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GAR 66 GEN See Knighthood The pales in the Arms of the Town of Derby ai'e depicted as at P. "Z8, i. 55. Garde-visure. The vizor of a helmet, which is a safeguard and defence for tlie face. See Helmet with vizor up. P. 38, f. 10, and an Esquire's Helmet which has the vizor down. P. 24, f. 12. Garden spades. See Spade. P. 39, f. 18. Garland, Chaplet,or Wreath of flowers, or leaves. A Garland of Roses, is always composed of four flowers and the rest leaves. P. 24, f. 41, and P. 36, f. 4. Garlick. a plant. P. 45, f. 3. Garnished. Ornamented. Sometimes used for Semee, A leg in armour ppr. garnished or. P. 36, f. 22 Garter, Order of. Orders of. Garter. Generally borne in the form of a circle buckled and no wed, with ornamented end pendent, P. 42, f. 17 ; and the Garter surrounding the Royal Arms. P. 31, f. II. The Garter is sometimes divided and called a Demi Garter, or Perclose. P. 42, f. 18. A Garter, with Motto, is now very frequently uiet with surrounding the Arms, Crefst, or Cyphers, of persons who are not members of any Order of Knighthood, and who, there- fore, have in reality no right whatever to it. Garter, King of Arms. The principal officer of the Order of the Garter, and principal King of Arms in the Corpor- ation of the Heralds' College, or College of Arms. Garter, as represented around the shield of a Knight of that order. P. 3i,f. II. _ Garter, or Gartier. A diminutive of the bend. P. 17, f. 3. Garter-Plate. See Stall-Plate. Gate; also termed Yate. P. 39, f. 41, No. 2. Sometimes blazoned a Bar- Gate, the number of bars being named. Gaules. Gules. Gauntlet ; also termed Gantlet. An iron glove ; it must in blazon be named whether a dexter, or sinister gauntlet. See Examples. P. 38, f. 11 and 17. Gauntleted. Being armed with a Gauntlet. P. 36, f. 15. Gaze. All the Deer-kind when borne full faced, or looking affrontee, are A ring set with some said to be at Gaze. P. 28, f. 44. All other beasts in this attitude are called Guardant. Gazon. a sod, or tuft of grass. Ged. a Pike, or Lucy. P. 32, f. 6. Gemel, or Gemew. See Bar-Gemel. Gem-Ring. precious stone. P. 37, f. 42. Gemel-Ring. See Gimmal-Ring. Gemmel, Gimble, or Gimbal-Ring. Also termed a Gemmow-Ring. See Gimmal Ring. Gemulate. a Bar Gemelle. Genealogy. The systematical account of the origin and alliances of Families, vid. Pedigree. Abbreviations and Marks met with in Genealogies. M. or ^t. age. b. born. bap., or bapt. baptized, bd., bu., bur., bnrd., or bur^J- Buried, coh., or cohr. coheir. CO., or com. in the county of. d. died. da., or dau. daughter, da., or dau. & coh. daughter and heiress, fil. et. hajr. son and heir, h. heir. hr. ap., or appart. heir apparent, m., md., or mar. married, na., or nat. born, ob., or obt. died, ob. inf. died an infant, ob. juv. died in youth, ob. inf. 89t. died a minor, ob. ccel. died a bachelor, ob. inn. died a spinster, ob. s.p. died without issue, ob. s.p. leg. died without lawful issue, ob. s.p. mas. died without male issue, ob. s.p.s. died without surviving issue, ob. v.p. died in the lifetime of his or her Father. s. son. s. & h. son and heir, sp. or sepult. buried, temp, in the time of. unmar. unmarried, viv. or vix. was living, or lived in the time of. wid. widow. = signifies married. I I when i^laced under a nam-^ signi- Ji^ |/ fies that he or she had children. X fciguifies extinction of that branch of the family. Genet. A small animal. P. 28. f 25. Genovillier. a piece of armour that covers the knee. Gentle. Well-born, of a good family. Gentle-Flower, or Flower-Gentle. A semee of which is borne in the arms of Caius College, Cambridge., P. 22, f. 17.