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    Scrope v Grosvenor (1389) was an early lawsuit relating to the law of arms. One of the earliest heraldic cases brought in England, the case resulted from...
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  • family of Sledmere and many landed gentry families. Scrope v. Grosvenor Baron Scrope of Masham Baron Scrope of Bolton Recusancy  One or more of the preceding...
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    English knight. He was one of the many deponents who gave evidence in Scrope v Grosvenor (decided in 1389), one of the earliest heraldic law cases brought...
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    deposition in the celebrated case of Scrope v Grosvenor. He testified in favour of Scrope, and against Sir Robert Grosvenor. Dacre married Joan Douglas, said...
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    instead by the Scrope family in the case Scrope v Grosvenor. Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, was nicknamed "Bendor". Grosvenor is a grandson of...
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    famous case of 1389 heard before the Court of Chivalry, known as Scrope v Grosvenor. His wife Loelia wrote in her memoirs: "Of course everybody, even...
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    (see Scrope v Grosvenor). Geoffrey Chaucer and Owain Glyndŵr gave evidence in Scrope's favour. He was a son of Henry le Scrope. Richard le Scrope, Archbishop...
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  • of Scrope v Grosvenor. The resulting two versions of arms are referred to as "France ancient" and "France modern", "Grosvenor ancient" and "Grosvenor modern"...
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  • a Bend Or, over which the families of Scrope and Grosvenor fought a famous legal battle (see Scrope v. Grosvenor and image above). Arms of Östergötland...
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    9s. On 15 October that year, he gave a deposition in the case of Scrope v. Grosvenor. There is no further reference after this date to Philippa, Chaucer's...
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