The boke of Saint Albans

by Juliana Berners

In armẏs be ii. pinẏonẏs. also it shewẏs wat clawrẏ cownterlẏ and quarterlẏ bene with other

¶ Ther be in armys calde .ij. pynyonys Oon is whan the feeld his a sawtri. Seynt andrewys crosse may be clauri counterly quarterly. Clawri is called playn of oon coloure. Cownterly is whan colowris quarterly be .ij. colowris sett in .ij. quarteris

¶ The secunde pynyon̄ is called cheffrounce that is a couple of sparis. and that may be claury counterly quarterli gereri and byally.

¶ Gereri is whan .iij. cheffrounce be to gedur or moo.

¶ Byaƚƚ is called whan a barre is be twene .ij. cheffrounce

Here endeth the mooste speciaƚƚ thyngys of the boke of the lynage of Coote armuris and how gentylmen shaƚƚ be knowyn from vngentylmen. and now here foloyng begynnyth the boke of blasyng of aƚƚ maṅ armys: ī latyn french & Englisħ

¶ Explicit prima pars.