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 Fifte Tourney.

THis was celebrated in the Citty of Brunschweigh, by Ludolph, Marquesse of Sax∣onie, Lord of Brunswick; the First Sunday after the Feast of the Three Kings, in the yeare of Grace Nine hundred, fourescore and sixteene.

* 1.1Ludolphe beareth (contrary to Modius, whose false Emblazon is thus to be cor∣rected) Au Premier de Saxe Ancienne, to witt, de Gueules au Cheual Gay tourne d'Ar∣gent. Le Second est d' Azur a vn Aigle Coronne d'Or. Le Troisiesme est d'Argent, a Treus bouts d'Espee de Gueules. 2.1. Le Quatriesme de Saxe moderne Face d'Or & de Sable de Huict pieces, a vne Coronne de Rue perie en Bande, brochant sur le Tout de Synople. Et sur le Tout de Tout, de Gueules a Deux Leopards passants l'vn sur l autre d'Or. Tro••

Mezails, Deux affrontez, & l'autre Tarre de front, & Coronnez. Le Premier a pour Ci∣mier vn Chapeau (d'Aleman) de Gueules, au Bord releue d'Argent, entre deux Euentaulx de queues de Paon. Lambrequins d'Argent, & de Gueules. Le second a pour Cimier vne Pyramide chargee de Saxe Moderne Coronee, & dessus vne queue de Paon. Lambrequins Or, & Sable. Le Troisiesme a pour Cimier l'Aigle du second quartier. Lambrequins Or, & Azur.

The Kings of the said Tourney were these Knights.

H••l••pol••e de Schonstein, of the Circle of Bauaria, Qui portoit d'Or au Pal de Sable. Mezal Tarre de front & Coronne, Cimier vne Nasse d'Ozier ouuerte au mitan, & dessus vn plu••il. Lambrequins Or, & Sable.

Moreouer there is in Germanie an other Family of this Sirname, which beareth De Gueules Coupe eschiquete d'Argent & de Gueules de quatre traicts. Mezal Tarre de front. Cimier Chappeau poinctu a l••Albanoise eschiquete des Armes, le Rebord leue de Gueules, vne Aigrete a la pointe d'enhaut. Lambrequins d'Argent, & de Gueules.

Frederick de Westersteton, of the Circle of Suauba, Qui portoit d'Argen, couppe d'Or, Party de Gueules, Heanme au Mezal Tarre de front, & Coronne. Cimier Vn Vol de front, l••vn d'Or, l••Autre de Gueules. Lambrequins Or, & Gueules.

William de Waldenstein, of the Circle of the Rhine. Modius is mistaken, in giuing to Waldenstein, the Armes of Wallenstein: Qui porte Palle d'Argent & de Gueules de huict pieces. Mezal Tarre, & Coronne. Cimier, Vn Aigle tourne & coronne d'Argent. Lam∣brequins d'Argent & de Gueules. But concerning the Family of Waldenstein, they beare De Gueules, an L••urier Gay tourne d'Argent. Mezal, Tarre de front, & Coronne. Cimier. L••urier passant tourne d'Argent. Lambrequins d'Argent & de Gueules. Cor∣rect Modius.

Conrad de Vestenberg, of the Circle of Franconia, De Synople, a vne Face d'Argent. Mezal Tarre. Cimier vne Teste de Bracque tourne de Synople au Collier d'Argent. Lam∣brequins de Synople & d'Argent.

If this had bin Westenberg: He should haue borne d••Azur, Escheque de Gueules, & d'Argenut. Mezal Tarre. Cimier Deux Cornes d'Azur, a Trois Banderoles chacune Es∣checquee d'Argent, & de Gueules. Lambrequins Azur, & Argent,

Braunschweig, Porte d'Argent, au Lyon de Gueules.

At this Tourney was present the Marquesse of Brandenbourg Henry,* 1.2 so named at his Baptisme: for before, he was a Pagane and an Idolater. Being conuerted to the Faith of Iesus Christ, he tooke for Armes D'Argent, a vn Aigle de Gueules, au Bec & membres d'Or, forsaking his Auncient Armes, which were (badly blazoned) De Sa∣ble, a vn Dragon de Gueules.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Modius his false emblazon corrected.
• * 1.2

  The Armes of Braunschw••g.