Honor military, and ciuill contained in foure bookes. Viz. 1. Iustice, and iurisdiction military. 2. Knighthood in generall, and particular. 3. Combats for life, and triumph. 4. Precedencie of great estates, and others.

CHAP. 25.

The Triumphall entry of Xerxes King of Persia into Greece: yet afterward forced for feare, to flee into his owne kingdome.

FIrst he sent before, all his carriage, and all those people that were combred with any burden or other impediment.

After them followed seuenty hundred thousand men of sundry Nations: who marched in no order, but confused. Among whom was eightie thousand horsemen. All these passed a good distance before the Kings person.

Then marched a thousand Gentlemen Persians, and with them so ma∣ny Launcers: who carried the point of their lances backward.

The next troope was onely ten horses most richly furnished: being of the rase of Nicae: beastes of exceeding greatnesse and beautie.

These were followed with a chariot, consecrated to Iupiter, and drawen by eight white horses. The man that did driue those horses, went on foot, holding the reines in his hand. In this chariot vnlawful it was for any mor∣tall man to sit.

After it, Xerxes his owne person was carried in a chariot drawen by hor∣ses of Niscaea. The driuer of them walked before on foote: his name was Patiramphus the sonne of Ota, a Persian. In this sort Xerxes went towardes the Sardi, sometimes sitting in his chariot, and sometimes on horsebacke.

Next to him followed the brauest and best men of Armes in Persia, car∣riyng (as it were) halfe lances.

Then came ten thousand Persians on foote: one thousand bearing pikes, and on the points of them (in stead of crownes) were siluer apples. Some of them that went next to Xerxes, had apples of gold vpon their pikes.

These were followed with ten thousand other Persian horsemen.

Last of all, about two acres of ground behind, was a multitude of people without order or number.