6 THE FAMILY OF GALPIN OF
Gylprin, Gylpren, Gilpron, Golperin, Galperin, Galpirne,
Golprin (Wilts and Dorset).
The author of Tlze Norman People says: “ Gilpin armorially
identified with Galpin a form of Galopin. Bernardus Galopin
of Normandy, A.D. 1198, vide Mag. Rotuli Scacc.; Nicholas
Galopin of England, circa 1272, Rotuli Hundredorum; also
N. Gelopin. Hence the excellent and devoted Bernard Gilpin."
References: M.R.S. (Magn. Rotul. Scaccarii Normaniae} in
the Memoirs de la Société des ofntignaires de la Normandie,
tomes 1 5-1 7; R.H. (Rotuli Hundredorum), Record Puolications.
Arms of Galpine of Stafford and Dorset: Or, a bear,
passant, sable; crest: a plume of feathers, banded, proper.
See Berry, Encyclopaedia Heraldica; Robson’s Heraldry;
The Gentleman’s Book ty Crests; Fairbairn’s Crests of Great
Britain and Ireland, 1 8 60 (error in the plate, description correct).
These are probably the earliest arms borne by the family
of Galpin or Galpine.
“ As a rule all authentic coats of arms will be found regis-
tered at the College of Arms. Exceptions to this there must
be for the records of the Heralds’ Oflice do not extend back
to a sufficiently early date to include all ancient coats of arms.
In early mediaeval times coats of arms were undoubtedly
assumed without any ofiicial sanction, but for the last three or
four centuries only those which have originated in a grant from
the College of Arms can be regarded as authoritative/’—
W. P. W. Phillimore.
SOME EARLY GALPINS OF NORMANDY
John de Galpenberg of Evreux, A.D. 1066.—Mag. Rot.
Scacc. Norm.
When Duke William in 1052 married Matilda, daughter
of Count Baldwin of Flanders, she was accompanied by a
number of her countrymen to Normandy, and it must have
been about this time that john de Galpen settled in that country.