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 BAR 13 BAR Bar, per base erased. P. 4, f. 39. From Gerard Leigh's xccidence of Armory. Bar, per and pile. More correctly emblazoned per fesse and pile. P.2,f.io Bar, per and canton, or cantoned. Better per-fesse cantoned. Is the field divided per-fesse and per-canton. Barde, or Barred. Same as Barry. Bardings. Horse trappings often enriched with Armorial bearings. Barbed. A term variously applied. Firstly. To the poiuts that stand back in the head of an arrow or fishing-hook, etc. Secondly. To a Cross when its extremities are like the barbed irons used for striking fish. Thirdly. To the five leaves of the Heraldic-Roje ; which always appear on its outside. Fourthl}'. Sometimes used to express the comb and gills of a. cock. Fifthly. To a Horse ; when a war-horse is completely accoutred he is termed a Barbed horse, or Steed. Sixthly. To the needles or beard of barley, etc. Barbee, or Croix Barbee. A Cross- Barbee. P. g, f. 31. Barbel. A fish. Generally depicted embowed. P. 32, f. 28. Barberry. A branch of. P. 45, f. 5. Barded. Caparisoned. The Bardings of the Knightly war-horses Avere commonly charged with heraldic in- signia. P. 36, f. 27. Barded Courser. A War-horse caprisoned. Barks. Boats. See P. 38. Barley Ears. P. 45, f. 13. Garb of Barley, f. 1-5. Barnacle-Goose, or Barnacle-Fowl. A large water-fowl. P. 34, f. ig. Barnacle-Bird. Same as Barnacle- goose. Barnacles. An instrument used by Farriers, depicted either extended i.e. open as the figure in chief P. 37, f. 56, or closed as the example in base, the}' are also termed horse- barnacles. Baron. The lov/est rank of the British- Peerage. Sec Arms of a Baron. Baroness. The wife of a Baron. She is styled "My Lady" and is " Right Honourable " her Coronet is the same as her Husband. Baron and Femme. Husband and wife. The Arms are borne impaled, the husband's on the dexter and the wife's on the sinister, as P. 10, f. 21. If the woman is an Heiress, or Co-Heiress, her Arms are borne in an Escutcheon of Pretence; as P. 11, f. 21. Baronet. The lowest degree of heredi- tary dignit}^ ; rank among themselves according to creation, and follow next to the younger sons of barons, taking precedence of all Knights, ex- cept of the Garter. The order was originally instituted by King James I. in 1611 for the colonization of Ulster, and the Arms of that province were deemed the most appropriate insigna. They are placed on a canton or in an escutcheon on the jiaternal coat, in the most convenient spot. When the Shield contains many quarterings, it should be borne in the paternal coat, and not as is frequently the case upon the intersection, or partition of the shield. This does not apply where the Baronet has two surnames, bearing arms for each quarterly ; then it ought to be placed on the centre division of the four quarterings. Arms of a Baronet, P. 14, f. 21, and P. 23, f. 21 . Baronet's Badge. Is on an escutcheon ar. a sinister hand, erect and apaumee, couped at the wrist gu. P. 51, f. 12. Baron's Coronet. On a gold circle showing four pearls. P. 24, f. 46. See Coronet. Baron's Mantle. See Robe. Barr. See Bar. Barraly. Same as Barr3^ Barre, or Barre-une. A Bend Sinister. P. 17, f. 5- Barre-waies. See Barwise. Barrel. A Cask or Tun. P. 31, f. 28. P- 39' f- 37 and 38. Barrelet, Barrulet, Barrellet, Barrula, or Barrule. A diminutive of the Bar. P. 5, f. 3. Barrelet. Enfiled with an annulet. P. 12, f. 40. Barrulet. P. 5, f. 3. Barrulette, Barruly, or Burely. Same as Barr}^ Also termed Barru- letty, and Barruled. P. 5, f. 8. Barry. A term to express the field or charge when equally divided by hori- zontal lines. These division are comjjosed of two tinctures and their number must be named, e.g. Barry of eight, or. and sa. P. 5, f. 8. Barry of ten. p. 19, f. 33. Barry of six, Erm. and gu. P. 2, f. 13. Barry of six, per pale indented. P. 2, f. 21. Barry bendy. P. 2, f, 35. Barry bendy sinister. P. 2, f. 34. Barry bendy counterchanged. Same as Barr}^ indented. P. 2, f. 36. Barry bendy lozengy, or Barry Lozengy. p. 2, f. 35. Barry essix. Same as Barry of six. P. 2, f. 13. Barry Indented. P. 2, f. 36.