Belt and spur : stories of the knights of the middle ages from the old chronicles . was not pleased. How-ever, they agreed to finish their arms, and eachone to do the best he could, and so the armswere accomplished. Then the Bastard prayed theladies to dine with him on Sunday, and chiefly theQueen and her sisters, and he made great pre-paration. But at that time the news came to theBastard that the Duke of Burgundy was dead;and he mourned greatly when he heard of thedeath of his father, and all the nobility who werewith him. So their pleasures were all turned toweeping and tears. And the Basta


Belt and spur : stories of the knights of the middle ages from the old chronicles . was not pleased. How-ever, they agreed to finish their arms, and eachone to do the best he could, and so the armswere accomplished. Then the Bastard prayed theladies to dine with him on Sunday, and chiefly theQueen and her sisters, and he made great pre-paration. But at that time the news came to theBastard that the Duke of Burgundy was dead;and he mourned greatly when he heard of thedeath of his father, and all the nobility who werewith him. So their pleasures were all turned toweeping and tears. And the Bastard took leave 298 LORD SCALES AND THE BASTARD OF BURGUNDY. of the King of England, of the Queen, and of theladies, very sadly. And his preparations were alllost, for he withdrew his proposal of the feast, andreturned to Bruges. London: Printed by SmAKaEWATs & Sons. Tower Street, St. Martins ^ /f/J BELT AND SPUR. Belt and Spur ^tonc0 of t!)e linigljt^ of tlje ^m\z ^ffe0from tlje ©Id C^romcleis WitJi Sixteen Illuminations The heraudes left hir priking up and ringen trompes loud and is no more to say, but est and westIn gon the spares sadly in the rest;In goth the sharpe spore into the see men who can juste, and who can shiveren shaftes upon sheldes thicke ;He feleth thurgh the herte-spone the springen speres twenty foot on highte ;Out gon the swerdes as the silver brighte. Chaucer. The Knightes Tale. FOURTH THOUSAND. NEW YORK:SCRIBNER AND WELFORD MDCCCLXXXIV All Rights Reset-ved. Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2007 with funding from -Microsoft Corporation ^^ Of NEW yowr CONTENTS. PAGE I. Plow Duke William and his KnightsLanded in England i Ti. The Battle of the Standard . , . n III. King William the Lion .... 23 //oTU the ycnmg King Henry went away to the King obeltspurstorieso00seel


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