 | Thomas Robson - Heraldry - 1830 - 450 pages
...satisfactory. See Pl. 31, fig. 2 ; that is, 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 rose; the eighth, a cross... | |
 | Thomas Robson (engraver.) - 1830 - 448 pages
...satisfactory. See PI. 31, fig. 2 ; that is, the heir, or first sou, 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, &ßeur-de-hs; the seventh, a rose; the eighth, a cross molme;... | |
 | Jacob Frederick Y. Mogg - Heraldry - 1858 - 58 pages
...with the exterior ornaments of other families, was not then in use." 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 sixth a fleur-de-lis ; the seventh,... | |
 | John Bernard Burke - History - 1860 - 608 pages
...MARKS OF CADENCY, are the distinctions used to indicate the various branches or cadets of one family. The ELDEST SON (during the lifetime of his father) bears a LABEL ; the SECOND, a CRESCENT ;* the THIRD, a MULLET ; the FOURTH, a MARTLET ;f the FIFTH, * " The Crescent" is the double... | |
 | Francis Joseph Baigent - 1864 - 152 pages
...various branches or cadets of one family: distinguishing the order of the birth of the several children. The eldest son, during the lifetime of his father, bears a LABEL. — Plate II., fig. 17. The second son, a CRESCENT. — Fig. 18. The third son, a MULLET.— Fig. 19.... | |
 | 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, a mullet; the fourth, a martlet; the fifth, an annulet; the sixth, a fleur-de-lis; the seventh, a rose; the eighth, a cross... | |
 | Charlotte Carmichael Stopes - 1901 - 308 pages
...marks of cadency which have of late years been made use of for the distinction of houses . . . for the second son a crescent, the third a mullet, the fourth a martlet" (Glover's " Heraldry," vol. i., p. 168, ed. 1780). King Athelstan. Camden and the other heralds... | |
 | United States - 1908 - 796 pages
...MARKS OF CADENCY, are the distinctions used to indicate the various branches or cadets of one family. The eldest son, during the lifetime of his father bears a label; the second, a crescent; the third, a mullet; the fourth, a martlet; the fifth, an annulet; the sixth, a fleur-de-lis... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1918 - 840 pages
...having it ingrailed, invected, embattled, etc. But usually the eldest son bears a label or lambel ; the second son a crescent ; the third, a mullet; the fourth, a martlet; the fifth, an annulet ; the sixth, a fleur-de-lys ; the seventh, a rose ; the eighth, a cross-moline... | |
 | Ebenezer Cobham Brewer - Allusions - 2001 - 1166 pages
...cadet branch. In heraldry, difference» or marke of cadency indicate the various branches of a family. The eldest son, during the lifetime of his father, bears a label, ie a bar or fillet, having three pendants broader at the bottom than at the top. The second son bears... | |
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The fourth, a martlet. The fifth, an annulet. The sixth, a fleur-de-lis. The seventh, a rose. The eighth, a cross-moline. 