[235] Leland, Collect. vol. ii, p. 504. [236] Or, a fesse chequy argent and azure. [237] Anonymous Paragraph. [238] It is not unworthy of remark that among the North American Indians, symbols are employed for the purpose of distinguishing their tribes. The Shawanese nation, for example, was originally divided into twelve tribes, which were subdivided into septs or clans, recognized by the appellations of the Bear, the Turtle, the Eagle, &c. In some cases individuals, particularly the more eminent warriors, formerly assumed similar devices, commemorative of their prowess. "And this," says Mr. R. C. Taylor, an American antiquary, "is _Indian Heraldry_, as useful, as commemorative, as inspiriting to the red warrior and his race, as that when, in the days of the Crusades, the banner and the pennon, the device and the motto, the crest and the war-cry exercised their potent influence on European chivalry." [239] Reflections on the Revolution in France. [240] Blackstone, Rights of Persons, ch. xii. [241] Cited in Nares's Herald. Anom. [242] History of Knighthood, quoted by Nares. [243] Vide pp. 34, 35. [244] A military expedition. [245] The Tanner. [246] There are two other expressions applied to this respectable class which are extremely incorrect, namely, _gentlemen-farmers_ and _tenant-farmers_. A person who by birth, education, and wealth, is entitled to the distinction of gentleman, and who chooses to devote his capital to agriculture may be properly designated a _farming-gentleman_, though the occupation of a large estate without those qualifications can never constitute a _gentleman_-farmer. _Tenant-farmer_, a phrase which has lately been in the mouth of every politician, is as fine a piece of tautology as 'coat-making tailor' or 'shoe-mending cobbler' would be. "It maketh me laugh to see," says Sir John Ferne's _Columel_, "a jolly peece of worke it were, to see plow-men made Gentle-men!" [247] Quoted by Blackstone. [248] Page 89 et seq. [249] He was living in 1638, and was son, brother, and uncle to three successive earls of Huntingdon. An account of him coinciding in many particulars with the one here given is painted in gold letters beneath an original portrait in the possession of his descendants: it is said to have been written by the celebrated earl of Shaftesbury. (Vide Bell's Huntingdon Peerage.) [250] "The hall of the Squire," says Aubrey, "was usually hung round with the insignia of the squire's amusements, such as hunting, shooting, fishing, &c.; but in case he were Justice of Peace it was _dreadful to behold_. The skreen was garnished with corslets and helmets, gaping with open mouths, with coats of mail, launces, pikes, halberts, brown bills, bucklers, &c." [251] Glory of Generositie, p. 15. [252] The vignette is copied from the common seal of the College, which has the following legend in Roman characters: + SIGILLVM · COMMVNE · CORPORACIONIS · OFFICII · ARMORVM. [253] Dallaway.