The boke of Saint Albans : $b containing treatises on hawking, hunting, and cote armourBerners, Juliana
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The boke of Saint Albans : $b containing treatises on hawking, hunting, and cote armour
Berners, Juliana
Falconry -- Early works to 1800; Heraldry -- Early works to 1800; Hunting -- Early works to 1800
More ouer other whyle we se armys chekkerit as here now it apperith in
thys figure folowyng and they be calde armys chekkerit when they ar made
of .ij. colouris to the maner of a chekker. And theys armys resayue many
differens as in hedys or quarteris ī barris and bendis and other wyles ī
Cheuerons of y^e wich it shaƚƚ be spokyn a noon foloyng. And of hym the
wich possessis theys armys ye shaƚƚ say in latyn thus. Portat arma
scakkata de aserio et auro. Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port scakke dasor et
dor. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith Chekker of asure and of golde
Off Cheuerons the wich ī englisħ ar calde cowpuls of sparris
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
We haue sotheli in armys certan signys the wich ar calde Cheuerons in
french. And they be calde in latyn Signa capitalia vel tigna. and in
englisħ a cowpuƚƚ of sparris as here is shewyd ī theys signes: the wich
signes by liklenes first war borne of carpentaries and makeris of
howses. for an howse is neu̇ made ꝑfite tyƚƚ thoos sparris be put a pon
hit: by the maner of an hede. and .ij. syche sparris or cheuerons ionyt
to gedyr make a capitaƚƚ sygne. y^t is to say a cowpuƚƚ of sparris. and
other while .ij. syche be borne ī armys and othyr while .iij. odyr while
.iiij. as it is knawyn. And of him that beris theys armys afore ye shaƚƚ
say thus as folowys first ī latyn. ¶ Portat de rubio et duo signa
capitalia de auro cū tribus talentis. Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port de gowz
et deux Cheuėrons dor et trois talenṫ. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith gowles
and .ij. Cheuerons of golde with iij besantis.
Off a Cheurron or a sygne capitaƚƚ engraylyt here is shewyt.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
Also a Cheueron is othir while engraylyt as here and then it is to be
sayd of hym the wich beris theys armys in latyn in thys wyse. ¶ Portat
vnum signum capitale ingradatum de albo in campo asoreo. Et gallice sic.
¶ Il port dasor vng Cheueron dargent ingraylee. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith
asure and a Cheueron of Syluer engraylyt.
¶ Off dyuerse and meruelus Cheuerons yit I wiƚƚ speke.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
More ouer yit ī theys signys of Cheuerons other while is fownde a dowte
in the blasyng of theym. when thei be made of dyuerse colowris
transmutit as here in this scochon apperith. And of hym the wych beris
thes armys ye shaƚƚ say in latyn. ¶ Portat arma quarteriata de nigro &
argento cum vno signo capitali de dictis coloribus transmutatis. Gallice
sic. Il port quarterlee de sable & dargent & vng Cheueron chaungee lung
de laultre. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith quarterly Sable and Siluer with a
Cheueron of the sayd colowris transmutit.
Off Cheuerons differyng on the longe way.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
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