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which are profusely illustrated with portraits , views , and choice extracts made from the works of the authors noticed . We have no doubt the work will be equally appreciated . Bro . Tweddle seems indefatigable in his literary labours , for he has announced " A New History of Cleveland , from the Earliest to the Present Time , " which he states will be completed in 32 sixpenny parts , including local views , portraits , armorial bearings , antiquities , and a map of the district .
Obituary.
Obituary .
DEATH OP BRO . DE BURGH ADAMS . Wot only will tho members of the Craft , but many of the citizens of Auckland outside that body , regret to learn the sudden decease in London of Bro . De Burgh Adams , Principal Purveyor to her Majesty ' s Forces , and that , too , the more especially as Bro . Adams was about
to retire from the service to come out with his family and settle in this province . His decase took place suddenly , on the 20 th of March last , through the breaking of a blood vessel . _ Bro . Adams held high rank as a Mason . He was Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons in Now Zealand , and did very much during his residence here to cause
the institution of Masonry to be esteemed and respected . Nor was his Christian charity confined , as many have cause to know , to the poorer members of that body and their families . A genial , kindly man , he stood high in the esteem and affection of all those with whom he was brought in friendly contact . Extract from New Zealand Herald , dated Auckland , 26 th May , 1869 : —
[ con-. ] "De Burgh Adams Lodge , New Plymouth , " 7 th July , 1867 . "Mrs . Adams , Cork . * ' Dear Madam , —I have been deputed by the oflicers and brethren of the lodge over which I have the honour to preside to communicate to you the heartfelt sorrow
which the early decease of their late Provincial Grand Master , their honoured friend and kind benefactor , has occasioned them , and to express their deep sympathy with you in your heavy bereavement . "Believe me , dear madam , that the memory of the departed will long bo cherished by the lodge which bears his honoured nameand which was watched over by him
, with such tender and affectionate solicitude . "AVith the earnest hope and trust that the Great Architect of tho Universe may comfort and sustain you in your sad affliction , I remain , dear madam , yours very respectfully and truly , ( Signed ) R " . C . aunrrcirrox , P . M ., W . M . "De Burgh Adams Lodge . "
Constantinian Order Of The Knights Of St. George.
CONSTANTINIAN ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST . GEORGE .
Br Bito . JOHN YAEKEK , JUX . Knowing from a work printed in Paris during the year 1000 , in Svo , aud entitled " Histoire des Anciens Dues et autres Souverains del'Arcbipel , avec une Description de l'Isle de Chio , ou Scio , par Son Altesse Royale Monseigncur le Prince Francois Rhodocanaki-Justiniani , Ills du Seigneur Demetrius , Tun ' des Seigneurs de la elite Isleet cl'Helene Palasologucdescendante
, , des Empereurs do Constantinople , &(_ : , kc , " that the wife of H . R . II . Prince Francis Rhodocanaki- ; , Dnke , & c , etc , was a Giustiniani , I applied to tlie representative of the family , at present in England , with the object of getting the wished-for information . Our brother , with his usual courtesy , has furnished me with the following particulars , and , beyond some other memoranda previously obtained , it is all the information I can give .
He states that that there were , aud still are , two Houses of the name of Giustiniani—one of A enice , whose arms are Gules an eagle with two heads displayed , crowned , arme d , ancl membered Or , charged on the breast with an oval shield , Azure , a fesse of the Second , and another of Genoa , whose arms are Gules a tower Proper on a chief Or , an eagle displayed Sable . Both families sprang from one and the same ancestor , but were entirely separated by the lapse of time , and were related between
themselves only through marriages . Princess Dorothea Giustiniani , the wife of my ancestor Francis ( h . 1560 , in . 1569 , d . 1 G 40 ) , belonged to the family of Genoa . I do not know to which family Sebastianus belonged : judging from his Christian name , most likely to that of A cnice , like the Abhe Ileruardus Giustiniani , the author of the hook entitled "Historic Chronologiche elelhi vera origino di lutti gl' ordini equestri , e religion ! Cavallerosehe & c & c" ( A enetia 1 G 72 in 4 toaud 1692 in
, , , , , folio , ) aud from whom , although related , we do not descend , but from the Princes Giustiniani of Genoa , and from whom also descends the Princess Maria-Cecilia Giustiniani , Countess of Newburgh , A'iscountess Kinnair . l , and Baroness Livingstone of Flacraig , in the peerage of Scotland Prince Andreas Giustiniani , of the House of Genoa , married in 1740 my great-grandfather ' s youngest sister , tho Princess Esmeralda Rbodocauakiancl died at our island of Chioloaving a
, , numerous issue . [ For likely information as to Sebastian , the Prince refers to the late Count Pompcio Litta ' s magnificent , though by no means correct , work , entitled "Famiglie Celebri , Italiane , " published at Milano during the years 1819 to 1865 , in 9 vols , folio , of which there is a copy in the British Museum and the Library of the Athenamm Club , London . ] The family of Rhodocanakis are the direct lineal male
representatives of the family of Ducas , the most ancient and illustrious of the Byzantine , or Roman Empire . I may commence the pedigree with Flavins Eutropius , who married Claudia ( only daughter of Crispus , the younger brother of the Roman Emperors , Marcus Amelias Claudius II . ( R . A . D . 268 , to 270 ) , and of Marcus Aurelins Claudius Quintilius ( U . 270 , to 270 ) , his brother , who descended from Dardanus and the ancient Kings of Troy ) , by whom he had two sons , Flavins Alilerius Constantius ,
surnamed Chlorns , the father of Constantino tho Great ( first Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire ) , ancl Flavins Claudius Constantinus , which latter by bis wife Julia Theodora was lather of Constantinus surnamed Ducas , from the rank of Duke of Constantinople which be received , A . D . 335 , from his first cousin in male descent , Cmishintirie the Great , as the following paragraph testifies : — "Si quis eniin replicare annales , et sursuin niti versus origines rerum caret , sic repereit . Ducarum Gentem
e Constaiitini Magni Domo prnpagatam ; author siquidem huius nominis , qui soc-ium so Constantino Magno adiunxit e Roma Vetera in novum migranti proxima illi consaguinitate admotus 1 ' nisse dicitnr , ulpote pafruelis eius , cuius praetor caeterarn virtntem eomendatione ueeessitudinis , dignitas Ducis Constantinopoleos illi collata est , ex qua iu totam familiam Ducarum appellatio buue usque in diem est propagata , " & c . ( Vide Nicephori Ciesaris BryenniiComeurarii do Rebus Byzantinis
, . Paiisiis , 1 GG 1 , in folio ; page 8-9 ) , This Constantinus Ducas of the 4 th century was tlie direct ancestor of Andronicus Ducas , the ProtovesiinriiK , aim father by his wife , Anna Dalassena , of Constantinus Ducas and his brother Nicephorus Ducas ( h . A . D . SG 9 , m . 800 , d . 929 ) who became the founder of the Royal and Imperial House of Rhodocanaki , and was Duke or Governor of the Island of Rhodes during the reign of the Emperor Leo VI , surnamed the Philosopher , and of his brother Alexander ( A . D . 880
to 915 ) . After the death of the last-named Emperor in 913 , the elder brother , Constantinus Ducas , who was Magnus Domesticus , ancl defended for many years the Asiatic frontiers of the Empire , was invited by tlie piincipal inhabitants of Constantinople , headed by the Patriarch Nicholas , to come to Constantinople and seize the Crown , which Constantinus VII , Porphyrogenitus , then a child of seven years , was unable to hold . Constantinus came in baste , accompanied by his son Grogoias , his nephew Michael , and
his most distinguished oflicers , entered the city at night by a postern gate , assembled bis followers in the house of his father-inlaw , Nicholas Iberitzes , and before day-break at th . ; bead of them , and of an immense populace , bearing li ghted torches and proclaiming him Emperor , presented himself at the gates of the Circus ; repulsed on this side he enforced the gate Cbalc , and penetrated the interior Court of the palace , John Elladas , one of tiie seven tutors or guardians of Constantino All , ( whose only surviving descendant , Anna , married iu 1 GG 8 , H . I . H . Prince *
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which are profusely illustrated with portraits , views , and choice extracts made from the works of the authors noticed . We have no doubt the work will be equally appreciated . Bro . Tweddle seems indefatigable in his literary labours , for he has announced " A New History of Cleveland , from the Earliest to the Present Time , " which he states will be completed in 32 sixpenny parts , including local views , portraits , armorial bearings , antiquities , and a map of the district .
Obituary.
Obituary .
DEATH OP BRO . DE BURGH ADAMS . Wot only will tho members of the Craft , but many of the citizens of Auckland outside that body , regret to learn the sudden decease in London of Bro . De Burgh Adams , Principal Purveyor to her Majesty ' s Forces , and that , too , the more especially as Bro . Adams was about
to retire from the service to come out with his family and settle in this province . His decase took place suddenly , on the 20 th of March last , through the breaking of a blood vessel . _ Bro . Adams held high rank as a Mason . He was Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons in Now Zealand , and did very much during his residence here to cause
the institution of Masonry to be esteemed and respected . Nor was his Christian charity confined , as many have cause to know , to the poorer members of that body and their families . A genial , kindly man , he stood high in the esteem and affection of all those with whom he was brought in friendly contact . Extract from New Zealand Herald , dated Auckland , 26 th May , 1869 : —
[ con-. ] "De Burgh Adams Lodge , New Plymouth , " 7 th July , 1867 . "Mrs . Adams , Cork . * ' Dear Madam , —I have been deputed by the oflicers and brethren of the lodge over which I have the honour to preside to communicate to you the heartfelt sorrow
which the early decease of their late Provincial Grand Master , their honoured friend and kind benefactor , has occasioned them , and to express their deep sympathy with you in your heavy bereavement . "Believe me , dear madam , that the memory of the departed will long bo cherished by the lodge which bears his honoured nameand which was watched over by him
, with such tender and affectionate solicitude . "AVith the earnest hope and trust that the Great Architect of tho Universe may comfort and sustain you in your sad affliction , I remain , dear madam , yours very respectfully and truly , ( Signed ) R " . C . aunrrcirrox , P . M ., W . M . "De Burgh Adams Lodge . "
Constantinian Order Of The Knights Of St. George.
CONSTANTINIAN ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST . GEORGE .
Br Bito . JOHN YAEKEK , JUX . Knowing from a work printed in Paris during the year 1000 , in Svo , aud entitled " Histoire des Anciens Dues et autres Souverains del'Arcbipel , avec une Description de l'Isle de Chio , ou Scio , par Son Altesse Royale Monseigncur le Prince Francois Rhodocanaki-Justiniani , Ills du Seigneur Demetrius , Tun ' des Seigneurs de la elite Isleet cl'Helene Palasologucdescendante
, , des Empereurs do Constantinople , &(_ : , kc , " that the wife of H . R . II . Prince Francis Rhodocanaki- ; , Dnke , & c , etc , was a Giustiniani , I applied to tlie representative of the family , at present in England , with the object of getting the wished-for information . Our brother , with his usual courtesy , has furnished me with the following particulars , and , beyond some other memoranda previously obtained , it is all the information I can give .
He states that that there were , aud still are , two Houses of the name of Giustiniani—one of A enice , whose arms are Gules an eagle with two heads displayed , crowned , arme d , ancl membered Or , charged on the breast with an oval shield , Azure , a fesse of the Second , and another of Genoa , whose arms are Gules a tower Proper on a chief Or , an eagle displayed Sable . Both families sprang from one and the same ancestor , but were entirely separated by the lapse of time , and were related between
themselves only through marriages . Princess Dorothea Giustiniani , the wife of my ancestor Francis ( h . 1560 , in . 1569 , d . 1 G 40 ) , belonged to the family of Genoa . I do not know to which family Sebastianus belonged : judging from his Christian name , most likely to that of A cnice , like the Abhe Ileruardus Giustiniani , the author of the hook entitled "Historic Chronologiche elelhi vera origino di lutti gl' ordini equestri , e religion ! Cavallerosehe & c & c" ( A enetia 1 G 72 in 4 toaud 1692 in
, , , , , folio , ) aud from whom , although related , we do not descend , but from the Princes Giustiniani of Genoa , and from whom also descends the Princess Maria-Cecilia Giustiniani , Countess of Newburgh , A'iscountess Kinnair . l , and Baroness Livingstone of Flacraig , in the peerage of Scotland Prince Andreas Giustiniani , of the House of Genoa , married in 1740 my great-grandfather ' s youngest sister , tho Princess Esmeralda Rbodocauakiancl died at our island of Chioloaving a
, , numerous issue . [ For likely information as to Sebastian , the Prince refers to the late Count Pompcio Litta ' s magnificent , though by no means correct , work , entitled "Famiglie Celebri , Italiane , " published at Milano during the years 1819 to 1865 , in 9 vols , folio , of which there is a copy in the British Museum and the Library of the Athenamm Club , London . ] The family of Rhodocanakis are the direct lineal male
representatives of the family of Ducas , the most ancient and illustrious of the Byzantine , or Roman Empire . I may commence the pedigree with Flavins Eutropius , who married Claudia ( only daughter of Crispus , the younger brother of the Roman Emperors , Marcus Amelias Claudius II . ( R . A . D . 268 , to 270 ) , and of Marcus Aurelins Claudius Quintilius ( U . 270 , to 270 ) , his brother , who descended from Dardanus and the ancient Kings of Troy ) , by whom he had two sons , Flavins Alilerius Constantius ,
surnamed Chlorns , the father of Constantino tho Great ( first Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire ) , ancl Flavins Claudius Constantinus , which latter by bis wife Julia Theodora was lather of Constantinus surnamed Ducas , from the rank of Duke of Constantinople which be received , A . D . 335 , from his first cousin in male descent , Cmishintirie the Great , as the following paragraph testifies : — "Si quis eniin replicare annales , et sursuin niti versus origines rerum caret , sic repereit . Ducarum Gentem
e Constaiitini Magni Domo prnpagatam ; author siquidem huius nominis , qui soc-ium so Constantino Magno adiunxit e Roma Vetera in novum migranti proxima illi consaguinitate admotus 1 ' nisse dicitnr , ulpote pafruelis eius , cuius praetor caeterarn virtntem eomendatione ueeessitudinis , dignitas Ducis Constantinopoleos illi collata est , ex qua iu totam familiam Ducarum appellatio buue usque in diem est propagata , " & c . ( Vide Nicephori Ciesaris BryenniiComeurarii do Rebus Byzantinis
, . Paiisiis , 1 GG 1 , in folio ; page 8-9 ) , This Constantinus Ducas of the 4 th century was tlie direct ancestor of Andronicus Ducas , the ProtovesiinriiK , aim father by his wife , Anna Dalassena , of Constantinus Ducas and his brother Nicephorus Ducas ( h . A . D . SG 9 , m . 800 , d . 929 ) who became the founder of the Royal and Imperial House of Rhodocanaki , and was Duke or Governor of the Island of Rhodes during the reign of the Emperor Leo VI , surnamed the Philosopher , and of his brother Alexander ( A . D . 880
to 915 ) . After the death of the last-named Emperor in 913 , the elder brother , Constantinus Ducas , who was Magnus Domesticus , ancl defended for many years the Asiatic frontiers of the Empire , was invited by tlie piincipal inhabitants of Constantinople , headed by the Patriarch Nicholas , to come to Constantinople and seize the Crown , which Constantinus VII , Porphyrogenitus , then a child of seven years , was unable to hold . Constantinus came in baste , accompanied by his son Grogoias , his nephew Michael , and
his most distinguished oflicers , entered the city at night by a postern gate , assembled bis followers in the house of his father-inlaw , Nicholas Iberitzes , and before day-break at th . ; bead of them , and of an immense populace , bearing li ghted torches and proclaiming him Emperor , presented himself at the gates of the Circus ; repulsed on this side he enforced the gate Cbalc , and penetrated the interior Court of the palace , John Elladas , one of tiie seven tutors or guardians of Constantino All , ( whose only surviving descendant , Anna , married iu 1 GG 8 , H . I . H . Prince *