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
Off armys partyt aft the long way clowdy or nebulatyd.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
In the sext maṅ of wyse ther be armys borne partyt aft the long way
nebulatyt as here it shaƚƚ be shewyd in this scochon. And theys armys be
calde innebulatyd for .ij colowris ar put to gedre by the manere of
clowdys. Therfore the possessor of theys armys beris in thys wyse as it
shaƚƚ be sayd first ī latyn thus. Portat arma partita secundum longum de
argento et asorio innebulata. Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port ꝑtie du long
dargent & dasor innevve. Anglice sic. ¶ He beris armys partytt on length
of Siluer and asure innebulatyt.
Off armys ꝑtyt watṫi of Syluer and gowles this scochon is
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
More ouer aft theys armys aforesayd yit ther be borne armys partyt after
the longe way. and they be watteri as here in this scochon it apperith.
and theys armis ar calde watteri: for .ij. colowris ar incariet oon in
to an other by the maner of water trobulde w^t wynde. And ye shaƚƚ say
of him that beris theis armys in thys wyse as folowys: first in latyn. ¶
Portat arma ꝑtyta vndosa secundum longū de argento et rubio. Gallice
sic. ¶ Il port ꝑtiee du long dargent et de gowlez vndee. Et anglice sic.
¶ He berith armys partyt the long way of Syluer and gowles watteri
Now here I begynne to speke of armys partyt ouerwart:
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
Here now folowys to se of armys ꝑtyt ouerwart. the wich certan particion
ouerwart is made as mony wyse as is the ꝑtycion on length. that is to
say on the playn way ouerwart. ingraylyt. irrasit. inueckyt. indentit.
innebulatit. and watteri Werfore of theys certayn shaƚƚ be shewyd by
signys. and first I begyne at playn armys ou̇wart. as here it shaƚƚ be
shewyd. And it shaƚƚ be sayd of hym that berithe theys army in thys wyse
first in latyn thus. ¶ Portat arma partita extransu̇so plana de auro &
asorio. Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port ꝑtiee transu̇sie dor & dasor. Anglice
sic. He berith golde and asure ꝑtit ou̇wart ¶ Knaw ye that here is no
dowte of that first rule: that is to say that a man shaƚƚ begyn at the
poynt of the shelde to blase for here is as mych coloure of golde as of
asure.
¶ Off armys irrasit ou̇wart now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
Now of a nothir maner of partycion of colouris in armis ou̇warte I wiƚƚ
speke. And it is calde irrasit as here it shaƚƚ appere in this scochion.
of the wich it is to be sayd that the gentyƚƚ man the wich beris theys
armys beris in this maner as folowis. first in latyn thus. ¶ Portat arma
partita extransu̇so irrasa de auro et rubio. Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port
partiee transuerse irrase dor et gowlez. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith armys
partyt ouerwart irrasyt of golde and gowles.
Now of armys partyt ou̇wartt ye shaƚƚ haue an exemple.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
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