The supreme head of the English Heralds, under the SOVEREIGN, is the EARL MARSHAL, an office hereditary in the family of the DUKE OF NORFOLK. The Arms of the College are--_Arg., a cross gu., between four doves their dexter wings expanded and inverted az._: No. 265; Crest--_From a crest-coronet or, a dove rising az._; Supporters--_Two lions ramp. guard. arg., ducally gorged or_. Each of the Kings has his own official arms, which he impales with his paternal coat on the _dexter_ side of the shield. The Arms of Garter are--_Arg., a cross gu.; on a chief az., a ducal coronet encircled with a Garter of the Order, between a lion of England and a fleur de lys, all or_. Clarenceux and Norroy have the same shield, but the former has _a lion of England only, crowned, on a chief gules_; and the latter, _on a chief per pale az. and gu._, has _a similar lion between a fleur de lys and a key, all of gold_. There is also another King styled “Bath,” who is specially attached to the Order of the Bath; he is not a member of the College. [Illustration: No. 266.--Arms of Lyon Office.] “Lyon King-of-Arms” is the chief Herald of Scotland; and the establishment over which he presides is styled the “Lyon Office.” The Arms of the Office are--_Arg., a lion sejant erect and affronté gu., holding in his dexter paw a thistle slipped vert, and in the sinister an escutcheon of the second; on a chief az., a saltire of the first_: No. 266. Ireland is the heraldic province of “Ulster King-of-Arms.” His official armorial ensigns differ from those of Garter only in the _charges of the chief_, which are _a lion of England between a golden harp and a portcullis_. _Herison._ A hedgehog. _Hill_, _Hillock_. A mound of earth. _Hirondelle._ A swallow. _Hoist._ The depth of a flag from chief to base. See _Fly_. _Honour Point._ No. 27, L. _Humettée._ Cut short at the extremities. _Hurst._ A clump of trees. _Hurt._ A blue roundle. _Illegitimacy._ See Chapter XII. _Imbrued_, or _Embrued_. Stained with blood. _Impaled._ Conjoined per pale. _Impalement._ The uniting of two (or more) distinct coats per pale, to form a single achievement. _Imperially Crowned._ Ensigned with the Crown of England. _Incensed_, _Inflamed_. On fire; having fire issuing forth. _Increscent._ No. 166, B. See _Decrescent_. _Indented._ No. 38, A. _Inescutcheon._ An heraldic Shield borne as a charge. This term is sometimes used to denote an _Escutcheon of Pretence_. _In bend._ Disposed in the position of a bend; _In Chevron_, _In Chief_, _In Cross_, _In Fesse_, &c. Disposed after the manner of a chevron, or in the chief of the shield, or in the form of a cross, &c. _In Foliage._ Bearing leaves. _In Lure._ Wings conjoined in the form of a hawk’s lure. _In her piety._ A term applied to a pelican feeding her young. _In Pretence._ A term applied to a single inescutcheon placed upon and in the centre of a larger escutcheon. _In Pride._ Having the tail displayed, as a peacock’s.