is to say. in flowris in maner of Swerdis in a felde of asure. as hit shewis here. The wich certan armys ware geuyn to the forsayd kyng of fraunce in sygne of euerlastyng trowbuƚƚ and that he and his successaries aƚƚ way with bataiƚƚ and swereddys shulde be punyshid. [Illustration: Cote Armour] [Illustration: Cote Armour] I aske here moo questionis of the crossis signe [Illustration: Cote Armour] Now I turne agayne to the signe of the cros and aske a question: how mony crossis be borne in armys. to the wich questtion vnder a certan nowmbur I dare not answere. for crossis innumerabuƚƚ ar borne now dayli. bot decendyng to eueri cros the wich a fore tyme I haue seen as fer as I can I entende to discribe. emong the wich first the playn cros shaƚƚ be discribed of the with cros moo dowtis be made then of mony odyr crossies. for as moch as wyse men in blasyng of armys holde for a veri rule that ye moost begynne to blase at the lowyst poynt of the sheelde. if the poynt be of oon coloure. and so that coloure thatt is in the poynt of the sheelde is the felde of the armys ¶ Bot in that rule to remeue a way aƚƚ dowtis ye most merke dyligently: that. that rule is true with a littyƚƚ addicion. y^t is to witte that in armys to be blased it is aƚƚ way to begynne at the poynt of the sheelde: if the poynt be of oon coloure that is true: if the coloure of the poynt be more copiose or gretter in thos armys. and then with owte dowte ye shaƚƚ begyn ther. or ellys not ¶ And weer the colowres be equaƚƚ ꝑtid other on length or ouerwart then euermore ye shaƚƚ begynne to blase thoos armys in the right side. and in that case ye shaƚƚ haue no respecte to the poynt. ¶ And iff it be asked how berith Seynt george. it is to be knaw that ye most say. latine. ¶ Portat vnum scutum de argento cum quadam cruce plana de rubio. ¶ Gallice. Il port dargent vng cros playn de gowlez. ¶ Anglice. He beris a felde of Siluer with a playn cros of gowles. as here apperith in theys armys. And the same maner of wyse ar aƚƚ crossis hauyng a playn cros to be blased Therfore thay er: y^t say Seynt george beris the felde of gowles with .iiij. quarteris of Siluer of whome the resonis I lowue not. for by thoos resonis a playn cros shulde neuer be founde in armys ner welny no differens in armys. ¶ Off an cros of an equaƚƚ length on eueri parte. [Illustration: Cote Armour]