The gentlemans academie. Or, The booke of S. Albans containing three most exact and excellent bookes: the first of hawking, the second of all the proper termes of hunting, and the last of armorie: all compiled by Iuliana Barnes, in the yere from the incarnation of Christ 1486. And now reduced into a better method, by G.M.

Of a Saltary borne in Armes.

There is also a signe or marke borne in Armes which is called a Saltarie, and it is made in the ma∣ner of Saint Andrewes Crosse, as most plainely it appeareth in this scutchion here set downe.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

And this Saltarie was a thing vsed in olde times in parkes, which was of great compasse and largenesse to take Deere or wilde beasts in, which be∣ing once forced into the same, they coulde not get out againe. Wherefore in olde times these markes were giuen vnto rich coue∣tous men or great farmours, that in what manner soeuer they came by their wealth, could neuer bee forced to part from the same: Which coate is to be blazed in this wise, in Latine, Portat de asureo et vnum saltatorium de auro, in French, Il port d'azure vn saltiere d'or, in English, Hee beareth azure a saltarie of golde.