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x Kindes which are of

• Some one Tincture, as when a Coat-Armour consisteth of any one of the Metals, Colours, or Furres onely.
• More Tinctures then one, wherein must be considered the
  • Field, which hath Tincture
    • Predominating: of which forme of bearing, there be manifold examples in and thorowout the second, third, and fourth Sections.
    • Not Predominating: whereof there are divers examples in the fifth Section.
  • Charge, which is
    • Proper, which are called Ordinaries, wherein note their
      • Making, which consisteth of lines, wherein observe their
        • Accidents, which are their
          • Rightnesse, as when they are evenly carried thorowout the Field.
          • Crookednes, whereof some are
            • Bunched forme, as in lines Engrailed, Invecked, Waved &c.
            • Cornered,
              • Rect-anguled, as in Coats Embatteled, Crenelle, &c.
              • Acute-anguled, as in indenting and Dancetty.
        • Kindes,
          • Single, which of it selfe maketh a Cheefe.
          • Manifold, viz.
            • Twofold, whereof are formed these Ordinaries following, viz. a Pale, Bend, Fesse, Gyron, Canton, Quarter-Pile, &c.
            • More then twofold, which doe constitute a Crosse, Saltire, Inescocheon, and Orle.
      • Manner of bearing, which is
        • Simple, comprehending
          • One sort, wherof some are
            • Single, as when a Crosse, Bend, Pale, Pile, Fesse, or other Ordinary is borne alone, without any other Apposition or Imposition.
            • Manifold, as when more of the same kind are borne
              • One upon another, as a Crosse upon a Crosse, a Saltire upon a Saltire, &c.
              • One besides another, as a
                • Pallet besides a Pallet.
                • Bend besides 2. Cotizes.
                • Pale besides 2. Endorses.
          • Divers sorts borne in like manner,
            • One upon another,
              • Barres upon a Chevron.
              • Chevron upon a Pile.
              • Escocheon upon a Saltire.
            • One besides another,
              • Saltire besides a Chiefe.
              • Escocheon besides a Crosse.
              • Chevron besides a Chiefe.
        • Compound, as having in them some kinde of mixture, by reason of the apposition or imposition of Common ChargesOrdinaries.
    • Common, whereof see the Table of the third Section, at this marke, q

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