[Illustration: Pallet]

Ex. Argent, a pallet, gules.

The pale has another diminutive one fourth its size; it is called an
_endorse_.

[Illustration: Endorse]

Ex. Argent, a pale between two endorses, gules.

The pale and the pallet may receive any charge; but the endorse is
never to be charged with any thing.


THE BEND.

The _bend_ is an honourable ordinary, formed by two diagonal lines
drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base, and contains the
fifth part of the field if uncharged; but if charged with other
figures, the third part of the field.

[Illustration: Bend]

Ex. Argent, a bend, vert.

The bend has four diminutives, viz. the _garter_ which is half the
breadth of the bend.

[Illustration: Garter]