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 armys partyd after the longe waye here 〈…〉

I intende now to determyn of armys partyd after the lon¦ge waye: whyche certen partyng after the longe way or on lengthe is made many manere of wise. The fyrst per¦tycōn forsoth is of two colours in armys after the longe waye in y^e playne manere. ¶There is also a partynge of armys of two colours ingradyd. ¶And also there is a partynge of two colours irrasyd. ¶And also forsoth there is a partynge of two colours inueckyd. ¶And there is a nother partynge of two co¦lours indentyd. ¶There is also a partynge of two colours clowdyd or nebulatyd. ¶And more ouer there is a partyng of two colours watery.

FYrste I shewed to you that there ben certen armys par∣tyd after y^e longe waye of two colours in y^e playne waye as here apperyth in thise armes.

[illustration] [blazon or coat of arms]

And they are callyd partyd armys{punctel} for they ben made of .ij. colours equally partyd. And he y^t beryth thyse ar¦mes bereth thus: Latine: ¶Ille portat arma per¦tita plana scdm longū de asorio et albo: Gallice: ¶Il port dasur et dargent playne partiee: Angli¦ce sic: ¶He beryth asure & syluer playne partyd.

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