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The earliest Washington arms had blazoned upon it "3 Cinque foiles," which was the herald's way of saying that the bearer owned land and was
George Washington: Farmer Paul Leland Haworth
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The earliest Washington arms had blazoned upon it “3 Cinque foiles,” which was the herald's way of saying that the bearer owned land and was a farmer.
George Washington Farmer Haworth, Paul L 1915
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Mar. And yours, as blunt as the Fencers foiles, which
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& brede.ygrated. do þerto powdour fort and safroun with pyner & salt. take & close litull Balles in foiles [2] of sawge. wete it with a batour of ayren & fry it. & serue it forth.
The Forme of Cury A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled, about A.D. 1390 Samuel Pegge 1750
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Cinque foiles,” which was the herald's way of saying that the bearer was a landholder and cultivator, and when Washington had a book-plate made for himself he added to the conventional design of the arms spears of wheat and other plants, as an indication of his favorite labor.
The True George Washington Ford, Paul L 1896
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