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 Three and Twentieth Tourney.

IT being held by the Noble Gentlemen of the Circle and Countie of the Palatinate of the Rhine, in the Towne of Darmstat, seated on the Rhine, betweene Heildelberg and Franckford, the first Sunday after Candlemasse day, in the yeare of Grace, One thousand foure hundred and three.

The Kings of this Tourney were these Knights.

Iohn de Morsberg, whose Armes are remarked in the seauenth Tourney.

Lewes de Schellenberg. In Germany there are three Families of this Sir-name, but dif∣fering in their Armes.

The first beareth, D'Argent à vne Teste & Hure de Sanglier de Sable, aux defences d'Or. Mezal Tarre Cimier. Teste de Sanglier. Lambrequins Argent, & Sable.

The second beareth Face de Sable & d'Or de Quatre Pieces (which is somewhat neere to that of Modius) Escartele d'Argent à vne Teste de Lyon arrachee de Gueulles. Double Mezal. Le Cimier du Premier est vn double Pr••boscide; l'vn d'Or, l autre de Sa∣ble. Lambrequins d'Or, & de Sable. L••autre a pour Cimier Teste, & Col d'vn Lyon de Gueulles. Lambrequins Argent & Gueulles.

The third Family beareth, D' Argent, à Trois Roses de Gueulles. Mezal, Tarre, Cimier neuf Barbeaux des Champs, auec deux Roseaux d'Or. Lambrequins Argent & Gueulles.

Iohn Sirnamed Dore de Zenger (Correct Modius) Qui portoit d Or, Couppe de Sable, à vne Tenaille d'Argent, mise en Face. Double Mezal Tarre, & Coronne. Le Cimier du Pre∣mier est vn Lyon tourne sur ses deux pieds de deuant d'Argent à deux A••les d'Or, l'autre de Sable. Celle d'Or, Couppee d'Argent seme de Gueulles de Nenuphar de Synople, à vne Tenaille tourne de Sable. Lambrequins d'Or & de Sable. L'autre Cimier est vn Aigle Coronne d Or. Lambrequins Sable, & Or.

Wolffgang de Schenck, de Geyern, whose Armes are before remembred. The Towne of

Darmstat, Porte d'Azur, à vne Fleur de Lys d'Argent en Poincte,* 1.1 & vn Lyon naissant tourne de Gueulles en Ches, à vne Face de Sable, chargee en Ab••sme d'vn Bezant d' Argent (Correct Modius.)

Notes

• * 1.1

  The Townes Armes.