For support, he had to lean heavily on a walking stick whose handle bore the family heraldic symbol.

The ant was an almost heraldic symbol of industry, as the lion was of courage, or, for the matter of that, the pelican of charity.

Since the introduction of heraldic symbols,-themotto of this house has been 'Suum cuique'-toevery man his own.

Long disquisition on heraldic symbols of every noble family in the realm, that should have gone into an appendix.