"So eld she was that she ne went
A foote, but it were by potent."
The field is filled with small potents, ranged in lines, azure and argent.
POTENT COUNTER-POTENT.
The heads of the crutches or potents touch each other in the centre of the shield.
CHAP. III.
LINES USED IN PARTING THE FIELD.
Escutcheons that have more than one tincture are divided by lines; the straight lines are either perpendicular |, horizontal —, diagonal line dexter \, and diagonal line sinister /.
Curved and angular lines are numerous, and each has an Heraldic name expressive of its form. The names and figures of those most commonly used by English armorists are as follow:—