_Sageness_, meaning of this old word, I. 129.
_Saintré_, Jean de, curious account of the education in love of this
knight, I. 32.
_Scales_, Anthony Woodville, Lord, his joust with the Bastard of
Burgundy, I. 314.
_Scarf_, ladies', on the knight, I. 85. 89. 101.
_Scotland_, form of chivalric oath in, II. 70.
Chivalric circumstances, 71.
Frenchmen's opinions of Scotsmen's chivalry, 73.
Reasons for Englishmen's dislike of wars in, 75.
Courtesies between English and Scottish knights, 75.
See _James_ IV.
_Shield_, sentiments of honour connected with the, I. 77.
Its various shapes, 78.
_Sidney_, Sir Philip, his chivalric character, II. 126.
His Arcadia, 127.
Circumstances of his life, 128.
Remarkable grief at his death, 129.
Uncommon kindness of the Sidney family, ib., and note.
His description of the nature of chivalric courage, I. 130. note.
His apology for ladies studying surgery, I. 188.
_Sir_, its title in chivalry, I. 31.
_Skottowe_, Mr., excellence of his work on Shakspeare, I. 209. note.
_Smithfield_, anciently the principal tilting ground in London, I. 269.
Used for other purposes, note, ib.
Its state in the sixteenth century evidence of the degeneracy of
chivalry, II. 136. note.
_Spain_, religious orders in, account of, I. 344.
General nature of Spanish chivalry, II. 230.
Religion and heroism, ib.
Gallantry, 231. 289.
Curious blending of Spanish and Oriental manners, 232.
Beneficial effects from the union of Moors and Spaniards, 233.
Religious toleration in Spain, 235.
Loves and friendships of Moors and Christians, ib.
Peculiarities of Spanish chivalry, 236.
Forms of knighthood, 237.
Various classes of knights, 238.
Spanish knights travel to distant countries, asserting the beauty of
Spanish maidens, 296.
Extinction of Spanish chivalry, 301.
The knight's idolatry of women outlives this extinction, 302.
Spanish poetry, 241.
Story of Spanish manners 271. 277.
State of Spanish chivalry after the death of the Cid, II. 287.
_Spenser_, his Fairy Queen supports chivalry, II. 126.
Object of the poem, ib.
Poem cited, passim.
_Spices_, fondness of knights for them, I. 169. note. 282.
_Spurs_, buckling them on, a part of chivalric inauguration ceremonies,
I. 53.
Suspended in churches as memorials of victory and honour, II. 305.
note.
_Squire_, his personal and chivalric duties, I. 35, 36. 39.
Never sat at the same table with knights, 36.
Story of a high-spirited squire, 37.
His dress, 39.
Various sorts of squires, 40.
Spenser's picture of one, ib.
His duties in battle, 41.
Carried the pennon of a knight, ib.
His gallantry, 41. 45.
His martial exercises, 43.
Undertook military expeditions, 45.
His services in the battle-field, 41. 46.
Nature of his armour, 107.
Story of the boldness of a, I. 128.
English squires wore silver collars, II. 8.
See _Bovines_.
_Squirehood_, the third class of the general order of chivalry, I. 23.
Of whom it was formed, 24.
_Stephen_, his courtesy to Matilda, I. 153.
Important effects of chivalry in his reign, I. 389.
_Stocking_, order of the, I. 379.
Origin of the phrase Blue Stocking, 380.
This contemptuous expression no longer applicable to Englishwomen,
381.
_Stothard_, Mrs. Charles, her Tour in Normandy cited, I. 241. note.
_Surcoats_, their materials and purposes, I. 85.
Of the military orders, 86.
_Surgery_, knowledge of, possessed by ladies in chivalric times, I. 188.
_Surry_, Earl of, incorrectness of the common tale regarding, II. 114.
_Swinton_, Sir John, his fine heroism, I. 56.
Another story of the heroism of a, 128.
_Sword_, girding of it on the knight a part of the chivalric
inauguration ceremonies, I. 11. 63.
The favourite weapon of the knight, I. 70.
Swords had names and mottoes; the cross hilt; the handle contained the
knight's seal; Spanish swords, 70-77.
Story of the Cid's favourite swords, II. 279.