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Three lions passant guardant, a border Edmund of Woodstock. 5. A bend between six lions rampant Bohun. 6. Checky, a fess Clifford. 7. A cross floré Latimer. 8. Barry of ten, three chaplets Greystock. 9. The instruments of the Passion. 10. Three estoiles of six points, a border St. Wilfrid. 11. Two keys in saltire, a border engrailed St. Peter. 12. Two swords in saltire, a border engrailed St.

The document proceeds to describe the supporters as follows: "On the Dexter side, Lion guardant, and on the Sinister side, a Stag, each supporting a Flagstaff, therefrom flowing a Banner to the dexter, inscribed 'Jerusalem' in Hebrew characters."

On each side of the main arches that is to say, in their spandrels is a series of shields with coats of arms, said to be those of benefactors of the minster. "Murray's Hand-book" gives the arms on the shields as follow, beginning at the north-east end of the nave: Semé of fleur-de-lis Old France. 2. Six lions rampant Ulphus. 3. On a chevron, three lions passant guardant Cobham. 4.

To his right, he could see the brilliant red-and-gold banner of the lion-hearted Richard of England gules, in pale three lions passant guardant or. Behind the standard-bearer, his great war horse moving with a steady, measured pace, his coronet of gold on his steel helm gleaming in the glaring desert sun, the lions of England on his firm-held shield, was the King himself.

This honour is only conferred on persons professing the Christian faith, who are eminently distinguished for philanthropy, or who have specially devoted their exertions or professional skill in aid of the objects of the Order. The Badge of an Honorary Associate is a Maltese Cross in silver, embellished at the four principal angles with a lion passant guardant and a unicorn passant alternately.

He had seen it from a safe distance, but from the present aspect only the indecorous glint at sunrise was visible. The stone was a crystallised fact, but why had the blacks invested it with such ill omen? Here was a worthy quest a beautiful if not precious crystal betokening the actual presence of a wary demon guardant over the mouldering skeletons of Wylo's forefathers!

Hoopdriver looked obstinate, and, to Dangle's sense, dangerous, but he made no answer. A waiter in full bloom appeared at the end of the passage, guardant. "It is men of your stamp, sir," said Phipps, "who discredit manhood." Mr. Hoopdriver thrust his hands into his pockets. "Who the juice are you?" shouted Mr. Hoopdriver, fiercely. "Who are YOU, sir?" retorted Phipps. "Who are you?

In the spandrels of the main arches are coats of arms, mainly of benefactors. The following is a list of these, taken from Murray's handbook to the minster, and beginning at the north-east end of the choir: Six lions rampant Ulphus. 3. Three lions passant guardant, a label of three points, each charged with three fleur-de-lis Thomas, Duke of Lancaster. 4.

Beneath it, on a daïs of a single step, stood a velvet chair, with gilded arms, and worked with the royal shield in the embroidery of the back with a crowned lion sejant, guardant, for the crest above the crown.

A cross moliné Paganel. 31. Three lions passant guardant, with a label of three points Edward, Prince of Wales. 32. Three lions passant guardant England. At the centre of each pier rise three shafts to the point at which the ribs of the vaulting spring: a large shaft in the middle, with a smaller one on each side of it.