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done, he and his company rode away to
their Of alton at the north Of the ring.

done, he and his company rode away TO
their ct alton at the north Of the ring.
Again the trumpets sounded. and .
herald appeared, while after him. mounted
on q white horse and clad in his white
armor that glistensd In the sun. with
white plumes rising from his casQue and
on his shield the stopping falcon blasouso
In geld with tho motto Of For o ana
honor beneath it. appeared the tail. grim
sbape Of Sir Peter Bronze. He. too. rode
out INTO the centre OF the arena and turn
ing his horse quite soberly a. though IL
were on q road lifted his lanoe In salute.
Now there was no cheering. for this knight.
was q foreigner. yet soldiers who were
there said to zach other that he looked IKE
one who would not easily be ~overthrown.
A third time the trumpsts und and
tho two champions. advancing from b
respective stations. drew rein d d By sids
Ia front Of their Majesdss. where the con.
diuons Of the combat were read aloud
TO them by the chief herald. They were
sheriff that the fray should DO 60 the
death unless the King and Queen wi1sd
otherwise and tho victor consented; mas
IL should be on horse or on foot. with lance
or sword or dagger. but that no broken
W0ADOn mLknt 10 EcPtuSou @1S AO ~
ar armor changed; that the victor should
be escorted from the place Of combat with
all honor and allowed to depart whitner
he would, in the kingdom or out OF It.
no suit or blood feud raised againss him.
and that the body Of the fallen should DO
handedrover : O his friends TOR burial. also
with all honor; that the issue OF his fray
should In no way Affect any cause pleaded
in courts ecclesiastical or civil by the lady
who asserted herself to DO the Marchioness
Of Morella or by the most noble Marquis
OF Morella, whom she claimed a. her hus-
band.
ThsseN conditions having been read the
champions were asked II they assented
to them. whereupon sach Of them answered
.Aye!- in a clear voice. Then the herald,
speakins on behalf Of Sir Peter Bronze.
by creation a knight Of st. Iago and q Don
OF Spain, solemnly challenged the noble
Marquis Of Morella to single combat to
the death In that he. the said Marquis
had aspSrsed the name Of his relative.
the English lady. Elizabeth Dene, who
claimed to be his wife duly united to him
in holy wedlock and for sundry other
causes and injuries worked toward him.
the said Sir Peter Bronze. n his. wife,
Dame Margaret. n In token thereof
threw down q gauntlet, which gauntles
the Marquis Of Morella lifted upon the poins
OF his lance and cast over his shoulder. u
accepting the challenge.
Now the CONTESTANTS dropped their visorA
which heretofore bad been raised. and
tnsir ~squirss, coming forward. examined
the fastsnings Of their srmor. their weapons
snd.the Eirths OF their horses, These being
p~ronounced sound and good. pursuivs nts
took ths stssds By the bridfss and led them
10 the far eds Of the lists. At . sigral
from ths King . single clarion blew whereou
the p~uruuivsnts loosed their hold OF the
bHdis and sprang back. Another clarion
blew. and the kniehts Qthered up their reinA.
ssttlcd thelr shields and set their Aooss v
rsat, bsnding over thsr horsss' nsSeA
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