This coat of arms is to be found in, probably 14th century, stained glass at Tidenham,Gloucestershire. The first known record is in the Roll of Arms for the Battle of Falkirk 1298, when they were borne by Sir John ap Adam.

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Reverend Charles Badham M.A., Sudbury, England, wrote in 1847,
"There is no greater proof of advanced intelligence than a thirst for knowledge of the past."