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 64
r is borne—as its nameimplies—in couples, and usually appears cotising a Chevron. The term Cotising is applied indifferently to Costs, Bar-rulets, and Couples-close, when respectively placed on bothsides of a Bend, Bar, or Chevron. Cotises may be of any of the dividinglines given on pp. 47 and 48,… … The Saltiee is but a variation of theCross, and is formed by the combination of aBend and a Bend-sinister. It has no diminu-tive. Azia^e ; a Saltire argent, forms whatis commonly known as the Cross of St.Andrew.
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