William, eighth Earl (1446), a kneeling savage holds a club in his right hand, and supports a coucheshield on his left arm.
In a few instances the compartment appears on seals with couche shields, on which, however, the supporters are usually represented as resting on the sides of the escutcheon, and bearing up the helmet and crest, as already mentioned.
On many ancient seals the supporters are disposed so that they hold the crested helm above a couche shield.
They contributed to transform the mind of the vanquished race, and the vanquished race contributed to transform the descendants of the victors.
Sik lay the gode man, whos that the place is; (60) Bedrede up-on a couche lowe he lay.
Yet before he skyppeth oute of hys couche and departeth from his darling, if he like her well, he will apoint her where to mete shortlye after, with a warninge to worke warely for some chetes, that their meting might be the merier.
Tilliard liked her, though he did not feel that she was quite in his couche sociale.
Mr. Couche has represented to the head of his department the total impracticability of carrying on the public service without a remittance of specie, or a government paper substitute.
Mr. Couche has adopted the most efficacious means to pay the militia in paper currency.
The militia on this communication were so clamorous for their pay, that I directed Mr. Couche to make the necessary advances, and this has drained him of the little specie in his possession.
