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 BAT 15 BEL Battled, counter. Same as Counter- embattled. P. 3>f-9; P- 17. f- ^7- Battled-embattled. One battlement upon another. P. i. Battled-grady, or Embattled-grady. So termed because it resembles the form of steps. P. 4, f- 23; P. i3 f. 16; P. 18, f. 10. Battelly. Same as Battled. Battlements of a Tower. The upper works of a castle or fortification. P. 23, f. 17-. Batton, Battoon and Batune. A staffer truncheon. See Baton. Bauceant, or Beauseant. A banner of the Knights Templers in the thir- teenth century. It was an oblong flag per-fesse. sa. and ar. Baudrick. a sword belt, passing over the right shoulder and under the left arm. Bauteroll. See Boteroll. Bay-at, or Standing at Bay. The po- sition of a stag standing in his own defence, with his head downwards. Bay-leaves. P. 45- f- 20. Bay-Tree. The Laurel-Tree. Beacon, or Beacon-Fire. From the Saxon becnian, to beckon, or call to- gether, denotes a signal-fire ; which was usually lighted on a pole erected on some hill or other eminence. P. 37, f. I. Beadle's staff. As borne by the family of Doo of Finch am. P. 42, f. 45. (Prior's staff.) Beagle, or Ratch-hound. P. 29, f. 26. Beak. See explanation under the term Beaked. Birds are termed beaked, when the bills are of a different tinc- ture from the bodies. See term Bird. P. 42,-f. 27. the main Beaker, or Ewer. Beam. A term to express horn of a hart, or buck. Beams, or Rays of the Sun. Generally borne issuing from charges, and then termed Radiant, Rayonned, Rayon- nant, or Rayonnee. P. 14, f- 18. Bean-cods, or pods. P. 44, f- 59- Bear. A common bearing in Heraldry as a Bear pass, muzzled, P. 29, f. 37 ; a Bear sejant, f. 38 ; a Demi-Bear ramp, f. 39; Bear's Head erased, f. 40 ;' Bear and ragged staff", f. 42. The Bear is always to be drawn muzzled it not expressed to the contrary. The fore leg of a Bear which is frequently used m Armoury, is called a Game to which term refer and to P. 29, f. 41. Beard. The barbs of an arrow, or pheon, blazoned barbed. See Barbed. Bearded. A man's head in armoury is always understood to be bearded if not otherwise expressed. Bearded, or Blazing. A term to ex- press the tail of a comet, or blazing star. P. 23, f. 45. Bearded. See Aulned. Bearing. Any charge may be called a bearing ; a coat of arms in general. Bearings. A term applied to the entire coat of arms with all its ap- pendages. Beasts, and parts of Beasts. :^ee P. 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30. Beauseant. See Bauceant. Beautified. See Adorned. Beauvoir. See Beaver. Beaver, Visor, or Vizor. The part of the helmet which protected the face, and which could be raised or lowered at pleasure. P. 38, f. 10. Beaver. An Animal. P. 29, f. 49. The emblem of industry and jDerseverauce. Beaver's tails. Are found as charges in Armoury. P. 29, f. 50. Bebally. Used by old writers for party- per-pale. Becque. Same as Beak. See Bird. Bedel's staff. See Beadle's staff. Bee. Much used in Armoury as the emblem of industry ; generally given to those who have raised themselves by industry and perseverance. P. 30, f. 19. Bee-Gad. P. 30, f. 21. Bee-hive. Generally depicted as sur- rounded with bees. It is then blazoned, a beehive beset, or re- plenished with bees diversely volant. P. 30, f. 20. Beech-Tree. Frequently met with as a bearing. P. 45> i- 33- Beer-butt- A large cask. P. 31,1. 2b, and P. 39, f. 37- ^. Beetle. A Maul or Mallet. P. 41, t. 33- Beetle, or Scarabee. An insect as borne by the family of Thorndike. P. 2"^ f. 27. Belfry! That pait of a building in which a bell is hung. P. 43. f- 30- Belic. See Gules. Belled. A term apphed to Hawks, when bells are affixed to their legs, which is generally the case m coat armour. P. 33> f- 3i. and 32 A Falcon's leg a-la-quise, jessed, belled and varvelled. P. 33, f . 34. Bellflowers. p. 44, i- S^-