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.

The DVKEDOMES.

KIng Henry the Great, of whose Obsequies and Honourable Funerall Pompe, we are now making relation, being in peacefull possession of the Kingdome, made an

Ordinance and declaration, concerning the vniting of his Ancient Patrimony, depen∣ding vpon the Crowne of France, and of that whereof he was Lord, when hee came to the saide Crowne. Giuen at Paris in the moneth of Iuly, and yeare of Grace, one thousand, sixe hundred and seuen. Signed Henry, and on the Fold, By the King, De Lomenie (the said Lord de Lomenie, Counceller to the King in his Councels of Estate and Priuate, and chiefe Secretary of his Commands: Porte d'Or, a vn Arbre de Syno∣ple, au Chef d'Azur charge de Trois Lozanges d'Argent.) So that by meanes of the sayd Ordinance, the Viscounties of Bearn and of Limoges; the Counties of Foix, of Armag∣nack, and other Seigneuries came to the Crowne. Among which, is the Dukedome of Albret, the Auncient Patrimony of the Kings of Nauarre, Iohn, Henry the first, and Iane d'Albret, Queene of Nauarre, Mother to King Henry the Great: which was done to preserue the memory of this Royall Ligne.

ALBRET.

WHich is a Dukedome, on the Frontiers of Gascoignie and Nauarre, resorting to the Parliament of Guienne, the Capitall City whereof, is Tartas. Portoit de France, Escartelle de Gueules.

Albret, King of Armes, in his Coate of crimson Veluet, assisted by two Heraulds of his March.

The Cornet of crimson Sattin, borne by the Seneschall of the Country.

The horse of Honor, in manner as before, ledde by the two cheese Barons of the Country.

The Shield carried by the prime Viscount.

BRETAIGNE.

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A Dukedome of very great extendure, coasted along with the Ocean Sea, which hath her Parliament alone by her selfe at Rennes, and her Chamber of Accompts or Exchequer at Nautes. Porte d'Argent seme d'Hermines de Sable. Howbeit, this ought to be otherwise contraried, according to the naturall whitenesse of the Hermine, to wit, De Sable, aux Ermines d'Argent, sans nom∣bre.

Bretaigne, King of Armes, wearing his Coate of white Veluet, powdred with Ermines; going in the middest betweene the two Heralds of his March.

The Cornet of white Sattin; carried by

The horse of Honor, couered with white Veluet, spotted with Ermines, the Armes on the Chaufraine, with Lambrequins of white and blacke▪ M.

The Shield of the saide Dukedome. P.