Note 093 See the original feast in Olivier de la Marche (Memoires, P. i. c. 29, 30), with the abstract and observations of M. de Ste. Palaye ( Memoires sur la Chevalerie, tom. i. P. iii. p.182-185). The peacock and the pheasant were distinguished as royal birds.]

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The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire —Fall In The East —Chapter 68