The boke of Saint Albans

by Juliana Berners

¶ The fifthe quadrate is calde Endently of .iij. diu̇se weis that is to say bebally lentally and fyesly.
¶ Bebally is calde ī armys whan a cotearmure is calde Endentyde of .ij. dyuerse colowris in the length of the cotearmure
¶ Lentalli is calde in armys whan y^e cootarmure is Endentid with .ij. dyuerse colowris in the berde of the cootarmure
¶ Fyesly is called in armys .iij. manere weys Fesybagy fesy target and fesy generaƚƚ.

Fesy bagy is whan tokenys of armys be disseiuered from the cheef of the cotearmure to the right spleyer in the feelde

¶ Fesy target is whan a scogion̄ or an engislet is made in the mydduƚƚ of the cootarmure.
¶ Fesy generaƚƚ is calde in armys whan the cootarmure is Endentid with .ij. dyuerse colouris from the laste poynt of the cootarmure to the spleyer
The chefe is calde in armys the myddys of the cootarmure of the right syde.
Quadrat is calde in armys whan the felde is set with sum tokyn of armys.
¶ A quadrant finaƚƚ is called in armys whan the felde is discolourid with tokenis of armys hauyng no beest in the felde.

A Quadrant Royaƚƚ is calde whan the feelde occupyeth y^e token of a beest or ony other tokyn set with in the coōtarmure to the nowmbre of fiue.

¶ The first quadrant is oon tokyn of armys allonli sett and whatt after his byrthe he beerith.

¶ The secunde quadrant Royaƚƚ is beryng in his cootarmur iij. thyngꝭ calde the tokenys of armys. that is to say iij. flowredelice in fylcyals .iij. rosis .iij. chapplettis iij. lebardis .iij. lyonys. and so the .iiij. quadrat Royaƚƚ is to bere a beest Raunpande: bebaly. lentally. and fessely.

Here shall be shewed what Cootarmuris restrẏal ben and weer the blaser shall begẏn to blase.

Thre cootarmuris be ther called restryaƚƚ in armys. Oon is whan a cootarmure is barri of dyuerse colowris to the poynt. and what colowre the poynt be of. the poynt is the felde. Ther the blaser shaƚƚ begynne.

¶ The secunde cootarmure restriaƚƚ is calde ī armys whan a cootarmure is paly of dyuerse colouris to the poynt. & whatt pale medyƚƚ in the poynt y^t coloure is the felde The blaaser shaƚƚ blase from that colowre to the next coloure pale.

¶ The threde cootarmure restriaƚƚ is calde in armys whan a cootarmure is sentry of dyuerse colowris to the poynt and whatt settre mydyƚƚ in the poynt y^t colowre is the felde. The blaseyr shaƚƚ blase from y^t colowre to the next colowre of the lefte side of the cootarmure and blase the colowre sentri.