¶ And ye most knaw that thoos armys the wych we haue of the grawntyng of a prynce or of a lorde resayue no question why that he berith thoos same. for whi the prynce wyƚƚ not: that sich a question be askyt. whi he gaue to any man sych an armys as it is playn in the lawe of nature and Ciuyƚƚ. For that same that pleses ther prynce has the strength of lawe. bot if any mā bare thoos armys afore. for that thyng the wich is myne with a rightwys tityƚƚ with owte deseruyng may not be take fro me. ner the prynce may not do hit rightwysly. ¶ The faurith maner of whise we haue thoos armys the wich we take on owre awne ꝓpur auctorite. as in theys days opynly we se. how many poore men by thayr grace fauoure laboure or deseruyngꝭ: ar made nobuls. Sum by theyr prudens. Sū bi ther māhod. sū bi ther strength. sū bi ther conīg. sū bi oḋ u̇tuys And of theys men mony by theyr awne autorite haue take armys to be borne to theym and to ther hayris of whoom it nedys not here to reherse y^e namys. Neu̇ the lees armys that be so takyn they may lefully and frely beer. Bot yit they be not of so grete dignyte and autorite as thoos armys the wich ar grauntyt day by day by the autorite of a prynce or of a lorde. Yet armys bi a mannys propur auctorite take: if an other man haue not borne theym afore: be of strength enogh. ¶ And it is the opynyon of moni men that an herrod of armis may gyue armys. Bot I say if any sych armys be borne by any herrod gyuyn that thoos armys be of no more auctorite then thoos armys the wich be take by a mannys awne auctorite. ¶ Explicit. ¶ Here in thys boke afore ar contenyt the bokys of haukyng and huntyng with other plesuris dyuerse as in the boke apperis and also of Cootarmuris a nobuƚƚ werke. And here now endyth the boke of blasyng of armys translatyt and compytyt to gedyr at Seynt albons the yere from thincarnacion of owre lorde Ihū Crist. M. CCCC. lxxx vi. ¶ Hic finis diu̇soꝝ geṅosis valde vtiliū vt ītuētibꝫ pateb^t [Illustration: Icon] ¶ Sanctus albanus: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page Original Changed to 38 For sum gobbit wiƚƚ be yolow and For sum gobbit wiƚƚ be yolow and sum geene sum greene 38 she e:genderith the Ry she engenderith the Ry 40 How ẏe maẏ cawse ẏowre hawke to How ẏe maẏ cawse ẏowre hawke to flẏe withe a cnrrage in the flẏe withe a currage in the morow morow 42 shaƚƚ make hit to loue meet the shaƚƚ make hir to loue meet the bettir for loue of the bettir for loue of the oyntement oyntement 45 a cownde legge a rownde legge 50 and co ther vppon and colde ther vppon