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Honorable Ordinaries. - Sub-Ordinaries: Fesse

Another decoration is the "Fesse," and crosses the middle of the shield like a sash.

The Fesse of Sir Francis Drake is wavy to represent the "surges of the sea," and in the stars above and below the Fesse we must recognize the northern and southern pole stars, he having so traversed the ocean as to need the aid of both.

Still another is called the "Bend," and is a band passing from the right-hand upper corner to the left-hand lower corner of the shield. And about this "charge," or device, gathers quite a little story. ★ ★ Drake.