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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
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