HERALDRY. 
escocheon, and is divided into a pallet, or 
one half of the pale. An endorse is the 
fourth part of a pale, and is not used but 
when the pale is between two of them. It 
the pale is upon an animal, it is usual to 
say, ha is debrused with the pale, it the 
beast is on the pale, he is supported of the 
pale. (See fig. 31.) Gules, a pale, or. 
The chevron resembles the rafters of a 
house, and occupies the fifth part of the field, 
and is divided into the chevronel, which 
contains half the chevron ; and a couple 
close, the fourth part of the chevron. Those 
aror not borne but in pairs, unless there is 
a chevron between them. (See fig. 
Gules, a chevron argent. 
The bend contains the fifth part of the 
field in breadth when not charged ; when 
charged, the third ; and is divided into the 
bendlet, which is limited to the sixth part of 
the shield ; into a garter, the moiety of a 
bend ; into a cost, the fourth part of a bend ; 
and a riband, the half of a cost. (See fig. o3.) 
Or, a bend azure. 
There is, besides, the bend sinister, which 
passes obliquely across the. escocheon, from 
the sinister chief to the dexter base. This 
is divided into the scrape, half the bend ; 
and the battune, the fourth part of the 
bend, the most common badge of illegiti- 
macy. (See fig. 34.) Gules, a battune ar- 
gent. 
The saltire contains the fifth part of the 
shield ; if charged, the third. This object 
represents an ancient description of scaling 
ladder; and, similar to the other ordinaries, 
is borne engrailed, wavy, &e. &c. (See 
fig. 35.) Sable, a saltire embattled, coun- 
ter embattled, argent. 
An inescocheon consists of the fifth part 
of the field, and is to be placed in the fess 
point. Those who marry an heiress bear 
her arms on an escocheon of pretence. 
(See fig. 36.) Ermine, an inescocheon gules. 
The pile is an ordinary, in form like a 
wedge; is an ancient addition to armoury, 
and adopted from the pointed instrument 
used to secure foundations on marshy 
grounds. (See fig. 37.) Azure, apile ermine. 
Partitions are such in which there is no 
tincture from metal, colour, or fur predo- 
minating in them, and are formed of vari- 
ous lines of partition, often causing counter- 
changing and transmutation. This kind of 
bearing may be engrailed, &c. (See fig. 38. 
Plate II.) Parted per pale, argent and gules. 
An example of counterchanges is given 
in fig. 39. Or, a cross per pale, gules and 
sable. 
Another of ordinaries joined is shewn in 
fig. 40. Gules on a chevron argent, three 
bars, gemells sable. 
The artificial objects used in heraldry are 
very numerous, and far too much so for 
enumeration: they express ensigns of dig- 
nity, both spiritual and temporal, the liberal 
arid mechanical professions, and military 
and naval acts. See fig. 41. 
Military figures are equally usual, and 
consist of castles, battering rams, daggers, 
spears, &c. &c. 
Common charges are composed of ob- 
jects natural or artificial ; celestial are borne 
single, upon or between any of the honour- 
able ordinaries, and then three are the 
usual number. (See fig. 42.) Diamond, a 
fess ermine, between three crescents to- 
paz. 
Under the article of vegetables are in- 
cluded trees, plants, leaves, flowers, and 
fruits. An illustration is given in fig. 43. 
Vert, five fig-leaves in saltier. 
Various parts of the human body and the 
blood are borne in heraldry. (See fig. 44.) 
Argent, goutte de sang. Those are, how- 
ever, seldom borne alone, but upon or with 
some of the ordinaries. Goutte de sang 
only, always signifies gules ; goutte de lar- 
mes, drops of tears, azure ; goutte de eau, 
drops of water, argent ; de poix, or sable, 
drops of pitch and d’or. The form of each 
is the same. The bloody hand is the ap- 
propriate mark of a baronet. 
Of' the various animals used, the lion is 
the most honourable; and all quadrupeds 
are considered more so than the bearings of 
fishes or fowls, particularly the males. The 
lion is borne rampant, (see fig. 45.) argent, 
a lion rampant sable; and passant, (see 
fig. 46) or, a lion passant sable, in chief 
three piles of the second. Parts of the 
lion are also generally adopted (see fig. 47.) 
Argent, a lion’s head erazed vert. The va- 
rieties of beasts and their I- arts are ex- 
tremely common, and cannot possibly be 
specified in an article so brief as the pre- 
sent, (see fig. 48.) Gules, a talbot passant, 
or, a chief ermine. All animals which are 
quadrupeds, and oviparous, may be borne. 
(See fig. 49.) Azure a tortoise erect, or. 
Fowls of every description are to be repre- 
sented in the natural acts of Standing or fly- 
ing: those that are either whole footed, or 
have their feet divided, and have no talons, 
should be termed membered; the cock, 
and all birds of prey, must be called armed, 
and the arming or membering of them is to 
be of a different colour from the fowl or 
