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1694, but of their eight children, only two of the daughters, co- 

 heiresses, survived their parents : Cassandra, who married Edward 

 Wilmot, of Spondon, and Frances, who married her kinsman, 

 D'Ewes Coke. 



The crest of Coke of Trusley, a sun in splendour, will be noticed 

 on the wall-fastener of the engraving ; the crest of Ballidon, a 

 demi lion, appears in other places. " It is generally supposed that 

 the crescents on the coat of arms, and the sun as crest, were 

 adopted by the family at the time of the Crusades to Palestine, 

 when Richard introduced the custom of wearing armorial coats, 

 and of having them engraved upon seals. His own broad seal, 

 when he embarked for the Holy Land, contained two crescents 

 (the Turkish ensign), and they seem not to have been uncommon 

 emblems, as we read of another Prince (according to Speed) who, 

 going against the Turks, adopted this motto, Plenior redibo (' I will 

 return more full'). Richard I., after his return from captivity in 

 Germany, ordered a new broad seal to be engraved bearing a full 

 moon, which Speed thinks was done emblematically. The adop- 

 tion also of one of the heavenly bodies as a crest strengthens the 

 probability of this coat of arms originating with the family in the 

 manner described, and that they took arms from the badges of 

 Richard — the moon and stars — which were emblazoned on all his 

 standards, and cut upon his Great Seals."* 



Cisterns of lead were also at one time, chiefly during the last 

 century, objects of much decorative art. We have seen various 

 cisterns much ornamented, in large gardens in different parts of 

 the kingdom, of dates varying from 1740 to 1800. Mr. Andre 

 mentions an excellent example that remains in use at The Cedars, 

 Broad Green, Croydon ; it has three panels in front and one at 

 each end. The centre division has the date (1768), the others 

 contain vases of flowers, a rich foliated cornice completing the 

 design. But the best art that we have noticed in connection with 

 cisterns is in Derbyshire, and occurs in an exceptionally handsome 

 lead cistern in the grounds of Willersiey Castle, Cromford. (Plate 

 VI.) Its size is 6 ft. by 2 ft. 8 in., and it is 3 feet deep. The 



* Coke of Trusley, a Family History, privately printed, 1880, pp. 6, "J. 



