Section III.
Thus much for the Instruments of playing or things used for exercise of body or minde: we come now to things used in the recreation of Hunting, and Hawking. First for Hunting.
Triton' s circled trumpet
Image from proof plate49. He beareth Tritons circled Trumpett. Some call this kind of Trumpett, a Tridon, from the name of the Trumpetter, who is said to be a man to the midle, and a dolphin below, his forefeet like horse feet, and had two circled tailes.
Some workmen to shew art and Ingenuitie make this sort of musicall Instrument circled 2. 3. or more tymes: but one is sufficient in Herauldry. Some without any, as numb. 65.
Hunting horn
50. He beareth an Hunting
horne. This is called
also a Bugle or Bugle horne, a Hunters
Hutchett.
Harp
Image from proof plateIn the chiefe is the figure of an Harpe made after the old fashion, which I set downe onely to shew how our ancestors were wont to draw them; and without all question the Harps in those tymes were so made.
Whispering trumpet
In the Base of this square, runing
into the next, is a Whispering Trumpett
a long streight hollow pipe, like the
mouth of a Trumpett at the speaking
end and the sounding end wider Taper
wise. They are made of Tyn, Latine,
or copper, 8. 10. 15. or 20 foot long: for
the longer they are the further they will
convey the sound spoken in them. The
words come forth very dredfull, and
may be heard a mile, two or three.
Ox horn
51. He beareth an Oxe horne,
stringed.
Some term these Bedlam or made mens hornes, because such haue them about their necks. Others term it an Hutchett reflected to shew that it hath a bending, from the naturall bending which it hath: for it is euer borne bended into a semicircle: Note also that the stringes of these kind of hornes are noe other but a Leather Lace or girdle, fastned about the horne: without buttons and tassells, onely for Ornament, it is turned into a round at the hanging part. Se num:56.
Hutchetts or bugles
52. He beareth three Hutchetts in triangle conioyned.
This bearing is more breifly blazoned
by some, three Bugles conioyned.
Sounding horns
Image from proof plate53. He beareth two sounding hornes, or Bugles, the mouthes erected.
Bugle
54. He beareth a Bugle
garnished, tringed and tasselled.
Huntsmans girdle horn
Image from proof plate55. He beareth a Huntsmans Girdle Horne.
Some terme it a Post horne, for all such hornes are streight not bending, as the Hutchett doth.
Tirrett
56. He beareth a Tirrett, or a
paire of dog couples.
The like belongs to the company of Ironmongers of the citty of Chester as they aunciently did use it.
Hunters hutchett
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In the cheife of this square is an other way of drawing the Hunters Hutchett or Bugle.
Boar spear
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In the base of this quarter is the right shape of the head of a Boare speare, which in Armes is often borne it selfe, without any staffe to it.
Dog couples
Image from proof plate57. He beareth a paire of dog couples with a chaine and ring pendant therefrom.
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Dog couple and chain
Image from proof plate58. He beareth a dog couple and chaine pendant. Of this I haue said something ca:8 numb 32. to which I referre you.
Dog collar
59. He beareth a dog collar,
or a grey hounds collar, edged,
studded and Tirretted.
Shepherds harp
In the Base of this quarter, is an
Instrument of Musick, termed a shepards
harpe; it is no other then a Board cut
Bevile on both sides, with wyer, or
bowell strings fastned there on, with
pins and pegs; vpon which with their
fingers they do strike a veriaty of tunes.
Timbrell
60. He beareth a Timbrell.
...
Dog lease
In this quarter is also a dog lease
rouled vp. This is termed by
Huntsmen either a lease, or a Lyne, or a
Lyame; and that according to the dog
that is lead with it, as for example, if it
belong to an Hound it is a Lyame; for
a grey hound a Lease, or a slipe; and for
a spanniell a Lyne.
Boar spear
61. He beareth a Boare speare ...
Hunting staff
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... surmounted of an Hunting staffe. This is also termed a Hunting pole.
Cross bow
Image from proof plate62. He beareth a crosse-bow.
This hath seuerall denominations as a crosse-Bow, a Tiller, a steele bow, or a deare bow: The Tiller hath the Bow of wood either Ash or Yew whose string is held vp (when it is drawme) by a wooden Nutt as it is called, and a handle to let it off, when any thing is to be shott at. But the steele bow, hath the bow part (which is called a Lath) all of good tempered steele. The string is drawne vp by a .... held vp by a lock, and lett fly by a Tricker or button, haueing an Iron sight and bead, to take aime at a mark withall. Se cha. 17. numb: 66. 67.
Juggling cap
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On the dexter side of this square, is a Juggling or Leger de Maine cap, with Hictious Doctious peeping out of it: of which Art of slight of Hand I haue spoken more fully in Chap.12. numb. 36. 37.
Fox holdfasts
63. He beareth clampes, or
Fox holdfasts.
These are a large kind of Pincers, which are also termed a paire of Clampes; wherewith Foxes and Badgers are taken out of the earth withall, by such as hunt them. There are other things used in hunting, for the destroying of wild beasts, as Fawchons, swords, darts, and Guns: but because they are set downe amongst warlike Instruments I forbeare to treate of them in this place.
Bagpipes
64. He beareth a paire of
Bagg-pipes.
There are as in other sorts of Musick, different names giuen them according to their different bignesses and number of pipes; some haue wind conveyed into the Bag from the mouth by a wind pipe (as this figure sheweth) other by a small paire of Bellows tyed vnder the Bagpipers right Arme.
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Tritons trumpet
Image from proof plate65. He beareth a Tridon, or Tritons trumpett. this is an other sort of Trumpet which the sea nymphs and water creatures, make of the shells of fish, when they play and disport them selues in the Oceans; as poets and painters set them forth. Some with trumpets, of Wilks, Perewinckles, Purcles shells, and such like things, as they fancie to themselues. Se numb:49.
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