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
Neuer the les ye most consydyr a differans ī theys blasyngys of theys
armys afore: and theys that cum after when ye blase theym in latyn tong.
for other while thys terme pila ī latyn is take for to be a peese of
tymbre to be put vnder the pelor of a bryge: or to syche a like werke as
ī thexempuƚƚ afor And odyr while this terme pila is take for a certan
rounde īstrumēt to play w^t: the wich īstrumēt ẜuys other while to the
hande and then it is calde ī latyn pila manualis as here And other while
it is an instrument for the foote and then it is calde in latyn pila
pedalis a fote bal Therfor it shaƚƚ be sayd of ħym that beris thes armys
in latyn Portat tres pilas argenteas in campo rubio. Et gallice sic. ¶
Il port de gowlez trois pelettit dargent. Et anglice sic. ¶ He berith
gowles iij. ballis of Siluer.
Certanli ye most merke that ī this figure of ballis a mā may soon er.
Werfore shortly it is to be knaw that sich ballis may haue aƚƚ colowris
bot the colowre of golde for & thei be of goldyn colouris: they shulde
be calde talentis or besantis the wiche be eu̇ of golden colowre.
Off tortellys or litiƚƚ Cakys in armys.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
Ther be also tortellis y^t be litiƚƚ Cakys the wich be grettir then
ballys & tharmys be truly made as here it is opyn. And he that beris
theys armys beris in this wyse first ī latyn. ¶ Portat tres tortellas
rubias ī campo aureo. Gallice sic. ¶ Il port dor et trois torteulx de
gowlez. Et anglice sic. ¶ He berith golde & .iij. Cakys of gowles.
More ouer merke: that as wele ballys in armys as kakis and besantis aƚƚ
way ar hooƚƚ rownde figuris &̄ not ꝑforat
Off fontans or wellis here I wiƚƚ speke.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
Neu̇ the les ther be ċtan nobuƚƚ men the wich beer siche rounde figuris:
the wich figuris ar calde fontanys or wellis as here apperis. the wich
fontans eu̇more most be of whyte colowre for the thyng the wich they
represent. For they represent eu̇more the colowre of the water of a weƚƚ
the wich is white And of hym y^t beris thes armys ye most say in latyn
thus. Portat tres fontes ī campo aureo. Gallice sic Il port dor et trois
fonteyns. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith of golde and .iij. wellis.
Off ryngys the wich be other rounde instrumentis I wiƚƚ speke
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
After theis rownde figuris a fore rehersyt ther be ċtan figuris the wich
be ꝑforatit as be ryngys: as here apperis. And it shaƚƚ be sayd of hym
that beris theis armys ī latyn thꝰ. Pertat tres anulos aureos ī campo
negro. Gallice sic Il port de sable et trois anulettis dor. Anglice sic.
He berith Sabuƚƚ and .iij ryngys of golde
¶ Off tractys in armys.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
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