Shield of Henry Manners K.G., 2nd Earl of Rutland
The shield of John, 2nd Earl of Rutland, as displayed in the panel mounted on his tomb in St Mary's. The shield is enclosed within the belt of the Order of the Garter and surmounted by a baronial crown.
Neil Fortey
Closer view of the shield of the 2nd Earl of Rutland.
Neil Fortey
This shield is mounted on the upright panel placed on top of the tomb of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, and Countess Margaret (Neville). This tomb is unusual in that it takes the form of a Tudor table (in alabaster) with the earl and countess lying beneath the table top. Their three children kneel in prayer on the top of the table, which also supports a central panel on which two heraldic shields are mounted, one on either side.
The earl’s shield, facing south, displays emblems as follows:
Top left and bottom right quadrants: Manners (with royal augmentation)
Top right quadrant: upper row – Roos, Espec, Trusbutt [or Belvoir]; lower row – Todeni [Albini ancient], Albini [Daubeney], Badlesmere [Maudit].
Bottom left quadrant: upper row – Holland [Earl of Kent], Tiptoft; lower row – Vaux, Powys (Charlton)
Creator
John Daybell, Neil Fortey Place
Bottesford, St Mary the Virgin parish church, chancel Contributor
Neil Fortey Copyright
Bottesford Community Heritage Project Reference number
BOT/135/001 Storage location
Digital copy of original photograph held by Bottesford Community Heritage Project 
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Hello,
I was wondering if you had any more details about the coat of arms? For instance, what does this section mean? I am writing descriptions for garter shields and would be grateful for any help in identifying the meaning behind the symbols and origins of sections.
Top left and bottom right quadrants: Manners (with royal augmentation)
Top right quadrant: upper row – Roos, Espec, Trusbutt [or Belvoir]; lower row – Todeni [Albini ancient], Albini [Daubeney], Badlesmere [Maudit].
Bottom left quadrant: upper row – Holland [Earl of Kent], Tiptoft; lower row – Vaux, Powys (Charlton)
Thanks
Megan Dally
Dear Megan,
We were fascinated by this shield and had a hard time sorting out what the different sections refer to. As you know, the shield proclaims the pedigree of the 2nd Earl by showing the devices of the various families his ancestors had married with. The earl was descended from Sir Robert Manners, whose family were Northumberland gentry (who had lived at Etal Castle near Berwick) and his wife Lady Eleanor Roos, who was the daughter of Thomas Roos of Helmsley. Their son had married a great niece of Edward IV and so the royal augmentation was added to the original Manners shield. On the Roos side, their ancestry goes back to Robert Todeni who was a supporter of William I, and then marks various marriages of this line. We gave some detail in our book “Angels and Dragons” by myself and Bob Sparham, which I can supply if you are interested. With best wishes, Neil Fortey.
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