The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . Skirlaw. Drury. St Anthonys Cross. Brytton. a name from the counts of Toulouse, its best-known bearers, someelaborate blazonry is spared. The crosses paty and formy, and more especially the crosslets,are often borne fitchy, that is to say, with the lower Umb some-what lengthened and ending in a point, for which reason the15th-century writers call these crosses fixabill. In the 14th-cenlnry rolls the word potent is sometimes used for thesecrosses fitchy, the long foot suggesting a potent or staff.
The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . Skirlaw. Drury. St Anthonys Cross. Brytton. a name from the counts of Toulouse, its best-known bearers, someelaborate blazonry is spared. The crosses paty and formy, and more especially the crosslets,are often borne fitchy, that is to say, with the lower Umb some-what lengthened and ending in a point, for which reason the15th-century writers call these crosses fixabill. In the 14th-cenlnry rolls the word potent is sometimes used for thesecrosses fitchy, the long foot suggesting a potent or staff. Fromthis source modern English armorists derive many of their crosses potent, w-hose four arms have the T heads of old-fashioned walking staves. Howard bore Silver a bend between six crosslets fitchy of Congerhurst in Kent bore Silver a crosslet fitchy sable. The Saltire is the cross in the form of that on which St Andrew. Hurlestone. Melton. Howard. Scott. suffered, whence it is borne on the banner of Scotland, and bythe Andrew family of Northamptonshire. Nevile of Raby bore Gules a saltire silver. Nicholas Upton, the 15th-century writer on armory, bore Silveta saltire sable with the euds couped and five golden rings thereon. HERALDRY 319 Aynhobore Sable a saltire silver having the ends flowered h^weenfour leopards gold. Maystcr Elwett of Yorke chyre in a 15th-century roll bears Silver a saltire of chains sable with a crescent in the chief.
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