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" Distinction of Houses." The heir, or first son, during his father's life-time, bears a label; the second son, a crescent; the third, a mullet; the fourth, a martlet; the fifth, an annulet ; the sixth, a fleur-de-lis ; the seventh, a... "
The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility ...
by Thomas Robson - 1830
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The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ..., Volume 3

William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 700 pages
...cvocent, tbe third a mullet. the fourlh a martlet, the fifth an annulet/ the sixth a flenr de lis, the seventh a rose, the eighth a cross moline, and the ninth a donbje quatrcfbil, (see figures 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. ) Those differences should be strictly...
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American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of ..., Volume 6

William Nicholson - Natural history - 1819 - 394 pages
...crescent, the third a mullet, the fourth a martlet, the fifth an annulet, the sixth a flour de Us, the seventh a rose, the eighth a cross moline, and the ninth a double qnatrefoil. (see figures 15, 16, 17, 18,19,20,21,22.) Those differences should be strictly observed...
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An essay on heraldry

Jacob Frederick Y. Mogg - Heraldry - 1858 - 58 pages
...The elder son during the life of his father bears a label ; the second son a crescent ; the third son a mullet ; the fourth, a martlet ; the fifth, an annulet...; the seventh, a rose ; the eighth, a cross moline ; the ninth a double quatrefoil. The first son of the second house bears a crescent charged with a...
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Vicissitudes of Families: And Other Essays, Volume 1

John Bernard Burke - History - 1860 - 608 pages
...the land, and is consequently the mark of the younger brother, who has usually no land to light on. an ANNULET ; the SIXTH, a FLEUR-DE-LIS ; the SEVENTH, a ROSE; the EIGHTH, a CROSS-MOLINE ; the NINTH, a DOUBLE QUATREFOIL. 33lajmtrj>. In Blazoning a coat of arms, brevity is...
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Queene Elizabethes Achademy (by Sir Humphrey Gilbert): A Booke of Precedence ...

Sir Humphrey Gilbert - Cooking - 1869 - 322 pages
...fourth, a martlet, the heraldic name of the house-marten ; the fifth an annulet (here called " aglot ") ; the sixth, a fleur-de-lis ; the seventh, a rose ; the eighth, a cross moline ; the ninth, a double quarter-foil. 1 Aglot = annulet. Richardson says aglet or aiglet, diminutives...
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Queene Elizabethes Achademy (by Sir Humphrey Gilbert).: A Booke of ...

Frederick James Furnivall - Cooking - 1869 - 328 pages
...fourth, a martlet, the heraldic name of the house-marten ; the fifth an annulet (here called " aglot ") ; the sixth, a fleur-de-lis ; the seventh, a rose ; the eighth, a cross moline ; the ninth, a double quarter-foil. 2 Aglot = annulet. Richardson says aglet or aiglet, diminutives...
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The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a ...

Bernard Burke - Armories - 1864 - 1348 pages
...lifetime of his f at IICT) bears a LABEL; the SECOND, a CRESCENT; the THIRD, a MULLET; the FOUR TH, iv MARTLET; the FIFTH, an ANNULET; the SIXTH, a FLEUR-DE-LIS; the SEVENTH, a ROSK ; the EIGHTH, a CKOSS-MOLINE ; the NINTH, a DOUBLE QUATREFOIL. The mode of using these marks of...
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Dated Book-plates (Ex Libris) with a Treatise on Their Origin and ..., Volume 2

Walter Hamilton - Bookplates - 1895 - 494 pages
...is a small bird without beak or legs) ; the fifth an annulet (a ring) ; the sixth a fleur-de-lys ; the seventh a rose ; the eighth a cross moline ; and the ninth an octofoil, or double quatrefoil. Heraldic authorities do not appear to have considered it necessary...
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Heraldry Illustrated: Being a Short Account of the Origin and History of ...

William Henry Abbott - Heraldry - 1897 - 210 pages
...satisfactory. See Pl. 28, "Distinction of Houses." The heir, or first son, during his father's life-time, bears a label; the second son, a crescent; the third,...crescent; and so on invariably. The third house, or house of the third son. wears for the eldest, a label on the paternal mullet, the second, a crescent...
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Decorative Heraldry: A Practical Handbook of Its Artistic Treatment

George William Eve - Decoration and ornament - 1897 - 328 pages
...originally a mark of cadency has, in course of time, become part of the coat. The second son bears a crescent, the third a mullet, the fourth a martlet,...a cross moline, and the ninth a double quatrefoil. Marks of cadency may be of any tincture and may be borne in any part of the shield except the base,...
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