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ARMIES
AROBA 79
Armes. A corrupted form of Hermes
found in the Lansdowne and some other old
manuscripts .
Armlger. 1 . A bearer of arms. The
title given by heralds to the esquire who
waited on a knight. 2 . The Sixth Degree of
the Order of African Architects .
on pivots.
Arms of Masonry. Stow says that the
Masons were incorporated as a company in
the twelfth year of Henry IV ., 1412 . Their
arms were granted to them, in 1472, by William
Hawkesloe, Clarenceux King-at-Arms,
and are azure
castles argent ;
on a chevron between three
a pair of compasses somewhat
extended, of the first . Crest, a castle of the
second . They were adopted, subsequently
by the Grand Lodge of England . The Atholl
Armory. An apartment attached to the Grand Lodge objected to this as an unlawful
asylum of a oommandery of Knights Templars,
assumption by the Modern Grand Lodge of
in which the swords and other parts of
the costume of the knights are deposited for
safe-keeping .
Speculative Freemasons of the arms of the
Operative Masons . They accordingly adopted
another coat, which Dermott blazons as follows
Armor. In English statutes, armor is
: Quarterly per squares, counterchanged
used for the whole apparatus of war ; offensive vert. In the first quarter, azure, a lion rampant,
and defensive arms . In the Order of the or. In the second quarter, or, an ox passant
Temple pieces of armor are used to a limited sable. In the third quarter, or, a man with
extent. In the chivalric degrees of the Scottish
Rite, in order to carry out the symbolism In the fourth quarter, azure, an eagle displayed
hands erect proper, robed crimson and ermine.
as well as to render effect to its dramas, armor or. Crest the holy ark of the covenant proper,
pieces and articles for use of knights become supported by cherubim . Motto, Kodes la
necessary, with mantling, crest, mottoes, etc . Adonai, that is, Holiness to the Lord.
Some are herein enumerated :
These arms are derived from the "tetrarchical"
(as Sir Thos . Browne calls them),
AILLETTES-Square shields for the shoulders
.
or general banners of the four principal tribes ;
ANLACE-Short dagger worn at the girdle . for it is said that the twelve tribes, during their
BALDRIC-Belt diagonally crossing the
body.
BATTLE-AxWeapon with ax-blade and
spear-head .
BEAVER-Front of helmet, which is raised
to admit food and drink .
BEAKER-The drinking-cup with mouthlip
ḂELT-For body . Badge of knightly rank.
BRAssART-Armor to protect the arm
from elbow to shoulder.
BUCKLER-A long shield for protecting the
body .
CORSELET-Breastplate .
CREST-Ornament on helmet designating
rank .
CUIRAss-Backplate .
FASCES-Armor for the thighs, hung from
the corselet .
GADLIxo--,.Sharp metallic knuckles on
gauntlet.
GAVNTL.r-Mailed gloves.
GoRGET-Armor for the neck .
HALBERD-Long-pole ax .
HAUBERK-Shirt of mail, of rings or scales .
HELMET or CASQUE--Armor for the head .
JAMBEUx-Armor for the legs .
JUroN-Sleeveless jacket, to the hips .
LANcE-Long spear with metallic head and
pennon .
MACE-Heavy, short staff of metal, ending
with spiked ball.
MANTLE---Outer cloak .
MoRIoN-Head armor without vizor .
PENNON-A pennant, or short streamer,
bifurcated .
PLUME-The designation of knighthood .
SALLET-Light helmet for foot-soldiers .
SPEAR-Sword, spur, shield .
VIZOR-Front of helmet (slashed), moving
passage through the wilderness, were encamped
in a hollow square, three on each side,
as follows : Judah, Zebulun, and Issachar, in
the East, under the general banner of Judah ;
Dan, Asher, and Naphtali, in the North, under
the banner of Dan ; Ephraim, Manasseh,
and Benjamin, in the West, under the banner
of Ephraim ; and Reuben, Simeon, and Gad,
in the South, under Reuben . See Banners.
Aroba . Pledge, covenant, agreement .
(Latin, Arrhabo, a token or pledge . Hebrew,
Arab, which is the root of Arubbah, surety,
hostage .) This important word, in the Fourteenth
Degree of the Scottish Rite, is used
when the initiate partakes of the "Ancient
Aroba," the pledge or covenant of friendship,
by eating and drinking with his new companions
. The word is of greater import than
that in mere hospitality . The word
"aroba
implied
nowhere in English works,
and seems to have been omitted by Masonic
writers. The root " arab " is one of the oldest