VVorkes of armorie deuyded into three bookes, entituled, the concordes of armorie, the armorie of honor, and of coates and creastes, collected and gathered by Iohn Bossewell Gentleman.

¶ The final determinacion of the controuersie aforesayde.

A touts Angloys & Francoys, Nous Edwarde de Beaulile, & Iean de Mowbray gret. L'ou grande debate & controuersie ad esté parentre Iean de Sitsilt Cheualier, & Willyam Faknaham, in le champe de Monte holitone, pur vn ensigne d'armes: c'est assa∣uoir tiel, le champe de dize Barretz Argent, & azure, supportez de cinq escocheons Sables, charges ouesque tant de Lyons primers rampantz incensed Gules, que ambideux clamont come lour droict par longe & auncient descent a eux descendu. Et a mayntener lour quarell pur droitriel, ambideux les partyes ont eux mettre sur lour force, & vantont de cest maintener per lour corps. Ci est que il au please a nostre liege seigneur le Roy que Iustice sera fait a ces homes sans sang espandu, per voyer tesmoignes & bons sem∣blances.

Accordant a que auoins oyé & voy moltes ditez & lour escriptes, & les tesmoygnes du Roy d'Armes & dauter lieges le Roy, que le droit le dit Iehan Sitsilt et bien forte maintenent le dit ensigne estre son droict, come le droict de son sang genereulx. Pur que fait cest nostre final dome, q̄ Dieu, le Roy nostre liege & nous, & le dit Iehan Sitsilt defend que iames doresenauant le dit Williā ne soit cy hardy, chalenger, claymer, ou leuer in ascun chāp le Roye, ou sur ascun corse viue ou morte, in ascun leu deins les quatre mers le Roye, ou aillours par my tout Christiantye, les dites armes in ensigne, pyghenoute, guydon, banyer, escocheō, targe, escu, manche, ou elme, sur payne de forfayture, & perder son espeé tren∣chaut, & ses piques d'Or a toutes iours. Donné le quart iour de Iune, l'an del Roy Edwarde le tierce, depuis le conquest, le Sept.

The whych sayde originall writinges, beyng written in parchement, accordyng to the antiquitie of the tyme, I my selfe haue seene being in the possession of the ryghte hono∣rable the Lorde of Burghley, to whome in blood the same belongeth, whose name beinge written at thys daye Cecill is neuertheles in Wales, both in speche and common wri∣ting vsed to be vttered Sitsilt or Sitsild: where the originall house at thys daye remayneth nere Aburgenny.

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The fielde is of y^e Diamon∣de, three plates on chefe, and two barres',* 1.1 Pearle. Or els thus. He beareth Sable, two barres and three plates, on chefe d'Argente. What these bee, and of theire mettall, ye maye reade in the page nexte before.

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The fielde is of the Sonne, 10.* 1.2 torteauxes, 3.3.3. & 1. or thus. C. beareth gold .10. torteauxes, 3.3.3. and 1. gules. It neded not here to haue made mencion of what planet or coloure the tor¦teauxes be: for they are found alwayes of redde coloure, and are called of olde blazors, ca∣kes of bredde, notwithstan∣ding they are contrarie in co∣loure to righte cakes, or was∣telles: yet they muste bee na∣med by none other name, then Torteauxes:

* 1.3At suche tyme as Alexander the greate layde hys siege to the citye of Tyre, a certayne souldiour of the Macedōs, as he was breakyng of hys breade, there appearrd therein droppes of bloude, whiche by Arystander the deuiner was thus interpreted. Yf the bloude had appeared outwardely, then it had signified yll fortune to the Macedons, but in as∣moche as it was founde within, it betokened destructiō to the citye, they wente about to wynne.

T. Beareth Ermynes, on a chefe Argente indented, 3. Ogresses.

* 1.4Th'Ogresse is the same, that we call a Pellet of a gōne, and in armorye is no other coloure then Sable. Wherfore I do omit the worde Sable, because it is the righte and pro¦pre coloure incident to a Pellet. But of the fielde of thys cote armour (whiche in my iudgemente shall haue the se∣conde dignitie of the furres) thys vnderstande, that it is o∣nely to bee called Ermines, and not Sable poudered with siluer.

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And of these two Royall fur∣res, Ermyne, and Ermynes, how they both may be borne in one cote armoure, take thys for example.

U. Beareth gules, one pyle in poyncte,* 1.5 Ermyne & a chefe d'Ermynes.* 1.6 Thus of the dif∣ference of these two furres, this, and the last pagen maye perfectely instructe the, gentle reader.

W. Bearethe Gules,* 1.7 on a Fesse Argente 3. hurtes.

Thys shoulde alwayes bee of Azure coloure, and are cal∣led hurtes, for that where they appeare, violence hath bene shewed to the bearer, and further I cānot construe of this matter. The Cote armoure is Mars, and the thing contey∣ned in the fielde is of his power, and charged proprely in a sure Fesse of the Moone. These tokens (beyng rounde in figure) as are next before recited, ought well to be marked and considered, for as they differ in mettall and coloure, so are they chāged in theire names and callyng. Neyther are they founde at any time perforate, that is to saye, persed in the myddest: but they are seene to bee charged sondrye wayes, as with Rowelles, Mollettes, Starres. &c.

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The fielde is Saturne, a bende of the Sunne,* 1.8 betwene 6. foun¦taynes propre. What a foun∣tayne is,* 1.9 ye may reade before. And notwithstanding, it is so called, a Fountayne, or well, yet be they ensigned in cote ar¦moure, rounde in figure: and bee alwayes of white coloure and waterie, for the thinge which they represente: that is to saye, the water of a well,

whiche is white. Thys cote armoure, as it is charged with an honorable bende ordinarie, so the particion whiche the same maketh, causeth y^e cote armoure to be more worthie. What commodities come by founteynes or welles, there is no reasonable creature, but he knoweth. Yet the vse of them maye best be knowne, whoso shall reade the historye of the great worthye, and puissante prince, kyng Arthur, kyng some tyme of thys moste noble Realme of Englād. But whosoeuer deliteth to reade of the diuersitie of foun∣taines, and theire waters, let them reade Isidore, lib. 13. ety∣mologiar. cap. 13.

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The fielde is Uerrey, Perle, & Saphyre, on a bende Rubie, thre annullettes of the Topa∣ze.* 1.10 These annullettes, or as commonly they be called ryn∣ges, are also certayne rounde signes or tokens borne in ar∣mes, to the great estimaciō of the bearer: for rynges are to∣kens of fidelitie and truste, of the sure kepyng of promyse, & othe, and also the remembrā∣ce of kepyng oure allegiance and duetie. They are also to∣kēs of victorie and tryumphe. The first that euer dyd were rynge, (as is redde in prophane hystories) was Prometheus, the sonne of Iapetus: and he firste inuented the makynge of Images also, wherfore the Paynyms supposed, that he ma¦de men: and fayned that he wente vp into heauen, & there dyd steale fire to make hys Images haue lyfe, wherewith Iupiter beyng wrothe, caused hym to bee bounden on the hyll called Caucasus, and an Eagle standyng by hym, ea∣tynge hys harte, by the whiche is signified, that he was stu¦dious, and a great Astronomer. But of hym Isidore thus sayeth. Primus Prometheus fertur circulum ferorum incluso lapi∣de digito circundedisse. Note here, that the firste rynge was

made of yron. Golde I thincke was then scarcely know∣ne: yet precious stones, and stones, wherein were grauen signes, of beastes, foules, serpentes, &c. were then enclosed in rynges, not of golde, but in rynges of yron. Qua consue∣tudine homines vsi annulos habere caeperunt. Isidore also decla∣reth the maner howe men at the firste dyd weare rynges. Annulos homines primū gestare caeperunt quarto a pollice digito: {quod} ea vena quaedam ad cor vsque pertingat: quam ornandam no∣tandam{que} aliquo insigni veteres putauerunt. Apud Romanos a∣nuli de publico dabantur: & non sine discrimine. Nam dignitate praecipuis viris gemmati dabantur: ceteris solidi. And thys also was vsed among the Romaynes, that none but the fremā shoulde openly were a rynge of Golde, hee that was fran∣chysed, a syluer rynge, and the bondeman an Iron rynge. But nowe yf a Prentice, or base craftes men haue not a rynge of Golde, he thincketh it not well with hym, yf hee see a gentleman haue one, and he haue not the like, or such an other: so that euery tyncker nowe a dayes will be gēt∣leman like. It was accompted apud veteres, an infamye to haue or weare anye mo rynges, then one: but nowe that ordre is worne out of vse, and not obserued or kepte, and in especially among weomen: Nam illis nunc prae auro nullū leue est atque immune membrum. Thus there is sufficiently spoken of the bearyng and wearyng of rynges, but of the fielde of the sayde cote armou∣re thys resteth vnspoken. It is one also of the honorable fur∣res,* 1.11 and is proprely called Uer¦rey, and commonly is sene, of the metall, Argente, and the coloure, azure, vel ècontra &c.

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The fielde is Nebule, Luna and Saturne.* 1.12 The hole contēte of thys fielde is cloudie of two coloures, gules and argent, or

Argente, and gules, geuyng the soueraingtie to the metal. Almyghtie god wente before hys chosen people the childrē of Israel thorowe the wildernes by daye in a piller of a clou¦de, and in a Piller of fyre by nyghte. They be called Clou∣des, ab obnubendo .i. operiendo caelum. Nubes autem aeris densi∣tas facit. Venti enim aerem conglobant, nubem{que} faciunt: vnde est illud: Atque in nubem cogitur aer. Cloudes in Armorie, are signes of great dignitie, and declare the bearer of them in cote armoure, to haue a certayne excellencie in hym selfe. Fabius,* 1.13 a noble Romayne, beyng made Dictator againste Anniball, so tempered Prudence with manhode or prow∣esse, that by detracting of battayle, and trayning Anniball from place to place, and at sondrye aduātages skirmishing with hym, he minished hys puissaunce, and preserued the publike weale of hys cōtrye, and caused Anniball to retire, who sayde than to hys hoste, did not I tell you before, that thys Cloude woulde at the laste bringe vs a storme, calling Fabius a Cloude, because of hys houerynge.

Y. Beareth Ermynes, a twynne araide, Siluer, crow∣ned with a garlande of violettes,* 1.14 propre, hauyng hys han∣des displayde Geminus is a twynne, where many children are borne at one burdeyne,* 1.15 although they be three or mo. And how they may be borne in cote armoure, take here an other example.

F. Beareth Mars. 3. twynnes with armes displayed, of the moone. Studie not (gentle reader) wherefore I haue blazed the twinne and twinnes with theire armes exten∣ded. Of truthe it is theire proprety euen from the wombe so to do, desiringe the libertie of theire braunches. I coulde speake here of swadelynge of chyldren, but it belongethe not to my purpose. Wherefore I referre it to weomen and Phisicions.

A. Beareth Azure, a maste of a shippe d'Argent, and on the chefe thereof,* 1.16 the Sterres Gemini. These the gentyles called Castor,* 1.17 and Pollux: whome the Grecians doe call

Dioscuros, and suppose that they prosper those that sayle on the Sea, when they appeare sittyng ioyntely together, thone by th'other on the crosse peice, whereunto the sayle is fastened.* 1.18 Si vero corum alter duntaxat eminet, malum prae∣sagire creditur, Preterea potest sub alterius Geminorum solitudi ne intelligi, periculosam esse potentiam absque prudentia. Saynct Paule departed from Melite in a shippe, whose badge was Castor and Pollux. Act. cap. 28.

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The fielde is Azure, a Gar∣be d'Or,* 1.19 with a bende Gules.

Thus is asmoche to saye, in thys fielde, as a sheafe of wheate. Ceres wyfe of Osiris kynge of Egipte, dyd first in∣uente sowynge of wheate, and Barlye, whiche before dyd growe wilde amōg other her∣bes. Prima Ceres cepit vti frugi∣bus in Grecia,* 1.20 & habere segetes translatis aliunde seminibus.

Of her, Ouide maketh mencion, saynge.

Prima Ceres vnco glebam dimouit aratro. Prima dedit fruges: alimenta{que} initia terris.

Whiche verses is thus metrized.

First Ceres with ploughe did inuente, th'earthe in clottes all to rente: And firste of grayne the trade she founde, how to sowe it in the grounde.

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The fielde is of the Dia∣monde, a Fusil in pale,* 1.21 perle. The Fusill is the same, that we commōly call a Spyndle. Arachus, was the name of the woman, whiche firste inuen∣ted spinning of Lynnen, and makyng of nettes. There bee certaine noble men, and other gentles, the whiche beare in theire armes fusilles, whiche signes so borne, (as some affir¦me) beganne of weuers: forasmuche as weuers vse suche fusilles made of sponnen wolle. Certes terme them whe∣ther ye wil, fusilles, or spindles, it is no great matter, since in effecte they are both one: and the token of them I dare auowe, are of more antiquitie and ancient bearyng, than some reporte they be of. Whereof I will now put 6. exam∣ples of y^e bearing of thē sondrie wise, & after diuers ordres.

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The fielde is Argent, three fusilles in Fesse Gules.

The Fusill in Latyne is cal∣led fusum,* 1.22 {quod} per cum fundatur quod netuni est. What yf y^e first bearer of suche ensignes, dyd cause hys wolle to bee sponne by the folkes of hys household whether they were his childrē or seruauntes, is this therfore any reproche to y^e master, since hys children & householde ser∣uantes, yea, and he hymselfe, is therby cladde and appareled muche the better? No cer∣taynely, reproche therein can be none, but rather an hyghe commendacion of vertuous exercise, and godly labour.

It appeareth in y^e hystorie of the actes of great Alexādre,

that while he was abroade in the warres, his sisters didde spinne, and make for him garmentes of wollen clothe, whiche they sente him as a greate gifte: and was worne of him at that time, and more esteemed, then all the silkes, and pretious vestures of the Persians.* 1.23 And although the noble wemen in that countrie take nothinge in more des∣pite, then to put their handes to woll, yet the sisters of the same Alexander the Greate, and the noble wemen of Ma∣cedonia, disdeigned not to spinne, and make garmentes thereof, not thinkinge the same to be any blemishe at all to theire Nobilite, or bloude.

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He beareth Azure,* 1.24 a Sal∣tier d'Or. Huius Symboli des∣criptio ad Sancti Andreae quam dicunt Crucem,* 1.25 pertinet, qua & Domus Burgundica signis mili∣tarib{us} prodiens solebat in aciem venire. Tametsi interpretationē non per omnia similem recipiant. This Saltier is made by the manner of a Crosse, called S. Andrewe his Crosse, and com¦monly of vs Englishe men, is thereunto compared. It is also taken for a certaine Instrumente, whiche hathe here∣tofore benne made in diuerse Parkes, and is of a greate magnitude or largenesse: and hathe bene well knowne of Noble gentlemen, and hunters. For they were ordeined, and vsed in Parkes and Forestes, as Engynes to take wylde beastes, whiche once entringe by that instrument, coulde not escape awaye in any wise. Wherefore in the old time, these signes of Saltiers were giuē to rich & coue∣tous persons, or niggardes, such as would not gently, or liberally departe from any of their goodes or substance: and yet nowe in these our dayes are borne of righte Ho∣nourable gentlemen, who are bothe free, liberall, & boun∣teous,

and which abhorre all suche auarice, churlishnesse, and niggardshippe.

Of the bearinge also of suche a token in Armes, take these further for examples.

The fielde is Gules,* 1.26 on a Saltier Argente, fiue Mol∣lettes Sable.

This is to be taken as a spotte descended from on high, and disperpled into fiue pointes, out of one Still. This cote Armoure is one of the honourable Ordinaries char∣ged.

D. beareth Argente, a Saltier Azure, betweene foure Rauens winges proper.* 1.27 the Rauen in Latine is called Coruus, siue Corax, and shee hathe that name, à sono gutturis, quòd voce coracinet. Fertur haec auis, quòd editis pullis, escam plenè non praebeat, priusquam in eis per pennarum nigredinem si∣militudinem proprij coloris agnoscat. Postquam verò eos tetros plumis aspexerit in toto agnitos abundantius pascit. The Ra∣uen is enimie to the Bull, and assaileth him on all partes, but his eies especially.

* 1.28E. beareth Uerte, a Frette d'Argente. And to hys Creaste vpon the Helme, on a wreathe Or, and Sable, a Popyniaye Purpre, bearinge a twigge of the Almonde tree proper, manteled Azure, dobled Or. The Fret borne in this Cote armour, is found borne also of diuerse noble Gentlemen, of seueral mettal and colours. And the same is sometime seene in Cote armour simple, otherwhile do∣ble, also triple, and of eighte pieces: and oftentimes they are multiplied ouer all the Shielde.

And ye muste vnderstande one greate difference be∣twene Armes Bended, and these Armes, the whiche be made with the foresaide Frettes. For in Armes Bendee, the colours contained in the shielde, are equally diuided: and where these Frettes be, the fielde alwayes abide the whole.

* 1.29And touchinge the Popyniaye, whiche is before descri∣ued for the Creast of the said Cote armour, he is in one of

his proper colours, and bearethe a spraye of his delighte. He is called in Latin Psitacus. Munsterus in his booke of Cosmographie saithe,* 1.30 that in Psitacorum regione, there be founde Popiniayes of incredible bignesse, as exceedinge in lengthe, an arme and an halfe, and are of manifolde colours.

He saithe also, that in the Lande of Chalechute, there be Popiniayes of greene colour,* 1.31 euen as greene as Leekes, Alij scutulati, alij coloris purpurij. There is also suche plen∣tie of them in that countrye, that they appointe keepers to keepe theire Rice whiche they sowe in theire fieldes, leaste they doo eate it vp. Munsterus reporteth also, that the Popiniayes of Indie,* 1.32 are for the moste parte of grene but that theire heade is redde, or as the coloure of woade, and shinethe like golde. Theire tongue is greate and broade, Atque ideò vocaliores sunt, and vtter wordes which maie be vnderstande.

They learne in the firste and seconde yeare, suche wor∣des as are taughte them, and retaine them longe. They drinke Wyne, and vse theire feete in steade of handes, when they take meate.

This byrde, saithe Isidore, of nature vseth as it were a certaine salutation, Dicens: Aue, vel chere. Caetera nomina in∣stitutione discit. Hinc est illud:

Psitacus à vobis aliorum nomina discam. Hoc didici per me, dicere, Caesar aue.

The Popiniaye is in no countrie so greate or bigge, as he is In Psitacorum regione. But those in the Lande of Cha∣lechute, are of greater praise, & estimation, althoughe they moste abounde there.

F. beareth Argent, a Bende Azure, cotized with twoo cotizes Sable,* 1.33 on the Bende, three Allaundes heades ras∣sed Golde, Mosseled Gules.

And to his Creaste vpon the Helme, on a wreathe Ar∣gent, and Sable, a Beares heade rassed Golde, betweene twoo winges Gules, manteled Azure, doubled Argente.

The signes borne in the said Cote armour, are the heades of three Allaundes, whiche be a certaine kinde of dogges of greate stature passinge all others, whiche are vsed to hunte the Lyon, Tyger, Panther, wilde Beare, & other suche beastes of rauening kinde. And of the same tokens borne in this Cote armoure, and Creaste, I haue suffici∣ently spoken, where I entreated of Beastes: and where I haue here descriued the heades of two sundrie kindes of beastes, note alwaies, that nexte the bearing of the whole beaste, the bearinge of the heade in Armes, is taken to be the moste worthiest parte, and moste esteemed in Cote armour, as honourable.

The field is Martis, a Pegasus Lunae, wynged Solis. The Creaste a dimie Chymer, Rampante Saturne, sette on a Torce, Luna and Ioue, manteled of the Rubie, doubled Pearle. There maie be readde of diuerse Horses in Po∣etrie,* 1.34 as of this Horse Pegasus before blazed, that had win∣ges for to flie, and of Sinon the Greeke his Horse, that broughte Troye to destruction. But this Pegasus excee∣ded Bucephale, and all other horses in swiftnesse, and cele∣ritie, because he had winges: Quem ex interfectae Medusae sanguine natum fingunt. De quo Ouidius. 4. Metam. Upon this horse did Bellerophon ascende,* 1.35 when he slewe Chimeram that horrible monster in Lycia, whiche hauinge the head, and face of a Lyon, the middle parte of a Goate, and the hinder parte of a Dragon, breathed, and caste forth great sparkles of fire. And therefore I haue sette this monster, as a Creaste to the saide Cote armoure: and as I thinke, not incongruently, if the circumstances of the Historie, of whome the same dependeth, be rightly considered.

Also Munsterus the Cosmographer reporteth, (but sup∣posinge the same not to be true) that Pegasus is a byrde in Africa, whiche is saide to haue the bodye, and eares of an Horse, and the winges like a Byrde. Haec ille Lib. 6. Pag. 1151.

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The fielde is Uerte, an hart of a man d'Argente,* 1.36 pierced with twoo Dartes in Saltier d'Or. In chief an Harpe d'Er¦myne stringed proper.

The especiall token borne in this Cote armoure, is the Harte of a man, whiche in La∣tin is called Cor, deriued à Grae∣ca appellatione, whiche they name Cardian. Or els it hathe that name of Cura, because that in it abideth all carefulnesse, all regarde of God, and godlynesse, and also the cause of all knowledge and wise∣dome.

The harte of man declinethe more towarde the lefte side, then of any other liuinge creature, for to them it is sette in the middle of the bodye. The causes of the one, or of the other, it appertaineth not here to recite. And as the same is of no very great quantitie, so is it in fourme more rounde, then longe. Yet in the lower parte thereof it ga∣thereth sharpe, Exitque pene in mucronem.

It is the well of life, and all fealinge, and mouinge is therein. Amongest al members, the harte of man is most noble, and therefore it is sette in the moste excellente place of the body, as it is moste needefull. For no member is so needefull to the life of man, as is the harte.

I haue displayed the saide Harte peirced with Dartes, to declare thereby oure mortalitie, in that we see, if the same be striken, wounded, or grieued with sorrowe, wee then can haue no longer pleasure, or delighte to liue.

I reade also,* 1.37 that Aristomenes, a man of Messene, whiche was called Iustissimus, Moste iuste, when he was deade, was founde to haue his Harte all hearye.* 1.38 The Harpe is a token not vnmeete to be borne in chiefe of the saide Cote armoure, beinge an instrumente like to a mannes

breaste. For likewise as the voice commeth of the breast, so the notes comme of the Harpe, and hathe therefore in Latin that name Cythara, for the breaste is called Cythara in Dorica lingua. This instrumente is seene sometime to haue foure corners, but moste commonly three.

In olde times Harpes hadde but seuen stringes, and so Virgili saithe:

* 1.39Septem sunt soni, septem discrimina vocum.

A Stringe in Latin is called Corda, of Corde, the harte. For as the pulse of the Harte is in the breaste, so the pulse of the stringes is in the Harpe.

Cordas autem primus Mercurius excogitauit:* 1.40 idem{que} prior in neruos sonum strinxit.

His fielde is of the Saphyre, a Psalterie in Bend sini∣ster,* 1.41 Topaze. His crest a wrest in Crosse, Sol, set on a cha∣p••au Mars, turned vp Ermynes, manteled Rubie, dou∣bled Ermynes. Isidore saithe, that Psalterium, quod vulgo Canticum dicitur, à psallendo nominatum, hathe his name of singynge, Quòd ad eius vocem Chorus consonando respondeat. The Harpe is like to the Psaltrie in sounde, but betwene them this is the difference. In the Psaltrie is an holowe tree, and of that same tree the sounde commeth vpwarde, and the stringes beinge smitten downewarde, Desuper: sonant. And in the Harpe the holownesse of the tree is be∣neathe.

The Hebrewes vsed to call the Psaltrie, Decacordon propter numerum decalogum Legis. And this Instrumente hathe but tenne stringes. The best stringes for the Psal∣trie are made of Siluer, yet those bene good, whiche bene made of Laton.

The Wreste in Latin highte Plectrum. And whereas I descriued the saide Wreaste in Crosse,* 1.42 yet take the same not to be twoo, but one Wreste, because a certaine holow∣nesse muste be seene at euery pointe of the Crosse, where∣with the pinnes of y^e Psaltrie must be wrested diuersly, as they are of bignesse. Mercurius inuented the sundry kindes

of stringes, and he firste streined them, and made them to sounde.

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P. I. beareth Gules, on a Crosse d'Or, Guttie,* 1.43 this na∣me Christus within a crowne of thornes, Uerte. This is the Cote armoure of Preto Iohan, quem alij vocant Presto Ioannem,* 1.44 alij praetiosum Iohannem, & vul∣gares Presbyterum Iohannem, non quòd sit Presbyter aut Sacerdos, cum sit Rex, sed quia error est in nomine.

This Cote armoure of the saide Christian kinge, I noted as I founde the same pain∣ted amonge the reste of the Cotes of all Christian Prin∣ces, vpon the couer of the Fonte in the Cathedral churche of Yorke.

Yet Munsterus in his booke of Cosmographie, figurethe vnto the same Prince an other Cote armour: Videlicet, a Lyon Rampante vpon a Crosse, the mettall, or colours of the fielde, or tokens borne in the same, he describeth not. The other, as I haue seene the same, is rightly displayed bothe of the fielde, and the signes borne therein. Where∣fore, I mynde here to speake but of the droppes vpon the saide Crosse, beinge blazed Guttie, and no mention made of coloure: whiche I thinke needeth not to be rehearsed, for that these droppes are of theire proper coloure, and are to be taken for droppes of bloude.

And therefore in an other manner take the blazon of the same noble kinge his armes, who beareth Mars, on a Crosse, Solis guttie. This name Christus, of the fielde, within a Crowne d'Espines proper. The droppes also here descriued haue a spirituall interpretation, whiche e∣uery true, and christian harte maie rightly vnderstande, what they signifie.

* 1.45Other droppes there be, as droppes of raine and dewe. Suche droppes feede, and nourishe fishe in the sea, make Oysters fatte, and breede in them Pearles, and Pretious stones, as Isidore saithe, and namely the droppes of the morninge dewe. And althoughe a droppe be most neshe, yet by ofte fallinge it pierceth that thinge, that is righte harde, as this verse saithe:

Gutta cauat lapidem, non vi, sed saepè cadendo. The harde stone is pierced with droppinge, Not by strength, but by ofte fallinge.

* 1.46The fielde is Uerte, Stillie, d'Argente. This is a righte little parte of water, or rayne, departed by somme violence from the whole, and is called Gutta, when it stan∣deth, or hangeth on eauesinges, or of trees: and when it falleth, it is called Stilla: and thereof commeth Stillicidi∣um, as it were a fallinge droppe.

A droppe hanginge, fallinge, or standinge, is in sub∣stance moste cleare, rounde in fourme, small, and strayte in the ouer parte, little in quantitie, and greate in vertue. For it moysteth the earthe that it falleth vpon, and ma∣keth it plenteous, and fruitefull, feedeth, and nourisheth rootes and seedes, and maketh them growe: and quicke∣neth, and preserueth greenesse in trees, hearbes, & grasse. Therefore I haue descriued these styles in theire proper fielde.

G. beareth Azure, a Barre Gemewe, Or, betwene three handes sinister,* 1.47 d'Argente. The Tymbre, a palme of an hande dexter, d'Ermyne, sette on a Wreath Or, and Sa∣ble, manteled Azure, doubled Argente.

The token borne in this Cote armour, is a lefte hand. For it suffereth the righte handes woorke, and hathe that name Sinistra, of Sinere. to suffer..

And the hande highte Palma, when the fingers benne streithte foorthe, as it were boughes, or braunches spray∣ed.

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The fielde is Sable, two ar∣ming Swordes transuers in barre, poyncte in poyncte at the hilts, betwene thre Trew∣els d'Argente.* 1.48 The people of Israell, whan they were come out of theire captiuitie at Ba∣bylon, begā to buylde agayne the walles of Ierusalem:* 1.49 and beyng continually hyndered of theire enemies, they were constreyned, as euery one of them dyd holde hys trewell with one hande to worke, so with the other he holde hys weapon to defende hym. And euerye one that buylded, had hys Sworde girde by hys thighe, and so buylded they.

The Trewell is an auncient addition of Armorie.

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The fielde is d'Or a manche maltale Sable,* 1.50 semie marga∣rite propre.

What a Manche is taken to bee, I haue shewed in the first boke entituled the Concordes of Armorie. And touchyng the Margarites wherewith y^e sayd Manche is poudered. Chaucer, in hys seconde and thirde bo∣kes, entituled, the Testament of loue, maketh a great proces∣se of them, as gemmes very precious, clere, and little: And thus descriueth them, (as he readeth in the workes of great clerkes, whyche entreate of the kyndes and propreties of

thynges) sayng,* 1.51 that the Margarite is a little whyte pearle, throughout holowe and rounde, and verteous. And on the Sea sides in great Britayne in Muscle shelles, of the hea∣uenly dewe, the beste bene engendred: in whiche by expe∣rience bene founde thre faire vertues.* 1.52 One is, it geeueth comforte to the felynge spirites in bodely persones of rea∣son .2. It is profitable to health, agaynst y^e passions of sorie mens hartes .3. It is nedefull and noble in staunchyng of blode, there els to moche woulde oute runne.

The bearer thereof shoulde be stedfast, amiable, and in peace, vertuous also, with longe cōtinuance in mekenes, that mother is of all vertues: shewing mercy & pitye with the harte towardes all men, embracing also peace, and fo∣lowing it. Therefore let all gentlemen suffer in no wyse thys iewell the Margarite to bee blemished, as nighe as they maye, but with harte and mynde studye to optayne the vertues that thereby are signified, and so through gra∣ce, for theire seruice, they shalbe hyghely aduaunced.

* 1.53H. Beareth Ermyne, a Pale verte, semie de daysie, propre. Chaucer writeth moche of thys floure in many pla∣ces of hys workes: and in especially in hys preface to the legend of good weomen, where he sayeth of hym selfe be∣ynge in loue with thys floure in the moneth of Maye.

Leanynge on my elbowe and my syde. The longe day I shope me for to abide For nothing els, and I shall not lye, But for to looke vpon the Deysie That well by reason men it call maye The days eye, or els th'eye of the daye The empresse, and floure of floures all I pray to God that faire mought she fall And all that loue floures, for her sake

But natheles, ne wene not that I Make, In praysinge of the floure agayne the lefe, No more than of the corne agayne the shefe.

And the sayd Chaucer writeth in a goodly Balade of hys also of the Daysie, where he calleth it,

Daysie of lighte, verie grounde of comforte The sonnes daughter (ye hyghte) as I rede For when he westreth,* 1.54 farewel your disporte By your nature anone righte for pure drede Of the rude nighte, that with hys boistous wede Of darkenes, shadoweth our emispere Then closen ye, my lyues Ladye dere.

Floures do wel become louers, for that they take therein delite, and therefore are of greate dignitie in signes Ar∣moriall.

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Hys fielde is of the Saphire, the Sunne propre,* 1.55 or thus. He bea¦reth Azure, a Sunne d'Or.

The certayne quantitie of thys Planet is vnknowne to earthely dwellers. The Son∣ne, but he shine (saieth Chaucer) for sonne is not accōpted: so ver¦tue, but it stretcheth in good∣nes or profit to an other, is no vertue, but into hys contrarie, the name shalbe reuersed.

The fielde is of the Perle,* 1.56 two Spurres in Pale, Ru∣bye. Hys creste a mollet blemished Topaze, set on a wreath

Perle, and Diamonde, manteled Saphyre, dobled Topaze. Chaucer sayeth that habite, maketh no mōcke, ne wearing of gyite Spurres, maketh no knyghte.

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F. Beareth Azure, a wheele and an Orle of eight Pheons d'Or. Thys is taken for the whele of that meruelous mon¦stre Fortune,* 1.57 as Boetius calleth her. lib. 2. de consolatione Philo. The blynde goddesse Fortune, with her doble visage, and whirlynge whele, cruelly cas∣teth downe kinges, and chan∣geth the lowest to the hyest, & the hyest, to the lowest. She made Cresus kynge of the Lydians to bee caught by Cyrus,* 1.58 who woulde haue burnte hym, but that a rayne descended from heauen, that rescowed hym. Thus Fortune deceyua∣ble enhaunceth vp the humble cheare of him that is discom¦fited, and neyther heareth ne recketh of wretched wepyn∣ges. She is so wretched and harde, that she laugheth and scorneth at the teares of them, whom with her fre will she hath made to weepe. Her turning whele declareth her vn∣stablenes, for if she were accompted stable, she then no lō∣ger could be called Fortune. She wilbe holden of no man, & when she departeth, she bringeth him to sorowe. For what other thyng is flattryng Fortune, but a maner shewyng of wretchednes that is to come. To some she is peruerse and frowarde, to some agayne she is as good and fauourable: as to Tymotheus,* 1.59 a noble capteyne of the Athenienses, who for the good Fortune he had in battle, was paynted liyng a slepe, and hauing by hym a nette pitched, wherein Fortune was taken.

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The fielde is Saturne,* 1.60 a Bore sauage passant Lunae, armed Mars.

These were th'armes of Ty∣deus,* 1.61 the kinges sonne of Cal∣cedonye, whiche hee did beare in hys shielde, at the destruc∣tion of the Citye Thebes. The Bore is called Aper, a feritate, ablata F. littera & subrogata P. Vnde & apud Graecos Syagros id est ferus dicitur. Thys Beaste is armed in hys mouthe with two croked tuskes, whiche are right strong and sharpe, and the same he vseth in stea∣de of a sworde, and hys ryghte shulder is harde, brode and thicke, whiche he occupieth as a shielde to defende hym withal, putting that brawne for his chefe armoure against hys weapon that pursueth hym.

The Bore fighteth with the Wolffe, and hateth hym by kynde. For the wolffe lyeth in awayte for hys chyldren, & stealeth them full ofte.

The fielde is of the Topaze,* 1.62 a Dragon, Emeraude.

Thys was th'Armes of Ethyocles kynge of Thebes,* 1.63 which he did beare in hys shielde, whan he fought with hys bro∣ther Polymyte for the kyngdome, wherefore the one of thē slue the other.

K. Beareth Azure,* 1.64 a Cathedre, or chaire Royal d'Or, a∣dourned with Rubies propre. Suche a chaire is descryued by Chaucer in the thirde boke of Fame, where hee sayeth.

Fame satte in a seate Imperiall That made was of Rubye royall, Whiche that a Carboncle is I called. And there she was perpetually istalled.* 1.65

* 1.66The fielde is Sol, a Bores heade coped Saturne.

These were th'Armes of Sir Thopas, as in the metre made of hym maye appeare at large, in the workes of Chaucer.

* 1.67And for hys creste he bare a Tower Wherein sticked a Lillye floure Of coloures all most propre.

¶Here note th'antiquitie of Creastes.

* 1.68L. beareth Sable and gules parted per Fesse, an Annu•• let d'Or,* 1.69 hauing the gemme Asterites, propre.

Thys is a precious stone, and is whyte, and conteanethe as it were lyghte therein enclosed, or lyke a Sterre goyng within it, and maketh the Sunne beames white, whereof also it taketh hys name. Of hys vertues I neade not to speake, hys beautie and fayrenes bringeth hym commen∣dacion sufficient. And of the geuing of Annullettes or ryn¦ges, there may be founde diuerse hystories, amongest whō I haue noted thys one.* 1.70 Lucius Sylla, beyng dictator of the Romaynes, gaue vnto Roscius a player in Comedyes a ryng of golde, whiche was the token of a knyghte at that tyme, as a coler or cheyne of golde is at thys time. Thys Roscius, for his excellencie in pronunciation and gesture,* 1.71 the noble Cicero called hys Iewell, and so muche delited in hym, that he contended with hym, whether Roscius coulde set forthe one sentence in more fashions of gesture and contenance, or he expresse the same sentence in a more diuersitie of elo∣quente wordes.

And touching the token borne in the saide cote armour, yf a Crosse, Sterre, Cressante, or anie floure were figured on the same Annulet, it were a great beautefiynge of the sayde Armes, and no lyttle commendacion to the bearer.

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He beareth Argente,* 1.72 a pursse gules, doble tasseled d'azure.

Thys maye bee taken for a good token in armes, as of li∣beralitie, whā the same is not shutte. But being knitte, and so borne, it is a token of aua∣rice: for so Chaucer writeth in the boke entituled the Romante of the Rose, where he sayeth.

Auarice helde in her hande. A pursse that hounge by a bande, And that she hidde, & bounde so stronge Men must abide wondre longe Out of the pursse ere there came ought For that ne commeth in her thoughte It was not certaine her entente That from that pursse a penny wente.

And further the same Chaucer, sayth in the sayde boke.

That a full greate foole is he ywis That both riche & poore & nigarde is A Lorde may haue no maner of vice That greueth more than auarice. For nigarde neuer with strengthe of hande May winne him great Lordshippe or lande. And whoso will haue frendes here He maye not holde his treasure dere. For by ensample tell I this Righte as an Adamante Ywis* 1.73

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Can drawe to him full subtillye The yron, that is layde therebye, So draweth folkes hertes ywys Siluer & golde that yeuen is.

M. Beareth verte, a kynge armed at all poynctes d'Ar∣gent,* 1.74 bearynge a sceptre and crowne, Or, wynged d'Er∣myne.

* 1.75Thys maye bee taken for the God Mercurie, God of elo∣quence, for to diuerse he hath appeared, as hauing wyn∣ges, so in hystories of hym may be redde.

* 1.76

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The fielde is of the pearle, Mars all armed on horsseback with spere and shielde, Rubye.

Thys was the Banner of Theseus,* 1.77 whan he came to the destruction of Thebes Citye, & slue Creon kynge thereof. And thus Chaucer wryteth of the sayde Theseus hys banner, and penon in these wordes.* 1.78

The redde statue of Mars with spere & targe So shyneth in hys whyte Banner large That all the fieldes glitteren vp & downe: And by hys Banner, borne is hys penon Of golde full riche, in whiche there was ybete * 1.79The Minotaure that he wan in Crete.

* 1.80Thus it maye appere, that armes were long borne in good ordre, before the siege of Troye: for the destruction of the citye Thebes, was before that siege, as Ihon Lydegate doth affirme. Chaucer also, in the tale of the knyghte, describeth what token Lycurge the great kyng of Thrace dyd beare in the fielde.* 1.81 These be hys wordes.

In steade of a Cote armour ouer his harneys With nayles yealowe,* 1.82 and bright as any golde, He hath a Beares skinnne, cole blacke for olde.

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P. W. beareth Sable, thre Roches nayantes,* 1.83 d'Argente. These were sometime the ar∣mes of an honorable Prelate that had to name Petrus de Ru¦pibus,* 1.84 who was many yeares Bishop of Winchester, in the time of Kinge Iohn, & Henry the thirde his sonne. And the saide Roches, myne Authour saithe, he did beare after his owne name, whiche me thin∣keth, was euill applied thereunto, to giue him Fisshes in steade of Rockes. For Rupes in Latin be called Hilles, Bankes, or Rockes, so steepe down, as no man may clime them. But I take the saide Bishop his name, as then was the vse,* 1.85 to be written, Peter at Roche, or Peter de la Roche. These seeme to drawe moste nigh his name in Englishe, but the Latin name dothe nothinge agree thereto, whiche I referre to their iudgemente, that haue readde of him, or of his name. Polydore Virgill calleth him, Vir integerrimus, and no lesse is to be thoughte, because the charge of the e∣ducation of the saide Kinge Henry the third was commit∣ted to him, as to a Father prudente, and sage in the insti∣tution of suche a noble Prince.

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The field is Saturne, a kin∣ges Heade Lunae, crowned So∣lis. This might be taken for the Armes of somme highe Prince, or other Chiefetaine, whiche had taken some kinge in fight, and helde him as pri∣soner. Diuerse histories make mention, that when mightye Princes, and valiante Kinges be giuen to sensualitie & pride, not weighinge the good say∣inges of the wise, nor harkening to the wholesome coun∣sell of their friendes, they oftentimes fall into the handes of their enimies, and then are eftsoones depriued of theire Kingedomes, and Regaleties, either els suffer imprison∣mente, famine, distresse, and other paines and tormentes, endinge so their liues in greate calamitie and miserie:* 1.86 as is readde in one Pausanias, Kinge of the Lacedemonians, who at a banket desired instantly of Simonides, a Poete in Greece, that he woulde then speake some thinge notable, and that sauoured of wisedome. Simonides thereat smi∣linge, Remember, said he, that thou arte a man. Pausanias tooke that scornefully, and esteemed it nothinge. After∣warde Pausanias beinge putte in prison in Chalcaeco, and there beinge famished ere he died, remembred the sayinge of Simonides, and with a loude, and lamentable voice said: O my friende of Coeus, (for there was the Poete borne) thy wordes were of greate importaunce, but I, for madde pride, esteemed them nothinge.

This litle Historie is not vnworthy to be had in remem∣braunce.

N. beareth Sable,* 1.87 three Owsles d'Argente, beaked, and legged, Or. The tymbre, a Bull gardant, Argente, armed, and vnguled Gules, sette on a Wreathe Sable, manteled Azure, doubled Argente.

The Owsle, or Blacke byrde singeth pleasantly, and therefore is ofte taken, and kepte in cage. This byrde, althoughe shee bee in all Countries blacke, yet in Achaiae shee is white,* 1.88 as Isidore saithe. This Creaste for the saide Cote armour,* 1.89 is a white Bul. Iupiter turned him into the similitude thereof, when louinge the faire mayde Isis, he could not otherwise haue his will of her. This signifieth, that beautie maie ouercome the beste.

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The fielde is Mars,* 1.90 a Lyon Rampaunte, with a double Quewe d'Argente. In chiefe d'Ermyne, an Eagle displaid with twoo heades Saturne, membred, and crowned d'Or. Alexander the greate, when as he hunted in a great Parke in the countrie Basaria, that had remained vnhunted, duringe the time of foure mens ages, he killed foure thousand wild beastes therein, amonge the whiche there was a Lyon of a rare bignesse, that came running towardes him, whom he did not onely receiue, but killed him with one stroke. Suche was the prowes, and strengthe of so mightye and puissante a Conqueroure. Ouer whose heade also at the battaile he fought with Darius at Arbella,* 1.91 there was seene an Eagle, whiche neither fearinge the classhinge of the harneys, nor the cryinge of them that were dying, did stil flye in the ayre directly aboue him, whiche did shew a cer∣taine token of victorie, and euen so it came to passe. And therefore the same Alexander mighte rightely assumpte to him selfe the bearinge of the foresaide Lyon, and Eagle,

in the beste order that coulde be diuised, or sette foorthe a∣greable to his worthinesse.

* 1.92

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The field is Gules, a Crosse doble clauie d'Argent. This Crosse ought to be figured as a double warded key, at euery of the three endes ascendinge to the chiefe of the Escoche∣on.* 1.93 The key wherof the Pro¦phete Esaye maketh mention in these wordes. And the key of the house of Dauid, will I lay vpon his shoulder,* 1.94 so that he shall open, and no manne shall shutte, he shall shutte, and no man shall open. Iti∣dem Iesu Christi Crucem figurabat.

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The fielde is of the Eme∣raude, an Hande armed, hol∣ding a Sworde of the Pearle crowned within the point To¦paze.* 1.95

The wholesome doctrine of S. Paule, is of all faithfull, and obediente subiectes to be recei∣ued and embraced: where he saithe, Wilte thou be without feare of the power? Doo well then, & thou shalte haue praise of the same: for he is the minister of God for thy wealthe. But if thou doo euill, then feare, for he beareth not the sworde for naught. For he is the minister of God, a taker of vengeance to ponishe him that dothe euill, &c.

* 1.96His fielde is Iouis, twoo pillers Lunae.

Diuerse Emperours, and puissante Conquerous haue erected Pillers in theire Empiers and kingedomes, for sundrie, and weightie causes and pourposes: some to de∣clare

the extentes, and lymittes of theire Landes, and Kingedomes, somme to shewe the expeditions of theire iourneyes and voyages, somme to sette forthe the places of theire burialles, somme to figure therein theire Actes, and valiaunt deedes, to the encouragemente of those that shoulde succeede them to doo the like. And other somme haue written therein the secret knowledge of certaine sci∣ences and letters, as in diuerse Histories maie be readde. And more of Pillers ye maie reade in the nexte booke fo∣lowinge.

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He beareth Ermynes, on a Pale d'Or,* 1.97 a Portecullis d'A∣zure.

This in Latin is called Ra∣strum militare, siue Politicum, & serueth for defense in the gat{is} of Citties, Castles, Portes, & Towres. For the same being loosed, or let downe, it letteth, or rather oppresseth them that woulde enter thereby.

Eiusmodi ad portas militare ob∣staculum Romae factum fuisse scribit Appianus,* 1.98 Res Roman. Ci∣uili dissidio vrgente, & Imperium sibi vendicante Sylla. Sustu∣lit hoc maleficium Carboniana turba, quam (dum conarentur per portam Collinam irruptionem facere) Sylla repressit: laxatisque insidiarijs Rastris, intrò latebat, quorum iniuria, & lapsu, Sena∣tores ipsi nonnulli, & qui se in Carbonianam libertatem adserue∣rant, oppressi sunt.

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The field is Saturne, in Sal¦tier twoo Cypres trees ragu∣led Solis,* 1.99 enwrapped with Iuy proper. These trees are trun∣cated, that is to saie, y^e boughes cut of from the body, & laide in forme of a Saltier. The endes wherof may not touch the An¦gles of the shield. The Cypres next vnto y^e Ceder tree is most formable, and necessary to the building of Temples, to wres, and for other great & pompous Edifices. It neuer faileth, nor rotteth, but abideth, and dureth alwaies in his first e∣state & condition. And for the right good sauour, & sweete smel it hath, the Iuy, being of heauie and bitter smel, doth most desire to creepe about him. And his greenesse dothe much beautifie the golden colour of the other. And for that the Iuy is alwaies greene, Poetes were crowned there∣with, in token of noble witte & sharpe. It was consecrate to Bacchus God of wine, & to Mars. Plinie saithe, that the greate Alexander crowned his knightes with Iuy, when they had the victorie of Indie.

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He beareth Sable, a Fesse d'Ermine, betwene thre head{is} de Capres, coped argēt, armed & arnuced d'Or, portant pome aus d'Iuy proper. The leaues of this tree doo make goates fatte, & their bloude medicina∣ble for diuerse diseases. Villus quem habent pensilem in mento, vocatur aruncus, quo si quis v∣nam carum traxerit, aiunt reli∣quas stupefieri.

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The fielde is Uerte, an O∣striche regardante,* 1.100 Argente, bearinge a Key d'Or. The Ostrich in Latin is called Stru¦thio, & Struthio Camelus, qui ex Struthione & Camelo constat: & is founde especially in Africa. This byrde hathe a head coue∣red with small feathers, grosse eyes and blacke, not vnlike in fourme, & colour to a Camell, a longe necke, a shorte bil and a sharpe, soft feathers, two thighes, & fete with hoofes clo∣uen, Vt terrestre simul volatile{que} animal videatur. He cannot fly for the heauinesse of his body, nor extol him selfe high∣er then the earth: but he goeth swiftly, and in running not much inferiour to an horse, his winges helpe him so much. He dothe swalowe, and digest what so euer he deuoureth, yea, euen the hardest thinges without any choyse.

When he is pursued of hunters, and seeth he cannot escape, he taketh stones with his hoofe, & casteth againste his enimies, and oftentimes hurteth them. When he is killed, there is founde stones, and yron in his stomake, whiche he consumeth after longe digestion.

He hatethe the Horse by kinde. I founde him figured in the Cosmographie of Munster, as before is descriued.

Q. beareth Geules, on a Bende betwene twoo Coti∣zes, d'Argente,* 1.101 thre Siphons, Sable. Isidore saithe, that the Siphon is a certaine vessell, whiche men of the Easte countries vse to occupie, and fill with water, especially when houses beene on fire, to quenche the same. The fourme I haue descriued here, as Paradyne figureth it a∣monge his diuises Heroiques.

R. beareth Saturne and Mars, parted per Pale, twoo Partizantes Lunae in Saltier.* 1.102 These weapons are com∣monly

knowne, and borne about the persons of Princes, Nobles, and Captaines.

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The field is of the Diamond an Helmet Pearle, ensigned with a Garlande gramine.* 1.103 The Ancient bearers,* 1.104 Horse∣men, Captaines, Lieutenant{is} of Citties, Townes, and Por∣tes, whiche had doughtely su∣steined the siege of theire eni∣mies, & were deliuered from them, in olde time was giuen a Garlande of grasse: in La∣tin called Corona graminea, siue Obsidionaria: whiche althoughe it were wrought, or laide aboute with grasse, (beinge onely the hearbe, that can, or might be found in a place long besieged) yet neuerthelesse the same garlande gramine,* 1.105 (as Plinie witnesseth) is most honourable, and noble, and to be had in price aboue all o∣thers, Golde, Pearle, Oliue, Lawrell, Palme, Oke, and Iuye, geuinge place to common grasse, that Royall hearbe of dignitie. Fabius Maximus corona graminea dona∣tus est ab vniuersa Italia: quandoquidem non pugnando, sed ca∣uendo rem Romanam restituisset: & exercitum sibi creditum con∣seruasset.

* 1.106S. beareth Syluer, a Launce betweene twoo Flaun∣ches, Sable: and on the Flaunches, twoo Gauntlettes, as the fielde.

The especial token borne in this Ensigne, is taken for a Dimilaunce staffe, whiche beinge the chiefeste weapon of the horseman, is therefore congruently placed betwene twoo Gauntlettes,* 1.107 the moste especiall armoure of the handes.

* 1.108T. beareth Gold, on a Scocheon Gules, a key d'argent, wrapped about with a Serpent Uert. This Cote armour

touching the fielde, is one of the honorable ordinaries char¦ged.

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The fielde is d'Ermyne, on a pale Diamonde,* 1.109 a Bull hys head of the pearle, araid with a fagotte, Carboncle.

When as Quintus Fabius,* 1.110 (beyng Dictator or principall capitayne of the Romaynes) had trayned & drawne Anni¦ball & hys hoste into a fielde,* 1.111 inclosed about with mountai¦nes and depe ryuers, where Fabius had so enuirōned him and hys armye, that they were in ieopardye, eyther to bee famished, for lacke of vitaile, or els in flying, to be slayne by the Romaines, Anniball perceauing these dangers, cō∣maunded to be brought afore hym, in the depe of the night whan nothing was stirrynge, about two thousande great oxen and bulles, which a little before hys men had taken in forrageyng, and caused fagottes made of drie stickes to be fastened vnto theire hornes,* 1.112 and sett on fyre. The bea∣stes troubled with the flambe of fire, ranne as they were woode vp towarde the moūtaynes, whereas laye the hoste of the Romaynes, Anniball with hys whole armye fo∣lowing in araye. The Romaines, whiche kepte the moun∣taynes, being sore afrayde of this newe and terrible sight, forsoke theire places.* 1.113 And Fabius dreading the deceiptfull witte of Anniball, kept hys armye within the trenche, and so through policie Anniball with his hoste escaped without damage. Thus ye maye vnderstande, (as I sayde before) how greatly histories do geue lighte to the hydde secrettes of Armorie.

* 1.114

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The fielde is Mars, an Ea∣gle regardant with wynges displayde Lunae, insident on the heade of an Harte, Solis.

The Eagle whan he hathe gathered muche duste in hys fethers, doth then withoute feare set vpon the Harte, and falleth euen betwene hys brā¦ches: and beatinge with hys wynges, so stoppeth the Har¦tes eyes with duste, vntill at length he falleth hedlonge from some hyghe hyll or rocke, and so becommeth a praye to the Eagle. Industrie, labor, & diligence, is to be vsed, whan difficulte, weightie, & hyghe matters, are to be ouercome.

P. Beareth Gules and Sable, parted per bende sinistre, a Lyon rampaunt d'Or, vibrante a sworde d'Argente.

* 1.115Pompey the great had suche a Lyon grauen in hys signet. vide in vitis Plutarchi.

The fielde is partie per baste barre vndade, Argente, and Uerte,* 1.116 a shippe vnder sayle in her ruffe, Sable.

The vse of shippes, and of theire ordinance is knowne to all men.

He beareth Or, thre Anckers in bende sinistre, betwene two Gartiers, azure.

* 1.117Th'Ancker is especially ascribed to Admiralles, in sig∣num (vt apparet) officij sui in expeditionibus, prouincijs{que} naua∣libus.

He beareth partie per pale Nebule, Saturne, and Venus, two maces bellicall Solis circumliged with braunches of Oliue, propre. The token borne in thys cote armoure, is called in latyn Claua bellica, whiche beyng bounde about, Oliuae ramusculo, may exhibite vnto them to whom it is of∣fered, a signe aswell of peace, as of warre, whiche to take, is at his pleasure to whome it is offered.

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The fielde is Gules an Har¦rowe,* 1.118 d'Or.

The Harrowe is a noble ad¦dicion of Armorie, & was bor∣ne (as Froyssarde sayeth) of William, the sonne of Albert duke of Bauarie in hys aun∣cient, about the yere of oure Lord God .1390. And the same Harrowe he did aduaunce, in his voyage with the Cristiās, aduersus Aphricam Barbariae ciuitatem. The office of the Harrowe, is to breake and re∣solue the harde lumpes and cloddes of earth. Quemadmodū autem glebas, & grumos agrorum proscindit & resoluit rastrum aratorium, ita facilè est vero principi, legum, & Sanctionum, at∣que cautionum, seu Decretorum aequitate ditionis suae improbos, factiosos, rebelles, & tumultuarios, qui{que} contra suam autorita∣tem, ac dignitatem iniquè se opponunt, coercere.

He beareth partie per Cheuron embatiled, Or, & Azure, three Leures,* 1.119 contrechanged of the fielde. The tokē borne in thys Scocheon, is well knowne to all gentlemen Faw¦keners. The worde, or Poesie that mighte ryghtely be ap∣plied to thys cote armoure, is thys: Spe illect at inani.

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The fielde is verte, an hyn∣des heade cabaged d'Argente persed with two dartes d'Or, a Sonne in chiefe.

The dexteritie of Domitiane th'Emperoure in castynge of the darte,* 1.120 is worthie of remē∣berance:* 1.121 who in the huntyng of a certayne wilde beaste, threwe two dartes at hym so directly, that the beaste semed to stande hauyng hornes on

hys heade, wheras nature had geuen hym none. Paradyne figureth the heade of the beaste, as hauyng two dartes in place, where hornes shoulde growe.

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The fielde is Sable, fiue dar¦tes in fasce d'Or,* 1.122 enwrapped with a serpente verte.

Plutarche writeth, that when Scylurus Chaeronensis was about to dye,* 1.123 hauinge fower score goodly chyldrē, and of greate strength, he offered to euerye one of them a Bondell of dar∣tes or roddes to breake, which whan they endeuored them∣selfes to doe, they coulde not:

He than sayde vnto them, that the dartes and roddes so made faste and knitte together, could in no maner of wise be broken.* 1.124 But the father vnlosing the Bondle befor thē, did take one rodde after an other, and without any great force or busynes, did breake the same, aduertisinge them hereby, that they all shoulde continue and remayne for e∣uer vnuanquished, and not able to be ouercome, as longe as they agreed, and were surely knitte in brotherly loue, and perfecte concorde. But yf they deuided them selues, or parted with sedition and debate, that then they shoulde pe∣rishe, and quickely fall into the handes of theire enemies. A goodly example to embrace concorde.* 1.125 By the Serpente about the dartes, may be signified that which Christe spo∣ke in the gospell to his disciples, saiyng. Be ye wise as Ser¦pentes &c. Therfore note, that there be many significatiōs and secrete mysteries in bearing signes and tokens of ar∣morye.

U. beareth barrie vndie 6. pieces d'Ermine, and azure, the prore of a shippe d'Or in chefe gules,* 1.126 one hounde pas∣sante, Argent. The token in thys escocheon is the fore par¦te

of a shippe, and is garded with a dogge on chefe, as it were to watche the same. Suche a like ensigne did Sergius Galba the Emperour vse to beare.

W. Beareth per pale Rubye, and Diamonde, an Eagle d'Ermine encorporate with a Dragon,* 1.127 Solis.

These are enemies alwayes the one to the other. The Dragon greately desiring the egges of the Eagle, deuou∣reth and eateth vp the same: wherefore the Eagle, where∣soeuer he seeth hym, fighteth with him, and in theire fight he is often wrapped with the Dragōs taile, and so falling downe, the one is destroyed of the other. Eadem elatis, ac su∣perbioribus inter se contendentibus ruina solet vsu venire.

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He beareth Sable,* 1.128 a cocke d'Argente, pearched on a trō∣pet d'Or.

The Cocke is a Royal fou∣le, and naturally beareth on hys heade a creaste of Rubye coloure, in stede of a Crowne or diademe. He distinguisheth tymes, seazons, and houres, both of the daye and nyghte, crowynge, or rather syngyng moste clerely and strongely. The Lyon dreadeth the white Cocke, because he bredeth a precious stone, called Allectricium, like to the stone that highte Calcedoneus. And for that the Cocke beareth suche a stone, the Lyon specially abhorreth hym. Ab Galli alitis tu∣bae{que} horologio non difficile relinquitur iudicare, quantum inter∣sit inter belli & pacis conditiones. The cocke is messenger of the daye lyght, he singeth whan he hath the victorye, being ouercome he hydeth hymselfe. Lucem{que} & hominum aspectum refugit.

W. beareth verte, an arming Sworde in pale d'Argent crowned at the poyncte in ••hefe,* 1.129 betwene two floures de

Lucies d'Or. The sworde in thys cote armoure, is a pro∣tection to the floures therein borne.

* 1.130The fielde is Gules, a Tergate d'Or, transfixed with a Raper Argente.

Thys maye bee taken for the ensigne of some noble ca∣pitayne, who had valiauntly behaued and borne hymselfe in the fielde, with losse also of hys lyfe.

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Of this, the fielde is Azure, a Crosse portate in his propre coloure.

* 1.131Oure master Christe, beyng the sonne of God, and God, was constreigned to beare an heauy crosse on his shoulder, in suche fashion as is before descriued: wherein afterward both hys hādes and fete were nayled with longe and great nayles of yron: and the crosse with hys naked and bloodie bodie, beyng lifte vpon height, was let fall with violence into a mortayse, that all hys ioynctes were dissolued. And notwithstandinge all thys torment, hee neuer grudged, but liftyng vp hys eyes vnto heauen, he prayed for hys e∣nemies, saynge: Father forgiue them, for they knowe not what they do. Thys was the charitie moste incomparable of the sonne of God employde for the redemption of man∣kynde.

* 1.132Y. Hys fielde is of y^e Pearle, two pillers of Porpherie, in Saltier.

I nede not here to blaze the colour of the Pillers, beynge Porpherie, whiche is a stone alwayes of purple coloure. Let the bearer therof see that he be specially endowed with the vertue, Fortitude.

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Z.* 1.133 Beareth Sable, Annulie, d'Or. 4.3.2.1. Thys fielde is charged with rynges.

Hanniball,* 1.134 for a testimonie of the victorye he had of the Romaynes in Italye, sente 3. Bushels of golden rynges to Carthage, whiche he had taken & plucket of the handes of the Romayne knyghtes, captey∣nes and senators. Let the bea∣rer of such a coate (as is before displayde) reioyce in aduersitie.

The fielde is Checkey, gules, and ermynes, a boke Or, with claspes d'Argente.

A Boke is to be borne of hym,* 1.135 whiche is studious of anye the sciences or tongues: and which hath a certayne excel∣lencie therein aboue others.* 1.136 Cato, called Vticensis, was so muche enflamed in the desire of learninge, that (as Sue∣tonius writeth) he coulde not tempre hym selfe in readinge Greke bokes, whiles the Senate was sitting.

Thys Cato was named the chiefe piller of the publike weale of the Romaines.

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The fielde is parted per pa∣le vndade, argente and azure, two demye hyppotames,* 1.137 Sa∣ble, armed and vnguled, gu∣les.

These be water Horsses, cal∣led Hippotami, and are chefely sene in the studdes of Nile, & Gange. Munsterus describeth these beastes, and sayeth they haue two hoofes like an Oxe, the backe, mayne, and neiyng of an Horsse, a wrigled tayle, & croked tethe like to a Bore.

I haue charged the same beastes, but on halfe wise in the fielde, as it were passinge from the water: whiche note well and marke, and then I doubte not but the deuise of the same will contente some mans fantesie.

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A. Beareth Sable, a Pile in poyncte of the chefe, betwē two wheeles,* 1.138 d'or. Th'especial tokens in thys cote armoure are knowne to all men, as wheeles to be the necessariest parte of Chariotes, wagons, and cartes: and Piles also moste nedefull to make all foundacions vpon vnperfecte grounde, sure and fyrme.

These are noble ensignes & of great antiquitie.* 1.139 Yet of wheeles, the Katheren whele, so called of olde, is of moste honor: and must be figured after an other forme than those I haue before blazed Willigise, archebishop of Mogunce in Germanye, assumpted for his en∣signe a Cart wheele,* 1.140 with thys inscription: Willigise memi∣neris quid sis, & quid olim fueris, and afterwarde the same wheele was giuen and confirmed by the Emperoure, to be th'ensigne of the sayd Archebishoprike for euer.

B. He beareth d'Ermines, and Or, parted per pile in poyncte of the chefe,* 1.141 a Pheon, Sable.

Thys particiō as it is rare sene, so can it not lacke (beyng thus charged) hys due commendacion.

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1 Beareth Argent on .ij. barres Sable, tji. Escalopes de Or,* 1.142 and to his creaste on a wreath Argent & Sable, a dragons head rassed Azure portant a braūche of the herb Pulegium propre. The shel of the Scalloppe excelleth the shells of al other fishe which I can reade of, and therfore ys thoughte not vnmeete so adorne y^e collers of y^e knights euen of Sainct Nicholas or∣der, which order whē it tooke his beginninge, howe many were chosen to bee fellowes of the same order, In what manner the same Escalopes were comixed in the sayd col∣ler, and what was signifyed therby, ye may plainly vnder¦stand in Simbolis heroicis pa∣radini fol. 15. I reade also that the shelles of certein fyshes were sent emong other ryche giftes to the great Alexander by the kinges of the Indians, as a present of great extimacion & valor. Ptolomeus a nigh kinsman of the sayd Alexander, when he was greeuously wounded by an Indian in his lefte shoulder, dreamed that there appeared vnto him a dragon that offered vnto hym an herbe out of his mouth, for the healing of his wound, and taking awaye of the venim which he had receyued of the weapon wherwith the woūd was made, of the which herbe when he awaked, he shewed both the colour & the facion, affirminge that he could knowe it, yf anye manne coulde finde yt out, the same was sought by so many, that at length yt was found, and beinge put vpon the wound,

the payne straite was ceassed, and the skarre within short space was closed. For this cause therfore did I discriue the sayde dragons heade,* 1.143 hauing in his mouth the herbe Pu∣legium which herbe hath a full sweete smel, and hatht hat name of Pullulando springinge, as Isodore saythe, and ys more precious then pepper amonges the Indes, the vertue therof is to cast out and distroy venim, and some English wryters do iudge Pulegium to be that herbe,* 1.144 whiche wee call Peniriall or Organum

* 1.145

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He bereth Or^c a fesse dancie de Ermynes betweene iij. Galthropes Sable. And to his creaste on a Torce de Ar∣gent and Azure, a Rauen vo∣lant propre, holdynge in her dexter clawe a clod of earthe Purpure, the said Galthrops bee called Murices in latin, & are made of Iron, hauing .iiij sharpe poyntes equally deui∣ded one from another, and those standynge in a maner crosse wayes, so that wherso euer the same shalbe ••ast, the haue one poinct standinge vp straighte, and are vsed as en∣gins in the warres, to gall y^e horse that shal passe by them, Paradine in his booke of deui∣ces Heroiques, setteth forth y^e forme therof to be as I haue before discriued. Touchinge a Rauen,* 1.146 I reade that when as Alexander the great, laied siege to the Citie of Gaza, minding before he would geue an assault therunto, to make Sacrifice after his countrey

maner, and to require the ayde ef the Goddes: It chaun∣ced as he was so doinge,* 1.147 that a Rauen flienge aboue, let fall a clod which she caried in her clawes vpon the kings head, where yt brake and resolued in pieces, which being consulted vpon by the deuinours: They iudged that there was some perill towardes the kinges person, And suche a Rauen may be borne in coate armour as is aforesayde, and that to a good purpose, and without any challenge in bearinge him after this forme, as is aboue displayed.

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The fielde is of the Rubie a Diademe Topaze,* 1.148 hauinge a wrethe about it Pearle and Emeraude, and too hys crest an horse Saturne in the bea∣mes of the Sonne, Suche a Diademe as here is spoken of Darius king of the Percians did were when hee marched forwards to the Riuer of Eu∣phrates,* 1.149 against the great A∣lexander, and is called in the Percian tounge Cidaris, and yt hadde a roole aboute yt of whyte and greene. And the same Darius in his marching had a great horse,* 1.150 whiche al∣waies folowed the chariotes that were consecrate to Iupi∣ter,* 1.151 and this horse the Perciās call, the horse of the Sonne. The readinge of thistorie of thactes of the sayde great A∣lexander gaue me occasion of the deuice hereof. And there∣fore know this for certeinty, y^t the reading of histories shal most quickly geue you help to set forth any deuice heroique

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The field is Barrie Bendie Gules & Or & to his creaste on a wreathe Or and Sable,* 1.152 a Swanes head rassed de Ar∣gent, this said coate after tho∣pinion of M.G. Leigh must alwayes abyde of viij. pieces, and properlye may not other∣wise be blased then as afore∣saide,* 1.153 the Swan, whose head I haue discriued for the crest, is a bird dedicated to Appollo the God of wisedom,* 1.154 Ob pre∣sagium finis, or as Cicero saith Quod ab eo diuinacionem habe re videantur, quia prouidentes quid in morte boni sit, cum dul∣cissimo cantu et voluptate mori∣antur.

* 1.155The Swanne is the ensigne of the Poets, whose fielde is Azure a Swanne propre. Al∣ciate comendeth this ensigne lib. i. Embl. Cvtj. wherefore I referre what I could write more hereof to Stockhamer his comentaries vpon the same Emblem̄.

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He beareth Argent,* 1.156 a cheu¦ron betweene twoe Roses Gules, and a sea Tenche nayant d' Azure. Or thus. His fielde is of the pearle, a Cheuron with twoe Roses Ruby in chief, & one Tench marine Saphier nayant en poynte. The Rose sprin∣geth out of a thorne, that is harde and roughe, yet recey∣ueth no part of the kinde of the thorne, but arayeth it w^t faire colour & pleasant smel. This kinde of Rose sayethe Theophraste, for the most part hath but fiue leaues: some are founde that haue xij. o∣ther soome xx. other soome haue farre many mo. There be also saithe he, which bene called hūdreth leaues. those be of moste sweete smelles, and growe especially in Cirena.* 1.157 The rose comforteth and relieueth the sight, through the puretie of the colour, plea∣seth the smell by sweetenes of odour, and bothe greene or drye hath vertue and is medicinable against many gree∣uous sicknesses & euilles, as Plinie witnesseth.

The Tenche in latin is called Tinca a fyshe as Ausonius describeth it for the poore mans dishe,* 1.158 for that in auncient time it was a common meate for their diet, and although in theis our dayes it is well accepted and taken for a good kinde of fishe, bothe necessarie for foode, and to medicyne, yet in the olde time, the richest men made litle estimacion thereof, wherefore the comon people were best acquayn∣ted with the same, as the saide author witnesseth in thys

verse or sentence.

Quis non & videris vulgi solatia, Tincas norit. Who dothe not know in eche degree, a Tenche, the commoners meate to bee.

This Tenche before dysplayed is called Tinca marina, a Tenche of the sea, and lyuethe neyther in mudde or myer, but is cleane from suche infectyons, and therefore is not hurtful. The foresaide fielde & the contentes in the same, do signifie the bearer to haue audacitie, yet in al honestye: and to be curteous with muche discrecion. Then signe ap∣pertayneth to the name of Roscarech, alias Roscarrocke in Cornewal. His creaste a Lion rampant propre colour, armed and langued Azure, aboute his necke a Crownall siluer, set on a Torce golde and Azure, as maye appears aboue figured.

* 1.159

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He beareth vert. iij. Si∣thes argent points assen¦dant in chief, his creast y^e fishe Odimoliont hary∣aut Sable, on a wrethe Argent and Azure, the tokens borne in the said coate armoure are of aū∣cient bearinge, and are instruments not onelye to cutte downe corne or grasse but haue ben vsed in the warres, suche in∣gines did Alexander the great his soldioures fre∣quent againste the force of the Elephantes. The creast of the saide coate armour is a litle fishe, which clea∣ueth to a ship, and maketh her to abide as though she laie at anker, be the ship neuer so great, the latines cal the fish

Remora eo quod cogat stare nauigia,* 1.160 shee is otherwise called ••∣cheneis piscis quidem paruulus aspectu niger longitudine que me∣diocri.

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The fielde is barrye of vitj. peeces Luna and Mars,* 1.161 one a canton Iouis the mighty planet Sol, his creaste is Ibis head Saturne couped, erassing a serpent of the Moone, sette on a wrethe Topaze and Saphire, māteled Diamond, doubled pearle. Ibis is a foule of Egipt, & as Aristotle saieth is in that coūtrey

white and at Pelusum onely blacke, it is an high bird, hauing stiffe legges, and a long bill, they bee caried out of Libia into Egipt with a sotherne winde, and do much good there to the countrey in killing and eating of serpents Semetipsam purgat rostro in ann̄ aquam fundens, this bird is like vnto that whiche is called Ciconia.

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He beare the partye {per} pale Saturne & Mars a flower de lize Luna.* 1.162 And to his creaste vpon the helme on a wreathe Topaze

and saphiere an Alcian volant of the Amatist, mixte wyth Pearle, beaked as the Emeraud, mounted on the nest texed with the slipps of the vine propre, manteled Ruby, dou∣bled Pearle, this is a birde of the sea, little more then a Sparow, which in the colde winter season dothe lay her egges on the sands, and when the sea is most troublous tantam gratiam diuinitus habet that it becometh sodeinly calme, and the stormes and windes do cease vntill the birde haue all hatched, and brought vp her chickens, and made them able to flee, whiche is in the space of .xiiij. daies, whiche the shipmen diligently marke, fearinge no tempest all those dayes, looke sebast. stockhamer his comentaries vpon the .xix. Emblem. of Alciate. The propre colours of the saide bird ar as is before discribed. She lyueth by fishe,* 1.163 and is taken for that whiche we call the kinges fisher.

He beareth Azure a cheuron on chiefe betweene twoe decressāts Argent.* 1.164 The timber, a Ligurines head rassed vert,* 1.165 bearing a thistel Or, set on wrethe Argent & Sable manteled Gules, doubled Or, The birde Lugurinus fee∣deth muche vpon thistles, and of nature is enemy to the Asse, sed valet vocis amenitate, some suppose this birde to be a greene fynche,* 1.166 and as seruius writeth is taken to be the Nightingalle. These deuises Heroique before figu∣red, might suffise for the proofe how cote armours wyth their blason heaume & timbre in sundrie wise be borne, to the honor and comendacion of the bearer: and vppon what ground they haue their originall, the which the of∣ficers at armes do cheifly respect in their assignements to gentlemen, and no signe or token armoriall is by thē deuised, but the same is congruent and agreable to the vertues and qualities wherewith the bearer is pryncy∣pally endowed, and with which token he also delighteth, and so he ought to take delight therein, as to defende the same (euen to the death) from all challinge or vituperie, which rule of al the degrees of nobilitie ought neuer to

be forgotten. But nowe what significacion may be true∣lye collected and gathered of anye Simboll armorial, cō∣monlye called Armes, and what the colours therein doe represent, by the planets or stones precious, to the re∣nowme and fame of the bearer, one plainly for example nowe nexte doth ensue, the whiche of bounden duety I maye not omit.

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The atcheuement conteyning the sundry coates as they are marshalled and borne by the right honorable Lorde, Sir William Cecill, Baron of Broughley, and knyght of the most honorable ordre of the Garter, is thus to bee blased.

1 He beareth barruley of .x. Argent and Azure, sixe Es∣cocheons Sable. 3.2.1. charged wyth as manye Lyons rampant of the first, langued Gules, borne by the name of Cecill.

2 The fielde is parted per pale, Gules & Azure, a Lion rampant de Argent sustayning a tree Uert, borne by the name of winstone.

3 Beareth Sable, a plate betwene three towers tryple towred with portes displayed de Argent, borne by the name of Cairleon.

4 His fielde is Argent, on a bend betweene two cotizes Gules three sinquefoiles de Or, borne by the name of Eckinton.

5 Beareth Argent, a churon betweene three Rockes de Ermines, and is borne by the name of Walcot.

The sixt as the first, the which, and the seconde are differenced vpon them bothe with a cressant, which sig∣nifieth that he is of a second brother to bothe those hou∣ses, from whence in bloud hee is lineally descended. All whiche atchieuementes before displayed, is within the Garter cotized of two Lions de ermine, to his creaste vpon an healme on a Torce Or and Azure, a garbe de Or, supported with two Lions, the one Azure & the other Argent, manteled Gules, doubled Argent. To these be∣fore discriued, is added his Apothegme or word. Cor vuū via vna, y^t is, one hart, one way. The sincerity & tēperāce of this noble baron as there they be by his propre ēsigne openly signified, so his great wisedome & vertue in pre∣ferring iustice, and the publike weale of his countrey be∣fore anye priuate affection or singuler apetites, are also thereby certeinly declared, the orient Pearle beinge so

often and preciously treasured in the fielde and contents of his coate armour. And truelie that man is most mete to be a nighe counsaillour, in whom sinceritie and tem∣perance be ioyned with wisedome, suche one shal bringe to the pallace of his prince, an honorable remembrance of his iustice and vigilaunce, and as well to noble as to vnnoble shalbe an excellent patterne and president.

The shields charged w^t Lions are of y^e Adamant, a stone precious and of such hardines, vt si super incudem positus acerrimo percutiatur malleo ante malleus & incus vulneri∣bus acceptis dissiliant quam ipse frangatur comminaturue, nec fieri solum ictus respuit sed resistit etiam igni cuius ardo∣re adeo non acquiescit num{que} incalescat si Plinio credimus a∣deo non feodatur vt purior fiat, attamen singularis eximia{que} lapidis illius duritia calido hirci Leonisue cruor ita mol∣lescit vt dissoluatur.* 1.167 In armorie it representeth fortitude a vertue that fighteth in defence of equitie, Adamas vene∣na deprehendit, et irrita facit. The nobilitie of the Lyon is moste aboue all other beastes to bee marueled at, in that he in his great heate, seketh not the death of any cre∣ature that yeldeth it selfe vnto him, iuxta commune pro∣uerbum▪ parcere prostratis sic nobilis ira Leoni: The fielde wherein he abideth is of the Rubie party de Saphiere, two gemes very precious, and of great dignitie. The Rubie dothe demonstrate charitie, the Saphiere loyaltie, the one auayling againste the byting of the Scorpion, the other being maruelously effections againste all venime, but of the twaine, the Saphiere is moste vertuous, Helinandus in his historie this wryteth of it. Saphirus caelo sereno similis est, caste portari vult gemmaqz gemmarum et lapis sanctus dicitur.* 1.168 La coulour & piere Saphirique, recomforte le sence de le home, & profit counter les enuies, fraudes, & terreurs, incitant & {pro}uoquant le home a paix et amour victore &c. The portes set open in a fielde Saturne, geeuethe libertie bothe to passe forthe at will, and to come in when it plea∣seth, to carry forth, and also to bring in. Porta dicitur quiae

potest importari vel exportari aliquid, proprie autem porta aut vrbis aut castrorum vocatur.* 1.169 The cause of theire con∣struction, is to propulse the force of the enemye, for the common safetie of the countrie, and ought alwayes to be in the possession or kepinge of suche personnes, that em∣brace obedience and loyaltye, and detest treason & trea∣cherie, and the bearing of them in coate armoure, dothe represent no lesse.

In the fowerth parte is seene on a bende marcial, three Cinquefoiles so called of the nomber of their leues, flo∣wers of great estimacion, and worthye of bearinge, for their auncientie in Armes, for they hauing fiue leaues, do represent fiue sundrye graces,* 1.170 as to bee perfect in all sences, which are tasting, hearing, seeyng, feelinge and smelling, and learning must be optayned at gods hande to vse these aryght, for that is moste nedefull in a ruler, who aboue other oughte to excell in knowledge for the better gouernment of the people. The flowers aforesaid bee of Golde,* 1.171 whiche resembleth the sonne. Aurum est in corporibus sicut sol inter stellas, sol autem dicitur rex stella∣rum & lumen earum sic aurum est quasi rex rerum corpora∣lium & mensura omniū, & quanto rubicundius tanto meli∣us est. Or en armorye represente iustice, noblesse, puretie, splendure, droyture, obedience, le home delectable, tractable, clare, & egal, Now ensueth Minerua her poore placynge of these Rocks, in that moste ingenious game of chesse, a game inuented for rulers and magistrates, and not for Momus or his insensate chore, their office is knowne to all that can playe wel at the sayde game, as to garde the kinges and Queenes with all the people on the chesse borde, and signify in armorie, vigilance in defence and suertie of the prince and countrye. The fielde wherein these rockes be placed, beyng of the pearle, betokeneth puritie of conscience, and singuler good will & loue euen to mortall enemies.

The Garter is de Azure celeste & Saphirique, adorned

with this most noble title (Gallicis verbis) Honye soit qui male pense, which Polidore hath this in latin, vituperetur qui male cogitat.

The Garbe is of the Sonne royally supported with two Lyons, leaste the malignitie and cruell attemptates of the deuelishe rablement, and wicked sowdanes, myght deuour and consume the graine of such an orient sheaff, & so altogether is w^t the said noble beastes (in forme first displayed) ryght honorably defended, and valiantly gar∣ded, whereby is vttered, how innocents are by this chi∣ualler courteous, his trauell and dilligence as well in comon causes as priuate, defended and assisted, & their causes also daylie moste studiously discussed, Pater est or∣phanorum et iudex viduanum. Thus for breuitie I cease anye further to protracte the discription of the foresayde ensignes, desiringe almighty god to bee vnto the bearer thereof, a shielde and buckler, a suer castell and strong tower, for his defence against the assaults of all his ene∣mies, that in long life, health felicitie and honour, and also with one hart, one waye, to god, his prince, and her lawes, hee may continue his estate & vertuouslye main∣ta••n the tokens and prises of noblenes, as by me the col∣lector hereof (rude and voide of all eloquence) are as be∣fore simply discryed, and homelye vttered, yet suche as they bee, I eftsones commend them, and those that here ensue to his good lordship as a chosen patron, to whom I may safely yelde & commit these sundrye collectyons of signes armoryal, besechyng him the same in as good part to receyue, as I here againe, do humbly offer them vnder the protection and fauour of his name.

Sapiens in populo haereditabit honorem, et nomen illius erit viuens in eternum. Ecclesiastes. 37.

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* 1.172He beareth partie per fesse Sable and Ermine, in chief a cressant between .ij. letters of S de Argent, and to his Crest vpon the Helme on a wreathe, Or and Azure, a Storks head rassed Argent Pellete, between .ij. winges Sable, beaked Golde, mantled Gules, dubled Argent. The Storke is taken to be that byrde, whiche in Latten is called Ciconia, and is of the figure of an Heron, but is greater and is all white, sauing the tops of his winges, his bill and legges be red, although I haue here discri∣bed

them the contrarye, whiche is but my deuice for ex∣ample sake, they vs naturall enemies to serpentes and do ••lea them, when they be olde, their birdes feede them, and prouide meate for them, & volandi impotentes hu∣meris gestant, wherefore the Image of them was the to∣ken of iustice, and the auncient kings had it in the tops of their septers, whereby theye were admonished to a∣uance iustice and pietie, and to oppresse iniustice & cru∣eltie, Inter omnes alias aues pietatis simbolum gerit, & de immensa earum pietate erga suos pullos refert Isidorus in lib. de natura auium Ciconiae magna cura alunt vicissim parentes iam aetate deficientes sola bonitate naturae ad id a∣gendum impulsae inquit Aelian lib. 15. cap. 4. Of this bird came a greeke word for a prouerbe Antepelargeni, which signifieth to be lyke a storke, which prouerbe is to exort men to bee kinde to their parentes, or to their masters whiche teache and bring them vp, requiting the benefit whiche they receyued of them.

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The Noble Citie of Excester for thensigne thereof, hath in a fielde parted per pale Mars and Saturne, a castell triple towred Solis, supported of two Pegasus lunae, wyth winges vndie Pearle and Saphiere, Manes and shooes of

the Topaze. The creast vpon an healme on a Torce Sol and Saturne, a demie Lyon Martis crowned, holdinge a Mounde, whereuppon is set a crosse botonie Topace, manteled Rubie, doubled Pearle.

The true fidelitie that this Citie hath alwaies borne to their liege and soueraigne, is most worthely reported in diuers chronicles, to the great and renowmed fame of the Citizens therein inhabitinge, who moste faithfully in the time of diuers auncient prynces, haue manfully defended their citie from the spoile of the rebellious ene∣my. And amongst other, vnder that most prudēt prince king Henry the seuenth, when it was enuironed & lyke to be enflamed by that traiterous rebel Perken warbek, ouercomming fyer by fyer, and fortifiyng places vnfor∣tefied, at the last, they so couragiously lyke valiant chā∣pions, defended their portes, posternes, and walles, that after many daungerous assaultes, they droue away the sayde Parken with the rablement of his rebellious ar∣my. How much also & how worthely are they to be com∣mended for their faithfull seruis in the time of king Ed∣ward the sixt, who being in the middest of rebells, vnui∣tailed, vnfurnished, vnprepared for so long a siege, dyd nobly holde out the continual and daungerous assault of the rebell, for they sustayned the violence of the rebelli∣ous rout, not onely when they had plenty enough of vic∣tuall, but also a leuen or twelue daies after the extreme famin came on them, and liuing without bread, weare in courage so manfull, and in duetye so constant, that they thought it muche better to die the extreame deathe of hunger, shewing truth to their king, and loue to their countrey, then to geue any place to the rebell and fauor him with ayde, whose examples god graunt, all cyties may follow and learne to be noble by Excester, whose truethe dothe not onely deserue longe prayses, but also great rewarde.

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He beareth vert, the wings of an Egle de Argent, and to his creast vpon the healme on a wrethe Or & Azure, an head de cheual rassed de Argent, pellitie betwene two winges Sable, brydebled golde, set on a wrethe Argent and Uert, manteled Gules, doubled Argent. It hath bin & is to be seen, that Angels are painted fetherd and win∣ged, declaring vnto vs thereby (as I read) that they be a∣lien and cleane from al earthly cogitacion, and ben rapt

vp aboue to the inuest contemplacion of the loue of god, and they are also figured hauing winges, to signifie their swift discourse in all things, the windes are said to haue winges, propter velocitatem scilicet, vnde scriptura sacra dicit, qui ambulat super pennas ventorum. Paradine discri∣bethe lightening to haue winges, that god of eloquence Maercurie appeared to diuers winged, I suppose men in these our dayes haue winges also, and flye contrarye to nature, but I doubt they be counterfet winges, as those whom Icarus made to flye with all, whiche when he had set them together with wax,* 1.173 and ioyned to his syde faste and suer inough as he thought, hee mounted vp into the ayre, but so sone as y^e Sonne had somwhat heated him, and his wax began to melt, hee fell downe into a greate ryuer where hee was drowned out of hand, the whyche water was euer after called by his name, Icarū mare, the lyke fall had Bellerophon, when hee tooke vpon hym to ascend vppon Pegasus the horse that had winges, nowe what other thynge dothe these signifie vnto vs, but that no man shoulde meddle with thynges aboue hys com∣passe.

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* 1.174He beareth Azure & Gules, parted with a Cheuron be∣twene three Candlesticks de Argent. His creast, y^e beast Alce propre, leaning to an Oke Uert, set on a torce de Or and Gules, manteled Sable, doubled Or, supported with a Beuer argent, coloured & vnguled Sable, and an Harpie Uert, Wynged de Or. The Alce discribed for the creast of the said coate armour, is a wilde beast in the woods of Germany, in facion & skinne like to a fallowe Deere, but greater, & hath no iointes in his legges: and

therefore he doth neuer lye, but leane to a tree when he doth rest him. The hūters knowing this, do saw y^e trees that they vse to leane to,* 1.175 halfe a sunder, wherby they fall downe and be taken. Of the supporters, the one is a Be∣uer, a beast called in latin Fiber, or Castor, whose stones are vsed in medicine. He hath the taile of a fishe, and in the residue is like to an Otter. The other assistant is an Harpie, a monstruous bird, hauing the visage of a maid, and talons of a maruelous capacitie. I dyd omit to speak any thing of the tokens aboue blazed in the coate armor nexte aforesaide, whyche I shoulde haue firste desplayd, but the vse of candelstickes is very well knowne to all men, and wherefore theye serue. Theye bee called Can∣delabra, a candelis quasi candelafera,* 1.176 quod candelas ferant.

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The field is Or, three Li∣ons passant, Sable. These appertain to Sir Peter Ca∣rew knight, whose coate ar∣moure (as before displaied) hauing the Diamonde set in the worthiest mettal of al o∣ther, which is Golde, dothe demonstrate after worldlie vertues, noblenesse, bon vou∣loir, & recomforte.* 1.177 Of the spirituall vertues, Foye. Le Or en armories ha plusours bōs {pro}perties & moult de choses signifie, et represent iustice, force, et attemperance en general. Et ainsi que le Or est viuifie par le home, ainsi li home est vi∣uifie par le Or qui est viuificatif & restauratif, qui iāmes ne est macule par terre, ne dedeins terre, eins de soye clarifie la terre qui demonstre, le primier porters, ou celuy qui le porte par son labour, peine & vertue auoir clarifie son estre.

Gold also as it is y^e most principal mettal of al to world¦ly men,* 1.178 so it is the soueraigne guide to marcial affaires. For where Mars can not rule, he taketh place.

Thus it is prooued that golde is victorious, but assured∣ly the bearer thereof in coate armour, ought (if his field be al thereof) to be supplyant and meeke.

The Lions in the said fielde, are in their gentle nature, nor haue any ferocitie in them, beyng passant and ruled by the Sonne, who geeueth them lyght to their trauail, that they may the sooner ouercome the enemye: & theye considering their estate, are enemies to none, for al their hautye courage.

* 1.179

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He beareth Azure, fiue flo∣wer de Lize, a Lion saliant gardāt de argent. Plinie wri∣tethe that the Lions chyefe nobility is, cum iube colla & armos vestiunt. Id autem aeta∣te contingit, a Leone conceptis. Quos vero pardi generauerūt semper hoc insigni carent, sicut & faeminae. Heare note that all Lyons borne in armes, ought to be figured with ma∣ynes couering their necke and shoulders, for so they de∣clare them selues to bee of right birthe, for those whiche are gottē by Pardes, lack the said ensigne, y^t is, haue no maynes, as the Leonesse. The Lion alone of al beastes, is borne with open eyes, as witnesseth Democritus, nimi∣mū{que} somno deditum, tradunt signum quod dormitanti cauda iugitur monetur. The saide coate appertayneth to Hol∣land of Deuonshire

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His field is Sable,* 1.180 a cheurō betwene iij Leopards heads de Or: & borne by the name of Wētworth, I read in an auncient worke of Armory, that a Cheuron or a Barre doth signify the perfection & finishinge of anye thinge, whiche before was not per∣fect nor finished, wherin cō∣sisteth Prudence, the first so∣ueraigne vertue to attayne to honor.

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He bearethe Gules,* 1.181 three Lyons Saliant de Or.

The Lyon liueth long,* 1.182 be∣cause pleri{que} dentibus defecti reperiuntur. The Lyon one∣lye of all beastes is gentle, and not lightlie angrye, in supplices, nam prostratis par∣cit, et vbi saeuit, in viros prius quā in faeminas fremit, in in∣fantes non nisi magna fame adactus grassatur. Leonum a∣nimi iudex est canda, sicut & equorum aures. If he be mo∣ued or stirred, Primum cauda verberat terr••m, deinde cres∣cente ira flagellat tergum. He long reteyneth his wrathe, as it were paciently suffring y^e iniurie done vnto hym. Mars occupieth the fielde of the saide coate armour, and the content therin is Solis, wherby prowesse is signified, with desire of fame. It is borne by the name of Fitz∣herbert.

* 1.183

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He beareth partie per Salti∣er, Sable and Ermine, a Li∣on rampant de Or, armed and langued Gules. Thys coate I finde otherwise bla∣zed, videlicet, Gerondie of fo∣wer Ermine & Sable, ouer all, a Lyon rampant golde, armed and langued Gules. Here ariseth a controuersie, whether there is particion per Saltier or noe, master Gerarde Leighe sayeth, that it is the seuenth particion, and voucheth Vlpianus to be againste those that woulde terme the fielde of the sayd coate armour to be Geronne of ••ower pieces. Of truthe I haue not read Ulpiane, but assured I am, that all the writers of armorie the space of fiftie yeares nowe paste (whiche I haue seene) consent with master Leighe and affirme particion per Saltier, as Io. Feron, Nawclere Paradine &c. and yet notwith∣standing the diuersitie of the writers, these particions being the one so lyke the other, for that there is also par∣tie per Gyron, it can not bee but that there is founde an indifferencie of the vse in blazon of the one as of the o∣ther, they so nighe approchinge in forme, as for exam∣ple, who knowing a Cheuron in the fielde of anye coate armour, can otherwise iudge, but that there is particion per Cheuron. So likewise seinge a Saltier, wil denye but there is particion by the same. As these bee true, so muste you consider of the qualities in all particions, as per ••esse, per bende, & per pile &c. This coate armoure is borne by the name of Grafton.

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1 He beareth two demie Lions passant gardant de Or,* 1.184 by the name of Hache.

2 His fielde is de Argent,* 1.185 a Lyon saliant Gules, debru∣sed with a Barre de Azure, betweene three cressants and as many Estoiles montans of the seconde: borne by the name of Dillon.

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He beareth Sable,* 1.186 two Ly∣ons passant de Argent, palie of sixe Gules. Of the three thinges, Quae bene incedunt yea, of the fower whiche are comely in goinge,* 1.187 Salamon nameth first y^e Lyō, wher he sayeth: Leo fortissimus bestia∣rum, ad nullius pauebit occur∣sum. The Lyon whiche is strongest amonge beastes, geueth place to no man..

The said coate armor is borne by the name of Strang∣wayes.

* 1.188

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He beareth Gules, a Lion Saliant betwene three cros∣ses botonie fitchie de Or. The nobilitie of the Lyon is before sufficiently decla∣red, and this coate armoure is borne by the name of Ca∣pell.

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He beareth Argent, nyne Cinquefoiles Gules,* 1.189 a Liō Saliant Sable, armed and langued of the seconde, yet here remayneth one nature of the Lion vntouched: that is when he flyeth, Non ob∣uertit tergum quasi pauidus,* 1.190 sed pedetentim progrediens & murmurans respicit retro. Nō autem nisi laesus exagitatur, aut fame incitetur. The said coate appertayneth to Perpoynte of Holme.

* 1.191

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He beareth Argent, a fesse Gules, betwene three Eag∣lettes Sable, membred and beaked of the second. There be sixe kindes of Eagles, as witnesseth Plinie: The firste whereof he calleth Melenatos because of her black colour, wherof she taketh her name, of bodie she is the least, sed viribus omnium praestantissi∣ma. She frequenteth moste

the highe mountaynes and woods. This alone of al the kindes of Eagles, norisheth and bringethe vp her yong birdes Aristottle sayeth,* 1.192 that she is Pernix, concinua, poli∣ta, apta, intrepida, strenua, liberalis, et non inuida: mo∣desta etiam, nec petulans, quippe quae non clangit ne{que} lip∣piat, aut murmuret. The saide armes bee borne by the name of Leedes.

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* 1.193

1 He beareth Sable, a Cheuron betwene three Sinis∣tre handes copie de argent. This was the coate of Gil∣bert at Hall yate of Shireburne in Elmet, a Gentlemā of auncient name and also coate armour, as is recorded of him in many writings yet apparant.

2 His fielde is of Gules, a Fesse betwene three Cres∣saunts de Or, borne by the name of Okeham.

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His field is de Argent,* 1.194 on a Saltier Azure, fiue Gor∣ges de Or. Master Gerarde Leighe makethe difference betwene water budges, and these. The cause onely I iudge, because they receyue not one forme & figure.

The saide coate armoure is borne by the name of Sache uerell.

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He beareth Argent, a Cheu∣ron de Ermines,* 1.195 betweene three Inkes molyn crusule botonie fitchie Sable, a cheif as the seconde. Of the token borne in thys coate armour I haue sufficientlye spoken of before vpon the blason of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉molyn. Now is therefore to bee declared the dignytie of the fielde of the said armes, which is argent, in Greeke called Argurium, not farre from the latin name and appelation,* 1.196 it is a royal mettall, Habet autem proximum bonītatis locū ab auro, cui scilicet color est albus & talis natura vt igni liquescere fūdi{que} possit Metalla si ad argentum incatinatum coniecta fuerint mutantur nonnihil: argentum vero ipsum remanet purum, attamen vbi diuti∣us arserit, ei aliquid igni deperit: ac deinde acria ipsum cor∣rodunt. Ergo vilius est auro sed durius eo: et quo mollius fu∣erit, eo est prestantius. Nam minus fragile est, atque ideo laxi∣us dilatatur malleo ictum, minus tamen auro dilatatur mi∣nus{que} est eo ponderosum. Et propter eam quam habet durici∣am, siue percutiatur siue proiiciatur edit sonitum, efficiun∣tur{que} ex eo eadem opera quae ex auro,* 1.197 sed numero plura. Sil∣ner also hath these qualities peculiarly, it is clerae, it is shrill of sound, easelye ductile, a meruelous preseruer of sweete balmes, the Iaspers frend, and with whom the Iasper better agreeth then with golde. It is also medi∣cinable, for his offall or dust remedieth woundes, Sed mirum im modum illud dum candidum sit impressum corpori lineas nigras reddit, The fielde of the saide coate armour signifieth y^e bearer to be of conscience vpright in iustice, and desirous to appease strife, and is borne by the name of Kingsmill.

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He beareth Or, two Cheu∣rons betweene three Tre∣foyles Sable.* 1.198 The Trefoil in latin is called Trifolium, Graeci trifillum vocant, quod sit solis trinis per singulas an∣notaciones It betokeneth the vnion of three in one sub∣stance, & the token is much augmēted by the worthines of y^e field, being golde which is y^e head of al other mettals. The field is Uert, iij. Piles de Or,* 1.199 ij. descending, & .i. as∣cending in point of the fesse, in chiefe a plate betwene .ij. Trefoiles, de Argent. The trefoiles heare in this coate armour, are in their propre field, which is, of that Ladie Vaenus colour Greene.* 1.200 This hearbe is comonly knowne by the name of three leaued grasse, an hearbe excellent, and especial to man and beaste

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He beareth Azure, two Pil∣lers in pile fusile Dargent,* 1.201 in chiefe a Crowne de Or. Suche pillers of stone, the great Charles caused to bee set vp in y^e Palace whych he builded at Ingelheim in Ger∣many, wheras he was borne after y^e opinion of most wri∣ters, the which pillors were translated thence (as Mūster

sayeth in his time) and nowe erect in the prince Palan∣tine his castle at Heidelberge,* 1.202 in perpetuum artis fusoriae memoriam.

Thus those prises in coates armoures, whiche are of many called Fusils, that is to saye Spyndles, may aptly be taken for pillers.

Fusille in latin, Columnae fuse, aut fusiles, and so to bee blazed in armes, since that suche a mighty conquerour, and prince moste prudent, as Charles the great was, thought good to erect Pillors fusible of stone verie pre∣precious, in perpetual remembrance of spynners crafte,

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The fielde is de Argent, and Sable, parted per pale, on a Fesse, de le vn, et le auter two water boudges, trans∣muted of the fielde.

This coate beinge charged on the Fesse, beautifiethe it muche, so as the armorie can not bee but perfite and good, if it be well considered of. A water boudge also par∣ted per Pale, of the mettal, and colour aforesaide, maye congruently stande for a creast of the saide coate armour.

* 1.203

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He beareth Sable, a Squire direct from the chiefe, to the dexter parte of the shield, de Argent. This is a principal instrument of the Carpen∣ter, and is called Gnomon vel Norma. In english a squier, without the which nothinge can be rightly done, so nede∣ful it is to the framing of al workes. The token hereof

seene in coate armour, may signifie good direction, & pru∣dence, vsed with great moderacion, before anye thinge weightie be attempted, and attempted, brought to a per∣fect conclusion.

Note also, that there may be vsed in coate armour, parti∣cion per Squere, although it be rare seene.

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The field is Gules,* 1.204 a Cheu∣ron de Argent, borne by the name of Folfarde. Of the same ordinarie are these en∣suinge.

• 1 Argent a Cheuron Gules, borne by the name of Stoket
• 2 Argēt, a Cheuron Sable, by the name of Mordante.
• 3 Or, a Cheuron de Azure, by the name of Clopton.
• 4 Or, a Cheuron Uerte, by the name of Iudge.

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He beareth Sable,* 1.205 a Cheurō betwene iij Griphons heades erased de Argent, by y^e name of Cotton.

Of the like particiō be these which folow, the fields wher of occupy sundry tokens, as the reader maye easelye per∣ceyue the soueraygntie of the same particions.

• 1 Argent, a Cheurō betwen thre Martelets Sable, borne by the name of Apton.
• 2 Argent, a Cheuron Gules, betweene three Hurtes by the name of Baskeruile.
• 3 Gules, a Cheuron Argent, betwene three Escallops, de Or, by the name of Chamberleyne.
• ...

• * 1.2064 Uert a Cheuron betwene three Mulletes de Or, per∣sed, by the name of Pudsey:
• 5 Sable, a Cheuron betweene three Trefoiles de Ar∣gent, by the name of Vurgy.* 1.207

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The field is Azure, a Fesse nebule de Ermine, betweene three Phyals Dargent, this vessell, Isidore sayeth, is called a Phiale, because it is made of Glasse, and it is a little ves∣sell with a broade bottome, and a small necke. In suche a vessell wyne is especiallye knowne by the colour, and al swete waters are therin put to be preserued. Such tokens may be geuen to seruitours of kynges & prynces, whiche beginne and take assaye of all drinkes before their soue∣raigne. Let all those persons remember the truste put in them, as in no part they swarue from their duetie, but to be without corruption, and voide of al vncleanes, as they may deserue to beare the noble ensignes aforesaide.

* 1.208

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He bearethe Gules, a Fesse betwene three Herōs de Ar∣gent. This is a birde of the water, quippe quae vivit ex a∣qua, and yet greately dredeth rayne and tempestes, which in flying on high, shee assay∣eth to auoide, after the say∣inge of Uirgil.

At{que} altam supra, volat Ardea nubem.

The Heron aboue the highe cloudes dothe flye, so as one can scarce her decerne with eye. Vocatur etiam ob id ardea, qd, ardua suo volatu petat. She

maketh her nest on highe trees, and hathe a naturall ha∣tred to the Hauke, Sicut vicissim accipiter exitium illius cō∣tinuo querít. For they skirmishing on high in the aire, go about this one thing, whether of them in flyinge highest, can exceede the other. If the the Hauke optaine the higher place, she ouerthroweth the Heron vehemently, and sleeth her, but if the Heron do get aboue the Hauke, she defileth her with her excrement and killethe her, for her dung is poyson to the Hauke, and rotteth her fethers. The sayde coate is borne by the name of Heron.

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His fielde is de Or, a Gripe Sable. The Gripe in latin is called Vultur, a foule very ra∣uenous, and a great deuourer of carren, hee hathe an huge body, which causeth him to be slowe in flight, whereof also he taketh his name, but he is of a very sharpe sight, & ther∣fore seeth his pray a farre of. He moste desireth to feede on mans fleshe, before all other birds: & of a singuler wit geuen him by kinde knoweth y^e death of mā, pronosticating the same certain daies before. There be that write marueils of him: which is, that in the time of warre, seuen daies before any fight, he doth smell the place where the battaile shalbe, & ioyneth him selfe to that party which he thinketh shal die of the sworde. And therefore the kings in olde time had their deuinours and southsayers, which with great diligence did beholde the eyes of these Gripes or Vultures, markinge to what parte theye dyd turne theire sighte, and which they did forshew shoulde die in the battaile. Saint Ambrose wrytethe, that the Gripe dothe conceyue withoute the seede of the male, and is gendred without coniunction, and that he liueth an 100. yeares, and when he draweth to extreme age, the o∣uer part of his bill, groweth so close and croked ouer the

nether, that he can not open it to take his meate, and so dieth at last for hunger. For he dothe not make sharp his beake vpon a stone, as the Eagle dothe.

* 1.209

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He beareth Sable, a Sawe in pale, betwene two Com∣passes de Argent.

These instruments are beste knowne to suche as worke in Tymber, and are verie aun∣cient addycions in armo∣rye.

* 1.210

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He beareth Azure, iij. Gees arborie Dargent, beaked, & mēbred de Or, It is read, that ther be certain trees in Scot∣land, which growinge nere y^e bank of a great water, bring forth fruit cōglomerate with leaues, and the same fallinge when it is ripe into the riuer, quickneth, and is turned into a liue birde, whiche theye call Anserem arboreum, a Goose of the tree. And this tree (as some writeth) growethe in the Isle Pomonia, not farre from Scotland, towardes the Northe. The olde Cosmographiers, especielly Saxo Grā∣maticus maketh mēcion of this famous tree.* 1.211 Think it not therefore to be a faigned matter deuised or immagined of the new writers. Also Aeneas Siluius wryteth of the same thus. Audiueramus nos olim a••borē esse in Scotia, quae supra ripā fluminis enata fructus {pro}duceret anatarum formā habētes et eos quidem cū maturitati proximi essent sponte sua decidere, alios in terram alios in aquam, & in terrā deiectos putrescere,

in aquam vero demersos, mox animatos enatare sub aquis, & in aere plumis pennis{que} euolare. Munsterus, (of whom is ma∣de so ofte mencion before) in his booke of Cosmographie, saieth, that he being in Scotlande with kyng Iames, dili∣gently searched where the saide miraculous tree shoulde growe, & at the laste learned, that it was not to be founde in Scotlād, sed remotius apud Orchades insulas. Wherfore the same Gees may also be termed, Gees orchadie, becau¦se they are so meruelously brought forth in the same isle.

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The fielde is argent .5. Sco∣cheōs d'azure, passes en saul∣tier.* 1.212 Alphonsus firste kinge of Lusitania, nowe called Por∣tugal, and the first also which recouered Vlixibonam frō the Saracenes, which longe had kepte the same: & ouercame .5. of their kīgs in one battaille, assumpted to beare for hys ensigne fiue scocheōs, whiche he left to hys posteritie, as a monumente of suche hys famous acte.

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¶He beareth quarterly d'or & azure 3. flours de luce on a* 1.213

a bende of the first & second. The said coate armour apper¦teineth to master Iohn Bye.

2 ¶He beareth a shielde quartered of the Topaze & Sa∣phire, a Chalcelet on the first quarter Diamonde.

Thys birde is seldom seene, for she frequenteth the mō∣taines, as Aristotle saieth) and is longe and blacke, like to a certaine Hawke called Palumbarius, or to the birde cal∣led Ptynge, that flieth the most parte by night, & taketh his praye, more Aquilae, & fighteth so cruelly with the Eagle, that they being wounden together, fall downe both to the groūde, and so are taken of shepherdes on liue. Chalcis non clare videt.

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¶ His fielde is Saturne, an hāde dextre in fesse of the moone, & to his creast a fiste within a garlande of laurell propre.

The signe borne in thys cote armour is a right hāde, called in latine Dextera, and hath y^e name of Dare, to giue, for suretie of peace is geeuen therewith: and it is also the witnesse of faith and truste, & hoc est illud apud Tullium fidē publicā iussu senatus dedi, id est dexteram. And y^e apostle Paule saieth, Iames, Ce∣phas, & Ihon, whih semed to be pillers, gaue me & Barna¦bas the right hāds, (& agreed with vs) that we shuld prea¦che among the heathen, & they among the Iewes &c. The fiste desplaied for the creaste aforesaid, is called Pugnu▪ in Latine, because the fingers be clighte in. Pugnus autem a pugilla dictus: sicut palma ab expausis palmae ramis.

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¶The fielde is Gules,* 1.214 a Ch••uron betwene three cros∣ses partie dargent.

This coate hath bene borne by the name of Barkley, and whereas in the said martiale fielde, there is displaid three Crosses, the same do put me in remembraūce of a certaine miraculous fortune, whiche happened vnto the Romaine Emperour Tiberius, a prince vpright in iustice,* 1.215 pure in life, & cleane in conscience: who gouerned the whole empire so prudently & syncerely, that no man was able to reproue him, if the histories whiche are written of him do not deceiue vs. Paulus Diaconus in hys xviij. booke, which he writte de Romanorum gestis, doth declare that this Emperour Tiberius spent so great trea∣sours about the repairinge his decaied palaces, to redeme poore captiues, to builde hospitals, to erect monasteries, to marie & prouide for the orphanes & widowes, in all which he was so bountiful, that vnneth he had any thing left to mainteine hys Royall estate & householde. Truely thys was a blessed necessitie, for what can be better bestowed, than that which is emploied in the seruice of Christe. And of thys pouertie the Emperoure was not ashamed, but thought it a great glorie, yet one thig greued hym moche, whiche was to see Sophia the empresse reioi••e so moche at hys miserie. For the highe and noble hartes, which feele themselues wounded, do not so moche esteme theire own paine, as they do to see theire enemies reioyce at theire griefe. But God neuer forsoke them that for his sake be∣came poore, as it appeareth by thys: It chaunced one daye that euen as this Emperour Tiberius walked in the mid∣dest of his palace, he espied at hys feete a marble stone, whiche was in fourme like vnto a Crosse: and because he

thought it an vnmete thīg to haue the same spurned with soule feete,* 1.216 whiche was so victorious & triūphant a signe, he caused the stone to be taken vp (not thinking any thing to be there vnder) and immediatly after, they founde an other, wherein likewise was the forme of the Crosse, and thys being taken vp, they founde an other in like maner, and when that was pluck vp from the botome, there was founde a treasure, whiche conteaned the somme of twoo millions of duckettes, for the which, the good Emperour Tiberius gaue vnto almightie God moste highe thankes: & wheras before hee was liberal, nowe afterwardes hee was moche more boūtiful. For all those treasures he ver¦tuously distributed, amongst the poore and nedie people. Whose treasours they were, of thē I fynde thus writtē: Thesauros Iustiniani secundi, & Narsetis Eunuchi, vtcun{que} congestos miraculose repperit, liberaliter{que} in pauperis dispensa∣uit. Let therfore mightie princes & great Lordes see, read, & profit by thys example, & let them thinke them selues as∣sured, that for geuinge almes to the poore,* 1.217 they nede not feare to become poore: for in thende, the vicious man can not call hymselfe riche, nor the vertuous man, can counte hymselfe poore.

* 1.218

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¶His fielde is d'ermine .iij. Humettes gules.

The firste that euer did were Ermine in hys royall robes, was (as I reade in an olde worke of Armory) Lao∣medon, kynge of olde Troye. He thaught Priamus his son∣ne to weare the same, who being king in the tyme of the warre, & great siege of troye, was euer seene whan he ca∣me into the fielde, or whan hee entred into battaille, to weare the saide noble furre of Ermine in his cloke vpon

hys armoure.* 1.219 Hys eldest sonne also Hector by name, was alwaies seene in place of his father, to haue vpō hym that mantle or cloke furred with Ermine, and in that hee kil∣led manie noble men of the Greekes. Wherfore the Gre∣cians euer saide it was kynge Priamus,* 1.220 because hee onely in the fielde did first weare the same. Then the nobles of Troye ordeyned for Hector, an other apparell differringe moche from hys fathers, that the Greekes might plaine∣ly perceaue, that there was an other noble & stoute war∣riour in Troye besides kyng Priamus. They vsed not this apparell but in time of warre,* 1.221 because they were as litle as coates, and beinge not longe or heauie, did nothinge hindre them in fightinge: therefore they were called coates of armes, and of nobilitie, for that they were very pleasant to the sighte, and to be seene farre of, beinge all whyte and blacke. And some writers affirme, that the firste armes were of Ermine, and that kynge Priamus was the firste that bare them: alledging further that af∣ter the destruction of Troye, there came a noble man of the stocke of kynge Priamus into Britaine,* 1.222 and there did inhabite: and therefore the duke of Britayne beareth Ermine, because (saye they) hee commeth of that stocke that firste inhabited that countrey, and was the firste Lorde thereof. And so I gather, that the firste bearinge of Ermine in coate armoure, was inuented at the siege of Troy, although the ordering therof was not in so goodly a maner then, as is now in these dayes.

The Heumettes borne in the armes before des••ried,* 1.223 do admonishe the bearer. Memorare nouissima. They apper∣teane to Daubrigecourte of Stratfelde Say.

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¶Hee beareth Or, a Lyon rampannt d'Ermine, debru∣sed with two Barruletes, & fret with the thirde Sable.

Why so many Lions are borne in Escocheons, Mun∣sterus declareth in these woor¦des. Principibus enim Belga∣rum parantibus nouum expe∣ditionem in Syriam, assumpse∣runt variorum colorum Leones, relictis veteribus insignibus. Of the bearinge of Lions in sondrie wise, I haue spoken sufficiently in the beginning of this booke.

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¶The fielde is verie .3. ar∣rowes in poincte d'or. The creaste a Pheon d'argent, on a Scallop gules. This coate mighte be borne of some one mā who farre excelled others in shootīg, & so might chaūce to be honored w^t suche a crea∣ste for a rewarde, I haue o∣mitted to marshal the same, either with helme, wreathe, or mantle, whiche I haue v∣sed in the blazon of a greate nōbre of cotes before, because ye may the better vnderstāde what suche achementes bee. But it might be asked of me, what thys worde acheuemēt meaneth. It is (as M. Ge∣rarde L. defineth in his acci∣dence of armorie), th' armes of euerie gentelman, well marshalled, with the suppor∣ters,

helme, wreath, & creste, with mantels, & y^• worde, of som termed y^e poesie, all whiche of heraltes is proprely cal¦led blazon, heawme, & timbre. This creste nexte aforesaid I haue so ordered, because antiquitie receaued the one before the other: and that creastes may bee borne, w^tout any wreath, & right cōmēdable inough, folowing the opi∣nion of the before named M. G. Leighe, in his said boke.

The Arrowes standing pile wais in poincte, is one of y^e honorable ordinaries general: whiche because they stāde in poincte, bringeth me in remēbraūce of y^e coate armour of that noble house of the Poulets,* 1.224 who beare Sable, thre

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arminge swordes d'argent, pile in poincte, as ye may see here desplaied. Of y^e sworde, & why it is so called, looke in the next boke entituled, of Cotes and crestes.

¶Hee beareth azure, two barres embatiled, contreba∣tiled d'Ermine, by the name of Burnebye.* 1.225

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Of the like bearing are these which folow.

• 1 ¶Sable .ij. barres embati∣led d'Ermine.
• 2 ¶Ermines .ij. barres em¦batiled contrebatiled d'or.
• 3 ¶Gules .ij. Barres emba¦tiled d'argent.

* 1.226

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¶He beareth argent, one a saulter engrailed sab, 5. Es∣calopes of the fielde, a chiefe of the seconde, charged with a Lyon passant of the firste, ar∣med and langued gule. This cote Armoure is borne by the name of Baker.

¶He beareth sable, 3. brode arrowes bar••wais d'argent. The latine for an arrowe is Sagitta, so called as Isidore sa∣yeth,* 1.227

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a Sagaci iactu id est veloci ictu. Pennis enim fertur quasi auis: vt celeriter mors percurrat ad hominē. His primū Cretenses vsi sunt. The arrowes borne in the saide cote armoure, are to be takē for suche as we call brode arrowes, yet y^• bearing of them in forme as I before haue described, is verie rare to bee seene.

* 1.228

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The fielde is vert, a Crosse¦bowe bente d'argente. Isidore saieth that Balista, whiche in Englishe we call a Crosse bowe, hath y^e name, ab emito tendo iacula, for whē the same is bent, it casteth from it with great force either arrowes or stones. Sir Thomas Eliot y^e knight of worthy fame, in his boke ētituled y^e Gouernoure, supposeth that Crossebowes and handgonnes where broughte into thys realme, by

the sleight of our enemies, to the entent to destroy the no¦ble defence of archerye?* 1.229 But what woulde hee thinke in these our daies, if he were on liue, to see the same almost vtterly decaied, Certes he would lament with teares, the negligence of his countreymen, that so litle regarde and esteeme the feat of Artillerye, or the due obseruacion of the laws prouided for the defence of their countrey. The bearer of the saide coate armour, may aptlye adde there∣unto, this poysie or Apothegme. Ingenium superat vires.

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The field is Sable, two bo∣wes bente addorsed de Or,* 1.230 stringed Uert, these are to bee taken for longe bowes, wherwith this realm of Eng¦land, hath ben not onely best defended frō outward hosti∣litie, but also in other regiōs haue ben seene to preuaile a∣gaynst people innumerable, and inespecially in the tyme of the moste puissaunt pryn∣ces▪ Edwarde the thirde, and Henry the fifte, agaynste the French. The bow in latin is called Arcus, eo quod ar∣ceat aduersarium.* 1.231 Item arcus ob speciem: {quod} sint curuati arcti{us}.

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He beareth Uert & Sable,* 1.232 parted per pale vndade, two Towers embatiled Dargēt. I haue vsed verye ofte thys particion, but heare in thys coate it hath a great supery∣oritie, the Towers deuyded watried, and in their propre colour, beutyfieth muche the same. Towers are especial∣ly builded for defence, & are called in latin Arces,* 1.233 a quib{us}

arcentur hostes. It is also verye necessarie to name in the blazon of the saide deuise, of how many peeces the sayde embatlements be made, therefore say, they bee embatiled of three peeces and two halfes. and so they be right.

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He beareth Sable on a Fesse de Or, betweene three An∣uieldes, Argent, a demie Ly∣on passaunt Gules, armed & langued Azure. The Anuild is the chiefest instrument of the Smith, whereon he bea∣teth the Iron and steele, and so worketh it in lēgth, bredth and forme as liketh him. It is an auncient addycion of ar∣mory: and is called in y^e Nor∣therne tongue a Stethye, in latin Incus, Veteres autem nō incudem vocabant, sed in tudem, eo {quod} in ea metallum tunda∣tur id est, tendatur. A Sledge or an Hammer, of some cal∣led a formall, mighte seeme to be an apte creaste for the saide coate armour.

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The fielde is Or, on a pale bretessee Sable, a Crowne imperiall. This coate is of great excellency, considering y^e field to be of that most wor¦thy mettall, Golde. In latin, Aurum, so called, ab aura. i. a splēdore, of shining {quod} repercus¦so aere plus fulgeat. This cote armor signifieth vnto y^• bea∣rer, cōstācie in euery thyng, also in loue. The same is al∣so a Superlatiue of the highest degree, moste riche be∣cause the fielde is of the mettal aforesaide, and the thinge contayned therin Sable. It is also one of the honorable

ordinaries charged.

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Hee bearethe Gules, one Plough de Argent, a chiefe de Ermine. This is an excel∣lent coate, and of bearinge right worthie, the field being of the colour, that best becom¦meth the warriour: Nam ru∣ber armatos equites exo••••••r a∣mictus. The token borne in the fielde, is the Ploughe, the chiefest addicion that may be geeuen to ennoblish the hus∣bandman, and consisteth of that mighty planet, Luna, the riper and encreaser of fruites, the beuty of the night, and Lady of the sea and times: whose capitall signe is ador∣ned with y^e furre of that litle beaste of Armonie, valiante courage and marciall pollicie mighte seeme to aduaunce the bearer of this coate armour, rather then the dignitye or auncient lignage of his stocke and progenie, for that perhaps in him might be base, and of lowe estate: as one called from the Plough, to be a king: Suche was Numa Pompilius kinge of Romaynes. Abdolominus king of Sidon And next to them although not a kinge, Quintius, whoe hauing but thirty acres of lande, and beinge plougheman thereof, the Senate and people of Rome sent a messenger to shew him, that they had chosē him to be Dictator, which was at that time, y^e highest dignity among the Romains, and for three monethes, had auctoritie royall, Quintius hearing the message, let his ploughe stand, and went in∣to the citie, and prepared his hoaste againste the Samnites, and vanquished them valiantly, that donne, hee surren∣dred his office, and being discharged of the dignitie, repai∣red again to his plough, & applied it diligently. Thus ye may see y^t the occupiers of the plough, & husbandry haue atteyned to gret dignity, & to be prīces of people & coūtreis.

Then I saye it can not bee otherwise taken, but that the Plough is a token bothe noble and excellent, wel becom∣ming coate armour.

* 1.234

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He bearethe Gules, three Sufflues de Or, by the name of Greneuile, a coate of great antiquitie, as I haue founde in dyuers auncient Monu∣mentes: for at the firste tyme that euer I saw them, which was in the parishe churhe of Mycham, within sixe miles of London, in the lower part of the church there, towards the west, I marueiled of the signe, what it shoulde be conteyned in the field of the said coate armour, but of long time I coulde not comprehend the same, yet, since I haue harde some boldely affirme it, to be called a Rest, an instrument to guide the horsmans staffe, where in deede it serueth to an other purpose, as to conuey the winde from the Bellowes to all the Pipes of the Organes: and by propre name is called a Sufflue.

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His fielde is Sable, iij. pick∣axes de Argent, borne by the name of Pigot.

This token borne in the said ensigne, may also be diuersly named, wherefore I reade that an Herault, shall beare no blame, thoughe hee see a thing in armes, and can not well declare what it shoulde bee: beinge perhaps suche a thinge as is out of vse, & not often seene or knowne, as an instrument, or other thing frequented in a straunge lande, or a toole of an handye

crafts man, (as this next before descried is) or some strāge tree, leafe, hearbe, flower, and suche other: if hee faile to name the same right, it is no errour, so he fayle not of the colours and nombre thereof, according to the rules of ar∣morye. For by reason (sayeth myne aucthor) there is noe man maye knowe all things, since so diuersly they be cal∣led, and in sundry wise described or figured.

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Hee beareth partye per f••sse Or, and Uert, one fusill in pale, transmuted of the field, in chiefe ij. clusters of grapes propre. Let the bearer hereof be especially endowed wyth the vertue Temperance, be∣cause his chiefe is of the vine tree, then the which nothing is more profytable to the strengthe of mans bodie, ne more pernicious to voluptu∣ous appetites, if measure shoulde lacke in drinkinge the fruite thereof, Androcides (a man of excellent wisedome) wrote vnto the great king Alexander an Epistle, desiring him to refraine his intemperance, wherein hee sayde. No∣ble prince, when thou wilt drinke wine, remember then, that thou drinkest the bloude of the earthe, signifyinge thereby (after the oppinion of Sir Thomas Eliot) the mighte and power of wine, as also warning Alexander of the thirste or appetite of bloude, whiche woulde ensue by his imtemperate drinkinge. For Plinie (that wrytethe this historie) sayeth immediately. If Alexander had obeied the precepts of Androcides, he had neuer slain his frindes in his drunkennesse for hee slewe his deere frinde Clytus) (whoe apud granicum amnem nudo capite Alexandrum di∣micantem clypeo suo texit: et Rhosaceris manum capiti regis imminentem gladio amputauit) as Curtius in his historie maketh mencion. Here also is to bee noted, that tokens

or signes borne in armes, may admonish the bearers ther of to auoid diuers vices, & to embrace the contrary, which is vertue, as in example, the bearer of the Wolfe, let him beware of rapacitie, for the beast is, cruoris appetens &c.

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He beareth Saturn, three Belles Luna, a canton de Ermyne, Touchinge the co∣lours before depicted in thys coate Armoure, Alciate ma∣keth this significacion therof Embl. li. 2. cap, 56.

Index Maestitiae est pullus color, vtimur omnes, Hoc habitu tumulis cum dam{us} inferias, At sinceri animi, et mentis sto∣la candida pura: Hinc sindon sacris, linea grata viris.

Heareby appeareth that blacke is the colour of sadnes, sorowe or heuinesse of harte, whyche moste frequentlye is vsed at the buriall of the deade: But the whyte Robe or garment, is the token of a pure mynde, and soule vn∣corrupted and for that cause is moste agreeable for the holye and consecrate to God. To what vse and purpose Belles do serue, is knowne to all men wherefore I do o∣mit to speake here any thing

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thereof. The saide coate ar∣moure is borne by the name of Porter.

Hee bearethe Or, on a bende Gules, three Mollets de Argent.

These bendes are to be seene charged in sundrye wise, as for example.

1 Argent on a Bende gules, three Buckes heads cabazed de Or, borne by the name of Beche.

2 Argent on a Bende Azure, three Mollets de Or, per∣sed, by the name of Morby.

3 Gules on a Bende de Argent, three Trefoiles slipped Uert, borne by the name of Haruye.

4 Argent on a Bende Gules, three Escaloppes de Or, by the name of A••••orell.

5 Argent, on a Bende Gules, three Garbes de Orge, de Or, borne by the name of Barley.

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He beareth Argent, on a Bende Gules, thre Mascles de Or, voyded.

I finde also the saide coate thus varied, from that which is before displayde.

1 hath three Losenges Sa∣bles voided, on a Bende de Argent, in a fielde Gules.

2 Beareth Sable, on a Bēde de Or, three Losenges of the first voided.

3 His fielde is de Azure, on a Bende Argent, three Lo∣senges Uerte, voyded of the seconde. Heare I needed not to haue sayde voyded of the seconde which is Argent, for whensoeuer ye shall see eyther Losenge, Mascle, or o∣ther thynge voyded of the fielde, Fesse, bende &c. where∣on theye stande, it is sufficient to saye voyded onelye, as the variation of the firste and seconde examples nexte be∣fore put forthe, dothe manifest vnto you, if ye note well the blazon of bothe the same.

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Hee bearethe Argente, a Storke Sable, membred and becked Gules.

I reade the coloure of the Storke to bee all whyte, sa∣uing the tops of his winges: hys bill and legges be redde. It is written of them that they haue no tongues, theye flea all serpentes, in theire age theye bee fedde of theire yong birdes. The Image of them borne in coate armoure, is the token of Iustice. Of this birde came a Greeke worde for a prouerbe, An∣tepelargein, whiche signifyeth to bee lyke a Storke, which prouerbe is to exhorte men to bee kynde to theire pa∣rentes, or to theire masters, which teach or bryng thē vp, requiting the benefite which theye receyued of them.

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The fielde is de Argent, a Castle triple towered, and v. flowers de Lize Sable, ij.ij. and. one.

What is signifyed by castles and towers borne in Armes, I haue sufficyently declared before.

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¶The fielde is d'argent, on a Cheuron sable, three roses of the firste, and are borne by the name of Gilbarde.* 1.235

Whan ye see anye floure borne in coate armoure, ye may indifferently, and w^tout breache of anye rule, blaze y^e same by the propre coloure that hee is of, as the Rose, to call it a whyte Rose, whā ye wolde terme it d'argent: and a redde Rose, when ye see it of Gules &c. The Barbes of thys floure haue no vsual woordes in blazon, for that they abide alwaies of theire proper coloure, which is greene: & enuiron the leaues of the floure, as it were gardinge thē from falling.

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¶Hee beareth Gules, a sal∣tier verrey Argent & Azure, betwene twelue Crosses pa∣tie fitche d'or, by the name of Champernon.* 1.236

The saide Saltier being of the furre called Uerrey, is alwaies found to be d'azure, and argent, or els d'argent & azure. For (as ma••ster Ge∣rard Leighe saieth in hys ac∣cidence of Armorie,) where the matter is doubtefull, there the mettall hath of right•• the preheminence. And I finde a Saltier varrey d'argent & azure, in a fielde gules, borne by the name of Willington.* 1.237

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¶F. Hys fielde is parted per fesse Sable & Ermine, a pale contrecharged of y^e one and the other, thre Escallop∣pes d'argente: and for the difference, a Trefoile slip∣ped d'or.

I finde thys coate blazed o∣therwise, as thus.

¶Hee beareth Sable and Ermine partie per Fesse, & contrecolored in 6. quarters, thre Scallops argent in the firste.

Where he saith (in the firste) hee meaneth that the Es∣calloppes stande in Sable, which is first named in the bla¦zon: and the same I do commende, for that he which vsed hys blazon was an Heraulte, and wel learned in theire mysteries.

These coates thus parted (as aforesaide) are most com∣mendably borne, whan they are charged, but with one token, as in triangle and not with two, which to moche augmenteth the Blazon, the same abidinge in so manye quarters.

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¶Hee beareth azure, fretie d'argent, a chiefe Gules.

These also whiche folowe are of the like bearinge in or∣der and cōmixtion, with two of the honorable ordinaries.

1 Argēt, fretie, gules, a cheife d'azure, borne by the name of Curteyn.

2 Sable, fretie d'or, a chiefe d'ermine.

3 Uerte, fretie d'Ermine, a chiefe d'argent.

4 Or. fretie d'azure a chiefe d'ermines.

5 Gules, fretie d'argent, a cheife d'or.

I here vse in the blazon of these coates (Fretie) because they be of more pieces then viij. accordinge to the rule of master Gerard Leighe in hys Accidence of armorie, wher he treateth of coates commixte with two of the honorable ordinaries.

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The fielde is azure, a bende engrailed Argent, betwene two Cotises d'or, borne by y^e name of Fortescue.* 1.238 Thys (ac∣cordinge to master G. Leighe hys rule) I haue set forth, for your better instruction, whā to call thys a Cotise, & when to name it a Batune. And of a Bende not cotized in forme a foresaide, take thys one fo∣lowynge for example.

Hee beareth gules, a Bēde engrailed d'or. Thys was the coate armoure of a noble knight named Sir Williā Marshall. And as these bendes are seene often thus en∣grailed, so are they founde moste vsually plaine, in thys wise.

• 1 Or, a bende sable, borne by the name of Bonauile.
• 2 Argent, a Bende verte, by the name of Kendal.
• 3 Sable, a Bende d'argent, by the name of Antingham.
• 4 Argent, a bende sable, by the name of Malley.
• 5 Or, a Bende dazure, by the name of Carthorpe.

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He beareth gules, a cheuron betwene 3. Fores heades ras∣sed d'argent. Thys beaste in Latin is called Vulpes quasi volupes. Est enim volubilis pe∣dibus, & nunquam rectis iti∣neribus, sed tortuosis an••racti∣bus currit: fraudulentum ani∣mal, insidijs{que} decipiens. Nam dum non habuerit escam, fing it mortem: sic{que} descendentes quasi ad cadauer volucres rapit & deuorat. Let not the bearer of thys coate armoure applye hys minde to deceiptfulnes, and then certes be may beare the same to hys hyghe commendacion, beinge one of the 9. worthie particions, whereof M. Leighe in his Accedēce of armorie maketh mention.

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¶The fielde is Sable, a Cheurō, betwen three cres∣santes d'argent, borne by the name of Babthorpe.* 1.239

¶What a Cheuron is, & also a Cressant, I haue ther∣of sufficiētly before made mē∣tion, yet the saide ensigne be∣ynge one of the most worthie particions, take these also to be of y^e same bearing, whiche folowe.

• 1 Gules, a cheuron, betweene 3. cressantes d'or.
• 2 Argent, a cheuron betweene three cressantes d'azure.
• 3 Uert, a cheuron betwene thre cressants d'argent.
• 4 Ermine, a cheuron betwene 3. cressants d'ermines.
• 5 Azure, a cheuron betwene three cressantes d'Ermine.
• 6 Or, a cheuron betwene 3. cressants vert.

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He beareth Sable, a bucks head cabaged de Or, double attyred vert.

The attire of thys Buckes heade, differeth proprely for challenge.

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¶He beareth Sable, a frete transuerse in fesse, betwene two Escalloppes, & a cressāt d'or. Thys is a faire coate, & therefore neadeth no further commendation.

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¶The fielde is d'Ermine. 3. Battele axes gules: and is borne by the name of Denys.* 1.240

Thys weapon before dis∣plaid, is called Securis bellica, and y^• bearer Securige••, which hath bene, and is an office of hyghe credit, especial aboute Princes, & martial affaires. It doth demonstrate auctho∣ritie, to commitie persons of∣fending the lawes, to the exe¦cution of death, for the suertie of y^e prince, & quietnes of the common weale.

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He beareth Or, a Cheuron Checkey Ermin & Ermins, betweene three Hobies sa∣uage volanie Sable. Thys kinde of Hauke called y^e wild Hobie, especiallye seruethe to kill larkes and quailes, for houering ouer thē, they kepe down on the ground, whiles they, which awaite on y^• pray do take them. It is to be sup∣posed that from Thratia came this disporte of hauking. For Plinie maketh mention, that in the partes of Greece called Thracia, men and hankes, as it were by a confederacie, toke birdes together in thys wise, The men sprang the birdes out of the bushes, & the haukes soring ouer them, be 〈◊〉〈◊〉them down, so that y^e men might easely take them, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉dyd the men 〈◊〉〈◊〉e∣qually the pray with the 〈◊〉〈◊〉which being 〈◊〉〈◊〉eftsones and of a custome 〈◊〉〈◊〉to suche places, where being alofte, they perceyued men to y^• purpose assembled. But (as Sir Tho. Eliot saieth) in what 〈◊〉〈◊〉or wherso∣euer the beginning of hauking was, ••ud••udtedly it is a right delectable solace, & being vsed measurably and for a pastime, geueth to a mā good appetite to his supper, and at the least way withdraweth him from other daliance or disportes dishonest, and to bo∣dy & soule perchance ••nicious

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He beareth Azure and Or, parted per pale Nebule, vi. Martelets of the one and the other.

This is the ensigne of master William Fleetewood Esqui¦er,* 1.241 Recorder of y^e noble citie of London.

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His fielde is de Argent, two Barres Sable, borne by the name of Breretō,* 1.242 alias Bru∣erton.

Also Marton beareth argent ij. Barres Gules.

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The fielde is Sable a Bores head coped in Fesse, betwene two dartes barwaies, de ar∣gent. Histories make menci∣on, that diuers noble persons haue atteined y^e greatest part of their renowm for fighting with wilde beastes, as Txhe∣seus did, whiche was compa∣nion to Hercules, whoe kil∣led the great Boare called of the Greekes, Phera, that was∣ted & consumed the fieldes of a great countrey. Likewise Meleager for sleyng the great Boare in Calidonia, whiche in greatnes and fairenes excelled all other Boares: and had slaine many noble and valiant persons. Thus (as I haue ofte saide before) histories do muche further (yea al∣together) the true disposinge, inuention, and deuise of all good and perfect armorie, and without the which nothing is exactly done in this art, I dare boldly say, for y^e defence of histories, loke in Sir Thomas Eliot, his booke entitu∣led the Gouernour. li. 3. cap. 25. fol. 204. pag. 2

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The field of this, is Losengie de Argent and Sable,* 1.243 three Cressauntes on a bende, as of the firste and seconde, and is borne by y^e name of Gair∣graue. Of the bearing of Lo∣sengies reade master Gerard Leighe hys Accedence of Ar∣morie, where he treatethe of coates comirte with twoe of the honorable ordinaries.

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Hee beareth barrie vndee, Sable and Argent, on a 〈…〉〈…〉 might b•• taken for the coate armoure of some 〈◊〉〈◊〉prynce, who saued the same in the waters, that hys ene∣mies shoulde not atteine it, as did Iulius Cesar, who at the battaile of Alex••••drie, on a bridge, beinge abandoned of his people for the multitude of his enemies, which oppres∣sed them, when he might no longer sustaine the shotte of darts and arrowes, he boldly lept into the sea, and diuing vnder the water, escaped the shotte, and swamme y^e space of CC. paces, to one of his shippes, drawing his coat ar∣mour with his teethe after him, whiche marueilously de∣fended him from theire arrowes, so as theye bothe were preserued. This ensigne nexte before blazed, is one of the honorable ordinaries charged.

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His fielde is Checkeye de Or, and Sable, a Fesse Gu∣les.

The sayde coate is bone by the name of Wynter.* 1.244

Also I finde Argent and Sa∣ble Checkey, a Fesse Gules, borne by the name of Akelōd* 1.245

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The fielde is Sable and Er∣mine parted per Fesse den∣ted, in chiefe a Reyne deeres head cabaged Dargent. Of such coat armours thus par∣ted, and what this particyon is called, I haue spoken of be¦fore. Master Leighe sayethe thus of suche a coate, that yf you be a gentleman of a first coate armour, and the prince geue you an addicion, it is at your choise if you will parte your owne with the other on this fashion.

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He beareth Golde on a bend Gules, cotized with two co∣tizes, Sable, three Phials, Dargent, Isidore sayeth they be called Phiale{quod} ex vitro fi∣ant, because they be made of glasse. The said coate armor as it is my deuise, so I thinke the same not to bee borne of any in suche ordre and forme as I haue aboue descriued.

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His field is de Ermine on a Fesse, engrailed betweene three Griphons heds erazed Sable, a Greyhounde coursāt de Argent, with coler Gules and lyne de Or.

These perteined to master Frauncis Furbisher of Don caster in the county of York,* 1.246 a right worshipful Esquyer, and iust Iusticer: also when hee liued, hee was one of the Queenes Maiesties 〈◊〉〈◊〉rable counsell established in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉partes: a 〈◊〉〈◊〉whiche loued righteousnes and 〈…〉〈…〉 countrey doth worthely reporte of 〈…〉〈…〉 the 〈…〉〈…〉 sent daies.

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The 〈◊〉〈◊〉is 〈…〉〈…〉 Esc••••lops, and a 〈◊〉〈◊〉en∣gratledde Argent, borne by the name of Erle.* 1.247 Of sundry borders ye haue example be∣fore in fol. 37. a bordure must conteyne the fifte part of the fielde, and so it requireth, for that it is seene so often char∣ged with sundry tokens, yet I finde in a certaine written boke of armorie, that a bor∣dure shalbee no broder then the seuenth parte of halfe the fielde, which can not be for the cause aforesaide. Howe a coate bordured, is to be marshalled with any other, as to be a mariage with any man, or maried to any woman, or if any coate also that is bordured be honored with a chief, how it shalbe ordered, reade y^e accedence of armory, wher is treated of .ix. sundry differences for bretherne.

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The fielde is vert, ij. Cheu∣rons de argent, betwene▪ iij. Papilions, Gules. These doth Isidore accompt among small birdes, & are cōmonly called Butterflies, in latine, Papiliones quae maxime abūdāt florentib{us} maluis. They haue ben thought of aūcient time as signes worthy bearing in coate armour, and for creast also.

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He beareth Sable, three plates in Fesse, betwene two Combes Dargēt. The cōbe in latin is called Pecten, and is an instrment toothed, and serueth especiallye to kembe the head. The Barbor can∣not lacke this instrumente: and it is an auncient addicy∣on to armorie.

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He beareth Argēt, two bar∣res Azure, in chiefe as y^e first, one pale betweene two Es∣quiers bast dextre, & sinistre of the second, a Comete star Dor. This starre Cōmetes is so called, eo {quod} commas luminis ex se fundat. The latines call these starres Crinitae, because they cast from them flambes in maner of heares, whyche kinde of starre whensoeuer it appeareth, pronosticatethe, eyther pestilen••e, famine, or warre: Consider of the saide

coate armour, as of coates comixte, and countercoloured, and yet yee shal finde the same to be very auncient & faire.

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He beareth sable, iij. Swor∣des wauie Dargent, hiltes and pomelles de Or, Alas, it is a greuous fortune, (sayeth Boetius lib. 2. de conso. Phi.) as ofte as a wicked sworde, is ioyned to cruel venime, that is to say, venomous crueltie, to lordship. The said swords wauie, are figured also trās∣uers barrewaies in the field.

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The field is de Ermin, on a pale sable v. Bi••lets de Or, 2.1.2. These be also very aū∣cient addicions to armory, & ennoblishe greatly the coate armor wherin they are borne and therefore iudge of the same with aduisement, for this is an auncient ensigne.

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The fielde is de Azure, two winges iointly en Lewre de Argent, oppressed w^t a barre Gules, charged with iij. An∣nulettes de Or. Winges are of aunciēt bea∣ring in coate armour, especi∣ally if they be of Angels, Pel¦licanes, Eagles, Swannes or of Rauens, theye bee the greatest succour to foules, to

helpe theire yong ones the rather to pray for their sus∣••enance. In armorye they betoken protection.

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The fielde is Sable, a goa∣tes heade rassed d'argent, tri¦ple coroned d'or, gorged with a garlande of yuie propre.

Thys deuise is straunge, & moche to be merua••led at, cō¦sidering that the token borne therein, hath hys head adour¦ned Diadematè modo Romano∣rum Pontificum. It mighte therefore bee applied to bee th'engsine of some Romishe bishoppe, fraudulently aspiring thereunto, liuyng moste lasciuiously, and therefore deposed worthely. That excel∣lent clerke Bocatius, an Italiā borne, in his treatise which he writeth of the fall of Princes, maketh mētion of a wo∣man that was pope, and what befell of her, and how she was put downe. The whiche hystorie I wil here set forth as it is translated, or rather metrized out of Latine into our English tongue, by Iohn Lidgate, wher he writeth, that after the miserable ende of many notable prouinces.

¶Came a creature

Like a Bishoppe rounded & shorne, And as a priest she had a brode tonsure, Her apparaile outwarde & vesture, Beīg a womā, wherof Bochas toke good hede Like a Prelate shape was her wede.

¶ She was the same that of yore agon, Vnworthely satt in Peters place, And was afterwarde called pope Iohn A berdeles prelate, no heare seene on her face, Of her birth named was the place,

Magunce a citie not standinge in Itaile, But on the Rhine, full famous of vitaile.

¶In her youth & in her tender age, Forsooke her kinne, & in especial, Caste she wolde for her aduantage, Gyue her to cunninge, bodie, harte, & all, And in the sciences called liberall, In all seuen by famous excellence, By great studie she had experience.

¶Her name couth in manie lande, To shewe her cunninge firste when she began Serching prouinces came into Englande, No wighte supposing but that she was a man Came to Rome, her storie tell can, Taughte Grammer, Sophisterie, and Logick, Red in schooles openly Rhethorick.

¶In the time of Emperour Lotharie, After the death as made is mencion From mine aucthour, if I shall not varie, That the pope which called was Leon, The saide woman by election, Istalled was no wighte supposing than By no token, but that she was a man.

¶The boke of sortes after that anon, Of auenture turned vp so downe She was named & called Pope Ihon▪ Of whose natural disposition, F••ll by processe into temptacion, Quicke with child, the houre came on her thā, was deliuered at Sainct Ihon Lateran.

After put downe for her great outrage, I will on her spende no more labor, But passe ouer all the surplusage. Of her liuing, and of her great errour.

Of this monstre, it needeth not to shewe any further sig∣nificacion, the matter whereupon it dependeth, beynge knowne to all that be christians, and whiche abhorre the tiranny of that Romishe Sea. But note heare, touchinge the saide tripled Crowne, wherewith the Goates head is ensigned, I reade, that the kinge and people of that famous citie in Indie the more, called Calechut, woor∣ship the deuill in a wodderfull and horrible forme, moste lothsome to be recited, and hauing a Diademe on his hed, as the popishe prelates vsethe, and that whiche is more, Ternis insignitur cornibus. And this deuill hathe also hys priestes called Bramini, whiche do make cleane and take awaye the spottes of his bodie with Rose water and such odiriferous licour, and perfume him kneelynge) varijs o∣doramentis, yea with euery thing that sauoreth well: and many moe other deuilishe ceremonies, whereof yea may read in the Cosinography of Munstre, lib. ••••de terris Asiae maioris.

Nowe to conclude, of all the other signes, the whiche are to bee founde or seene in armes, as of beastes, fou∣les, fishes, serpentes, trees, flowers, leaues, and other maruelous tokens quicke and deade, I can not declare here, there be so many of them, but ye shall knowe gene∣rally, that for all the armes the whiche lightly anye man hathe seene in his daies, yee haue rules and examples in this woorke, sufficient as I beleue to describe and blaze any of them. Therefore take heede to the instructions a∣foresaide, if so be they be not a generall doctrine, yet shall they profit you in this arte greatly: and perfect you much in the prices and tokens of armorie.

¶A Rule or table declaring how coats of armes may be augmented, multiplied, deuided and parted.

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1 Beareth Sable, a Mollet de Argent, by the name of Penhurste.

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2 Beareth Sable, two Mollettes Dar∣gent, persed in chiefe.

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3 Beareth Sable, three Mollets de ar∣gent. persed.

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4 Beareth Sable three Mollets de argent, persed, in fesse.

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5 Beareth Sable, three Mollets de ar∣gent persed, in pale.

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6 Beareth Sable, v. Mollets de argēt persed, in Crosse.

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7 beareth Or, on a Fesse Sable, three Mollets de Argent, persed

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8 beareth Or, on a pale Sable, three Mollets de Argent, persed.

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9 beareth Or, on a plaine crosse sable, fiue Mollets de Argent persed.

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10 beareth Sable, a Fesse betweene, iij. Mollets de Argent, persed.

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11 beareth Sable, a pale betweene two Mollets de Argent persed.

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12 Beareth Sable, a plaine Crosse be∣twene sower Mollets de Argent▪ persed

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13 Beareth Or, on a bende Sable, iij. Mollets de Argent, persed.

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14 Beareth Or, on a bende sinistre, Sable, three Mollets de Argent, persed.

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15 Beareth Or, on a Saltier Sable, v. Mollets de argent, persed.

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16 Beareth Sable, a bende betweene two Mollets de Argent, persed.

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17 Beareth Sable, a bende sinistre, betwene two Mollets de Argent, persed

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18 Beareth sable, a Saltier betwene fower Mollets de Argent persed.

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19 Beareth party per pale Sable and Argent, a crosse Furshe of the one and the other.

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20 Beareth party per Fesse Sable & Argent, ouer al a crosse Taue transmu∣ted of the fielde.

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21 Beareth quarterly Argent and Sa∣ble, a crosse Flurte, contrechanged as the fielde.

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22 Beareth party per bende, Sable & Argent, three crosses botonie, de le vn et le auter. Likewise partie per bende sinis∣ter, is to be blazed.

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23 Beareth party per Cheuron argēt, and Sable, three Crosses patie fitchie contrechanged of the fielde.

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24 Beareth partie per pile in pointe Sable and Argent, a long crosse ragged and couped de Or.

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Notes

• * 1.1

  Hungreforde.
• * 1.2

  Torteauxe.
• * 1.3

  Q. Curt. li. 4.
• * 1.4

  Ogresse, or Pel¦let.
• * 1.5

  Ermyne.
• * 1.6

  Ermynes.
• * 1.7

  Hurtes.
• * 1.8

  Welles.
• * 1.9

  L. Sturton.
• * 1.10

  Annulet. Ringe.
• * 1.11

  Verrey.
• * 1.12

  Nebule. Cloudes.
• * 1.13

  Fabius.
• * 1.14

  Twynne.
• * 1.15

  Geminus.
• * 1.16

  Gemini.
• * 1.17

  Castor & Pollux.
• * 1.18

  Paradinus. Simbol. Her••.
• * 1.19

  Garbe, or wheate shafe.
• * 1.20

  Ceres.
• * 1.21

  Fusill, or Spindle.
• * 1.22

  L. Mōteacute.
• * 1.23

  Persian weo∣men handle no wolle.
• * 1.24

  Saltier.
• * 1.25

  Paradinus.
• * 1.26

  Mollette.
• * 1.27

  Rauen.
• * 1.28

  Frette.
• * 1.29

  Popiniaye.
• * 1.30

  Psitacorum Regio.
• * 1.31

  Calechute.
• * 1.32

  Indiani Psi∣taci.
• * 1.33

  Allaundes.
• * 1.34

  Pegasus.
• * 1.35

  Bellerophon.
• * 1.36

  Harte of mā,
• * 1.37

  Aristomenes
• * 1.38

  Harpe.
• * 1.39

  Stringes.
• * 1.40

  Isidor. Etym. Lib. 3. cap. 21.
• * 1.41

  Sawtrie, or Psaltrie.
• * 1.42

  Wreste.
• * 1.43

  Guttie.
• * 1.44

  Preto Iohan.
• * 1.45

  Droppes.
• * 1.46

  Stillie.
• * 1.47

  Sinister hand Palme.
• * 1.48

  Trewell.
• * 1.49

  2. Esdr. ••▪
• * 1.50

  Manche.
• * 1.51

  Margarite, or Margrit.
• * 1.52

  Chaucer.
• * 1.53

  Daisie.
• * 1.54

  Sonnes Daughter.
• * 1.55

  Sunne.
• * 1.56

  Spurre.
• * 1.57

  Fortune.
• * 1.58

  Cresus.
• * 1.59

  Tymotheus.
• * 1.60

  Bore.
• * 1.61

  Tydeus hys Armes.
• * 1.62

  Dragon.
• * 1.63

  Ethyocles.
• * 1.64

  Cathedre.
• * 1.65

  Carboncle.
• * 1.66

  Bores beade.
• * 1.67

  Creaste.
• * 1.68

  Annulet.
• * 1.69

  Asterites.
• * 1.70

  Lucius Silla.
• * 1.71

  Roscius.
• * 1.72

  Pursse.
• * 1.73

  Adamante.
• * 1.74

  Kyng.
• * 1.75

  Mercurie.
• * 1.76

  Mars.
• * 1.77

  Theseus.
• * 1.78

  Penon.
• * 1.79

  Minotaure.
• * 1.80

  Th'antiqui∣tie of bearing armes.
• * 1.81

  Lycurge king of Thrace.
• * 1.82

  Beares skin.
• * 1.83

  Roches.
• * 1.84

  Petrus de Rupibus.
• * 1.85

  Rocke is cal∣led Roche in the Northren tongue.
• * 1.86

  Pausanias.
• * 1.87

  Ousle, or Blackebirde.
• * 1.88

  Bull.
• * 1.89

  Isis.
• * 1.90

  Lyon.
• * 1.91

  Eagle.
• * 1.92

  Crosse Clauie
• * 1.93

  Key.
• * 1.94

  Parad. Sym∣bo. Heroi.
• * 1.95

  Sworde.
• * 1.96

  Pillers.
• * 1.97

  Portecullis.
• * 1.98

  Appian.
• * 1.99

  Cypres tree. Iuye.
• * 1.100

  Struthion, or Ostriche.
• * 1.101

  Siphons.
• * 1.102

  Partezant.
• * 1.103

  Helmet.
• * 1.104

  Crowne gra∣mine.
• * 1.105

  Garlande Gramine.
• * 1.106

  Launce.
• * 1.107

  Gauntlet.
• * 1.108

  Scocheon.
• * 1.109

  Oxes heade.
• * 1.110

  Q. Fabius.
• * 1.111

  Anniball.
• * 1.112

  Terror and error.
• * 1.113

  Fabius.
• * 1.114

  Eagle, on an Hartes heade
• * 1.115

  Pompeyus magnus.
• * 1.116

  Shippe.
• * 1.117

  Ancker. Admirall.
• * 1.118

  Harrowe.
• * 1.119

  Lewre.
• * 1.120

  Domitiane.
• * 1.121

  Darte.
• * 1.122

  Darte.
• * 1.123

  Scilurus Charonensis.
• * 1.124

  Bondle.
• * 1.125

  Serpente.
• * 1.126

  Fore parte of a shyppe.
• * 1.127

  Eagle, with the Dragon.
• * 1.128

  Cocke, on a Trompet.
• * 1.129

  Sworde crow∣ned.
• * 1.130

  Tergate.
• * 1.131

  Crosse pottate.
• * 1.132

  Piller of Por∣pherie.
• * 1.133

  Annulie.
• * 1.134

  Rynges sent to Carthage.
• * 1.135

  Boke.
• * 1.136

  Cato Vticen∣sis.
• * 1.137

  Hippotame or water horsse.
• * 1.138

  Wheele. Pile.
• * 1.139

  Katerē whele.
• * 1.140

  Carte wheele.
• * 1.141

  Pheon.
• * 1.142

  Escallopes
• * 1.143

  Pulegium
• * 1.144

  Peniriall or Organum
• * 1.145

  Galthrope
• * 1.146

  Rauen
• * 1.147

  Q. Curti••s
• * 1.148

  Diademe
• * 1.149

  Darius
• * 1.150

  Cidaris.
• * 1.151

  Horse of the Sonne
• * 1.152

  Barrie bendy
• * 1.153

  Swanne
• * 1.154

  Cicero lib. i. Tust. quest,
• * 1.155

  Insignia poe∣tarum
• * 1.156

  Roscarrock••
• * 1.157

  Rose
• * 1.158

  Tenche
• * 1.159

  Sithes.
• * 1.160

  Remora
• * 1.161

  Ibis
• * 1.162

  Alcion̄.
• * 1.163

  Kings fisher.
• * 1.164

  Ligurinus.
• * 1.165

  Grene finche.
• * 1.166

  Nightingale
• * 1.167

  Cece. offi. li. ••
• * 1.168

  Io. Ferox,
• * 1.169

  Isidor Etimo lib. 15. cap. 2.
• * 1.170

  Isidore
• * 1.171

  Bartho, de {pro}∣pri rerum. li. 16.
• * 1.172

  Storke, Ciconia.
• * 1.173

  Icarus.
• * 1.174

  Candlesticke. Alce.
• * 1.175

  Beuer Fiber. Castor▪ Otter. Harpie.
• * 1.176

  Candelabra. Sir Peter Ca∣rew.
• * 1.177

  I. ••eron en le Simboll ar∣moniall.
• * 1.178

  A vicene. lib. 33. cap. 4.
• * 1.179

  Holland
• * 1.180

  Wentworth
• * 1.181

  Fitzherbert.
• * 1.182

  Clemētia Le∣onis in pros∣tratis
• * 1.183

  Grafton.
• * 1.184

  Hatche
• * 1.185

  Dillon
• * 1.186

  Srangwayes
• * 1.187

  Prouerb. 30.
• * 1.188

  Capell
• * 1.189

  Perpoynte.
• * 1.190

  Munstre Cos. li. 6.
• * 1.191

  Leedes
• * 1.192

  Hister. ani∣mal. li. 9, ca, 32.
• * 1.193

  At Hall yate of Shirburne
• * 1.194

  Okeham. Sacheuerell.
• * 1.195

  Sir William Kingsmill knight.
• * 1.196

  Argentū post aurum nobi∣lius metallū.
• * 1.197

  Monster cosi∣no. li. 1.
• * 1.198

  Isidor. Etil. li. 17. ca. 9
• * 1.199

  Trefoile
• * 1.200

  Vaenus her▪ colour.
• * 1.201

  Pillers fusile Charles the great.
• * 1.202

  Columnae fu∣siles.
• * 1.203

  Square.
• * 1.204

  Folfarde.
• * 1.205

  Cotton
• * 1.206

  Pudsey.
• * 1.207

  Vurgy Violes.
• * 1.208

  Heron.
• * 1.209

  Sawe. Compasse.
• * 1.210

  Goose arborie
• * 1.211

  Anseres ar∣borei
• * 1.212

  I. Feron. Munster
• * 1.213

  Bye. Chelcelettes.
• * 1.214

  Barkley.
• * 1.215

  Tiberius. Constantinus
• * 1.216

  Crosse
• * 1.217

  Vitis Caesarū fol. 63.
• * 1.218

  Daubrygge∣court.
• * 1.219

  Hector.
• * 1.220

  Priamus.
• * 1.221

  Coates of Er∣mine.
• * 1.222

  Armes of Bri¦taine.
• * 1.223

  Heumettes.
• * 1.224

  Poulet.
• * 1.225

  Burnebye.
• * 1.226

  Baker.
• * 1.227

  Brode arrowe
• * 1.228

  Crossebowe. Handegōnes.
• * 1.229

  Archerie.
• * 1.230

  Bowe.
• * 1.231

  Arcus
• * 1.232

  Towers
• * 1.233

  Arces.
• * 1.234

  Greneuile.
• * 1.235

  Gilbard
• * 1.236

  Champernon.
• * 1.237

  Willington.
• * 1.238

  Fortescue••
• * 1.239

  Babthorpe
• * 1.240

  Denis.
• * 1.241

  Fleetewood.
• * 1.242

  Brereto••
• * 1.243

  Gairgraue
• * 1.244

  Wynter.
• * 1.245

  A kelonde.
• * 1.246

  Furbisher
• * 1.247

  Earle