CHAP. VII.
1. Having exemplified such Bearings of Arms as are borrowed from the several Arts of Nourishing, and Cloathing our Bodies, the next place may be justly Challenged by that Occupation or Science which we call Armature; Trades by the help whereof we are defended from all outward Injuries, either of Foes or Weather: ...
Blacksmith Book III, Chapter 7, Section 1a
... And first for Metal Workers, where I shall begin with the Smith, or Black Smith, whose working is in the Fire, the product of all Arts, for till it was found, Arts lay asleep.
Hammer
I. He beareth an Hammer, or Smiths shooing Hammer; on the Sinister side, a Nail, (of
some termed a Sprig Nail, because without a Head.)
The Hammer is the Smiths chiefest Instrument
for Forging and Forming of things Malleable for necessary use.
All Hammers that have not a Claw to draw out
a Nail, but have a Pen or solid end, have other
terms given them according to their bigness, as you may
see numb. 128. This fashion in Heraldry being only called the Hammer, without any other addition to it.
Related text(s) Nail types
Pincers
II. He beareth a pair of Pincers.
The Chops and Teeth, the opening of the Pincers.
The Head, all the round part above the Revit.
The Revit Hole and Pin, that the Chops move upon.
The Stailes, the long ends by which they are handled.
The Buttons or ends of the Stailes.
Billets of steel
III. He beareth four Billets or Gads of
Steel. I do here in this quarter set four sorts
of Gads, being the four ways I have both anciently, and
these modern times seen them set forth; but them in
chief are now such as are generally used.
Smith's anvil
IV. He beareth a Smiths Anvil.
Some term it a square Anvil or Stythe.
The Anvil hath these parts.
The Face, which is very smooth and hard.
The Pike or Bickern, or Beak-Iron, that as comes out of one end of it.
Anvil
V. He beareth a Round Beaked Anvill, in
chief two Nails with heads.
This kind of Anvil is used by
Smiths that make small fine Work.
Nails
Horse shoe
VI. He beareth an Horse-shooe between three Horse-shooe Nails.
Horse shoes
VII. He beareth an Horse shooe fretted with
two other.
Locks
VIII. He beareth a square Lock, with a
Key.
As there are Locks for several purposes, so they are
of several shapes and inventions, in the making
and contriving their Wards or Gards, as in Street
Door Locks, called Stock Locks; Chamber Door
Locks, called Spring Locks; Cupboard Locks,
Chest Locks, Trunk Locks, Hanging Locks or
Padlocks &c. in all, or most of which there is in a
manner the same things for Terms.
Related text(s) Lock parts
Keys and sword
IX. He beareth two Keys
with a Sword.
Key
X. He beareth a Key.
The Key is a very Honorable Bearing, the parts of it are these as follow. The Bow, the Round or Handle of the Key. The Shank, The Pin-hole, or Drill-hole. Pot or Bead, is the round under the Bow, at the top of the Shank. The Bite, is all the flat part of the Key, in which the Wards are. The Bowward, is the distance between the two ends of the Bow. The Wards, are all the nicks in the Bite. The Dap or Stepward, that next the end of the Key. The Hooksward, is any cross Ward that comes out from it. The Middle or Main Cross Ward, is the straight ward turning into the Bite on the side next the Shank which is generally set in the middle of the Bite. The Cross ward of the Maine, is that as crosseth the Maine cross ward. The Maine ward, is that on the lower side the Bit. The Cross ward of the Maine ward, is that as crosseth it.
Keys
XI. He beareth a Key double Bited.
In the Base of this Square, is the Key of a hanging
Lock.
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