Three-section orbs

[Koen G]

Gower shoots his arrows at the world as a metaphor for his moral commentary (if you are a bad person, my written arrows will expose you). Why they chose to represent the world like this in that particular context is beyond me. The emphasis is on the elemental makeup (air, water, land), which just isn't the best choice for a moral critique.

The second globe clearly reflects the structure of the globus cruciger, which might imply that the arrows are meant for all layers of society. Or that divine judgement is the final judgement.

Either way, the globe like this is the one a king holds.