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A court of heraldry sprung up to supply the place of crusade exploits, to grant imaginary shields and trophies to families that never wore real armor, and it is but of late that it has been discovered to have no real jurisdiction.

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William Shenstone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1714
Born: November 18
Died: 1763
Died: February 11
Gardener
Horticulturist
Poet
Writer
Imaginary
Trophies
Discovered
Shields
Families
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Armor
Heraldry
Late
Wore
Crusade
Place
Grant
Jurisdiction
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Supply
Crusades
Never
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Sprung

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