Crest.—On a chapeau az., turned up erm., an ostrich arg., holding in its mouth a horseshoe or.
Helmet.—That of an Esquire.
[Morgues. Diverses Pièces pour la Defense de la Royne Mère du Roy Louys XIII. Paris, 1637.]
Thomas Coke (born circ. 1699, died 20th April 1759) was the eldest son of Edward Coke of Holkham in Norfolk. In 1725 Mr. Coke was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath, and in 1728 he was created Baron Lovel. In 1733 Lord Lovel was Postmaster-General, and in 1744 he was given a step in the Peerage and created Viscount Coke and Earl of Leicester. In 1718 Lord Leicester married Lady Mary Tufton, daughter of Thomas, Earl of Thanet. He left no heir, but the Earldom of Leicester was revived in 1837 in the person of one of his collateral descendants.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND
Arms.—On two separate shields side by side.
Dexter shield: Arg., a cross gu., being the arms of St. George of England.