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CON Contrary Uruee. When the upper and under parts are both Urdee. P. 17, f. 19.

Contre, or Counter. Applied to animals as Counter passant. P. 26, f. 36. Also to ordinaries when the upper and under parts are the same, as counter embattled. P. 3, f. 9.

Contre Bande, or Contre Bane. Same as P. 18, f. 40.

Contre-bretesse. Embattled.

Contre-changed. Same as Counter-changed.

Contre-compone. Same as Compony counter-compony. P. 17, f. 41.

Contre-ermine. Same as Ermines. Contre-escartele. Same as counter quartered.

Contre-face. Same as barre per pale counterchanged. P. 5, f. 13.

Contre-Pale. Same as paly of six per-fesse counterchanged. P. 14, f. 33.

Contre-pointe. When two chev. meet in fesse point. P. 15, f. 44.

Contre-pose. Counterplaced, or opposite each other.

Contre-potent. Same as counter potent.

Contre-trevis. An ancient term for party per fesse.

Contre-Vaire. Same as counter vair. P. I.

Convex, or Convexed. Bowed, or arched. P. 19, f. 15.

Cooped. See Couped.

Coorlet, See Cuirass.

Coot. A water-fowl. P. 34, f. 14.

Coppee, Copped, or Coppedee. See chev. double downset, coppée, or Rompu. P. 16, f. I. Copper. An instrument used by wire-drawers, and borne in the arms of their Company. P. 42, f. 36.

Copper Cake. A Pellet, or roundle depicted copper colour.

Coracle. A boat made of a wicker frame covered with the hide of a beast. P. 38, f. 37. The arms of the "See of the Isles" is az. in base waves of the Sea St. Columba praying in a Coracle, ppr.; in dexter chief a star ar.

Corbie, Corbeau, or Corbie-Crow. A Raven. P. 33, f. 52,

Corded. Banded with cords. P. 40, f. 20.

Corded Cross. P. 7, f. 18.

Cordon. Cords or strings with tassels.

Corled, See Coiled.

Cormorant. A bird, P. 34, f. 34.

Corn, ears of. P. 45, f. 13.

Corner caps. See Cap.

Cornet. A musical instrument. P. 43, f. 21, No. 4.

Cornish Chough. A species of Crow with red legs. P. 33, f. 54.

Cornish Chough, hatching. P. 31, f. 20.

Cornished, or Corniced. A Cross

Cornished. P. 10, f. 23.

Cornucopia. The horn of Plenty represented as overflowing with corn, fruit, etc. P. 43, f. i.

Coronal. See Cronel.

Coronated. Adorned with a Coronet, as a Fesse Coronated. P. 3, f. 27.

Coronet. A species of velvet cap, turned up with ermine, and surrounded by a circle of gold, by the various forms of which latter the degree of the wearer is denoted. P. 24, f. 2 to 5, and 42 to 46. Coronet of Prince Albert. P. 25a, f. 3 and 4.

I. Coronet of the Prince of Wales, is composed of a circle of gold richly chased; on the edge four crosses pattee between as many fleur-de-lis; from the two centre crosses an arch, surmounted with a mound and cross, the whole adorned with pearls; within the coronet, a crimson cap, turned up ermine. P. 24, f. 2.

II. Younger Sons of Her Majesty, a circle of gold richly chased having upon its upper edge, four crosses pattée and fleur-de-lis, a crimson cap, turned up ermine with a gold tassel at top. f. 3.

III. The Princess Royal, and Younger Sisters; the same as the last, but with two crosses pattée, four fleur-de-lis, and two strawberry leaves, f. 4.

IV. Nephews of the Blood Royal; differs from the Young Sons by having crosses pattée and strawberry leaves placed alternately, f. 5.

V. Duke, is composed of a circle of gold richly chased (not jewelled), with eight strawberry leaves of equal height, above the rim, a cap of crimson velvet, turned up ermine; on the top a gold tassel, f. 42.

VI. Marquess; like the preceding, but with four strawberry leaves and as many pearls, upon short points all of equal height, with cap and tassel as before, f. 43.

VII. Earl; is the same, heightened up with eight long points; on the top of which are as many pearls, the interstices being adorned with strawberry leaves, whose apices do not raise so high as the points, f. 44.

VIII. Viscount; is a circle of gold richly chased with cap etc. as above, having sixteen pearls on the rim, seven of which only appear in the representation, f. 45