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 best maner of wyse certanly of beryng of dyu̇se armys in oon sheelde
is in theys bendys bering for a man that has a patrimony left by his
fadyr. And other certan londys by his modyr cumyng to him to the wich
londys of his moderis ar appropurt armys of olde tyme for it may hap
that theys armys coom to hir by the way and discent of hir progenyturis.
then may the hayre and hym list bere the hooƚƚ armys of his fadyr in y^e
hooƚƚ sheelde. And ī syche a bende he may bere his moderis armys as here
in the scochon afor apperis. And it shaƚƚ be sayd of him that beris
theys armys in latyn thus. Portat arma palata de argento et rubio cum
vna benda de nigro. Gallice sic. Il port palee dargent et de gowles et
vng bende de sabuƚƚ. Anglice sic. He berith palee of Syluer and gowles
with a bende of sabuƚƚ.
¶ And othyrwyle ī syche a bende ther is founde .iij. molettys or macules
of golde.
Off armys bende fusillyt here now I wiƚƚ exempuƚƚ.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
More ou̇ ther be founde in armys other certan bendys to sū man strange
from theys. and here I wyƚƚ shew to yow a bende the wich is calde a
bende fusillit: as here apperith in this scochon. And it is calde
fusullit for it is made aƚƚ of fusillis of the wich certan fusillis more
shaƚƚ be spokyn afṫward. Bot he the wich has theys armys beris in latyn
thus. Portat vnam bendam fusillatum de auro in campo asorio Gallice sic.
Il port dasor vng bendee fusillee dor. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith asure a
bende fusillit of golde.
¶ And thys bende mony tymys is borne with strangeris and specialli in
Burgon.
Here now it shaƚƚ be spokyn̄ of dyuerse borduris ī armys.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
Bordures many and dyu̇se ar founde ī armys and ar borne of many nobuƚƚ
men: of the wich sum be playn. sum īgraylit. sum talentit. sum playn
powderit. sum chekerit. sum gobonettyt. sum inueckyt. of the wiche it
shaƚƚ be spokyn eu̇yche oon after ordir. And first of playne borduris I
wiƚƚ speke as here it apperis. And the bordure is calde playne when it
is made playn of oon colowre aloon. as here in thys scochon. And it
shaƚƚ be sayde of hym that is possessor of theys armys first in latyn
thꝰ ¶ Portat tres rosas rubias in campo argenteo cum vna bordura de
rubio. Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port dargent trois rosis de goulez et vng
bordure de gowles. Et anglice sic ¶ He berith Siluer .iij. rosis of
gowles and a bordure of gowles.
Off armys bordurit and ingraylit now here folowys exemple
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
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