The British herald, or Cabinet of armorial bearings of the nobility & gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, Volume 1 |
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... honours which they specifically imply ; but is also used as a characteristic for the proper arrange- ment and discrimination of the several degrees of rank and power , that have their basis in the feudal system . This science being ...
... honours which they specifically imply ; but is also used as a characteristic for the proper arrange- ment and discrimination of the several degrees of rank and power , that have their basis in the feudal system . This science being ...
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... honour to such persons as had held offices of state , and was not at all connected with military honours . There were some instances of the statesman warrior decorating his statue with the spoils his valour had acquired ; but such ...
... honour to such persons as had held offices of state , and was not at all connected with military honours . There were some instances of the statesman warrior decorating his statue with the spoils his valour had acquired ; but such ...
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... honour of knighthood ; but those whose lands bishop. the dignity , attached to sovereign power . Their provinces were subdivided into other fiefs , whose possessors were , by the tenure of military service , vassals of the baron , and ...
... honour of knighthood ; but those whose lands bishop. the dignity , attached to sovereign power . Their provinces were subdivided into other fiefs , whose possessors were , by the tenure of military service , vassals of the baron , and ...
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... honour of knighthood ; which was the highest degree that could be obtained from warlike achievements . It is from those knights , or chevaliers , that the feudal times are styled the ages of chivalry . According to the remarks of ...
... honour of knighthood ; which was the highest degree that could be obtained from warlike achievements . It is from those knights , or chevaliers , that the feudal times are styled the ages of chivalry . According to the remarks of ...
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... honours of chivalry , was by the aspirant evincing courage , united with the finer sentiments of the heart . The honour of this promotion was still more generally diffused during the crusades and other wars . In those times , the sure ...
... honours of chivalry , was by the aspirant evincing courage , united with the finer sentiments of the heart . The honour of this promotion was still more generally diffused during the crusades and other wars . In those times , the sure ...
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annulets ar.-Crest armour attired badge Baron beaked bend betw bend engr bend gu bezants boars bordure engr bull pass canton charged chequy chev chief gu collared Cornw cottised counterchanged Crest cross crosslets fitchée cross engr cross gu cross pattée crosses formée dancettée Devons dexter hand ducal coronet ducally crowned Earl ensign erect escutcheon Essex etoiles fesse betw fesse gu fleurs-de-lis four fretty gold grand crosses griffin gu.-Crest guard gyronny hand ppr head couped head erased holding honour indented Ireland Kent king knights Linc lion pass lion ramp London mascles Motto mount vert naiant Norf orle pale paly paly of six quarterly Royal Burgh sa.-Crest saltier saltier engr Scotland sejant sinister Suff sword three bars three bezants three cinquefoils three crescents three cross crosslets three eagles displ three escallops three fleurs-de-lis three leopards three lions three martlets three mullets torteauxes wavy
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