Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-11-20
TIE HISTORY OF nnEIILNG

ny J. @. NlLLIScES, a.. .. n. ;. VOLUMES.
Those two volumes cnn,ain n great quantity Of
very interesting and curious m iticr respecting the
origin of duelhng. With particulars af some It the
most remarkable Csicls of which there are any re
cords TIE an hor contends that the prariirc OF
duclling WIS adopted in n harbar1us age. md the
examples nc cites tend To 81 w that much Eillocy
IS mixed up with rvhai termed the cole OF honor
The iJllpwlng extract an relation 30 the nga OF
rhivalry, The departure of which is srneIi,aes 81
much regretted syv that the rules anil regulations
| connected with tournaments were 'ounJoI upnn
goUd principles, Int the auIhr sceD- to be rghrin
bis arguments that IL was ab~uriuy 10 suppose
thai such TRIALS Of courage or skill were very IN
nurniial for the redress of wroifs
The cSnct origin of chivalry II n mliicr Of
druhI. Bv some histprans u i attributed TO Henry
I. King nf Germany, ia 936, called The byrd catch
err from his par,iilrly 20 fold pursuits Others
have traced 1t q GcrfIfcy lie Prcally wi o died IN
1906; bui IL appears that he WINS only celebrated
| frnm his having llccicd AMI Published the laws
1f tournaments. History rccnuis chivanc meet.
ing that tok place as early rs SjS near Slrasburg.
between Charles the Bid and his bruiher. Louis Of
Germany In France, it was in general practice
in 1876; and in SPIN md England in lI40
The rules anil regulations in The mlnagcmrIi Of
thc' c tournaments were curious and showed that
the profession uf arms supposed he inc prp,f
of virtue rs we'll as Of courage. BY Ihese inslu
lions IL ordnrcd:
al. whatsoever has done or said nny Thin. gansi
rhc holy Christian filth shall be excluded aud ir
any such sha! presume % inlruic himself on The
nrcount of his family mud ancient nobility he shall
he beaten and driven back. This first article was
p,oaoscd 10y tho Emperor Henry I. himself
III. lfuny, however no5ly desccnled have done
or sand any thing against the Roman empire or the
sacred Myesiy uftho Emperor, he shall not be al
miltrd but publicly punished bef're the nssemhy-
This nriiclc was proposed by Conrad. Prince Of
Palestine,
III. II any have betrayed or de cried has lord
md master. have been The orc,ison Of any mutt.
ny, disnrler. shameful fight in any nrmy; or have
oppressed and uiJuslly killed any of hi, suhjerls
md y1sslls, or other innocent person, he shall be
puh'irl, puuishCd-Dukc OF Fnncnnil.
". whatsoever has cpsnmnol yiulcuce upnn
virgins, oppressed widows. or have violated anil
Detained any wonln by word or decd when he
appears nj the public tournaments shall DC disgraced
an punished Duke Of Sucvia
". whatsoever has hccn gniliy of perjury. uC
forging hlnh seal. lies under any other ininy
shall ht hell unworthy Of the honor Of "A tonrna.
mcni; End, fhc ouicr. no shall not be sriI'gcd To
." away without some puni,hmonL-Dukc u Dlya.
r:a.
"NI. whatsoever has secretly or openly male n
way with his Wife, or has advised or assisted the
killing of his superior, whose vlssal he was let
him be dchared, and let the law Of tournament DO
| executed upon him.
wi. Whoever hare bocn gdiliy ofsacTilege, by
rob5ng churccs or dcinining what belongs IA, IN.
or have wrongcd widows anl children 10 whom
they were left gunrliyns. shall mol be ADMITTED bat
punished
VII. Whosoever keeps MP an unreasonable
fond with another. and will not refer tho dIercace
to law fair battle but invndes his aIycrsary's
land, burning aud spnilibg H. and carrying of hi.
gooJs, especially &c no has dearovcd com. which
has caused dcarih famine IL he appear al IA q
! tournament let him be put 10 death.
| "IX whatsoever has been tho anIhnr Of any new
glbel or imposition in nny province. city. ~ ohor
dominion. withOW The consent Of tho Emperor. by
which means subjects oppressed. aud irads aud
commerce with strangers are Efndered and dis
cOumged, let him bo punished
*. Whnaeyer breaks the commandments let
him he punished,
"Nl whatsoever docs not live suitably unon his
lawful rents and income. bat dchaseth his dignity
by hpynC ard selling, and using mean and snriid
/ arts 10 the damage Of his neighboIs and oppression
Of his tenants let him be beaten.
XII. WhusDovor cannot provo his nobility fiy
fpnr generations az lcnsi, 10y both father aud mother
shall moi have the honor Of being admitted into The
Tournament. These two last articles were pr1p1.
| zcd by Phillip, the Secretary Of lho Emperor.