The boke of Saint Albans

by Juliana Berners

Now I shew yow y^t sum time we haue armys quarterit &̄ engraylit. that is to witt whan eu̇y armys ī his quarṫ is engraylit as here apperis. & it shaƚƚ be sayd of him y^t beris theis army thus. first ī latyn ¶ Ille portat de auro & rubio arma quarteriata & ingradata. Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port dor et gowlez quartlee engreylee. Anglice sic ¶ He berith of golde &̄ gewles quarteriy engraylit. And thei ar calde armys engradit for they ar made of .ij. colouris the wich graditly ar broght to gedir oon coloure in to an other coloure

Off armys quaterit and irrasyt now I will speke.

Certan armys ther be quarterit and irrasit as here apperis. the wich ċtan armys ar called quarterit armys irrasit. for the colouris be rasit owt as oon coloure ī rasyng ware take away from an othir. And it shaƚƚ be sayd of him y^t beris theis armys in latyn thus. Portat arma quarteriata irrasa de albo & nigro. Gallice sic ¶ Il port dargent et Sable quartlee irrase. Anglice sic. ¶ He beris Siluer and Sable quarterely irrasyd.

Off armys quarterit inueckyt now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt.

Ther be yet fownde armys quarṫli inueckyt. or as sum men say they be army quarterit of colowris inueckyt as here apperis. the wich for soth ar calde armis quarterit īueckit or of colowrus inueckyt. for ī them ar .ij. colouris quarṫli put: y^e toon ī to the othir. & so oon colowre is īuehit ī to an othir. Therfore it is said of hī y^t beris theis armys ī this wise. first ī latyn thus Ille portat quarṫiatim de asurio et auro īuectis Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port quartli verre dasor et dor. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith quarṫli inueckyt of asure and golde.

Now of armys quarterit indentyt it shaƚƚ here be shewyd.

Qvarterit armys be founde diuerse the wych ar calde indentit as here apperis: and they are calde indentit for .ij. colowris oon in to an othir by the maṅ of teth ar indentit: as is opyn ī the shelde. And thus ye shaƚƚ blase theym first in laty. Portat arma quarteriata īdentata de rubio et auro. Gallice sic. Il port quartertlee endentlee de gowlez et dor. Anglice. ¶ He berith quarṫli endentit of gowles and golde.