Some months ago someone enquired on the list about a peculiar-looking
beast with spikes coming out of it, and after much to-ing and fro-ing we
concluded this must be the Sidney porcupine. Quite by accident I just
discovered, on the College of Arms web site, an excellent picture of a
"full achievement" of the arms of Robert Sidney, painted in 1616, and
the porcupine at the top is exactly as described above. It bears little
resemblance to any denizen of the forest, but then that's heraldry for
you. See the URL below. Best to all, Germaine.
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/about\14.htm
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Germaine Warkentin // English (Emeritus)
VC 205, Victoria College (University of Toronto),
73 Queen's Park Crescent East, Toronto, Ont. M5S 1K7, CANADA
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