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A42641 Subsidium peregrinantibus, or, An assistance to a traveller in his convers with 1. Hollanders, 2. Germans, 3. Venetians, 4. Italians, 5. Spaniards, 6. French : directing him after the latest mode, to the greatest honour, pleasure, security, and advantage in his travells : written to a princely traveller for a vade mecum / by Balthazar Gerbier. Gerbier, Balthazar, Sir, 1592?-1667. 1665 (1665) Wing G572; ESTC R25458 45,784 144

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gets more honour than he who gains a Battel for that by his long holding out he destroyes an Army saves his Men the Place and State The Marshal Turenne said of the Prince de Conde to have found him in all the parts of the Army so may it be said of a place well defended That the Governour must be met in all nooks corners and flanks thereof Now my Princely Traveller give me leave to note somewhat which my Age my Travels and the Christian profession more particularly requires That if the defence of a place needs such great cares those who may resolve to expose their persons to the wild world what care will there not be requisite for the defence of that which will as long as it is the commander of a dungeon or fortin called the body of man be assaulted by legions who are never tired who needs not to borrow nor buy Victuals nor Ammunltions who have millions of Petards which they can fix to the Gates of such a Fort without running any hazard of Mines nor Casa-mats but who can also deceive the Sentinels eyes with illusions who can steer their darts point-blank to the eyes or the heart of a man What honour will it not be to a Traveller to cause such Enemies to raise the siege and to retire as it was the Prayer of King David the man according unto the heart of the Lord of Hosts If now the German Nobleman shall have heard a Princely Traveller speak to the purpose on the Military Art and be desirous to discourse on the Orders of Chevaldry since the beginning of them he may make use of the following Recital and Annotations of all the most known Orders of Knight-hood which have been from the beginning and of such as are in esse at this present time Sect. 5. THe House of Momorancy in France instituted the Order of the Greyhound which is still the Crest of their Arms the collor of the Order are enterlaced Stags-heads the said House did likewise instituto the Order of the Cock as a Simbol of Heroick disposition Charles Martell the valiant instituted the Order of the Gennet after the Name of his wife Johanna but the institution was in remembrance of a defeat which he had given to his En●mies in Spain in a place where great numbers of Weesels were slain The third Order was of the Star or of the blessed Virgin in remembrance of the Star which did conduct the three wisemen This Order was instituted by John de Valois a French King in Anno 1351. the motto Monstrant Regibus Astra viam The fourth Order was of the Pork-espi instituted by the Duke of Orleance the motto was Comminus eminus But the Duke being deceased Lewis the twelfth his Heir put in stead of those words Ultus avos Troia the simbol that as the Hedge-Hog defends it self against Dogs so he would against all assaults misfortunes and the envy of his Enemies The Order of the Thistle Flower Lewis Duke of Bourbon said the good after his return from Africa where he had vanquished the Heathens did institute the Order of the Thistle-flower of the blessed Virgin in remembrance of his Victory and to manifest his powerful assistance to Charles Duke of Orleans Phillip Earle of Ernux and John Earle of Angolesme against the Duke of Bourgondy who had caused Lewis Duke of Orleans his Nephew to be murdered the coller of the Order were Lillies with leaves of Thistles the badg a cross the motto Esperance the symbol his firmnes against all disasters and his hope of good fortune the Thistle-flower being a Hieroglifick of Affliction and the Lilly of Hope The Order of the Ermine Francis the first of that Name Duke of Brittain in France did institute the Order of the Ermine the Collor was of golden cars of corn enterlaced the Badge an Ermin the motto A Ma Vie the simbol of purity for that this Beast suffers it self rather to be taken than to re-enter its lodging if defiled The Order of the green Broom-flower The Order of the green Broom-flower symbol of Humility as growing near the ground was instituted by King Lewis in Anno 1234. the motto was Exaltat Humilis the Badg a golden cros hung to a collar of enterlaced Lillies and Broom-flowers the Robes were of white Damask with Violet Hats the Solemnity was so great that the shops of Paris were shut during eight dayes time the streets hung with Tapistry and Tables set before every Inhabitants door to Feast according unto old custome The Order of the Ship or Sea-shell St Lewis in his Voyage in Anno 1263 having obtained several victories against the Barbarians in the East instituted the Order of the Ship representing his going to Sea at Aiges-mortes The Order of Dame Blanche The famous General John de Bouchicauld Marshal of France by reason of the manifold Complaints made to Charles the 6th French King by a number of Ladies and Gentlewomen who were abused in their honour instituted the Order of Dame Blanche it was a green Shield the Knights of this Order were to defie all those that had done any offence to Ladies The Order of the Lillie Don Garcia sixth King of Navar instituted the Order of the Knights of the Lilly on the top were of the image of the blessed Virgin they were to defend the true faith The Order of the Templars As the Italians by subduing the City of Jerusalem instituted the Order of the Hospitallers so the French in the year 1118 after the Conquest of the Holy Land instituted that of the Templars they were to defend the Pilgrims going to the Holy Land against the Sarazens to make vow of Chastity to serve God in purity and obedience to possess nothing in property Baldovius the King suffered them for a time to live in his Palace near the Temple and therefore were called Templars who did live on the liberallity of the Patriark and of that of the King and others they were settled by Pope Honorius their habit was a white Mantle with a red cross put thereon by Pope Eugenius the third with eight corners as that of St John of Jerusalem for a sign that they did offer their bloud for the defence of the Holy Land and other places of Christendom their Banners were white and black was called Bea seant the white did signify their kindnesse to the Christians the black that they were terrible to the unbelievers they were redeemed by a girdle and a knife they were intombed with their leggs crosse they became as mighty as Kings Pope Callistus the 2d did free them from their obedience to the Patriarch of Hierusalem and Alexander the 3d of their Tithes they were destroyed in Anno 1310. at the intercession of Philip le Bell a French King and by order of the Pope being in all parts in one night all put to death after their Order had continued neare two hundred years The Order called that of Jesus Christ. Dyonysius King