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 Order of Saint Sauiour of Montreall, called the Order of Arragon: Instituted in the King∣dome of Arragon, in the Yeare, One Thousand, One hundred and Twenty, by Alphonso, Eighteenth of the Name, King of Nauarre and Arragon.

CHAP. XIII. The Originall and beginning of the Kingdome of Arragon.

* 1.1THe First King of the Gothes, that from the plenteous and abounding Gaules, attempted the Conquest of Spaine (saith Augustino Crana••••, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Spanish and Romane Antiquary) and made his people to dwell i•• the Prouinces seated in the steepie descending Vallies, amongst those high aspiring Mountaines, called Pyrenean, and namely in the Coun∣tries of Rousillion, Cerdaignia, and Cathalogna, so called by the Gothe•• and Alains, was King Vallia, as wee haue formerly said in the Second Booke Page 194. in the yeare of Grace, Foure hundred and Twenty. For they are but dreames and idle imaginations,* 1.2 to referre their beginning and first entrance, to the Kings Athanaricus and Alaricus, who neuer saw Spaine, except it were in painting, where at the most iudicious Writers of Spaine make a meere mockery, as a thing imagi∣ned, and farre from any certainty; so speaketh (and very aduisedly) the Count de Lansarote in his Andalouzia. Yo no signo estas Antiguedades y principios, por tenerlos 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sin fundamento, sino las cosas mas communes y llanas segun la sensillez de aquellos pr•••••• vos tiempos, onde nitenian noticia de las Armas de los Reyes Godos, ni aun de las Histori•• dellos. I follow not the Principles of those Antiquaries, to hold them fundamentall, except in matters that are most common, and according to the most sensible of those precedent times, wherein no notice was taken, concerning the Armies of the Gothish Kings, nor 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of their Histories.

* 1.3It is a matter most certaine and assured, that after the death of Rodericke, the last King of the Gothes in Spaine; the Moores possessed themselues of the for••••∣med Prouinces, and had the enioying of them still: vntill the time of Charles Martell, Duke of the French, who gaue charge to his Kinsman Odilon, Duke of ••••∣uaria to conquer them, as indeed hee did.

But by reason of his death, the Moores reconquered those places formerly take•• from them, and namely the City of Barcelona, which they possessed till the time of our King Charlemaigne,* 1.4 to whom a Spanish Moore surrendred it, making himselfe his Liedgeman, Subiect, and Tributary, as is obserued by all the ancient Annalist•• of those times, both Spanish and French, Barcinona Hispaniae Ciuitas quae iam pride•• à Francis defecerat, per Zatun Saracenum Praefectum eius, Carlo reddita est. But as the Saracins make Trophees, of infringing and violating the faith which they giue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Christians: so this Zatun (by little and little) turned his coate and credit, and being taken by the French, was banished perpetually. And the Gouernment of that good City (with the neighbouring Prouinces) giuen by Charlemaigne to a Count of his owne House, named Bera, which happened in the yeare of Grace, Eight Hundred and One.

* 1.5This Bera (to little or no purpose at all called Bernard) was accused of Fellony and Treason, so that hee was enforced to fight himselfe in single Combate, and in an enclosed Field against him that had accused him, and threw downe his Gauntlet as wager of Battaile. By want of witnesses to auerre the Fact, hauing beene vanqui∣shed, and knowne for a false lyer by his owne confession: King Lewes the Debon∣naire, Sonne and Successour to Charlemaigne, banished him to the City of Reue••, in

••he yeare Eight Hundred and Twenty. In whose place and office he established as Gouernour in all those Prouinces, a neere Kinsman of his owne named Bernard, who brought the Moores of the Countrey to tearmes of duty and obedience. But being accused (through enuy) of some priuate familiarity with the Empresse,* 1.6 Wife ••o Lewes the Debonnaire: he was remoued, so that an Alemaigne or Germaine Lord or Count, named Geoffrey d' Aria, was appointed in his place, he being the most for∣ward and actiue man at Armes, amongst all them of his time, and hee had the Go∣uernment.

This Count had to his Wife a French Lady, named Almira, of whom hee begot a Sonne called

Geoffrey, Sirnamed The Hairy, to whom our King and Emperour of the Romanes Charles, called the Baulde, gaue for his Armes his Escu d'Or, charge de Quatre Paulx de Gueules▪ by reason of foure fingers all bloodied, which the said Geoffrey the Hairy returning from a charge vpon the Moores, had laid on his Shield by the said Charles the Baulde.

The Spaniards are all of this consent, that from thence came the Armes to the Count of Barcellona, and to the Kingdome of Arragon, euen to this pre∣sent.

The Count of Lansarote writeth, that in the Battaile so famously renowned,* 1.7 called Des Naues de Tolosa, the King Dom Pedro of Arragon, had not any particular Standard and Banner: because (saith hee) long time before that, the Kings of Arragon had forsaken the Armes of that Kingdome (which were D'Azur à la Croix pattee au pied fi∣che d'Argent au Quartier d'Honneur) and receiued them of the Count of Barcellona, which were, D Or à Quatre Paulx de Gueules, Armes, which according to the testimony of Antonio Beuthero, were won by the same occasion, and by Geoffrey of the Allemaigne Nation, to whom the Emperour Charlemaigne gaue to Wife, one of his owne Kinswomen, called Almira.

This Geoffrey was Lord of the Castle d'Aria, in the County of Rousilion,* 1.8 and af∣terward Count of Barcellona. Hee had a Sonne named the Hairy, Successour in the said County of Barcellona, who being with his Barcellonians present in the Army of the Emperour Lewes the Debonnaire (wee must read his Sonne Charles the Baulde) in the Battaile which hee gaue against the Normans: at the issue thereof, all couered with blood, which ran out of his wounds, the Emperour perceiuing the Count to haue a Golden Shield, gaue him those Quartre Paulx de Gueules, for Armes to him and his Descendants. And the Kings of Arragon, euen to this day, doe hold them for their Armes Royall.

Iostre el Velloso hallandose coulos Barcellosnesneses en ayiuda del Emperador Ludouico,* 1.9 en la Batalla, que tuuo con los Normandos, saliendo della tinto en sangue de heridas que re∣cibio, lleuando en el Armes el escudo darado sin deuisas, el Emperador Vnto quatre dedo de sumano en la sangre del Conde, y lopasso de alto à Baxa por el Scudo diziendole: Estas Seran, Conde, Vuestras Armas de las quales vsaronsus Decendientes, y vsa la casa Real de Arragon.

To the same Geoffrey the Hairy,* 1.10 Charles the Bauld gaue likewise part of the Coun∣tie of Arragon, newly conquered by the French from the Moores: to hold with that of Barcellona, and the Lands of Rousillion and Cerdaignia in full propriety, hee and his Descendants, vnder Liedge Homage and authority of the Crowne of France, whom the Counts and Kings of Arragon long time acknowledged for their Soueraignes, setting downe at the beginning of their publique Acts, the name and yeare of the Reigne of the most Christian Kings of France; vn∣till the time which we haue formerly obserued in the Second Booke of these Re∣cherches.

Wee haue heeretofore declared, that Aznar, youngest Sonne to Duke Eudes,* 1.11 de∣spoiled of Aquitaine by the French Armies; made his retreat into Nauarre, where he had a Sonne named likewise Aznar, First Count of Arragon, who was the Fa∣ther of

• Galindo; And of
• ...Ximene•• G••rcia.

Galindo was inuested by the King of Nauarre Garcia Inigo, in the small City of Iaca, the first Conquest of Garcia Ximenes made vpon the Moores, and some other places else thereabout, with title of Count of Arragon, vnder Authority and liedge homage to the Crowne of Arragon.* 1.12 This extendure of the Countrey, watered by the small Riuers of Arga, and of Arragon, hath taken name of the said Riuer of Arra∣gon, which falleth into the great Flood of Iberus.

The principall City of this Kingdome is Sarragossa (seated on the said Flood of Iberus) named by Pliny in the Third Book and Third Chapter of his naturall Histo∣ry Salduba, placed or ranked by Paulinus, among the very fairest Cities of Spaine.

And indeed it is so, for I my selfe being there a whole Lent time, in the yeare Foure Score and Eight, am able to auouch it for truth.

* 1.13At that time the Count of Arando made his entrance thereinto, according to the quality of a Vice-Roy, and Gouernour of Arragon, to whom the King of Spaine (within a while after) shewed but slender kindnesse, because he had medled a little too farre, in the businesse of the Secretary of State Dom Antonio Perez, who dyed at Paris, some few yeares since.

The Counts of Arando had their first dwelling on the Riuer of Duero, where was their House Arando de Duero, hauing diuersity of Armes belonging to this House.

* 1.14For some carried De Leon party de Gueules à vn Chasteau plante sur vn Pont d' Argent masonne de Sable à vne Riuiere Ondee d'Argent & d' Azur. And others carried simply De Gueules audict Chasteau & Pont à Trois Arches d' Argent & Six Ondes d' Azur, & d' Argent à la Bordure d'Or, chargee de Huict Arrests de Lance, which in Spaine they call Arandelas, d'Azur. Returne we now to the first Count of Arragon.

The Genealogie of the Counts of Arragon, and proceeding from Dom Galindo, on to the whole Succession.

Dom Galindo left three Children:

• Toda, Wife to the King of Na∣uarre Fortunio Garcez, Sonne to Garcia Inigo.
• Ximenez Aznar; And
• Endregot Sirnamed de Galindo.

The Eldest of these two Sonnes was Count of Arragon, who dyed without Issue, as his Brother likewise did: And then the County of Arragon came to the Brother of Galindo.

Ximenez Garcia, who was Father to

Garcia Aznarez, Count of Aragon, Father to

Fortunio Ximenez, Fift Count of Ar∣ragon, who died without Children: So that the Countie fell to

Endregot de Galindo, who left but one Daughter that was named

Vrraca, Wife to the King of Na∣uarre Garcia Inigo, Third of the name, and Seauenth King of Nauarre.

By this Alliance, the Countie of Arragon was ioyned and annexed to the Crowne of Nauarre. Vntill the time of King Sancio the Great, Fourth of the name, who in fauour of Ramiro his Ba∣stard, the Sonne of Dogna Caia, Lady of Ayuar, his Concubine, aduanced the County of Arragon to bee a Kingdome which hee gaue to the said

I. Ramiro, First King of Arragon in the yeare of Grace, One Thousand, Thirty and Foure, and his reigne was Two and Forty yeares.

Hee took to Wife Ermesinda, Daugh∣ter to Rogero, Count of Bigorre, by whom hee had two Sonnes, and the like num∣ber of Daughters.

The Sonnes were

• Sancio Ramirez; And
• Garcia, Bishop of Iaca.

The Daughters were

• Sancia, Countesse of Tolosa; And
• Theresa, Countesse of Prouence.

By a Concubine hee had a Bastard Sonne named

Sancio, whom hee made Lord of Ay∣uar, Atares, and of Xauierra;

By the death of King Ramiro, happe∣ning in the yeare, One Thousand, Three∣score and Sixteene: after him suc∣ceeded in the Kingdome his Eldest Sonne

II. Sancio Ramiro, First of the name, ••ho reigned Eighteene yeares. This ••as the man that vsurped the Kingdome ••f Nauarre, as we haue already related 〈◊〉〈◊〉 you.

By Foelicia his Wife, Daughter to the ••ount of Vrgell, he had

• Pedro, King.
• Alphonso, King of Arragon, and of Na∣••••rre by Vsurpation: And
• Ramiro, a professed Monke at Saint ••••ns de Tom••eres in Languedocke, King of ••rragon likewise.

By a Concubine the said Sancio left a ••astard Sonne named

Garcia, who was Bishop of Iaca, after ••••e death of his Vncle.

Sancio dyed in the yeare of Grace, One ••housand, Fourescore and Foure, after ••hom succeeded his Eldest Sonne, na∣••ed

III. Pedro, First of the name, who ••igned Fourteene yeares. By his Wife ••••rtha, a Florentine, hee had a Sonne and Daughter.

The Sonne was

Pedro, dying in his Fathers life time.

Isabella, the Daughter, who likewise ••ed before her Father. And hee him∣••••lfe dying without any other Children, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the yeare of Grace, One thousand, ••ne Hundred, and Eight, l••ft the King∣••ome to his Brother.

IIII. Alphonso, First of the name, v∣••per of the Kingdome of Nauarre, who ••igned Eighteene yeares. Hee tooke to ••ife Vrraca, Queene of Castile and Leon, ••iddow to the Count of Galicia, Ray∣••••nd of Bourgongne, by whom hee had ••o Issue. So that by his death happening 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the yeare, One Thousand, one Hun∣••red, Thirty and Foure, his youngest & ••••st Brother

V. Ramiro, Second of the name; a Pro∣••••ssed Monke, in the Abbey of S. Pons 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Tomieres, was the Fift King of Ar∣••••gon.

The Kingdome of Nauarre was re∣••••ced into her first Stemme Royall, in ••••e person of Garcia Ramiro, the Nine∣••enth King of Nauarre, as wee haue al∣••••ady said. This Mon••e King tooke to ••ife Agnes, Sister to William, Count of ••ictiers, by whom hee had one onely Daughter

Peron••lla, o••herwise called Pe••tronilla 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to Raymu••••d B••rengario••, Count of Barcellona: who for the cruelty and care∣lesnesse of his Father in Law the Monke King, was made Regent in the Kingdome of Arragon.

By his wife he had

• Raymond Alphonso, King of Arra∣gon.
• ...Pedro.
• ...Sancio.
• Adoncia, Wife to the King of Portu∣gall: And
• N. Wife to the Count D'Vrcell.

By the death of this Monke-King. happening in the yeare of Grace One Thousand, One Hundred, Threescore and Two: the Eldest Sonne of his Wife Peronella Raymond, who caused himselfe to be named

VI. Alphonso, Second of the name, was the Sixt King of Arragon, and Count of Barcelona, a County vnited and anex∣ed to the Crowne of Arragon. Hee had by his Wife Sancia, Daughter to Al∣phonso Raymond, King of Castile and Leon,

• Pedro King of Arragon.
• Alphonso, Count of Prouence.
• Ferdinand a Religious Fryer.
• Constance, Queene of Hungarie, and Empresse.
• Leonora, Countesse of Tolosa: And
• Dulcia, a Religious Nunne.

Alphonso, Count of Prouence, second Sonne to the said King Alphonso, had to wife Mary, Countesse of Folcaquier: And this marriage was borne

Raymond Berengarius, Husband of Bea∣trix, Daughter to Thomas, Count of Mo∣rienna (which is Sauoye.) And in this marriage was borne foure Daughters, all of them Queenes, as namely

• Margaret, Queene of France, wife to Saint Lewes.
• Leonora, Queene of England.* 1.15
• Sancia, Queene of England likewise, and Empresse: And
• Beatrix, Queene of Naples and of Si∣cily, also Countesse of Prouence.

King Alphonso reigned almost Foure and Thirty yeares, and dyed in the yeare of Grace, One Thousand, Fourescore and Sixteene, leauing his Eldest Sonne

VII. Pedro, Second of the name, to enioy the Crowne of Arragon, which he held Eighteene yeares, hee being twice married. Fi••st to Beatrix, Sister to Mary,

Countesse of Folcaquier, by whom hee had

Raymond Berengarius.

By his Second Wife, Daughter to the Count of Montpelier, VViddow to the Count of Commenges, hee had

Iames or Iaimes, afterward King.

By a Concubine, hee had a Bastard Daughter

Constance, Wife to Guillem Raymond de Moncado, Seneshall and Gouernour of Cathalogna.

King Pedro dyed in the yeare, One Thousand, Two Hundred and Thir∣teene, after the Battaile of Muradall; After whom succeeded his youngest Sonne

VIII. Iames or Iaimes, First of the name, whose time of Reigne continu∣ed Threescore and Three yeares. He had two Wiues; the First was Leonora of Castile, Daughter to King Alphonso the Ninth, by whom hee had a Sonne named

Alphonso, that dyed in his Fathers life time.

In Second Marriage hee espoused Yo∣land, Daughter to the King of Hungary, by whom he had a plenteous Issue.

• Pedro, King of Arragon.
• Iames, King of Maiorica.
• Sancio, Archbishop of Toledo.
• Isabella, Queene of France.
• ...Ferdinand.
• Yoland, Queene of Castile.
• ...Constance,
• ...Sancia,
• ...Mary.

Ouer and beside these his legitimate Children, hee had by three Concu∣bines;

• 1. Theresa Gil de Bidauae, Pedro, Lord of Ayerbes; And Iames, Lord of Xerica.
• 2. Berenguela Fernandez, he had Pero Fernandez, Lord of Ixar.
• 3. Sancia, Daughter to Sanceo, d'An∣tilla.

Ferdinand Sanceo.

Iames, King of Maiorica, his Third Sonne, tooke to Wife Escleremonde de Foix, and in this Marriage were borne.

• Iames, a religious Frier.
• Sanceo, King of Maiorica.
• ...Ferdinand.
• Philip; And
• ...Sancia.

Ferdinand, Fourth Sonne to the said King Iames the First, had two Wiues: The first was Madame Isabella, Princesse of Morea, by whom he had

• Iames, King of Maiorica; And
• ...Fredericke.

By his Second Wife of the House of Ciprus, he had

Ferdinand.

Iames, Eldest Sonne of Ferdinand and the Princesse of Morea, tooke to Wife Constance of Arragon, and of this Marri∣age issued

Isabella, Marchionesse of Montfe∣rat; And

Iames, Heyre of Maiorica.

King Iames the First, dyed in the yeare One Thousand, Two Hundred, Three∣score and Sixteene: And had for Suc∣cessour his Sonne

IX. Pedro, Third of the name, who reigned nine yeares: By his Wife Con∣stance, Daughter to Mainfroy Bastard Son to the Emperour Fredericke, Second of the name, he had Sixe Children.

• Alphonso, King of Arragon.
• Iames, King of Sicilie, (by Vs••∣pation after the Sicilian Euensong) and afterward of Arragon.
• Fredericke, King of Sicilie.
• ...Pedro.
• Isabella, Queene of Portugall; And
• Constance Yoland, Queene of Na∣ples.

By three Concubines, hee had three Bastard Sonnes

• By Mary Nicolosa.
• ...Iames Perez.
• By Agnez Sapata.
• Ferdinand. And by another name∣lesse,
• ...Sancio.

This Pedro the Third, dyed in the yeare, One Thousand, Two Hundred, Fourescore and Fiue, after whom suc∣ceeded his Eldest Sonne.

X. Alphonso, Third of the name, who in the Sixt yeare of his reigne died with∣out Issue: And by his death, the King∣dome of Arragon came to his Second Brother

XI. Iames, Second of the name, who reigned Sixe and Thirty yeares. He had by his first Wife Blanche, Daughter to Charles, called the Cripple King of Na∣ples, Tenne Children.

• Iames, a Religious Frier.
• Alphonso, afterward King.
• Pedro, Count D'Ampurtas.
• Raymond Berengarius, Count de ••ages.
• Iohn, Archbishop of Tolledo.
• ...Constance.
• Mary, wife to the King of Castile.
• Blanch, a Religious Nunne.
• Yoland, Princesse of Tarentum; And
• Isabella, Empresse, wife to Fredericke ••••e third. His other wife was Mary ••f Cyprus, by whom he left no issue, ••o more then by Esclisenda his fourth, ••armed of Moncado; or by his first I∣••••bella Daughter to Sancio, King of Castile, ••om whom he was seperated by iudge∣••ent of the Church.

By a Concubine he had a Bastard Son ••amed

Iames, made Count of Luna.

King Iames, second of the name, died 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the yeare of Grace, One thousand three ••undred twenty and eight; and then suc∣••e••ded his S••nne

XII. Alphonso, fourth of the name, ••ho reigned eight yeeres. By his first ••ife ••he••••••, Countesse and Heire 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Vrg••ll, hee had fiue Children, two ••hereof died in their Infancie, the other ••ere

• Pedro, afterward King.
• Iames Count of Vrgell: And
• Constance, Queene of Maiorica.

In second Marriage he had Elianora of ••astile, by whom he had two Sons

• Ferdinand, Marquesse of Torto∣••: And
• ...I••hn.

The said Alphonso dyed in the yeare ••ne thousand two hundred thirtie and ••xe, leauing for Successour his eldest ••onne

XIII. Pe••••o, fourth of the name, ••hose Reigne continued One and fiftie ••eares. Hee espoused Mary, second Daughter to Phillip, third of the name, King of Nauarre; And by her bee ••ad

• Constance, Queene of Sicilie.
• Iane or Ioane, Countesse d'Ampu∣••as.
• Mary: And
• Alphonso, who died yong

By Leonora Eluira of Portugall his se∣cond wife, he had no Children. His third wife was Constance of Sicilie, by whom he had

• Iohn, afterward King.
• ...Alphonso.
• Martin, who was King.
• Leonora, Queene of Castile.

In fourth Marriage he espoused Si∣bylla de Fortia, Widdow to Artall de Fos∣ses, and by her he had but one Daughter, named

Isabel, Countesse of Vrgell.

This Pedro dyed in the yeare One thousand three hundred fourscore and seauen. And after him succeeded his Sonne

XIV. Iohn, first of the name, who reigned but eight yeares, and who had two Wiues. His first was Mathea, daugh∣ter to the Count of Armaignack, by whom were borne

• Iames, who dyed yong; And
• Ioane, wife to Mathew of Castelbon, who was Count of Foix.

In second mariage he espoused Yoland, Daughter to the Duke of Bar: And in this marriage were borne

• Ferdinand, who liued but eight dayes: And
• Yoland of Arragon, wife to Lewes, Duke of Aniou, & King of Sicilie. From which marriage issued
  • ...Lewes.
  • Rene; And
  • Charles, Count du Maine. Already we haue obserued the Genealogie of the said House of Aniou, in the due and best be∣seeming place.

XV. Martin, first of the name, Brother to King Iohn, deceased without heire Masle; forcibly vsurped the Kingdome of Arragon, and Seigneuries thereon depending, notwithstanding the Co∣uenants and Conditions agreed on in the Contract of Marriage, of the In∣fanta of Arragon Dogna Iana or Iane, with the Count of Foix, whereby it was namely and especially couenanted, that if the said King Iohn chanced to dye without an heire masle, begotten and borne by his owne body in lawfull mar∣riage; the said Infanta Ioane or Iane, and the Count of Foix her Husband, and their Children and descendants should come to the Crown of Arragon. A Con∣tract agreed on, and signed by the said Martin, with the Estates of the King∣dome, assembled then at Valencia, tear∣med the Great.

This Martin, before his comming to the Crowne, had married Mary, Coun∣tesse of Luna, and by her he had

Martin, who was King of Sicilie, and dyed before his Father without issue. In second marriage the said King of Arra∣gon espoused Margaret of Prades, by whom he had not any children. And the same Martin dyed in the yeare of Grace One thousand foure hundred & twelue.

Here endeth the Latine Historie of Arragon, written by Hieronimo Surita: And next succeeded in the Kingdome of Arragon

XVI. Ferdinand, first of the name, Brother to King Henry, third of the name, King of Castile, who reigned but foure yeares. And by Leonora d' Albu∣querque, a Princesse descended of the bloud of Castile his wife: he had seauen Children.

• Alphonso, King of Arragon.
• Iohn, King of Nauarre in right of his wife, and of Arragon in his owne right.
• Henry, Maister of the Order of Saint Iames of the Sword, in Castile.
• Sancio, Maister of the Order of Alcan∣tara.
• ...Pedro.
• Mary, Queene of Castile; And
• Leonora, Queene of Portugall.

This Ferdinand, first of the name dyed in the yeare of Grace, One thousand foure hundred and sixteene, leauing for Successour his eldest Sonne

XVII. Alphonso, fift of the name, who reigned two and fortie yeares. He dyed without issue by Mary of Castile, his law∣fall Wife; but left (by diuers Concu∣bines)

• Ferdinand, King of Naples.
• Mary, Lady Marquesse of Ferrara.
• Leonora, Princesse of Rossano.

XVIII. Iohn, second of the name, was Successour to his Brother Alphonso, in the Kingdome of Arragon, of Naples, Sicilie and other Seigneuries, in the year of Grace, One thousand foure hundred fiftie eight. In first marriage he espou∣sed Blanch, Queene of Nauarre, in right of whom hee was King of the said King∣dome; And by her hee had three Chil∣dren.

• Charles, Prince of Nauarre and of Ar∣ragon, &c.
• Blanch, wife to Henry the Impotent, King of Castile. And
• Leonora, Queene of Nauarre.

This Prince Charles, dyed in the life∣time of his Father, Aged as hath bin for∣merly obserued in the Genealogie of Nauarre, leauing two Sons and a Bastard Daughter.

• Phillip, Maister of the Order of Mo••tes••.
• Iohn, Bishop of Huesca: And
• Anne, Duchesse of Medina Celi.

In second mariage, the said Iohn the second, espoused Ioane or Iane, Daughter to Fredericke Henrique, Admirall of Ca∣stile. And in this marriage was borne

Ferdinand, tearmed by the Spaniards, L'Infant le Fortune, Duke of Monbl••, and afterward King: And

Ioane, Queene of Naples.

By sundry Concubines he had

Alphonso, Count De Villahermosa.

Iohn, Archbishop of Sarragossa, named in the Obligation of Fiue hundred thou∣sand Crownes, due by the said Kings Fa∣ther, to the most-Christian King, Lewes, eleauenth of the name.

Leonora, wife to the Count of Ler••, Constable, and Authour of loosing the Kingdome of Nauarre.

• Ferdinand: And
• ...Mary.

By the death of the said Iohn of Arra∣gon, happening in the yeare, One thou∣sand foure hundred threescore and nine∣teene, his Sonne

XIX. Ferdinand, second of the name, King of Arragon, Nauarre, Sicilie, Mai••ri∣ca, Sardinia, and others of his Stemme; of Castile and of Leon by Madam Isabel•• his wife, and of Nauarre by practises and vsurpation. We haue obserued the Li∣nage of the said Ferdinand, and of Isabel his first wife, in that of Castile. In second marriage, he espoused Germana de Fe••x, and by her he had a Sonne

Iohn, who dyed in his infancie.

He had diuers Bastards by diuers Con∣cubines; for of the Vicountesse of Eb••ls, was borne

Alphonso of Arragon, Archbishop of Sarragossa: And

Iane or Ioane of Arragon, wife to the Constable Bernardino de Velasco.

By Toda de Bilbao, a Biscaine his Con∣cubine, he had

Mary of Arragon, a Religious Nunne;

By Boucetta de Pereira, a Portugaise: Another

Mary of Arragon, a Religious Nun also.

The said King Ferdinand reigned sea∣uen and thirtie yeares, and by his death, all the Kingdomes and Prouinces of Spaine (Portugal excepted) were reuni∣ted into one Body and sole Monarchie, meeting in the person of the Emperour.

Charles the fift, Father of

Phillip the second, who made himselfe Maister of the Kingdome of Portu∣gall; And

Phillip the third, reigning at this pre∣sent.

Wee haue formerly seene, that the Kingdome of Arragon had two kindes of Armes, and that the first were wholly suppressed, and the second remained; which we behe••d magnificently painted, on the great Gate of the Bridge at Sarragossa, on the side towards Nauarre. In the Haule along the Arch of Saint Iohn Baptist, and o∣ther publique places of the said Citie.

It hath had a third Armes, to wit;* 1.16 L'Escu d'Argent à vne Croix de Gueulles (which is that of Saint George de Montesa) Cantonnee de Quatre Testes de Roys Mores de mesme ••au Bandeau Royal. In memorie of the Battaile of Alarcos, wonne from foure Kings Moores, at the Siedge of Huesca by the third King of Arragon, Pedro first of the name, One thousand fourescore and sixteene; As is reported by Ieronimo Surita, in ••his first Booke, and two and thirtieth Chapter of his Annales of Arragon.

Dom Pedro Primero deste nombre, Tercero Rey d'Aragon, auiendo vencido en el Anno 1096. cerca de Huosca grandes exercitos de Moros con muchas muertes de los Enemigos en ••a Batal••a, que dizen d Alcoraz. Y siendo hallados entre ellos quatro Principes Moros con in∣signias Reales, y riquissimas tocas en las Cabesas, las tomo por Deuisa en memoria desta vi∣ctoria pintadas de color roxo en Escudo a quarteles en campo de Plata, y en medio, d'el Escu∣do vna Cruz roxa como la de san Iorge de Montesa, que diuide las quatro Cabesas.

But these Armes were not of any long continuance; because they were forsa∣ken vnder the Monke King Ramiro, who tooke the auncient Armes of Geoffrey the Hayrie.

Let vs now come to the Militarie Orders, Instituted in the said Kingdome of Ar∣ragon.

Notes

• * 1.1

  L'Ordre de S. Saueur de Mon¦treall.
• * 1.2

  Contradicti∣on in diuers of the Spanish Writers.
• * 1.3

  R••derick•• last King of the Gothes in Spaine.
• * 1.4

  Barcellona surrendred to King Char∣lemaigne by a ••panish Moore named Zatun.
• * 1.5

  Bera fighteth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 single 〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 1.6

  Bernard dis∣placed, and a∣nother ap∣pointed.
• * 1.7

  The Armes of the Count of Barcellona & Arragon.
• * 1.8

  Of Count Geoffrey, and his Sonne ••ir∣named the Hairy.
• * 1.9

  The Author•• owne wordes in Spanish.
• * 1.10

  Part of the Countie of Arragon giuen to Geoffrey the Hairy to hold of the Crown of France.
• * 1.11

  Aznar the first Count of Arragon.
• * 1.12

  How the Countrey first tooke name.
• * 1.13

  The Count of Arando Vice-Roy of Arra∣gon.
• * 1.14

  The Armes of the Counts of Arando.
• * 1.15

  Or Elianor.
• * 1.16

  The Battaile of Alarco•• ••¦gainst foure Kings Moores.