History of the flag of the United States of America : and of the naval and yacht-club signals, seals, and arms, and principal national songs of the United States, with a chronicle of the symbols, standards, banners, and flags of ancient and modern nations . he fashion of astandard, of red silk, sparklingall over with gold, the tongue of which should be made to resembleflaming fire, and appear to be continually moving, and the eyes ofsapphires or other suitable stones, and to place it in the church otSt. Peter, at Westminster, against the kings coming there; and theking being informed of the co
History of the flag of the United States of America : and of the naval and yacht-club signals, seals, and arms, and principal national songs of the United States, with a chronicle of the symbols, standards, banners, and flags of ancient and modern nations . he fashion of astandard, of red silk, sparklingall over with gold, the tongue of which should be made to resembleflaming fire, and appear to be continually moving, and the eyes ofsapphires or other suitable stones, and to place it in the church otSt. Peter, at Westminster, against the kings coming there; and theking being informed of the cost, it should be defrayed.^ Tliis standardis mentioned in Darts History of AVestminster Abbey. That this standard was sometimes sent forth to battle may be pre-sumed, as it is stated that at the battle of Lewes, 1264, a dragonstandard was borne before King Henry III.; and at a much earlierbattle, between Edmund Ironside and Canute, it is stated, Putjislocus erat inter Draconeni et standarum.^ Edward I., 1272-1307, was the first English monarch who assumeda rose for his device, a golden rose, stalked proper or vert. WhenEleanor, the wife of Edward I., followed him to the last crusade,Edward hoisted the three leopards of his father, Henry III., whilst. Margaret, Daughter of Henry III., in her WeddingGarments, 1252. 1 Bninet, Boutell, Harlean MS., &c. I have a pliotograph of Isabella II., of Spain,in which her dress is covered with castles and lions. - Excerpta Historica ; or, Illustrations of English History. London, Retrospective Review. 128 TllK SIANhAKDS, AND Eleauor unfuilod the hauiier of the lion in repose, — an emhleni ofLeon, in Spain, wliieli was her Lirtliplace. The chronicler of Caerlaverock describes the royal banner olEdward I. after this characteristic niaiiucr: On liis l)aniier wcivthree leopards, couraut, of fine g]ii]) or suli-mit to his power, his kindness is soon rekindled. ^ The royal banners of England, from the time of Edward, hav
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