And if ther be any moo thinge in armys than by as of floures be same pellette/ <turtewes> and of other dyvers thinge ye shall not nomber them. if they be floures he berith flourte. If they be besante he berith bezante/ if they be turtewes, he berith turtuele. If they be pelettes, he berith pellette. Alsoo the' be 3 thinge
in armys that be like that it to say fisewes,maskelynes and losenge. If he bere thus ye may says thus he berith siluer 3 fiswoes gowlys.

And if he bere thus he berith siluer 3 (correction to losenges) gouoles.




And if he bere thus ye must say he berith siluer 3 (correction to masckelynes) gouoles.

< the words lozenges and mascles were reversed in the each of the blazons and were corrected in the original text>

And if ther' be many losenges - he berith losenge. And if he bere many maskelyns, ye muste saye he berith maskely. And if he bere many fussewes - ye must saye he berith fusales and all maner of burde be membred and all manner of beste be enarmed. thus onely the Griffon to hym ye must say that his is bothe membred and enarmed for he is half fowle half best.
Ferthermore ye shall knowoe that ye ther' be pives and deves and if he bere thus he berith siluer an pitt gouolys.

fusilly



lozengy

mascelly


lozenge
And if there be any more things in arms than by as of flowers be same pellets/ torteaux and of other dyvers things ye shall not number them if they are flowers, he bears floury. If they bear benzants, he bears benzanty/ if they are torteaux, he bears turtuele. If they are pelettes, he bears pellety. Also, there be three things in arms that be like, that is to say fusils, mascles and lozenges. If he bears thus, ye may say thus, he bears argent, 3 fusils gules.

And if he bears thus, he bears argent, 3 lozenges gules.





And if he bear thus, ye must say he bears argent, 3 mascles gules.



And if there be many lozenges, he bears lozengy. And if he bear many mascles, he bears mascely. And if he bears many fusils - you must say he bears fusily and all manner of birds must be membered and all manner of beasts be enarmed. Thus, only the Griffon to him you must say that he is both membered and enarmed for he is half fowl and half beast.
Furthermore, you shall know that there are pittes and delfs and if he bears thus, he bears argent, a pitt gules.
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