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Gobony — Her. A row of squares with alternating tinctures. This was also known as compony . When there were two rows, this was known as counter compony . Thus one might find *bend gobony and bend counter compony … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Compone — coat of arms of Beaufort, earls and dukes of Somerset, being the royal arms of England differenced with a bordure compony argent and azure In heraldry, an ordinary componé, compony or gobony is composed of a row of panes of alternating tinctures; … Wikipedia
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset — (1373 ndash; March 16, 1410) was the first of the four illegitimate children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford, later his wife. Beaufort was born in about 1371 and his surname probably reflects his father s… … Wikipedia
