size.

[Illustration: scarpe]

Ex. Argent, a scarpe, purpure.

The _baton _is the fourth part of the bend, and, as before mentioned,
it is a mark of illegitimacy, and seldom used in Heraldry, but by the
illegitimate descendants of royalty.

[Illustration: baton]

Ex. Gules, a baton, sable, garnished, or.


THE FESS AND BAR.

The _fess_ is formed by two horizontal lines drawn above and below the
centre of the shield. The fess contains in breadth one third of the
field.

[Illustration: fess]

Ex. Argent, a fess, azure.

The _bar _is formed in the same manner as the fess, but it only
occupies the fifth part of the field. It differs from the fess, that
ordinary being always placed in the centre of the field; but the bar
may be placed in any part of it, and there may be more than one bar in
an escutcheon.