TO
THE
RIGHT
HONORABLE
THE
LORDS
AND
OTHERS
THE
professors
of
martiall
discipline
.
NOBLES
and
Gentlemen
,
I
will
salute
you
with
a
sentence
of
mine
Author
sir
Iohn
Froysard
,
The
aduentures
of
armes
(
saith
he
)
are
so
diuers
,
and
so
far
oftentimes
beyond
expectation
,
as
that
their
effects
causeth
great
admiration
:
which
saying
of
his
caused
me
with
the
more
attention
to
read
ouer
his
works
,
and
finding
the
same
most
truly
prosecuted
through
the
whole
course
of
his
historie
,
but
especially
in
the
actions
and
aduentures
of
two
famous
Capitains
Sage
and
Imaginatiue
,
the
one
sir
Iohn
Chandos
,
and
the
other
sir
Iohn
Grayllie
by
name
(
commonly
called
the
Captall
de
Buz
)
it
delighted
me
(
as
a
louer
of
honor
and
cheualrie
)
to
note
downe
their
seuerall
fortunes
with
some
reasons
of
their
falles
,
as
men
may
gesse
at
the
iudgements
of
God
,
and
hauing
enterprised
the
publishing
thereof
,
haue
dedicated
these
my
labors
,
such
as
they
be
,
to
your
honorable
societie
:
which
doings
of
mine
though
they
may
seeme
to
some
men
friuolous
and
not
woorth
your
regard
,
yet
doubt
I
not
but
you
shall
finde
matter
of
benefit
valuable
to
the
time
you
shall
therein
bestow
,
both
by
way
of
imitation
,
and
vertuous
aemulation
,
as
being
a
subiect
that
may
stir
your
woorthie
endeuors
to
the
honor
of
God
,
your
dutifull
seruice
of
hir
Maiestie
,
the
benefit
of
your
countrie
,
and
your
owne
eternall
glorie
.
I
haue
been
carefull
to
set
downe
(
as
my
maner
is
)
the
Standards
pennons
,
cote
armours
,
and
other
marks
of
honor
,
to
the
end
it
may
publikely
be
knowen
of
what
necessitie
the
vse
of
them
is
(
as
being
for
that
cause
first
ordeined
)
how
and
in
what
maner
they
are
to
be
vsed
,
and
to
whom
they
do
of
right
most
chiefly
and
properly
appertaine
and
belong
.
And
these
matters
being
well
conceiued
(
as
indeed
without
such
tokens
no
martiall
discipline
can
be
exercised
,
no
armie
ranged
,
no
attempt
of
any
companie
atchieued
,
and
so
(
by
consequence
)
no
conquest
made
,
nor
so
much
as
any
Common-wealth
(
whatsoeuer
)
defended
,
neither
from
outward
enimies
,
ciuill
discord
,
nor
the
rebellion
of
any
plebeian
rout
,
be
the
same
neuer
so
simple
,
rude
,
or
of
small
esteeme
)
it
will
(
I
hope
)
reduce
into
estimation
a
matter
both
of
honor
,
order
,
and
necessitie
,
which
now
(
through
the
abuse
thereof
)
is
so
far
run
into
contempt
,
as
that
(
of
many
men
)
it
is
holden
for
a
thing
of
no
price
,
but
thought
to
be
a
very
mockerie
,
and
a
matter
of
no
other
sequence
,
than
to
set
vp
vaine
and
fantasticall
glorious
fellowes
into
a
pride
,
and
to
drawe
from
them
some
small
summes
to
certaine
persons
into
an
office
instituted
,
which
no
doubt
was
by
the
wisest
and
best
gouerned
states
at
the
first
deuised
,
and
generally
by
all
of
any
policie
receiued
to
a
most
necessarie
end
:
yet
thinke
they
(
as
it
is
now
in
vse
)
it
serueth
but
onely
for
that
purpose
.
And
indeed
I
must
by
the
way
complaine
,
that
certaine
of
the
said
officers
(
or
others
pertaining
to
them
)
either
for
want
of
skill
or
maintenance
,
or
otherwise
for
their
gaine
,
haue
committed
faults
not
iustifiable
,
whereby
they
haue
brought
a
matter
of
great
honor
into
defame
,
and
iniured
thereby
the
Commonwealth
,
and
brought
both
others
that
haue
managed
those
affaires
with
more
discretion
,
and
themselues
into
obloquie
.
But
these
faults
and
errors
,
and
some
others
also
(
spoken
of
in
this
dedication
instituted
to
that
purpose
)
will
in
the
handling
of
this
matter
more
easily
appeere
,
and
the
thing
be
(
I
hope
)
reformed
either
by
the
good
endeuors
which
the
officers
(
vnderstanding
thereof
)
will
vse
,
or
else
by
the
magistrate
,
when
he
shall
haue
knowledge
of
such
the
abuses
as
he
may
be
informed
of
.
And
first
that
Guydhomes
ensignes
and
marks
of
armorie
be
of
necessitie
,
let
it
be
but
considered
whether
wars
be
somtimes
of
necessitie
to
be
taken
in
hand
or
not
,
and
surely
I
thinke
there
is
none
of
so
very
meane
capacitie
,
but
will
yeeld
vnto
it
that
they
be
:
especially
defensiue
,
and
in
some
cases
also
offensiue
:
which
as
a
thing
granted
I
will
ouerpasse
.
And
then
I
say
further
,
that
wars
being
lawful
and
of
necessitie
,
it
must
also
be
granted
,
that
the
same
must
be
made
by
companies
and
bands
of
men
,
ouer
which
some
must
command
,
and
the
rest
obey
,
and
then
will
it
follow
,
that
for
the
oredring
&
diuiding
of
those
to
the
best
aduantage
,
standards
and
banners
must
be
allotted
to
euery
companie
,
to
the
end
they
may
draw
togither
in
their
strength
,
and
performe
such
actions
as
they
shall
be
commanded
,
thus
may
you
see
the
necessitie
.
And
for
the
vse
it
doth
also
appeer
,
that
sithence
some
must
be
commanders
,
it
is
of
importance
that
they
be
known
both
by
the
persons
ouer
whom
they
command
,
&
generally
by
al
,
and
that
so
perspicuously
that
vpon
euery
sudden
occurrent
,
the
meanest
&
simplest
common
soldier
may
thereby
know
euerie
particular
officer
,
and
captaine
that
hath
charge
:
for
which
purpose
our
ancestors
deuise
was
,
that
such
men
should
weare
some
such
coate
of
marke
ouer
his
armor
,
as
whereby
they
might
be
easily
discerned
,
to
be
the
same
persons
which
indeed
they
were
:
and
where
somtimes
(
when
occasion
so
offered
it selfe
)
they
were
forced
to
vse
pauishes
for
their
defence
,
whereby
a
great
part
of
the
marke
which
was
vpon
their
vesture
,
was
shadowed
from
sight
,
it
was
thought
necessarie
that
their
markes
should
be
also
laide
vpon
their
shieldes
:
the
commanders
of
horse-men
(
their
faces
being
for
the
most
part
couered
)
they
added
to
the
crests
of
their
helmets
some
further
distinction
to
be
the
better
also
knowen
by
:
thus
much
for
the
ordinance
and
vse
of
armorie
.
And
hereby
also
may
it
appeere
to
whom
they
do
properly
belong
and
appertaine
,
namelie
,
to
Kings
,
Princes
,
Archbishops
,
Bishops
,
Earles
,
Barons
,
Lords
of
prouinces
and
fees
,
Knights
,
officers
in
the
Armie
,
Nauie
or
peece
,
and
generallie
to
all
that
haue
charge
ouer
bands
and
companies
of
soldiers
.
And
now
sithence
from
hencefoorth
manie
of
my
speeches
will
tend
to
the
discouerie
of
such
things
as
I
take
to
be
abused
,
erronious
,
or
faultie
,
wherein
I
may
peraduenture
not
square
in
opinion
with
some
others
,
and
being
my selfe
no
officer
or
of
any
authoritie
,
whereby
I
should
haue
cause
to
deale
in
these
affaires
,
I
will
therefore
first
beseech
your
honors
and
all
others
to
whom
it
may
appertaine
,
that
if
anie
thing
shall
passe
my
pen
which
shall
be
offensiue
,
that
they
wil
conceiue
no
woorse
of
it
then
I
meane
,
which
is
but
to
bring
these
matters
of
armorie
into
question
,
to
the
ende
that
if
anie
thing
be
amisse
(
as
I
for
my
part
thinke
that
manie
things
are
)
that
then
the
same
may
be
reformed
:
but
if
happelie
I
mistake
,
that
then
it
would
please
such
as
be
of
iudgement
or
skill
,
to
iustifie
the
same
as
well
done
,
and
I
shall
most
willinglie
yeeld
to
authoritie
and
reason
:
and
so
not
speaking
but
vnder
correction
,
I
saie
that
first
I
find
(
as
I
conceiue
)
some
blame
to
be
imputed
in
your selues
which
be
professed
soldiers
,
that
where
your
ancestors
and
al
others
generallie
did
in
their
standards
,
banners
,
and
pennons
shew
foorth
to
the
viewe
and
face
of
the
enimie
,
certaine
faire
,
ancient
,
and
knowne
marks
,
which
their
elders
for
the
most
part
had
vsuallie
before
time
carried
,
or
at
least
themselues
had
then
taken
(
if
they
but
then
were
in
their
rising
age
)
wherby
their
owne
people
were
in
a
goodlie
and
decent
order
conducted
and
led
,
and
their
enimies
verie
much
terrified
,
when
they
should
see
those
marks
shewed
foorth
,
the
owners
whereof
had
in
their
memories
by
plaine
feat
of
armes
ouerthrowne
their
parents
,
or
happely
themselues
,
beaten
them
out
of
the
fielde
,
razed
downe
their
castels
and
fortresses
,
sacked
their
townes
and
cities
,
wasted
and
spoiled
their
countries
,
ransomed
their
people
,
and
generally
so
daunted
and
amazed
them
,
that
it
was
sometimes
found
to
be
true
,
that
verie
bare
names
of
some
valiant
persons
ouercame
whole
armies
.
I
can
not
but
blame
you
of
all
sorts
which
shall
make
choise
of
banners
(
which
you
call
colors
)
so
curtein
like
and
so
far
from
all
due
order
of
Ancient
bearing
as
may
be
,
and
for
your
parts
which
are
descended
from
Ancestors
of
marke
,
I
would
be
glad
to
heare
any
reason
from
you
,
to
what
end
you
should
lay
the
same
a
side
,
and
make
choise
of
a
curtein
in
the
place
thereof
.
And
you
others
(
whose
wisedome
and
valure
haue
gained
you
the
reputation
of
a
charge
)
I
would
gladly
also
heare
from
you
what
should
moue
you
to
be
of
that
mind
,
as
not
to
take
some
conuenient
marke
,
such
a
one
as
may
be
thought
meete
by
authority
for
you
,
whereby
you
may
gaine
an
honor
,
both
to
your selues
and
your
posteritie
,
and
by
your
good
vsage
thereof
much
enlarge
the
reputation
,
you
haue
by
your
valours
obtained
.
An other
thing
that
is
amisse
as
I
take
it
,
and
hath
great
need
to
be
reformed
,
is
the
quartering
of
many
marks
in
one
shield
,
coate
,
or
banner
,
for
sithence
it
is
true
that
such
marks
serue
to
no
other
vse
but
for
a
commander
to
lead
by
,
or
to
be
knowen
by
,
it
is
of
necessitie
that
the
same
be
apparent
,
faire
,
and
easie
to
be
discerned
,
so
that
the
quartering
of
many
of
them
together
doth
hinder
the
vse
for
which
they
are
prouided
.
As
how
is
it
possible
for
a
plaine
vnlearned
man
(
who
may
be
as
good
a
soldier
in
some
respects
as
the
best
)
to
discerne
and
know
a
sunder
,
six
or
eight
,
(
what
speake
I
of
six
or
eight
?
)
sometimes
thirtie
or
fortie
seuerall
marks
clustered
all
together
in
one
shield
or
banner
,
nay
though
he
had
as
good
skill
as
Robert
Glouer
late
Somerset
that
dead
is
,
and
the
eies
of
an
Egle
,
amongst
such
a
confusion
of
things
,
yet
should
he
neuer
be
able
to
decipher
the
errors
that
are
daily
committed
in
this
one
point
,
nor
discerne
or
know
one
banner
or
standard
from
another
,
be
the
same
neuer
so
large
?
So
that
except
it
be
to
be
made
in
a
pedegree
or
descent
to
locke
vp
in
an
euidence
chest
,
therby
to
shew
mens
titles
to
their
lands
or
the
Alliences
and
kindreds
of
their
houses
,
otherwise
(
as
I
say
)
I
see
not
to
any
vse
in
the
world
they
serue
,
specially
so
many
together
to
be
made
vpon
a
mans
vesture
,
Target
or
banner
,
and
therefore
I
could
wish
that
euery
man
would
content
himselfe
with
his
owne
peculiar
coate
of
name
,
and
not
to
vse
aboue
one
quartered
therewith
at
the
most
:
which
one
yet
doth
not
so
much
trouble
the
capacitie
of
a
man
,
but
that
he
may
both
know
and
discerne
a
banner
or
shield
well
ynough
.
And
this
one
do
I
the
rather
esteeme
well
of
to
be
borne
,
for
that
a
Prince
or
Noble
man
making
challenge
or
title
to
any
Countrie
(
for
which
he
is
forced
to
make
warres
before
he
can
obtaine
it
)
it
will
be
a
goodly
thing
for
him
to
shew
foorth
his
standard
of
the
Armes
of
that
Countrie
quartered
with
his
owne
amongest
those
people
which
in
reason
and
conscience
owe
him
duety
and
obedience
,
to
the
end
that
they
may
thereby
be
the
sooner
induced
to
submit
themselues
to
their
true
and
lawfull
soueraine
,
as
his
subiects
.
And
for
that
cause
(
as
I
take
it
)
King
Edward
the
third
and
his
valiant
sonnes
deuised
and
shewed
foorth
the
Armes
of
France
and
England
quartered
together
,
and
although
my
Author
saith
that
Iaques
Dartuell
,
a
honie
trier
of
Gaunt
was
the
first
deuiser
thereof
,
yet
will
I
not
beleeue
otherwise
,
but
that
the
principall
reasons
that
led
the
king
thereto
,
was
to
make
knowne
the
iustnes
of
his
title
to
that
kingdome
where
he
then
intended
to
make
warres
.
But
now
it
may
be
obiected
,
sithence
a
Prince
or
great
Lord
may
haue
title
to
seuerall
Countries
,
that
therefore
it
is
necessarie
for
him
to
beare
all
such
tokens
or
marks
as
he
hath
title
too
:
To
this
I
answere
,
that
although
I
could
yeeld
to
them
(
but
that
it
will
bring
the
confusion
aforesaid
)
yet
is
it
of
no
such
necessity
,
for
that
a
man
needs
to
shew
his
title
but
onely
to
them
whom
he
means
to
subdue
:
and
if
it
should
fortune
that
he
had
title
to
diuers
and
seuerall
Countries
,
and
that
he
would
make
warres
to
them
all
at
once
,
yet
should
it
not
be
needfull
to
him
to
shew
foorth
any
more
marks
quartered
in
one
standard
,
but
onely
vnto
euery
seuerall
countrie
the
Armes
of
that
nation
quartered
with
his
owne
.
But
this
being
the
case
of
Kings
and
Princes
,
wherein
(
amongest
others
)
our
most
famous
,
noble
and
worthy
kings
and
princes
of
this
land
,
haue
shewed
themselues
most
prudent
and
wise
,
to
what
purpose
is
it
that
others
being
but
commanders
vnder
their
prince
,
and
which
of
themselues
haue
neither
title
to
countrie
nor
are
able
to
maintaine
wars
,
should
in
their
princes
seruice
pester
their
banners
and
shields
with
such
an
infinite
number
as
many
do
?
And
in
this
point
I
cannot
ynough
commend
the
Baron
of
Stafford
,
who
heerin
sheweth
his
great
skill
and
temperance
,
for
althongh
his
Ancestors
haue
had
title
to
quarter
the
marks
of
that
valiant
Thomas
of
Wodstocke
(
yoongest
sonne
of
King
Edward
the
third
)
Earle
of
Buckingham
and
Duke
of
Glocester
,
of
Bohune
Earle
of
Hereford
and
Northanton
and
high
Cunstable
of
England
:
and
also
of
that
great
house
of
Somerset
,
which
by
their
ancestor
Iohn
Earle
of
Somerset
,
(
yoonger
sonne
to
Iohn
of
Gaunt
)
descended
from
the
same
king
Edward
the
third
,
(
I
omit
to
speake
of
diuers
Barons
and
others
of
great
estate
,
whose
heires
both
with
reuenue
and
honor
enlarged
greatly
his
family
)
yet
the
said
Baron
contents
himselfe
with
the
paternall
marke
of
his
house
,
and
neuer
so
much
as
dreames
of
any
other
,
far
differing
from
a
number
of
meaner
persons
,
who
if
they
possesse
any
mannor
or
lands
by
descent
,
albeit
their
ancestors
married
the
heire
of
the
same
many
hundred
yeers
agone
,
and
whose
parents
peraduenture
neuer
did
beare
any
marke
,
or
if
they
did
(
time
hauing
obscured
the
same
)
it
remaineth
vnknowen
:
yet
shall
you
haue
them
run
to
an
Herald
or
painter
,
as
busily
as
if
the
matter
were
of
weight
,
and
there
make
search
they
know
not
for
what
,
and
the
herald
or
painter
(
on
the
other
side
)
to
draw
some
small
peece
of
siluer
from
them
,
will
find
out
the
badge
of
some
one
or
other
of
the
same
name
,
although
many
times
none
of
the
kindred
,
and
may
be
neuer
came
neare
that
countrey
,
and
that
will
they
inuest
them
with
as
their
owne
,
and
sometimes
(
when
no
marke
for
any
of
the
name
will
be
found
)
then
deuise
some
conceit
or
other
,
and
say
they
find
it
borne
by
such
a
name
,
and
content
them
wonderously
therewith
,
which
serues
yet
to
no
other
vse
,
but
to
make
vp
a
iust
number
,
whereby
their
owne
marks
become
the
more
confused
:
and
yet
into
this
quartering
(
being
a
very
fountaine
of
errors
)
many
both
Noble
men
and
Gentlemen
,
and
the
officers
of
Armes
themselues
,
do
oftentimes
very
rashly
enter
.
It
is
not
long
sithence
there
died
a
knight
in
Staffordshire
of
good
account
,
and
(
in
his
life
time
)
was
a
deputie
Lieuetenant
there
,
to
doe
his
obsequie
came
an
officer
of
Armes
,
who
compiled
for
him
nine
seuerall
marks
all
in
one
Escuchion
,
and
yet
neuer
a
one
of
them
(
as
they
were
there
set
foorth
)
to
him
belonging
,
but
his
owne
of
name
.
And
as
I
haue
giuen
you
this
one
for
an
instance
,
so
almost
can
a
man
come
into
no
towne
of
any
account
,
nor
almost
into
any
Church
or
house
of
Noble
man
or
Gentleman
,
but
he
shall
find
errors
,
so
that
the
numbers
thereof
be
infinite
:
It
were
therefore
to
be
wished
that
this
matter
of
quartering
should
be
reformed
,
as
well
for
the
vntruths
therein
committed
,
as
for
the
titles
that
may
be
brought
in
question
thereby
to
lands
and
Heritages
:
And
as
being
one
of
the
chiefest
things
that
bringeth
the
honor
of
Armory
into
disgrace
:
for
not
long
agoe
heard
I
one
speake
in
this
maner
,
did
I
not
(
quoth
he
)
know
the
grandfather
of
this
man
(
speaking
of
the
owner
of
a
scuchion
wherein
were
quartered
many
marks
)
to
purchase
by
plaine
patent
(
although
he
neuer
were
man
at
Armes
)
both
his
coate
and
crest
within
these
fortie
yeers
,
and
how
comes
it
now
to
passe
that
I
see
his
nephew
inuested
in
all
this
Armorie
?
(
numbring
many
and
diuers
seuerall
deuices
all
in
one
shield
by
way
of
quartering
)
this
being
a
very
mockerie
to
see
a
man
of
no
valure
or
estimation
in
warlike
affaires
,
and
the
paternall
Ancestors
of
whom
(
for
ought
that
can
be
prooued
)
were
not
in
any
late
age
welders
of
Armes
,
to
entrude
themselues
into
so
many
badges
of
Armorie
is
not
the
least
matter
to
bring
into
contempt
an
order
so
honorable
and
necessarie
,
as
the
bearing
of
Armes
is
.
Another
matter
that
to
my
vnderstanding
is
also
to
be
reformed
,
is
the
maner
of
differings
,
which
are
by
the
yoonger
brothers
and
their
posterities
laid
vpon
their
marks
,
being
cressants
,
mollets
,
&c.
and
that
such
little
ones
,
as
that
a
man
cannot
discerne
them
a
verie
small
distance
from
him
,
which
differences
are
in
reason
to
be
made
faire
,
plaine
,
and
large
,
that
they
may
be
also
as
easie
to
be
discouered
as
any
other
deuise
that
is
in
the
coate
,
shield
,
or
banner
,
otherwise
they
serue
not
to
the
purpose
for
which
marks
were
first
ordeined
.
And
the
inconuenience
which
ensueth
of
this
error
will
the
more
easily
appeere
,
if
I
but
set
you
downe
the
words
of
mine
Author
(
treating
of
an
accident
that
happened
in
such
a
case
)
which
be
these
:
Et
feist
msr
Robert
Baileul
aler
sa
Banniere
tout
deuant
en
escriant
moriannes
les
Henuiers
qui
inestoint
esthauses
Aperceurent
la
Banniere
de
moriannes
qui
encore
estoit
tout
Droicte
,
si
cuiderent
que
ce
feust
la
leur
ou
ilz
se
deuoient
radresser
,
car
mult
petite
y
auoi●
de
difference
de
lune
a
l'autre
,
car
les
Armes
moriennes
sount
Barres
contre
Barres
d'Argent
&
d'Azure
a
deux
Cheuerons
de
Gueules
,
et
le
cheuron
de
msr
Robert
auoit
vne
petite
crosete
d'or
,
si
ne
l'aduiserent
mye
bien
les
hennuiers
ainsi
vindrent
bouter
de
fait
dessubs
la
Banniere
de
msr
Robert
,
si
furent
moult
fierement
reboutes
et
tous
discomfis
:
For
these
henowers
being
led
by
sir
William
Baileul
thought
in
the
stir
and
busines
to
haue
come
to
his
banner
hearing
the
surname
of
Moriens
called
vpon
,
and
seeing
as
they
supposed
their
captains
ensigne
,
and
the
difference
of
sir
Robert
,
being
the
yoonger
brother
,
but
a
little
crosse
vpon
the
vpper
cheuron
they
could
not
apperceaue
,
so
that
the
most
of
them
were
either
slaine
or
taken
,
and
the
elder
brother
the
Knight
their
leader
was
glad
to
saue
himselfe
as
well
as
he
might
:
The
Lord
of
Cowcie
sonne
in
law
to
king
Edward
the
third
,
suffered
also
reproch
through
the
hard
dealings
of
the
Lord
of
Chine
who
raised
his
banner
against
certaine
Englishmen
of
sir
Hugh
Caueleys
company
,
being
either
the
same
that
Cowcies
was
,
or
the
difference
so
small
as
might
not
be
discerned
,
whereby
the
said
Lord
Cowcie
though
he
were
absent
as
far
as
Austrich
,
had
dishonor
spoken
of
him
as
in
the
discourse
of
the
Capitall
I
haue
touched
.
Thus
then
hauing
shewed
by
example
the
harme
and
inconuenience
that
cannot
but
many
times
happen
through
the
littlenes
and
nicenes
of
such
differences
,
I
haue
thought
it
not
amisse
to
laie
before
you
the
differings
that
antiquitie
vsed
,
that
by
comparing
them
togither
you
may
discerne
the
great
wisedome
of
our
ancestors
and
our
owne
imperfections
in
this
point
,
for
want
of
due
consideration
:
which
was
done
at
the
first
by
changing
of
the
deuise
borne
into
other
colors
onely
,
but
when
that
would
not
suffice
for
the
number
of
leaders
(
manie
times
all
of
one
house
)
then
were
they
forced
to
varie
their
markes
by
adding
of
either
bars
,
bends
,
cheurons
,
cheefes
,
quarters
,
borders
,
labels
,
losinges
,
or
such
like
,
and
verie
seldome
should
you
see
in
those
times
cressant
,
mollet
,
or
such
like
small
little
thing
borne
for
a
difference
,
and
if
anie
did
,
yet
was
the
same
made
so
large
and
faire
that
it
might
be
seene
as
well
as
any
other
the
deuise
which
should
be
in
the
shielde
or
banner
.
And
for
the
proofe
,
I
will
giue
you
the
example
but
of
one
house
onelie
for
your
better
information
(
though
I
could
do
the
like
of
manie
others
)
namelie
,
that
of
the
Bassets
,
who
indeed
(
in
my
iudgement
)
varied
their
markes
of
honor
verie
finelie
,
and
that
vpon
good
respect
:
Thus
haue
I
set
downe
vnto
you
(
though
something
tediouslie
)
the
vse
that
the
antiquitie
followed
in
a
verie
glorious
line
,
for
Lords
,
Knights
and
Gentlemen
,
which
florished
diuers
hundreds
of
yeeres
sithence
,
and
you
may
see
that
these
men
(
though
they
were
manie
of
them
great
Barons
)
were
not
ashamed
of
their
differences
,
but
laide
them
foorth
largely
to
the
view
,
neither
do
I
esteeme
it
a
shame
wherby
any
man
should
couet
to
hide
the
same
,
to
be
descended
as
a
yoonger
brother
,
sithence
that
euerie
brother
(
hauing
the
like
parents
)
is
as
well
descended
as
the
eldest
,
and
therefore
as
good
a
Gentleman
(
though
not
so
rich
)
as
he
.
And
the
more
is
his
honor
,
if
without
the
helpe
which
by
reason
of
his
patrimonie
the
elder
hath
,
he
can
aduance
himselfe
into
place
of
office
or
dignitie
,
whereby
he
may
raise
an
other
florishing
familie
of
the
same
surname
:
And
therefore
you
my
masters
that
be
yoonger
brothers
,
neuer
hide
your
differences
by
putting
foorth
a
little
cressant
,
or
a
peeping
mollet
,
but
vse
some
faire
large
deuise
,
sithence
in
truth
your
estimation
is
by
your
rising
to
be
had
in
as
good
a
regard
as
if
you
were
the
elder
.
And
now
being
in
speech
of
yoonger
brothers
and
their
differences
,
I
haue
obserued
two
kinds
of
them
which
the
antiquitie
vsed
,
(
besides
the
aforesaid
)
one
was
,
that
such
as
were
aduanced
by
Kings
,
Princes
,
or
other
great
Lords
,
did
manie
times
beare
some
part
of
the
deuise
of
him
who
aduanced
them
,
by
way
of
addition
vnto
the
marke
of
their
owne
familie
,
which
serued
verie
aptlie
to
distinguish
them
from
their
elder
house
.
The
other
was
,
that
diuers
did
adde
vnto
the
marke
of
their
owne
house
,
some
part
of
the
deuise
of
that
familie
from
which
their
mothers
descended
,
and
both
these
two
kinds
of
differings
are
(
in
my
minde
)
greatly
to
be
commended
,
not
onely
for
that
they
may
be
made
large
and
apparent
,
and
for
that
cause
serue
very
properly
to
the
vse
for
which
Badges
are
ordained
,
but
also
that
the
one
makes
manifest
a
gratefull
minde
(
in
him
that
is
aduanced
)
to
his
prince
or
lord
of
whom
he
receiued
benefit
,
and
by
reason
thereof
linketh
them
togither
in
a
kinde
of
amitie
,
which
seldome
or
neuer
is
worne
out
,
and
by
that
meanes
a
great
strengthening
it
is
vnto
both
houses
.
The
other
not
onely
serueth
to
vnite
the
families
which
haue
matched
togither
in
the
foresaid
loue
and
amitie
,
and
thereby
worketh
the
like
effect
,
but
besides
it
sheweth
the
certainty
of
the
dessending
of
the
said
yoonger
brother
out
of
both
the
said
houses
,
and
also
giueth
knowledge
of
the
time
thereof
,
whereby
if
any
title
of
inheritance
be
at
any
time
cast
vpon
the
yoonger
brother
,
either
descending
from
ancestor
of
the
fathers
side
,
or
mothers
,
it
giues
him
a
testimonie
of
his
title
,
and
witnesseth
vnto
the
world
the
truth
of
his
descent
by
the
continuall
bearing
of
that
deuise
,
so
that
this
kind
may
(
many
times
)
worke
profit
to
the
bearer
,
and
auoid
many
troubles
and
sutes
:
and
therefore
into
one
of
these
kind
of
differings
could
I
wish
our
yoonger
brothers
,
which
from
hencefoorth
shal
be
aduanced
,
to
inuest
them selues
,
as
being
both
honorable
,
faire
,
certaine
,
and
profitable
.
But
now
it
may
be
obiected
that
the
order
in
vse
sheweth
plainly
ynough
the
diuersitie
of
brothers
,
as
the
cressant
a
second
,
the
mollet
the
third
,
that
by
this
means
the
matters
are
made
certaine
:
to
this
I
answere
,
that
first
the
time
is
not
(
by
this
means
)
signified
,
neither
can
it
be
known
which
of
the
Cressant
bearers
was
the
vncle
or
nephew
.
And
further
it
is
a
very
vsuall
matter
for
euery
new
Riser
at
this
day
,
if
he
can
find
that
there
is
any
of
the
like
Surname
that
beareth
marke
,
presently
to
vsurpe
the
same
with
a
Cressant
or
some
such
difference
,
so
that
(
for
my
owne
part
)
I
do
seldome
credit
such
kinde
of
differinges
nor
their
bearers
,
vnles
it
be
by
some
other
testimony
or
proofe
made
manifest
,
which
cannot
be
counterfetted
so
well
in
the
other
deuise
,
except
the
riser
should
be
throughly
acquainted
with
the
descent
of
him
whose
line
he
seeketh
to
intrude
himselfe
into
,
and
besides
,
it
may
be
the
sooner
espied
by
them
of
the
true
line
&
forbidden
,
nor
the
other
dare
(
for
feare
thereof
)
so
soone
venter
the
committing
of
a
falsitie
.
But
what
a
confusion
is
it
when
you
shall
see
the
second
of
a
second
brother
,
and
sometimes
an
other
second
from
him
,
to
cluster
one
Cressant
vpon
an
other
,
many
times
three
or
foure
,
one
on
horsebacke
vpon
an
other
,
where
as
by
the
aforesaid
bearing
of
the
difference
from
the
Prince
,
Lord
,
or
mothers
family
,
a
man
may
better
distinguish
the
brothers
and
set
downe
for
a
second
,
a
third
,
and
fourth
,
&c.
And
after
from
those
againe
,
in
a
fairer
,
larger
,
and
more
apparent
manner
:
And
the
more
apt
am
I
to
speake
against
these
ordinary
differences
(
as
they
are
called
)
knowing
them
to
be
but
new
inuentions
,
and
any
of
them
as
ordinaries
(
in
fashion
as
now
they
are
)
neuer
vsed
before
the
time
of
King
Henrie
the
sixt
,
before
which
time
men
were
much
more
warie
and
discreet
in
bearing
of
their
marks
,
and
in
foreseeing
that
no
intruders
should
enter
into
their
families
,
nor
that
any
should
lay
away
or
remoue
their
differings
without
speciall
warrant
or
license
of
them
that
thereby
might
be
preiudiced
:
for
a
Labell
being
much
in
vse
for
the
heire
apparent
(
to
wear
as
his
difference
during
his
fathers
life
)
was
seldome
remooued
to
the
second
brother
,
but
when
the
inheritance
went
vnto
the
daughters
of
the
elder
brother
,
and
then
the
second
was
permitted
to
beare
the
same
for
his
difference
,
as
being
the
heire
male
of
his
familie
and
as
one
that
remained
in
expectancie
,
yet
might
not
the
second
brother
vse
to
intrude
himselfe
into
the
absolute
signes
of
his
house
(
the
inheritance
being
in
his
neeces
or
kinswomen
)
as
appeared
in
the
case
betweene
Gray
of
Ruthine
and
Hastings
which
was
this
:
Iohn
Lord
Hastings
married
to
his
first
wife
Izabell
one
of
the
sisters
and
heires
of
Almerie
de
vallence
Earle
of
Penbrooke
,
by
whom
he
had
issue
Iohn
Hastings
(
after
Earle
of
Penbrooke
)
Elizabeth
(
married
to
Roger
Lord
Gray
of
Ruthin
)
and
some
other
children
which
needs
not
to
be
spoken
of
,
for
that
(
as
I
take
it
)
al
the
lines
of
them
failed
before
the
extinguishing
of
the
line
of
the
said
Iohn
Earle
of
penbrooke
:
after
(
such
issue
being
had
)
the
said
Izabell
Vallence
died
,
and
the
said
Iohn
Lord
Hastings
tooke
to
a
second
wife
Izabell
the
daughter
of
Hugh
Spenser
,
by
whom
he
had
issue
Hugh
Hastings
,
and
Thomas
,
and
then
died
,
and
left
as
heire
Iohn
his
son
by
his
first
wife
(
who
was
Earle
of
Penbrooke
as
I
haue
said
,
erected
by
reason
of
his
mothers
inheritance
)
which
Iohn
Earle
of
Penbrooke
married
and
had
issue
an
other
Earle
of
Penbrooke
,
who
also
married
and
had
issue
a
third
Earle
of
Penbrooke
,
but
in
the
end
all
the
line
of
the
said
Iohn
Hastings
(
first
Earle
of
Penbrooke
of
that
familie
)
fayling
,
there
arose
a
question
betwixt
the
heires
of
Roger
Gray
and
Elizabeth
his
wife
being
sister
(
of
the
whole
blood
)
and
the
heires
of
Hugh
Hastings
brother
(
of
the
halfe
blood
)
to
the
said
Iohn
Earle
of
Penbrooke
,
for
the
inheritance
of
the
Hastings
.
But
Gray
recouering
the
same
(
by
the
law
that
saith
,
Possessio
fratris
de
feodo
simplici
facit
sororem
esse
haeredem
)
called
the
said
Hastings
also
(
hauing
remooued
the
difference
of
his
marke
for
that
he
was
then
heire
male
of
that
house
)
into
the
Court
of
cheualry
,
and
there
hauing
a
iudgement
against
him
,
the
said
Hastings
was
compelled
to
vse
a
difference
(
which
was
a
Label
of
siluer
)
vpon
his
marke
,
a
faire
red
sleeue
of
his
Ladies
vpon
his
golden
vesture
:
Since
which
the
heires
of
that
yoonger
familie
haue
vsed
the
said
Labell
euen
vntill
this
our
age
.
So
that
you
may
see
by
this
that
the
law
was
then
taken
to
be
such
,
that
such
an
heire
male
as
had
not
the
inheritance
of
his
Ancestors
should
not
be
suffered
to
beare
his
marke
without
distinction
,
for
it
should
seeme
(
by
this
)
that
the
issue
of
them
that
had
married
the
heire
generall
of
any
familie
(
being
by
reason
thereof
possessed
of
the
lands
)
had
not
onely
an
interest
in
the
Armes
,
but
might
also
forbid
any
man
the
bearing
thereof
:
and
moreouer
it
would
also
appeare
that
the
law
was
then
supposed
to
be
such
,
that
the
owner
of
euery
marke
might
dispose
of
the
same
,
as
of
his
lands
and
inheritance
,
and
that
the
Donee
had
power
(
by
vertue
of
such
gift
)
to
vse
the
same
as
his
owne
proper
Armorie
,
for
I
haue
seene
a
deed
importing
thus
much
:
A
tous
y
ceux
qui
Cestes
lēres
verrount
au
orro
unt
Thomas
le
fytz
monsr
Iohn
de
Herovill
Chr.
Salutz
en
deuyn
Sachetz
moy
auoir
donne
&
Grauntte
A
Roger
de
Wyrley
vn
escqūchoun
darmes
queil
iamoy
per
descent
apres
le
mort
Iohn
mon̄e
frere
ceste
a
sauoir
lesqūchoun
de
sable
ou
deus
leouns
passantz
d'argent
Coronez
&
vnglez
de
or
ou
vne
flour
deliz
de
Azure
deuz
pies
Auoir
&
tenire
A
dit
Roger
&
ses
Heyrs
a
tous
iours
leauandit
esqūchioun
a
dit
Roger
Wyrley
&
ses
Heyrs
en
Contre
toutez
Gens
Garrantt
:
En
Tesmoignanc
de
quell
Choses
a
Cestz
escriptz
ay
meys
mon
Seall
pery
ceux
tesmoignes
,
Iohn
de
Bredwas
Roger
Basset
,
Iohn
de
Herouile
,
William
Herouile
,
Iohn
Dimock
,
et
autres
Estptz
a
Westbromwich
le
mardy
prochayn
a
vant
le
Chaundelme
lan
du
regne
le
roy
Edward
3.
puis
le
Conquest
querente
vnsieme
.
And
for
proofe
that
the
said
grant
was
not
made
without
warrant
of
law
authorizing
the
same
,
the
said
Roger
Wyrley
although
he
and
diuers
others
his
ancestors
bare
other
armes
as
proper
to
their
owne
familie
long
before
the
said
time
,
as
may
appeere
by
diuers
and
sundrie
peeces
of
euidence
sealed
with
the
same
,
dated
many
yeeres
before
this
grant
:
yet
did
the
said
Roger
vse
and
beare
the
said
cote
by
Heronvile
to
him
granted
by
vertue
of
the
said
deed
,
after
the
same
was
to
him
granted
,
as
by
diuers
seales
and
other
moniments
thereof
may
appeere
,
so
that
the
vse
concurred
with
the
grant
,
and
therefore
not
to
be
doubted
but
that
the
law
did
then
take
the
said
grant
to
be
good
and
vailable
.
And
for
a
further
proofe
,
amongst
diuers
I
wil
giue
you
one
other
testimonie
,
and
so
leaue
to
trouble
you
any
more
in
this
point
.
A
tous
yceux
qui
Cestes
presentz
lēres
verrount
ou
orrount
moy
Iean
Dowmvill
de
modberlegh
saluts
en
dieu
:
Come
moy
&
Ceciliae
ma
feme
Auons
ordegney
que
margerie
nostre
fille
&
les
heyrs
de
son
Corps
engendres
seruont
enherites
si
bien
de
ma
heyritage
la
dtem
Cecile
&
auer
apres
nostre
deces
come
per
fines
leues
en
playn
Countee
de
Cestre
poet
Apparere
plus
apleyn
.
Sacheut
tous
Gens
qui
ꝑ
cella
cause
&
autres
causes
qui
me
moeuont
ie
a
ville
ordeigne
doune
&
graunt
ꝑ
ycestes
qui
Thomas
de
Holes
fitz
&
Heyre
Aparaunt
lauant
dtem
margeri
quile
Thomas
ie
appele
&
teigne
mon
fitz
demesne
eit
&
eniouse
a
luy
&
ses
Heyres
a
tous
iours
mes
entier
Armes
a
porter
&
vser
apres
mon
deces
,
dont
les
Colors
sont
Cestasauer
le
Chiffe
d'azure
ove
vne
leon
rampant
d'argent
ouesque
vne
coller
de
Gules
:
Et
prie
a
dit
Thomas
&
luy
Charge
saaoir
ma
beneson
de
portere
&
vsere
les
ditz
Armes
en
la
forme
suys
dter
:
en
Tesmoignaunce
de
quel
chose
a
cest
escrit
ia
y
meis
mon
Seale
de
les
Armes
Auant
dtēs
ꝑ
y
cestes
tes
moygnes
:
Edward
le
mascy
Hue
de
Holes
Thomas
de
Swettenham
&
Autres
,
done
A
modberleyh
le
darrey
ioure
de
mars
lan
du
Reigne
le
roy
Richard
2
:
puis
le
Conquest
Seszime
.
And
this
law
(
I
thinke
)
was
grounded
vpon
this
reason
,
that
forasmuch
as
euery
tenant
that
held
lands
by
a
knights
fee
was
tied
to
do
his
Lord
escuage
or
shield
seruice
proportionable
to
the
tenure
he
held
,
it
is
agreeable
vnto
equitie
that
he
may
giue
or
leaue
his
Armour
to
such
a
person
,
as
he
meaneth
to
make
owner
of
his
heritage
,
whereby
he
shall
be
bound
to
the
same
seruice
that
himselfe
by
the
said
law
was
charged
to
do
,
as
hauing
with
the
marke
maintenance
answerable
thereto
.
And
that
this
matter
was
of
regard
in
my
Authors
time
,
it
appeereth
by
the
request
both
of
sir
Iohn
Chandos
himselfe
,
made
to
the
Prince
of
Wales
(
as
in
the
discourse
of
him
I
haue
touched
)
and
of
sir
Thomas
Triuet
(
a
gallant
soldier
of
that
time
)
speaking
to
the
Earle
of
Buckingham
,
being
rested
before
the
citie
of
Troys
in
Fraunce
,
(
in
this
maner
)
the
words
of
my
Author
concerning
this
matter
be
these
:
Et
msr
Thomas
Triuet
apporta
sa
banniere
toute
enueloppe
deuant
le
Countie
de
Bucquenham
et
lui
dist
monseigneur
sil
vous
plaist
ie
desuelopperay
au
iourdui
ma
banniere
car
deu
mercy
iay
asses
de
reuenue
pour
maintenir
estate
comme
a
la
banniere
appartient
:
il
nous
plaist
bien
respondit
le
counte
,
&c.
so
that
by
this
the
thing
is
manifested
,
for
that
the
chiefest
reasons
wherby
they
thought
to
induce
(
the
one
)
the
Prince
,
and
(
the
other
)
the
Earle
,
to
giue
them
leaue
to
raise
their
banners
,
was
,
that
they
had
sufficient
reuenue
to
maintaine
the
estate
that
to
a
banner
did
appertaine
.
And
it
may
also
appeere
,
that
it
is
not
necessarie
for
any
to
haue
marks
,
but
such
as
be
warfaring
men
,
hauing
either
reuenues
to
maintaine
soldiers
,
or
at
least
a
charge
,
or
some
office
pertaining
to
men
at
armes
vnder
their
Soueraigne
:
which
thing
if
it
were
performed
according
to
reason
,
there
should
not
need
so
many
mollets
and
cressants
for
to
distinguish
yoonger
brethren
,
for
that
none
but
such
as
medled
with
warlike
affaires
haue
need
of
Armore
,
and
they
(
I
doubt
not
)
would
for
their
owne
necessitie
be
forced
to
vse
some
more
large
and
apparent
deuise
than
such
little
ones
,
as
be
now
(
of
no
value
)
in
vse
.
There
is
also
another
matter
out
of
square
,
which
is
,
that
euerie
man
that
obtaineth
large
possessions
(
whether
the
same
be
acquired
by
his
iudgment
in
law
,
traffike
in
marchandize
,
or
any
other
meane
)
yea
although
neuer
any
of
his
progenitors
(
from
whom
he
can
deriue
himselfe
)
had
the
charge
to
lead
men
of
armes
,
will
yet
at
this
day
intrude
themselues
into
the
badges
and
marks
of
soldiers
:
for
although
such
as
be
descended
from
men
of
martiall
discipline
,
haue
an
interest
in
their
ancestors
marks
(
amongst
other
their
goods
)
and
therefore
may
shew
foorth
the
same
to
their
predecessors
glorie
,
and
their
owne
(
in
respect
of
their
descent
)
yet
such
men
as
rise
by
their
sciences
,
iudgements
,
or
skill
in
other
arts
,
affaires
,
or
trades
(
although
they
be
to
be
reuerenced
for
their
wisedome
&
praisefull
actions
,
and
had
in
honor
answerable
to
their
vertues
and
dignities
)
haue
yet
little
to
do
with
the
marks
or
badges
of
soldiers
.
For
although
a
reuerent
Iudge
that
hath
ministred
law
and
iustice
a
long
time
(
and
that
so
long
as
that
thereby
to
his
great
glorie
)
he
hath
obtained
reputation
,
wealth
,
and
reuenue
,
is
to
be
had
in
high
estimation
,
and
in
respect
thereof
to
haue
allowed
him
some
note
or
marke
of
honor
fit
for
his
calling
,
yet
(
to
my
simple
iudgement
)
the
same
should
be
disposed
vnto
him
after
the
old
Romane
order
by
signifying
the
maner
of
his
rising
,
rather
than
to
put
a
corselet
on
his
back
,
a
burgonet
on
his
head
,
a
target
on
his
arme
,
and
a
sword
by
his
side
,
being
things
that
would
cumber
greatly
the
good
old
man
to
vse
,
either
for
his
owne
defence
,
or
but
to
shew
(
by
way
of
triumph
)
for
his
glorie
,
sithence
neither
is
it
tolerable
(
by
reason
of
his
age
)
nor
in
his
youth
did
he
exercise
himselfe
in
welding
thereof
.
And
as
these
things
are
vnseeming
for
him
to
weare
,
no
more
can
I
see
any
reason
why
he
should
deck
vp
the
moniments
of
his
house
with
such
signes
or
tokens
,
except
he
can
deriue
himselfe
from
an
ancestor
that
hath
had
the
vse
of
such
things
,
and
then
(
to
set
them
foorth
as
a
glorie
to
his
deceased
parent
)
will
greatly
augment
the
regard
of
his
rising
,
which
rising
yet
(
of
it selfe
)
is
a
sufficient
honor
,
the
same
being
by
any
iust
,
vertuous
,
or
laudable
meanes
.
And
these
new
risings
I
could
wish
to
be
of
more
reputation
than
they
seeme
to
be
esteemed
of
,
either
by
others
,
or
themselues
that
so
rise
,
as
is
apparent
by
manie
of
their
dooings
,
who
intrude
themselues
into
marks
of
Antiquitie
,
and
setting
foorth
of
descents
,
wherein
they
are
yet
faine
many
times
either
to
counterfet
,
or
else
to
deriue
themselues
from
some
poore
parents
,
which
they
(
either
truly
,
or
by
surmize
)
alledge
to
haue
descended
from
some
ancient
familie
,
and
that
haue
been
by
some
accident
or
other
in
former
time
decaied
:
wherein
me
thinkes
men
do
greatly
mistake
the
matter
,
for
that
(
in
my
opinion
)
a
man
that
is
but
of
meane
parentage
and
riseth
by
commendable
meanes
,
is
equiualent
to
him
that
riseth
from
a
decaied
familie
,
namely
when
his
said
parent
hath
been
ouerthrowne
for
offence
,
as
many
times
they
alledge
(
in
plaine
termes
)
which
yet
is
to
be
vnderstood
although
it
were
neuer
spoken
of
,
for
that
God
in
his
iustice
(
seldome
I
suppose
)
ouerthroweth
any
of
estate
,
except
for
some
great
offence
by
some
of
the
house
committed
,
although
(
peraduenture
)
the
same
lies
hid
to
the
world
&
appeereth
not
.
But
this
being
an
argument
that
is
daily
in
question
amongst
learned
men
,
I
wil
leaue
to
them
to
be
discussed
,
and
returne
to
my
former
purpose
,
which
is
,
that
I
could
wish
euerie
man
that
raiseth
a
house
by
his
good
industry
,
should
be
honored
with
some
such
badge
or
marke
,
as
should
be
answerable
to
the
qualitie
of
his
rising
,
and
not
euerie
man
of
what
condition
soeuer
they
be
,
to
entrude
themselues
into
the
signes
and
markes
of
soldiers
,
and
such
as
follow
the
field
with
martiall
exploits
.
Some
people
also
there
are
that
be
so
precise
,
as
that
they
do
disallowe
altogither
the
setting
foorth
of
any
memory
of
well
deseruing
men
,
which
haue
shewed
themselues
valiant
either
in
the
act
of
Religion
,
their
Princes
seruice
,
or
defence
of
their
countrie
,
neither
allowing
their
posteritie
to
set
foorth
any
memorie
of
their
praises
,
nor
suffering
any
moniments
or
garnishments
to
remaine
of
their
burials
,
as
though
it
were
a
matter
offensiue
to
God
to
haue
goodmen
well
spoken
of
,
or
their
valorous
doings
by
their
obsequies
either
reuerenced
,
or
by
anie
record
,
remembred
:
To
such
men
I
haue
not
thought
it
amisse
to
shew
them
their
error
by
directing
them
to
such
places
of
Scripture
as
do
not
onely
tolerate
and
allow
of
such
actions
,
but
also
praise
and
commend
the
dooing
thereof
,
and
in
some
sorte
charge
and
command
the
same
to
be
done
,
wherby
both
they
may
(
if
they
be
not
obstinate
)
reforme
their
misconceaued
opinions
,
and
others
may
be
fortified
in
their
praisefull
endeuors
towards
the
honoring
of
vertuous
and
woorthie
men
,
to
the
animating
of
posteritie
to
imitate
their
laudable
actions
,
sithence
indeed
the
chiefest
matter
that
stirreth
vp
men
to
do
well
next
their
zeale
to
God
,
and
the
loue
of
vertue
it selfe
,
is
to
thinke
that
not
onely
their
soules
shall
be
rewarded
with
the
mercies
of
God
,
but
also
that
their
doings
shall
be
had
in
a
reuerent
remembrance
with
the
reports
of
all
good
men
that
shall
speake
of
them
:
And
first
,
that
the
vsing
,
bearing
and
setting
foorth
of
Banners
,
Ensignes
and
markes
of
armorie
are
allowable
by
the
sacred
scriptures
,
it
appeareth
by
the
holie
Euangelist
Saint
Luke
recording
the
peregrination
of
Saint
Paul
,
and
speaking
of
armorie
without
reprehension
(
which
he
would
not
haue
done
had
the
vse
thereof
been
offensiue
)
in
this
sort
:
Act.
Apost.
Cap.
28.
Post
menses
autem
tres
nauigauimus
in
naui
Alexandrina
,
quae
in
insula
Hyemauerat
,
cui
erat
insigne
Castorum
.
And
in
the
booke
of
Numeri
God
by
his
prophet
Moyses
commandeth
his
people
of
Israel
to
deuide
and
dispose
themselues
into
companies
by
their
Ensignes
&
Banners
speaking
vnto
them
in
these
words
:
Num.
cap.
2.
Locutusque
est
Dominus
ad
Moysen
&
Aaron
,
dicens
,
singuli
,
per
turmas
,
Signa
,
atque
vexilla
,
&
domos
cognationum
suarum
,
castra-metabuntur
,
filiorum
Israel
per
Gyrum
tabernaculi
foederis
.
So
that
by
this
you
may
see
,
that
as
these
matters
be
no
new
inuentions
of
men
,
so
they
are
also
things
allowable
by
the
word
of
God
.
Neither
do
obsequies
or
moniments
ensuing
woorthie
acts
want
the
authoritie
of
Scriptures
,
for
in
the
booke
of
Numeri
it
is
written
thus
:
Num.
ca.
31.
Cumque
accessissent
principes
exercitus
ad
Moysen
,
&
Tribuni
,
centurionesque
dixerunt
,
nos
serui
tui
recensuimus
numerum
pugnatorum
,
quos
habuimus
sub
manu
nostra
:
&
ne
vnus
quidem
defuit
ob
hanc
causam
offerimus
in
donarijs
Domini
singuli
quod
in
praeda
auri
potuimus
inuenire
,
periscelides
&
Armillas
,
annulos
&
dextralia
ac
murenulas
,
&c.
Et
susceptum
intulerunt
in
Tabernaculum
testimonij
in
monimentum
coram
Domino
.
And
in
an
other
place
of
Numeri
thus
:
Num.
cap.
16.
Locutusque
est
Dominus
ad
Moysen
,
dicens
,
praecipe
Eliazaro
filio
Aaron
sacerdoti
,
vt
tollat
Thuribula
quae
iacent
in
incendio
,
&
ignem
huc
illucque
dispergat
:
&c.
produc
atque
ea
in
laminas
,
&
affigat
altari
:
&c.
vt
cernant
ea
pro
signo
&
monimento
filij
Israel
.
Also
in
the
booke
of
Iosua
I
finde
these
words
:
Iosue
lib.
cap.
4.
Et
ait
Iosue
ad
eos
,
ite
ante
arcam
Domini
Dei
vestri
ad
Iordanis
medium
,
&
portate
inde
singuli
singulos
lapides
in
humeris
vestris
,
iuxta
numerum
filiorum
Israel
,
vt
sit
signum
inter
vos
:
&
quando
interrogauerint
vos
filij
vestri
cras
,
dicentes
,
quid
sibi
volunt
isti
lapides
?
Respondebitis
,
defecerunt
aquae
Iordanis
ante
arcam
foederis
Domini
,
cum
transiret
eum
,
idcirco
positi
sunt
lapides
isti
in
monimentum
filiorum
Israel
vsque
in
aeternum
.
And
for
the
disposing
of
heritages
it
is
written
thus
.
Num.
cap.
27.
Homo
cum
mortuus
fuerit
absque
filio
,
ad
filiam
eius
transibit
haereditas
.
si
filiam
non
habuerit
,
habebit
successores
fratres
suos
.
quod
si
&
fratres
non
fuerint
,
dabitis
haereditatem
fratribus
patris
eius
.
sin
autem
nec
patruos
habuerit
,
dabitur
haereditas
his
qui
ei
proximi
sunt
.
Eritque
hoc
filijs
Israel
sanctum
lege
perpetua
sicut
praecepit
Dominus
Moysi
.
And
for
the
collection
of
Genealogies
thus
saith
God
to
Moyses
and
Eleasar
:
Num.
cap.
26.
Numerate
omnem
summam
filiorum
Israel
à
viginti
annis
&
suprà
,
per
domos
&
cognationes
suas
,
cunctos
qui
possunt
ad
bella
procedere
:
&c.
Ruben
primogenitus
Israel
huius
filius
,
Henoch
,
à
quo
familia
Henochitarum
:
&
Phallu
,
à
quo
familia
Phalluitarum
:
&
Hesron
,
à
quo
familia
Hesronitarum
.
And
for
a
further
proofe
of
the
recording
of
Genealogies
,
it
is
to
be
considered
how
diligently
the
same
hath
beene
obserued
through
the
whole
course
of
the
Scriptures
,
as
the
descents
from
Adam
to
Noe
,
and
from
Noe
to
Abraham
,
&c.
do
sufficiently
testifie
.
And
more
that
with
the
spirit
of
truth
the
Genealogie
of
Christ
our
Sauiour
and
redeemer
as
concerning
his
humanitie
is
also
by
the
writing
of
his
holie
Euangelistes
most
plainelie
and
sincerely
remembred
and
set
downe
.
All
these
things
being
therefore
by
the
Scriptures
of
God
,
and
decider
of
all
controuersies
,
prooued
and
declared
:
Your
Lordships
may
see
that
the
bearing
of
Armes
,
raising
and
aduauncing
of
Standerds
,
Banners
and
Ensignes
,
vsing
of
obsequies
,
erecting
of
moniments
,
enroling
and
regestrings
of
pedegrees
and
descentes
haue
ioyned
to
the
auncient
customes
and
Lawes
both
of
this
Land
and
all
other
nations
,
the
authoritie
of
Gods
word
being
very
well
accompanied
with
discretion
,
reason
,
and
iudgement
,
for
God
hauing
by
his
sacred
institution
ordeined
Kingdomes
,
Prouinces
,
and
Seignories
,
and
that
ouer
them
Kings
,
Princes
and
Magistrates
,
shall
commaund
,
rule
and
gouerne
his
people
,
to
the
ende
chiefely
that
his
heauenly
kingdome
may
be
replenished
with
the
blessed
soules
of
his
seruants
,
for
the
instructing
whereof
he
hath
also
ordeined
his
holy
Church
,
and
the
Bishops
,
pastors
and
ministers
of
the
same
,
which
Bishops
and
other
spirituall
officers
cannot
so
well
enforme
his
Christan
people
without
the
aid
of
the
said
Kings
and
temporall
Lords
:
neither
can
they
gouerne
their
particular
Countries
either
from
the
inuasion
of
outward
tyrants
or
inward
rebels
,
but
through
the
vse
of
their
sword
of
iustice
,
which
sword
cannot
be
exercised
against
vnruly
persons
being
of
strength
wanting
men
skilful
in
Martiall
Discipline
,
who
cannot
manage
those
affaires
but
by
meane
of
the
aforesaid
Armes
and
ensignes
,
in
maner
as
before
I
haue
more
largly
expressed
.
And
in
like
sort
as
Princes
,
great
Lords
,
Iudges
,
Magistrates
and
Gouernors
,
do
vse
to
weare
sacred
Robes
of
gold
,
purple
,
scarlet
,
and
other
ornaments
and
apparell
,
not
to
take
pride
in
,
or
for
any
vaine
ostentation
or
show
,
but
onely
that
they
may
be
distinguished
from
the
inferior
people
,
to
the
end
that
a
reuerent
regard
may
be
had
of
them
in
respect
of
the
high
office
which
vnder
God
here
on
earth
they
beare
.
And
as
these
things
no
man
of
any
reason
will
gainsay
,
so
I
see
not
but
as
wel
may
their
iust
vertues
and
good
gouernment
be
remembred
with
funerals
,
obsequies
,
and
moniments
,
after
their
decease
,
whereby
such
as
succeed
in
gouernment
may
also
be
had
in
more
high
estimation
,
and
a
faire
example
is
thereby
giuen
them
to
imitate
the
regiment
of
their
predecessors
.
Likewise
doth
the
registring
of
descents
carrie
with
it
reason
ioined
to
authoritie
and
custome
,
for
as
by
Gods
lawe
there
is
commanded
a
priuiledge
of
enheritance
to
the
first
begotten
of
Israell
,
and
so
for
want
of
sonnes
to
the
females
,
and
from
them
to
others
answerable
to
the
proximitie
of
their
blood
and
kindred
,
which
with
our
lawes
of
this
land
,
and
of
most
nations
do
concur
and
agree
,
it
doth
well
stande
with
peacefull
gouernment
for
the
auoiding
of
contentions
which
may
rise
for
want
of
records
,
to
testifie
the
truth
of
mens
titles
to
their
enheritances
,
that
Genealogies
and
Pedegrees
should
be
enrolled
and
kept
in
remembrance
.
I
haue
my
good
Lords
stood
the
longer
vpon
this
point
,
for
that
of
late
traueling
through
some
countries
of
this
Land
,
and
hauing
a
desire
to
see
the
moniments
of
antiquitie
which
haue
remained
in
such
places
as
I
passed
by
,
for
which
cause
as
otherwise
I
many
times
resorted
to
Churches
and
other
houses
to
satisfie
my
affection
,
I
found
that
many
moniments
both
of
burials
and
in
glasse
were
so
broken
and
defaced
,
that
vneth
may
be
had
any
knowledge
what
the
fragments
remaining
did
signifie
:
and
enquiring
of
the
inhabitance
how
it
came
to
passe
that
those
things
were
so
blemished
,
they
made
report
that
certaine
persons
,
delighting
as
may
seeme
in
noueltie
,
for
they
can
abide
no
marke
of
antiquitie
,
had
defaced
the
same
.
These
men
that
take
vpon
them
to
be
reformers
,
whose
desires
are
great
through
the
singularitie
&
pride
they
haue
in
their
owne
wits
and
vnderstandings
,
weening
themselues
to
be
very
wise
,
where
indeed
they
are
verie
simple
,
and
onely
looke
but
into
the
abuses
of
things
,
and
do
not
see
into
the
grounds
&
depth
of
the
reasons
and
causes
for
which
good
ordinances
were
made
,
go
about
to
finde
faults
,
where
many
times
none
are
,
but
if
peraduenture
they
hap
to
finde
an
ordinance
well
made
misused
,
then
streight
neuer
seeke
they
to
reforme
the
abuse
,
but
by
their
wils
,
downe
goeth
ordinance
and
all
,
such
is
their
insolencie
,
rashnes
,
and
want
of
iudgement
.
It
were
well
done
therefore
my
good
Lords
,
and
I
could
wish
that
your
Honors
hauing
somtimes
accesse
to
hir
Maiestie
,
and
oftentimes
conference
with
my
Lords
of
hir
priuie
Councell
,
should
enforme
hir
Highnes
,
and
their
Honors
of
the
said
abuses
committed
,
and
to
be
thereby
a
meane
that
these
simple
fellowes
taking
vpon
them
to
be
reformers
,
might
be
reformed
themselues
,
and
both
kept
from
destroieng
of
good
ordinances
,
and
be
punished
for
their
offences
in
that
behalfe
committed
.
In
the
meane
time
yet
shall
I
desire
that
Honorable
personages
will
looke
better
to
the
moniments
of
their
ancestors
,
by
correcting
the
destroiers
thereof
,
and
therein
to
imitate
the
laudable
actions
of
William
Fleetwood
,
Serieant
at
the
Law
,
and
Recorder
of
the
Citie
of
London
,
who
being
commissioner
amongst
others
for
the
visitation
of
causes
Ecclesiasticall
,
by
the
Princes
authoritie
,
by
vertue
thereof
imprisoned
certaine
wilfull
persons
that
had
defaced
the
moniment
of
Queene
Katherine
Dowyger
at
Peterborough
,
vntil
such
time
as
they
had
reformed
the
same
,
which
thing
was
through
his
good
endeuor
reedified
and
perfected
againe
,
and
so
remaineth
to
this
daie
:
for
although
some
happily
see
standing
those
of
their
own
parents
,
yet
it
were
good
they
should
foresee
that
no
others
be
pulled
downe
,
for
that
there
is
not
to
be
looked
for
but
that
suffering
such
iniuries
to
rest
vnpunished
,
the
dooers
thereof
wil
in
time
growe
more
insolent
,
and
haue
a
cast
to
ouerthrowe
theirs
also
.
And
now
being
in
speech
of
moniments
,
I
cannot
but
remember
their
ignorance
who
make
small
account
of
anie
ancestour
except
before
the
Conquest
,
weening
that
all
that
lie
crosse-legged
so
were
:
and
that
all
ancient
euidence
without
date
is
the
like
:
whereas
the
one
was
not
had
in
vse
vntil
after
the
Palestine
wars
,
and
the
other
,
such
as
be
sealed
,
be
also
since
the
Conquest
,
for
I
could
neuer
see
nor
heare
of
any
that
had
seene
sealed
deed
,
but
the
same
was
made
sithence
the
Conquest
of
this
Land
,
when
the
vse
(
as
I
take
it
)
of
sealing
with
waxe
first
began
in
England
.
But
these
men
will
not
stoupe
one
iote
vnder
the
Conquest
,
telling
manie
fables
of
their
ancestors
then
preseruing
their
houses
,
Honors
,
&
Armories
,
forgetting
quite
that
it
is
much
more
glorious
and
honorable
to
be
descended
from
a
most
famous
nation
conquering
,
then
such
people
by
plaine
feate
of
Armes
subiuged
,
for
as
the
Poet
saith
,
quis
enim
sua
praelia
victus
Commemorare
velit
?
referam
tamen
ordine
,
nec
tam
Turpe
fuit
vinci
,
quàm
contendisse
decorum
est
,
Magnaque
dat
nobis
tantus
solatia
victor
.
So
that
if
they
haue
any
thing
praise
woorthie
left
to
brag
of
,
it
is
that
they
well
contended
with
so
puissant
conquerors
,
which
were
then
in
their
time
as
wise
,
glorious
,
and
famous
a
nation
as
were
in
the
whole
world
to
be
found
.
Another
sort
there
be
not
much
more
skilfull
,
who
if
they
see
any
Armorie
,
straight
enter
into
the
comparison
of
the
fairenes
thereof
:
and
foule
and
false
is
it
,
if
mettall
lie
vpon
mettall
alone
,
or
colour
vpon
colour
:
And
yet
I
could
wish
we
should
neuer
haue
more
dishonorable
men
nor
woorse
soldiers
than
haue
so
borne
their
Armorie
:
for
to
omit
that
woorthie
Godfrey
,
and
that
Mack
Morise
king
of
Lymster
in
Ireland
,
whose
onely
daughter
and
heire
was
married
to
Richard
Strongbowe
Earle
of
Penbroke
,
and
bare
in
a
blacke
shield
a
red
ramping
Leon
,
of
our
owne
sir
Richard
Sanbach
of
Sanbach
in
Chesshire
,
sir
William
Wakbirge
of
Wakbirge
in
Darbyshire
,
two
valiant
Knights
,
yet
both
bare
colour
vpon
color
.
Passing
the
number
of
examples
,
I
will
onely
recite
the
words
of
mine
Author
speaking
of
the
aduentures
of
a
braue
Knight
in
the
companie
of
sir
Robert
Canole
resting
by
Parris
,
this
Knight
hauing
vowed
to
strike
with
his
launce
on
the
barriers
of
the
citie
,
performed
it
,
and
then
the
words
be
these
:
Celluy
cheualier
ie
ne
sca
comment
il
auoit
nom
ne
de
quel
pays
il
estoit
mais
s'armoit
a
gueulles
a
deux
fousses
noyeres
et
vne
bordure
noyre
non
endente
.
And
although
I
grant
they
be
not
so
well
to
be
discerned
,
as
when
mettal
and
colour
be
varied
the
one
with
the
other
,
yet
sithence
the
number
be
great
of
most
woorthie
men
that
haue
borne
their
armes
in
such
maner
,
I
will
esteeme
their
marks
as
honorable
as
the
rest
,
and
neuer
impute
any
falsitie
to
them
.
And
this
kinde
of
men
also
commonly
descant
vpon
the
proportion
,
nature
,
and
qualitie
of
the
deuise
,
as
if
the
name
of
Richard
were
better
than
Robert
,
and
Ralph
better
than
Roger
,
and
in
their
conceits
the
Eagle
or
Faulcon
are
the
fairest
birds
to
be
borne
of
all
fethered
foules
,
and
so
of
other
the
like
:
when
indeed
except
for
the
reuerence
due
to
the
bearers
,
who
do
honor
their
bearings
by
their
renowme
,
vertue
,
and
valure
,
otherwise
there
is
no
difference
in
the
fairenes
of
marks
:
but
that
those
onely
are
to
be
preferred
which
be
easiest
to
be
perceiued
,
discerned
,
and
knowen
to
be
the
same
things
they
be
marked
out
for
:
And
therefore
the
Capitale
of
Beusz
blacke
Midas
head
with
his
faire
long
Asse
eares
was
as
good
a
crest
,
as
sir
Iohn
Chandos
chiftains
head
proper
in
a
white
scarffe
goodly
enuellopped
:
and
as
faire
a
cote
is
Hopwells
,
being
three
red
hares
playing
on
bagpipes
in
a
siluer
shield
,
as
Newinton
which
bare
d'Azure
three
eglets
d'Argent
displaid
.
And
now
me
thinks
I
heare
some
that
esteeme
me
to
mend
,
and
become
more
fine
,
skilfull
,
and
Herauld
like
in
my
emblazons
,
as
vsing
the
French
phrases
of
d'azyer
&
d'argent
,
who
thinke
I
doubt
not
,
but
that
I
haue
committed
a
great
error
for
want
of
vsing
the
said
French
phrases
in
my
emblazons
,
notwithstanding
I
will
ioine
in
opinion
with
such
as
esteeme
it
to
be
more
proper
to
speake
and
vse
English
termes
and
phrases
in
an
English
booke
dedicated
to
Englishmen
,
than
French
or
Latine
,
otherwise
than
cited
authoritie
leadeth
.
And
now
my
good
Lords
,
and
you
braue
Soldiers
and
Gentlemen
,
I
haue
little
else
to
trouble
you
with
at
this
time
,
but
to
wish
you
had
no
woorse
a
writer
to
eternize
your
fame
then
mine
Author
sir
Iohn
Froissart
was
to
the
Knights
,
and
Captains
of
England
your
predecessors
,
and
to
craue
your
patience
in
that
I
haue
been
so
vnaduised
to
molest
you
this
long
with
these
tedious
and
simple
trauels
of
mine
,
caused
through
the
great
zeale
and
affection
I
beare
to
your
praiseable
profession
,
and
that
you
would
pardon
my
boldnes
in
the
writing
and
dedicating
thereof
to
your
Honors
:
neuerthelesse
,
I
beseech
you
again
sithence
they
entreat
of
matter
tending
to
the
aduancement
of
your
glories
,
that
you
would
vouchsafe
to
accept
of
them
in
good
part
,
and
with
the
shields
of
your
woorthie
fauors
to
protect
them
from
the
outrage
of
such
as
enuie
your
memorable
vertues
,
praieng
to
God
that
all
your
noble
atchiuements
may
be
with
no
lesse
praise
remembred
,
then
our
knights
of
that
time
were
spoken
of
by
sir
Arnold
Dandrehen
martiall
of
France
,
there
enemie
to
King
Henrie
of
Castile
the
valiant
bastard
,
a
little
before
the
battaile
of
Naueret
,
and
because
at
my
first
entrance
into
this
matter
,
I
saluted
you
with
a
sentence
of
mine
authour
,
I
haue
thought
it
no
bad
Decorum
with
his
report
of
those
speeches
being
as
followeth
,
to
take
my
leaue
.
Sire
sire
saulue
soit
vostre
Grace
(
saith
he
)
vos
dy
q
quant
par
battaille
vous
assembleres
au
Prince
vous
trouueres
la
gens
d'armes
tels
comme
il
les
fault
trouuer
car
la
est
la
fleur
de
tout
Cheualrie
du
monde
,
&
la
trouueres
durs
sages
Combatants
&
à
bonnes
certes
&
ia
pour
mourir
plain
pie
nen
fuiront
,
&c.