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their chosen tree, its cones. Here is Rietstap's description of the full device. "The shield: red, shows three gold pine cones. The crest: a unicorn rising; The supports: two savages, girth with green". Contrary to common belief most shield-devices were traditional. They were not awards for any sort of valor. Soon after the use of painted shields followed the use of painted ponchos worn over armor. These were literally coats, of course, and were called "Coats of Arms".
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MAUPIN. En Ponthieu. Porte de gueules 3 pommes de pin d'or, tiPrceltf d'argent. ( Waignart.) Originaire de Drncat. En 1256, Jean Maupin, Sr de Friville, vend a l'abbaye de Sery 12 j• de terre aud. lieu. (Darsy.) - Ernoul, homme-lige de Helicourt, 1311. Bernard, Jean, Pierre, Watier, Wibert et Willaume, a Helicourt, 1311. Jacques et Aline Maupine, It Durcat, 1311. (Cart. de Ponthieu.) - Ernoul, fieffe de la prevote du Vimeu, est convoque pour laguerre en 1337. (D. Grenier.)- Philippe, Jean, Bernard et Willot tiennent terres de Drucat en 1378. ( Aveu de Drucat.)- Jean Mowin, potier a Abbeville en 1447. -Jean, auditcur, 1452. - Jean, bourgeois d'Abbeville, Freminot, Jean candellier, et Jean, pretre; comparaissent comme fieffes a Abbeville en 1465. (Arch. d'Abb.)- Jean, maitre des o~vrages de la ville, Fremin, boucher. Laurent et Jean, mayeurs de banmere, 1470, 1473. (Reg. de l'tfchevinage.)- Jean, auditeur, 1519.- Nicolas de Maupin, dem1 en SLGilles, pere de Antoine, baptise le 11 janv' 1570, nomme par Antoine de Le Gorgue, et Jeanne de Le Gorgue, et de Nicolas, baptise le 24 janvr 1569, nomme par Jacques deLe Gorgue et Clerette Chevalier. - Nicolas, Fran<;ois, Toussains, Anne, Jeanne, Marie, femme de Antoine Froissart, et les enfants de Henri Maupin, heritiers de hon. hom. Charles d'Yonval, demt 8. Abbeville, leur oncle, par son testament du 8 oct. 1600. -Claude de Maupin, echevin d'Abbeville en 1501. - N., prieur de Remiencourt signe la coutume de Boves ; Simon et Jean, procureur de Jean de Miannay, signent celle de Drucat en 1507. (Gout. Zoe. baill. d'Amiens.)- Jean, Sr de Haravesne et du Colombier en 157 5, fiefs appartenant en 170·) aux Maupin, de Drucat. - Nob. hom. Jean; M• Fran<;ois, Jean et Laurens, a Abbeville en 1609. Pierre, marie en mars 1609 a Marguerite de Lavergne. Nicolas et Fran<;ois, son frere, 1610. ( Vu.}- M• Louis, substitut de M' le Procureur du Roi, a Rue en 1699, puis procr 'du B.oi, ancien mayeur en 1725, allie a Marie-Anne France; fils de hon. hom. Louis de Maupin. (D. Grenier, Waignart .... ) Jenn Maupin ou de Maupin, echevin d'Abbeville en 1408, 16, 17, mayeur en 1419, Sr de La Bouvacgue, par son mariage avec Dl• de Biencourt, fille de Hugues; pere de Eustache, Sr de Le Bouvacgue, allie a Alix de Beaurains, d'ou Hugues; Fremine; Fremin; Hugues; Guillaume; Jean, procureur en la senechaussee de Ponthieu, lieutenant du bailli d'Abbeville en 1431, mayeur de la. ville en 1442, allie a Barbe Le Boucher ; Jacqueline, femme de Colard du Pont, puis de Robert de Marcheville ; et Alix, allier. a Jean Carue, dont trois filles mariees ; led. Jean eut de Barbe Le Boucher, Jacqueline, femme de Hue de Mouloutiers, et Jeanne, femme d'Eustache au Coste. Hugues l'atne, Sr de La Bouvacgue, echevin d'Abbeville, 1420, 21, 22, bailli en 1430, 37, heritier de Jean de Maupin, epousa Jeanne du Luquet, d'ou Jean, Firmin, chanoine de StVulfranc qui a.vait en La Bouvacque, de Jean de Maupin, ecuyer, allitS a
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In order to give a broader concept of our Huguenot heritage 1t is necessary to return to the Huguenot Tour In 1985 to Commemorate the 300th Anniversary of the Revocation of the f diet of Nantes. In 1885, there had been a commemoration of this event held in England by Huguenot descendants. From that observance came the formation of the Huguenot Society of london and it was that Society and the Museum of London which did so much to make the 1985 event so memorable. It was eight days of celebration for those of us on the Tour but for England 1t was celebrated the whole of 1985 and covered all of England. The migration of the Huguenots to England had begun in the middle of the 1500's - it is believe that over 40,000 refugees came to England in the reign of Elizabeth I. The Huguenots rapidly established a reputation for their creative skills and hard work. As a part of their Calvinistic teaching they regarded work as a self-discipline and a means to avert temptation. The democratic organization of their church encouraged a strong individual sense of responsl billty. This produced the Huguenot traits of reverence, sobriety, frugality, honest and excellence. The effects of the Huguenot's migration were felt in many areas of English life, in finance, the army, science and the arts. The refugees often combined their talent for science and craftsmanship by making instruments and watches, in textiles, glass, papermaking and many forms of manufacturing. Their skills transformed old methods. They did all this in such a quiet, unassuming way that the term "THE QUIET CONQUEST" was given for the title of the exhibition of the Museum of London which will be described later. After 1685, even though the borders were being watched large numbers left France, going to the Netherlands, to the Protestant states of Germany and to England. All of these countries welcomed them, knowing the skills and talents they possessed. Most of them were not able to bring out of France any of their possessions but the ideas, talents and concepts of their Calvinistic teaching would go with them. Unwittingly, King Louis had driven the "flower of France" from his country but the rest of Europe and the New World would be the greater for it. This pilgrimage of 1985 was not only a commemoration but a memorial with thanksgiving to our Huguenot ancestors who fled their homes leaving behind their material possessions and often family members in order to avoid conversion and persecution and to be able to continue to worship as they believed. It has been said that over 200,000 Huguenots fled France depleting it of many of its most gifted and talented artisans, professional and military persons. England was by far the greatest recipient of these refugees.
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