New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-31

DureIv feudaI institution. coeval with the use OF
close arrnor. IrOn-sheathed leaders were to be
recognized in the field only by their insignia ana.
the shield was the commonest form OF tins display
Punching out a blazOu II therefore declphcfl- z
arnorial bearings, the verb pinch being hrle
used in a sense which many dictionary -Iiidh-T5
have overlooked, namely, to examine closely ;ihl
thoroughly; to try or test thoroughly as 70
pinch the question to force out what Is con-
tanned therein.
PFcroRALs AND GoRGErs- Armor plates for
'ne N.TITrTAycr-Ac cap of dignity formerly
worn by ROYALTIES and mobiles, but now carried
before the soveregns of England at their coronation
hobiIer-a feudal tenant who was bound to serve
as a light horseman or bowman "
TERCEI@The male falcon, which Is a thru
smaller than the female. The name falcon was
used for the larger bird only, , L..
PEREGRINE-A kind of falcon, the name denpt-
ing that it foreign, not q native pro I"s-
hawks and merIins smaller birds OF the falcon
type The gerfacon takes its name from cyrus
a circle. because of its gyratIng hight .
Y4RAK-In faconry, of keen appetite; sad OIL a
hawk In good condition
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters
CIR NIGEL" is a romantic tale of the loves and
y adventures of Nigel !.oring, a young English
of heroic ancestry who takes up the sToru 20
mend the fallen fortunes OF his noble house the year
after the great plague devastated England IN the
fourteenth century -.
England during the plague. and outlines the down
fall of the feudal system and other changes when
that fearful black death brought about ne
house of Loring has been all but wrecked by the
rnacbinations and encroachInents of cerics. Nigel
and his grandmother the sole survivors OF the
family, and the CIstercIan monks OF WaVeI'ey
Abbey are still engaged IN preylng upon ther
meager possessions. Young Nigel openly opposes
them.
The monks in satisfaction Of claim, have taken
possession of fiery unframed yellow horse OF noted
lineage, and several of their number have been
vciously attacked and nearly killed by the animal
Believing the horse to be possessed OF a devil the
monks are about to have hlm killed when Nlgei
interposes The horse Is given to him, partly IN
the hope that the beast will Kill him and md their
community of It's most rebelllOuS. troublesome
and dangerous opponent But Nigel at once
takes the horse, and in the presence OF the aston
ished monks speedily reduces him TO suDInlssihh
He names the animal POmmers.
When Nigel and his grandmother, the venerable
Dame Ermyntrude, spending the evening
together not long afterward they are rudely
Waverey accom- panied by a band of archerS, who
set upon the young Squire, bind him and take
him prisoner TO the Abbey to be tried because
he has thrown the summoner into a morass and
The trial takes place with exaggerated pOmp the
next day, and Nigel Is sentenced to bread and
water for six weeks, with daily eXhortatIon from
the chaplain The indignant Squire springs TO a
he Is about to be shot down he joined IN
his retreat by Samkin Awkward, bowman. As
the conflict is about to begin, Sir John Chandos,
one Of the most valiant knights of hing Edward
majesty Is coming to spend the night at ms house
The enmIty of the monks Is at once Transformed
into servility, and Nigel leaves in the company of
Chandos, followed by Aylwara who Is determined
follow the young Squire
Lady ErmyntTude unpaCkS a lot OF old tr1uketS
for Nigel pawn, to provide for the hIHgS enter
tainment. and he starts off for Gmdford, accom-
panied by Samkin. On their way they have =
sensational. almost tragic, encounter with =
brigaud called the Wild Man of Puttenham,
wherein the trinkets nearly lost.