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bars ; and, although said to belong to the Latin 

 type of Cross, may also belong to the Greek type, 

 or rather to both, as its form is a union of both 

 types ; it is also called the Archbishop's Cross, or 

 Cross of Lorraine. 



Cross Crosslet (fig. 4) is composed of four Latin 

 crosses. 



Cross of Jerusalem, or Cross Potent (fig. j), is 

 the unity of four Tau crosses (for a description of 

 which see p. 31); and, with four Greek crosses 

 between the right angles of the four arms, forms 

 the heraldic coat of Jerusalem ; or, described according 

 to technical phraseology, would be, on a field Argent, 

 a cross potent, between four crosslets (Httle crosses), 

 or. This is in violation of the heraldic law, of metal 

 not being displayed upon metal ; but the gold upon 

 silver is supposed to have been adopted in allusion 

 to Psalm Ixviii. 13. 



Cross Patee (fig. 6). This is frequently drawn 

 and mistaken for the Maltese Cross, which it resem- 

 bles in form ; but 



