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of the lion, so far as to the cheveron line, is sable, the 
“—\~—" lower part, from the cheveron line to the base, argent. 
PALTE 
CCXCII. 
Figs, 30— 
48. 
_ over all a lion rampant countercharged 
Again, if the field is paly, of four or and azure, and 
, some part of 
the lion must of consequence lie on each of the four 
pales, and therefore the lion must be painted of the 
different colour of each pale. 
Lions, &c. may be borne of several pieces; as for 
example, gules a lion barry wavy of eight argent and or, 
by the name of Harrowden. Gules a lion rampant 
cheque or and azure, by the name of Cobham. Gules a 
lion rampant barry of ten argent and azure, by the name 
of Desney. Gules a lion rampant vair crowned or, the 
old bearing of Marmion. They may also be carried 
dismembered of head, feet, and tail. When a lion is 
said to be dismeméered, the parts are put a little distant 
from each other, yet so as to preserve the form and 
shape of the lion. If dismembered of any particular 
art it should be mentioned; as dismembered of the 
ead, if the head be cut off, &c. 
If tongue or claws be cut off, he is said to be dis« 
armed. If the parts cut off be not in the field, he is 
blazoned thus, argent a lion sans tail gules, &c. 9 
Some call a lion rampant without tongue: or claws a 
~ lion mortue; and the lion sans tail they call defamed. 
A lion rampant holding in his mouth a staff or batton, 
is said to be dailloné. One rampant, or sejant, (i. e. 
sitting) with his face to the sinister, is termed Con- 
tourné. If the eyes of lions are of a fiery colour, they 
are called allumés, or incensed ; if their tails hang be- 
tween their hind legs, they are termed coward. 
When a whole fore-leg of a lion or other animal is 
borne in an armory, it is called @ jambe; but if couped 
or erased near the middle joint, it is termed a paw. 
As lions may be dismembered, so they may have ad- 
ditions made to them ; as a lion with two or three heads, 
or one head with two or three bodies. Another bear- 
ing not uncommon is that of lions with two tails, 
which are moreover represented under various circum- 
stances, as with two tails erect, two tails forked and 
wreathed, i. e. two tails twisted over one another, and 
having the two ends forked ; and with two tails nowed 
or nolted, 
But as beasts of all sorts are blazoned in the same 
terms as the lion, we have given, in Plate CCXCII, 
representations of this animal in the principal attitudes 
in which heralds place him. 
Fig. 30. Statant. 31, Passant. 32. Passant-gardant. 
33. Passant-regardant. 34. Rampant. 35. Rampant-gar- 
dant. 36. Rampant-regardant. 37. Salient. 38. Se- 
jant. 39. Coward. 40. Couchant. 41. Dormant, 
42, Naissant. 43. Issuant. 44. Combattant. 45. Lions 
endorsed. 46. Lion demi-rampant erased. Lion’s head 
coupé. 47. Lions jambe erased. 48. Lions tails erased. 
Of the Tiger and Antelope. 
_ The manner in which these two animals were an- 
ciently expressed in armories, is so dissimilar from the 
real figures of those well known animals, that it is not 
without difficulty we can recognise them. The heraldie 
tiger is drawn much in the shape of a wolf, with the 
tail of a lion, and thereon, as also on the inside of his 
hind legs, and on his chest, tufts of hair. On the back 
of his neck is a mane composed of separate tufts, simi- 
lar to those tusks which are used in ornaments, and at 
the point of his nose is a tusk like that of a boar bend. 
ing downwards. The imaginary antelope of former 
days is the same figure as this tiger in every respect, 
jelloped the wattles or gi 
HERALDRY. 
save that on his head he has two horns, whose e are 
indented like a saw, and that he is hoofed like a 
Besides those two creatures of heraldic fancy, the 
blazoners of old times invented a third, which they made 
thelr i a b me 1 ree 
their tiger and an but with this variation, 
hen two dtfeighe horns projecting from the head, 
they term an ibea. ar 
he 
This 
Of Birds, $c. 
30. ea of their natural colours are termed Birds. 
a tae = claves anepeenenns oan, ep aiaed 
arms ; thus argent a armed or, implies 
set bi in trloroeh nadl hice To distinguish 
Pre wrer meer  keapiny co RuewNRE YL So owed ae 
depicted with bells on his legs, and this is termed 
but if the thongs of the leather by which 
are attached, are flying off from the legs, then the 
con is said to be jessed and belled. Falcons, eagles, 
hawks drawn feeding, are termed preying. When 
wings, &c. are both behind the head, 
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to claws and talons, armed. 
When sMALL Brrps are borne in armories, they are 
all represented after the same shape, of whatever tinc-. 
ture they be, and in our blazon are termed Jirds alone, 
in French “ alerons.” Marilets, though principally used 
as a mark of distinction of houses, are nevertheless a- 
bearing by no means uncommon. The English draw 
them as birds without The French amputate 
them still more, and. give them neither beak, legs, nor 
— are said to be armed, crested, and 4 d 3 arm. 
ed signifies the beak and spurs, crested the comb, and 
A swan, when he a ducal coronet on his head, 
and a chain thrown over his back, is termed a cy, 
royal. When a swan’s head is borne, it is always 
zoned a swan’s neck couped, erased, &c. ; i 
Birds on wing are said to be volant. ‘ 
Fis, when placed hori y, are termed natant ; 
when placed perpendicularly, with the head in chief 
and tail in base, haurient, i. e. drawing in air 3 when 
bent, they are said te. be embomed, (the dolphin is com- 
monly represented thus.) When two fish are placed 
face to face, they are said to be respecling each other ; 
if back to back, endorsed. Flowers of three leaves ~ 
are called trefoils, of four quatrefoils, &e, When the 
human al borne clothed, it is termed vested or ha- 
bited. us for a crest, on a wreath, a dexter arm ema 
bowd, vested gules, cuffed argent, holding in the hand 
proper arose of the last. This implies the sleeve of the 
coat to be red turned up with white. Robes, tense | 
