<p>Arms of William Shakespeare, as granted to his father John <i>circa</i> 1600.  Blazon: <i>or, on a bend sable, a tilting-spear of the field headed argent</i>. The crest, not shown here, is <i>a falcon with wings displayed argent supporting a tilting-spear as in the arms</i>. For a contemporary depiction, see <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shakespear_ye_Player_coatofarms.jpg" title="File:Shakespear ye Player coatofarms.jpg">File:Shakespear ye Player coatofarms.jpg</a>.
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The language in the grant of arms was apparently "Gould, on a Bend Sables, a Speare of the first steeled argent. And for his Crest, a falcon, his winges displayed Argent, supporting a Speare Gould" (see <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/jan/08/sherlock-holmes-of-the-library-cracks-shakespeare-identity">"How 'Sherlock of the library' cracked the case of Shakespeare's identity"</a>).  Motto: Non Sanz Droit.
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