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name.  May  be  used  as  a  charge  to
                                                               badges  of  Mary 1.
                                                               Pomme - Apple.  Also  used  as the
                                                               name  for  a  roundle  vert.
                                                               PommeI  - The  rounded  section  at
                                                               the end of  the hiit  of a sword.
                                                               Popiojay  -  The  Parrot.  When
                                                               bIazoned  proper  be  should  be  vert,
                                                               beaked  and  membered  gules.
                                                               Port - The gateway  of  a  castie.
                                                               Portcullis  -  A  frame  of  wood
                                                               strengthened  and  spiked  on  the
                                                               lower arms with metal.  used  for the
                                                               defence  of  the  gate  of  a  castle.  Tt
                                     Poinls  of  the  shield:
                                                               is  invariably  emblazoned  with
                              Points  oE  the  shield  - The  various  chains hanging down or. either side.
                              points  of  a  shield  are:
                                                               It  was  used  as  one  of  the  badges
                                                               of  the Tudors.
                                    A.  Dexter side
                                    B.  Sinister side
                                   C.  Chief
                                   D.  Base
                                   E.  Dexter chief
                                   F.  Sinister chief
                                   G.  Centre chief
                                   H.  Dexter base
                                   1.
                                        Sinister  base
                                   J.  Centre base
                                   K.  Honour  point
                                   L. Fess point
                                   M.  Nombril  point
                             Pomeganate  - The  fruit  of  that   denote  fruitfulncss.  One  of  the
                                                                           Portcullis
                                                               Portcnlb Pursuivant - One of  the
                                                               Officers  of  Amis  (q.v.).
                                                               Potent  - One  of  the  furs.  It  is
                                                               depicted  by  a  number  of  pieces
                                                               similar  in  shape  to  half  a  Capital
                                                               ' H ' lying  on  its  side.  It is  invari-
                                                               ably  tinctured  argent  and  azure.
                                                                 The potent  figure can be used  in
                                                               several  ways, nameIy,  to  terminate
                                                               the arms of  a cross and  as a decora-
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