His Royal Signet and Sign Manual bearing date the first day of December instant signified unto Henry - Thomas Howard - Molyneux - Howard Esquire commonly called the Right Honorable Lord Henry - Thomas Howard - Molyneux - Howard Deputy with the Royal Approbation to his Brother the Most Noble Bernard - Edward Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Heredidary Marshal of England that He has been graciously blessed to give and grant unto Sir Charles Hastings of Willesley Hall in the County of Derby Baronet son and heir of Sir Charles Hastings Baronet a Knight Grand Cross of te Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, a General in the Army and Colonel of the 12th Regiment of Infantry, deceased, by Dame Parnell Hastings his Wife, only Child of and heir of Thomas Abney sometime of Willesley Hall aforesaid Esquire also deceased his Royal Licence and Authority that He and his Issue may out of respect to the Memory of his maternal Grandfather Thomas Abney Esquire abovenamed assume and from henceforth use the Surname of ABNEY in addition to and before that of HASTINGS and also bear the Arms of ABNEY quarterly in the second quarter with his paternal Arms, such Arms being first duly exemplified according to the Laws of Arms and recorded in te Heralds Office otherwise His Majesty´s said Licence and Permission to be void and of none effect: And foreasmuch as His Lordship did by Warrant under his Hand and Seal bearing date the thirteenth day of December instant authorized and direct Us to exemplify such Arms for ABNEY accordingly: KNOW YE THEREFORE hat We the said GARTER and CLARENCEUX in Obedience to his Majesty´s Command in Pursuance of His Lordships Warrant and by Vitue of the Letters Patent of Our several Offices to each of Us respectively granted under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Grea Britain and Ireland do by these Presents Exemplify unto the said Sir Charles Hastings now Sir Charles Abney-Hastings Baronet the Arms following that is to say: Quarterly First and Fourth HASTINGS, Second and Third ABNEY, viz(t), Or on a chief Gules a Demi Lion issuant argent, the Crest of HASTINGS and the Crest of ABNEY viz(t). On a Wreath of the Colours A Demi Lion Or the Sinister paw resting upon an Antique Shield charged with the Arms of the aforesaid late Sir Charles Hastings Baronet being Argent a Maunch within a bordure engrailed Sable as the same are in the Margin hereof more plainly depicted to be born and used for ever hereafter by him the said Sir Charles Abney-Hastings Baronet and his Issue persuant to the Tenor of the said Royal Licence and according to the Laws of Arms.

In witness whereof We the said GARTERand CLARENCEUX Kings of Arms have to these Presents subscribed our Names and affixed the Seals of our several Offices this twenty-second day of December in the fourth Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Fourth by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith &c.: And in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eighthundred & twentythree.

Signed by:

George Naylor                                               Ralph Bigland

Garter Principal King of Arms                        Clarenceux King of Arms

(with his seal)                                                 (his seal is missing)

On the back of the vellum is written:

Recorder in the College of Arms, London, and examined

Charles Geo. Young, York Herald & Regiser (with his sgnature)

The motto of ABNEY-HASTING being: "In veritate Victoria". 

Click here for pics of the original grant of arms.

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