of cadency. Thus the eldest son bears the same arms as his father, differenced with a label, or file, which may be either of three or five points, or lambeaux, but usually the former. Fig. 177.
The second son differences his arms with a crescent. Fig. 178.
Fig. 177.
Fig. 178.
The third son differences his arms with a mullet. Fig. 158.
The fourth son differences his arms with a martlet, which is a bird without feet or beak. Fig. 179.
The fifth son differences his arms with an annulet, or small ring. Fig. 176.
The sixth son differences his arms with a fleur-de-lys. Fig. 136.
The seventh son differences his arms with a rose. Fig. 137.
The eighth son differences his arms with a cross moline. Fig. 60.
Fig. 179.
Fig. 180.
The ninth son differences himself with a double quatrefoil. Fig. 180.
