A display of heraldrie

Simplicitas formae Antiquitatis nota▪

THE Fifth Section comprehendeth Examples of Coat-ar∣mours, having no Tincture predominating in them shewing withall their sundry forms of Partition, as also of the Transmuta∣tions or Counter-changings, that are occasioned by reason of those Lines of Partition.

The Table of the Fifth Section.

• Fields of Coat-armours wherein there is no Tincture predomina∣ting, &c. are
  • Abstracted from
    • Some of the Ordinaries by a derivation.
      • Manifest, as Gyronie, Pale-wayes, Bendy, &c. and are borne
        • Simply of themselves.
        • After a com∣pound sort, viz. charged
          • In part, viz. with some Chief, Canton, Quarter, &c.
          • All over with some other Or∣dinary or Common charge.
      • Obscure, of which sorts some do
        • Keep their Names, as Paly, Bendy, Barry, Bendy, &c.
        • Lose their name, as Checkie.
    • Some Common Charge: Such are those as we term in Blazon Fusely, Losengy, Masculy, &c. Of Fusils, Losenges, Mascles, &c. whereof they bear the forms or representations.
  • Composed of Lines of parti∣tion only.
    • Plain, as those before mentioned in the first Section, which are car∣ryed evenly without rising or falling. These being charged do con∣stitute a form of bearing called Transmuting or Counter-change∣ing.
    • Bunched or Cornered, whereof are created a kind of bearing, which we call in Blazon Messiles, because of their mutuall inter∣mixture one with another.

Those of manifest derivation have their denomination from some of the ordinaries whose forms they do repre∣sent: whose names also they do still retain as a Memoriall of their particular derivations. As Party per Pale, per Bend, per Fesse, per Cheuron, per Saltire, &c. Others though abstracted from Ordinaries, do lose their names.

And both these sorts last mentioned are no lesse subject to be charged in part or all over: with charges both ordinary and common, than any other before mentioned, wherein Tincture is said to predominate.

SECTION V. CHAP. I.

* 1.1HAving finished the former Section treating of Coat-Armours for∣med of things Artificiall, in which there is tincture (that is to say, Metall, Colour or Furre) predominating: I will now (secun∣dis velis) proceed to give Examples of Coat-Armours having no Tincture predominating in them; these are formed of sundry sorts of lines of partition, occasioning oftentimes Transmutation and Coun∣ter-changing.

* 1.2Coat-Armours having no Tincture predominating in them, are such as are so composed and commixt of two colours, as that neither of them do surmount other. Such are these that follow and the like, which are for∣med of lines of Partition onely.

* 1.3In giving Examples of these forms of Bearing, it is requisite that I be∣gin with those which consist of single lines of Partition. And then proceed to such sorts as are formed of manifold lines, as in example.

* 1.4

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per pale, Argent and Gules, by the name of Walgrave Suff. a right ancient family, of which family is Sir Henry son of Sir Edward Walgrave, Ba∣ronet.

* 1.5Such Coat-armours as are formed onely of lines of Partition, do (generally) yeeld testimony of an ancient family, as Hieronymus Hennings in his Genealogies no∣teth (upon the Coat-armour of the noble race of the Ransouii, which is borne parted after this manner, though of different colours) in this Distichon:

Forma quid haec simplex? simplex fuit ipsa vetustas: Simplicitas formae stemmata prisca notat.

Hiero. Hen∣ning.

What means so plain a Coat? times Ancient plain did go: Such Ancient plainnesse, Ancient race doth plainly show.

* 1.6After this manner may two Coat-armours of distinct families be conjoy∣ned into one Escocheon as shall be shewed hereafter in place convenient.

* 1.7

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per Fesse, Or and Azure. These Arms do pertain to the family of Zusto of Venice. Af∣ter this manner also (saith Leigh) may severall Coats of distinct families be borne joyntly in one Escocheon. The consideration whereof shall appear hereafter in the last Section of this Book, where I shall treat of Marshalling divers Coat-Armours together.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth, parted per bend, embatteled, Pearle and Ruby. This is the Coat of the right honoura∣ble and excellently accomplished Gentleman, Tam Marte quam Mercurio, Roger Boyle, Baron of Broghill President of the Counsell in Scotland, Brother to the Right Honourable the Earle of Corke, whose Coat it is, ensigned with a Crown.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth, parted per Bend, Or and Vert,* 1.8 by the name of Hawley. In this and the former I give the preheminency in Blazon to the metall, not in respect of the dignity thereof, but for that it occupieth the more eminent and honourable part of the Escocheon which is the Chief; for otherwise the Right side ha∣ving precedence of the Left might have challenged the first place in Blazon, as in Coat-armours parted per pale, it doth.

A Gentleman of blood, being a younger brother, be∣fore apt differences of Coat-armour were devised, used to take two of his nearest Coats, and to marshall them together in one shield, parted per Cheuron, after the manner expressed in this next Escocheon.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per Cheuron, Sable and Argent,* 1.9 by the name of Aston, a Family of long continuance and worth in Cheshire, of which is Sir Thomas Aston created Baronet, 1628. These foresaid Coats thus half in Tinc∣ture, are of much better esteem, than the apparell worne by those brethren in Flanders, who having a peasant to their Father, and a noble Lady to their Mother, did wear their upper garment one half of Country Russet, the other of cloth of gold, for a monu∣ment of their mothers matchlesse match. So much of Armes consisting of single lines of Partition, both perpendicular and transverse. Now follow Examples of such as are formed of a mixt kind.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

Per Cheuron, Azure and Gules, three covered Salts, Or, sprinkling, Argent. This is the bearing of the worshipfull Company of Salters.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth, Gules and Argent. This Coat-Ar∣mour pertaineth to Sir Henry Cock of Bruxborne in the County of Hertford, Knight, late Cofferer to his Ma∣jesty.

Leigh holdeth that this sort of bearing is not other∣wise blazoned than quarterly. But (some Blazoners are of opinion that) when this composition consisteth meerly of metals and colour, or of any the before men∣tioned furres and colour, without any charge occupy∣ing the quarters of the Escocheon, such bearing is more aptly blazoned parted per Crosse, but if they be charged, then they hold it best blazoned quarterly.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

Quarterly, Gules and Azure, in the first and fourth a Leopards head, Or, in the second and third a Cup covered between two buckles of the last. This is the bearing of the worshipfull Com∣pany of Goldsmiths.

* 1.10

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per pyle in Point, Or and Sable. Onely the Pyle part of this Coat may be charged (saith Leigh) and no other part thereof, and that (saith he) may be used as one onely Coat. And if it be charged, you shall leave the field untold. In this Coat the Pyle hath the preheminence: for if the Escocheon were made after the antique fashion, you shall see very little of the Field.

Two other sorts of parted per pile I find, which for their rare use I have thought fit to insert into this place, whereof the first is, as in this next Escocheon.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per pyle traverse, Argent and Gules. Were it not that these lines had their begin∣nings from the exact points of the Chief and Base si∣nister, and so extend to the extream line in the Fesse point on the dexter side, I should then hold it to be a charge and no partition; and then should it be said to be a Pile, and not a partition per pile. This Coat pertaineth to the Family of Rathlowe in Holsatia: As touching the plainenesse of this Coat, Jonas ab Elvet hath these verses;

Forma quid haec simplex? fuit ipsa vetustas Simplex; est etiam simplicitatis honor.

The other sort of partition per pyle, taketh beginning from the two base points, Dexter and Sinister, and do meet in the exact middle chief point of the Escocheon, as in this next example.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per pyle transposed, Or, Gules and Sable. This kind of bearing is rare, as well in regard of the transposition thereof, for that the natu∣rall and accustomed bearing of Piles is with the points downwards; as also in respect that thereby the field is divided into three distinct colours or Tinctures. This Coat is proper to the Family of Meinstorpe, or Menidorpe in Holsatia. Jonas ab Elvet.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per Saltire, Ermine and Gules,* 1.11 by the name of Restwold. This (according to Leigh) may be good Armory, if all the four pieces be char∣ged with some thing quick or dead; but it is better (saith he) if it be charged but with two things of one kind, and that especially upon the Gules: but best of all it is to have but one onely quick thing all over the field. An example of which last bearing, shall be gi∣ven hereafter in his due place.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth, quarterly, Ermine and Gules, by the name of Stanhope, and is the Coat of that accomplisht Gentleman Philip Stanhope, Baron of Shelford, and Earle of Chesterfield.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth, Gyronny of six pieces, Ermine and Azure.* 1.12 The most usuall manner of blazon is to begin at the dexter corner of the Escocheon; but in this Coat I be∣gin with the middle part, not for that medium est locust honoris, but in respect that the Ermine doth occupy the most part of the Chief; and the Azure but the Cantels thereof; some blazon this Coat, Parted per Gy∣ron of six pieces. Gyrons may be borne to the number of twelve, as hereafter shall be shewed.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per pale and base, Gules, Argent, Sable. This bearing is no less strange than una∣ccusto∣med with us, whose rare use hath occasioned me to insert the same here: This coat-armour pertaineth to Jo. a Panowitz that was (amongst infinite others) pre∣sent at the royall exercises on horse-back, and on foot performed without the City of Vienna, Anno Dom. 1560. Proceed we now to coats of this kind charged in part, as in these next.

* 1.13

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth, parted per Fesse, Gules, and Ermine, a File of five points, Argent, by the name of Betfield. Of these forms of bearing I will not produce many ex∣amples, because their use is common: onely I pur∣pose by a few to make known my meaning, touch∣ing the different manner of charging of Coat-armours in part and all over, that so they may be manifestly discerned to be of different kinds, and likewise avoid their confused mixture.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He bears, parted per Fesse, Argent, and Vert, in Chief, a Lyon saliant, Sable, in base, three Stars of the Field, by the name of Adrian, alias Hulton, and is thus borne by that worthy Gentleman John Adrian of London, Merchant.

* 1.14

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth quarterly, Gules and Or, a Crosse flory on the Dexter quarter, Argent. This Coat-Armour pertaineth to Middleton of Middleton-hall in Lanca∣shire, who marryed Anne sister to Thomas Green, Es∣quire for the body to King Henry the seventh, by whom he had a daughter marryed to John Hare∣well of Wotten, Esquire, whose daughter Anne was wife to James Clifford of Frampton upon Severne, Esquire, Grandfather to James Clifford Esquire, li∣ving 1612.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He bears, quarterly, Gules and Or, a Flowerde∣luce in the first quarter, Argent, and is the Coat of that accomplisht Gentleman, and lover of Arts, and cherisher of Industry and Ingenuity, Elias Ashmole of the Middle Temple, Esquire.

* 1.15

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

The Bearer hereof, hath for his Armoriall Ensigns, Gyronny of eight pieces, Azure and Or, a Canton, Er∣mine. This Coat-Armour pertaineth to the Family of Okton. Besides these examples of Gyrons formerly given, you shall find others that do bear Gyronny of ten pieces: as in the Coat of Crolly, who beareth Gy∣ronny of ten pieces, Argent and Sable. And that of Busingborne which beareth Gyronny of twelve pieces, Verrey and Gules.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth Gyronny of six pieces, Or and Sable,* 1.16 three Nigroes heads couped, Proper, by the name of Cal∣larde. Otherwise may you blazon it thus: Gyronny of six, Or and Sable, three Nigroes heads couped of the second. Coats consisting of Gyronnes are of old Bla∣zoners termed counter-coyned, for that the Coynes or corners of their contrary or different colours, do all meet in the center of the Shield. Therefore coat-ar∣mours of this form of bearing were anciently thus bla∣zoned, Portat Arma contra contraconata.

As touching such coat-armour of partition as are charged all over, these few examples may suffice.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

The Field is parted per pale, Ruby and Saphire,* 1.17 three Eaglets displayed, Pearle. This coat-armour per∣taineth to Sir Edward Cooke, Knight, sometime Lord Chief Justice of his Majesties Court of the Kings Bench.

I do blazon this coat-armour by precious stones in respect the Bearer hereof is enoblished by his rare vertues, and approved loyall services done to Queen Elizabeth of blessed memory, and to the Kings Ma∣jesty late deceased; as also in regard of his so many learned and judicious works publickly manifested in sundry volumes ex∣tant, and approved by men of best judgment in that kind.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth, per Pale, Gules and Azure, an Eagle displayed with two necks, Or, and is thus borne by Edward and Thomas Mitton, sons of Peter Mitton of London, Merchant, son of Richard Mitton, Lord of Haberley, Holston and Moothy, in the County of Salop, which Lordships are in the present possession of Ri∣chard Mitton Esquire, Heir male of this Family.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per bend Sinister, Ermine and Er∣mines, over all a Lyon Rampant, within a Bordure En∣grailed, Or. This coat-armour pertaineth to Edward Jones of Gorthkenan in the Parish of Llanvaire Diffrin∣cloyd, in the County of Denbigh, as the Paternall coat of that Family.

* 1.18

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

The Field is quarterly, Topaz and Ruby, over all a Bend, Verrey. This Coat-armour pertaineth to the Right honourable Family of the Sackviles, Earles of Dorset, and Barons Buckhersts of Buckherst.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth quarterly, Gules and Verrey, over all a Bend, Or. This is the Coat-armour of the Ancient and Knightly Family of Constable of Flamborough in the County of Yorke.

* 1.19

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth party per Saltire, Sable and Ermine, a Lyon Rampant, Or. Armed and Langued, Gules, by the name of Grafton. In the blazon of Coat-armours of this kind, having no Tincture predominating, I think it fit to give preheminence to that Metal, Furre, or Colour, which occupieth the Chief, or the greatest part thereof; as you may observe I have done in the blazon of Hawleys and Restwolds Coats, and the like, in this present Chapter: Master Boswell giveth Graftons Coat the same blazon that I do here, beginning with the colour Sable. Johannes Peronus, Nauclerus, Paradine, Ʋlpian, Gerrard Leigh, and others, both ancient and modern writers, altogether allow the blazon of this Coat-armour to be party per saltire, as afore. Some others (whose conceit herein I utterly dislike) whether nicely or ignorantly, have en∣deavoured to blazon this Coat, Gyronny of four, or of four pieces. But mine opinion is confirmed with that of the said former writers, alleadged to be the seventh partition, per saltire, without any terme of Gyronny at all. The ancestors of this Gentleman enjoyed a large revenue in Lands in the City of Worcester, and in Grafton, Fliford, and Pendock in the County of Worce∣ster, as other Lands in the County of Stafford, as appeareth by a Deed (which I have seen) dated in June, Anno 29. Henrici 8. but at this day dis∣persed into strange hands. Nevertheless, I wish vertue her due reward; then shall not this bearer (a true lover of Arms) depart empty handed.

As these last mentioned Coats are framed of strait lines of partition, so shall you find others composed of sundry lines before spoken of, in the beginning of the second Section of this Book, as well of those sorts that I call cornered lines, as of those that are bunched. And as these last handled do utterly exclude all mixture of the Tinctures whereof they are formed, by reason of the straightnesse of the lines wherewith they be divided: so con∣trariwse those Arms that do consist of those other sorts of lines, do admit participation and intermixture, of one colour with another, for which cause

they are of Leigh termed Missils, à miscendo of mingling; to whom I will re∣fer you, touching Coats of that kind, for that he hath exemplified them at large in his Accidens of Armory.

SECT. V. CHAP. II.

IN the former chapter are comprehended such Coat-armours as consist of single and manifold lines, as well charged as simple.* 1.20 Now shall be handled such other kinds of bearing, which albeit they consist of lines of Partition as the last spoken of do, yet (by reason of the variable apposition of some one or more lines of partition) they do constitute another form of bearing, and receive also a diverse denomination, being called coats counter-changed or transmuted. All which shall briefly, yet plainly, appear by the few examples following.

Counter-changing,* 1.21 or Transmutation is an intermixture of severall metalls or colours, both in field and charge, occasioned by the apposition of some one or more lines of partition. Such coat-armours may be fitly resembled to the party coloured Garments, so much esteemed in ancent time,* 1.22 as they were h••ld meet for the daughters of Kings during the time of their virginity. So we read of Thamar, the daughter of king David: Erat induta tunica versi∣colore, sic enim vestiebantur filiae Regis virgines pallis:* 1.23 and so we read that Joseph, the speciall beloved son of Israel, was by his father clad in a coat of divers colours. Touching the high estimation of which kind of Garments,* 1.24 we find, where the mother of Sisera, discoursing with her Ladies, touching her sons overlong stay after the battel against the Israelites, said, Partiun∣tur praedam, puellam unam, imo duas, in personam quamcunque: praeda versico∣lorum est Siserae, praeda versicolorum Phrygionicum opus, &c. Bends, (saith Sir John Ferne) or any other principall charges Ordinary, may be parted of two colours or more.

And such bearing is no novelty in Armes, but are as ancient as the Nor∣man conquest, and before, so as they are both honourable and Ancient. Of which sort of bearing you shall in part see in these next ensuing Esco∣cheons.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

The Field is parted per pale, Topaz and Ruby,* 1.25 three Roundels counter-changed. This was the Coat-armour of Abto•• Earle of Worcester, that lived in the time of King William Rufus. Such bearing doth signifie a stout resolution of the Bearer to undergoe with pa∣tience and manly courage, the bitternesse of all times, and the sharpnesse of all darts,* 1.26 be they never so pungitive, or full of change: as he saith; Diver∣sorum in Scuto colorum transmutatio, designat latorem omnem telorum ac temporum amaritudinem cum magna∣nimitate perferre voluisse.

* 1.27

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

The Field is parted per pale, Or and Vert, 12 Guttes or Drops in Pale, counter-changed, by the name of Grin∣doure. Whose Family hath been of ancient continu∣ance within the Forrest of Deane, and County of Glocester, and were men of great possessions in the same Forrest. Their Patrimony is now transferred in∣to the generous Family of Baynam of Clorewall, who now quartereth this coat by the match of the heir ge∣nerall. As touching the blazon of this coat-armour, it is in your election, whether you will give it the bla∣zon above mentioned, or attribute unto them their proper terms (accor∣ding to that which hath been formerly delivered, touching this sort of charge) saying,* 1.28 The field is parted per pale, Or and Vert, six Guttes de Olive, and as many de Or, Pale-wayes.

* 1.29

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per pale, Argent and Gules, a Bend counter-changed. This Coat pertaineth to the famous and learned Poet Geffrey Chaucer Esquire, whom Leiland and others suppose to have been born at Woodstock in Oxford-shire; but some gather by ••is words in the Testament of love, that he was born in the City of London, though his education and aboade were in Oxford and Woodstock, in the eighth year of King Richard the second. This Prince of English Poets was Comptroler of the Custom-house in London, as Tho∣mas Speght in his Additions to the works of Chaucer, noteth: and to this most learned of Poets, the most learned of Antiquaries applyeth those verses;

—Hic ille est, cujus de gurgite Sacro, &c. Lo this is he, from whose abundant stream divine,

Our Poets drink their fits, and draw their fancies fine. And being now to high Parnassus top aspired, He laughs to see the Rout below with clyming tired.

Sometimes you shall find coat-armours parted per pale, Indented and coun∣ter-changed, as in this next Escocheon.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth Barrey of six, parted per pale, indented, Argent and Gules, counter-changed, by the name of Peyto of Warwick-shire. And as these are borne parted per pale, plain and indented, as in these Examples; so shall you by observation see this partition per pale of sundry other forms of lines before mentioned, Sect. 2. Chap. 3. As in part may be seen in this next ex∣ample.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per pale, Nebule, Azure and Or, six Martlets counter-changed. This Coat is borne by Sir Miles Fleetwood, knight, Receiver of his Majesties Court of Wards and Liveries.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per fesse, Gules and Argent, a pale counter-changed, by the name of Lavider. Sometime this kind of bearing hath another Charge added unto it, as in this next Escocheon.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

Per fesse, Argent and Vert, a Pale counter-changed, three Lyons heads erased, Gules, by the name of Ar∣gall. a Family of good account in Kent, Norfolk, and elsewhere, of which Doctor Sam. Argall▪ Doctor of Physick, one of the members of the Colledge of Phy∣sicians of London, third son of John Argall Esquire, of East-Sutton in Kent, now living in Saint Martins Lane, 1659.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per fesse, Azure and Or, a pale counter-changed, three buckles of the second, by the name of Spalding, some Blazon this thus, He beareth, Azure, and Or, counter-coloured in six quarters, three buckles of the second, in the first: others thus, Azure and Or, party per fesse, a pale counter-changed in every piece, of the first, a Buckle of the second.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth Paly of six, Argent and Gules, on a chief, as the Field, as many cressants all counter-changed. This is an Italian Coat of rare use, which I thought fit to adde to these former, it is borne by the name of Sileto.

* 1.30

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth parted per cheuron unde, Sable and Or, three Panthers heads erased, counter-changed, by the name of Smith, of Old Buckenham in Norfolke. Some Au∣thors are of opinion that there are no Panthers bred in Europe, but in Arfrica, Libya and Mauritania, they are plentifull. The Panther is a beast of beautifull aspect, by reason of the manifold variety of his di∣vers coloured spots wherewith his body is over∣spread. As a Lyon doth in most things resemble the nature of a man, so after a sort doth the Panther of a woman, for it is a beautifull beast, and fierce, yet very naturall and loving to their young ones, and will defend them with the hazard of their own lives, and if they misse them, they bewaile their losse with loud and mise∣rable howling.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

Argent, three Bucks trippant, regardant, Gules. This is the Coat-armour of the worshipful Company of Leather-sellers.

SECT. V. CHAP. III.

* 1.31THere are certain other kinds of bearing of Armes, having no colour predominating, and are named of the severall things from whence they are derived, for such are abstracted either from charges ordinary or common. Of the first sort are such, as being derived from some of the Or∣dinaries intreated of formerly, have their derivation either manifest, and do keep their name, or else Obscure, and do lose their name.

Those are said to have a manifest derivation, whose Originall is ap∣parently discerned to be abstracted from some of the said Ordinaries, as from Pale, Bend, Fesse, Barre, &c. Such are these that follow and their like.

* 1.32

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth Paly of six pieces, Or and Azure, by the name of Curnay. Were it that some of the lines of Partition before mentioned were added unto Coat-Armours of these kinds you shall see a strange Meta∣morphosis ensue thereupon, if withall you do varie the colours counterly. For so much will they differ from themselves, as that they may be thought fitter to be ranged with those last handled, than with these. Hereof I will give you one example for all, viz, paly of six, parted per fesse, all counter-changed by the name of Symbarbe: but this Escocheon is not cut.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth Barry of six pieces, Or, and Azure,* 1.33 by the name of Constable. These were anciently the Arms of one Fulco de Oyry, a Noble Baron of this Realm, whose Daughter and Heire, the Ancestor of these Constables had married, and bore the Arms of the said Fulk, according to the usuall custome of that age.

Sometimes you shall find a coat-armour composed of more then of six of these pieces, as in this next example.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth Barry of twelve pieces, Argent and Gules. This is the coat-armour of Sir Randolph Man∣waring of Peuer in the County of Chester, Knight: In the blazon of an Escocheon of this kind of bearing the pieces of which it is composed, are always of an even number; for if they consist of an odde num∣ber, then such a coat must be blazoned otherwise: as where the Field is Argent, three bars, Gules, which consist of seven pieces, and the like is to be observed in coats of the like composition, always well remem∣bring the true quantitie of every such Ordinary, or its derivative where∣with the Field is charged: concerning which quantities, you may receive sufficient satisfaction by the reading of the 3, 4, 5, and 6. Chapters of the second Section.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

Barry Nebulee of six, Argent and Azure, on a bend a Lion of England. This is the coat-armour of the Worshipfull Company of Haberdashers.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth bendy of six, Azure and Argent,* 1.34 by the name of John de Saint Philibert; he was a Noble Knight, and lived in the time of King Edward the third. This is an ancient Family in the County of Norfolk, and have matched with divers Houses of good note, as well in the same County, as elsewhere.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth Bendy wavie of six, Argent and Azure. This is the ancient Coat-Armour of Playters of Sot∣terley in the County of Suffolk, as appeareth by di∣vers seals of old Deeds, and many ancient Monu∣numents of that Family yet to be seen in the Parish Church of Sotterley aforesaid. The chief of which Family is Sir Thomas Playters, Knight and Boronet, now Lord Proprietary of the said Town.

Note, that these and such others, are no less sub∣ject to charging both in part and over, then those last exemplified, as by the ensuing examples is apparant.

* 1.35

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth, Paly of six, Or and Azure, a Canton, Ermine, by the name of Shirley, a very ancient Gentle∣man of this kingdome, and descended from Henry, son of Sewallus, that lived in the time of king Henry the first, and held of him five knights fees in the County of Darby, from whom in a direct Line is de∣scended, Sir Charles and Sir Robert Shirley lately de∣ceased, Baronets; and that most accomplisht and in∣dustrious collector and cherisher of Antiquities, Sir Thomas Shirley, Knight, their Ʋncle.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth, Paly of six, Argent and Gules, a Cheuron, Or. This is the Coat of Sir Edward Bark∣ham of Southacre in Norfolk, and of Tottenham Highcross in Middlesex, Knight and Baronet, and of Sir Robert Barkham, Knight, his brother, of Tot∣tenham also.

* 1.36

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth, barrey of six pieces, Or and Azure, a Bend, Gules, by the name of Gaunt. These were the Arms of Gilbert de Gaunt, Earl of Lincoln, a very Noble and Worthy Family, which came in with William the Conqueror to aid him, being his wives kinsman, and descended from the ancient Earls of Flanders.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth Paly of six pieces, Argent and Azure, on a bend, Sable, a Sword of the first, by the name of Sanderson of Biddick, within the Bishoprick of Durham, which is as much to say, as filius Alexandri. A like coat-armour I do find born by the same name, which is thus blazoned, Palewayes of six, Argent and Azure, a bend, Gules, charged with three Mullets, of the first.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth, Paly of six, Pearl and Saphire, on a Bend, Diamond, three Annulets, Topaz. This is the Coat of the Right Honourable, the Lord Sanderson, Viscount Castleton.

Without that charge, this is the coat of another Fa∣mily of this name, of which is that eminent Divine, and Excellent Antiquary, Doctor Sanderson of the Country of Lincoln.

SECT. V. CHAP. IV.

HAving given Examples of Coats abstracted from Ordinaries by a ma∣nifest derivation:* 1.37 now followeth in order, to speak of such as have their derivation from them after a more obscure manner, as in example.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

The Field is Paly Bendy, Topaz and Diamond,* 1.38 Here you see, that this coat-armour is composed of a kind of mixture of two Ordinaries of severall kinds, to wit, of pales and of bends, borne one overthwart the other, for which cause the same is termed paly-bendy, a name not unfitly appropried to such bearing, in respect that the participation thereof is no less significantly expressed thereby, then by the self demonstration of the Coat.

Now I will shew you a coat-armour, which although it be of this kind, yet doth it much differ from the former.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

The Field is Barry of six, Argent, and Sable, in∣dented, the one in the other. This coat-armour is born by the name of Gise. Some others blazon this barry bendy losengie, Argent and Sable, counter-changed; Sir John Ferne gives this same coat the same blazon that I do; but there is no doubt, but that one and the self-same coat-armour may receive two manner of blazons, yet both good.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth Barry bendy, Argent and Sable. This coat-armour, as you may observe, consists of a mix∣ture of bars and bends, even as the first Escocheon in this fourth Chapter doth of pale•• and bends; and therefore I give it this blazon, for similium similis est ratio. I confess, Leigh in his Accidens of Armory, pag. 156. demonstrateth this next Escocheon, and Bla∣zons it barry bendy: and sath, it consisteth continu∣ally of eight pieces, and is properly so called with∣out any other name; but it is by other Blazoners thought to be better blazoned, barry pily of so many pieces. And so I shall, under correction of Master Leigh, now blazon it.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth Barry Pily of eight pieces, Gules and Or. I doubt not, if the courteous Reader well con∣sider the form of the Pyle used in Armory, and the manner of the position of the charge of this Esco∣cheon, that he will not much condemne this new blazon given to this coat-armour. As for the blazon of Hoyland or Hollands coat of Lincolnshire, I take it to be parted per Pale indented, Gules and Or.

This shall suffice for coat-armours, having an ob∣scure derivation from some of the Ordinaries, and do keep their name. Of such as do lose the name of their Ordinaries whereof they are composed, I find onely one sort, which is checkie. And this form of bearing is also chargeable both in part and all over, as shall ap∣pear by these next examples, wherein I do omit to exemplifie the single sort of bearing,* 1.39 because the same is manifestly and universally known, but will explain the compound onely, as followeth.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth checkie, Or and Gules, a chief, Varry. This is the Coat of the Lord Viscount Chichester of Canckefergus in Ireland, and of Sir Jo. Chichester of Ragley, in Com. Dovon. Baronet.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth checkie, Or and Azure, on a chief Gules, three Estrich Feathers in Plume, issuant, of the first, by the name of Drax, and is borne by Sir James Drax of London.

* 1.40

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth checkie, Argent and Azure, a chief, Gules, by the name of Palmer. This sort of compo∣sition (if you do well observe it) is abstracted from Pallets and Barulets commixt, yet doth it not par∣ticipate either of the one name or the other, but is termed in blazon, checkie. As this coat is charged in part, so are there others also of the same kind that are charged all over, as in this next example.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

He beareth checkie, Or, and Azure, on a bend,* 1.41 Gules, three Lioncels Rampand of the first. This coat pertaineth to the worthy Family of Clifford of Framp∣ton upon Severn in the County of Gloucester, being a branch of the Right Noble Stemme of the Earls of Cumberland.

Concerning coat-armous, having no colour predo∣minating, and are derived from Ordinaries, that which hath been spoken is sufficient: I will now conclude with one example of such as are abstracted for common charges, viz. for Fusils, Mascles and Losenges, which being born all over the Field, are termed in blazon, Fusely, Losengie, Masculy, that is, Fusil-ways, Losenge-ways, Mascle-wayes. These also are found charged, and that all over, as in this example.

[illustration] blazon or coat of arms

The Field is Fusil, Ermine and Sable, on a chief of the second, three Lilies, Argent. These Arms are belonging to Magdalene Colledge in Oxford, which was founded by William Waineflete, Anno, 1456. sometimes Bishop of Winchester.

Jo. Buddenus (in Wainflets life) affirmeth his name to be Patten, of which Family this is the Paternall coat. And that he honoured the same with this chief, to acknowledge his education in the Colledge of Ea∣ton, to which the Lilies do belong. His words are these, A parentibus (saith he) accepit hujus vitae usuram, à collegio decus & dig∣nitatem, utrique pro eo ac debuit respondendum fuit. Gessit idcirco in eodem clypeo utriusque insignia, Rombos cum liliis.

And thus briefly concluding this fifth Section, comprehending examples of Coat-Armours having no Tincture predominating in them; and withall shewing their sundry forms of Partition, Transmutation, and counter-changings; I will address my self to the sixth and last Section.

The End of the fifth Section.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Of Coat-ar∣mours having ••o Tincture in ••hem predo∣••inating.
• * 1.2

  What they be.
• * 1.3

  Order of their examples.
• * 1.4

  Parted per pale.
• * 1.5

  Parted Coats Ancient.
• * 1.6

  Note.
• * 1.7

  Parted per Fesse.
• * 1.8

  Parted per Bend.
• * 1.9

  Parted per Cheuron.
• * 1.10

  Parted per Pile.
• * 1.11

  Parted per Saltire.
• * 1.12

  Gyronny.
• * 1.13

  Parted per Fesse.
• * 1.14

  Quarterly.
• * 1.15

  A Gyronny of six pieces.
• * 1.16

  A Gyronny of six pieces, with three Nigroes heads.
• * 1.17

  Three Eaglets.
• * 1.18

  Quarterly.
• * 1.19

  Parted per Saltire.
• * 1.20

  Other kind of bearing o•• partition.
• * 1.21

  Counterch••ged what. Resemblanc••
• * 1.22

  2 Sam. 13.4
• * 1.23

  Gen. 7.3.
• * 1.24

  Judg. 5.30.
• * 1.25

  Three Roun∣dles counter-changed.
• * 1.26

  Ferne pag. 203.
• * 1.27

  12 Guttes counter-chan∣ged.
• * 1.28

  ••te.
• * 1.29

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 bend coun••r-changed.
• * 1.30

  Three Pan∣thers heads counter-chan∣ged.
• * 1.31

  Armes ab∣stracted from Ordinaries.
• * 1.32

  Paly of six pieces.
• * 1.33

  Barry of six pieces.
• * 1.34

  Bendy of six pieces.
• * 1.35

  Paly on a Canton.
• * 1.36

  Barrey on a Bend.
• * 1.37

  Of such as derived a•••• an obscure manner.
• * 1.38

  Paly Bendy.
• * 1.39

  A••iden. Arm. 1••.
• * 1.40

  Checkie with a Chief.
• * 1.41

  Checkie char∣ged all over.