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| Keywords: SpanishCompanyArms Overmantel 1630 RookabeareHouse Fremington Devon .PNG en Strapwork plaster overmantel in Rookabeare House in the parish of Fremington Devon showing the arms of the Spanish Company Azure in base a sea with a dolphin's head appearing in the water all proper on the sea a ship of three masts in full sail all or the sail and rigging argent on each a cross gules in the dexter chief point the sun in splendour in the sinister chief point an estoile of the third; on a chief of the fourth a cross of the fifth charged with the lion of England The crest here missing was Two arms embowed issuing out of clouds all proper holding in the hands a globe or clearly visible as an armillary sphere on the monument to Richard Beaple in St Peter's Church Barnstaple The supporters were Two seahorses argent finned or of which the nearest forelegs of each are missing Rookabeare was the residence of the Paige family prominent merchants at nearby Barnstaple On the left side of the arms appear the initials G S P possibly for Gilbert Paige and his wife Sara Cade Gilbert Paige c 1595-1647 was a merchant who was twice Mayor of Barnstaple in 1629 and 1641 His son's mural monument survives in St Peter's Church Barnstaple On the other side are the initials WP possibly for William Page See Reed Margaret A A Brief History of Higher Rookabear Collection of North Devon Athaneum Barnstaple The date above is 1630 the significance of which is unclear Perhaps it was the date of his admission to the lucrative membership of the Spanish Company It is unusual that personal arms are not used in such a domestic setting Perhaps as yet he had received no grant of arms or perhaps he wanted to record his membership of the Company above all else and keep it in continual view From Rookabeare House high on a hill on the south/west bank of the River Taw an exceptional view is had of the shipping lane of the River Taw into the former port of Barnstaple From here the Paiges could thus monitor the cargoes coming into port own photo Lobsterthermidor <span class signature-talk ></span> 22 14 7 January 2016 UTC 2015 Spanish Company arms Overmantels Strapwork Rookabeare Fremington | ||||
