by an earl's coronet: supporters, on the dexter side a stag
ducally gorged and chained, on the sinister side a griffin gorged and
chained; motto, Honour and Truth.

[Illustration: Baron and femme, two atchievements]

In the arms of the femme joined to the paternal coat of the baron, the
proper differences by which they were borne by the father of the lady
must be inserted.

If the arms of the baron has a bordure, that must be omitted on the
sinister side of the shield.

Archbishops and bishops impale the paternal arms with the arms of the
see over which they preside, placing the arms of the bishopric on the
dexter, and their paternal arms on the sinister side of the shield; a
bishop does not emblazon the arms of his wife on the same shield with
that which contains the arms of the see, but on a separate shield.

Arms of augmentation are marshalled according to the direction of the
College of Heralds: they are usually placed on a canton in the dexter
chief of the shield; in some cases they occupy the whole of the chief.
The mark of distinction denoting a baronet is usually placed on an
escutcheon, on the fess point of the shield.

The rules here laid down apply to funeral atchievements, banners, &c.
The only difference, as will be seen by the annexed examples, is, that
the ground of the hatchment is black, that surrounds the arms of the
deceased, whether baron or femme, and white round the arms of the
survivor.

[Illustration: 1]

In fig. 1. the black is left on the dexter side, showing that the
husband is deceased, and that his wife survives him.

[Illustration: 2]

Fig. 2. shows that the husband survives the wife.

[Illustration: 3]

Fig. 3. shows that the husband and his first wife are deceased, and
that the second wife is the survivor.

[Illustration: 4]

Fig. 4. The shield on the dexter side of the hatchment is parted per
pale; first, the arms of the bishopric; second, the paternal arms of
the bishop. The shield on the dexter (sic) side is the arms of the bishop
impaling those of his wife as baron and femme; the ground of the
hatchment is black round the sinister side of this shield, showing
that it is the wife that is dead.

[Illustration: 5]

Fig. 5. is the hatchment of a lady that has died unmarried. The arms
of females of all ranks are placed in a lozenge-shaped shield.

[Illustration: 6]

Fig. 6. is the hatchment of the widow of a bishop; the arms are the
same as those displayed at fig.