with, and oblig’d them to defend the Chriftian Faith,and acknowledge Obedience to his Succeflors, Kingsof Navarre. Time has eclips’d this Order.

3. fhe Order of the Gennet,

Was Founded by Charles Martel , in Memory of thefamous Battle near Tours, J. D. 7 26. where he over-threw 385000 Saracens and Moors, with their GeneralAhdiramo 5 and to reward thofe who had well-behav’dthemfelves in this Action. The great Number of richGennet Furr, (Ermine has iince gain’d the better value)as alfo the Creatures themfelves taken alive among theSpoils, was the Occalion of afluming the Name : Butothers impute it to Gennets, a kind of neat-Ihap’dHorfes, whereof not unlikely a great Part of the Foun-der’s Cavalry confided. The Knights were Sixteen inNumber, and were accounted the firft Order of this Na-ture among the French, which continu’d till the Infti-tution of the Star, when it was laid afide, tho’ fomeFrench Authors queftion if ever the Order was in being.

4. 'The Order of the Crown-Flower,

Erected by Charles the Great, Son of King Pepin,A. D. 802. to reward the Frivons, who had behav’dthemfelves valiantly in his Armies, and to encourageothers to emulate their Vertue. It was fo call’d fromits Enfign, vh . an Imperial Crown embroider’d withGold. The Knights were invefted with the MilitaryBelt and a Box on the Ear.

5. 'The Order of the Dog and Cock.

That there was fuch an Order in France is relatedby feveral Writers, but they give no certain Accountof its Inftitution.