Heraldry as art: An account of its development and practice, chiefly in England

by G. W. Eve

Fig. 260.

Hawk’s Bells and Jesses.—The bells are of the globular kind (Fig. 261), and jesses are the leather straps by which they were secured to the falcons’ legs. Also attached to the jesses were pieces of metal, called vervels, that were stamped with the owner’s monogram or badge.

Hawk’s Lure.—A bird’s wing that was attached to a cord by means of which it was thrown in the air in order to attract the falcons to hand. Its usual shape as a charge is as in Fig. 262.

Fig. 261.

Fig. 262.

Fig. 263.

Hemp-brake or Hackle.—An instrument for bruising hemp. Its best known heraldic example is as the badge of Sir Reginald Bray (Fig. 263), the architect to Henry VII, for whom he built the magnificent Chapel in Westminster Abbey and completed St. George’s Chapel at Windsor. The badge is now used by Lord Bray, who is descended from Sir Reginald’s brother.