sentences:  The arms of "a chevron engrailed between three leopards' faces" were according to Prince's "Worthies of Devon" (1710) originally the arms of the family of Branch, "whose heir was married to Periam, of which family the ancient arms were "argent, a chevron between four (sic) pears sable"".These ancient arms of Peryham appear therefore to be canting arms playing on the Latin "pirum" (pear) and its derivative "perry" the drink made from pears.It would appear therefore that one of the younger sons of this marriage, the ancestor of Sir William, was required to adopt the arms of his mother's family, expired in the male line, in lieu of his paternal arms in order to inherit his maternal lands.