<p>Amatus Vertius the fift knight of Subaudia, gaue a most royall &amp; magnifidall name to an order of knights first inuented by him. These <pb n="embmne_pae1591_fac044"/> Knights he would haue to be innobled with a golden chaine, wrought with most subtile, called loue knots, knit togither with great cunning, &amp; foure letters interlaced or equall distance one from another, hanging at the end therof the image &amp; historie of the angels message to the virgine Marie. The letters and the pozie do signifie the greatnes of the glory that Amatus the first Knight and his succes- sors had. For whilest he went to Rhodes with his nauie to fight against the enimies of Christ, he well deserued of Rhodia both of Knighthood, and Religion. And Being made gouernor of that order, and of the garrisons also, he undertooke the administration of the Rhodian warres, and bequeathed the same to his next successor, he deliuered the castle of Acrense from siege, and remouing all feare both of danger and tyranny, he bouhgt great ioy, and libertie to the Rhodians. Therefore he caused himselfe to be named the first, in the catalogue of Knights, constituting foure- teene moe: all which he dignified with the same chaine of gold. The names of them that he knighted were these. The said Earle Vert. Amé Earle of Geneua. Antonie Lord of Belauieu. <pb n="embmne_pae1591_fac045"/> Hugh Challon Lord of Arlay. Amé of Geneua. Iohn of Vienne admiral of France. William of Grandzon. William of Chalamon. Rowland Veyssy of Burbon. Stephen the bastard son of Baume. Iasper of Monmeur. Barlus of Foras. Thennard of Menthon. Amé Bonnard. Richard Musard an Englishman.</p>

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His valiance won and possessed the Rhodes

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His valiancie wan and possessed the Rhodes

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Fortitudo eius Rhodum tenuit