A display of heraldrie

The Table of the First Section.

The skill of Armory consisteth in

• Blazo∣ning, wherein must be conside∣red,
  • Accidents, which are both
    • Tincture, which consist∣ed of
      • Colours, which are either
        • Generall, As when things are borne in their naturall colours:
        • and Speciall,
          • Single, As white and black.
          • and Mixt,
            • Exactly compounded of white and black, as Red. or
            • Declining more to the one than to the other, with red, as Yellow, Sanguine, Purpure, &c.
      • and Furres which consist either of
        • One colour, namely white, which is the Livits skin or furre.
        • or More than one,
          • Two onely which are ei∣ther
            • with black, as
              • Black with white,
                • Ermine, which is black upon white.
                • Ermines, white upon black.
              • or Black with yellow,
                • Ermynoys, black upon yellow, and
                • Pean, Yellow upon Black.
            • or with∣out black, as
              • Verrey, which is composed of white and blue, or of blue and white.
              • Which is Green with Yellow, or Yellow with Green.
          • or More than two,
            • Ermynytes, differing from Ermyne by a red haire added to each side of the spots.
            • and Vayre, which is of all colours, except Blue and Green.
    • and Differences, which are both
      • Ancient, As Bordures of all sorts.
      • And Moderne, as Files, Cressants, Mullets, Martlets, Annulets.
  • and Parts which are the
    • Esco∣cheon; wherein we must observe the
      • Acci∣dents, viz.
        • Points, of which some are
          • Middle, as the Fesse, Honour, and Nombrill Points.
          • Remote
            • Supe∣rior,
              • Exact Middle point of the chief, and the two extremes thereof, viz. the Dexter and Sinister chief Points.
            • and Infe∣rior,
              • Precise Middle Point of the Base of the Escocheon, and the two Extremes thereof, scil. the Dexter and Sinister Base Points.
        • and Rebate∣ments which consist in
          • Diminu∣tion, which are pla∣ced
            • On the middle point, as the Delfe and the Inescocheon reversed.
            • or Else∣where, and do occupy
              • Some one of the other points alone, as the Dexter point parted.
              • or More Points than one viz.
                • Four, as a point in a point.
                • or Fewer points than 4.
                  • Three, as Point Cham∣pain, Point Plain, & Gore Si∣nister.
                  • or Two, as a Gusset Dexter and Sini∣ster.
          • and Reversing, which is a transposing or turn∣ing upside down of the whole Esco∣cheon.
      • and Kinds, whereof see the Table of the se∣cond Section.
    • and Ornaments without the Escocheon, whereof see in the Table of the sixth Section.
• and Marshal∣ling, whereof hereafter in the sixth Se∣ction.