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Clarenceux King of Arms was con- is based on the old-fashioned yoke
firmed in his powers to travel on which two waterskins were
throughout his province and sum- hung. It is the charge which is
mon to appear before him al1 per- associared with a number of crusad-
sons described as Esquires or ing families.
Gentlemen who were to give him
adequate proof of their right to be Wattled - Used with reference to
so styled and to make use of the cock's comb and wattles.
armorial bearings. He was further
empowered to enter a11 castles, Waves of the Sea - See water.
houses, churches or other buildings
and there to survey al1 arms and Wavy - A line of division of nar-
otlier Heraldic devices and to pull rower contour than undé (q.v.) and
down or deface those uniawfully used particularly with barry to
assurned whether rhey be on plate, denote water.
jewels, paper, parclurient or glass.
This may be described as the Weather Vane - A charge used
first of the visitations and periodic- occasionally in old Heraldry but
ally during the next two centuries seldom depicted in the traditional
further visits were made to different style.
parts of the country by otber
Officers of Arms.
Detailed records were maintained
form and masoned.
of a11 the visitations which provide
a considerable amount of valuable Wheat - Sometimes blazoned as an
information in connection with ear of wheat but more generally
Heraldic research.
as the garb (q.v.1.
Voided - The expression used where Wheel - Two principal types of
a charge has ifs centre removed wheel appear as charges. If no fur-
leaving little more than the outline. ther details are given the traditional
Unless a specific tincture is men- wagon wheel should be drawn with
tioned it will be the colour of the eight spokes; if catherine wheel is
mentioned the rim should be con-
field which shows in the gap.
tinuous and on its outer edge a
srnall curved point protrudes from
Volant - Flying.
each spoke.
Vulned - Wounded so that the Well - Usually shown in circular
blood drips. Wheik - Refers to the canical type
whelk shell.
w Whirlpool - 1s depicted as a target
type figure extending throughout
to the edge of the shield.
Water - Is generally shown in
Heraldry by barry wavy argent and Wild man - Sometimes blazoned as
azure. If it is blazoned as waves a savage and found frequently as
of the sea it is normally depicted in supporters in Scottish arms. He is
its natural fom. generaUy shown with long hair and
beard. habited in a skin, bare
Water Booget i charge which Pooted and carrying a club.
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