. Heraldry, historical and popular . •No. 486.—Shield, from the Monument at Kings Langley, to Edmont?Plantagenet, , Duke of York, borne by Hexet Plaxtagexet of Boling- f ^^broke, , 1399; and, after his accession as Henry IV., by his third son,John Plantagenet, , Duke of Bedford, who died No. 511.—De Bohun Badge, from the central Spandrel of the Canopj^ of the Brass to Alunoke de Bohun, Duchess of Glovcester, 1;599, in Westminster Abbey. CHAPTER XVII. badges; crests; surPORTERS; mottoes, and knots. ^ SECTION I. BADGES. A Badge is an heraldic figure or device, assumed


. Heraldry, historical and popular . •No. 486.—Shield, from the Monument at Kings Langley, to Edmont?Plantagenet, , Duke of York, borne by Hexet Plaxtagexet of Boling- f ^^broke, , 1399; and, after his accession as Henry IV., by his third son,John Plantagenet, , Duke of Bedford, who died No. 511.—De Bohun Badge, from the central Spandrel of the Canopj^ of the Brass to Alunoke de Bohun, Duchess of Glovcester, 1;599, in Westminster Abbey. CHAPTER XVII. badges; crests; surPORTERS; mottoes, and knots. ^ SECTION I. BADGES. A Badge is an heraldic figure or device, assumed for the pur-pose of being borne either absolutely alone, or in connectionwith a Motto, as the distinctive cognizance of an individual or afamily of rank and importance. In the first instance. Badges inall probability were selected with a view to some significant allusion, which they might convey to the name, rank, office. property, personal appearance or character of the bearer; andthus, to a numerous class of Badges the term Behiis may be cor- jrectly applied. These Badges may also be considered to have_constituted in themselves an early Iloraldry, since they certainlywere in use before the adoption and recognition of regular coatsof arms; they continued, however, to be held in high favour i throug


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