The boke of Saint Albans

by Juliana Berners

Now here I begynne to speke of armys partyt ouerwart:

Here now folowys to se of armys ꝑtyt ouerwart. the wich certan particion ouerwart is made as mony wyse as is the ꝑtycion on length. that is to say on the playn way ouerwart. ingraylyt. irrasit. inueckyt. indentit. innebulatit. and watteri Werfore of theys certayn shaƚƚ be shewyd by signys. and first I begyne at playn armys ou̇wart. as here it shaƚƚ be shewyd. And it shaƚƚ be sayd of hym that berithe theys army in thys wyse first in latyn thus. ¶ Portat arma partita extransu̇so plana de auro & asorio. Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port ꝑtiee transu̇sie dor & dasor. Anglice sic. He berith golde and asure ꝑtit ou̇wart ¶ Knaw ye that here is no dowte of that first rule: that is to say that a man shaƚƚ begyn at the poynt of the shelde to blase for here is as mych coloure of golde as of asure.

¶ Off armys irrasit ou̇wart now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt.

Now of a nothir maner of partycion of colouris in armis ou̇warte I wiƚƚ speke. And it is calde irrasit as here it shaƚƚ appere in this scochion. of the wich it is to be sayd that the gentyƚƚ man the wich beris theys armys beris in this maner as folowis. first in latyn thus. ¶ Portat arma partita extransu̇so irrasa de auro et rubio. Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port partiee transuerse irrase dor et gowlez. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith armys partyt ouerwart irrasyt of golde and gowles.