_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. Q. _Quinones_, Sueno de, account of his holding a passage of arms at Orbigo, in Spain, II. 292. _Quintain_, nature of that amusement, I. 44. R. _Ramsey_, William de, the chivalric nature of his death, I. 147. _Ransoming_, the general principles of, in chivalric times, I. 136. _Rapier_, an Italian weapon, II. 135. Fighting with it supersedes the sword and buckler, ib. _Religion_, nature of the knight's, I. 146. 150. Brevity of his devotions, ib. Curious instance of it, 147. The chivalric glory of a man being shriven in his helmet, ib. Intolerance of the knight, 148. His ferocity against Pagans and Saracens, ib. His idle impiety at a tournament, 266. Maintained opinions by the sword, 349. _Rienzi_, Cola di, instance of his coxcombry, II. 335. note. _Richard_ I., description of his battle-axe, I. 69. His chivalric character, 391. _Rivers_, mystery of, meaning of the phrase, I. 29. _Romance_ of chivalry displayed in the tournament, I. 266. Great estimation of romances in chivalric times, I. 174. Beneficial effects of, on chivalry, II. 170. Their popularity in England during the sixteenth century, 100. Effects on Italy, 337. _Roncesvalles_, chivalric march through the valley of, by the soldiers of the Black Prince, II. 189. Question regarding battles in, at the time of Charlemagne, 244. _Round Table_, when and where held in England, II. 3. Number of knights attached to the fabulous, I. 376. note. _Roy_, Raynolde du, a good jouster, chivalric reason for it, I. 312. _Rybamount_, courtesy of Edward III. to Lord Eustace of, II. 19. S. _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.