Peacham, Henry: The compleat gentleman : fashioning him absolute in the most necessary and commendable qualities, concerning mind, or body, that may be required in a person of honor. To which is added the gentlemans exercise or, an exquisite practise, as well for drawing all manner of beasts, as for making colours, to be used in painting, limming, &c (London, 1661)

Os sundry Blazons.
In Englisb, Plinies Natural HiftoryDr. JositaPs
Transsacion of Gesnar : Gerard John [on upon Gerard
and Terkjnson for Plants, &c. Perkjnson's Garden of
Pleasant Flowers.

CHAP. XV;
Os fundry Blazons^both Antient
and Modern.
BE fore you enter the (lately Palace of Armory, I
would request you (as a thing expedient) slri&ly to
•view and examine the Frontespice;I meaathese several
sorts of Blazons, the very materials wherewith you are
to build : and as they are the principles,in this respest
they are the more to be de/ired and imbraced; for you
know, lgnoratis termini*, ignoratur & ars. Wherefore
to make you compleat, I have colle&ed these follow**
ing principles out of Sir John Feme's Glory os Genero-
sity, and inserted them here, for fear you fcould not
procure his Book, being indeed very rare , and daily
sought after as a Jewel. Toour purpose then,my Au-
thor delivereth unto us, fourteen sundry kinds of Bla«*
zons, and marihalleth them in this order.
<r i By Colotirs.-
Antient ^ 2 By Planets.
L 3 By precious Atones.

Modem