_Page_, the first gradation in chivalry, I. 30.
At what age a boy became one, ib.
His duties, 31.
Personal service, ib.
Taught love, religion, and war, 32.
His martial exercises, 35.
(See _Saintré_.)
Combats of pages, II. 208.
State of English pages during the sixteenth century, 149.
_Palaye_, Sainte, character of his Memoirs of ancient Chivalry, Preface.
_Paleaz_, Martin, a Spanish knight, his story, II. 271.
_Passage_ of arms, what it was, I. 327.
Error of the author of Ivanhoe concerning, ib. note.
Description of one in Burgundy, 328.;
and at Orbigo, in Spain, II. 292.
_Patriotism_, not necessarily a knightly virtue, I. 139.
But encouraged by the religious and military orders, 335, 336.
_Peacock_, festival and vow of the, I. 177.
Mode of dressing the, 178. note.
_Pelayo_, his history, II. 242.
_Pembroke_, Earl, stories of, II. 33. 52-58.
_Penitents_ of love, a singular set of fanatics in France, I. 211.
_Pennon_, the streamer at end of a lance, I. 66.
_Perceval_, Mr. George, excellence of his history of Italy, _Preface_.
Cited, I. 102. note. II. 218. 325. note. 326-328.
_Percy._ See _Hotspur_.
_Perfumes_, fondness of people in the middle ages for, I. 194. note.
_Philippa_, Queen, her heroism, I. 236.
_Plate-armour_, description of, I. 83.
Its inconveniences I. 84. 102. note.
_Peter_ the Cruel, his history, II. 181, &c.
_Politeness_ of knights in battle, I. 135.
_Pride_ of knights ridiculed by Cervantes, I. 393.
_Prisoners_, when made by knights, delivered to the squires, I. 41.
Curious pride of knights concerning, 138.
Ladies were never made prisoners, 227.
_Pursuivant_ of love, the favourite title of a knight, I. 202.
_Pye_, Lord Saint, his skill in jousting, I. 309, &c.