When they are

TABLE VIII. (PLATE VIII.)

CHARGES (continued).

A DRAGON is an imaginary beast with four legs, drawn by heralds as the example, n. 1.

A HARPY is a poetical monster, composed of the head and breasts of a woman, joined to the body of a vulture, as n. 2.

An HERALDIC TIGER, so termed from being different from the tiger of nature, owes its origin to the ancients, who represented it like the example, n. 3.

BILLETS are oblong squares, and are generally supposed to be letters made up in the form of the example. n. 4, or blocks of wood, as there is an instance of a Billet raguly in the coat of Billettes and of Billety in that of de la Plaunch.

A CANNET; a term for a duck without beak or feet, as n. 5. This is only used in foreign arms.

An ALLERION is an eagle displayed, without beak or feet, as n. 6.

See n. 7.

A WELK; the name of a shell fish. GUTTES signify drops of anything liquid, and are represented as n. 8. As these drops differ in colour, they receive different terms. Being much used in English heraldry, it is necessary to introduce them;

viz.

The French heralds use none of the above variations, but say gutté (i. e., dropped) of such a colour.

ROUNDLES are round figures; if of metal, as the bezant and plate, they are to be flat; if of colour, they are drawn globular, and termed according to the colour or metal they are composed of. See Pl. VIII., n. 9 to 15; viz.—

If there be two, three, or more in a coat, counterchanged, being of any colour or metal, they retain the name of roundle.-Note. Foreigners term the round figures, when of metal, bezants; when of colour, torteaux; viz., Bezants d'or, or d'argent, torteaux de gules, d'azure, de sable, &c.

CHARGES, AND THEIR VARIOUS HERALDIC TERMS.

COUPED. A term for any charge in an escutcheon that is borne cut evenly off, as the example; viz., A Lion's Head Couped, n. 16.

ERASED. A term for anything torn or plucked off from the part to which nature had fixed it. The part torn off must be drawn jagged, as the example; viz., A Lion's Head Erased, n. 17.

DEMI signifies the half of anything; viz., A DemiLion, n. 18.

DORMANT, or sleeping; viz., A Lion dormant, with its head resting on its fore-paws, as n. 19.

COUCHANT, lying or squatting on the ground, with

the head upright; viz., A Lion Couchant. n. 20.

See

SEJANT. A term for any beast sitting in the position of the example; viz., A Lion Sejant, n. 21.

PASSANT. A term for any beast when in a walking position; viz., A Lion Passant, n. 22.

STATANT. A term for a beast standing, with all four legs on the ground, as n. 23.

TABLE IX. (PLATE IX.)

PASSANT-GARDANT. A term for a beast when walking with his head affronté, or looking full-faced, as example, n. 1.

RAMPANT. A term for lions, bears, tigers, &c., when standing erect on their hind legs. A Lion Rampant, n. 2.

RAMPANT-GARDANT signifies a beast standing on his hind legs, looking full-faced, as example, A Lion Rampant-Gardant, n. 3.

RAMPANT-REGARDANT. A term for a beast standing upon his hind legs, looking towards his tail; viz., A Lion Rampant-Regardant, as n. 4.

RAMPANT-COMBATANT. A term for beasts fighting, or rampant face to face, as the example, Two Lions Rampant-Combatant. See n. 5.

SALIANT. A term for beasts of prey when leaping or springing forward, as the example, n. 6.

ADDORSED signifies beasts, birds, or fish turned back to back, as the example, Two Lions Rampant Addorsed. See n. 7.

COUNTER-PASSANT; for two beasts, as lions, &c,

when walking different ways, the one to the dexter, the other to the sinister, as the example, n. 8.

COUNTER-SALIANT. A term for two beasts when leaping different ways from each other, as the example, Two Foxes Counter-Saliant in Saltire, the dexter surmounted of the sinister, n. 9.

COUNTER-TRIPPING. This term is given when two rams, deer, &c., as the example, are tripping, the one passing one way and the other another. See n. 10.

SEJANT ADDORSED. A term for two animals sitting back to back, as the example, n. 11.

PASSANT-REGARDANT.

A term for a beast when

walking with its head looking behind, n. 12.

AT GAZE. The stag, buck, or hind, when looking affronté, or full-faced, it is said to be at Gaze, n. 13. All other beasts, when in this attitude, are termed Gardant.

TRIPPING. A term which signifies a stag, antelope, or hind, &c., when walking, as n. 14.

SPRINGING. This term is used for beasts of chase, in the same sense as Saliant is for beasts of prey, n. 15. This term is likewise used for fish when placed in bend.

COURANT. A term for stag, horse, or greyhound, or any other beast, represented running, as the example, n. 16.

LODGED. This term is for stags, &c., when at rest, lying on the ground, n. 17. Beasts of chase are said to be lodged; beasts of prey, when lying down, are termed couchant.

CABOSSED. This term is used to express the head of a stag or other animal drawn full-faced, and without any part of the neck being visible, n. 18.

CLOSE. This term is for the wings of birds (of flight) when they are down and close to the body, n. 19. But must not be used to the peacock, dunghill-cock, nor to any others that are not addicted to flight.

RISING. A term for birds when in a position as if preparing to fly, as n. 20.

DISPLAYED. The term is used for the wings of eagles, and all other birds, when they are expanded, as n. 21.

VOLANT. Thus we term any bird that is represented flying, as n. 22.

DEMI-VOL.

A term for a single wing, n. 23. INDORSED. A term for wings when placed back to back, as n. 24.

TABLE X. (PLATE X.)

ERECT signifies anything perpendicularly elevated, as the example: viz., Two wings conjoined and erect; that is, the points of the wings are upwards, n. 1. This charge is also called a VOL.

INVERTED. This example is the reverse position of the former, the points of these being downwards: viz., Two wings conjoined and inverted, n. 2.-Vide LURE.

NAIANT. A term for fish when borne horizontally across the field as swimming, as n. 3.

HAURIANT signifies the fish to be erect, or breathing, as the example, n. 4.

RESPECTING. A term for fish, or birds, when placed upright, and apparently looking at each other, as n. 5.