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fmith, the mallet of the cooper, have been often turned 
into warlike weapons. See Jud. ch. 5, v. 26. “ She put 
her hand to the nail, and tier right hand to the work, 
man’s hamriier ;' arrd with the hammer (he fmote Sifera.” 
The reader will obferve that maces, battle-axes, ham¬ 
mers, and other fnnilar inflruments, were commonly 
lifed as weapons Of war, before the introduction of gun¬ 
powder j and then battles were, if lei's deftrudtive, cer¬ 
tainly more bloody, becaufe every man was obliged to 
fight corps a corps. 
Fig. 76. Azure, a harpy argent, crined or. This bearing 
was borrowed from the Greek and Roman mythology. 
We find an elegant account of the harpies in Virgil’s 
Enetd, Lib. III. 216. 
Virgines Volucrum Vultus, &c. 
The intention of thofe whofe imagination created this 
monfter, was to infpire us by ah appropriate emblem, 
with the love of temperance in the enjoyment of fenfual 
pleahtres, which the harpy is fuppofed to reprefent. 
By her beautiful female face, the enticementsof pleafure 
are meant; by her wings, the quicknefs and (hortnefs of 
duration of its flight; by her ferpent’s tail and (ling, 
the remorfe of mental lting which an abule of it leaves 
behind. This idea is beautifully exemplified by this 
well known line : 
“ Laeta venire Venus triftis abire folet.” 
Fig. 77. Argent, a harrow fable. The implements of 
agriculture', the “arms ut the hufbandman,” as Virgil 
calls' them, claimed a place on the (hield of the warrior, 
who, like Cincinnatus, was often obliged to put on the 
. helmet and grafp the (pear, when the clang of war 
called him from his half-harrowed field to the field of 
battle. 
Fig. 78. Sable, a hawk-bell argent, jejfed or. The leather 
things ufed to tie tiie bells round the legs of the 
falcon or hawk were called jejfes, and are often defcribed 
of a different tindture.—See tliefe habiliments figured in 
in the EngiavLng to the article Falconry, vol. vii. 
p. 198. 
Fig. 79. Or, a hedge-hog fable. This fmall animal, 
whofe body is armed like a phalanx facing the enemy 
on all (ides, was depicted on the (hield to intimate that 
the bearer was ready to anfwer any attack from his 
antagonift. 
Fig. 80. Purpure, a heron argent. This bird afforded 
good fport to tlie barons in the anuifment of falconry; 
and was a bearing probably confined to thofe who had 
a right to indulge in this fpecies of the chace. 
Fig. 81. Argent, a hind's head proper. How the fliy and 
timid 'contort of the royal (tag came to have a place on 
the buckler of the warrior, is not eafy to guefs ; unlefs 
it was in order that his (hield fiiould be prefented as a 
mirror to the flying coward. 
Fig. 82. Azure, a horfejhoe argent. Whether the adop¬ 
tion of 1 his bearing in ancient coats of arms was con- 
netted wiilr the fuperftition which frill hangs the horfe- 
flioe Over the cottage door, or under the threfhold, to 
keep off incantations and (pells, we (hall leave to the 
antiquarian to decide. 
Fig. 83. Or, an ibex gules. This animal, the mod 
elegant ot the Capra genus, probably owes its origin as 
a bearing to the Cretans, whole adventurous youth- 
hunted the ibex among the precipitous clefts of the 
Cretan alps. 
Fig. 84. Sable, a key argent. This ancient fymbol of 
truft is dill often granted to thofe^who diftingiiilh them- 
fielves by a (IriCt dilcharge of thofe important duties 
confidentially imppfed upon them. 
Heraldry Plate VI. 
Fig. 85. Or, a pafchal lamb proper. This fymbol of the 
Chiiltian religion was auopteil early in the holy wars. 
St. John the Baptilt was reprelented with that innocent 
LORY, 
and meek animal • and we often find around the ftaff of 
the flag, (which is eriligned argent a crofs gules,) a fcroll 
lnfciibed with the words of tne precurlor, Ecce agnus 
Dei! “ Behold the lamb of God ! ” 
Fig. 86. Azure, a leg and-foot in armour proper, gdrnifhed 
or. Fig. 87, argent, a leopard’s head ajfronte gules. Fig. 
88, gules, two leopards' heads jejfant de lysor. It is a queftion 
among heraldihs, whether the finifter one of thefe bear¬ 
ings.is original and claflical. As wejiave feen it clearly 
(ketched or painted in ancient heraldic manuferipts and 
pedigrees, we thought it neceffary to exhibit it to our 
readers. When the head is inverted it ought to be 
mentioned in blazoning ; a leopard's head reverfed jejfant 
i’ lg. 89. Argent, a lion paffant proper. Enough has been 
noticed in the preceding pages upon the introduction of 
this noble king of the forefts into heraldry ; fuffice it to 
fay that no bearing is more-common in ancient and moi 
dern blazon; nor is there is any fymbol more exprefiive 
of grandeur and power. 
Fig. 90. Vert, a lion paffant argent. Fig. 91, or, a lion 
paffant gardant gules. Fig. 92, gules, a lion paffant regardant 
argent. Fig-. 93, argent, a lion rampant fable. Fig. 94, 
purpure, a lion Jaliant argent. Fig. 95, argent, a lion ram¬ 
pant, his tail nowed fable. What cfilcordant fancy could 
invent.this unnatural twifting of the tail of a lion, we 
cannot eafily divine; but certain it is that this lias been 
ufed from the earlielt seras of heraldry. The tail of a 
wivern and pf a dragon is fomet.imes nowed or knotted, 
Fig. 96, gules, a lion couchant argent. 
Fig. 97. Argent, a demi-lion couped azure. In thofe 
heroic times, when, according to Arioito, a giant, with 
a reverfe or back blow of his (cymetar, could cut a man 
in two; it was eafy to fuppofe that a warrior could 
treat a lion ora griffon in the fame manner. We mud 
here obferve, that the tail which has partaken of the 
fatal divifion (lands erect by itfelf, and ought fo to be 
painted .in blazon. Frg. c;8, Jable, a demi-lion paffant 
argent. By the fame rules part of the tail is painted 
ilolated over the half of the body. 
Fig. 99. Or, two lions combattant gules. When lions are 
fet face to face they are (tyled combattant, as it is not 
probable that they would long be in that attitude with¬ 
out fighting: this bearing may have originated in fome 
famous tournament, where the champions fhowing equal 
flrength ar.d (kill, the mighty (Irife ended in a drawn 
battle. Fig. 100, azure, two lions rampant addorfed. The 
above-mentioned circumftance may alfo have given rife 
to this bearing. 
Fig, 101. Or, a lion fejant proper. Fig. 102, azure, a lion 
rampant double-queued or. 1 he idea of a lion having a 
a double tail is furely chimerical; but we may fuppofe 
that thofe who adopted this charge, meant that the tail 
was fplit in two by the keen blade of the feymetar. 
Fig. 103, or, in chief two lions’ tails erafed, in bafe a lion’s 
paw ereEl azure.. 
Fig. 104. Sable, a lure or. Fig. 105, argent, a lymphad 
fable. The etymology of this charge is eafily traced 
from lympka, water, as it reprelents an ancient fmall 
coafling-veliel. It is the feudal bearing of the ifland of 
Arran, generally quartered within the arms of Hamilton, 
to whom the earldom of the ifland belongs. 
Fig. jc6. Vert, a lyre or. The (hape of this inftrument 
was copied from ancient Greek lilver coins, in the 
Britifh Mufeum. Fig. 107, argent , a mace gules. The 
mace is an emblem of power, and is hence, generally 
carried before magiflrates. Fig;. 108, purpure , a maunck 
argent. The maunch is an ancient lieeve. 
Fig. 109. Or, a man's head proper 
Fig. no. Gules, a martlet argent. This bird is a kind of 
fwallow, called by the French, martinet. It is large? 
than the comnion'fwaliow, with very (mail and flvort feet 
and legs, whence ancient painters, hyperbolizing that 
defeat, exhibited them without feet. It-is very extra¬ 
ordinary that the French heralds fhould call them metlettes, 
fmall 
