| Fig. 164.—Crucifix. | Fig. 165.—Cross couped. | Fig. 166.—Cross botonny. |
| Fig. 167.—Cross flory. | Fig. 168.—Cross fleuretté. | Fig. 169.—Cross moline. |
| Fig. 170.—Cross potent. | Fig. 171.—Cross patée (or formée). | Fig. 172.—Cross patonce. |
Of other but much more uncommon varieties examples will be found of the cross parted and fretty (Fig. 174), of the cross patée quadrate (Fig. 175), of a cross pointed and voided in the arms of Dukinfield (quartered by Darbishire), and of a cross cleché voided and pometté as in the arms of Cawston. A cross quarter-pierced (Fig. 176) has the field visible at the centre. A cross tau or St. Anthony's Cross is shown in Fig. 177, the real Maltese Cross in Fig. 178, and the Patriarchal Cross in Fig. 179.
Whenever a cross or cross crosslet has the bottom arm elongated and pointed it is said to be "fitched" (Figs. 180 and 181), but when a point is added at the foot e.g. of a cross patée, it is then termed "fitchée at the foot" (Fig. 182).
| Fig. 173.—Cross crosslet. | Fig. 174.—Cross parted and fretty. | Fig. 175.—Cross patée quadrate. |
| Fig. 176.—Cross quarter-pierced. | Fig. 177.—Cross Tau. | Fig. 178.—Maltese Cross. |
| Fig. 179.—Patriarchal Cross. | Fig. 180.—Cross crosslet fitched. | Fig. 181.—Cross patée fitched. |
Of the hundreds of other varieties it may confidently be said that a large proportion originated in misunderstandings of the crude drawings of early armorists, added to the varying and alternating descriptions applied at a more pliable and fluent period of heraldic blazon. A striking illustration of this will be found in the cross botonny, which is now, and has been for a long time past, regularised with us as a distinct variety of
constant occurrence. From early illustrations there is now no doubt that this was the original form, or one of the earliest forms, of the cross crosslet. It is foolish to ignore these varieties, reducing all crosses to a few original forms, for they are now mostly stereotyped and accepted; but at the same time it is useless to attempt to learn them, for in a lifetime they will mostly be met with but once each or thereabouts. A field semé of cross crosslets (Fig. 183) is termed crusilly.
| Fig. 182.—Cross patée fitched at foot. | Fig. 183.—Crusilly. | Fig. 184.—Saltire. |
| Fig. 185.—Saltire engrailed. | Fig. 186.—Saltire invecked. | Fig. 187.—Saltire embattled. |