[Illustration: Dacre. Shelley. See of Salisbury. Isle of Man.]
_Human Charges._--Man and the parts of him play but a small part in English shields, and we have nothing to put beside such a coat as that of the German Manessen, on which two armed knights attack each other's hauberks with their teeth. But certain arms of religious houses and the like have the whole figure, the see of Salisbury bearing the Virgin and Child in a blue field. And old crests have demi-Saracens and falchion men, coal-miners, monks and blackamoors. Sowdan bore in his shield a turbaned soldan's head; Eady, three old men's "'eads"! Heads of maidens, the "winsome marrows" of the ballad, are in the arms of Marow. The Stanleys, as kings of Man, quartered the famous three-armed legs whirling mill-sail fashion, and Tremayne of the west bore three men's arms in like wise. "Gules three hands silver" was for Malmeyns as early as the 13th century, and Tynte of Colchester displayed hearts.
_Miscellaneous Charges._--Other charges of the shield are less frequent but are found in great variety, the reason for most of them being the desire to play upon the bearer's name.
Weapons and the like are rare, having regard to the military associations of armory. Daubeney bore three helms; Philip Marmion took with his wife, the coheir of Kilpek, the Kilpek shield of a sword (_espek_). Tuck had a stabbing sword or "tuck." Bent bows were borne by Bowes, an arblast by Arblaster, arrows by Archer, birding-bolts or _bosouns_ by Bosun, the mangonel by Mangnall. The three lances of Amherst is probably a medieval coat; Leweston had battle-axes.
A scythe was in the shield of Praers; Picot had picks; Bilsby a hammer or "beal"; Malet showed mallets. The chamberlain's key is in the shield of a Chamberlain, and the spenser's key in that of a Spenser. Porter bore the porter's bell, Boteler the butler's cup. Three-legged pots were borne by Monbocher. Crowns are for Coroun. Yarde had yard-wands; Bordoun a burdon or pilgrim's staff.
Of horse-furniture we have the stirrups of Scudamore and Giffard, the horse-barnacles of Bernake, and the horse-shoes borne by many branches and tenants of the house of Ferrers.
Of musical instruments there are pipes, trumps and harps for Pipe, Trumpington and Harpesfeld. Hunting horns are common among families bearing such names as Forester or Horne. Remarkable charges are the three organs of Grenville, who held of the house of Clare, the lords of Glamorgan.