General nature of chivalry ... Military and moral chivalry ...
Origin of chivalry ... Usages of the Germans ... Election of
soldiers ... Fraternity ... Dignity of obedience ... Gallantry
... The age of Charlemagne ... Chivalry modified by religion ...
Ceremonies of Anglo-Saxon inauguration ... Chivalry sanctioned by
councils, and regarded as a form of Christianity ... Nature of
chivalric nobility ... Its degrees ... Knight banneret ... His
qualifications ... By whom created ... His privileges ... His
relation to the baron ... And incidentally of the war-cry and the
escutcheon ... The knight ... Qualifications for knighthood ...
By whom created ... The squirehood ... General view of the other
chapters on the institutions of chivalry 1
CHAP. II. THE EDUCATION OF A KNIGHT. THE CEREMONIES OF
INAUGURATION AND OF DEGRADATION.
Description in romances of knightly education ... Hawking and
hunting ... Education commenced at the age of seven ... Duties of
the page ... Personal service ... Love and religion ... Martial
exercises ... The squire ... His duties of personal service ...
Curious story of a bold young squire ... Various titles of
squires ... Duties of the squire in battle ... Gallantry ...
Martial exercises ... Horsemanship ... Importance of squires in
the battle-field ... Particularly at the battle of Bovines ...
Preparations for knighthood ... The anxiety of the squire
regarding the character of the knight from whom he was to receive
the accolade ... Knights made in the battle-field ...
Inconveniences of this ... Knights of Mines ... General
ceremonies of degradation ... Ceremonies in England 26