Le blazon or a short and easie way to attain to the art of heraldry Blazon. Wiseman, Robert, Sir, 1613-1684. 1678 Approx. 24 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A66732 Wing W3111 ESTC R220186 99831609 99831609 36074 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A66732) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 36074) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2046:47) Le blazon or a short and easie way to attain to the art of heraldry Blazon. Wiseman, Robert, Sir, 1613-1684. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (metalcuts) and to be sold there & by Dan. Major at the Flying horse neere St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet London, Printed at the Theater in Oxford : [1678] "To the nobility and gentry" (center block) signed: R. Wiseman. Engraved throughout; borders bear 300 shields, illustrating all the terms and figures of heraldry. At foot of center block: Imprimatur Tho Jeames Provicecan: 1678. Torn with some loss of print. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Heraldry -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. 2008-02 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-07 Paul Schaffner Sampled and proofread 2008-07 Paul Schaffner Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion This Synopsis of Heraldry is with all possible humility and submisiveness most humbly Dedicated to your Honours by Robert Wiseman blazon or coat of arms HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE MUTARE VEL TIMERE SPERNO To the R t and most Hon ble Henry Somerset Lord ●erbert Baron of Chepstow Raglan & G●●er Earle & Marquess of Worcester L d President & L d Leiutenant of Wales & the Marshes L d Leiutenant of the Counties of Glocester Hereford & Monmorth & of the Citie & County of Bristoll L d Warden of his Mat ies Forrest of Dean & Costuble of the Castle of S t Briavell in the said forrest one of his Ma ies mosst Hon ble Privy Councell & K t of the most noble order of the Garter &c. depiction of mounted knight Antient blazon or coat of arms PIE REPONE TE To the Right and 〈…〉 Marqvese of 〈…〉 Viscount 〈…〉 most Hono ble 〈…〉 &c. depiction of mounted knight Antient To the Nobility and Gentry , My Lords and Gentlemen , I hope it will be pardonable that I here present you only with your noble Coats and Surnames , since my pap r will not admit of Roome to sett downe your Titles and dignities , the which are soe generally knowne that it would be impertinance in me to pretend illustration vpon those renow ned monuments which will remain to all ages . And also , it being a rule for instruction , I was forced to sett Coats in order according to my purpose ( though not altogether according to the antiquities of the Coates ) I hope it will suffice if diligently and carfully observed , to Blazon any Coat that is presented to your view which is only the aime of My Lords and Gentlemen your most humble and most respectfull Servant . Ro : Wiseman Le Blazon Or a short and easie way to attain to the art of Heraldry . The Explanation . I have here Endeavoured to put much in a little roome , and to be as short as I could in giveing you a method to blazon any Coate whatsoever . ( I hope it wil not seeme hard ) all the Colours are hatcht according to the first seaven Escocheons , and taken care to name every Charge at least once as for example . In the Crosses I haue named the first a plaine Crosse , and then haue named no more but the Alterations , as wavy or Ingrayled &c. and soe of a Saltire and bend , and soe of Lions , I haue done the like of all other charges , but if any other charge accompany a Lion , or other charge then the Lion is not named , but the other things that are found . As S. r John Hoskins Coate ( of Herefs ) is written over between ( Party per pale the Cheveron and the Lions are named in other places ) therefore I say between , that is Party per pale azure and Gules , a Cheveron betweene 3 lyons Rampant or . Or thus he beareth argent 3 lozanges in ffesse Gules , within a Bordure sable , by the name of Mountagu , of which there are severall noble Familys . you see the bordure must be named , and if it be invecked ingrayled waved &c. it must be expressed , if entoyre , you must say of so many bezants , if Enaleurō of so many birds . To Blazon you must begin with the Feild , and say he beareth Or Argent or Gules &c. and then name the Charge and the Charge charged , nameing their true position number and figure , and for a better rule , observe that all common Charges in the mixt bearings are borne in vpon or with Cheife , Pale , bend , Cheveron , Crosse , Saltier , Canton Fess Giron , Pile , Escocheon , bordure , or orle , or one Commō Charge in vpon or with another Observation . in Heraldry , the rule is never to put Metall upon Metall , nor Colour vpon Colour , otherwise the Armes are ffalse . Of Termes in Heraldry , Lions , Griffons , W●lues , and Beares . are Rampant if Exactly in pale but if more bend wayes Lyons , Wolves , and Be●res are Saliant , Griffons sergreiant , lyons are also ●●gued and Armned Gules , or Azure or , the like . Griffons are armed , E agles likewise , Swans membred , Hawkes are Iessed and Belled , Cocks are armed Cressed and Velloped , Capons are armed Cressed , and Iowlopped , All these things are to be expr essed when they are mett with ( that is ) when the tongues bills and Claws are found of differing Colour from the body . And when any liveing creature pro●eed from the bottom of any ordinary , it is 〈…〉 and when o●er two Colours , then Ies●● when it proceeds from the middle of any ordinary or common Charge , it is said , naissant of Furrs , Ermine is white , powdered 〈◊〉 black . ermines is black powdered with white . Ermynois is yellow , powdered with black Pean●● black , powdered with yellow . vayre is of argent , or Azure , but if of other Colours , it is to be express●d vayre of such colours . Fesse , Bend , and Cheveron , have their d●●●●●●es as you see in their order . Their proportion , is thus , the Pale occu●ieth a Fifth part of the escutcheon but if charge 〈◊〉 part the bend likewise , the fesse chiefe ●nd saltier likewise , the pallet is halfe the Pale , 〈…〉 the fourth part , the Barr halfe the fesse & 〈…〉 Baronetts have allways the addition of 〈◊〉 sinister hand gules , to their coate , and single Ladys beare their Coates in the forme of a Lozange . Any Gentleman that beares a Coate may imp●le his wives Coate with it as 〈◊〉 as shee liveth , and if shee be an hei● 〈…〉 and his heires for ever , and soe it come●● 〈…〉 ●●●y persons of Quality have many 〈…〉 to blazon them you must say he beareth quarterly of 4 6 or 8 Coates , begining at y e first and soon to y e last . Coats are blazoned either by Metalls precious Stones or planetts , the latter are commonly made vse of in blazoning the armes of Princes and pers : ons of Honour . Colours Mettalls Precious Stones Planetts Yelow Or Topaz Sol White Argent Pearle Luna Black Sable Diamond Saturne Red Gules Rubie Mars Blew Azure Saphire Iupiter Greene Vert Emrald Venus Purple Purpure Amethyst Mercury obserue to give the true name to all Charges of this . simple circle if they be then they are called Or Bezants Argent Plates Sable Palletts Gules Tortevxes Light blew Hurts Vert Pomeyes Purpure Golpes Tenne Oranges These are the differences of houses that are added to Coate-armour , to distinguish the descent of Families . 〈…〉 ●●ey be of the first . 〈…〉 third house &c. 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 5-pointed star bird concentric rings fleur-de-lys 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 5-pointed star superimposed on crescent bird superimposed on crescent concentric rings superimposed on crescent fleur-de-lys superimposed on crescent 〈…〉 〈…〉 crescent superimposed on 5-pointed star 5-pointed star superimposed on 5-pointed star bird superimposed on 5-pointed star concentric rings superimposed on 5-pointed star fleur-de-lys superimposed on 5-pointed star 〈…〉 crenellations superimposed on bird crescent superimposed on bird 5-pointed star superimposed on bird bird superimposed on bird concentric rings superimposed on bird fleur-de-lys superimposed on bird 5 crenellations superimposed on concentric rings crescent superimposed on concentric rings 5-pointed star superimposed on concentric rings bird superimposed on concentric rings concentric rings superimposed on concentric rings fleur-de-lys superimposed on concentric rings 6 crenellation superimposed on fleur-de-lys crescent superimposed on fleur-de-lys 5-pointed star superimposed on fleur-de-lys bird superimposed on fleur-de-lys concentric rings superimposed on fleur-de-lys fleur-de-lys superimposed on fleur-de-lys There is a Care to be taken concerning the honourable parts of the Escocheon and y e lesse Honorable , as to location , which are obserued as foloweth A B C   D     E     F   G H I A The dexter chiefe . B The precise middle cheife . C The sinister cheife . D The honor oint . E The fesse point . F The 〈◊〉 point . G The dexter base . H The precise middle base . I The sinister base . When any ordinaries are drawne with any of these lines the Blazoner is to say a Bend. Fesse , Pale , Crosse , Bordure or what it is , invecked ingrayled wavy or the like . Invecked heraldic motif Ingrayled heraldic motif Wavy heraldic motif Nebule heraldic motif ●●●taild or Crenelle heraldic motif Indented heraldic motif D●ncette heraldic motif These are the man̄er of Helmetts Crowns , and Coronetts that such persons beare , as you see y e titles under these examples . King helmet Earle helmet Knyght helmet Esquire helmet King crown Prince crown Arch Du●● crown Duke crown Marquess coronet Earle coronet Viscount coronet Baron coronet or heraldic device argent heraldic device sable heraldic device gules heraldic device azure heraldic device uert heraldic device purpure heraldic device ermine heraldic device ermines heraldic device raqrè heraldic device potent heraldic device checkey heraldic device party per pale Walgrave heraldic device per fesse Zusto heraldic device per bend Hawley heraldic device P B crenellè Boyle heraldic device senester Zurith heraldic device per crosse ●ock heraldic device per saltier Res●wold heraldic device 〈◊〉 quarter heraldic device canton heraldic device girone heraldic device Gironey of 8 heraldic device escocheon heraldic device an erle Bartram heraldic device orley heraldic device royders heraldic device flasques heraldic device flanches heraldic device Countercomponed heraldic device purflewe heraldic device Gabonnied heraldic device entoyre heraldic device enaluron heraldic device a pile Chandos heraldic device 2 piles Hollis heraldic device transposed heraldic device P flory heraldic device cotized heraldic device a plain crosse Ramsford heraldic device wavy Ducken●feild heraldic device ●●●ided heraldic device fimbraited heraldic device upon 3 grees Jones heraldic device moline Moleneux heraldic device patonce heraldic device flurry Ward heraldic device Avelane heraldic device potent Allen heraldic device P fitched heraldic device Patee fitched Cadwallader heraldic device formy flurry heraldic device bottony heraldic device ingrayled Mohun heraldic device couped perced Grill heraldic device Croyded Woodnoth heraldic device triparted heraldic device double parted heraldic device reguled Laurence heraldic device a saltire Aston heraldic device counterchanged Hunt heraldic device surmounted Andrews heraldic device a pale Hinckley heraldic device a pallet heraldic device endorse heraldic device paletts wavy heraldic device radient rayone heraldic device a bend Scroop heraldic device wavy Wallop heraldic device crenelle Wallyes heraldic device ingrayled Colepepper heraldic device flory Highlord heraldic device Cotized Bowyer heraldic device a benler heraldic device a garter heraldic device a cost heraldic device a ribon heraldic device a B sinister heraldic device a scarpe heraldic device a batune heraldic device a fesse heraldic device a barr heraldic device a Closet heraldic device barulet heraldic device 3 lozanges v●● Mountagu heraldic device 3 barrs wavy Samford heraldic device dancetty Delamare heraldic device Di Cheife Hungerford heraldic device barè of 12 Thynne heraldic device nebule Blunt heraldic device a chiefe Worlesley heraldic device a C indented Butler heraldic device bend & chiefe heraldic device saltire & Ch. Bruce heraldic device a cheveron Stafford heraldic device ingrayled vo Dudley heraldic device couped Jones heraldic device a cheveronel heraldic device a couple close heraldic device braced Fittz hugh heraldic device reversed heraldic device a file 3 points Barrington heraldic device a Lion dormāt heraldic device couchant heraldic device sejant heraldic device passant heraldic device P. gardant Bromfeild heraldic device saliant Felbrige heraldic device rampant Stapleton heraldic device regardant Givay heraldic device coward Ro●ch heraldic device chained Meredith heraldic device 2 L. passant Somery heraldic device 2 P gardant Ducy heraldic device Counterpassāt Glegg heraldic device Combatant Wycomb heraldic device enda●●● Achilles heraldic device R●●pant Ettr●●● heraldic device escallops Russell heraldic device crowned or Tyson heraldic device crosseletts Long heraldic device within a B Henley heraldic device be●let Church heraldic device ba●yemells Fairfax heraldic device counter cha Vaughan heraldic device betweene Hoskins heraldic device 2 L rampant heraldic device 6 lionesses heraldic device demy lion heraldic device 3 demy . L ●●nnet heraldic device issuant Markham heraldic device naissant Emme heraldic device 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 rampant Barnard heraldic device muzzled Barwick heraldic device a wolse Sali Dawne heraldic device passant Low heraldic device a grayhound Holford heraldic device currant Palmer heraldic device a Talbot Burgoine heraldic device heads Burton heraldic device Reynards Kadmil heraldic device catts in pale Keate heraldic device squerrells Lovell heraldic device connyes Strood heraldic device a stagg lodged Harthill heraldic device at gaze Jones heraldic device tripping heraldic device springing Gilstand heraldic device B in full corse Robertson heraldic device hinds C T Cotingham heraldic device St H cooped Rigmaiden heraldic device caborsed heraldic device truncked heraldic device atires heraldic device vnicorne Harling heraldic device tripping Musterton heraldic device currant Farington heraldic device Cooped Shelley heraldic device a camell pass Camell heraldic device a bore Trewarthen heraldic device erected Booth heraldic device in 3 Cupps Boles heraldic device 6 ram C T Harman heraldic device rams heads Bendish heraldic device holy lambs Rowe heraldic device an elephant Elfinston heraldic device erased heraldic device 3 horses P Stamp heraldic device cooped Marsh heraldic device asses passant Askewe heraldic device erased Hocknell heraldic device a mule Moile heraldic device calves Veale heraldic device a bull Berile heraldic device erased Carselack heraldic device truncked Baynham heraldic device caborsed Gore heraldic device a goate Baker heraldic device atired or Gorley heraldic device an eagle Reddingfeild heraldic device displayed Winne heraldic device eagletts Ernly heraldic device eggles close Child heraldic device erased Awbrey heraldic device conjoyned Seymour heraldic device eagles claw Canhanser heraldic device alaquise heraldic device gosse hawk Wee le heraldic device sparrow hawk Atterton heraldic device owles Prescot heraldic device on a bend Savill heraldic device a raven Corbet heraldic device cornish choug Oneslow heraldic device burstards iij Nevill heraldic device swallows Watton heraldic device volant Swallow heraldic device marrtletts Wray heraldic device a F between Croke heraldic device on a chiefe Wild heraldic device cocks Cock heraldic device capones Capenhurst heraldic device in their pride Pawne heraldic device turrkey cocks Yeo heraldic device bees volant Bye heraldic device harvest fly Bolowre heraldic device a griffon Evelin heraldic device sergreant Read heraldic device in chiefe Dand heraldic device L counter P heraldic device a Wivern Drake heraldic device dragons H Cutler heraldic device mermaid Ellis heraldic device otters Lutterell heraldic device seals feet Yarmouth heraldic device a leopard heraldic device lea . heads Wentworth heraldic device Jessant a f Morley heraldic device dolphin nai● . Fitz James heraldic device Hauriant heraldic device Eeles naiant Ellis heraldic device pikes ēdorsed heraldic device trouts fretted Trowtback heraldic device sea crabs Bridger heraldic device an escallop Prelate heraldic device shells Malet heraldic device welks Shelly heraldic device pine T fru cted Pine heraldic device a limb of a tree reguled Penruddock heraldic device stocks radicated Retowre heraldic device laurell lea . Leueson heraldic device holly L pendant Inwine heraldic device peares Sinkley heraldic device pine apples heraldic device grapes Maroley heraldic device apples in base Harlewin heraldic device a rose Beverley heraldic device a C. between 3 Bish heraldic device on a canton Broadstone heraldic device hurts Baskerville heraldic device garbes Preston heraldic device flower de lis Digby heraldic device in ● quarter Ashmole heraldic device lillies Winchester Coll. heraldic device trefoiles Williamson heraldic device slipped Lewis heraldic device sinq : foiles Foley heraldic device Gilliflowers heraldic device blewbottles Chorley heraldic device caterfoiles Platt heraldic device culuering Leigh heraldic device battering Rams Barley heraldic device long bows Bowes heraldic device pheons Rowden heraldic device a S in pale Dimock heraldic device conjoyned Stapleton heraldic device in poynt Paulet heraldic device lances in B Carlo● heraldic device speare heads Rayce heraldic device Cronells Wiseman heraldic device bills Gibbs heraldic device Helmetts Miniett heraldic device a L between Compton heraldic device bells Porter heraldic device hawks bells Ent heraldic device chapletts Richardson heraldic device shackbolt Nuthall heraldic device lozanges Hyde heraldic device mascles on a B Carlton heraldic device Wa●budgetts Hill heraldic device tourteanxes Courtney heraldic device counterchang Hooke heraldic device mullets Danvers heraldic device in chiefe Freake heraldic device charged Sheppard heraldic device masts coped Cromer heraldic device sailes Cavill heraldic device a rudder heraldic device anchor Goodred heraldic device a Lighter heraldic device a shipp heraldic device P scrips Palmer heraldic device a T tripled Oldcastle heraldic device arches Arches heraldic device fountaines Sturton heraldic device tents Tenton heraldic device a frett Karington heraldic device frettè Whitmore heraldic device barè bendè heraldic device R. Palmer sculp Printed at the Theater in Oxford , and to be sold there & by Dan Major at the Flying horse neere S t ●unstans Church in Fleetstreet London Imprimatur Tho Jeames Provicecan : 1678