_Helm_, _Helmet_. Now placed as an accessory above a Shield of arms, and bearing its Crest after the fashion in which, in the Middle Ages, both Helm and Crest were actually worn in tournaments. A modern usage distinguishes Helms as follows:--The Sovereign--Helm of gold, with six bars, set _affrontée_, No. 259; Noblemen--Helm of silver, garnished with gold, set in profile, and showing five bars, No. 260; Baronets and Knights--of steel with silver ornaments, without bars, the vizor raised, set _affrontée_, No. 261; Esquires and Gentlemen--of steel, the vizor closed, and set in profile, Nos. 262, 263. The Helms that appear on early Seals and in other heraldic compositions till about A.D. 1600, are all set in profile, and the shield generally hangs from them _couchée_, as in No. 49. In these early compositions, the shield is small in proportion to the helm and its accessories. [Illustration: No. 259.--Helm of the Sovereign.] [Illustration: No. 260.--Helm of Nobles.] [Illustration: No. 261.--Helm of Baronets and Knights.] [Illustration: Nos. 262, 263.--Helms of Esquires and Gentlemen.] _Hemp-brake_, _Hackle_. An instrument having saw-teeth, used for bruising hemp. _Heneage Knot._ No. 264. _Herald._ An officer of arms. The Heralds of England were incorporated by RICHARD III.; and from Queen MARY, in 1555, they received a grant of Derby House, on the site of which, between St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Thames, stands their present official residence, HERALDS’ COLLEGE, or the COLLEGE OF ARMS. The college now consists of three KINGS-OF-ARMS--_Garter_, _Clarenceux_, and _Norroy_; six HERALDS, who have precedence by seniority of appointment--_Chester_, _Lancaster_, _Richmond_, _Windsor_, _York_, and _Somerset_; and four PURSUIVANTS--_Rouge Dragon_, _Portcullis_, _Rouge Croix_, and _Bluemantle_. The official habit is a _Tabard_, emblazoned with the Royal Arms, and the Kings and Heralds wear a _Collar of SS._ The Kings have a Crown, formed of a golden circlet, from which rise sixteen oak-leaves, nine of which appear in representations; and the circlet itself is charged with the words, _Miserere mei Deus secundum magnam misericordiam tuam_ (“Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great loving-kindness”). [Illustration: No. 264.--Heneage Knot.] [Illustration: No. 265.--Arms of the Heralds’ College.]