The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . is dimidiation, however, had its incon-venience. With some coats it was impossible. If the wife borearms with a quarter for the only charge, her half of the shieldwould be blank. Therefore thepractice was early abandonedby the majority of bearers ofparted shields although thereis a survival of it in the factthat borders and tressures con-tinue to be dimidiated inorder that the charges withinthem shall not be shields came into com-mon use from the reign ofEdward II., and the rule ise
The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . is dimidiation, however, had its incon-venience. With some coats it was impossible. If the wife borearms with a quarter for the only charge, her half of the shieldwould be blank. Therefore thepractice was early abandonedby the majority of bearers ofparted shields although thereis a survival of it in the factthat borders and tressures con-tinue to be dimidiated inorder that the charges withinthem shall not be shields came into com-mon use from the reign ofEdward II., and the rule isestablished that the husbandsarms should take the dexterside. There are, however,several instances of the con-trary practice. On the seal(1310) of Maude, wife of JohnBoutetort of Halstcad, theengrailed sallire of the Boutetorts Ukes the sinister place. Atwice-married woman would sometimes show a shield chargedwith her paternal arms between those of both of her husbands, asdid Beatrice Stafford in 1404, while in 1412 Elizabeth, Lady ofClintoo, seals with a shield paled with five coaU—her arms. Shield of Joan attc Pole,widow of Robert of Hcmcnhalc,from her seal (1403), showingparted arms. 3H HERALDRY
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