A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . OF THE COLOVR OF THE PEACOCKE. CHAT. He Colour of the Peacocke (which in deede fignifi-eth that which is elfewhcrc fpokcn thereof) accor-dingtofbme others noteth a defpifing of death forloue, exprefling (as they (ay) a kinde of foolifh bold-nefiebyreafbnof Lake (which is afanguine colour)mixed with blewe, whence arifeth a mixt colour bc-tweene Jupiter and Satttrne: The firft whereof, be-caufe of Oiiars fheweth courage and folly, the otherbymeanes of the darke mixture, a kinde of obftinate confideratcnefle,whereupon
A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . OF THE COLOVR OF THE PEACOCKE. CHAT. He Colour of the Peacocke (which in deede fignifi-eth that which is elfewhcrc fpokcn thereof) accor-dingtofbme others noteth a defpifing of death forloue, exprefling (as they (ay) a kinde of foolifh bold-nefiebyreafbnof Lake (which is afanguine colour)mixed with blewe, whence arifeth a mixt colour bc-tweene Jupiter and Satttrne: The firft whereof, be-caufe of Oiiars fheweth courage and folly, the otherbymeanes of the darke mixture, a kinde of obftinate confideratcnefle,whereupon a man relbluingbringeth it to a foolifh ende. But if this weretrue, out of doubt the Bifhops and other Prelates would not wearC it, atcertaine times,in figne of their great loue towardes the holy Church, andthe fcruiceablc defire they haue for the increafe thereof, much leffe wouldthe Cardinals and the Popes themfelues weare it in their robes at appoin-ted times as they doe: whereby I conclude that the former fignificationofthis colour is moft falfc and abfurdc. Of 129 THE THI^V
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