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or  faIcon.  They  may  be  borne
                                                               fiotant  or  vervelled.
                                                               Jupon - A  shortened  form  of  sur-
                                             Cl
                                                               coat,  approximately  thigh  length,
                                                               which  replaced  the  original  form
                              Jack - The common  or  slang name  which  hung  below  the knees.
                              for the  Union  Flag  of  England.
                              Savelin - A short spear or dart with
                              a barbed head.
                              Jelloped  - An  expression  used  to
                              describe  the  comb  and  wattle  of  a  Key  - A  very  cornmon  charge  in
                              cock  when  of  a  tincture  different  the  bearings  of  Sees  and  Religious
                              from  its  body.
                                                                Znslitutions.
                              Jessant  - Sprouting  as  for  plants  Rings of  Arms - The Senior Oficers
                                                                of  Arms  (q.~.).
                              from  the  earth.
                              Jessaot-de-lis - An  expression  used  Kintyre  Pursuivant  - One  of  the
                              generally  in  conneciion  with  a  Scottish  Oficers  of  Arms  (q.v.).
                              leopard  who has the lower half  of  a
                              fleur-de-lis  protruding  from  his  Kite  - A  bird  used  as  a  charge,
                                                                sometimes  blazoned  as buzzard.
                                                                KN&~ - A  title  of  honour  derived
                                                                from  the  Anglo-saxon  age.  Origin-
                                                                ally  referred  to  those  who  attended
                                                                Kings  upon  horse-back  as  can  be
                                                                seen  by  their  name  in  many  other
                                                                languages
                                                                  A  boy  who  was  destined  to
                                                                become  a  Knight  was  generally
                                                                placed  in  the  hoiisehold  of  some
                                                                Nobleman  at  the  age  of  about  six
                                                                years. He spent the early part of  his
                                                                life  wih  the  women  folk  Iearning
                                                                simple  household  duties.  Soon  lie
                                                                \vas given a pony on which he learnt
                                            v                   to  ride  and generally  how  to  look
                                                                after it. Later he became a Page and
                                                                waited  upon  his  Lord  at  table,
                                   Leopard's  face  jessant-de-lis
                                                                looked  after  his  amour  and
                                                                weapons  and  generally  learnt  to  be
                              rnouth  like  a  tongue  and  the  upper  useful.  At  this  time  too,  much  of
                              part  issuing  from  the  top  of  his  his  time  was  spent  in  Iearning  how
                              head.                             to  use  hjs  various  weapons  and  in
                                                                familiarising  himself  wicb  the  laws
                              Jesses  - The  thongs  by  which  bells  of  chivalry.
                              are fastened  to  the  legs  of  a  hawk   The  next  step  was  to  make  him
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