The Table of the first Section.

The skill of Armorie consisteth in

Blazoning, wherein must be considered
- Accidents, which are both
  - Tincture, which consisteth of
    - Colours, which are either
      - Generall, As when things are borne in their naturall colours:
      - and Speciall,
        
        Single, As white and blacke.
        and Mixt,
        
        Exactly compounded of white and blacke, as Red.
        or Declining more to the one then to the other, with Red, as Yellow, Sanguine, Purpure, &c.
    - and Furres, which consist either of
      - One colour, namely white, which is the Lituits skin or furre.
      - or More then one,
        
        Two onely, which are either
        
        with blacke, as
        
        Black with white,
        
        Ermine, which is Blacke upon white.
        Ermynes, white upon blacke.
        
        or Blacke with Yellow,
        
        Ermynoys, blacke upon yellow.
        Pean, Yellow upon Blacke.
        
        or without blacke, as
        
        Verrey, which is composed of white and blew, or of blew and white.
        Which is Greene with Yellow, or Yellow with Greene.
        
        or More then two,
        
        Ermynytes, differing from Ermine by a red haire added to each side of the spots.
        and Vayre, which is of all colours, except Blew and Greene.
  - and Differences, which are both
    - Ancient, as Bordures of all sorts:
    - And Moderne, as Files, Cressants, Mollets, Martlets, Annulets, &c.
- and Parts, which are the
  - Escocheon, wherin we must observe the
    - Accidents, viz.
      - Points, of which some are
        
        Middle, as the Fesse, Honour, and Nombrill Points.
        Remote
        
        Superior, Exact Middle point of ye chiefe, and the two extremes thereof, viz. the Dexter and Sinister chiefe Points.
        and Inferior, Precise Middle Point of the Base of the Escocheon, and the two Extremes thereof, scilt. the Dexter and Sinister Base Points.
      - and Rebatements, which consist in
        
        Diminution, which are placed
        
        On the middle point, as the Delfe & the Inescocheon reversed.
        or Elsewhere, & doe occupie
        
        Some one of the other Points alone, as the Dexter Point parted.
        or More Points then one, scz.
        
        Foure, as a Point in a Point.
        or Fewer then 4.
        
        Three, as Point Champaine, Point Plaine, & Gore Sinster.
        Two, as a Gusset Dexter & Sinister.
        
        Reversing, which is a transposing or turning upside downe of the whole Escocheon.
    - and Kindes, whereof see the Table of the second Section at this marke, x
  - Ornaments without the Escocheon, whereof see in the Table of the sixt Section, at this Character y
Marshalling, whereof hereafter in the sixt Section at this character, z

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