[101.] Bozman. John Leeds Bozman. Esqr of the Middle Temple.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Sine virtute vani sunt honores. Lawyer, poet, and historian; born in Maryland in 1757, died in 1823. University of Penn., 1783. Completed his studies in London. His chief work is the “History of Maryland to the Restoration in 1660.” An “Historical and Philosophical Sketch of the Prime Causes of the Revolutionary War” was suppressed; in this Washington was praised and Franklin depreciated. This same copper has been used more recently with the following words added: on either side of the crest, “John Leeds Kerr of Talbot Co. Md. 15th Jan. 1780, 21st Feb. 1844;” at the bottom, under the name of Bozman, “The Maryland Historian, 25th Aug. 1757, 20th April, 1823.”
[102.] Brasher. Philip Brasher.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Beata Domus, Custodita Sic Cuja Deo Domino Est. The shield, with its motto-ribbon and flowery ornamentation, seems to be held up by the winged female who grasps the portcullis of the crest. Below the shield a patch of ground is strewn with books and writing material. A dwarfed weeping willow bends mournfully at the left. Signed on an unrolled sheet of paper, Maverick Scp. Was a prisoner in a sugar-house in New York during the Revolutionary War, which suggested the crest; he had no right to the arms.
[103.] Brazer. John Brazer. Plain armorial. Shaded mantling. Motto, Try. Of Salem, Mass.
[104.] Brearly. David Brearly.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Honor virtutis praemium. A large plate; attributed to Vallance. Jurist, of Trenton, N.J. A brave officer in the Revolution.
[105.] Bridgen. Charles Bridgen. Plain armorial. Motto, Probitate et industria.
This plate is not signed, but it is very probably the work of Maverick.
[106.] Brimage. William Brimage.