Knight and Baronet of King James I

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“KNIGHT AND BARONET. A degree of honour next to a baron, created by King James I. to induce the English gentry to settle in the province of Ulster. The title is knight and baronet; it is hereditary: the arms are distinguished by an augmentation of a human hand gules, generally borne on an escutcheon in the centre of the shield.” -Hall, 1862

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England, shield, heraldry, coat of arms, argent, baron, Honor, escutcheon, knight and baronet, degree of honour, King James I, Kenglish gentry, Ulster, hand gules

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Complete Coats of Arms

Source

Hall, Arthur The Manual of Heraldry (London, England: J. S. Virtue & Co., 1862)

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