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)

Ofsundry Blazons* 16$
.^4 By Vertues.
5 By Celestial signs.
6 By the Monethsof the Year,
7 By the Daves of the Week,
8 By the Ages of Man,
Modern p gy Flowers,
10 By the Elements.
11 By the Seasons of the Year.
12 By the Complexions of Man.
13 By Numbers.
„I4 By Metals.

I am not ignorant, that in the time os King Henry
the fifth, there was a Dutchman, who used to blaze
Arms, by the principal parts of mans body; but it se*ms
noway approved of by Heralds, to be admitted a-
mong these.
We read of one Malorques^ a Frenchman, who used
to emblazon by Flowers ; and of one Fauchon9 an En-
glishman, who lived in the dayes of King Edward the
third, that performed the same by the dayes of the
week.
The Table of Blazons, appertaining to the
\even persest Colours.

Tee
1 Co-
louris
Yel-
low
and
{Uni-
fied*
■in

["Plannees.
Pretious Stones.
Vertues,
Celestial signs,
Moneths.
Dayes of the week. |
Ages of Man, *
I Flowers. I
Elements. 1
-Seasons of the year. ^
Complexions,
Numbers.
^Metals.

The -Sum
Topazion 8c Chrysolith,
Faith and Constancy.
The Lion.
>iy-
Sunday.
Young age.
The Mary gold,
Aire.
-Spring time.
-Sanguine,

r*M.
Cold,
Z The