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BAI 12 BAR Knights Baillone. a term to express a lion rampant, holding in the mouth a staff or baton. P. 26, f. 7. Baker's-Peal. As borne in the xA.rms of Pister. P. 41, f. 12. Balance, An apparatus for weighing bodies; a beam with two opposite scales. P. 39, f. 22. This is usually, though incorrectly, blazoned a pair of Scales, whereas the scales are the two bowls attached to the end of the beam which together with them makes up the Balance and are said to be equally poised. Balcanifer, or Baldakinifer. A standard-bearer of the Templars. Bald-Coot. A Water-fowl. P. 34, f. 14 Bald-Head. See Death's Head. Baldric, or Bauldrick. A belt usually worn over the shoulder. See Baudrick. Bale. A package of Merchandize. P. 40, f. ig. Bale-Corded. P. 40, f. 20. Bale of Piedmont. Silk. P. 40, f. 21. Balista, or Sweep. A machine an- ciently used for throwing stones. P. 37, f. 38. Ball, Fire, or Ball fired, i.e., with fire issuing from the top. P. 37, f. 10. If otherwise it must be named, as a Ball fired in four places, f. 10. Ball tasselled. P. 40, f. 23. Band. The fillet or bandage by which a sheaf of corn, arroAvs etc. arc bound together. P. 37, f. 21. Bande. The bend dexter. Bande-en. In bend. Banded. An3/thing tied round with a band of a diff(;rent tincture from it- self, is said to be banded, as a Garb, sheaf of arrows, plumes, etc. Banderole. A streamer tied under the crook of a Pastoral Staff, and folding round the staff. P. 42, f. 46. Banderville, or Bannerolle. A diminutive of the banner, used at funerals and generally displays the arms of different families with whom the ancestors of the deceased person were connected by marriage. Banister-Cross. Consists of four staves, fixed crossways to a plate, each crowned at the ends. P. 11, f. 29. Banner. Is co-eval with the introduc- tion of Heraldry. It is a square flag, and on it are exhibited the owner's arms ; gentlemen have a right to display their banners on their mansions, but the common practice, when they exhibit any banner, is to hoist the Union-Jack, which might with quite as much propriety be painted on their carriages. See Ensign, Flag and Standard. Banner of the Commonwealth. P. 31, f. 29. Banner disveloped. Being open and flying. P. 43, f. 48. Banner Funeral. A small square flag on which the arms are painted, it is fringed and affixed to a staff, or pike. Banner Great. The Great Banner is that on which all the quarterings of the deceased are painted. The size of the several Banner's were origi- nally as follows ; viz. That of an Emi^eror ; six feet square. King ; five feet square. Prince or Duke; four feet square. Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron, and Knight-baronet ; three feet square. Banner, The National. Is the Union Jack. P. 7, f. 21. Banneret. See Knight Banneret. Bannerolls, or Banner-Rolls. Used at the funeral of either a man or woman, are three feet square com- posed of silk on which are painted the arms. Banyan Tree. Is borne as a Crest by several families. P. 45, f. 50. Bar, or Barr. One of the sub-ordin- aries containing a fifth of the shield, and may be borne in any part of it. P. 5, f. I. Two or more bars are frequently borne on the same field, as two bars, P. 5, f . 2, three bars, f. 7. The diminutives of the bar are the Closet, which is half the bar, as f. 3, three Closets, f. 4, and the Barrulet, which is half the Closet ; when these diminutives are placed two and two in a Shield they are called Bars- gemel, f. 5 and G. When one or more Barrulets are placed on each side of a Fesse ; the Fesse is said to be Cottised, as P. 5, f. 9, 10, and 11. These are all subject to the accidental forms of lines as engrailed, embattled, florv, etc. See f. 14, 15, 16, and 17. Bar-Gate. See Gate. Bar-Gemel, Barr-Gemel, Gemelle, or Gemellus Double. Are double bars, or two bars placed near and parallel with each other. P. 5, f. 5 and 6. Bar In. When two or more charges are placed horizontally they are said to be In-bar. Bar of Bastardy. P. ig, f. 27. Bar, per base, or Bar meire. A term used by some writers to express potent, or potent counter-potent. It is by Randle Home, termed varry cuppy, or cuppa, and verrey tassa. P. I, and P. 22, f. 40.