The Boke of Saint Albans

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Author

Berners, Juliana, 1388?-

Title

The boke of Saint Albans : containing treatises on hawking, hunting, and cote armour

Original Publication

United Kingdom: Elliot Stock.

Credits

Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

SK: Agriculture: Hunting sports

Subject

Heraldry -- Early works to 1800

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 71266

Release Date

July 24, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Boke of Saint Albans
2. 2.Introduction.
3. 3.CHAPTER I. Authorship. — Prologue to the Book of Hawking. — Prologue to Mistress Barnes’ Compilation on Hunting. — Prologue to the Book of Coat Armour.
4. 4.CHAPTER II. Typography and Bibliography.
5. 5.CHAPTER III. The Subjects Treated.
6. 6.CHAPTER IV. Philology.
7. 7.I n so moch that gentiƚƚ men and honest persones haue greete delite in haukyng and desire to haue the maner to take haukys: and also how and in waat wyse they shulde gyde theym ordynateli: and to knaw the gentiƚƚ termys in communyng of theyr haukys: and to vnderstonde theyr sekeneses and enfirmitees: and also to knawe medicines for theym accordyng. and mony notabuƚƚ termys that ben vsed ī hawkyng both of their haukys and of the fowles that their hawkys shaƚƚ sley. Therfore thys book fowlowyng in a dew forme shewys veri knawlege of suche plesure to gentiƚƚ men and ꝑsonys disposed to se itt. — The maner to speke of hawkis fro an eeg to thei be habuƚƚ to be takene. — How ẏe shall demeẏn ẏow ī takẏng of hawkis & with wat instrumētis & how ẏe shall kide them — Whan ẏowre hawke maẏ be draw to reclaẏme and the maner of hir dẏette — How ẏe shall fede ẏowre hawke. and to knawe hir infirmiteis. & ther bene monẏ diueris of them — Merke wele ẏowre medicines here folowẏng — ¶ A medicine for the frounce ī the mowth — ¶ how the frounce commẏthe. — ¶ how the Rẏ commẏthe. — ¶ how the Craẏ commẏthe. — ¶ whan thẏn hawke shall bathe hẏm. — How ẏe maẏ cawse ẏowre hawke to flẏe withe a currage in the morow. — How ẏe shall gẏde ẏow if ẏowre hawke be full goorged and ẏe wode soone haue a flẏght. — ¶ A medecẏne for the Rẏ — ¶ A medecẏne for the Craẏ & moo folow — ¶ The kẏndeli termis that belong to hawkis — Here shal ẏe vnderstonde furthermore other maner of termẏs that belong vn to hawkis for to cōmende them for diuerse of theẏre propirteis — ¶ How ẏowre hawke puttithouer — ¶ whan ẏe shall saẏ enduth & embowellid — ¶ Merke well theẏs termẏs folowẏng — ¶ To knawe the maill of an hawke — ¶ Plumage. and Caste ẏowre hawke. — ¶ Nomme or seesid. — ¶ werfore an hawke is calde a Rifelere. — How ẏe shall naame the memberes of ẏowre hawkis in conuenient termes. — ¶ Talons. — ¶ Pownces. — ¶ Longe Sengles. — ¶ Petẏ Sengles. — ¶ The keẏ or Closer. — ¶ Seris of waterẏ or waxẏ colowre. — ¶ The Beme feder. Full Sommẏd and Reclaẏmede. — ¶ Braẏles or Braẏlfederẏs. Degouted — ¶ Brest federẏs. Plumage. Barbe federẏs. Pendaunt federẏs. — ¶ Flagg or faggis federẏs. — ¶ Beme federes of the wẏng Sercell — ¶ Ensaẏme — ¶ Couertis or couert — ¶ Backe federis. — ¶ Beke Clape Nares Sere — ¶ Crẏnettis. — ¶ Sore aage. — ¶ To Reclaẏme an hawke — ¶ whẏ an hawke is called an Eẏes. — ¶ what a taẏnt is. — ¶ Medecẏnẏs to Ensaẏme ẏowre hawke — ¶ How ẏowre hawke ensaẏmẏthe — How ẏe shall gẏde ẏow whan ẏowre hawke is redẏ to flie. Also ẏe shall saẏ put vp a partriche — ¶ how ẏe shall rewarde ẏowre hawke. — ¶ how ẏowre hawke shall Reioẏse. — Whan ẏowre hawke hath nomme a fowle how ẏe shall do that ẏe rebuke not the hawke. — A medecẏne for to make an hawke to cast that is a comberẏd with castẏng with in her bodẏ — ¶ A medecẏne for an hawke that will soure — ¶ A medecẏne for an hawke that is lowse. — ¶ The opẏnẏon of Ostregiers. — ¶ Ostregeris. Speruiteris. Faukeneris. — ¶ The length of the Gesse. Lewnes. Tẏrettis. and how theẏ be fastined. & Bewettis — ¶ Creaunce. — ¶ A medecẏne for an hawke that will cast flesh — ¶ A medecẏne for an hawke that has lost here corrage. — A medecẏne that an hawke shall not lie ī mew for vnlustẏnese. — ¶ A medicine for an hawke that hath the teẏne — How a man shall take an hawke fro the Eẏrer — A medecẏne for wormẏs in an hawke wiche sekenesse is called the Fẏlaundris. — ¶ A medecẏne foor an hawke that castẏs wormẏs at the foundemēt what wormis that thei be — A medecẏne for an hawke that hath a sekenesse the wich is called the aggresteẏne. — ¶ A medecẏne for an hawke that hath the croampe in hir wẏnges and how it cummẏth. — Let not an hawke be put in mew to late bot in this maner as it folowth. if ẏe loue ẏoure hawke — ¶ how ẏe shall dispose and ordaẏn ẏowre mewe — ¶ The maner how a man shall put an hawke in to mewe. and that is to be wele nooted. — In what maner and how a man shall fede his hawke in mewe. — ¶ To make an hawke to mew tẏmeli with owt anẏ hurtẏng of hir. — ¶ A nother medecẏne. — Who so will that an hawke mewe not nor fall noon of hir federis. therfore here is a medecẏne — ¶ For the gowte in the throte. — For the gowte in the hede and ī the Raẏnes. — ¶ A medecẏne for a sekenes called the fallera — A medecẏne for the crampe in the thigh in the legge and in the fote of an hawke. — ¶ For the Cogh or the poose. — ¶ A medecẏne for the podagre. — A medecẏne for a sekenes within the bodẏ of an hauke and it shewith not outewarde how she shall be holpen and in what maner. — For the passion that Goshawkis haue fastẏng — ¶ For hawkis that ben wonded. — ¶ A medecine for an hauke that has the artetik — A medecine for an hauke combred ī the bowillis — ¶ A medecẏne for an hawke that has the goute — ¶ A medecẏne for an hawke that hath mites. — ¶ That an hauke vse hir craft all the seson to flẏe or lefe. — ¶ A medecẏne for an hauke that has the stoon — ¶ A medecẏne for vermẏn. — ¶ A medecine for the Reume that haukis haue — ¶ A medecẏne for haukis that bene drẏ and desẏre to drẏnke, to kepe hem moẏst in kẏnde. — For sekenes that haukis haue ī their Entrellis. — ¶ A medecẏne for the Entreẏllis. — ¶ For sekenes of Swellẏng. — For blaẏnis ī haukes mouthes cald frounches — ¶ A medicine for an hauke that castis hir flesh — ¶ A medecẏne for the Reume clepid Agrum — ¶ For to make an hawke grete and fatte. — ¶ For booches that growe in an hawkis Iowe — Here is a goode medecẏne for an hawke that wyll not coom to Reclaẏme. — A medecẏne for hawkis that bene Refreẏned. — A medecẏne for hawkẏs that haue paẏne in theẏr croupes. — A medecẏne for the stoone in the fundement — ¶ A medecẏne for the drẏ Frounce. — ¶ A medecẏne for wormẏs called anguellis — A n hawke Tẏrith. Fedith. Goorgith. Bekith. Rousith. Enduẏth. Mutith. Perchẏth. Ioẏkith. Puttithouer. Proẏnẏth. Plommẏth. She warbullith. and mantellith. — ¶ The namẏs of a Spare hauke as Ostrigers and Sparuiters haue determẏned — An hawke flieth to the vew to the Beke. or to the Toll. Nō Crepe Querre Fer Iuttẏ &ċ — Now shall ẏe knaw what theis termes betokẏn & moo folowẏng. as Hut. Iuttẏ ferrẏ. Mounte Raundon. Crepe. Ennewed. — ¶ Creepe. — ¶ A thefe. — ¶ Querre. — Merke this terme draw — Nowe ẏe shall vnderstonde if a man will make an hawke to the querre in this maner he most do — A pratẏ craft to take an hawke that is brokẏn owt of mew. and all maner of fowlẏs that sẏt in trees if a man wẏll. — Of hawkẏs Bellẏs. — ¶ Theẏs haukes belong to an Emproure — ¶ Theis hawkes belong to a kẏng. — ¶ For a prẏnce. — For a duke. — For an Erle. — ¶ For a Baron. — Hawkes for a knẏght — Hawkis for a Squẏer. — For a ladẏ — An hawke for a ẏong man — ¶ And ẏit ther be moo kẏndis of hawkes
8. 8.L yke wise as ī the booke of hawkyng aforesayd are writyn and noted the termys of plesure belongyng to gentiƚƚ men hauyng delite therin. In thessame maner thys booke folowyng shewith: to sych gentiƚƚ personys the maner of huntyng for aƚƚ maner of beestys. wether thay be Beestys of venery. or of chace. or Rascaƚƚ. And also it shewith aƚƚ the termys cōuenyent as weƚƚ to the howndys as to the beestys a forsayd. And in certayn ther be many dyuerse of thaym. as it is declared in the booke folowyng. — Bestẏs of venerẏ. — Bestẏs of the Chace. — Note here the aage of an hert. — To knaw the hede of an hert. & that is dẏuerse — An Heerde. A Beve. A Sounder. A Route. — A Littill herde. A mẏdẏll heerd A grete heerd — How ẏe shall saẏ a gret hert & not a fair & oder — ¶ what is a beuẏ of Roos grete or small — What is a Sounder of swẏne grete or small — Of the Roo huntẏng. brekẏng. and dressẏng — Now of thage & vndoẏng of the boore — Now of the hare. — ¶ The rewarde for howndẏs. — Wiche beestes shall be flaẏne & wich stripte — Whiche beestis shall be reride with the lẏmer. — The discreuẏng of a Bucke. — Of the hornẏs of a Bucke. — Of the Roobucke. — Now of the hert and of the hynde. — Of the criẏng of theẏs beestẏs. — Merke well theẏs sesonẏs folowẏng. — Of the huntẏng of the haare — The boost that the maẏster hunter makẏthe to his man now here foloẏng ẏe maẏ here. — For .ii. cawses the hert desirith to the Rẏuer. & note wele theis termẏs foloẏng descende & oder — Now of the Nomblis merke wele the termẏs — The Auauncers. the Forchers — What is a forloẏng. — Wiche thre thẏnges cause the houndes to endure — Wich best a slau hounde takis as sone as aswift — Whẏ the hare fumaẏs and croteis. — How nonẏ maner beestis of venerẏ Releue — To vndo the wẏlde Boore. — ¶ how ẏe shall breeke an Hert. — Bestis of the chace of the swete fewte & stinkīg. — ¶ The namẏs of diuerse maner houndis — ¶ The propreteis of a goode Grehound. — The propretees of a goode hors. — Merke wele theẏs .iiii thẏnges. — If theis be not directid then go thei at aventẏr — The Compaẏnẏs of beestẏs and fowlẏs. — Here folow the dew termẏs to speke of breekẏng or dressẏng of dẏuerse beestis and fowlis & ċ And thessame is shewed of certaẏn fẏsshes. — Now of fẏsshes — ¶ ẏe shall saẏ thus. — H ere now foloyng shaƚƚ be shewed aƚƚ the Shyreys and the Byshopryches of the reolme of Englond And ye shaƚƚ vnderstonde that the Shyres be written before and the bisshopriches of thessame ar writ folowyng next aft and then afterward ar shewed the Prouynces of this londe. — Prouẏnces of England.
9. 9.H ere in thys booke folowyng is determyned the lynage of Coote armuris: and how gentilmen shaƚƚ be knowyn from vngentiƚƚ men. and how bondeage began first in aungeƚƚ and after succeded in man kynde. as it is shewede in processe boothe in the childer of Adam and also of Noe. and how Noe deuyded the worlde in .iij. partis to his .iij. sonnys. Also ther be shewyd the .ix. colowris in armys figured by the .ix. orderis of aungelis. and it is shewyd by the forsayd colowris wych ben worthy and wych ben Royaƚƚ. and of rigaliteis wiche ben noble and wich ben exellent. And ther ben here the vertuys of chyualry and many other notable and famowse thyngys to the plesure of noble personys shaƚƚ be shewyd as the werkys folowyng witteneses who so euer likyth to se thaym and rede thaym wych were to longe now to rehers. And after theys notable thyngꝭ aforesayde folowyth the Blasyng of aƚƚ maner armys in latyn french and Englisħ. — ¶ Incipit Liber armorum. — How Gentilmen shall be knawẏn from churlis & how theẏ first began. And how Noe deuẏdẏd the world in .iii. partit to his iii sonnẏs. — How longe Cote armures wer begunne afore thẏncarnacion of owre lorde Ihesu crẏst. — ¶ Primꝰ lapis The first stone is calde Topasion signẏfiẏng golde in armẏs. — ¶ Secūdꝰ lapis The secunde stone is cald Smaragdus a grauelẏ stone signifiẏng vert in armẏs — ¶ Tercius lapis ¶ And this stone is calde brusk colore ī armẏs — ¶ Quartus lapis ¶ And this stone is calde plūbẏ color ī armẏs — Quintus lapis ¶ A loẏs is calde sinamer or sanquine ī armẏs — Sextus lapis ¶ And thẏs stone is calde gowlẏs in armẏs — ¶ Septimꝰ lapis ¶ A blue stone it is & it is cald asure ī armẏs — Ottauꝰ lapis ¶ This stone is blake and it is called Sabull — ¶ ixꝰ lapis ¶ A shinẏng ston̄ and is calde Siluer ī armẏs — ¶ Of the diu̇se coloreis for the feld of cotearmuris .v. bene worthẏ and .iiii. bene Roẏall — ¶ Of nine preciꝰ stonis .v. be noble & .iiii. of dig — ¶ Of thorderis of āgelis .v. be ierarch & .iiii. trō — ¶ v. of the dignites of regalite be noble & .iiii. &ċ — Nẏne vertues of preciꝰ stonẏs — ¶ The .iiii. vertues of cheualrẏ — Here shall be shewed the .ix. artikelis of gentilnes. v of them ar amorows and iiii soueraẏn — ¶ Ther be ix. vices contrarẏ to gentilmen — ¶ Ther be .ix. īestimable reioẏngis in armẏs — Knaw ẏe that theis ii. orderis wer. first wedlok & then knẏhthode. and knẏhthode was made before Cote armure was ordened. — ¶ Theis be the charges or artikelis that euerẏ knẏght shlude kepe bẏ the dignẏte of his order & theẏ be ix. v. temꝑall and iiii goostlẏ — ¶ The maner of knẏghthodis ben .ii. oon with the Swerde An other with the Bath — Nẏne maner of gentẏlmen ther bene — ¶ Gentilmen be calde .iiii. maner of wẏse one of awncetreis and iii of Cotearmure — ¶ A gentẏlman spirituall — ¶ Also the diuisionẏs of cotarmuris be .ix. thatt is to witt .v. perfẏte and .iiii. vnperfẏte — ¶ Diferens Enbordẏng — ¶ Dẏferans Iemews — ¶ Diferens molet — Diferans countertreuis — How ther be .iiii. cotarmurẏs imperfite and be borẏn wẏth owte diferans — Note here well who shall gẏue cotarmures — In how manẏ places a knẏght maẏ be made — ¶ A lassed cotarmure is on the moderis parte — How Gentẏll men be made of Gromis that be nott of cootarmure nether blode and theẏ be cald vntriall and apocrifate as hit shewith foloẏng — ¶ In armẏs be vi diferences that is to saẏ ii. for excellent and iiii. for nobullẏs — In blasẏng of armẏs be .ix. quadrattis that is to saẏ .v. quadrate finiall and iiii. Roẏall — Here shall be shewed what Cootarmuris restrẏal ben and weer the blaser shall begẏn to blase. — Merke what sentre Fixal Mangis Gorgis & other diuerse here now folowẏng be calde ī armẏs — ¶ Ther be diuerse berẏngẏs of feeldẏs — ¶ Ther bene .iii. cote armurẏs grẏttẏ — In armẏs be ii. pinẏonẏs. also it shewẏs wat clawrẏ cownterlẏ and quarterlẏ bene with other
10. 10.Here begẏnnẏth the blasẏng of armẏs — I aske here moo questionis of the crossis signe — ¶ Off an cros of an equaƚƚ length on eueri parte. — ¶ Off a playn cros strayte. — ¶ Off a cros patent fixibyƚƚ. — Off a playn cros cordyd. — ¶ Off a cros playn ꝑforatid. — ¶ Off a besantid cros. — ¶ Off a cros flurry. — ¶ Now here shaƚƚ be shewyd of a cros flurri patent ī armys — ¶ Ye shaƚƚ vnderstand here of a playn wateri cros. — ¶ Also ther is a cros that is calde inueckyt. — Off an other maner cros that is calde a cros croslet. — ¶ More ouer ther is a cros masculatit as here it folowis. — ¶ Also ther is a cros masculatit and perforatit as here. — ¶ Ther is a mylneris cros as here it shaƚƚ be shewed. — Now it shaƚƚ be shewed of a cros that is turnyt a gayn. — ¶ Off a cros fforkyd. — ¶ Off a cros engraylid or engradid. — ¶ Off a cros cutoff. — ¶ Off a knotty cros. — ¶ Off a cros flurri knottid. — ¶ Off a cros dowbuƚƚ ꝑtitid. — ¶ Off a cros dowble ꝑtitid florishid — ¶ Off a cros tripartitid florishid. — ¶ Off a mylneris cros shadowyd or vmbratid. — ¶ Off a cros floree patent vmbratid. — ¶ Off a cros flori patent vmbratit and perforatid. — ¶ Yitt here folowis an odir cros hemyt or borderit as apperis — Now folowis an Ermyn cros as it shaƚƚ be shewyd — Itt shaƚƚ be shewyd first of armys quarterit playn. — Off armys quartly borne now it shaƚƚ be shewyd. — ¶ Off armys quarterit and engraylyt now shaƚƚ be shewytt — Off armys quaterit and irrasyt now I will speke. — Off armys quarterit inueckyt now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt. — Now of armys quarterit indentyt it shaƚƚ here be shewyd. — Off armys partit aftir the long way here shaƚƚ be shewyt. — ¶ Off armys partit the long way ingralyt I wiƚƚ shew here — Here now it shaƚƚ be shewyt of armys partit and irrasit — Off armys ꝑtit the long way and inueckyt now I wiƚƚ speke — Off armys partit on the long way & indentyt her̄ it is shewyd — Off armys partyt aft the long way clowdy or nebulatyd. — Off armys ꝑtyt watṫi of Syluer and gowles this scochon is — Now here I begynne to speke of armys partyt ouerwart: — ¶ Off armys irrasit ou̇wart now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt. — Now of armys partyt ou̇wartt ye shaƚƚ haue an exemple. — Off armys the wich ar calde cheiff or an hede I wiƚƚ shewe. — Off armys palit vndatit now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt. — ¶ Off armys palit crokyt and sharpe now I wiƚƚ speke. — Off armys barrit playn now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt. — ¶ Off barrit armys vndatit now I wyƚƚ shew as apperith. — ¶ Off armys barrit and inueckyt ye shale haue exemple — Off armys barryt crokyt and sharppe as here afṫ is shewit. — Now it shaƚƚ be shewyd of armys that ar bendly barryt. — Here ye shaƚƚ diligently merke armys barrit and lees barrid. — Now I wyƚƚ speke of armys barrid &̄ liteƚƚ barris florishyt — Now I intende to speke of bendys in armys as here. — Off liteƚƚ bendys in armys now here is an exempuƚƚ. — ¶ Off armys palit and bendyt now here it shaƚƚ be shewyde — Off armys bende fusillyt here now I wiƚƚ exempuƚƚ. — Here now it shaƚƚ be spokyn̄ of dyuerse borduris ī armys. — Off armys bordurit and ingraylit now here folowys exemple — Now of armys borderit and talentit I wiƚƚ shew exemple. — ¶ Off armys bordurit hauyng .ij. Cheuerons of siluer & ċ. — ¶ Yit ther is an other maner bordure that is calde Cheekert. — Off borduris gobonatit now here is an exempuƚƚ. — ¶ Item of borduris had in armys of colowris inueekyt. — Off armys contrari conyt here I wiƚƚ informe yow — Off pilit armys now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt: — ¶ Of ballis in armys here now it shaƚƚ be shewyt. — Off tortellys or litiƚƚ Cakys in armys. — Off fontans or wellis here I wiƚƚ speke. — Off ryngys the wich be other rounde instrumentis I wiƚƚ speke — ¶ Off tractys in armys. — Off a tract ingraylyt oon booth the sydys here is an exemple. — ¶ Off a tract dowbuƚƚ and florishyt it shaƚƚ be shewyt. — Off tractis triplatit and quatriplatit othyrwyle. — Off a tract sympuƚƚ of .ij. colowris and inueckyt an exemple — After tractis now it shaƚƚ be spokyn of fyssuris or stauys. — Now here I begynne to speke of armys hedyd as it apperis. — Off armys palit with oon quarter of an other coloure. — Now of armys chekkerit here ye shaƚƚ haue an exemple. — Off Cheuerons the wich ī englisħ ar calde cowpuls of sparris — Off a Cheurron or a sygne capitaƚƚ engraylyt here is shewyt. — ¶ Off dyuerse and meruelus Cheuerons yit I wiƚƚ speke. — Off Cheuerons differyng on the longe way. — ¶ Off dowtis emong herroddis ī blasyng theys armys suyng — Off armys fusyllit in englisħ spyndyllis now I will speke. — Off oon fusyƚƚ borne in armys here I wiƚƚ exempuƚƚ. — Off an fusyƚƚ of dyuerse colowris now here I wiƚƚ speeke. — Off fusyllis by the maner of a bende here I wiƚƚ sūwat say. — ¶ Off a bar fusyllit in armys here is an exemple. — Knawe ye y e differans bitwix ffusillis Masculis & Losyngꝭ — Off losyngys how and what maner of wyse they be made. — Now of a signe ī armis y t is calde a Saltori a maṅ of a cros — Off armys sawtrie engradit here I wiƚƚ exempliƚƚ. — Off many crossis sawtre borne in armys ingradyt an exemple — Off Crownys in armys borne by the maner of a pale. — Off crownys in armys borne barrit here I wiƚƚ informe yow — Off .iij. Cronys borne in the Corneris of the shelde. — ¶ Off fisħys borne in armys in dyu̇se wyse here is a dectrine — Off armys the wich ar calde frectis here now I wyƚƚ speke. — Off armys hauyng beestis salyentyng or rampyng. — ¶ Off armys barrit and of labellis borne in armys. — Merke ye wele theys questionys here now folowyng.

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