Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's ReignAshton, John
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Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign
Ashton, John
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
The other Knights were:—_The Knight of the Dragon_, MARQUIS OF WATERFORD;
_Knight of the Black Lion_, VISCOUNT ALFORD; _Knight of Gael_, VISCOUNT
GLENLYON; _Knight of the Dolphin_, EARL OF CASSILIS; _Knight of the
Crane_, LORD CRANSTOUN; _Knight of the Ram_, HON. CAPT. GAGE; _The Black
Knight_, JOHN CAMPBELL, ESQ., of Saddell; _Knight of the Swan_, HON. MR.
JERNINGHAM; _Knight of the Golden Lion_, CAPT. J. O. FAIRLIE; _Knight of
the White Rose_, CHARLES LAMB, ESQ.; _Knight of the Stag’s Head_, CAPT.
BERESFORD; _The Knight of the Border_, SIR F. JOHNSTONE; _Knight of the
Burning Tower_, SIR F. HOPKINS; _The Knight of the Red Rose_, R. J.
LECHMERE, ESQ.; _Knight of the Lion’s Paw_, CECIL BOOTHBY, ESQ.
There were, besides, Knights Visitors, Swordsmen, Bowmen, the Seneschal
of the Castle, Marshals and Deputy Marshals, Chamberlains of the
household, servitors of the Castle, a Herald and two Pursuivants, a Judge
of Peace, and a Jester—besides a horde of small fry.
The first tilt was between the Knights of the Swan and the Red Rose, but
it was uninteresting, the Knights passing each other twice, without
touching, and, on the third course, the Knight of the Swan lost his
lance.
Then came the tilt of the day, when the Earl of Eglinton met the Marquis
of Waterford. The latter was particularly remarked, as the splendour of
his brazen armour, the beauty of his charger, and his superior skill in
the management of the animal, as well as in the bearing of his lance,
attracted general observation. But, alas! victory was not to be his,
for, in the first tilt, the Earl of Eglinton shivered his lance on his
opponent’s shield, and was duly cheered by all. In the second, both
Knights missed; but, in the third, the Earl again broke his lance on his
opponent’s armour; at which there was renewed applause from the
multitude; and, amidst the cheering and music, the noble Earl rode up to
the Grand Stand, and bowed to the Queen of Beauty.
There were three more tilts, and a combat of two-handed swords, which
finished the outdoor amusements of the day, and, when the deluged guests
found their way to the Banqueting Hall, they found that, and its sister
tent, the Ballroom, utterly untenantable through the rain; so they had to
improvise a meal within the Castle, and the Ball was postponed.
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