Heraldic achievement of Sir John Acland (d.1620), detail from his monument in Broadclyst Church, Devon; Escutcheon quarterly of 6:

• 1st:Acland of Acland in the parish of Landkey, Devon, with a crescent or for difference of a 2nd son;
• 2nd: (should be): Gules, a bend undée argent in sinister point a hawk on a perch or (Hawkridge, of Hawkridge, Chittlehampton (Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.486), an early Acland heiress; here shown as: Argent, a bend undée sable in sinister point a hawk facing to sinister on a man's hand couped at the wrist in a glove fingers pointing to dexter or. The estate of Hawkridge is near Acland, Landkey.
• 3rd: (per Heraldic Visitation): Argent, a fess enarched sable three fountains issuant proper, shown here as A bridge of four arches over water supporting three (fountains ?) (Riverton, an Acland heiress married by Baldwin Acland of Acland, son of John II Acland and Alicia Hawkridge (Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.3); the estate of Riverton is near Acland, Landkey.
• 4th: Argent, two bendlets wavy sable (Hawkworthy, an Acland heiress, for Cicely Hawkworthy, daughter and co-heiress of Robert Hawkworthy, wife of Robert Acland of Acland (son of Baldwin Acland and Joane Riverton (Vivian, p.3))
• 5th: Argent a bend engrailed sable on a crescent gules for difference a mullet argent for difference (Radcliffe, for Margaret Radcliffe, daughter and co-heiress of Hugh Radcliffe of Stepney, wife of John VI Acland (d.1553) of Acland (Vivian, p.3)) ;
• 6th: Or, on a fesse dancetté between three billets azure each charged with a lion rampant of the first three bezants (Rolle, for Elizabeth Rolle, a daughter of George Rolle (d.1552) of Stevenstone, and 1st wife of Sir John Acland (d.1620) of Broadclyst (Vivian, p.3)).