Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-05-04

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 vp thir horses. after whome followed
certayne lordes appareiled, they and thir
horses. in cloth of Golde and russell and
tynsell: Knyghtes In cloth of Golde, and ,
russell Velvet. And a 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 a Pauilion
OF golde, and purpul Velvet Embroidered
the compass of the Pauilion about and
valenced with fiat, gold beaten in wyre
with an Imperial croune in the top. Of
tyne Code, his bases and trapper of cloth
of Golde fretted with Damask Golde the
rapper pedant to the tail. A crane and
chafron of STEELE. in the front of the chafro
was goodly plume set full of musers or
trimbling spangles of golde. After fol-
owed his three aydes. query of them vnder
a Pauilion of Crymosyn Damaske & pur-
pie. The nomber of Gentlemen and yomen
fote. appareiled in russell and yealow
was clxviii. Then next these Pauilions
came xii chyldren of honor, sitting query
one or them on create courser, rychely
trapped, and embroidered in seuerall
deuises and facions, where lacked neither
query chyld and horse in deuice and
fascion was contrary to the other which
was goodly to beholde
Then on the counter parte, entered a
Stranger. FIRST on horseback in a long
robe of Russell satyne, like a recluse or a
religious. and his horse trapped in the
same sewte. without dromme or noyse Of
mynStrelsye puttinge a byll of peticion to
the Quene, the effect whereof was, that IL
1t would please her to license hymn to
runne in her presence. he would do it
gladly. and If not, then he would departe
as he came After his request was
graunted. then he put off hys sayd habyte
and was armed at all peces with ryche
bases & horse, also rychely trapped, and
so did runne his horse to the tylte end,
where dieurs men on fote appareiled in
Russell satyn awaited on him. Thereupon
the Heraulds cryed an Oyer! 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 toxic the
prices.
When the queen had given the stran-
ger permission to run. and as he moved
away. there was a great clapping Of
hands and waving of trophies among
the ladies, for he was of such noble
mien and comedy face as to attract the
gaze of every one away from even the
glittering person of his majesty the
king.
His hair, worn in it's natural length,
fell in brown curls back from his fore
head almost to the shoulder, a style
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eyes were a deep blue, and his COM
plexion, though Drowned by exposure,
held tinge 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.
l was standing near the queen, who
called to me, "Who is the handsome
stranger that SO gracefully asked our
license to run?"
Il cannot inform your majesty.
never saw him until now. He is the
goodliest knight have ever beheld."
THAT he is, replied the queen, "and
we should like very much to know him.
Should we not, ladiesY' There was a
chorus of assent from a dozen voices,
and 1 promised, after the running, to
learn all about him and report.
1t was at this point the heralds cried
their "Oyezv' and our conversation was
at an end for the time.
ITO BE CONTINUED