THE

ACADEMY OF ARMORY

OR,

A STOREHOUSE

OF

ARMORY

AND

BLAZON.

CONTAINING

The several variety of Created Beings, and how born in Coats of
Arms, both Foreign and Domestick.

WITH

The Instruments used in all Trades and Sciences, together with
their Terms of Art,

ALSO

The Etymologies, Definitions, and Historical Observations on the
fame, Explicated and Explained according to our
Modern Language.

Very usefel for all Gentlemen, Scholars, Divines, and all such as desire any Knowledge in Arts and Sciences.

Every Man, shall Camp by his Standard, and under the Ensign of his Fathers House, Numb. 2. 2.
Put an the whole Armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the Assaults of the Devil; above all
take the Shield of Faith. Ephes 6.11.16.

By Randle Holme, of the City of Chester, Gentleman Sewer in
Extraordinary to his late Majesty King Charles 2. And some­
times Deputy for the Kings of Arms.

CHESTER
Printed for the Author, M DC LXXXVIII