Masculy

Masculy

Masculy would appear in some few cases to have been used as synonymous with lozengy; since the term 'o mascles voidies' occurs, and a comparison of the different blazoning of the same arms in one case points in this direction; nor is it probable that the charges in the arms of the 'Earl of KENT' were drawn as mascles. Still in many cases the term probably had its present meaning.

Guillemes de FERIERES ... de armes vermeilles ben armés, O mascles de or del champ voidiés--Roll of CAERLAVEROCK.

Sire Allisandre de FREWYLLE, d'or, a une croys mascle de ver e de goulys--Roll, temp. ED. II.

Sire Baudewyne de FREWYLLE, d'or, a une croys de goulis a les mascles de ver--Ibid.

Monsire Baldwin de FREVILL, port les armes de Latymer[i.e. gules a une crois patey or] a cinq loisanes de verre en la crois--Roll, temp. ED. III.

Le Conte de KENT, masculée de verrée et de goules--Ibid.

Sir Toham de BEZOM, mascle d'argent e de sable--Roll, temp. ED. II.

    Le bon Richart de la ROKELE ...         Mascle de goules et de ermine.      
    Cil ot son escu fait portraire            Roll of Carlaverok.               

Crosses and other ordinaries may be formed of mascles as of fusils and lozenges, and although some contend that a fesse mascle or masculy should begin and end with a half, and that otherwise it will be so many mascles conjoined in fesse, the distinction can scarcely be sustained by facts.

Sire Geffrey de AUBEMARLE, de goules crusule de or a une bende masclee de ermyne--Roll, temp. ED. II.

Sire Henri FAUCONBERGE, de argent a ij barres mascle de sable--Ibid.

Ermine, a fesse masculy gules[elsewhere five mascles in fesse gules; and five fusils in fesse gules pierced]--HUTTON.