Arms of Sir William le Scorpe – The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, The Royal Chapel – St. John’s, Isle of Man
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A framed picture of the arms of Sir William le Scorpe are displayed inside the Royal Chapel in the Village of St. John’s.
Waymark Code: WM148EN
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 05/15/2021
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A framed picture of the arms of Sir William le Scorpe are displayed inside the Royal Chapel in the Village of St. John’s.
This is one of a series of pictures which hang on the walls of The Royal Chapel which depict the arms of successive Lords of Mann, and the successive Lieutenant Governors from the Isle of Man Purchase Act 1765.
Source:
The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, The Royal Chapel – A brief history and guide(copies of which are available inside the Church).
On this picture below the representation o the arms is the following description:
‘ARMS OF SIR WILLIAM LE SCORPE
1392– 99’
The dates shown being before the purchase of the Island by the British Crown indicate that
Sir William le Scorpe was Lord of Man, between 1392 and 1399.
The Blazon for this depiction of the arms is as follows:
Escutcheon d’azur a la bande d’or
Sir William Le Scorpe (1350 – 1399)
’1st Earl of Wiltshire, King of Man was a close supporter of King Richard II of England. He was the second son of Richard le Scorpe the 1st Baron of Bolton.’ Wikipedia