The symbolisms of heraldry : or, A treatise on the meanings and derivations of armorial bearings (1898)
Wade, William Cecil · London : G. Redway · leaf 50
ld), ferred ^^ ° ^ bend sable a lance of the first colour.The Bend is also a bearing of Crest, an eagle holding a lance. high honour, and probably re-presents either the scarf or the shield suspenderof a knight or military commander. (See arms ofShakespeare.) It is held to signify Defence…
Heraldry · Symbolism
Internet Archive · OCAD University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster ... The biographical department by W. R. Whatton, Esq. (History of the cotton manufacture [by Edward Baines Jun.]) [With plates (1836)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/bl-bl_000173479_3-107-1.webp)
