The Rudge Coat of Arms

From Burke's General Armory:

Arms (shield) description: "Quarterly, sa. and gu. a cross engr. ar" (Translated: "Quartered: black and red, a silver engrailed cross")

Crest description: "Out of a mural crown or, two arms erect sleeved gu. hands and cuffs ppr. supporting a shield ar." (Translated: "Out of a gold mural crown two arms upright, sleeved red, hands and cuffs naturally colored, supporting a silver shield")

Here's another more elaborate version of the arms, as it is generally rendered in Burke's Landed Gentry:

[DISCLAIMER: We should all recognize that technically right to the Rudge Arms belongs only to someone who can establish a direct male-line descent from 12. Edward Rudge of London or 13. William Rudge of Evesham of the Evesham branch of the Rudge family, who were granted rights to arms by The College of Arms in 1634. A de facto right to bear the arms seems to be present for the descendants of Thomas Rudge Archdeacon of Gloucester, who are mentioned in virtually every heraldry book as also having a right to bear this same coat of arms by virtue of their recognized yet undocumented connection to the Evesham family.]

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Last updated on 6 Sep 1998