so the fourth quadrate royall is to beare a beast rampant bebally lentally and fessely What coats restriall be and where the Blazer shall beginne to blaze There are three coats called restriall in armes one is when a coat is barry of diuers colors to the point and what colour the point is of that colour is the field and there the blazer shall beginne the second coat restriall is when a coate is paly of diuers colors to the point then what colour the point is the same is the fielde and there shall the Blazer beginne the the third coat restriall is called in armes when a coat is sentry of diuers colours to the point and what the point is that is the field and so the Blazer shall blaze from that colour to the next colour on the left side of the coate and blaze the colour sentry Of diuerse woordes of Art in Armes A senter in armes is called staker of tents Fixiall in armes is called milne pickes Mangis in armes are called a sleue gorgis bee called in armes water budgettes Elynelles bee called in armes foure quadrates trucholles Oglis in armes are called gunnestones tortlettes are called in armes Wastell Diaclys are called in armes scopperilles Myrris are called in armes mirrours or glasses Feons are called in armes broade-arrowe heades Tronkes are called in armes anie beastes heades or neckes Demi in armes is called halfe of anie thing Countertreuis is called in armes when halfe the beast is of one colour and the other halfe of an other Euerie coate that beareth a crosse to the point the pointe is the fielde as Saint George beareth gules foure anglettes of siluer but against this rule there are some heraldes repugnant as shall be shewed in the booke insuing These three tearmes of and with shall not bee rehearsed in armes but cure anie of them Of the diuerse bearings of fieldes There bee diuerse bearings of fieldes as one is bearing whole fielde and that is called in armes Claurie The seconde is bearing two fieldes and it is called in armes countlie The thirde is bearing two fields in foure quarters and it is called in armes quarterlie Of three coate armors grittie There are in armes three coates grittie one called checkie that is when the fielde is checked with sundrie colours the second is called windie that is when as the fielde is made like waues of one or of diuerse colours The thirde is called verrie when the fielde is made like goblettes of sundrie colours In armes are two pinions also what claurie counterlie and quarterlie is There are in armes two pinions one is when the fielde is a saultire or Saint Andrewes crosse which maie bee claurie counterlie or quarterlie claurie is called plaine of one coulour counterlie is when colours quarterlie bee two colours sette in two quarters The seconde pinion is called cheffrounce that is a couple of sparis and that maie be claurie counterlie quarterlie gerery or byallie Gerery is when three cheffrounce be together or moe Byall is when a barre is betweene two cheffrounce Here endeth the most speciall things of the book of the genealogie of coate armours the true insearcher to displaie gentlemen from churles and nowe shall follow the exact booke of blasing of all maner of armes whatsoeuer both in latin french and english Explicit prima pars The title of Barons growne in England by discent to the daughters and heires thereof FIrst the auncient and laudable custome of this Realme agreeable to the Realme of France and Spaine and their Dominions where women are capable of the Feodales and that the husbandes in right of their wiues passeth their Feodall dignities stiles and titles That custome is a sufficient and the chiefest rule to determine this question is prooued by the common principle Consuetudo in vnaquaque regione estomnium dignitatum iurisdictionum origo firma et principium And by Baldwine Consuetudini standum est disponendi de nobilitate et consuetudines loci faciunt quem nobilem qui alias non esset nobilis To proue the antiquitie and continuance of that custome in this Realme appeareth by an Abstract of many examples in euery kings reigne chusing of many one person hauing the dignitie of a Baron by the right of his wife as followeth in euery Kings gouernement since the conquest William Conquerour Iohn Talbot a Norman came into England with William the Conqueror and married Mawd daughter and heire of Richard Lord Talbot of Longhope in England in whose right the said Iohn was Lord Talbot of Longhope of whom the Earle of Shrewsbury is descended William Rufus Eustace fitz Iohn the sonne of Monoculus Lord of Knaresburgh married Beatrice daughter and heire of Yuan Lord Vescy in whose right the saide Eustace was Lord Vescie of whome the Earle of Cumberland is descended and writeth himselfe Lord Vescy Henry the first Ioceline sonne to the Duke of Brabant married Agnes daughter and heire to William Lord Percy in whose right he was lord Percy of whom the Lords of Northumberland are descended King Stephen Morice fitz Harding maried Alice daughter and heire to Robert Lord Barkeley of Whom is descended the Lord Barkeley Henry the second Iohn Molton knight maried Mawd daughter and heire of William Meschines Lord Egremond in whose right he was Lord Egremond whose heire generall was married to the L. Fitzwater of whom is descended the Erle of Sussex and writeth himselfe Lord Egremond Richard the first Adam de Port lord of Basing married Isabell daughter and heire of Robert Lorde Haya of Haluna of whom descended the lord Saint Iohn of Basing auncester to the marquesse of Winchester King Iohn Iohn de Placetis maried the daughter and heire of Walleram Earle of Warwicke in whose right he was Earle of Warwicke which Iohn died without issue after whose death the saide countesse of Warwicke was maried to Master Mandret baron of Haushap who also was Earle of Warwike in her right of whom are descended the Earles of Huntington warwicke Leycester and others Henry the third Henry hastings knight maried Ione daughter and heire of Master Cantilyp Lorde of Aburgauenie in whose right he was Lord of Aburgauenie Edware the first Roger Lord Clyfford maried Isabell daughter and heire of Robert Dipount Lord of Westmerlande in whose right he was Lorde of Westmerland Edward the second Sir Iohn Charlton knight maried Auis daughter heire of Owen ap Griffith Lord powys in whose right he was Lord Powys Edward the third Iohn Fitz Allen sonne to Richard Earle of Arundell maried Mary daughter and heire of Iohn Lord Matrauers in whose right hee was Lord Matrauers Richard the second Sir Warrin Gerard knight maried Isabel daughter and heire of Iohn Lord Lile in whose right he was Lord Lisle Henry the fift Sir William Louel knight maried Elinor daughter and heire of Iohn Lorde Morloy in whose right he was Lord Morley Henry the fift Iohn Tuchet maried Ione daughter and heire of Nicholas Lord Awdley in
in blazing for we haue a generall rule that whensoeuer in armes two colours or more bee in the point of the shield then you shall not begin at the point to blaze them but in the right side or part of those armes though it be not the most worthiest coate but because of the place you shall begin to blaze there Of Armes quarterly borne Now to speake of armes quarterly borne when foure sundry armes or coates be quartered as heere is shewed it shall be saide in Latin portat quatuor arma diuersa quarterata in french Il port quater armes diuerses quarterlees in English he beareth foure coates diuersly quartered And if it be asked how these Armes must be blazed The Blazer must beginne in the hiest part of the right side first blazing the Armes in the right side and then to the left And you must note that these be plaine Armes quartered There is an other maner of bearing Armes quartered when as two Armes quartered be borne quarterly and it is borne most in Armes of Queenes euen so bare that most Noble Queene of Englande Queene Anne wife to that royall Prince king Richard the second which bare the Armes of England and France and of the Emperour of Almaine quarterly in sixteene parts that is to say in the right side of the shield in the first quarter shee bare the armes of France three flower deluces of golde in a field of azure in the second quarter three lions of golde in a field of gules in the third quarter a splayed Eagle with two neckes and in the fourth a blacke lion ramping in a field of siluer and so changeably shee bare these Armes in sixeteene quarters which is seldome seene in any Armes Of Armes quartered and engrailed Now to speake of Armes quartered and engrailed that is to say when any Armes in his quarter is engrailed as it appeareth in this coate here set downe and it shall be saide of him which beareth these Armes thus in Latine Portat de â—uro et rubio arma quarterata et ingradata in French Il port d'or et gules quartilee engralee in English He beareth gold and gules quarterly engrailed and they are called Armes engrailed because they bee of two colours yet thus runne one into an other as you see in this coate Of Armes quartered and irrazed Of these Armes quartered and rased as by this coat appeareth they be so called razed bicause the colors be irrazed as one colour in blazing were taken awaie from another And it shall be saide of him which doth beare these armes thus in Latine Portat arma quarterata irrasa de albo et nigro in French Il port d'argent et sable quarterlee irrasee in English hee beareth siluer and sable quarterly irrazed Of armes quartered and inuecked There be armes quarterly inuecked or as some say they be armes quartered of colours enuecked as here appeareth for in them are two colours quarterly put the one into the other and so one colour inuecked within an other therefore it is saide of him that beares these armes in Latine portat quarteratum de asurio et auro inuectis in French port quartrelie verre d'azure d'or in English Hee beareth quarterly inuecked azure and golde Of Armes quartered indented There be diuers Armes which be quartered indented the two colours one indented into the other as is shewed you in this shield and thus you shal blase such Armes Portat arma quarterata indentata de rubio et auro in French Il port quartilee indentee de gules d'or in English he beareth quarterly indented gules and golde Of Armes parted after the longest way I Intend nowe to speake of Armes diuided after the longest way which is in sundry maners and sorts the first partition is of two colours in armes after the longest way in plaine maner The second a parting of Armes of two colours ingraded The third a parting of Armes of two colours irrased The fourth a parting of Armes of two colours inuecked The fift a parting of Armes of two colours indented The sixt a parting of Armes of two colours clouded or â—ubulated The seuenth a parting of Armes of two colours wauie or vndie And although there be yet more than here we set downe yet we will onely shew these coates at this time Of armes the longest way engrayled Of the second sort of Armes engrayled as is saide before of armes parted in colours plaine of which and the rest of this sort I will not stand long onely setting downe the Coates with their blazons whereby the maner may easily be discerned hauing had the termes explaned to you before by example in the quartred coates before going And it shall be saide of him which beareth these armes he beareth thus in Latine portat arma partita secundum longum ingradata de argento et nigro in French Il port d'argent ingrailee et sable partee du long in English he beareth siluer and sable engrayled parted after the long way Of armes parted irrased The third sort of armes parted of two sundrie colours and irrased as before of quartered Armes irrased and he which beareth these armes thus in Latine Portat arma partita secundum longum irrasa de argento et rubio in French Il port patee du long d'argent et du gules racee in English He beareth siluer and gules parted on length irrased Of Armes inuecked The fourth sorte of Armes parted or borne the long way in two sundry colours be inuecked as is shewed in this coate which shall shew you howe much they differ from the coate before irrased wherefore it is saide of him which beareth these armes Portat arma partita secundum longum de coloribus albo rubio inuectis in French Il port partee verre du loin d'argent et de gules in English Hee beareth armes party inuecked in length siluer and gold Of Armes the long way indented The fift manner of bearing Armes in this sort is called party endented as is shewed to you in this coate in like maner before as in the quartered Armes indented And it shall bee saide of him which beareth these armes portat arma partita secundum longum de argento et nigro indentata in french Il port partee indentee du loin d'argent et sable in English Hee beareth partie indented on length of siluer and sable Of Armes parted cloudy or nebulated The sixt part of these Armes borne parted the long way be clouded or nebulated as is shewed to you in this scutchion called so nebulated because the coulours are mixed in manner of cloudes Therefore hee which doth beare these Armes shall be said to beare this Portat arma partita secundum longum de argento asureo in nebulata Il port partee du loin d'argent et d'azure innuble in English He beareth party at length of siluer and azure innebulated Of armes parted wauie Moreouer besides these Armes aforesaide yet there are armes borne
whose right he was Lord Awdley Henry the sixt William Bourchier maried Margaret daughter and heire of Richard lord Barnes in whose right he was Lord Barnes Edward the fourth Iohn Grey Knight maried Elizabeth the daughter and heire of Iohn Talbot Vicount Lysle in whose right hee was Vicount Lysle Henry the seuenth George Lord Stanley maried Ione the daughter and heire of Iohn Lorde Strange in whose right he was Lord Strange The names also of diuers persons taken out of an infinite number within other realmes which in right of their wiues haue enioyed all maner of noble and princely titles Otheline erle of Burgoin was in right of his wife Earle of Artoys Philip the Long in right of Iane daughter to the said Otheline was Earle of Burgoine King Henry the second of England was in right of Elenor his mother Duke of Guyenne and Erle of Poictow Endo Duke of Burgoine was in the right of Iane his wife daughter and heire to Philip the Long Iane his wife Earle of Burgoine Philip the son of Eudo was in the right of Iane his wife Earle of Artois and Boloigne William Godfrey in the right of his wife was Earle of Tholous Philip le Grand Erle of Flanders was in the right of Elizabeth his wife Earle of Vermandois Bauldwine Earle of Henault in the right of Margaret his wife sister and heire to Earle Philippe was Earle of Flanders Fernand sonne of Sanctiz King of Portugall in the right of Iane his wife was Earle of Flanders Thomas of Sauoy second husband to the saide Iane was in her right although hee had no issue by her Earle of Flaunders Maximilian Archduke of Austria before hee was elected emperour was in right of Mary his wife the heire general of Charles duke of Burgoine and Isabell of Burbon duke of Burgoine of Zotnih of Brabant of Limbourgh Earle of Flaunders Artoys Burgoyne Henault Holland Zeland Lord of Salignis and Malignis Philip of Burgoine by Bona his wife was earle of Ew Godfrey Duke of Bullen in the right of Mawde his wife was head Lorde of Ieturia Marquesse of Antona Pisa and Luques Hugh sonne to Henry the first King of Fraunce was in the right of his wife Earle of Vermandois and Ralfe his sonne was by his mother Earle after him Peter Earle of Alanson in the right of Mawd his wife was earle of Bloys Hugh Earle of Saint Paule by the right of Marie his wife was Earle of Blois and Iohn his sonne erle of the same after him Hambert surnamed Blandemaine Earle of Brittaine and so was Geffrey Plantagenet in the right of Constance his wife Guy earle of Spaine was in right of his wife erle of Neuers and so Adolfe Duke of Cleue Earle of Neuers by his wife Charles the second of Fraunce was in right of Susan his wife Duke of Burbonnois of Auuergne earle of Cleriust visast of Charlot and Marrot lorde of Beumolois chaire and chamberlaine of France Emanuell Philibert now duke of Sauoy in right of his wife Spannage is duke of Berry The Prince of Orange by his wife while shee liued was earle of Buer and their sonne now Earle by his mother Now after these examples both at home and abroad followeth the particular proofe by matter of record viz. that the aforesaide custome hath euer taken place in the Baronies of Willoughby and Eresby c. ANd that sir Richard Welles sonne of the Lord Welles was Lord Willoughby in the right of Ione his wife daughter and heire of Robert lord Willoughby And also sir Richard Hastings knight in the right of Ione his wife daughter and heire of the saide Richard Welles and Ione was both Lord Welles and L. Willoughby reputed called and written immediatly after the death of Richard Welles lord Wells and Willoughby before any parleament called or summoned as appeared in their Court rolles and other euidences And if the said sir Richard Hastings had been called thereto by Writ he could not after the forme of the writ be summoned but by denominatiō of one of the baronies who vsing both the titles of the Baronies then he must of necessitie be reputed to hold the other in right of his wife And if sir Ri. Welles and Rich. Hastings had bin created then should the dignitie haue descended to the heires of Wels Hastings and not reuerted to the house of Willoughby neither could Christopher Willoughby the grandfather neither William lord Willoughby father of the duchesse nf Suffolke haue vsed as they did and may be prooued by euidence matter of record the stile of L. Willoughby before they were called by Writ to parleament Furthermore after the death of William L. Willoughby the said duchesse as his sole daughter and heire enioyed the title stile of Lady Willoughby descended to her from her father at which time sir Christopher Willoughby knight yonger sonne of lord Christopher and brother to the lord William Willoughby claimed the dignitie as heire male and the claim being heard the title was adiudged to the lady Katherine now duchesse ¶ Here beginneth the Blazing of Armes I Haue shewed to you in the former Booke how Gentlemen beganne and howe armes were first ordained and how many colours there bee in coate-armours and the difference of coate-armours with many other things which heere are needelesse to be rehearsed And now I entend to proceede to coates caried in Armes and the blazing of all armes But by the way should I stand vpon all sundrie deuises borne in Armes as the Peacocke the Pie the Dragon the Lion the Dolphine with leaues and flowers I should rather cumber and tire the Reader with friuolous circumstance than any way instruct him in that which I vndertake Therefore I shall shortly and truely teach you to blaze all Armes if you giue diligent intention to the rules that I doe prescribe which shall not be many but passing effectuall And because the Crosse is the most worthie coate or marke which is carried in Armes I wil beginne with the Crosse in which the renowmed and valiant Prince king Arthur had such great trust so that he left his armes which hee bare of the three dragons and another coat he bare of three crownes and tooke to his armes a Crosse of siluer in a fielde of vert and on the right side an Image of the virgin Mary with her Sonne in her armes and vnder that signe of the crosse he atchieued many great wonderfull conquests of which our Chronicles at this day make mention also I haue read this signe of the crosse to be sent from God to that blessed man Mercurie as Vincentius saith in his Speculo historiali of the maruellous and strange death of Iulian the apostata emperour lib. 15. saith that an Angell brought to the aforesaid Mercury al armour necessary with a shield of azure and a crosse flouery with foure Roses of golde in this manner as is here set downe and I neuer heard that euer any Armes came from heauen
bordures are borne powdered in diuerse manners sometimes with mullets sometimes with crossets otherwhiles with besants and diuers other changes And then it is called a border powdered with that which is in the border and these signes as mullets roses and other are not comprehēded within any number in blazing exceeding the number of nine And thus it shall be said of him which beareth these armes Portat scutum de Rubio cum duobus signis capitalibus de Albo vna bordura puluerisata cum talentis Il port de gules deux cheuerons d'argent vn bordure de gules powdree talentee hee beareth Gules two cheuerons of siluer and a border powdered with Besants Of a border checkered We haue yet another bordure in armes which is called a border checkered and so called because it is checkerwise in two colours as here appeares in this scutchion and it shall bee saide of him which beares these armes in this maner Portat vnam crucem rubinam planam in campo argenteo cum vna bordura scaccata de nigro et argento Il port d'argent vn crois plain de gules borduree checkee du sable d'argent he beareth siluer a plaine crosse of gules a border checkie with siluer and sable Of borders gobonated Moreouer and besides the armes which I haue spoken of with borders there is a border gobonated as in this scutchion next following and it is called gobinated for it is made of two colours in quadrats or quadrately of blacke and white and whosoeuer beareth these armes shall be said to beare thus Portat de argento et duas bendas de nigro cum vna bordura de albo et nigro gobinata Il port d'argent deux bendees de sable vn bordure de sable d'argent he beareth siluer two bendes of sable with a bordure gobinated of siluer and sable and this same bordure bare that noble prince the Duke of Glocester brother to that famous warriour King Henry the fifth the which royall Duke bare in his coate the whole armes of France and England quarterly with a bordure gobinated of siluer sable as in this scutchion set down Of bordures inuecked And this opinion before rehearsed in the blazing hath pleased many the which in no maner of wise can be true for if these armes as it is sayde before were countercoined then the lowest corner or coine of the Armes that is the lowest point of the sheelde shoulde not be of one colour as it is of azure But besides these proofes before rehearsed it is certaine that in all armes countercoyned all the coines of what colour soeuer they be meete together by their points in the middest of the sheelde as in the next scutchion it shall be shewed Therefore in mine opinion except greater aucthoritie can be shewed to the contrary but they shall thus be blazed Portauit arma barrata et caput scuti palatum et angilatum de asurio et auro cum scuto simplici de argento Il port barree vn cheiff palee cunectee d'azure et d'or et vn estu simple d'argent in English Hee beareth barrie and a chieffe paly angulated of azure and gold with a simple sheelde of siluer Of armes countercoined There be diuers families which beare Armes countercoined as heere in this scutchion appeareth and these armes be called countercoined because the coins meete all together in one point in the middest of the sheelde for euery border triangular is properly more of length then of bredth wherefore the opinion of such as said that the armes before spoken of belonging to the Earle of March were palie barry and counter-coyned are to be reprooued because the colours accord not as of necessity they shuld accord if the aforesaid opinion were true Therefore it shall be said thus of him which beareth these armes Portat arma contraconata de asureo et albo Il port Girone d'azure argent he beareth countercoynd of azure and siluer Of armes pyled For as much as we haue spoken of armes in which the colours meete togither in the midst of the shield now it followeth of certain armes in which three pyles meete togither in one point as in this scutchion which shall be thus blazed portat tres pilas nigras in campo aureo Il port d'or trois piles de sable hee beareth golde three pyles of siluer Of balles in armes Neuerthelesse you must note the difference in the blasing of these armes before and those that come after when you blase them in the latine tongue for sometimes this woorde pila in latine is taken for a peece of timber to be put vnder the pillor of a bridge as in the scutchion before and sometimes this word pila is taken for a ball such as wee plaie with then it is called pila manualis as in this scutchion otherwhiles a foote ball which is in latin pila pedalis therefore it shal bee said of him which beareth these armes in latin Portat tres pilas argenteas in campo reubio Il port de gules trois peletees d'argent hee beareth gules three balles of siluer And you must note this that such balles haue all coulours but the coulour of golde for if they bee of golde you shall terme them besants Of tortels in armes There be also tortelles that be little cakes which be greater than balles as in this scutchion appeareth which tortelles be euer of a greater compasse than the balles in the Armes before set downe and hee which beareth these tortels shal be said to beare this in latine Portat tres tortellas rubias in campo aureo Il port d'or et trois torteulx de gules in English Hee heareth golde three tortelles of gules And you must note this that Balles Besants and Tortelles in Armes are alwayes whole round figures and not perforated Of Fountaines and Welles borne in armes There be certaine other round figures borne in armes of white mixed sometime with azure sometime with sable vndated or after the manner of waues which markes or figures be called fountaines or welles and therefore cary the colour of that which they represent like water troubled with the winde And of him which beareth these armes thus it shall be saide Portat tres fontes in campo viridi Il port di vert et trois fountains he beareth vert three fountaines Of Rings borne in Armes Now after these round figures aboue rehearsed there be other which bee perforated as rings or anlets as is shewed vnto you in this scutchion And of him which beareth these armes it shal be saide thus Portat tres anulos aures in campo nigro in French Il port du sable et trois anulettes d'or in English He beareth sable and three rings of golde Of Tracts in Armes Hauing spoken before of bordures in armes now it followeth to intreate of Tracts or lines and first of a simple tract as in this scutchion heere set downe and it is called a tract or
in Armes And like as the children of the second brother bearing three labels haue their differences by their signes and borders so the children of the third brother bearing foure labels beare the same armes their father did and so many labelles and they haue also their differences by their signes and borders as before is rehearsed and diuers other as a lion ramping one part blacke and another part red For of all the markes and signes which be found in Armes as flowers leaues and other deuises it were too long and tedious to speake of they be so innumerable but for such rules as generally holde in Armourie obseruing these which here I haue set downe I doubt not but you shall finde them sufficient to blaze the hardest coate Therefore take you heede to these rules and although they touch not euerie particular in Armourie yet shall you finde them to profite much and shew you a neare way to some perfection in this knowledge And nowe lastly I wil proceede to this question that is Whether the Armes by the graunt of a Prince or other great Lorde be of more dignitie than those Armes which a man taketh by his owne aucthoritie when it is lawfull for him to take him Armes at his pleasure By which question you shal well knowe that wee haue Armes foure manner of wayes The first of the which is the Armes which wee haue by descent from our fathers or mothers or our predecessours the which manner of bearing of Armes is most vsuall and most famous vppon the which I intend not to stand long being so wel approoued The second manner wee haue Armes by is by our merites as plainely appeareth by the addition of the Armes of France to the Armes of England wonne by that victorious prince Edward the eldest sonne of King Edward the third then king of England after the taking of King Iohn of Fraunce in the battaile of Poicters which Armes are rightly and lawfully borne and in the same manner may a priuate souldier take some great Lorde in battaile the same souldier may carry the Armes of his prisoner and his heire shall in his fathers right carrie the same Armes The third manner is when wee haue Armes by the grant of a Prince or some other great Lord and it is to bee vnderstoode that these Armes which wee haue by the grant of the Prince receiue no question why a man doeth beare such a coate for the Prince will not that such a question be asked whie hee gaue to any man such Armes Because whatsoeuer pleaseth the Prince hath the strength of the lawe so it be not to ouerthrowe the lawe except any man bare those Armes before because that that which is a mans owne by a right title may not bee taken from him nor may the Prince doe it without doing wrong The fourth manner is when wee beare Armes which we take by our owne proper authoritie as we see in these daies how many men by their grace labour fauour or deseruing are made gentlemen some by their wisedome some by valour some by their strength some by arte some by vertue and of these men many by their owne aucthoritie haue taken Armes to be borne by them and their heires whose names I thinke it needelesse to repeate neuerthelesse I thinke those Armes so taken may bee lawfully borne but yet they are not of so great dignitie and authoritie as those Armes which be granted by the authoritie of a Prince or great Lord. And it is the opinion of many that a Herald of Armes may giue Armes But I say if any Armes be giuen by a Herauld that those Armes be of no more authoritie than those Armes taken by a mans owne authoritie FINIS