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 cou 37 CouRBE. Embowed. CouRLEjT, Same as Cuirass. CouRONE, or CouRONNE. Crowncd. CouRSANT. Same as Courant. Course, in his, or in course. See Courant. CouRSiE, or Recoursie. p. 7, f. ig. Courtesy, Title of. A nommal de- gree of Rank, conceeded by Royal Grace and sanctioned by usage to some of the children of the Peers. The term is especially applicable to the " Second Titles " of their Fathers, that are thus borne by "Courtesy" by the eldest sons of Dukes, Mar- quesses, and Earls. Courvune. Ducally crowned. Cousu, or Cousue. According to Ed- mondson the same as rempli. By others used to express any of the ordinaries when borne of metal with metal, or colour with colour. P. 7, f. 32. CouTEAU-swoRD. A Knife sword. Coutel. a military implement which served both for a knife and a dagger. CouTERE. A piece of armour which covered the elbow. CouvERT. Shadowed, or partly covered with the foot of hangings or tapestry. P. 12, f. 29. Covered. A term applicable to any bearing with a cover, as a covered cup. P. 42, f. 25. Covert. Partly covered. CovERTANT. When charges are borne side by side, so that part of one is seen projecting before the other ; they are termed Covertant, or Co- erectant. Cow. Borne by the name of Cowell, Vach, etc. P. 28, f. 29. CowD. See Coward. Coward, Cowardised, or Cowardly. Applied to lipns, etc., w^ien the tail is represented hanging dowm and passing between the hind legs. P. 26, f. 8. Cowl. A Monk's hood. P. 36, f. 31. Crab. A shell-fish. P. 32, f. 52. Crabs, or Wild Apples. Borne by Crabb, M.D. Norwich 1664. Crabbet.* See Habick. Cramp, or Crampoon. An iron bent at each extremity used for the purpose of strengthening buildings, and are generally borne in pairs. P. 41, f. 6. Crampette, Crampit, Chape, or Bo- TEROLL. The steel mounting at the bottom of the scabbard. P. 37, f. 33. CRE Cramponee, and Tournee. P. 11, f- 39- Crampoon. See Cramp. Crancelin. The chaplet that crosses the shield of Saxony, as in the arms of the Prince of Wales. P. 16, f. 40. Crane. A bird with long neck and legs. P. 34, f. 8. Crawling, Gliding, or Creeping. As a serpent gliding. P. 30, f. 47. Ex- tended Crawling, etc. f. 53. Crawfish, Crefish, or Crevice. A fish represented like a shrimp as P. 32, f. 40a. Not to be blazoned hanriant as fisli that have fins but upright. Creneaux, or Emmanche. Terms for Embattled, or Crenellee. Crenella, or Crenellee. Embattled, or Kernelled. P. 3, f. 8. Crenellated. Same as Embattled. Crequer plant, or Crequier. The wild plum. P. 44, f. 51. By some it is teruied " seven-branched candlestick of the temple." Crequer plant of seven branches eradicated, as borne by the family of Girflet. Crequier. See Crequer. Crescent. A half-moon with the horns turned upwards. P. 23, f. 38. If the horns are turned towards the dexter, it is termed &n Increscent. If the horns are to the sinister, a Decrescent. P. 23, f. 38. When the horns are turned down it isT^ermed a Crescent reversed. Three Crescents interlaced are borne by the name of Munn- iugs. f. 41. Four Crescents interlaced, f. 40. A Decrescent and Increscent circled, f. 3fi. Crescented. a cross having a cres- cent at each end. P. 10, f. 31 and 32. Cresset, or Cressi. A Fire-Beacon. P. 37, f. 2. Crest. Named by the French Cimier, from Cime, the top or apex ; by the Italians Cimiero ; by the Latins, Crista, the comb of a cock. A figure set upon a wreath, coronet, or cha- peau, placed above the Helmet. The manner of placing the Crest differs according to the rank of the bearer. By all below the Peerage, it is placed abovethe Helmet, the latter rests on the shield. Peers carry the coronet on the shield, and the Helmet and Crest above; but in both cases the Helmet very frequently is alto- gether omitted. See examples of Crests, Helmets, etc. P. H, f. 21; P. 12, f. 21; P. 13, f. 21; P. 15, f. 21; P. 18, f. 21. Ladies are not entitled to wear Crests. But as an appendage to sepulchral monuments Crests are placed beneath the head of the armed effigy; are attached to the helmet, or are carved as the feet of the recumbent figures. Crest-Coronet. See Ducal-Coronet.