Arms of George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle

Quartered arms of w:George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608-1670), KG, of Potheridge in the parish of Merton, Devon. As survives sculpted on the exterior wall above the entrance door to the north transept Rolle Manorial Chapel, Church of St Giles-in-the-Wood, Devon, 3 miles north-east of Potheridge, with the whole circumscribed by the Garter, thus dated to after 1660 when he was created a Knight of the Garter on the Restoration of King Charles II. Clearly shows a label of three points in the 3rd quarter (Grey, Viscount Lisle, arms of w:Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Lisle (d.1492)). Quarterly of 4:

• 1: Gules, a chevron between three lion's heads erased argent (Monck of Potheridge, Devon);
• 2: Arms of w:Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle (the maternal grandfather of the Duke's grandfather Anthony Monck): (arms of King Edward IV as Duke of York, differenced by a baton sinister azure overall) Grand-quarterly of 4:
  • 1: Royal Arms of England;
  • 2 & 3: Or, a cross gules de Burgh;
  • 4: Mortimer;
• 3: Barry of six argent and azure, in chief three torteaux a label of three points argent for difference (Grey, Viscount Lisle (Grey of Ruthin differenced by a label of three points argent) (arms of w:Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Lisle);
• 4: Gules, a lion rampant and a bordure engrailed or (Talbot) (arms of w:John Talbot, 1st Viscount Lisle)