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.

Prelates of the Order,

BY the death of the Cardinall du Perron, happening at the end of the Yeare, One Thousand, Sixe Hundred and Eighteene.

Frances, Cardinal de la Roche Foucauld, Bishop of Senlis, Councellour in the Councels of E∣state, and priuate; was made Great Almoner of France, & associated into the Order of the Holy-Ghost. Portoit Bu••ele d'Azur, & d'Argent, de Dix pieces, (which were the Armes of the first Counts of Lusignan, and de la Marche) à vne Cheuron de Gueules de Trois pieces, brochant & portant sur le Tout.

In this present Yeare, One Thousand, Sixe Hundred and Nineteene, when wee finished this long labour, which had well neere worne vs out of breath: His most Christian Maiesty, in the deuotion which he beareth to the holy Sepulchre of our Sauiour in Ierusalem, and to preserue the memory of his Order of the Ho∣ly-Ghost, in those Marches beyond the Seas, caused to be made (for sending to the said ho∣ly Sepulcher) the Ornaments and deckings necessary for the performance of diuine Ser∣uice there. As namely.

The Adornement for the lower part of the Altar, of Cloth of Siluer, thickly semed with Flowers de Luces of Gold, very highly em∣bossed, and a Great Crosse of the Order of the Holy-Ghost of Gold, couched and beautified with the Armes of France and Nauarre, with the Orders of S. Michaell, and of the Holy-Ghost embroydered round about it.

The Chasuble, two Tuniques, three Coapes, The Miter for the Guardian; the Vaile & Cor∣porall, two Stoles, three Fannes or Ma••••••••▪

The Arras fot the Gospell of fine Clo•• Siluer, and all couered with Golden Flower de Luces, very highly embossed. The whole releuated with embroydery of Gold, and Sil∣uer, Flowers and Characters of the King, a•• namely, the Letter L. crossed in Sault••ire, the Hand of Iustice, and a Scepter, interchangea∣bly wrought with the Queenes Characters 〈◊〉〈◊〉 double A. and all the deckings adorned wi•••• Doues, curiously formed in most rich a•• sumptuous embroydery, couched and q••••••¦red with the Armes of France and of Na••, according as an Altars furnishment should be. I my selfe did see these admirable Ad••••∣ments, the last Lent, in the house of Alexa∣der Paynet, Embroyderer to the King, Queene, and Monsieur, neere to Saint Honorius.