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VER Vertant and Revertant, or Verted and Reverted. The same as Flexed and Reflexed; i.e. formed like the letter S.

Verules, Vires, Ferruls, or Ferrils. Rings of metal.

Veruled, or Ferruled. Terms used to express the ornamental rings round hunting horns, etc. P. 43, f. 24.

Vervelled. Hawks when the leather thongs which tie on the bells to their legs are borne flotant, with rings at the ends, are said to be jessed, belled, and vervelled. P. 33, f. 34.

Vervels, or Wervels. Small rings used by Falconers, and to which the jesses of the hawk are fastened.

Vested. Habited, or clothed. See an Arm Vested. P. 36, f. g to 13.

Vestu. When an ordinary has some division on it only by lines, and signifies clothed, as if some garment were laid upon it. P. 12, f. 34 and 35.

Vexillum. See Banderoll. P. 42, f. 46.

Victoria and Albert, The Royal Order of. Badge. P. 24, f, 25.

This Order was Instituted 10th February, 1882. Enlarged 10th October, 1864; 15th November, 1835; and 15th March, 1880.

The Imperial Order of the Crown of India.

Instituted 1st January, 1878, to commemorate the assumption of Her Majesty's Imperial title of Empress of India. Badge. P. 24, f. 30.

These two Orders are confined to Ladies, the Members are entitled to no special precedence.

Victoria Cross. V.C. A Military and Naval Badge is a bronze cross, with the Royal Crest in the centre, and underneath which an escroll with the motto "For Valour," Instituted by Queen Victoria, 8th Feb., 1856. It is the decoration of Eminent personal valour, in actual conflict with the enemy.

The Cross P. 25, f. 11, is suspended by a Blue ribbon, if worn by a Sailor and a Red ribbon if by a Soldier. The date of the act of bravery is inscribed on the centre of the reverse with the name and date of the Action or Campaign in which the honour was Avon. On the reverse side of the Bar to which the ribbon is attached the Rank and Name of the Recipient is engraved. For every fresh act of bravery equal to the first an additional Bar is granted. A Pension of £10 per annum is bestowed upon non-commissioned ofifcers, and men who receive the Cross; and a further pension of £5 a year is given with each Bar.

By Warrant, bearing date Dec. 13th, 1858 it was declared that Non-Military persons, who, as Volunteers, had borne arms against the Mutineers in India should be considered eligible to receive the decoration of the Victoria Cross.

Vigilant. Applicable to the cat when borne in a position as if upon the watch for prey.

Vilainie. a lion sans vilainie is the upper half of a lion rampant, by which the hinder part is to be understood by the word vilainie, as being in the base point.

Vine-branch Fructed. P.45,f. 8 ; P. 47

Vine-slip Fructed. P. 20, f. 21.

Vine. hook. See Pruning hook.

Vine Leaves. P. 45, f. 8.

Viola. The tenor violin and violoncello. P. 43, f. 25.

Violet. Stalked and leaved. P. 44, f. 24.

Violin, as borne in the Arms of Sweeting. P. 43, f. 25.

Viper, or Vipera. See Snake.

Vires. See Verules.

Virgin and Child, depicted as P. 35, f. I.

Virole. The ring or mouth-piece of the bugle-horn.

Virolled. See Veruled.

Virols. The rings which commonly encircle bugle-horns.

Visard, or Vizard. A mask, borne by the name of Vizard.

Viscount. Hereditary title next to an Earl. A Viscount is Right Honourable, and is styled " My Lord." His sons and daughters are " Honourable."

Viscount's Coronet. P. 24, f. 45.

Visitations. The Clarenceux and Norroy Kings of Arms were empowered by their commission to hold Visitations in their respective provinces, either personally or by deputy.

Accordingly they were accustomed to issue notices to the bailiffs of the different hundreds in each county, warning them to summon the Knights, Esquires, and Gentlemen resident therein to appear before the King of Arms or his Deputy at the time and place by him appointed. They were to bring with them such Arms and Crests as they used and wore, with their descents, pedigrees, and patent of Arms, and the necessary evidence to justify them; in order that the King of Arms might duly record them if found correct; or on the other hand, to reject, and degrade all such persons as falsely, and without good reason had taken the title of Esquire and Gentleman upon them, and cause their names to be proclaimed as infamous at the Assize of Arms, or General Session, held by him at some central place in his province. Those who failed