Page 55 - Dictionary of Heraldry and Related Subjects

Ear of Corn - Generally refers to
wlieat unless othem~ise statd.
Eastern Crown - An early type of
crown (q.v.).
Ecdesiastical Heraldry - Emblems
of a religious nature were ernployed
in the seaIs of the bishops before
they began to use armorial bearings.
In many cases these emblems were
repeated and the arms subsequently
granted.
Pagle close
EagIet - The diminutive of eagle.
When two or niore eagles occur in
the same coat and are not separated
by an ordinary tlley are FrequentIy
blazoned as eaglets.
Earl - The third order of the British
Peerage. The word is of Saxon
origin and tlie Saxon equivalent was
the governor of a shire. The first
hereditary Earl in England was
The See of Worcester
Hugli D'Avranches who was created
by William the Conqueror.
Earl Marshal - Until 1386 he was
Archbishops and diocesan bishops
called Lord Marshal. This office was may irnpale their persona1 aras on
anciently granted by the Sovereign the sinister side with those of their
at pleasure. sometirnes for Jife and See. Other bishops use only their
sometimes duranie bene placito. It persona1 arms. Bishops are not
was more than once made heredi- granted a crest and may not use
tary but never continued long in one a helm, instead however, they
line until in 1672 King Charles 11 ensign their shield with a mitre and
annexed it to the Dukedom of Nor- they may also place two pastoral
folk. staves in saltire behind their shield.
The insignia of office of the Earl
Marshal are two gold batons the The use of armorial bearings by
ends enameled black having the dignitaries of the Roman Catholic
Royal arms at the upper end and Church have evoIved along some-
those of the Earl Marshal at the what different lines, primarily by
lower end. The batons are borne in the use of a variety of difEerent
saltire behind the arms of the Earl ecclesiastical hats to signify their
Marshal appropriate rank and didering