Off liteƚƚ bendys in armys now here is an exempuƚƚ.
Knaw ye how afore it is sayd that certan littyƚƚ barris ar borne ī armys mony tymys. On the same maner of wise ar borne littiƚƚ bendys as here it shaƚƚ be shewyt. And they be calde bendyllys to the differans of grete bendys as it is opyn. And of hym that beris theys thꝰ it shaƚƚ be sayd. first in latyn as here folowys. Portat vnam bendam & duas bendulas de auro ī campo blodeo. Et gallice sic. Il port dasor vng bend et deux bendelettis dor. Anglice sic. He berith asure a bende and .ij. bendils of golde. And thes bendyls ar othirwyle florishyt as is shewyt in the figure a fore in barris. And in diu̇se armys they be founde that they be chenyt. And sum be powderit with molettis. and sum with odir dyfferans the wich nedys not to be figurit here
¶ Off armys palit and bendyt now here it shaƚƚ be shewyde
The best maner of wyse certanly of beryng of dyu̇se armys in oon sheelde is in theys bendys bering for a man that has a patrimony left by his fadyr. And other certan londys by his modyr cumyng to him to the wich londys of his moderis ar appropurt armys of olde tyme for it may hap that theys armys coom to hir by the way and discent of hir progenyturis. then may the hayre and hym list bere the hooƚƚ armys of his fadyr in ye hooƚƚ sheelde. And ī syche a bende he may bere his moderis armys as here in the scochon afor apperis. And it shaƚƚ be sayd of him that beris theys armys in latyn thus. Portat arma palata de argento et rubio cum vna benda de nigro. Gallice sic. Il port palee dargent et de gowles et vng bende de sabuƚƚ. Anglice sic. He berith palee of Syluer and gowles with a bende of sabuƚƚ.
¶ And othyrwyle ī syche a bende ther is founde .iij. molettys or macules of golde.