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
Now I shew yow y^t sum time we haue armys quarterit &̄ engraylit. that
is to witt whan eu̇y armys ī his quarṫ is engraylit as here apperis. &
it shaƚƚ be sayd of him y^t beris theis army thus. first ī latyn ¶ Ille
portat de auro & rubio arma quarteriata & ingradata. Et gallice sic. ¶
Il port dor et gowlez quartlee engreylee. Anglice sic ¶ He berith of
golde &̄ gewles quarteriy engraylit. And thei ar calde armys engradit
for they ar made of .ij. colouris the wich graditly ar broght to gedir
oon coloure in to an other coloure
Off armys quaterit and irrasyt now I will speke.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
Certan armys ther be quarterit and irrasit as here apperis. the wich
ċtan armys ar called quarterit armys irrasit. for the colouris be rasit
owt as oon coloure ī rasyng ware take away from an othir. And it shaƚƚ
be sayd of him y^t beris theis armys in latyn thus. Portat arma
quarteriata irrasa de albo & nigro. Gallice sic ¶ Il port dargent et
Sable quartlee irrase. Anglice sic. ¶ He beris Siluer and Sable
quarterely irrasyd.
Off armys quarterit inueckyt now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
Ther be yet fownde armys quarṫli inueckyt. or as sum men say they be
army quarterit of colowris inueckyt as here apperis. the wich for soth
ar calde armis quarterit īueckit or of colowrus inueckyt. for ī them ar
.ij. colouris quarṫli put: y^e toon ī to the othir. & so oon colowre is
īuehit ī to an othir. Therfore it is said of hī y^t beris theis armys ī
this wise. first ī latyn thus Ille portat quarṫiatim de asurio et auro
īuectis Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port quartli verre dasor et dor. Anglice
sic. ¶ He berith quarṫli inueckyt of asure and golde.
Now of armys quarterit indentyt it shaƚƚ here be shewyd.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
Qvarterit armys be founde diuerse the wych ar calde indentit as here
apperis: and they are calde indentit for .ij. colowris oon in to an
othir by the maṅ of teth ar indentit: as is opyn ī the shelde. And thus
ye shaƚƚ blase theym first in laty. Portat arma quarteriata īdentata de
rubio et auro. Gallice sic. Il port quartertlee endentlee de gowlez et
dor. Anglice. ¶ He berith quarṫli endentit of gowles and golde.
Off armys partit aftir the long way here shaƚƚ be shewyt.
I intende now to detmyn of armys partit after the longe way the wich
ċtan partyng aft the long way or on length is made many maṅ of wyse. ¶
The first ꝑticion for soth is of .ij colouris in armys after the long
way in the playne man̄
¶ Ther is also a ꝑtyng of armys of .ij. colouris ingradyt.
¶ And also ther is a ꝑtyng of .ij. colowris irrasit.
¶ Also forsoth ther is a partyng of .ij. colowris inueckyt.
¶ And ther is an othir partyng of .ij. colowris endentit.
¶ Ther is also a ꝑtyng of .ij. colowris clowdit or nebulatit.
¶ And more ouer ther is a ꝑtyng of .ij. colowris watery.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
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