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And such revenge! — revenge on a smith — in the quarrel of a pitiful manufacturer of rotten cheverons!
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There were also two families styled Williams _alias_ Cromwell: one of which bore, Gu. three cheverons ar. between as many lions rampant or; the other, Sa. a lion rampant ar., the same as Oliver's coat, and probably derived by him from the Williams family.
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Cromwell, go wi 'ye, if ye gie them either fee or bountith, or sae muckle as a black pair o' cheverons! ''
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Ermine on a bend, Gules, three cheverons, Or, empaling Throckmorton with six quarterings.
Peerage of England, genealogical, biographical, and historical 1812
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Out wi’ them, Jenny — out o’ the house! and, Jock, my curse, and the curse of Cromwell, go wi’ ye, if ye gie them either fee or bountith, or sae muckle as a black pair o’ cheverons!”
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-- revenge on a smith -- in the quarrel of a pitiful manufacturer of rotten cheverons!
The Fair Maid of Perth St. Valentine's Day Walter Scott 1801
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"You are to know that we have given to our beloved uncle, William, Earl of Sarum, eighty chevrons (cheverons) in our forest of Blakmore, for the rebuilding of his houses (_ad domos_) at Caneford.
Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch Sidney Heath 1907
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Out wi 'them, Jenny -- out o' the house! and, Jock, my curse, and the curse of Cromwell, go wi 'ye, if ye gie them either fee or bountith, or sae muckle as a black pair o' cheverons! "
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801
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Out wi 'them, Jenny -- out o' the house! and, Jock, my curse, and the curse of Cromwell, go wi 'ye, if ye gie them either fee or bountith, or sae muckle as a black pair o' cheverons! "
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Walter Scott 1801
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