Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04

that was 10 De Seell.
IHere the editor sees fit to substitute
q description Of this tournament taken
from the quaint old chronicler HAIL.
The morrow beyng after dynner, at TYNE
commencement, the Quene with her Ladyes
repaired to see the Iustes, the trompettes
brew vp, and in came many a noble man
and Gentlema, rychely appeareiled, tax
ynge yp thir horses, after whome followed
certeyne lordes appareiled, they and thir
horses, in cloth Of Golde and russet and
tynsell; Knyghtes In cloth Of Golde. and
russet Veluet. And create nomber of
Gentlemen on fote, In russell satyn and
yealow, and yomen In russell Damaske
and yealow, all the neither parte Of query
mans hosen Skarlet, and yealow cappes.
Then came the kynge vnder Paullion
of golde, and purpul Veluet embroudefed,
the compass Of the Pauilion about, and
valenced with fat, gold beaten In wyre.
with an Imperiall croune In the top, Of
fyne Golde, his bases and trapper Of cloth
of Golde. fretted with Damask Golde, the
trapper pedant to the tail. A crane and
chafron Of stele. in the front Of the chafro
was a goodly plume set full Of musers or
trimbling spangles OF golde. After fol-
owed his three aydes. query OF them vnder
q Pauilion Of Crymosyn Damaske & pur-
pie. The nomber Of Gentlemen and yomen
q fote. appareiled in russet and yealow
was clxviii. Then next these Pauilions
came XII chyldren Of honor. sitting query
one of them on a create courser. rychely
trapped, and embroidered in seueran
deuises and facions, where lacked neither
brouderie nor goldsmythes work, so that
query chyid and horse in deuice and
fascion was contrary to the other. which
was goodly to beholde.
Then on the counter parte. entered .
Stranger, fyrst on horseback In long
robe Of Russet satyne, like 4 reciuse or q
religious, and his horse trapped In the
same sewte. without dromme or noyse Of
mynstrelsye, puttinge byll Of peticion to
the Quene, the effect whereof was. that II
It 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 of hys sayd habyte
and was armed at all peces with ryche
bases G. horse, also rychely trapped, and
so did runne- flis horse to the tylte end,
where dieurs men on fote appareiled in
Russet satyn awaited on him. Thereupon
the Heraulds cryed an Oyez! and the
grownd shoke with the trompe Of rush
ynge stedes. Wonder 1t were to write Of
the dedes of Armes which that day toxic
place, where a man might haue seen many
a horse raysed on highe 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 he was of such noble
mien 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, style
just then new, even in France. His
eyes were a deep blue, and his COM
plexion. though Drowned by exposure,
held a ttnge of beauty which the sun
could not mar and a girl might envy.
He wore neither mustachio nor beard,
as men now disfgure their faces
since Francis l. took a scar on his chin
and his clear cut profile, dilating
nostrils 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 run?"
II cannot inform your majesty. l
never saw him until now. He is the
goodliest knight I have ever beheld."
THAT lie is." replied the queen, "and
we should like very much to know him.
Should we not, ladies'" There was q
chorus of assent from a dozen voices,
and l promised. after the running, to
learn all about him and report.
1t was ut this point the heralds cried
their "Oyez" and our conversation was
at 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
said he had never seen such strength
Of arm and skill in the use Of the lance
a sure hurbinger Of favor. If not OF
fortune, for the possessor.
After the jousting the Princess Mary
asked me If could yet give her an ac-
count Of the stranger, and as I could
not she went to the king.
I heard her inquire:
"Who was your companion. brotherF'
"That is q secret, sister. You will
find out soon enough and will be falling
In love with him, no doubt l have al
WAYS looked upon you as full of trou-
BILE for me in that respect. You will not
so much as glance at any one choose
for you, but. suppose, would be ready
enough with your smiles for some one
I should not want"
"Is the stranger one whom you would
not want?" asked Mary, with dim
Ming smile and q fash Of her brown
eyes.
"He most certainly is" returned the
king.
"Then will fall in love with him at
once. In fact, l don't know but I haze
already"
"Oh, I have no doubt Of that. II
wanted him. he might be Apollo him
self, and you would have none Of him."
King Henry had been compelled to re-
fuse several very advantageous alli-
ances because this fair, coaxing, self
willed sister would not consent to be a
part of the moving consideration.