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
A new dowte yit is founde in armys. for as mych as ther was a certan man
that heght Petrus de rupibus in tyme passit the bisshop of Wyṅchester:
the wich baar ī his armys iij Rochys after hys awne naam in wich armys
it is dowtit. whether it is enogh to say in the blasyng of them: that he
bare sych iij fisħys allone. as here in thys scochon. And certanly I
thynke nay. for the rule goyng a fore. Bot it is thus to be sayd: of the
sayd Petur in latyn. ¶ Portauit tres huiusmodi pisces argenteos natantes
in campo nigro. Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port de Sable et trois Rochez
nāyantz dargent. Et anglice sic. ¶ He berith Sable and iij Roches
swymmyng of Siluer.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
¶ And then to tharmys of Galfride lucy as here now apperis ī this figure
And ye most say y^t he bare thus in latyn. ¶ Portauit tres lucios aureos
in campo rubeo. Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port de gowlez et trois lucez dor.
Anglice sic. ¶ He berith gowles and iij luces of golde. the wich certan
blasyng with owte declaracion here is enogh. for the sayd fishes ar in
thare propur placis as I sayd in the rule afore.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
Bot what shaƚƚ be sayd of thys man then: the wich beris .ij. barbellis
turnyng theyr backys to geder as here apperis. Ye most say in latyn thꝰ
¶ Portat duos barbillos aureos adinuicem ṫga vertentes in scuto asorio
puluerisato cū crucibus cruciatis figitiuis de auro. Et gallice sic. Il
port dasor poudree dez croys crocelez fichez et deux barbulx dors an
dors dor. Et anglice sic. ¶ He berith asure powderit with crossis
croslettys pycche and .ij. barbellis of golde backe to backe.
Off armys the wich ar calde frectis here now I wyƚƚ speke.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
A certan nobuƚƚ baron that is to say the lorde awdeley of the Reame of
Englonde baar in his armys a frecte. the wich certan frectis ī mony
armys of dyu̇erse gentiƚƚ men ar founde. other while reede other while
golde. and other whyle blac oderwhile simple and oderwhile dowble
otherwhile tripuƚƚ and other while it is multepliet ou̇ aƚƚ the sheld as
here it apperith. and ye most vndirstande on gret differans by twix
armys bendit and theis armys the wich be made with the forsayd frettys
wherfore it is to be markyt that in bendyt armys the colouris contenyt
equally ar dyuydit. Bot ī thes frectis the felde alwai a bydys hooƚƚ as
here. and this forsayd lorde audeley beris thus in latyn. ¶ Portat arma
frectata de auro in campo rubeo. Et gallice sic. Il por de gowlez vng
frette dor. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith gowles and a frecte of golde.
Off armys hauyng beestis salyentyng or rampyng.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
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