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BAR Barry paly, or Billettee counter- changed. P. 2, f. 42. Barry paly in prospect. P. 22, f. 39. Barry pily. P. 2, f. 15. Barry per fret. P. 21, f. 30. Barry per pale counterchanged. P. 5, f. 13. Barry point in point. Same as Barry indented. P. 2, f. 36. Barry, is subject to all the accidental forms of lines as Barry Encjrailed, Barry Nebula, Urdee, etc. Bars-gemels. Sec Bar-gemel. Bars Nowy. P. 2, f. 14. Bar-Shot. A bar of iron, having a ball, or shot at each end. P. 37, f. g. Baruly, Barruled. See Barrulette. Barwise, or Barways. Implies any- thing placed, in a horizontal line across the field. P. 4, f. 31. Bascinet, or Heaume. P. 39, f. 20, No. I. Base. The bottom of the shield. "When a charge is placed at the bottom of the field, it is teraied In Base, and, if not occupying the middle of the base, it must be expressed as being in the dexter or sinister base point. See Canton in Dextee base. p. 19, f. 40. and Points of Escutcheon. P. 1. Base-Bar. A portion of tlie base of the shield equal in width to a Bar, parted oft by a horizontal line. Base-Esquire. Also termed Base Escuers. P. 21, f. 24 and 42, Base-Point. /S'^^P. i. Dexter, Middle and Sinister base points. Based, or Bas't. A Baste Esquire. P. 21, f. 24. Sec Esquire. Based-Esquires dexter and sinister. P. 21, f. 42. Basilisk. As represented in Heraldry resembles the heraldic wivern, but with the liead of a dragon at the end of the tail, and with the comb, wattles, and spurs of a Cock ; it is also termed the Amphisien-Cocka- trice. P. 27, f. 10. Basinet. A close-fitting steel helmet. Basket. A vessel made of rushes, twigs or splinters, as borne by the famil}^ of Littlebury. P. 39, f. 17. Basket with a handle. Borne by the family of Wolston. P. 39, f. 17, No. 3. Basket. As in the arms of the Basket Makers Company, called a cross- basket. P. 22, f. 28. Basket of loaves. As borne in the arms of Bethlem Hospital, and Milton Abbey. P. 39, f. 17, No. i. Basket, or Shruttle. Used for win- nowing corn ; it is also termed a Fan, or Winnovv'ing-basket. P. 39, f. 16. 14 BAT Basnet, Bassinet, Bassenet, or Baci- net. An ancient name for an helmet. P. 38, f. 4- Bast. See Based. Bastardy-Bar of. P. 19, f. 27. Baste, Based, Bast, or Baste. A portion of the base of a shield, the same as a plain-point. P. 21, f. 5 and 45. Bastile. a double embattlernent. See P. I. Same as Battled-Embattled. Baston, or Batume. See Baton. Bat, or Rere-Mouse. P. 30, f. 4. Bat's Wings. P. 25, f. 28. Bath King of Arms. Is not a member of the Heralds College, but takes precedence next after Garter King of Arms. He has a crown like the other Kings, and a peculiar costume directed. by the statutes of the order. Bath Order of. See Knighthood Orders of. Baton, Batton. P. 36, f. 16. A trun- cheon or leading staff given to Field- Marshals, and other high officers, as a token of authority. Two Batons in saltire are borne behind the arms of the Earl Marshal of England. See Title-page. Baton Sinister, Baston, Batton, Battoon, Batune. Also termed a Fissure. A mark of illegitimacy, is a diminutive of the bend sinister, being one fourth its breadth. It does not extend from side to side of the shield ; and may be borne either plain or charged. See P. 19, f. 27. The Baton has been adopted since the fif- teenth century, in England, to mark the illegitimate descendants of the Eoj'al Family only ; before v/hich time no jDositive rule prevailed, since the more ancient ways of marking illegitimacy were by the Bend, either jjlacing the Father's arms thereon or debruising them by it ; the Border was also used as a mark of bastardy. Baton Cross. P. 11, f. 7. Battelle, or Battelled. See Battled. Battering-Ram. An instrument used by the ancients to breach walls. It had a metal head like that of a ram, whence its name. P. 37, f. 12. Battle-axr. p. 37, f. 25. Battled, Embattled, or Imbattled. When any of the ordinaries are borne in the form of the battlements of a castle, on one side only. P. 3, f. 8. P. 17, f. 15. Battled Arrondee. Signifies that the tops of the battlements should be circular. P. 19, f. 5.