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q6. ‘I’be Order of the Black Eaglet

WAs inftituted by Frederic^ King of Prujfa, and Ele-flor of Brandenhurgh, foon after he had the Title ofKing conferr’d itpon him.

§ i. I. In the Wef-Indies, Montetuma, King of Mexico,fet Knighthood in the higheft Splendor, ordaining cer-tain military Orders, with feveral Badges and Enligns.The moft honourable among the Knights were thofethat carry ? d the Crown of their Hair ty’d with a littleRed Ribbon, having a rich Plume of Feathers, fromwhich did hang Branches and Rolls of Feathers upontheir Shoulders. They carry’d as many Rolls as theyhad done gallant Exploits in the Wars j and the Kinghimfelf and his Sons were of this Order 5 which Pur -chas calls Eagle Knights.

a. There was another Order, call’d Of the Lyons andTygers. Thefe Knights being commonly the moft vali-ant in the Wars, always bore with them their Badgesand Armories.

3. Other Knights there were, as The Grey Knights,not fo much refpe£led as the reft. They had theirHair cut round about the Ears: They made War upontheir Enemies with Enfigns like other Knights, andwere only arm’d to the Girdle, while the moft Ho-nourable were Cap-a-pee’d. All Knights might carryGold and Silver, be array’d in rich Cotton, have theule of painted and gilt Veflels, and wear Shoes butthe common People only the earthen fort 5 neithermight they carry Shoes nor Attire thcmfelves, but ina grofs Stuff. Every Order had their Lodging affign’dthem in the Palace, diftinguiih’d by their proper En-iigns: The firft was the Lodging of the Prince, thefecond of Eagles, the third of Lyons and Tygers, and thefourth of Grey Knights.

The Province of Cinaloa (near New’Mexico') createdtheir Knights by giving a Bow, and fetting them to en-counter a Lyon or iome other wild Beaft.

The Inguas, or Lords of Peru, dedicated their Chil-dren to Honour, by adorning them with Guanas or

Enfigns.