The
following is a direct translation from the classical genealogical
and heraldic reference "Herbarz Polski" by Kasper
Niesiecki, S. J., Lipsk edition, 1839-1846.
There is a horseshoe
raised upward like a gate, and through its middle, point upward,
is an arrow arranged so that half is within the horseshoe and the
other half can be seen above it. From the left side a sword
directed straight to the right side of the shield pierces the
horseshoe and arrow, and from the top of the horseshoe two palms
rise, one from one side of the arrow and the other from the
other, so that their ends cannot be seen inside the horseshoe.
The origins of these arms, too, are hard to discover. Neither
Paprocki nor Okolski wrote about them. The Bratkowskis use these
arms, of whom some settled in Volhynia: of these Daniel
Bratkowski, Braclaw treasurer, signed to the election of Jan III
in Volhynia province. Others are in the Brest
Litovsk region. Among them are Michal Bratkowski and his two
sons, Samuel and Franciszek. An Antoni married Maryanna
Cieslinska in Volhynia in 1727. There are some also in the
Przemysl region: in 1540 four brothers, Kostko, Wasko, Iwanko,
and Fedko. The latter was heir to Lukawica, Naniowa and
Brzeznica, and sired five sons, Jacek, Klimek, Staszek, Iwanek,
and Sieniek. |