Aske Family of Yorkshire
This is pedigree of the early Aske family of Aske taken from a 15th century Visitation that was republished by the Surtees Society early in the 20th century.
The terms used above to describe the colours of a coat of arms vary according to source and the importance of the family involved. A basic heraldic colour terms chart can be summarised as -
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Colour
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Tincture
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Planets
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Precious Stones
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P. Stones (Old French)
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Yellow
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Or
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Sol
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Topaz
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Toupace
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White
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Argent
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Luna
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Pearl
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Perle
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Black
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Sable
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Saturn
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Diamond
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Dyamond
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Red
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Gules
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Mars
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Ruby
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Ruby
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Blue
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Azure
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Jupiter
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Sapphire
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Saphir
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Green
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Vert
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Venus
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Emerald
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Purple
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Purpure
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Mercury
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Amethyst
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Amatiste
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Maroon
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Sanguine
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Orange
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Tawny
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Gold
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Or
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Silver
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Argent
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The following terms are commonly used to describe features on a shield -
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Name
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Description
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Bend
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a band running diagonally
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Bordure
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a border around the edge
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Canton
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a small square located in an upper corner (normally left)
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Chevron
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an inverted V central band
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Chief
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a band across the top of a shield
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Cross
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a band running centrally top to bottom, another left to right
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Fess
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a central horizontal band
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Pale
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a central vertical band
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Pile
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a V central band
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Saltire
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a diagonal cross from corner to corner
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The other Aske families are designated as of Ousethorpe [St Michael's Church, Eastrington] and of Aughton [Aske of Aughton Arms].
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