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or bleu du ciel
256 Bertie, 282 ; arms, 283 Besançon, 83 Besant, arms, 263 Bessborough, Earls of, arms, 299 Betty, arms, 266 Bewes, crest of, 75 Bewley, arms, 248 ; crest, 270 Bezant, 5 , 89 , 151 Bezanté, 89 , 153 Bibelspurg, von, arms, 558 Biberach, town of, 216 Bicchieri, Veronese, arms, 288 Bicknell, crest, 226 Bigland, arms, 278 Billet, 89 , 108 , 155 ; urdy, 95 Billetty or Billetté, 89 , 155 Billiat, arms, 246 ; crest, 280 Billiers, crest, 259 Binney, crest, 256 Birch-trees, 263 Birches, arms, 266 Birds of Paradise, 250 Birkin, arms, 263 Birmingham, Mason's College, 180 Birmingham, University of, arms, 228 Birmingham, town of, supporters, 429 Birt, arms, 256 Biscoe, crest, 205 Bishop, 61 ; crosiers of, 59 ; grant to a, 62 , 324 ; insignia of a, 582 , 583 ; mitre of, 602 Bison, 438 Black, 70 , 77 Blackett-Ord, 255 Blackpool, town of, arms, 295 Blazon, 74 , 86 , 104 , 121 ; rules of, 99 Block, 155 Blood, Colonel, 356 Blood descent, mark of, 103 Blood-red, 74 , 76 Blount, crest, 171 Blue, 70 , 77 Blue-bottle, 272 Blue-céleste or bleu du ciel, 74 Blue ensign, 471 Bluemantle, pursuivant, 38 , 43 Blut Fahne , 69 Blyth, 206 Boar, 198 Boden, arms, 265 Body, arms, 290 Boece, Hector, 415 Boehm, Sir Edgar, 361 ; arms, 272 Bohemia, arms of, 189 Bohemian knight, grant to, 74 Bohn, crest, 384 Bohun, 56 , 467 ; arms, 174 , 485 ; Humphrey de, seal, 410 Boileau, Bart., crest, 375 Boiler-flue, corrugated, 301 Boissiau, arms, 188 Bold, Charles the, 410 Bolding, arms, 112 , 147 , 288 Boleslas III., seal, 410 Boiler, arms, 271 Bollord or Bolloure, arms, 261 Bologna, 84 Bolton, arms, 301 Bolton, Baron of, Sir Richard le Scrope, 279 Bombay, supporters, 192 , 436 Bombs, 5 , 284 Bonar, Thomas, 213 Bonefeld, arms, 277 Bones, 171 Bonnet, 144 Books, 299 "Book of Arms," 248 , 558 ; "of Costumes," 234 ; "of Standards," 463 Boot, 171 , 293 Boothby, arms, 135 Bootle, arms, 301 Bordures, 87 , 101 , 102 , 104 , 108 , 112 , 133 , 134 , 135 , 138 , 139 , 248 , 481 , 482 , 483 , 494 , 500 , 501 , 502 , 511 , 512 , 525 ; chequy, 140 , 519 ; compony, 140 , 502 , 519 ; counter-compony, 140 , 503 , 519 ; of England, 188 ; of Spain, 188 ; inescutcheon within a, 141 ; rule of, 141 ; wavy, 139 , 514 , 519 Boroughbridge, 55 Bosham, 15 Bossewell, 488 Boston, 50 ; arms, crest, supporters, and compartment, 445 Bothwell, 39 Botreaux, 258 ; Lord, seal, 416 Bouchage, 83 Bourchier, arms, 299 ; crest, 342 ; knots, 390 , 469 ; Sir Henry (mantling), 389 ; Sir John Torse, arms, 404 ; Lord (Sir Lewis Robsart) Torse, arms, 404 ; (mantling), 389 Boutell, 417 , 524 Bow, 11 , 283 Bowden, arms, 265 Bower, 171 Bowes, arms, 283 Bowls, 288 Boyce, 376 Boycott, arms, 284 Boyd, arms, 430 Boyle, arms of, 69 , 162 Boys, 30 Brabant, 83 ; Chancellor of, supporters, 416 Braced, 124 Bradbury, arms, 244 Bradway, arms, 276 Brady, Major Richardson, 577 Branch, 265 Branches, 265 Brandenburg, 69 ; Bailiwick of, 570 ; Prussian province of, 234 Brassarts, 55 Brasses, 49 Braye, Lord, badge, 458 ; supporters, 186 , 436 Brecknock, Baron of, arms, 84 Breslau, Town Library at, 435 Bretagne, Count of, 15 ; Anne of, 579 Bretessed, 93 , 96 , 118 Breton, 416 Bricquebec, Bertrand de, arms, 411 Bridge, 282 Bridger, arms, crest, 255 Bridle-bits, 287 Bridled, 201 Bridlington Priory, 281 Bridport, Lord, 592 Brimacombe, crest, 249 Brisbane, arms, 290 ; crest, 377 ; supporters, 428 Brisbane, K.C.B., Admiral Sir Charles, 593 Bristol, city of, supporters, 431 ; See of, arms, 298 Brisure, 477 "British Herald," 356 British Museum, 143 British official regalia, 46 Brittany, 83 ; arms of, 69 ; Duke of, 279 ; John of, Earl of Richmond, arms of, 69 Britton, badge, 414 Broad arrow, 457 Broadbent, arms, 86 Brocas Collection, 311 Brock, 215 Brocklebank, arms, 215 Brodribb, arms, 270 Broke, Sir Philip Bowes, crest, 377 , 593 Brooke, crest, 215 Broom, badge, 271 , 453 , 468 Brotherton, arms, 465 , 555 ; Thomas de, 494 , 555 Brotin, 83 Brown, 74 , 76 Brown-Westhead, 283 Browne, arms, 266 Bruce, 144 ; motto, 451 ; Robert, 357 Bruges, 49 , 147 ; William of, 28 , 41 Brugg, Richard del, 30 Bruis, Robert De, 84 Brunâtre, 74 Brunner, arms, 294 Brunswick, 608 ; Duke of, Magnus I., 410 ; Duke of, crests, 343 Brussels, city of, 163 Brussels, Royal Library at, 144 Brzostowski, Counts, arms, 286 Buchan, crest, 272 Buck, 208 Buckelrîs, 64 Buckets, 299 Buckingham, town of, arms, 460 ; Duke of, Edward, portrait, 463 ; arms, 544 ; badges, 462 ; livery colours, 388 , 460 ; Duke of (Sir Humphrey), Garter plate, 374 Buckingham and Chandos, Duke of, crests, 348 Buckle, 64 , 287 Buckworth, 58 Buckworth-Herne-Soame, Bart., crest, 337 Buffalo, 205 Buffe, 315 Bugle-horn, 292 Bull, 10 , 205 , 232 Bulrushes, 280 Bume, arms, 258 Buntfeh , 82 Buonarotti, arms, 410 Burgh, De, arms, 148 Burgh, Lord, Sir Thomas Burgh, Torse, arms, 404 Burghclere, Lord, supporters, 437 Burgkmair, Hans, 194 Burgonet, 314 Burgundy, arms, 410 ; Duke of, arms, 524 , 561 Burke, 85 , 551 ; Sir Bernard, 374 , 421 ; Peerage, 434 Burlton, 202 Burnaby, supporters, 254 Burne-Jones, 512 ; arms, 114 , 239 Burnet, Bishop, 506 Burnett, 14 Burslem, town of, 288 Burton, 72 ; crest, 293 ; Lord, supporters, 442 Burton, De, 111 Burton, Hill-, 415 Bury, town of, arms, 266 Bussy, Sir John, seals, 389 Butcher's Livery Company, supporters, 207 , 230 Bute, 39 ; Marquess of, crest, 348 Butkens, 75 Butler, arms, 288 Butterflies, 83 , 261 Buxton, 179 Byron, 115 , 520 Byzantine silk, 233 ; coins, 351 Cabasset, 315 Caboshed, 207 , 213 Cadency, 115 , 138 , 140 ; bordure, 207 ; differencing to indicate, 483 ; different marks, 60 ; mark of, 55 , 71 , 103 , 135 , 136 , 139 , 188 , 245 , 344 , 345 , 347 , 463 , 477 , 478 , 481 , 483 , 510 , 520 , 557 ; marks of, rules, 487 ; a semé field, 484 Cadifor ap Dyfnwal, 85 Cadman, arms, 271 Cadmus, 10 Cadwallader, 225 ; banners, 475 Caerlaverock, Roll of, 72 Cailly, De, 55 Caithness, Earl of, arms, 557 Calabria, Duke of, arms, 234 Calais Rolls, 136 Calcutta, city of, supporters, 440 Caledonia, 143 Calf, 205 , 207 Caligula, 351 Calli, 56 Calopus, 232 Calthorpe, Lord, supporters, 433 Caltraps, 84 , 283 , 446 Camail, 55 , 308 Camberwell, arms, 294 Cambi, 84 Cambridge, Earl of, Richard of Conisburgh, 188 ; Duke of, label, 496 ; Dukes of, label, 498 Cambridge, University of, 299 ; Regius Professors, arms, 587 Camden, 152 ; Marquess of, crest, 349 Camel, 217 , 218 , 227 Camelford, arms, 217 Camelopard, 218 , 227 , 438 Camerino, Dukes de, 83 Cameron, arms, 228 Cameron Highlanders, tartan, 25 Cammell, arms, 217 Campbell, 137 ; arms, 69 , 294 , 412 ; Baron, 533 ; crest, 190 , 200 ; Lord, arms, 592 ; supporters, 204 ; Margaret, seal, 525 Campbell and Lorn, 525 Camperdown, 181 Canada, 429 ; maple, 266 , 470 Canivet, Nicolas, 145 Cannon, 285 Cantelupe, arms, 275 , 276 ; Thomas de, arms, 276 Canterbury, 126 , 588 ; archbishop of, 602 , 603 ; Cathedral, 174 , 335 , 466 ; Rebus at, 455 ; town of, 248 Canting, arms, 54 , 55 Canton, 102 , 108 , 134 , 135 , 136 , 418 , 520 ; of augmentation, 136 ; of England, 181 , 201 ; or quarter, 483 Cantonned, 103 , 135 Cap of Maintenance, 379 , 381 , and see Chapeau Capaneus, 7 Cape Colony, supporters, 217 , 429 , 436 , 438 Cape Town, supporters, 443 Capel, Sir Giles, helm of, 310 Capelin, 384 Capelot, 378 Caps, 41 , 42 Caracalla, 351 Cardinal, 61 Carew, Lord, supporters, 210 Carinthia, arms, 417 Carlisle, 588 Carlos, Colonel, arms, 262 , 589 , 591 Carlyon, arms, 282 Carmichael family, 119 Carminow, 110 Carnation, 74 Carnegy, crest, 295 Caroline, Consort of Princess, 597 Carr, 576 Carriages, arms on, 399 Carrick, 39 Carruthers, 165 Carter, arms, 302 Carteret, De, 418 Cartouche, 61 Carver to His Majesty, Grand, insignia of, 581 Carysfort, Earl of, crest, 243 Case, 252 Casks, 301 Casque, 314 , 315 Cassan crest, 375 Cassithas, Conde de, augmentation, 597 Castile, bordure of, 482 Castile, Eleanor of, 543 ; and Leon, 543 Castille, King of, Don Pedro, 360 Castle, 376 Castlemaine, Lord, Hancock, arms, 246 Castles, 282 Castlestuart, Earl of, supporters, 437 Cat, 195 Cat-a-mountain, 195 Catanei, 83 Catapults, 286 Catherine wheel, 302 Catton, R.A., 433 Cauldron, 289 Cavalry, Colonel of, the insignia of, 581 Cave, motto, 451 Cavendish, 209 ; motto, 451 Cawston, arms, 129 ; crest, 242 Ceba, arms of, 83 Cedar-tree, 262 Celata, 312 , 314 Celestial coronet, 298 , 371 Cendrée, 74 Centaur, 171 , 228 , 438 Chabet, 256 Chadwick, crest, 271 Chafy, crest, 265 Chain, armour, 51 , 171 Chains,
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

of Baal denominated Caballis
[403] There were many places and temples of Baal, denominated Caballis, Cabali, Cabala, Cabalia, Cabalion, Cabalissa, &c. which are mentioned by Pliny, Strabo, Antoninus, and others.
— from A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Jacob Bryant

one business does command
Ay, and I think one business does command us all; for mine is money.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

one by Dr C
Among many thoughtful tributes to yoga may be mentioned one by Dr. C. G. Jung, the famous Swiss psychologist.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

only because death comes
Let him be up and doing then, not only because death comes nearer every day, but because understanding and intelligence often leave us before we die. 2. Observe what grace and charm appear even in the accidents that accompany Nature's work.
— from The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus A new rendering based on the Foulis translation of 1742 by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

of black doughy clay
On the palm were three little pyramids of black, doughy clay.
— from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

once been destroyed can
But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.
— from The Art of War by active 6th century B.C. Sunzi

owned by Dr Clerke
So home to supper, and to read the book I bought yesterday of the Turkish policy, which is a good book, well writ, and so owned by Dr. Clerke yesterday to me, commending it mightily to me for my reading as the only book of the subject that ever was writ, yet so designedly.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

or barge drawn close
Instead of finding my relatives comfortably settled in a large and commodious log cabin of their own on the banks of the Klondyke River, as they had written they were, I found them in the act of moving all their belongings into a big covered scow or barge drawn close to the river bank and securely fastened.
— from A Woman who went to Alaska by May Kellogg Sullivan

of both deputations compared
The interview was private, but when members of both deputations compared notes, we agreed that the antisuffrage Prime Minister was less discouraging than his prosuffrage colleagues.
— from The Women's Victory—and After: Personal Reminiscences, 1911-1918 by Fawcett, Millicent Garrett, Dame

of Bernard de Caux
Still, in spite of all this, the sentences of Bernard de Caux, from 1246 to 1248, bear no trace of episcopal concurrence.
— from A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea

Obtained by Dr Curt
[Pg 35] Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico
— from Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico by E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond) Hall

old black dog came
Well, about two weeks ago an ugly old black dog came prowling around the house, and when Mac went up to it it bit him and then ran away to the mountains.
— from Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 by Various

or by disgraceful conduct
Though their existing danger and want of Athenian support was now urgent, it had not been brought upon them in an unjust quarrel, or by disgraceful conduct: they had proposed to Corinth a fair arbitration respecting Epidamnus, and their application had been refused,—which showed where the right of the case lay; moreover, they were now exposed single-handed, not to Corinth alone, whom they had already vanquished, but to a formidable confederacy, organized under her auspices, including choice mariners hired even from the allies of Athens.
— from History of Greece, Volume 06 (of 12) by George Grote

of being dogged clung
Not a soul was to be seen following them, but nevertheless the feeling of being dogged clung to them, and refused to be shaken off.
— from The Radio Boys Under the Sea; or, The Hunt for Sunken Treasure by J. W. Duffield

our brave Don Carlos
"But will not our brave Don Carlos soon rid us of these dead dogs of Madrid?" said the Confessor.
— from The Firebrand by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett


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