This present boke shewyth the manere of hawkynge [and] huntynge and also of diuysynge of cote armours. It shewyth also a good matere belongynge to horses: wyth other co[m]mendable treatyses. And ferdermore of the blasynge of armys: as here after it maye appere.

Berners, Juliana, b. 1388?

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¶Here begynnyth the blasynge of armes

OF armys quarteryd some armes quarteryd playne So∣me quarteryd engradyd. Some quarteryd irrasid. Som̄ quarteryd inueckyd. Some quarteryd indentyd of y^e whi¦che it shall be spoken eueryche one after other. and fyrste of the armes playne.

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¶Of a fusyll of dyuers colours now here I wyll speke.

ALso thise fusyllis somtyme are born̄ of dy¦uers colours: as here in this fygure it is shewed.

[illustration] [blazon or coat of arms]

But it is a more dowte how thi∣se armys sholde be blasyd than the armys afore. But ye shall saye of hym whyche berech thyse ar¦mys: Latine sic: ¶Portat arma {per}tita extransuer so de albo et nigro cū vno fusulo ex eisdem colori¦bus transmutatis: Gallice sic: ¶Il porte partie de trauers dar¦gent & sable et vne fusyll de mesmes colours lung de latre: An¦glice sic: ¶He beryth armys partyd ouerwhart of syluer & sa∣ble wyth a fusyll of the same colours transmutyd.

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