But why Dr. Correard should have appropriated not only the general design, but also the actual arms on this shield, is a mystery; indeed, it is not easy to decide which of these two plates is the actual original. Colin, graveur de feu Roy de Pologne, as he proudly describes himself, engraved a pretty and appropriate little vignette for a chemist of Nancy, Mons. R. Willemet; a reduced copy of this was done for Mons. Soyer-Willemet. [Illustration: BOOK-PLATE OF MONS. SOYER-WILLEMET.] Another plate by the same engraver was done for D. Laflize, also of Nancy. This melancholy design is one of those to which exception has already been taken. Amongst modern medical plates, that done by Mons. Henry André for the Doctor F. Bargalló of Paris is probably the most striking in its originality, and the most pleasing in its execution. First of all are the owner’s initials, F. B.: in the B. the whole name will be found; the accent over the “o” is intentional, and indicates the Spanish origin of the name. The professional attributes are the cup and the serpent, whilst the poppy points also to the study of botany, an all-important branch of medical education. [Illustration: BOOK-PLATE OF D. LAFLIZE, OF NANCY.] The lighter studies and amusements are indicated in the books, the music, and the portfolio of engravings. The dainty little female figure emerging from the album gives some indication of the date by the style of her costume. There is a strong relation between the motto and the attributes on the design. Thus the wicked books that corrupt youth may be likened to the serpent; silly books that bore one resemble in their effect the sleep-producing power of the poppy; whilst the good books that console and amuse us have an affinity to the powers of a health-giving draught of restorative medicine. Thus, then, we have the _venenum_, the _somnus_, the _solamen_, of the motto. Such is the explanation politely sent me by the owner, which I give, as nearly as a translation can render, in his own words. [Illustration: BOOK-PLATE OF DR. F. BARGALLÓ.] [Illustration] CHAPTER XIII. CANTING ARMS AND PUNNING PLATES. Many of these quaint devices on British coats-of-arms are distinctly of French origin. Thus the Montagues bear in their arms three fusils in fesse, the sharply serrated points of which suggest mountain peaks--the original name of the family having been Montacute. The French word for hedgehog is _hérisson_, therefore the hedgehog is the charge of the family of Harrison; the swallow is in French the _hirondelle_, hence the swallow is placed on the shield of the Arundels: “More swift than bird hight Arundelle, That gave him name, and in his shield of arms emblazoned well, He rides amid the armëd troop.” Instances might be almost indefinitely multiplied; these are amongst the best because the most obvious, others, which are so recondite as to require lengthy descriptions, defeat their own purpose.