The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

In Nvuin.
uid not know when Brandon first
10 London. We had all remained
N Nreehwich while Tic king went I'M
| t9NWestminstcr to waste his time with
u"!ters OF state and quarrel with the
Parhamcht, then sitting, over the
amount OF certain subsidies.
Mary, the kings sister. then soma
eighteen or nineteen years or ago =
perfect bud. just blossominy into n nor.
fect flower, had gone over to Windsor
os .gN 10 her elder sister, Margaret
v1'ne' ana the palace was dull
snousn. Brandon, 1t seems, had been
presehsed to Henry during this time ut
ncstnhnstcr and had, to some extent
W ieas' become favorite before I
met hin. The first time saw him wos
Ioust given by the king ut West.
mins'er In celebration of the fact th,t
he hit'f coa:cu good round subsidy
out OF parliament.
The Queen and her ladies had been T.,
vVcd over. and 1t was known tbot A,a.
~ would be down from Windsor and
come nome with the king and tho court
70 Grecnwlch when we should rcturn
80 we MI went over to Westminster tho
night before tho jousts and wcrc nm
bright and early next morning to 500 ,iI
that was to be seen.
tHere the editor secs III to subst,tuto
description of this tournament to,,on
from the quaint old chroniccr HALL
The morrow bcyng after dvnner NJ ,,,
CoHuenenlent, the Qucne with her Ia6vo.
repaired TO sec the Iustcs the tronnetto.
os" yp, ana In came many a noble man
anu Hen.,ema' rychcly appcarcilcd. talk
ynge VI thir horses, after whomc fo,ou.nd
certayne lordes apparcilcd, they and thir
norses. In cloth of Gode and russet ana
tynseii; knyghtes In cloth of GoIdc nm'i
russet Veiuet.S And create nombor of
Sentiemen on fote. in russet satvn ,n,i
ycalow. and yomcn In russet D4m,sna sno
ana yeatow, all the neither pnrte or cucr,,
MANS hoSen Skarlet. and ycalow cannes
fhen came the kyngc vnder a Pauilion
sh 81 solae. and pnrpul Veluet embroidered
valenccd with & flat gold beaten In u,,.rI
Win an imperiall crounc in the ton Of
IEne Golde. his bases and trapper of cioth
oL Goide. fretted-gith Damask Golde, the
chafron Of stclsjM the front a. a crane era nI and
was was soodly Plume set full of muscrs or
trimbiing spnngies OF golde. After foI.
o~ed ms three F91es. query Of them vnder
n,o Th OF S&Rsyn Damaske & pur-
a tote. appareiledttn Eusset and yeaior,
was cl1ynL ThenSnext these PauiIions
came Kill chyidren & honor. s,ttin@ .,,on,,
one OF then on N Gfente courser, rychely
trapped. e9d Embroidered IN seusroH |
asnises and Ifacions. where lacked heutran neitha
was goodly to beholde. -..~-l..-an that
Then on the counter parte, entered a |
Stranger, fyrst on horseback in n long |
robe of Russet satync. like a recluse a
religious. and his horse trapped in the |
same sewte. without dromme noyse OF |
mynstrclsye, puttinge byll of pcticion to |
the Quene, the effect whereof was, that if |
II would please her to license hym to
runne in her presence, he would do 1t
gladly, and II not then he would departe
as he came. After his request was
graunted. then he put off hys sayd habytc
and was armed at all peces with rycha
bases & horse, also rychcly trapped and
Sc did runne his horse to tho tylte end.
where dieurs men on tote apparciled in
Russet satyn awaited on him. Thcreupon
the Heraulds cryed an Oyez! and the
grownd shoke with the trompe OF rush.
ynge stedes. Wonder It were to write OF
the dedes Of Armes which that day toke
place. where man might haue seen many
horse raysed on highc with galop, turne
and stoppe. maruaylous to behold. C.Xiv
slaves were broke and the kynge being
lusty. he and the stranger toke the
prices.
When the queen had given the stran-
ger permission to run, and as he moved
| away, there was great clapping of
hands and waving Of trophies among
the ladies, for lie was of such noble
| micn and comely face as to attract the
gaze Of every one away from even the
| glittering person of his majesty the
king.
His hair, worn in its natural length,
fell In brown curls back from his fore
| head almost to the shoulder, a style
| just then new, even In France. His
| eyes were n deep blue, and his COM
plexion, though Drowned by exposure,
held a tinge of beauty which the sun
could not mar and girl might envy.
He wore neither mustachio nor beard,
rs men now disfigure their faces
| since Francis l. took q scar on his chin
and his clear cut profile, dilating
nostriIs and mobile though firm set
mouth gave pleasing assurance of
tenderness, gentleness, daring and
strength.
was standing near the queen, who
called to me, "Who Is the handsome
stranger that so gracefully asked our
license to runY'
"I cannot inform your majesty. I
never saw him until now. He is the
goodliest knight 1 have ever beheld."
THAT he is" replied the queen, "and
we should like very much to know him.
Should we not, ladies'" There was a
chorus Of assent from dozen voices,
and / promised, after the running, to
learn all about him and report.
1t was ut this point the hcralds cried
their "Oyez!' and our conversation was
ut an end for the time
AS to height, the stranger was full
six feet, with ample evidence Of mus
Gle, though no great bulk. He was
grace itself, and the king afterward