4 The History of the Spur 



Again, in " The Booke of Honor and Armes," printed in 

 1590, there is a chapter showing "the manner of makyng 

 knyghts about the yere of our Lord 1020." In this it says, after 

 administering certain oaths, " There came unto the knyght seuen 

 noble maidens, attyred in white, and girt his sword unto his 

 side. That being done, foure knyghts, of the most honorable 

 in that presence, put on his spurres." 



Then as to the degradation of a knight, the same book 

 says, " In the raigne of King Edward IV., it appeared a knight 

 was degraded in this sort. First, after the publication of his 

 offence, his gilt spurres were beaten from his heels, then his 

 sword taken from him and broken. That being done, eurie 

 peece of his armour was brused, beaten and caste aside." After 

 all which disgraces he was beheaded. 



" In like manner Andrew of Herkela, knight, and Earl of 

 Cardrogh, was in this sort degraded." 



This Andrew Harclay was Earl of Carlisle, and was 

 discovered to have been in treasonable communication with the 

 Scots. The account goes on to say : " He being apprehended 

 was, by the king's command, brought before Sir Anthony Lucy, 

 anno 1322, apparelled in all the robes of his estate, as an erle 

 and a knight, and so led to the place of judgement. Being 

 thither come. Sir Anthony Lucy said unto him these wordes — 

 ' First thou shalt lose the order of knighthood by which thou 

 hadst all thine honor, and further all worship uppon thy bodie 

 bee brought to nought.' These words pronounced. Sir Anthony 

 Lucy commanded a knave to hewe the knight's spurres from his 

 heeles, and after caused his sword to be broken ower his head. 



