Heraldry, historical and popular (1864) (14763533765)

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Title: Heraldry, historical and popular

Year: 1864 (1860s)

Authors: Boutell, Charles, 1812-1877

Subjects: Heraldry

Publisher: London, Bentley

Contributing Library: Duke University Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Duke University Libraries

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it is also/ b**^w. ^charged upon a small shield upon the pommel of his sword-hilt.>;.u-,.rpj^g i-eniarkable example of early engraving has been admirablyrendered by the Messrs. Waller in their gi-eat work on Monu-mental Brasses, now happily completed—a work to which I referall students of Historical Heraldry. The Ostrich Feather Badge. See Archa^oJogia, XXXI., 350.In his will, (a.d. 1376), the Black Prince speaks of our Badgesof Ostrich Feathers, nos hages des plumes dostruce ; and it isevident that these Feathers were held by the Prince in highesteem, and it would also seem that he regarded them in apeculiar light. Thus, the Prince gives directions that, on theoccasion of his funeral, two distinct armorial compositions shouldbe displayed in the procession, immediately before his remains;one, for war— Vun pur la guare de nos armes entiers quartelles, W-) i^^f Wli, ..f r^/?,c!.. % f ^r(. InU^cf V.. n 7, BAIKES SHIELDS OF .\RMS.\ ELECTOKIL BOXXET Or 1L\X0AT.R CHAPTERS THl XIX XXX

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?u\t lxay: KNOTS AND MOTTOES. 257 of his quartered arms of Franco and England; and the other,fm peace— et Iautre pur la paix, de nos hages des plumes dostrvLce.Similar shields for war, and for peace (No. 234, p. 70),alternate about the monument of the Prince at Canterbury. Thewell-known romantic legend which ascribes the origin of thefamous Ostrich Feather Badge to a memorable incident at Cresci,(Aug. 25, 1346), requires more positive coiToboration before itcan be accepted as genxiine History. I am not aware that theOstrich Feathers have been in any way directly identified withJohn, King of Bohemia, who on his seal displays as his Cresttwo wings of a vulture of enormous size ; certainly, there is notknown to exist any proof that the Black Prince himself asso-ciated his favourite Badge with his early exploit at Cresci.The first mention of this Badge that has been observed, occursin the year 1370. Queen Philippa marked some of her platewith the Ostrich Feather shield. No. 234. Upon tw

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