The bend contains the fifth part of the field in breadth when not charged ; when charged, the third ; and is divided into the bendlet, which is limited to the sixth part of the shield; into a garter, the moie ty of a bend ; into a cost, the fourth part of a bend ; and a riband, the half of a cost. (See fig. 33.) Or, a bend azure.
There is, besides, the bend sinister, which passes obliquely across the esco cheon, from the sinister chief to the dex ter base. This is divided into the scrape, half the bend ; and the battune, the fourth part of the bend, the most com mon badge of illegitimacy. (See fig. 34.) a battune argent, The saltier contains the fifth part of the shield ; if charged, the third. This object represents an ancient description of a sca ling ladder ; and, similar to the other or dinaries, is borne engrailed, wavy, &c. &o. (See fig. 35.) Sable, a saltine embattled, counter embattled, argent.
An inescocheon consists of the fifth part of the field, and is to be placed in the fess point. Those who marry an heiress bear her arms on an escocheon of pretence. (See fig. 36.) Ermine, an inescocheon gales.
The pile is an ordinary, in form like a wedge ; is an ancient addition to armoury, and adopted from the pointed instrument used to secure foundations on marshy grounds. (See fig. 37.) Azure, a pile ermine.
Partitions are such in which there is no tincture from metal, colour, or fur, predo minating in them, and are formed of vari ous lines of partition, often causing coun ter-changing and transmutation. 1 his kind of bearing may be engrailed, &c. (See fig.:18. Plate IL) Parted per pale, argent and gales.
An example of counterchanges is given in fig. 39. Or, a cross per pale, gules and sable.
Another of ordinaries joined is shown in fig. 40. Gules on a chevron argent, three bars, gemells sable.
The artificial objects used in heraldry are very numerous, and far too much so for enumeration : they express ensigns of dignity, both spiritual and temporal, the liberal and mechanical professions, and military and naval acts. See fig. 41.
Military figures are equally usual, and consist of castles, battering rams, dag gers, spears, &c. &c.
Common charges are composed of ob jects natural or artificial ; celestial are borne single, upon or between any of the honourable ordinaries, and then three are the usual number. (See fig. 42.) Dia
mond, a fess ermine, between three cres cents topaz.
tinder the article of vegetables are in chided trees, plants, leaves, flowers, and fruits. An illustration is given in fig. 43. Vert, five fig•leaves in saltier.
Various parts of the human body and the blood are borne in heraldry. (See fig. 44.) Argent, goutte de sang. Those are, however, seldom borne alone, but upon or with some of the ordinaries.— Goutte de sang only, always signifies gules ; goutte de lames, drops of tears, azure ; goutte de eau, drops of water, ar gent ; de poix, or sable, drops of pitch and d'or. The form of each is the The bloody hand is the appropriate mark of a baronet.
Of the various animals used, the lion is the most honourable ; and all quadrupeds are considered more so than the bearings of fishes or fowls, particularly the males. The lion is borne rampant. (see fig. 45.) argent, a lion rampant sable ; and passant, (see fig. 46.) or, a lion passant sable, in chief three piles of the second. Parts of the lion are also generally adopted, (see fig. 47.) Argent, a lion's head erazed vert. The varieties of beasts, and their parts are extremely common, and cannot possibly be specified in an article so brief as the present, (see fig. 48.) Gules, a talbot passant, or, a chief ermine. All animals, which are quadrupeds, and ovi parous, may be borne. (See fig. 49.) Azure, a tortoise erect, or. Fowis of every de scription are to he represented in the na tural acts of standing or flying ; those that are either whole footed, or have their feet divided, and have no talons, should be termed membered ; the cock, and all birds of prey, must be called armed, and the arming or membering of them is to be of a different colour from the fowl or bird : in the blazoning of fowls, which make much use of their wings, if they are not exhibited spread, they must be term ed close. The parts and members are generally borne both couped and erazed, and that on or between any of the ho nourable ordinaries. Birds are consider ed a more noble bearing than fish. (See fig. 50.) 'Ermine, and eagle displayed gules.