The estates, empires, & principallities of the world Represented by ye description of countries, maners of inhabitants, riches of prouinces, forces, gouernment, religion; and the princes that haue gouerned in euery estate. With the begin[n]ing of all militarie and religious orders. Translated out of French by Edw: Grimstone, sargeant at armes.

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Title: The estates, empires, & principallities of the world Represented by ye description of countries, maners of inhabitants, riches of prouinces, forces, gouernment, religion; and the princes that haue gouerned in euery estate. With the begin[n]ing of all militarie and religious orders. Translated out of French by Edw: Grimstone, sargeant at armes.
Author: Avity, Pierre d', sieur de Montmartin, 1573-1635.
Publication: London :: Printed by Adam: Islip; for Mathewe: Lownes; and Iohn: Bill,; 1615.
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Subject terms: World history -- Early works to 1800.; Geography -- Early works to 1800.; Orders of knighthood and chivalry -- Early works to 1800.; Monasticism and religious orders -- Early works to 1800.; Europe -- Early works to 1800.
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¶ The order of the knights of Cypres. [ C]

THe house of Lusignan, which hath furnished Christendome with so many kings and princes, especially Ierusalem, Armenia, and Cypres, gaue beginning to this order, but the certaine time is not knowne. The ensignes was a coller made of a cord of gold interlaced with S, in great characters, and beneath did hang a sword, hauing the blade sil∣uer, and the handle gold, with this deuise about it, Pour loyautè maintenir, to teach them that were of this order, that they should neuer loose any occasion to shew themselues generouse and valiant, carrying the sword to that end, and that they should maintaine concord and friendship among themselues for the defence of their countrie, the letter S signifying silence, among the auncient Romans. The armes of the house of Lusignan [ D] are compassed about with this coller.