ARMS OF MAUTBY

 

Arms of Mautby and Berney (John Maltby m. Margery Berney.)  [Berney quart, az. and gu. a cross engrailed ermine.]

Arms of Mautby impaling Loveine [gu. a fess betw. 14 billets.]

Arms of Mautby impaling Marshall [gu. a bend lozengy or.]

Arms of Mautby impaling Beauchamp [gu. a fess betw. 6 martlets or.]

Arms of Mautby impaling Clifton [Chequer or. and gu., a bend ermine.] (p. 492.0

In the Church of St. Nicholas, Oxnead, a Paston coat-of-arms is to be seen (1597) the 6th quartering beng: Azure a cross or. for Mautby (p. 494.)

In Vol. VI. We find: “In the Church of  the Virgin or St. Margaret at Calthorpe, Norfolk, in the upper window of the north side appeared with inter . . . the arms of Mautby.”  (p. 521.)

 

The arms which follow are quite different from the above and probably belong to a cadet branch of the Norfolk family:

 

MAWBEY (Mawtby) Cl. Norfolk,  Or. a cross gules fretty of the field between four eagles displayed azure, each charged on the breast with a bezant.

 

MAUBEY (Botleys, Co. Surrey, Bart.) Same arms as above.  Crest: an eagle displayed azure charged on the breast with a bezant.

 

MAWBEY (Kemmington, Co, Surrey, granted 1757),  Or.  a cross gules. fretty of the field.  Same as above.

Fairbairn’s Book of Crests gives: “Mawby and Mawbrey of Kemmington, Surrey, an eagle displayed azure, charged on the breast with a bezant.”  Also, Mawbey, Bart, (extinct) of Botleys, Surrey, same erest.  Auriga virtutum prudential.  (Vide p. 381, Fairbairn’s Crests.)  Thomas Robson gives them as also of Vauxhall.  Created a baronet, 30 July, 1765.

The British Herald or Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest to the present time, by Thomas Robson, published in 1830,  Vol. II. gives the following : Malby [Norfolk] azure a cross formee, coupee, or.   Mautby: Az. a cross or.

 

Note. – The arms granted in 1757 were evidently to Sir Joseph Mawbey, b. 1730, see Pedigree No. IV., Joseph (21), and the arms granted in 1765 were probably to his son Joseph (22).  For the lineage of Maubey of Botleys, Surrey, consult Burke’s English and
Dormant Boronetcies.  For the union of Paston with Maulby or Mawtby or Mauteby see Paston’s General Visitation of Norfolk, 1563, 1589, 1613.

 

The History of Norfolk gives this item: “There were also in this window, Cat impaling Mawtby.” (This was, I believe, in 1462.)

 

The third Maltby arms to be considered are those of the Maltbys of Cleveland, York.  (See Pedigree No. II).  The first date found by the compiler connected with these arms is in 1599 and is in The Genealogist, Vol. XXI., p. 120 (Add M.S. 12,225).  It reads: Grant of Arms.  Maltby . . .  of Maltby in Cleveland, Co. York.  Patent by Sir W. Segar, Garter (Norry in 1599).  Arms: Argent, on a bend Gules, three garbs Or.  Crest: A Garb Or, banded sable.

If this item is correctly given in The Genealogist it would seem very evident that this was not the first grant to the family, as the original crest was very evidently the garb (sheaf of wheat) banded gules.  By consulting Pedigree No. II if will be seen that Christopher Maltby (15),  Alderman of York, was born in 1574 and had a daughter Catherine, born in 1599 – the year the above arms were granted.  The fact that Sir Nicholas Malby was using the wheat sheaves on his arms (with cotises introduced for the difference) in 1576, when he was knighted, would tend to prove that the ariginal Yorkshire arms were much older than 1599.

The following are different references to the arms of this branch of the family:

 

Parson’s Cleveland, York Co.: Maltby, Ar. on a bend gules, 3 garbs or. Crest: Garb.

Edmondson’s Heraldry.  Fairbairn’s Crests, p. 372.  Maltby of Maltby, Cleveland, York, a garb or. banded gules.  Maltby or Malby: Ar. on a bend gu. 3 garbs or.

Edmondson and Glover assign to Maltby of Maltby or Maltby in Cleveland, Yorks, Arg. On a bend, 3 garbs or. Glover assigning a crest: Argent, a garb or. banded gules.

Burke’s Gen. Armory: Maltby, Cleveland, Co. York, Ar. on a bend gules, 3 garbs or. Crest: a garb or. banded gules (a barley sheaf).  Malby arms, same as Maltby (p. 372, Fairbairn’s Crests).  Crest: an Indian goat passant.

Fairbairn’s Crests of England and Ireland (p. 372): Maltby (Essex):  Crest, a barley sheaf erect and banded or.  Pendant therefrom a bugle horn or. From Burke’s Gen. Arn., 1884 Edit.:

MALTBY (Sir Nicholas, Chief Com. Of Connaught, knighted at Athlone by Sir Henry Sydney, Lord Dept. of Ireland, 7 Oct. 1576.)  Argent on a bend between two cotises gules three garbs or.

 

Note. – This is the crest used by the Maltbys descended from Christopher Maltby of North Allerton.  (See Pedigree XIV.)  The bugle horn is for a Pennycuick marriage.*

 

* Since the above was written we have received a copy of the Grant of Arms to Thomas Maltby of Northallerton.  (See Pedigree XIV.)  The bugle horn is from the Foxton family and not the Pennycuicks.

 

Note: -- This is practically the arms as used by Elizabeth Malby, dau. Of Arthur Malby, who m. William Beswick in 1616.  The only difference being the cotises were engrailed on her arms, which is simply a zigzag line instead of a straight one, to put it as simply as possible for any who perchance are not familiar with heraldic terms.

The following is a very similar arms: MAWTBY (Granted May, 1612):  Ermine on a bend between two cotises engrailed gules, three garbs or.

In the Visitation of Lincolnshire (The Genealogist, Vol. IV., 1880, or 1886?) p. 259, is the following: “Richard Morgan m. Margaret, dau. of __________ Maltby.”

The Harleian Society Publications, 1903, p. 609, had the pedigree of Morgain of Gainsborough: “Morice Morgan m. Elizabeth, dau. of William Forman of Gainsborough, yeoman, sister of Sir William Forman, the Lord Mayor of London, 1538.  Their son, Richard Morgan, of Gainsborough, m. Margaret dau. of _____ Maltby.  They had a son, William Morgan.”  In this connection we give an item from an old newspaper:  Sept. 1, 1818, Lady Morgan, an authoress, was visiting her relation, Sir Maltby and Lady Crofton at their country home at Sligo.”

Thomas Robson’s “British Herald, Vol. II., gives: Malby or Maltby: Argent on a bend gules, three garbs or. Malby: the same arms.  Crest: An Indian goat passant or. Maltby (Maltby, Cleveland, Yorks.):  Argent on a bend gules, three garbs or.  Crest: A garb or. banded gules.  Maulby, or Maltby (London): Argent on a bend, between two bendlets engrailed gules, three garbs or.

For a very similar coat-of-arms, see the following:  The Visitation of Kent, 1619-1621, has the following: “Will’mus Bseswick de (mar.) Eliza, filia et co—Spilmanden (Spelmaden) in Comm. Haer.  Arthuri Malbe, Cant’Ar. at vicecocnes ex Urargeria filia comitatus Anno 1616.  Rob’ti Couletowe; and under Beswick als’ Berwick, one given the arms, with Quarterly 2 and 3,  Argent on a bend between 2 cortises engrailed gules, three garbs banded or. (Malby)  William Beswicke was a son of Will’mus Beswicke, de, London, alderman, alsdictus Berwick:” he m. Joanna, soror Hen. Harte de Newenham, Co. Cantiji.

Barke’s Ben. Armory gives (Edit. 1884):  Maltby [Edward, Bishop of Chichester, 1831, and Durham, 1836-1856]: Argent on a bend gules between a lion rampart and a cross pattee of the second, three garbs or.

Fairbairn’s Book of Crests, p. 372:  Maltby, late Rt. Rev. Edward. D.D., Bishop of Durham, between two branches of olive proper a garb or. charged with a cross pattee gules.  Nin sine labore.  (For grant of arms, see under article on Bishop Edward Maltby.

The arms generally used in the present day by the Maltbys are the sheaves of wheat on a bend gules.  This is the coat-of-arms used by the Maltby Association*.  The motto used is: “Virtus sub pondere crescit.”  The General Isaac (4) Maltby descendants used “Quod serveus metes.”  Mr. Brough Maltby has an old seal which has been in his family for generations; the arms are as above and the motto is: “Praesto et Persisto.”

 

* The coat of arms shown in the frontispiece is a modification engraved by Z. U. Maltby, Esq.

 

Capt. Samuel (2) Maltby had a coat-of-arms, as is shown by the inventory of his estate which mentions “A coat-of-arms, to shillings; it also mentions “Seal, 20 shillings.”  He died in 1751.  The Montreal Maltbys, descended from the Maltbys of Leeds, York, also owned a coat-of-arms.  It was on a seal ring belonging to their grandfather, but was lost and none of the family recall the device.

 

The coat-of-arms which has descended in Col. R. L. Maltby’s family (descended for the Maltbys of Scarborough) is very interesting.  Roughly speaking the arms are quarterly or, and argent.  The crest is a Wyren, as nearly as can be ascertained and the motto is “Fear God in Life.”  There is no questioning the fact that the family believed these arms to be Maltby coat armour, but as a matter of fact they are the arms of the Claverings.  These arms were sent to an English correspondent, who knowing nothing of the people, replied: “This is not a Maltby arms; evidently someone fancies he descends from the Maultby or Maltby who married a Clavering.  If this surmise is correct and he can prove his descent from Miss Clavering you have struck a good find.  The Clavering arms being similar; i.e., quart. Or. and gules, over all a bend sab. (or a bendlet).”

 

As a matter of fact the Maltbys owning  these arms never heard of any Clavering marriage and it would seem very probable that John Maltby, born at Scarborough in 1712, descended from Sir John Mawtby, Knt., who mar. Elizabeth (or Isabel?) dau. Of Robert Clavering, son of Roger, Lord of Clavering, 9 Edward II. (1326).  See Pedigree No. IV-A.  Paston-Maltby.

 

The following record from the Visitations of Norfolk, 1563-1613, give: “Sir John Mautby  Arms: Quart., or and gules a bendlet sable.”  It is quite evident that these arms came into use from the Clavering marriage just mentioned.  The compiler can not state positively, indeed feels very doubtful, that the Maltby arms of the Scarborough branch should read or. And arg.  A rough sketch of the arms was furnished by a descendant and the dots in the first and fourth quarters of the shield indicated gold.  As the second and third quarters were left plain it was assumed they were argent.  However, it seems unusual to use two metals in this manner and it would seem very probable that there was originally a color blazoned on the shield.

 

Foster’s Visitatins of Yorkshire, p. 298 gives Dynely* of Swillington, Mary Maltby, wife of Christopher Maltby, Alderman of York.  On page 194 Morley† of Normaby; Isabel, daughter and heir of William de Maultby, was the first wife of Robert Morley cf Normanby, dwelling at Maltby. Index of Arms, 194, Maultby --- Maltby, p. 551.  II Quarterly, one and four, argent on a bend gules, three garbs or.  Maultby, Quartered with Morley arms.

 

1. Nicholas Morley of Normanby, Co. York, 24 Henry VI.  (about 1400 ?) m. Joan, dau. Of John Hedlam, Esq., 24 Henry VI.

2. Christopher Morley of Normanby in Cleveland, Esq.

3. Robert Morley of Normanby; he dwelt at Maltby; m. 1st, Isabel, dau, of William Maltby of Maltby; 2nd Elizabeth, dau. of ------ Symonds of Kirklington.

4. James Morley of Maltby, 1584, m. Philis Thornaby.

4. Michael Warton of Beverly Park, Esq., aetat 42 annos, 15 Sept.1666, m. Susan, dau. of John Lord Paulet,* of St. George, Somerset, Children:

5.  Sir Miles Warton of Veverly, Kted et supra cumr. 1666; d. ----day of March, 1724-5; buried at -----

5.  Sir Ralf of Beverly, Kted, et supra, living 1668.

5.  Charles Warton of Beverly.

5.  John Warton.

5.  Elizabeth Warton.

5.  Susan Warton, m. Sir John Newton, Kt.

5.  Mary Warton.

See Pedigree No. II., for this Maltby-Morley marriage.

There is one other Maltby coat-of-arms given in Rietstap’s Armorial General, viz.: Malbee (Languedoc) D’arg au cerf d’azur.  (Silver, a hart [or translation hind] blue.)

 

† Graves Hist. of Cleveland, p. 444, gives this pedigree of Morley.

 

* Note. – In Swillington Church (1620) was the following (“North quyer, a plate of brass on the wall”) epitaph: “Here lyeth Dame Mary Maltby (married at St. Crux, York, 11 July, 1581) widow; one of the daughters of Arthur Dyneley of Swillington, gentleman:  late wife of Christopher Maltby of the cytty of York; a man worthy of memory.  She departed this world the third of October, 1585.”

 

The Genealogist, Vol. 77, 1894, p. 215, gives the Arms of Warton as follows: Quart.  Or. on a chev. Az. a martlet 2 and 3 Maltby on a stump of a tree, couped and sprouting, a squirrell sejeant all proper, holding in his paws a nut, Or.  We give the Wharton Pedigree from Le Neves Pedigrees of Knights.  Edit. Geo. W. Marshall (1873) Vol. VIII., p. 205.  Ebor. Sir Miles Wharton Kted at Whitehall, 3d June, 1666.  Sir Ralf Warton of Beverly Kted at Newmarket, 19 March, 1668.  (See Sir William Dugdales, Vist. Of Yorks, vol. 237).  Coat, Crest, Quarterings, etc.  Or, on a chevron azure a martlet bet. Two Pheons of first. (See Vist. of  York coppied by Sir Philp Constable in my hand.  P. Le Neve norroy, page 258, for pedigree and quarterings.