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 Nine and Twentieth Tourney.

BEing held in the Citie of Mentz, by the Nobilitie of the Circle and Palatinate of the Rhine, in the time of the same Emperour Henry the Third. The first Sun∣day after the Feast day of Saint Bartholmew, in the yeare of Grace, One Thousand foure hundred and fourescore.

The Kings of this Tourney, were these Knights.

William, Count of Furstenberg, Qui portoit d'Or, à vn Aigle de Gueulles, à l'Orle d'Ar∣gent, Viurce d'Azur: l'A••gle brize sur l••Estomach d'vn autre Escu Escartele. Le Premier, & Quatriesme de Gueulles à vn Genfanon d'Or. Les Second, & Troisiesme d'Argent, à vne Bande endenchee de Sable (Correct Modius, who hath let slip in silence the Brizure of the Eagle.) Trois Mezails Tarrez, & Coronnez.

Cimiers. Du Premier vne Mitre d'Euesque, d'Argent, ornee de Rubis de Gueulles. Lam∣brequins d'Argent, & de Gueulles.

Cimier du Mitan, vn Carreau de Gueulles, houppe d'Or, à vn Van à vaner clisse d'Ar∣gent. Lambrequins Or, & Gueulles.

Cimier du dernier teste & col de Chien Bracque d'Argent, à l'Oreille chargee d'vne Ban∣de endench••e de Sable. Lambrequins Argent, & Sable.

William, Count of Furstenberg (Sonne to this Henry) about the yeare of Grace, One thousand fiue hundred and fortie, in the time of King Frances the first, hauing giuen out some speeches, against the honor and reputation of the Lord of Vasse-Grongnet, a braue French Knight. (They of this Noble House carried this Nickname of Grongnet; and for Armes, D'Or à vne Face d' Azur, de Trois pieces.) The said Lord de Vasse sent him a Challenge by an Herauld, to fight with him in single Combat, thereby to auouch, that he had lied, and as many times more as he toucht the ho∣nour of him or his, as many times more he did lye. The Count was content, to keepe these lyes all hi•• life time, without aduenturing into the Field.

In Germanie there are others of the name of Furstenberg, but varying and differing in their Armes: In regard that they beare D'Or, à vne Face de deux pieces de Gueulles. Mezal, Tarre & Coronne. Cimier deux fucilles de Chesne d'Or Eschecque, & de Gueulles Lambrequins d'Or, & de Gueulles.

George de Frawnberg, his Armes are named before.

Iohn de Flersheim. Il portoit Couppe en Trois d' Azur en Chef, & de Gueulles en Poincte, à la Face d'Argent. Mezal, Tarre, Cimier, vn Buz de Fille habillee de Gueulles au Vol, au lieu de bras, Couppe comme l'Escu. Lambrequins d'Argent, & de Gueulles (Correct Mo∣dius for the Armes.)

Bleichard de Lanschaden, the Armes of whom haue bin obserued before▪ The Citie of

Mentz seated where the two Riuers of Rhine and the Moein doe meete. Perte de Gueulles, à deux Roues d'Argent, ioinctes ensemble par vne Croix pattee de mesme, ••n Bande.