Handbook of heraldry : with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss. : rules for the appointment of liveries, &c (1882)
Cussans, John Edwin, 1837-1899 · London : Chatto & Windus · leaf 157
Rebus of Abbot Islip, from his chapel in Westminster Abbey. CHAPTER X. MARKS OF CADENCY, OR DIFFERENCES. … ; ATERNAL Arms being by rightborne by all the sons of a Family,it is highly important that thereshould be some means by whichthe various members may bedistinguished. For this purposeHeralds have instituted certainDevices called Marks of Dif-ference, or Brisures, which,when charged upon a…
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