Joan of Arc had a white standard powdered over with gold fleurs-de-lys, and in the centre a figure of Christ sitting on a rainbow, and holding a globe. On either side an angel in the posture of adoration, and, underneath, the words "Jhesu, Maria." On another she had the Annunciation, and the words "Ave Maria." These were painted at Tours "par James Power, Ecossais, Peintre du Roi." [4] Thus the Cross of St. George would be normally represented as in Fig. 91, but we find it much elongated in Figs. 12 and 14, much widened out in Figs 27 and 56, and yet more so on the shield of the arms of the Dominion of Canada in Fig. 129. [5] We do not pause to explain the meaning of any heraldic terms that we are obliged to employ. Such terms may be readily found in any technical book on blazonry, and we have ourselves, in "The History, Principles and Practice of Heraldry," gone very thoroughly into the meaning and use of the various forms that enter into the blazonry of shield or banner, and do not, therefore, repeat these matters here. [6] _i.e._, badges. [7] "Lord Gordon has arrived at Nauplia. He has brought the Greeks a number of ensigns, embroidered by Scotch ladies, and sent by them."--_Salisbury and Winchester Journal_, December 27th, 1824. [8] This crowned key may be seen as early as 1359 on the seal of Sir Michael de Poynings. [9] The bugle horn appears as the crest of Sir William de Bryan on his brass, 1375. [10] In an old pedigree of the family is inscribed the lines:-- "Esperance en Dieu, Trust in hym, he is most true. En Dieu Esperance, In hym put thyne affiaunce. Esperance in the worlde? Nay, The worlde variethe every day. Esperance in riches? Nay, not so; Riches slidethe, and some will go. Esperance in exaltacion of honour? Nay, it widderethe away, lyke a flowre. Esperance en Dieu, in hym is all, Which is above Fortune's fall." [11] The modern flag, known as the burgee, largely used in flag signalling, is like a shortened pennon. It is sometimes also called a cornet. [12] "Now the often changing fortune beganne also to channge the law of the battels. For at the first, though it were terrible, yet Terror was deckt and broachie with rich furniture, guilt swords, shining armours, pleasant pensils, that the eye with delight had scarce time to be afraide; but now all defiled with dust, blood, broken armour, mangled bodies, tooke away the maske, and set forth Horror in his own horrible manner."--SIR PHILIP SYDNEY. [13] "A streamer shall stand in the toppe of a shippe, or in the forecastle, and therein be putt no armes, but a man's conceit or device, and may be of the lengthe of twenty, forty, or sixty yards."--Harleian MS., No. 2,358, dealing with "the Syze of Banners, Standardes, Pennons, Guydhomes, Pencels, and Streamers."