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A side view of the mantle at Buckland Abbey showing the coat-of-arms (hard to see in the photo) that Sir Francis used during his lifetime, the ancient arms of Drake quartering the new arms. Whether Sir Francis had a right to the old arms is controversial, so their placement on the side of the chimney piece is interesting. -