e has in recent times constituted amark of clanship, in the shape of a leaf or sprig of a particulartree or shrub (usually an evergreen), which is carried in thebonnet or other portion of the costume—thus, the Badge of theGordons is ivy; of the Campbells, myrtle; of the Buchanans,birch; of the… … L No. 523. Aehievemeiit of Arms of Humphrey Staffouu, K.G., EarlStafford, a.d. 1460. From his Garter-Plate at Windsor. A Crest is a figure or device which oi-iginally was actuallyworn upon a Basinet and a Helm, and now is represented abovea Shield of Arms. From an early period in the era of…
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