1842, William Robinson, The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Stoke Newington in the County of Middlesex: Containing an Account of the Prebendal Manor, the Church, Charities, Schools, Meeting Houses, &c., with Appendices ..., page 166:
Arms : party per fess Azure and Sable, three suns in their glory, impaling, Argent, on a chevron Sable, before three hawks' heads erased proper, as many cinquefoils of the field. Crest : on a wreath a garb Or. Sacred to the[…]
1857, The Monthly Packet of Evening Readings for Members of the English Church, page 146:
The sun is usually given 'in his glory,' or splendour, and represented by a human face, surrounded with sixteen rays of glory - see the Arms of Richmond, 'Gu. the sun in his glory, Arg.' Occasionally it is 'eclipsed,' the tincture being then sable.
1861, Charles Henry Cooper, Thompson Cooper, Athenae Cantabrigienses: 1586-1609, page 168:
However on 9 Feb. 1585-6 he was awarded to pay 400 marks, and to leave goods to the value of £ 20. Arms : A. on a fess betw. 3 bibles G. a falcon rising O. betw. 2 suns in their glory. Granted by sir Gilbert Dethick, Garter king[…]
1864, Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, page 1161:
Az. three suns in their glory or.
1871, William Harvey, The Visitations of the County of Oxford Taken in the Years 1566 by William Harvey, Clarencieux ; 1574 by Richard Lee, Portcullis ; and in 1634 by John Philpott, Somerset, and William Ryley, Bluemantle, ... ; Together with the Gatherings of Oxfordshire, Collected by Richard Lee in 1574, page 48:
Az. a sun in its glory Or. [ST. CLERE.]
1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, page 29:
Gu. two bars erm. in chief three suns in glory or. NICHOLSON, Ballow House, co. Down; derived from Nicholson of Cumberland; quartering STEELE.[…]
1893, Sir James Balfour Paul, An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, page 217:
Sa. the sun in his glory between nine stars arg., 3, 2, 3 and 1. BAILLIE OF JERVISWOOD. Sa. the sun in his glory between nine stars arg., 3, 2, 3 and 1, a crescent for difference. BAILLIE OF MANORHALL.
1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 558:
Gules, two bars ermine in chief three suns in glory or -- NICHOLSON, Co. Down.[…]
