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Riddle Coat Of Arms Ref' Found In The Library OF Congress Riestap's General Armorial.Arms Or A Bend Purple Over All Three Piles Inssuing In Chief Gules.No Crest.No Moto Is Recorded'Description.Bend. Represents The Suspender Which Holds The Shield To The Uniform And Is A Reward Of High Official Comand.Piles Wedge Shaped'An Implement Of War'The Foot Soldier's Javelin.Colors'Represenentatative Of The Personal Characteristics Of The Original Beare And Are Gandted Only Upon Merit.Or'Denotes Generosity And Elevation Of Mind.Purple'Denotes Worthy Ambition' One Writer Says That Purple Is The Color Of Royal Mourning Garments.In Heraldery It Has No Such Melanancholy Associations'Glues' Denotes courge And Magnanimity.Argent Denotes Sincerity And Peace. A Coat Of Arms Is Not Complete Without Being Decorated With The Mantling And Helmet'Which The Men Wore In Medieval Times.The Mantling Was Large Scarf Of Heavy Cloth Or Leather Thrown Over The Helmet To Protect The Neck From The Heat Of The Sun'To Preserve The Armour From Rust'And To Foil The Enemy's Sword
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