RICHARD ROSSITER of Somerby in Lincolnshire was granted the Arms shown above by the College of Arms, London, on 6 June 1592 by Robert Cooke, Clarenceau Herald of Arms.
ROSSITER Shield : argent on a bend Sable three chaplets of the field.
Argent, first word of the description of the Arms,indicates the shield is coloured Argent (silver). On the silver shield is a bend coloured Sable (black) on which are three chaplets of the field. A bend is a band which extends diagonally across the shield from upper left to lower right, and in this case, coloured Sable (black). On the black bend are three chaplets coloured "of the field" which means the same colour as the shield. In heraldry the shield is called the "field" on which the emblems and figures of the shield are depicted. Therefore, the chaplets are coloured silver like the shield
Note : Chaplet is an ancient emblem used on a coat-of-arms. It is a garland or wreath of oak, laurel, or other leaves or flowers.
The above Coat-of-Arms and notes were supplied by Ouida W.Nelson, 944 Audubon Place, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA 71105
This site was last updated on Sun 25 Oct 1998 by Dave Rossiter