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and wife and the transmission of  the  Martlet - One of  the birds borne as
                              Arms  of  an Heiress  to  ber  descen-  a  charge,  particularly  in  the  attri.
                                                                buted  arms  of  Edward  the  Confes-
                              dan&.
                                A  married  22  who  is  net  an  sor,  and  also  associated  with  the
                              heiress  because  she  has  a  brother.  Co~nty of  Sussex.
                              The Arms of  A and Z are therefore
                              impaled  and  their  sons inherit  only
                               the Arms of A.
                                Their  son  A2  n-iarried  B,  an
                              heiress.  He  therefore  places  the
                              Arms  of  B  on  an  Escutcheon  of
                              Pretence in  the centre of  the  shieId
                              because he pretends to the represen-
                              tation  of  the  family  B.  When  the
                              wife  dies  A2  removes  the  Escut-
                              cheon  from  his  shield  because  the
                              representation  of  the  family  B
                              passes  to  the  children  of  the  mar-
                                                                            Martlet
                              riage.  At  the  mother's  death  the
                              children of  this marnage place their
                                                                      - A lozenge voided.
                              father's  arms  in  the  1 and  4  quar-
                              ters and  their mother's  ArmTin the
                              2 and 3  quarters.  This process  con-
                              tinues as before with every marriage
                              divide I£ however wife's for Coat any as reason shown the  0
                              to  an heiress as is  illustrated in  the
                              diagram. Thus ~e  quarters are con-
                              tinually  increased.
                                In  the  case  of  23  who  marries
                              heiress  FG  who  possesses  a  quar-
                              tered  Coat,  the  same  process  con-
                              tinues, but the normal practice is  LO
                                                            ar
                              X.
                                    the
                                                                             Mascle
                              Coat  is  of  long  standing  or  quar-  ~mc& - Covered  with  mascles
                              quartering  wu be  carried  out  as  al1  their  sides. The former rnay  be
                              in  Y.   bJ'  Royal  Licence  etc-,  the  either conjoined  at the angles or on
                                                                distinguished  as  being  a  pattern
                                The  English  Systern  of  breaking  formed  of  lozenges  and  mascles
                              up quartered  Coats and  redistribut-  alternately.  the  latter  should  be
                              ing  them  is for the sake of  simplic-  described  as  masculy  of  the  two
                              ity.  The  Scottish  system  tends  to  appropriate   tinctures   counter
                              retain  them.  It is  not  necessary  for  changed.
                              a  man  to use  al1 the  quarterings  to
                              which  he  is  entitled.  but  he  rnay  Masoncd - A  term  used  to describe
                              make  a  selection  froin  them.  If  the  lines formed  by  the junction  of
                              however  he  includes  a  particuIar  Stones  or  bricks  in  a  building.  The
                              quartering brought  in  by an heiress  tem is  used  in  conjunction  with  a
                              he  must  include  the  one  whicli  tincture  when it  is  different  from
                              brought  it  in.  Thus  25  can  only  that  of  the  wall  or building.
                              quarter  G if  he  includes F.
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