The boke of Saint Albans

by Juliana Berners

Loke and beholde how mony maner of wyse thes palit armys be borne dyuerseli. as it is shewyt in thys boke. and theis armys now shewyt here: be calde palit crokyt and sharpe. for in theys armys .ij. coloris paly ar put to gethir: oon in to an othir crokytly and sharpe. Therfore it shaƚƚ be sayd of hī the wich beris thes armis in thys wyse. first ī latyn thus. ¶ Portat arma palata tortuosa acuta de nigro et argento. Gallice sic. ¶ Il port pale daunsete de Sable et dargent. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith pale crokyt and sharpe of Sable and Syluer.

Off armys barrit playn now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt.

Here ī thys chapyture afore is determynyt of palit armis and in thys chapyture now folowyng it shaƚƚ be determynyt of barrit armys. for the wich it shaƚƚ be know that armys may be mony maner of wyse barrit. and the first maner of wyse is playn barrit. as here apperis. And ye shaƚƚ know that ther be certan armys barrit playn. and then ye shaƚƚ nott nede to say ī the blasyng of theys armys: he berith playne armys barrit. Bot ī aƚƚ othyr disperyng armys barrit: ye most nedys declare the blasyng of theym howe thoos barrit armys differ from playn. for sū be barrit w^t a Lyon raumpyng or a grehonde or odir beestis &̄ sū be barrit & powderit with cros croslettys molettys Scresentis smale briddis or other difference bot as for theys playn armis afore ye shal say in latyn in thys wyse. Portat arma barrata de argento & nigro Et gallice sic. ¶ Il port barre dargent et Sable. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith barri of Siluer and Sable

¶ Off barrit armys vndatit now I wyƚƚ shew as apperith.

Knaw ye for ċtan that armys barrit othir wile be barrit &̄ vndatit that is to say wateri. as here it apperith. And they be called barrit vndatit for they be made of .ij. colouris metyng to gedre by the maner of a floyng watre as it is opyn afore. And ye shaƚƚ say of hym that beris theis armys ī this wyse. first ī latyn thus ¶ Portat arma barrata vndata de nigro et albo Gallice sic. ¶ Il port barri vndee de Sable et dargent. Anglice sic. ¶ He beris barri vndatit of Sable and Siluer.

¶ Off armys barrit and inueckyt ye shale haue exemple

Barrit armys inueckyt ar borne of diuerse gentiƚƚ men. as here is shewyd. And thay ar called inueckyt for in eueri barre .ij. colouris ar put inueckyt by the maner of a rounde way as is sayd afore. And he y^t beris this armys beris in thys wyse. first in latyn thus. ¶ Portat arma barrata de coloribus rubeo et albo inuectis. Et gallice sic.
¶ Il port barri verree de gowlez et dargent. Anglice sic. ¶ He berith barri inuetkyt of gowles and Siluer. ¶ And I begyn with gowles for that coloure is the first in the right corneƚƚ.