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'147 MEDICAL JOURNAL

[JUNB 24, 1911.
It will be seen that the dominant note is the symbolism
of the arms is the Heart, to which Lord Ilkeston
4I ba et ¶rtera. physician
book on the sphygmograph, which was published in 1866,
as
devoted special attention. He is the author of aa
MEDICAL HERALDRY. and he contributed articles 'on diseases of the heart to
is related by Mank in his Life of Sir Henry Halford
Quain'8 Dictionary of Medicine. The ]Foxgloves indicate
IT his researches on the active and right use of digitalir.
that in recognition of the devoted attendance of that phy- The Caduceus is the symbol of medicine. The Elks were
sician on the Duke of York he received by royal Warrant a chosen as supporters as a graceful compliment to the
grant of armorial augmentations and supporters. His Ilkeston Division of Derbyshire-a constituency which
arms were previously: Argent, a greyhound passant Lord Ilkeston represented in the House of Commons for
sable, on a chief azure three fleurs-delis, or. For the twenty-three years. Ilkeston was at one time the seat of
central fleur-de-lis was substituted a rose argent; and in a tribe whose emblem was the Great Elk. Altogether thq
f arther augmentation was added on a canton ermine coat of arms is as appropriate as it is effective. The
a staff entwined with a serpent proper, and ensigned motto, Labore et Virtuie, which may be translated "By
with a coronet composed of crosses patee and Work and Worth," is well chosen.
fleurs-de-lis (being that of a prince of the blood TO A[LL and SINGUL&R to whom these; Presents shall come
royal).' As a crest of augmentation, 'staff entwined with Sir Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty, KnigBht Commander of tbe Royal
a serpent or, as on Victorian Order, Gar-
the canton. As sup ter Principal
portere, two emus
> -! . @g Arms SendethKing
Greet-'of
proper, each gorged
with a coronet1 corn
of; WJiEREAS His
posed crosses Majesty By Letters
pat4e and fleurs-de- P3atent under the
lie. This, says Great Beal of the
Munk, is the only United Kingdom of
instan'ce in English Great Britain and
heraldry of the grant .Ireland, bearing date
'the fourteenth day
of supporters to a of Jnly laat, was
practililnge phy- graciously pleased to
The ex- create The Right
sician.
Hononrable ir Bal-
planation of the i N|-0 thazar Walter Foster,
choice of the sup- l" £ a _ -. '. aKnight a PEER of
porters is isaid to7 the said United King-
be that George IV dom'of Great Britain
time
....
....
and, Ireland, y the
some pre-
samNe style and title
viously had -pre- of Baron Ilkeston of
sented Halford with Ilkeston in the County
two fine emus that Of Derby, to hold to
had been sent him him and to the heirs
from abroad. These r:
- ,i* male) of his body law-
fully -begotten: And
were forwarded- to it being a privilege of
Halford's country thePeersof the Realm
house at Wistow, ... to t bear Supporiers to
where they proved their Arms as well for
ta be very mis- theirogreater
and
honour
dignity as to dis-
chievous. The tinguish them from
courtly physician, persons of inferior
however, bore with 'rank: KNOW YE
their depredations
saidGarter Principal Ei of Arms havethat I the said Garter
scribedmy name and affl the Seal of by virtue of my Office,
in consnideration of George the
byte Gracand with the consent
their royal donor, and approbation of
and they were per- The Most Noble
mitted to die a Henry, Duke of Nor-
natural death. folk Earl Marshall
When the question
and Hereditary Mar-
shall of England,
of supporters was Knight of the Most
under considera- Noble Order of the
tion, Sir Henry's Garter, Knight Grand
loyalty led him to Cross of the Royal
suggest the p Victorian Order and
emus, one of His Majesty's
and they were ati n the o Most Honourable
onceassigned to him. r ~~~~~~~ ~~Privy Council, signi-
A physician, fled to me by War-
though no longer a..........
... ...
~~~~rant under His Gra-
cious hand and sgeal
practisi who one, do by these Presents
achieved distinction in his profession under the name of grant and assign unto the said Balthazar Walter Baron Ilkestoin
Sir Walter Foster, last year received a higher honour, the Supporters following, that is to say On either side An Elk
having been created a peer under the titlei of Lord Ilkeston. reguardiant p roper, pendant from the neck of each a Bugle-horn,
Asj such he has the of privileg'e "1supporters," strnge Gues,asthe same are in the margin hereof, more plainly
as appears
from the document issued under the seal of Garter Principal
depitedto b bone and tised forever hereafter by him the said
Ba~lhazr Wlte, Baron Ilkeston and by those upon whom the
King of Arms which is printed below. dignity of Baron Ilkeston! shall descend in virtue of H'is Majesaty's
The details of the coat of arms here reproduced have a said Letters Patent of Creation -IN WITNESS whereof I the
special significance in relation to the profession of Lord said Garter Principal King of Arms, have to these' presents sub-
Ilkeston and his work in mnedicine. The heraldic descrip- scribed my name and affixed the Seal of "my Office this 25th day
of August in'the First year of the Reign of -Our Sovereign Lord
tion is follows:'
as
George the Fifth by the Grace of God of the ,United Kingdom of
Argent; A hqtman heart gules between in chief two Fox.- Great Britain and Irelan'd Iand of the Britlith Dominions be5ond
gloves leaved and slipped, and in base Caduceus a
the S4eas, 1king, Defender of, the Faith, anld in the, -year of Our*
proper ;, and, for the crest, on a wrpath of the Lord OneAThousaand nine hundread and tep
colours: In -, front stag!s head couped proper A . ,ar
\

three human hearts in feese gules A. S.,;,SCOTT-GATtY,, B eal.' ;) Oarter.

Supporters On- either' side an Elk reguardant.proper pendant L
from the neck of each a bugle horn tringed gules.