John Philipot

Philipot was born at Folkestone in 1588 and was the second son of Henry Philpot, the mayor of that village.

In 1624, he was made Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary after purchasing the office from his predecessor.

As an officer of arms, Philipot took part in the funeral of James I and the coronation of Charles I.

In 1628 he was elected MP for Sandwich and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.

[1] Philipot also acted as deputy to Garter Principal King of Arms Sir William Segar in 1633.

Arms: Quarterly, (1 & 4) gules, a cross between 4 swords erect argent hilted or; (2 & 3) sable, a bend ermine; in pretence, for Glover, azure, a chevron ermine between 3 crescents argent. Crest: Out of a crown an arm in armour brandishing a blood-spattered sword, all proper.