_Bachelor_, various meanings of the word, I. 19. 45.
_Bacinet_, I. 91.
_Baked meats_, fondness of people for them in the olden time, I. 191.
and note.
_Ball_, the, after a tournament, I. 284.
_Band_, Spanish order of the, objects of the order, I. 367.
Interesting, as descriptive of the state of Spanish manners, ib.
Its fine chivalry to woman, I. 369.
_Banneret_, qualification of a knight, I. 16.
His privileges, 17.
See _Chandos_.
_Bannockburn_, battle of, I. 407.
_Barriers_, description of, I. 124. note.
Singular battles at the, I. 124. 127.
_Bath_, order of, ceremonies used at the ancient creation of knights of,
II. 150. 91, &c.
Modern ceremonies, I. 364.
Absurdity of our heralds' dogmatic positiveness regarding the æra of
the order's foundation, II. 91. note.
_Batre_, Claude de, a French knight. His joust with Maximilian I. of
Germany, II. 315.
_Bauldrick_, description of the, I. 73.
_Bayard_, the chivalric, his early years, II. 217.
Enters the service of the kings of France, 218.
His valiancy, ib.
His humanity, 219.
His gallantry, ib.
Holds a tournament in honour of the ladies, 220.
His death, 222.
_Beauty_, knights fought to assert the superiority of their mistress's
beauty, I. 209.
The practice apparently absurd, but reason why it should not be too
severely censured, II. 211.
_Black Prince_, his conduct at Limoges, I. 132.
His courtesy, II. 11. 16.
His liberality, II. 45.
His deportment to Peter the Cruel, II. 185.
Not a favorite with the nobility in the English possessions in France,
II. 191.
His cruelty to Du Guesclin, ib.
_Blois_, Charles of, his contention with Jane de Mountfort for the duchy
of Brittany, I. 239.
_Blue_, the colour of constancy in days of chivalry, I. 275. note.
See _Stocking_.
_Bonaparte_, his generousness to a descendant of Du Guesclin, II. 203.
_Bonnelance_, Sir John, his remarkable courtesy to the ladies, I. 199.
_Boucmell_, John, his joust with an English squire, I. 294.
_Bourbon_, singular mode by which a Duke of, gained a fortress, I. 59.
----, order of, account of, I. 371.
_Boucicant_, Marshal, his outrageous reverence for women, I. 223. note.
His joust at St. Ingelbertes, near Calais, 303, &c.
_Bovines_, importance of squires at the battle of, I. 47.
_Break-across_, to, meaning of the phrase, I. 278, 279. note.
_Britomart_, the perfection of chivalric heroines, I. 253.
_Brittany_, revered for its chivalric fame, II. 174.
_Bruce_, Robert, his chivalric humanity, II. 69.
_Burgundy_, Bastard of, his joust with Lord Scales, I. 314.
His skill in other jousts, II. 214.
----, court of, splendour of its tournaments, II. 213.
The most chivalric country in Europe during middle of fifteenth
century, ib.
Chivalric circumstance at the court of, II. 351.