Coat of arms of Paston family of Paston, Norfolk, of 12 quarters, detail from illustrated pedigree drawn in 1573 by Robert Cooke (c.1535-1592–3) Clarenceux King of Arms. Compare with shield on monument  of Sir William Paston (1528-1610), St Nicholas Church, North Walsham, Norfolk. 12 quarters as follows (Source: Heraldic Visitation of Norfolk (Rye, W., ed. (1891). The Visitacion of Norffolk, made and taken by William Harvey, Clarencieux King of Arms, Anno 1563, enlarged with another Visitacion made by Clarenceux Cooke, with many other descents; as also the Visitation made by John Raven, Richmond, Anno 1613), pedigree of Paston, p.214<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://archive.org/stream/publicationsofha32harluoft#page/214/mode/2up">[1]</a>):
<ul><li>1: <i>Argent, six fleurs-de-lys azure a chief indented or</i> (Paston)</li>
<li>2: <i>Argent, a fess between two chevrons gules</i> a mullet for difference or ("Peeche" / Pecche, for Ciceley Peache, daughter and heiress of Symon Peache, wife of Walter Paston of Paston)</li>
<li>3: <i>Ermine, on a chief indented gules three ducal coronets or</i> (Leeche/Leech, for Ciceley Leech, daughter and heiress of William Leech, wife of Clement Paston of Paston, son and heir of Walter Paston and Ciceley Peache)</li>
<li>4: <i>Or, on a chevron between three lion's heads erased gules as many bezants (Somerton/Comerton of Norfolk, for Beatrix Somerton, daughter and heiress of John Somerton, wife of Clement Paston of Paston, son of William Paston (son of Clement Paston and Ciceley Leech) and Elizabeth Staleham)</i></li>
<li>5: <i>Azure, an escutcheon within an orle of martlets argent</i> (Walcote)</li>
<li>6: <i>Argent, a chevron between three bear's heads couped at the neck sable muzzled and collared or</i>  (canting arms of Barre/Barrey (Burke's General Armory, 1884, p.52)/Berry, for Agnes Barrey, a daughter and co-heiress of Sir Edmund Barrey and wife of William Paston of Paston, Judge, son and heir of Clement Paston and Beatrix Somerton)</li>
<li>7: <i>Ermine, a chief indented gules</i> (Hemgrave)</li>
<li>8: <i>Argent, a fess between three crescents gules</i> (Watsam, only <i>two crescents in chief</i> shown here)</li>
<li>9: <i>Azure, a lion rampant guardant or</i> (Hetherset)</li>
<li>10: <i>Sable, a fess between two chevrons or</i> (Gerbridge)</li>
<li>11: <i>Argent, on a chevron gules three fleurs-de-lys or</i> (Pever / Peyvre of Toddington, Bedfordshire)</li>
<li>12: <i>Azure, a cross formée throughout or</i> (Mautby, for Margaret Mawtbye/Mautby of Mautby in Norfolk, daughter and heiress of John Mawtbye and wife of John Paston of Paston, son and heir of William Paston and Agnes Barrey)</li></ul>
Robert Cooke (c.1535-1592–3) Clarenceux King of Arms. Signed below by him: <i>Rob(ertu)s Cooke alias Clarencieulx Roy d'Armes</i>
1573
Property of Sir Henry Paston-Bedingfeld of Oxburgh Hall<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.justregional.co.uk/long-lost-letter-star-of-pastons-exhibition/">[2]</a>