Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-06
minister in, celebration Of the fact that
he had cooked a good round subsidy

out Of parliament.
The queen and her ladies had been in
vited over, and it was known that Ma
ry would be down from Windsor and
come home with the king and the court
to Greenwich when we should return.
So we all went over to Westminster the
night before the jousts and were up
bright and early next morning to see all
that was to be seen.
Here the editor sees fit to substitute
4 description of this tournament taken
from the quaint old chronicler HALL
The morrow beyng after dynner, at tyne
commencement, the Quene with her Ladyes
repaired to see the 1ustes, 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 Code and russell aud
tynsell; Knyghtes in cloth of Code, and
russell Velvet. 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 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 Golde his bases and trapper of cloth
Of Golde, fretted with Damask Code, the
trapper 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
4 fote, appareiled in russell and yealow
11~ux
came xii chyldren of honor. sitting query
one of them on a create courser, rychely
trapped, and Embroidered in seueran
deufses and falcons. where lacked neither
brouderie nor goldsmythes work, so that
query chyld and horse in deuice and
faSciOn was contrary to the other, which
was goodly to beholde.
Then the counter parte, entered a
Stranger, fyrst on horseback in a long
robe of Russell satyne, like q recluse 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 If
1t would please her to license hymn to
rune 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
81 OlO uIlHc uOISc 70 the lyllo emu,
where dieurs men on fote appareiled in
Russet satyn awaited on him. Thereupon
the Heraulds cryed an Oyer! and the
grownd shoke with the trompe Of rush.
ynge stedes. Wonder it were to write of
the dedes Of Armes which that day toxic
place, where man might haue seen many
a horse raysed on highe with galop, turne
and stoppe, maruaylous to behold Cxiv
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 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 it's natural length,
fell in brown curls back from his fore
head almost to the shoulder, q style
just then new, even in France. His
eyes were 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,
as men now disfgure their faces
since Francis l. took 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 have ever beheld."
THAT he u.s." replied the queen, land
we should like very much to know him.
Should we not, ladies?" There was
chorus Of assent from a dozen voices,
and l promised, after the running, to
learn all about him and report.
1t was at 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 harbinger of favor, if not of
fortune, for the possessor.
After the jousting the Princess Mary
asked me if I could yet give her an &C.
count of the stranger, and as I could
not she went to the king.
I heard her inquire:
"Who was your companion, brother?"
"That is q secret, sister. You will
find out soon enough and will be falling
in love with him, no doubt. 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
enoug h with your smiles for some one
should not want"
lis the stranger one whom you would
not want?'' asked Mary, with dim:
ping smile and a flash Of her brown
eyes.
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