Note 058
On the curious subjects of knighthood,
knights-service, nobility, arms, cry of war, banners, and
tournaments, an ample fund of information may be sought in
Selden, (Opera, tom. iii. part i. Titles of Honor, part ii.
c. 1, 3, 5, 8,) Ducange, (Gloss. Latin. tom. iv. p. 398 -
412, &c.,) Dissertations sur Joinville, (i. vi. - xii. p.
127 - 142, p. 161 - 222,) and M. de St. Palaye, (Memoires
sur la Chevalerie.)]
The History Of The Decline And
Fall Of The Roman Empire
—Fall In The East
—Chapter 58