The manual of heraldry : being a concise description of the several terms used, and containing a dictionary of every designation in the science. Illustrated by four hundred engravings on wood (1800)
Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL, Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL · London : Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co. ... · leaf 104
rable^ as theyhave never been properly inserted in arms hut forpersons of high authority and pre-eminent courageand virtue. There are a great many deviations fromthe above, which are marks of great honour. It isconsidered that a lion cannot bear a rival in the field ;therefore if two or more lions… … 96 MANUAL OF HERALDRY. There are a great number of ways of introducingthis charge: many of them will be seen under theproper words that describe their condition : such asthe word debruised, where the lion is confined bythe fess passing over it; demi-lion or half lion ; butthe examples here given…
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