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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

Name: The boke of Saint Albans : $b containing treatises on hawking, hunting, and cote armour
Author: Berners, Juliana

Berners, Juliana

Falconry -- Early works to 1800; Heraldry -- Early works to 1800; Hunting -- Early works to 1800

Over theys thyngys afore rehersit in theys armis it is ċtan that in aƚƚ
armys contrari conyt aƚƚ the conys of what sum eu̇ colowre tharmys be
made they mete to gedyr conally in the middis of the shelde. as in the
next figure of the shelde opynly it shaƚƚ be shewyd. Wher fore as it
apperith to my reson trulier they shal be blasit on this wyse: exceppit
the gretter autorite that the forsoyd Erle of Marche berith thus in
latyn. Portauit arma barrata et caput scuti palatum & angulatum de
asorio & auro cum quodam scuto simplici de argento. Et gallice sic. Il
port barree et vng Chieff palee cunecte dasor & dor et vng escu simple
dargent. Et anglice sic. ¶ He berith barri and a Cheeff pale angulatit
of asure and golde with a symple shelde of Silu̇.


            Off armys contrari conyt here I wiƚƚ informe yow

[Illustration: Cote Armour]

Ther be yit for sooth diuerse noble men the wich bore armys contrari
conyt. as here in thys scochon apperith. And theys armys be calde
contrari conyt for this cause. for aƚƚ the colouris of theys armys meete
to gedir at oon coone. that is to say at the myddyst poyntt of the
shelde oonly. For eu̇y body triangulit is moore of lengthe then of brede
and naamly conyt vt pꝫ. Therfore the opynyon of thos men the wyche sayd
that the armys afore rehersit: that is to witte of therles armys of
Marche war palyt barrit and contrari conyt is to be repreuyt. for so
mych that the conys of the forsayd armys accorde not the wich of
necessite shulde accorde iff the forsayd opynyon wer trw. And of hym
that beris theys armys ye shaƚƚ say in latyn. Portat arma contraconata
de blodio et albo Et gallice sic. Il port girone dasor et dargent.
Anglice sic. He berith contrari conyt of asure and siluer.


              Off pilit armys now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt:

[Illustration: Cote Armour]

For as mych as it is spokyn afore of armys: in the wich the colowris
mete to gedyr in the myddist poynt coonly. Now folowyth of certan armys
in the wich iij. pilis mete to gedyr in oon coone. as here in thys
figure. And it shaƚƚ be sayde of hym the wiche beris theys armys in
latyn in thys wyse. ¶ Portat tres pilas nigras in campo aureo. Gallice
sic. Il port dor trois piles de sable. Et anglice sic. ¶ He berith golde
.iij. pilis of sable.


           ¶ Of ballis in armys here now it shaƚƚ be shewyt.

[Illustration: Cote Armour]

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The boke of Saint Albans : $b containing treatises on hawking, hunting, and cote armourBerners, Juliana

History

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

Over theys thyngys afore rehersit in theys armis it is ċtan that in aƚƚ
armys contrari conyt aƚƚ the conys of what sum eu̇ colowre tharmys be
made they mete to gedyr conally in the middis of the shelde. as in the
next figure of the shelde opynly it shaƚƚ be shewyd. Wher fore as it
apperith to my reson trulier they shal be blasit on this wyse: exceppit
the gretter autorite that the forsoyd Erle of Marche berith thus in
latyn. Portauit arma barrata et caput scuti palatum & angulatum de
asorio & auro cum quodam scuto simplici de argento. Et gallice sic. Il
port barree et vng Chieff palee cunecte dasor & dor et vng escu simple
dargent. Et anglice sic. ¶ He berith barri and a Cheeff pale angulatit
of asure and golde with a symple shelde of Silu̇.


            Off armys contrari conyt here I wiƚƚ informe yow

[Illustration: Cote Armour]

Ther be yit for sooth diuerse noble men the wich bore armys contrari
conyt. as here in thys scochon apperith. And theys armys be calde
contrari conyt for this cause. for aƚƚ the colouris of theys armys meete
to gedir at oon coone. that is to say at the myddyst poyntt of the
shelde oonly. For eu̇y body triangulit is moore of lengthe then of brede
and naamly conyt vt pꝫ. Therfore the opynyon of thos men the wyche sayd
that the armys afore rehersit: that is to witte of therles armys of
Marche war palyt barrit and contrari conyt is to be repreuyt. for so
mych that the conys of the forsayd armys accorde not the wich of
necessite shulde accorde iff the forsayd opynyon wer trw. And of hym
that beris theys armys ye shaƚƚ say in latyn. Portat arma contraconata
de blodio et albo Et gallice sic. Il port girone dasor et dargent.
Anglice sic. He berith contrari conyt of asure and siluer.


              Off pilit armys now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt:

[Illustration: Cote Armour]

For as mych as it is spokyn afore of armys: in the wich the colowris
mete to gedyr in the myddist poynt coonly. Now folowyth of certan armys
in the wich iij. pilis mete to gedyr in oon coone. as here in thys
figure. And it shaƚƚ be sayde of hym the wiche beris theys armys in
latyn in thys wyse. ¶ Portat tres pilas nigras in campo aureo. Gallice
sic. Il port dor trois piles de sable. Et anglice sic. ¶ He berith golde
.iij. pilis of sable.


           ¶ Of ballis in armys here now it shaƚƚ be shewyt.

[Illustration: Cote Armour]

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The boke of Saint Albans : $b containing treatises on hawking, hunting, and cote armour

The boke of Saint Albans : $b containing treatises on hawking, hunting, and cote armour

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