. Peeps at heraldry . resters bear bugle horns ; the Trumpingtons,three trumpets. Three eel-spears were borne by the family of Strathele,this being the old name given to a curious fork, set ina long wooden handle, and used by fishermen to spearthe eels in mud. The Graham Briggs charge a bridge upon their coatof arms. A tilting spear was granted as his armorial bearingsto William Shakespeare, which he bore as a singlecharge ; a single spear was also borne appropriately byone Knight of Hybern. As a last example of allusive arms, we may quote acomparatively modern example—viz., the coat of armsof
. Peeps at heraldry . resters bear bugle horns ; the Trumpingtons,three trumpets. Three eel-spears were borne by the family of Strathele,this being the old name given to a curious fork, set ina long wooden handle, and used by fishermen to spearthe eels in mud. The Graham Briggs charge a bridge upon their coatof arms. A tilting spear was granted as his armorial bearingsto William Shakespeare, which he bore as a singlecharge ; a single spear was also borne appropriately byone Knight of Hybern. As a last example of allusive arms, we may quote acomparatively modern example—viz., the coat of armsof the Cunard family. Here we find three anchors charged upon the field,in obvious allusion to Sir Samuel Cunard, the eminentmerchant of Philadelphia and the founder of the Houseof Cunard. CHAPTER II THE SHIELD ITS FORM, POINTS, AND TINCTURES Nothing is more fascinating in the study of heraldrythan the cunning fashion in which it tells the historyeither of a single individual or of a family, of an insti- 8 PLAI l£ THE DUKE OF LEINSTER. Arms.—Arg : saltire gu: . , , . ?> . • j t —Monkey statant ppr. environed round the loins and chained orSupporters. — Two monkeys environed and chained — Crom a boo. The Shield, its Form, Points, Tinctures tution, or of a city—sometimes even of an empire—allwithin the space of one small shield, by using the signswhich compose its language. It is astounding how muchinformation can be conveyed by the skilful arrangementof these signs to those who can interpret them. For armorial bearings were not originally adopted forornament, but to give real information, about those whobore them. Thus every detail of a coat of arms has its ownmessage to deliver, and must not be overlooked. Letus begin with the shield, which is as necessary a part ofany heraldic achievement* as the canvas of a painting isto the picture portrayed upon it. It actually serves as the vehicle for depicting thecoat of arms. The word shield comes from the S
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