The elements of heraldry, containing the definition, origin, and historical account of that ancient, useful, and entertaining science. The divers sorts of coats-of-arms in use ... The several marks by which bearers of the same coat-of-arms are distinguished from each other... Illustrated with several cuts, and twenty-four copper-plates, containing above five hundred examples of escutcheons, arms, &c. and interspersed with the natural history and allegorical signification of the several species of birds, beasts, fishes, vegetables, &c. comprised in this treatise. To which is annexed, a dictionary of the technical terms. Made use of in heraldry, &c / By M.A. Porny [pseud].

  • Porny, Mr.
Date:
1795
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Credit: The elements of heraldry, containing the definition, origin, and historical account of that ancient, useful, and entertaining science. The divers sorts of coats-of-arms in use ... The several marks by which bearers of the same coat-of-arms are distinguished from each other... Illustrated with several cuts, and twenty-four copper-plates, containing above five hundred examples of escutcheons, arms, &c. and interspersed with the natural history and allegorical signification of the several species of birds, beasts, fishes, vegetables, &c. comprised in this treatise. To which is annexed, a dictionary of the technical terms. Made use of in heraldry, &c / By M.A. Porny [pseud]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ing is faU to proceed from a kir.d of cloak or mant'e made of the wool of white lambs, wliicli was formerly bellowed on meti o- pcht'ans, by tlie bifiiop of Rome, commonly called the pope. Pai.i.et, /. One of the di- minutives ot the pale: fee PL vi. Fig. 6 and i6. ]’.\Ly, a. This word is ufed to denote a field divided by per- pendicular lines into four or more equal parts, confifting of two dif- ferent tindures interchangeably (i'lfpcfcd; fee P/. vi. Fig. 5. When the field is divided into ilx, eight, or ten divifions pale- wife, It mull be blazoned Paly of fix, (Sfc. But if the number be odd, then the field is to be named fiiil, and afterward the number of pales fpecified. Paly-kendy, a. This ex- preSion denotes a field divided both palewife and bendwife. Pantaloons, y'. An old Fier.th expreflion, itill made ufe of to denote the lower part of the garment which is w'orn, by the knights of the garter, in their full habits; it confills of pearl coloured fi'k dockings and breeches, joined togctlier fo as to appear to be all of a piece. Parted, or } This term fig- Partv, a. \ nifies PividiP, and is applied to all divifions of the fie’d, in which cai'e Englilh hera’ds difi'er from the French ; for the latter ufe this term only to denote a partition per Pale, o- ther partitions being exprell'ed by different names ; as follows : Fnrry per Pale, is blazoned, by Fiench heralds, Pani only : fee the examples contained in PI- vi. Fig. 2, 4, 7, ^c. Party per Chemron, is Chappe : fee Pi. ix. Pig. 11. Party Jer Fejs, is Coupe : fee Pi. viii. Fig 3 and 4. Party pjtr Bend, is Tranche: fee PI. vii. Fig. 61 Party per Bend-JiniJler, is Tail- le ; whicli is the reverfe of the la ft example. All thefe partitions, ac- cording to AI. de la Colombiere, have their oiigin from the cuts and bruifes that appeared on fhields after engagements; and being proofs of tlie danger the bearers had been expofed to, they gained them cilcem ; for which reafon they were tranC- mitted to pofterity, and became arms and marks of honour to their future families. Passant,^. This is faid of a-lion, or any other anunal, re- prefented palling or in a walking pefition : f.e PL xv. Fig. 6. Passant-oardant. Tjfis is faid when an unima! is in the fame pcll'ure as pt-jianL, but with his face itirn..d, 10 diat his eyes are both diiui:Cily fcea ; lee PL XV, Fig. 8. PastoraL-stafe, is a kind of flick formerly ufed by (hep- herds, in attending their flocks ; which is the reafon of its making a part ol the armorial e.nflgn of archbilhops, as the crojier is that of bilhops ; in order to remind thefe prelates, that they were in- ftituted to imitate ihepherds in taking care of the fouls of thofe chriftians they prelide over ; but tempora mutaniur. Sec, The ttr-