CATALOGUE OF THE PICTURES AT HARDWICK HALL. 1 47 



Underneath are the Countess's rnronel and initials, and the 

 date 1597. 



IN THE CUT VELVET ROOM 

 is an elaborate arrangement of arms worked in plaster over 

 the fireplace, shewing the marriages of the six children of 

 Elizabeth, Lady Shrewsbury, by her second husband, Sir 

 William Cavendish. In the centre, at the top, is a shield with 

 the arms of Hardwick, with Earl's coronet, and the two stags 

 collared as mentioned, as .supporters, and the motto, " CAVENDO 

 TVTVS,'' on a scroll beneath. Under this shield is a quartereil 

 shield, with the Cavendish crest, a snake nowed, and on the 

 shield only the blazon of the ist quarter (Cavendish with 

 crescent or for difference) remains ; the field argent of 2 and 3, 

 and gules of 4, being all there is now in those quarters. No 

 doubt, when repainted at some time, the charges being indis- 

 tinct, have been painted over with the plain colours of the 

 field. It is easy, however, to make out that it has had the 

 early quarterings of Cavendish, viz. : — 



1. Cavendi.sh, sable, 3 stags' heads, caboshed argent, a 

 crescent or for difference. 



2. Smith, argent, a chevron gules between 3 crosses crosslet sable. 



3. Brecknock, argent, a chevron between 3 lions gambs erased 

 sable. 



4. Scudamore, gules, 3 stirrups or 2-1. 



It may be mentioned here that, correctly speaking, the order 

 should be i. Cavendish; 2, Scudamore; 3, Smith; 4, Brecknock. 



Under this shield is a stag passant ppr., collared azure, 

 the collar charged with three roses argent, the same as the 

 supporters. On each side are a series of three smaller shields 

 on panels, one above the other, with roundels connecting them 

 and four other roundels connecting them to the centre panel. 

 On ten of the roundels are the initials "W.E." (in monogram), 

 for William and Elizabeth, and on the remaining two (the second 

 from the top on either side of the centre panel) are the initials 

 w'^H. for Sir William and Elizabeth Cavendish. The 

 three smaller shields on the dexter side are as follows : 



