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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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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Favyn, André.
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London :: Printed by VVilliam Iaggard, dwelling in Barbican, and are there to be sold,
1623.
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Precedence -- Early works to 1800.
Orders of knighthood and chivalry -- Early works to 1800.
Heraldry -- Early works to 1800.
Europe -- Nobility -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A00580.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.

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Yeares and Reignes of the Kings of Cyprus.
  • 1. GVy, First King of Cyprus, Reigned three yeare in Cyprus.
  • 2. Amaury his Brother, Reigned thirteene yeares.
  • 3. Hugh, thirteene yeares.
  • 4. Henry, that receiued the King Saint Lewes into Cyprus; Reigned three and thirty yeares.
  • 5. Hugh the Second, tenne yeares.
  • 6. Hugh the Third, seauenteene yeares.
  • 7. Iohn, one yeare.
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  • 8. Henry three and thirty yeares.
  • 9. Hugh the Fourth, sixe and thirty yeares.
  • 10. Peter, called the Great, Reigned eighteene yeares, and was slaine by his owne people for his cruelties.
  • 11. Petrino, called the Little fat man, eleauen yeares.
  • 12. Iames, twenty yeares.
  • 13. Iames of Geneway, so called, because he was borne at Geneway, during the im∣prisonment of his Father, Reigned thirty yeares.
  • 14. Iohn the Second, eight and twenty yeares.
  • 15. Charlote, Reigned alone one yeare, and with
  • 16. Lewes of Sauoye her Husband two yeares.
  • 17. Iames the Second, a Bastard, Reigned two yeares in warre against his Sister; and tenne yeares peaceably, after the expulsion of Queene Charlote.
  • 18. Iames the Third, two yeares.
  • 19. Katharine, Reigned alone fourteene yeares.
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