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48. Fifteen-ninety. Londoiio, Sancho de.
Military Discipline. John Wolf. ^ Decembris.
'''' [1589].
Entredfor his copyes . . , a booke entitled military discipline sett
forth in Spanish by Don Sancho De lomdonno maestro Del Campo.
and one other booke entitled the office of the Sergent maiour : done
by ihe same Au6ihor. xij'^J*^—Arber, ii. 536.
For "The Office of the Sergeant Major," see No. 47. By "author " is
meant the translator, John Thorins. I have neither seen, nor heard, of any
copy of this translation. [V. Orig. 563.]
49. Fifteen-ninety. Segar, Sir William.
The Booke
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Of Honor andArmes.
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by Richard Ihones, dwelling at the signe of |
At
London, \
Printed
the Rose and Crowne
neere Holburne
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Conduit. 1590.
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Quarto.
Collation. The frontispiece (unsigned) has the following title, enclosed in
woodcuts "
: The Booke Of Honor and Armes. Wherein is discoursed
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the
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causes of Quarrell, and the na- |
ture of Iniuries, with
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their repulses.
Also the meanes of satisfac-
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tion and pacification ; with di-
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uers
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other things necessarie to |
be Icnowne of all Gentlemen and others professing
Armes and Honor. |
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Fortes & magnanimi sunt habendi,
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non qui
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faciunt, sed qui propulsant |
iniuriam. j
"j on verso arms of Sir Christopher
Hatton.
Tp. (unsigned).—Ded. to Sir Christopher Hatton, Ai, subs. Rich. Jhones.
— Pref., A2-3.— Cts., A32-4.—Woodcuts of the Insignia of the orders of
knighthood, and of single combats on foot or horseback.—R.H. : "The . . .
Booke of Honor and Armes."—Sigs. in 4% 2 fF. unsigned, A-N, nn, O-Z2.
apies. B.M.; Bod.
Contents, A treatise on the rules of heraldry regarding single combats,
tournaments, and knighthood. Chap. IV., Bk. IV., on "the priviledges due
to all men professing arms," closes with the remark that " no man under the
degree of gentleman ought to be received or allowed for a Man-at-Arms on
horseback." In Chap. IV., Bk. III., the rule has been laid down that " Menat-arms
may not be refused to fight with any private Captain of footmen."
Grenville's note runs :
" Sir E. Brydges in his
' Censura,' like many others,
attributes
this work to the printer, chiefly on account of the dedication, but
Anstis, in ' Register of Garter,' 11.
399, asserts the claim of Segar the Herald
to this work as well as to that of '
Honor Military and Civil.'—Monte. Bib.
Herald, p. 37. It is of rare occurrence." As to authorship, v. No. 75.
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