The science of herauldry, treated as a part of the civil law, and law of nations wherein reasons are given for its principles, and etymologies for its harder terms.

The Blazon of the Atchievement of His Majesty of Great BRITAIN.

THe Most High and Mighty Monarch CHARLES the II. by the Grace of GOD, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, De∣fender of the Faith, &c. For His Majestie's Atchievement, and Sove∣raign Ensigns Armorial, bears these Royal Coats quarterly quartered, viz. First, Or, a Lyon Rampant, within a double Tressure counter-flowerdelised gules, armed and langued azure, as the Royal Arms of Scotland: Second, quartered, first and last azure, three Flowers de lis Or, as the Royal Arms of France: Second and third gules, three Lyons pas∣sant guardant in pale Or, for the Royal Ensignes of England: Third, azure, an Irish Harp Or, stringed argent, for the Ensigne of His Majestie's Kingdom of Ireland: Fourth and last, in all points as the first. All within the Orders of St. Andrew and of the Garter. Above the same an Helmet answerable to His Majesties soveraigne Jurisdiction, and thereon a Mantle of Cloath of Gold doubled Ermine, adorned with an Imperial Crown, surmounted on the Top for His Majesties Crest of a Lyon sejant full faced gules, Crowned Or, holding in his dexter paw, a naked Sword, and in the sinister a Scepter, both erected: supported on the dexter by an Unicorn argent, crowned with an Imperial, and gorged with an open Crown; to

this a gold chain affixed, passing betwixt his fore Leggs, and reflexed over his Back: and on the sinister, by a Lyon rampant guardant or, crowned also with an Imperial Crown as the other; the first embracing and bearing up a Banner azure, charged with a S^t. Andrews Cross argent, and the last another Banner argent, charged with a Plain Cross (called of St. George) gules▪ Both standing on a rich Compartment; from the middle whereof issue a Thistle and Rose, as the two Royal Badges of Scotland and England: and for his Majesties Royal Motto's in an Escrol above all, In Defence, for Scot∣land; and in the Table of the Compartment, Dieu et mon Droit, for Eng∣land, France, and Ireland.

The Royal Badges are, a Thistle of Gold crowned, for Scotland,

A Rose gules for England,

A Flower de lis or, for France,

An Harp or stringed argent, for Ireland.

Besides these, there are Badges peculiar to the Kingdoms of Scotland and England, represented on the Banners in the Royal Atchievement, and advanced in His Majesties Standards by Land and Sea▪ viz.

Azure, a Cross of St. Andrew argent, for Scotland, St. Andrew being Patron thereof.

Argent, a Cross of St. George (or plain Cross) gules, for England, St. George being Patron thereof.

Thus have I for the Honor and Satisfaction of my Countrey, interrupted so far the course of my ordinary studies at spare hours, nor was this Book only necessary for them, but for all such as love this Science; since the Theory of our Civilians was not hitherto sufficiently illuminated by the knowledge of Blazoning, nor the practical and common knowledge of Blazoning rightly founded upon the civil Law and Law of Nations; our ordinary Practicians in this Art having been such as cited the civil Law without understanding it; and as it is much nobler to raise a Science, than to be raised by it; so having writ this Book as a Gentleman, I designe as little Praise or thanks, as I would disdain all other Rewards.