“At five in the afternoon, the Marshal, attended by his Adjutant, presented himself in the lists. He was followed by four children, in the dress used to represent angels, with lighted torches in their hands. Another child, personating Michael the Archangel, was the leader of a second group of six angels, who were the bearers of the prizes--a Lamb and a Male Infant. The Judges, Justice and Mercy, appeared last of all, and took their appointed seats. “The sound of drums, fifes, and clarions, announced soon after, the approach of another group, composed of two savages of gigantic dimensions, with large clubs on their shoulders, eight torch-bearers in black, and two infernal Furies, and, in the centre, the challenger’s shield-bearer, followed by the challenger’s supporter or second, dressed in black and gold, with a plume of black and yellow feathers. This band having walked round the stage, the second brought the challenger out of the tent, who, dressed uniformly with his supporter, appeared wielding a lance twenty-five hands in length.[63] [63] Though the Spanish writer has forgotten to mention the allegory of the challenger, it is evident, from the sequel, that he was intended to represent _Sin_. The following is a list of the Adventurers, their attendants, or torch-bearers, and supporters or seconds:-- Attendants Seconds --------------------------------------------------------- Adam 6 Clowns { Hope and { Innocence. Cain 6 Infernal Furies Envy. Abraham 6 Dwarfs,[64] three } Angels in the habit } Faith. of Pilgrims, } and Isaac } Job 6 Pages Patience. David 6 Squires Repentance. Jeroboam 4 Jews Idolatry. Ahab 12 Squires Covetousness. John the Baptist 12 Squires { Divine Love { and Grace. [64] Dwarfs were formerly very common among the servants of the Spanish nobility. But it is not easy to guess for what reason they were allotted to Abraham, on this occasion. “The dresses (continues the historian) were all splendid, and suited to the characters.