The theater of honour and knight-hood. Or A compendious chronicle and historie of the whole Christian vvorld Containing the originall of all monarchies, kingdomes, and estates, with their emperours, kings, princes, and gouernours; their beginnings, continuance, and successions, to this present time. The first institution of armes, emblazons, kings, heralds, and pursuiuants of armes: with all the ancient and moderne military orders of knight-hood in euery kingdome. Of duelloes or single combates ... Likewise of ioustes, tourneyes, and tournaments, and orders belonging to them. Lastly of funerall pompe, for emperours, kings, princes, and meaner persons, with all the rites and ceremonies fitting for them. VVritten in French, by Andrew Fauine, Parisian: and aduocate in the High Court of Parliament. M.DC.XX.

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Title: The theater of honour and knight-hood. Or A compendious chronicle and historie of the whole Christian vvorld Containing the originall of all monarchies, kingdomes, and estates, with their emperours, kings, princes, and gouernours; their beginnings, continuance, and successions, to this present time. The first institution of armes, emblazons, kings, heralds, and pursuiuants of armes: with all the ancient and moderne military orders of knight-hood in euery kingdome. Of duelloes or single combates ... Likewise of ioustes, tourneyes, and tournaments, and orders belonging to them. Lastly of funerall pompe, for emperours, kings, princes, and meaner persons, with all the rites and ceremonies fitting for them. VVritten in French, by Andrew Fauine, Parisian: and aduocate in the High Court of Parliament. M.DC.XX.
Author: Favyn, André.
Publication: London :: Printed by VVilliam Iaggard, dwelling in Barbican, and are there to be sold,; 1623.
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BRESS•• and BAVGIE.

THe Counties of Bresse and B••ugie, revnited to the Sacred Crowne of France, in ex∣change for the Marquisate of Saluces; done by the said King Henry the Great, of famous memory. M••rche•• and Frontiers of Sauoye, and of the County of Bourgongne, are ann••xed to the Gouernment, and resort to the Parliament of Bourgongne at Dijon, with the Bayliwickes of G••••x, and of Ve••omey.

Bresse. Porte d'Argent a la B••nde d'Azur, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Deux Lyons de mesme, l'vn en Chef, & l'autre en Poinct.

B••ugre. Porte de Gueules, au Lyon s••ne d'Ermines, Arme, Lampasse, & Coronne d'Or.

The Cornet of red Sattin, charged with the Armes quartered of Bresse and Baug••e carried by the Bayliff•• of the Countries.