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
¶ The .v. ston̄ is calde a Loys. a sanquine stone or sinamer hit is
calde in armys. The vertue therof is: the gentilman thatt in his
Cotearmure this stone berith myghtifuƚƚ of power in his kyngys batayƚƚ
shaƚƚ be. the which stone was reserued in dominacionys crowne that was
myghtifuƚƚ of powere in his kyngys bataiƚƚ of heuyn whan thei faught
with Lucifer
Sextus lapis
¶ And thẏs stone is calde gowlẏs in armẏs
¶ The .vi. stone is calde a Ruby a redly stone. gowlys it is calde in
armys. the vertue therof is. the gentylman that ī his Cotearmure that
stone berith hote and fuƚƚ of corage in his kyngys batayƚƚ shaƚƚ be. the
wich stone is reserued in the principatis crowne that was hote brinnyng
as fire in his kyngys batayƚƚ of heuyn whan thay faught with Lucifer
¶ Septimꝰ lapis
¶ A blue stone it is & it is cald asure ī armẏs
The .vij. stone is calde a Saphyre a blew stone Asure hit is calde in
armys. The vertue therof is. the gentilman that in his Cotearmure berith
that stone: wyse and vertues in his werkyng in his kyngꝭ batayƚƚ shaƚƚ
be. the wich is reserued to tronꝰ crowne that was wyse and vertues in
his kyngys batayƚƚ of heuyn whan they faught with Lucifer
Ottauꝰ lapis
¶ This stone is blake and it is called Sabull
¶ The .viij. ston̄ is a Dyamond a blake stone. Sable it is calde in
armys. The vertue therof is. what gentilman that ī his Cotearmure thatt
stone berith: durabuƚƚ & vnfaynt in his kyngys batayƚƚ he shaƚƚ be. The
wich stone was reserued ī the cherubyns crowne that was durable &̄
vnfaynt in his kyngys batayƚƚ of heuyn. whan thay faught with Lucifer
¶ ixꝰ lapis
¶ A shinẏng ston̄ and is calde Siluer ī armẏs
The .ix. stone is calde Carbuncle a shynyng stone. Silu̇ hit is calde in
armys. The vertue therof is: what gentilman y^t in his Cotearmure this
stone berith. fuƚƚ dowghti glorious & shynyng in his kyngys batayƚƚ he
shaƚƚ be The wich stone was reserued in the Serophyns crowne: that was
fuƚƚ doughti gloriꝰ & shinīg ī his kīgꝭ batayƚƚ of heuyn whan thei
faught w^t Lucifer
¶ Of the diu̇se coloreis for the feld of cotearmuris .v. bene worthẏ and
.iiii. bene Roẏall
Ther be .ix. dyu̇se coloris for the felde of Cotearmuris v worthy &
.iiij. Royaƚƚ. The .v. worthy be theys: Golde verte Brusk Plumby &
Synam. And the .iiij. Royaƚƚ be theis: Gowlis Asure Sable & Siluer Bot
now aft blaseris of armys ther be bot .vi. coloris of y^e wich .ij. be
metaƚƚ & iiij. coloris. Golde &̄ Silu̇ for metaƚƚ. vert Goulis Asure &
Sabuƚƚ for coloris. & theys be vsid and no moo.
¶ Of nine preciꝰ stonis .v. be noble & .iiii. of dig
¶ Ther be .ix. precious stonys .v. noble & .iiij. of dignite The .v.
noble stonys be theys Topasion Smaragmat Amatisce Margaret & Aloys. The
.iiij. of dignite be theys Rubi Saphyr Dyamond and Carbuncuƚƚ
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