PRING Coats of Arms

PRING

Coats of Arms

PRING Coat of Arms ?

Is there a PRING Coat of Arms ? Yes, there is certainly one, and at least two or three more PRING Coats of Arms.

A description of the PRING Coat of Arms is found on page 741, of Vol. II, The British Herald or Cabinet of Armorial Bearing (see; Source for full Title & Author).

The PRING Coat of Arms is described as;

PRING; Vertical on a Pale , between two Annulets, or three Cinque-Foils of the Field - Crest a dagger, in pale ppr.

Glossary of Terms.

Pale: Divided from top to bottom, by two lines, into three equal parts. In ‘Pale’ signifies upright, erect.

Annulet: 1. A plain ring 2. A plain ring

Cinque-Foils: A five leaved grass, generally represented as issuing from a ball or point in the centre.

It represents the flower of the strawberry plant.

Crest: A Heraldic emblem originally worn on a Knights Helmet to aid recognition. Subsequently

incorporated into the wearers Coat of Arms. Frequently engraved on Silver as a mark of ownership

ppr = proper

This PRING Coat of Arms was kindly donated to the Website by Graham PRING of South Australia. Graham is a descendant of the Ivedon PRINGs. It has not yet been established who was granted this PRING Coat of Arms, however it does conform exactly to the PRING Coat of Arms, as described in the Reference; The British Herald or Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland (See; Reference 1.)

College of Arms

The Royal Corporation, that records, grants, regulates; Heraldry, Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. Parent body; The Royal Household of the United Kingdom.

The College of Arms tells us ……

‘…. there is no such thing as a ‘coat of arms’ for a surname …’ ‘coats of arms belong to an Individual …..’

‘Coats of Arms are granted by ‘Letters Patent’ from Seniors Heralds, the King of Arms.’

PRING - Coat of Arms 1.

George PRING (1779-1824)

A Coat of Arms that was granted to: George PRING (bap. 24 Oct 1779, Wargrave, Berkshire – d. 7th Nov 1824 Hammersmith, London. He was the son of George PRING and Elizabeth. He was baptised ‘Pastorino’ George PRING, but chose to be known as ‘George’; he was a London Surgeon of some repute.

George PRING Coat of Arms.

Whilst an image of his Coat of Arms has not been verified, it is detailed as;

Or. a fess engrailed, az between 3 escallop shells

Glossary of Terms

Or: Gold (from the Latin; ‘Aurum’ )

fess (fesse): a horizontal bar (that divides the shield) only 1 bar is known as a ‘Fess

engralled: dividing lines, semi-circular bites that are joined to form a line

az: azure or blue (colour)

escallop: a shell

A Memorial is to be found at St. Paul’s Church in Hammersmith (see illustration), which displays his Coat of Arms.

The inscription on the Memorial, is on a rectangular panel forming the base on top of which is a relief of a large pot, draped asymmetrically, above which floats a small Shield of Arms,

George PRING was honoured in Hammersmith as he was the projector of the Hammersmith Suspension Bridge, that crosses the Thames in West London.The bridge was commenced after an Act of Parliament in 1824 and completed in 1827.

The Hammersmith Borough Council recognised the contribution of George PRING by adding the Scallop from his Coat of Arms into the Borough Councils Coat of Arms.

Memorial to George PRING

St. Paul's Church, Hammersmith

The Coat of Arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith were granted in 1897. It's design;

Per Pale Azure and Gules on a Chevron or between in Chief two Cross Crosslets and in base a Scallop Argent, three Horseshoes of the second.

The Scallop comes from the Arms of George PRING, a Surgeon who projected Hammersmith Bridge.

The crest was a Castle Tower surmounted by two Hammers, a pun on the name Hammersmith.

Coat of Arms

Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith

PRING - Coat of Arms 2.

Dr. James Hurly PRING MD. (1817-1889)

A Coat of Arms was probably granted to Dr. James Hurly PRING of Ivedon, Awliscombe, Devon in 1884. This is recorded in; ‘Grantees of Arms (1687 to 1898)’, although, the Coat of Arms as such has not been identified to date (see Source; for full publication Title).

Dr James Hurly PRING MD was born in Taunton, Somerset. He was an eminent Physician (MD Edinburgh University), as well as a Genealogical Researcher. He wrote a number of books; Thomas Charde, the Last Abbot of Forde Abbey, as well as, Captain Martin PRING, the last of the Elizabethan Seaman, Pub. W.H.Luke1888.

PRING - Coat of Arms 3.

Daniel PRING (1696-1762) Lawyer.

From what is known of Daniel PRING (the lawyer) his Coach in which he travelled from his residence in St. Petrock, Exeter to his Estates in Awliscombe, had his Crest emblazoned on the doors. This Crest was also to be found on his saddle cloth when he rode around his estate.

So it is probable that he was granted a Coat of Arms, although any illustration of this is not known. A Family History docuement does record his use of his Crest.

PRING - Coat of Arms 4.

Sir John PRINGE (1500 bfr. _ 8 Apr 1559)

Sir John PRINGE was Rector of St. Andrews, Feniton, Devon (1524-1559), as a Knight he would almost certainly have a Coat of Arms. He was an Executor as Sir John PRYNGE, Parson, in the Will of Thomas Brynssmede, 5th February 1546 and his own Will as; Sir John PRINGE, Parson, dated 1559, Consistency Court, Bishop of Exeter (Folio 513) bequests to the poor of Buckerell and Payhembury.

His benefactor was Sir John Kirkham (1472-1529), High Sheriff of Devon, Sir John Kirkham married his 4th wife Jane, daughter of William Malherb at Feniton.

Source:

1. The British Herald or Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. From the Earliest to the Present Time, with a complete Glossary of Heraldic Terms, Collected in 3 Volumes. (Vol II) by Thomas Robson, Turner and Marwood, 1850. (See; Page 741)

2. College of Arms. Queen Victoria St., London. - (http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk)

3. The Gentlemen’s Magazine and Historical Chronicle, Vol 94 part 2. p.476 (Pasterino) George PRING, of Hammersmith, London Surgeon, formerly of Henley, Oxford. Age 47yrs. 7th Nov 1824. (bap. 24 Oct 1779 Wargrave, Berkshire)

4. Grantees of Arms Named in Docquets and Patents between the years 1687 and 1898, preserved in various manuscripts. Collected and Alphabetically Arranged by Joseph Foster MA (Hons) Oxford, and contained in the Additional Manuscript No. 37,149 in the British Museum. London 1917 (page. 300, Dr. James Hurly PRING).

5. Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith: Coat of Arms, Civic Heraldry, London County Council – (http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/lcc.html) See; under Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council