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"QUARTERED PER CROSS—The shield is divided into four parts, called quarters, by an horizontal and perpendicular line, crossing each other in the centre of the field, each of which is numbered." -Hall, 1862

Quartered Per Cross

"QUARTERED PER CROSS—The shield is divided into four parts, called quarters, by an horizontal…

"QUARTERED PER SALTIER, which is made by two diagonal lines, dexter and sinister, crossing each other in the centre of the field." -Hall, 1862

Quartered Per Saltier

"QUARTERED PER SALTIER, which is made by two diagonal lines, dexter and sinister, crossing each other…

"The Escutcheon is sometimes divided into a great number of parts, in order to place in it the arms of several families to which one is allied; this is called a genealogical achievement. The compartments are called QUARTERINGS." -Hall, 1862

Quarterings

"The Escutcheon is sometimes divided into a great number of parts, in order to place in it the arms…