Arms of Palk of Haldon House, Devon: "Sable, an eagle displayed argent beaked and legged or a bordure engrailed of the second". On 14 November 1760 Robert Palk (later Sir Robert Palk, 1st Baronet) received a grant of arms and adopted as his coat of arms: "Sable, an eagle displayed argent beaked and legged or a bordure engrailed of the second" with crest: "A semi-terrestrial globe of the northern hemisphere with an eagle rising from it supported by two Asian Indians in loincloths and turbans".(Berry, William, "Encyclopaedia Heraldica, Or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry", Volume 2 ) His motto was: "Deo Ducente" ("With God Guiding")