New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17
Quaint Story Of Tournament.

A correspondent of the American Reg
lister translates the story of tournament
which took place before Duke Charles of
Savoy and the duchess and the ladies and
lords of his court, the record of which is
still preserved in the archives of Turin
AT royal banquet, one of the lords of
Blonay, he being married man, asserted
that the married man was as gallant and
formidable III deeds of arms, and in all
things, as the unmarried man, and that
the married woman was as virtuous and
worthy Of praise as the unmarried woman
and offering to prove it by the lance or
sword, if there was any one who wished
to contradict it.
| De Corsant, Of Savory, an unmarried
man, presented himself as chapion for the
unmarried. Duke Charles,seei that tie
question was not provoked by hatred or
malevolence, and that they wished to
fight to pass the time, and for pleasure as
we'll as for the exercise of arms, gave his
consent. There we're to be two trials
with the lance and fifteen strokes only
with the sword. If the msr1ied man was
conquered, he must beg for mercy of
Mile. De Savoy, and of all the unmarried
ladies of tina: house, and from one lady
out Of the house of Savoy, who should be
appointed by his conqueror. If the un-
married man was conquered he was to
ask for mercy of the Duchess of Savorv
and of the wife of Lord Blonay.
The arrangements completed, the two
champions met on the 18th of May,
1904, on the square before the Castle
OF Turin. On the first trial they taught
with so much address the lances were
broken to pieces. Having received new
lances, De Blonay broke his boldly, and
Corsant, encountering the shock. breast
piece, girth and saddle all were carried
to the ground with the chevalier in such
a way that every one believed it was all
over with him. Not so, however; Corsant
sprarg Immediately to his feet, ready to
do his duty with the sword. The combat
was sustained long and bravely, and it
would have continued longer if Duke
Charles had not ordered them to desist
Duke Charles accorded the honor of the
day to the married lord, but acknowledged
that the champion of the unmarried had
done his duty bravely. Following the
conditions of the combat, De Corsant knelt
for pardon before the Duchess OF Savoy
snd the married ladies of the court, and
then set out for the Castle Blonay, which,
after a long and perilous journey, he safe
ly reached, and asked grace of Lady Cath
crime of the Castle; and now having paid
the penalty of the van4uishedr he asked
for his discharge.
On the next day Lady Blonay gave a
grand banquet, and invited the lords and
ladies, married and unmarried, Of the
neighoorhood. Then De Corsamt met the
beautiful Zolande, cousin of Lady Blonay
and he concluded that by taking wife
he should better sustain the cause of the
married than he had done that Of the I'M
married at the tournament Of Turin
Lord Blonay returning tour days after
and giving his consent, the nuptials were
celebrated in the good Castle Of Blonay
when De Corsant bravely cried, eff any
one says aught against the married man
he must settle It with me, and will &C
to him what twas done to me in the tour
nament at Tur1n''