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
Afore it is sayd of borduris ī armys. now it folowith to se of tractis
or lynys. and first of a symple tract. and they be calde tractis for as
mych as the felde remaynyng of tharmys as wele with ī as with owte. & an
other lyne is drawyn of an other colowre as here: to the maṅ of a
shelde. And it shaƚƚ be sayd of hym that beris thes armys ī latyn.
Portat vnū tractū sīplicem planam aureū ī campo asoreo Gallice sic. ¶ Il
port dasor vng trace playn dor. Anglice sic ¶ He berith asure a playn
tract of golde.
Off a tract ingraylyt oon booth the sydys here is an exemple.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
A tract or a lyne othir while is ingraylyt on booth the partes as here
in thys fygure apperith. And then it shaƚƚ be sayd of hym that beris
theys armys ī thys wyse first in latyn thus. ¶ Portat vnum tractū ex
vtraque parte īgradatum de aupo ī campo rubio Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port
de gowlez vng trace ingrayle de chestim coste dor. Anglice sic.
He berith gowles wyth a tract ingraylyt on booth the sidys of golde.
¶ Off a tract dowbuƚƚ and florishyt it shaƚƚ be shewyt.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
Thys tract is other wyle dowbuƚƚ as in tharmys of the Kyng of
Scottelonde. as here in this scochon apperis. & the forsayd Kyng of
Scottelond beris ī thys wyse first in latyn thus. Portat duplicem
tractum cum floribus gladioli contrapositis et vno leone rapaci de rubio
in campo aureo. Et gallice sic. Il port dor vng dowble trace floretee
countree et vng leon rampant de gowlez. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith golde a
dowble trace florishyt contrari and a Lyon rampyng of gowles.
Off tractis triplatit and quatriplatit othyrwyle.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
Also of theys armys afore rehersit I fynde more dyuersite for ther be
certan nobuƚƚ men the wich bere theys tractis triplatit as here in thys
fygure. and sum bere hit quatriplatit as is founde ī diu̇se armis. And
ye shaƚƚ say of him that beris theys armys triplatit ī latyn thus. ¶
Portat tractum triplicatū de albo ī campo aureo. Gallice sic. Il port
dor vng trace triplee dargent. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith golde a trace
triplatit of Siluer.
Off a tract sympuƚƚ of .ij. colowris and inueckyt an exemple
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
Ther be other nobuƚƚ men the wich bere a simpuƚƚ tract of .ij colowris
inueckyt as here now it shaƚƚ be shewyt in thys scochon. And the
possessor of theys armys beris in this wyse as folowis first in latyn.
Portat vnum tractum simplicem de coloribus asorio argenteo inuectis in
scuto aureo. Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port dor vng trace simple verre dasor
et dargent Anglice sic. ¶ He berith golde and a tract symple inueckyt of
asure and Siluer.
After tractis now it shaƚƚ be spokyn of fyssuris or stauys.
[Illustration: Cote Armour]
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