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A08907	The heroicall deuises of M. Claudius Paradin Canon of Beauieu. Whereunto are added the Lord Gabriel Symeons and others. Translated out of Latin into English by P.S.; Devises héroiques. English	Paradin, Claude, 16th cent.; P. S., fl. 1591.	1591 (1591)	STC 19183; ESTC S119509	55,195	420

of Acrense from siege and remouing all feare both of danger and tyranny he brought great ioy and libertie to the Rhodians Therefore he caused himselfe to be named the first in the catelogue of Knights constituting foureteene moe all which he dignified with the same chaine of gold The names of them that he knighted were these The said Earle Vert. Amé Earle of Geneua Antonie Lord of Belauieu Hugh Challon Lord of Arlay Amé of Geneua Iohn of Vienne admiral of France William of Grandzon William of Chalamon Rowland Veyssy of Burbon Stephen the bastard son of Baume Iasper of Monmeur Barlus of Foras Thennard of Menthon Amé Bonnard Richard Musard an Englishman Non inferiora secutus Following no meane things Margaret Queene of Nauarre vsed a most solemne signe namely the marigold whose colour resembleth so neere the colour of the sonne as almost nothing more For what way so euer the sunne goeth it followeth it it ope●eth and shutteth it selfe at the rising and falling of the sunne according to his ascending or descending This godly Queene chose this kind of simbole that she might euidently expresse how that she referred all her cogitations affections vowes words deedes to almightie God onely wise and euerlasting as one that meditated vpon heauenly things with all her heart Antè ferit quam flamma micet The flint is sent before to yeeld fire Philip duke of Burgundie vsed this ensig●● of a flint stone striking fire which signifie the difficultie of warres amongst Kings an● Princes whereby it commeth to passe ofte● times that the one is consumed ouerthrown and vanquished of the other whereupon fo●loweth calamitie great losses and a heape dangers on euerie side Pretium non vile laborum He reaped no small reward of his labors In the yeare after the birth of Christ 1429. Paul Aemil. the companie of the order of the knights of the Garter began by the same Philip duke of Burgundy hauing purchased a most maiesticall name by the donation of the golden fleece After this he chose foure and twentie noble men of tried fidelitie to be of the number of this honorable societie adorning them with a chaine of gold wherein was the flint stone burning thoroughout the whole chain and the golden fleece hanging before the breast imitating herein as may be supposed the marinal expedition of Iason into Colchos by diligent obseruation as it were of his vertue and godlines whereof he was said to be so desirous that he deserued the name of good and the praise of an excellent wit the order wherof his Epitaph which also sheweth the inuention of the golden fleece doth declare in these words I to thintent the church might be both safe and sure likewise From tyrants rage inuented haue the goodly golden fleese There were admitted into the number or societie of these knights next after the Duke himselfe William of Vienna Lord of saint George Renatus Pottius Lord of Roch. Lord Remblai Lord of Montague Roland Huquerquius Antonie Virgius Earle of Dammartine Dauid Brimeus Lord of Lignie Hugo Launoy Lord of Santes Iohn Earle of Cominie Antonie Thoulongeon marshall of Burgundie Peter Luxenburg Earle of Conuersan Iohn Trimoille Lord of Ionuelle Iohn Luxenburg Lord of Beaureuoir Gilbert Launoy Lord of Villeruall Iohn Villiers Lord of Isleadam Antonic Lord of Croy and Renty Florimundus Brimeus Lord of Massincourt Robert Lord of Mamines Iames Brimeu Lord of Grignie Baldwin Launey Lord of Molembaesius Peter Baufremontanus Lord of Chargny Philip Lord of Teruant Iohn Crequius Iohn Croy Lord of Tours on Marne Flammescit vterque Both of them do burne Two Lawrell boughes rubbed hard togither if we shal credite what Plinie hath recorded yeeld fire forth by long and continuall cha●●ing Manie are of opinion also that the bone of a Lion do the same So likewise most certaine it is that no little danger falleth our when mightie men meete togither that the old prouerbe may be verified which saith Dura duris non quadrare in plowing or tilling of the ground hard things agree not togither The description of this sinibole or figure appertaineth to the crosse of saint Andrew as they terme it and the house of Burgundie were wont to vse the same in their martiall ensignes when they marched forward and were now come to encounter with their enimies albeit in euery point they admitted not the like signification Sara à chi tocca Whom it happeneth vnto The ire of a Prince is ful of present danger as a man may learne by the example of an earthen pot being now burning on the fire which if it should chance to fall it is vnpossible but that it should do some great harme to the standers by This portraiture or figure did Iohn duke of Burbon vse as by obseruation we may see in most places of his countrey of Burbon of Elentheropola or of a village that the frenchmen inhabited called Beauiolois Nil pennased vsus The fethers are of no force but vse If you marke well the monstrous bird called an Ostrich S. Georg. you see how with great preparation and ostentation of her feathers she endeuours to take a great flight and yet for al that is not an inch higher from the ground when shee hath done all that shee can The verie like propertie the hypocrites haue which outwardly make a gay glistering shew of a zealous holines of religion but let them once lay away their dissembling and then search them thorowly and you shall finde them euen stone cold within all the oftentation that they made outwardly to be lies Humentia siccis Moist things and drie agree not togither The Ensigne that Galeaz vicechanceler the second Duke of Millan was wont to vse may be verified of those which according to the prouerbe are said to carrie fire in the one hand and water in the other It was a burning firebrand or a staffe hardned in the fire with two vessels ful of water aboue and beneath It may haue also an other signification if we more deepely waigh it namely that the passions of a mans minde are by Gods goodnesse extinguished by the direction of reason Moreouer by it the same dukes magnanimitie is signified for he in a foughten combat most renowmedly vanquished a Dutch Lord that at that time bore no smal countenance who was the first man that vsed the same embleme or picture and chalenged this his Ensigne to himselfe for a monument of victorie and for a token of triumph that he got ouer his enimie who then was put to the worst Sola viteit in illo She onely liued in him The goddesse called Diana Pictaniensis a noble woman of verie great godlines and the most famous Dutchesse of the citie of Valentia conceiued a verie constant hope touching the resurrection of the dead which commeth by death in our remouing into an other life who also by consideration of the saints in heauen oftentimes comforted her selfe Therefore it is most like that by this picture