. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . bid! It will be a wonder, if the king should assentto such designs. He appears to make me good cheer, and has promised tobe my good lord. Indeed, he has sworn by St. Edward to be a good lord tome and the others. Norf. So has he often sworn to me by Gods body: but I do not trusthim the more for that. After this, Norfolk surrendered. The two dukes knelt before the king,and Norfolk said, My dear lord, with your leave, if I may answer yourcousin, I say Henry of Lancaster
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . bid! It will be a wonder, if the king should assentto such designs. He appears to make me good cheer, and has promised tobe my good lord. Indeed, he has sworn by St. Edward to be a good lord tome and the others. Norf. So has he often sworn to me by Gods body: but I do not trusthim the more for that. After this, Norfolk surrendered. The two dukes knelt before the king,and Norfolk said, My dear lord, with your leave, if I may answer yourcousin, I say Henry of Lancaster is a liar; and in what he has said, andwould say, of me, lies like a false traitor as he is. Both were ordered intocustody; and it was resolved that the dispute should be referred to a Courtof Chivalry. The Court sat at Windsor. Hereford would not withdraw hisstatement. Norfolk persisted in his peremptory denial. Wager of battle couldalone determine the quarrel; and the judgment of God was to be appealed to,in the lists of Coventry, on the 16th of September. • Froisaart. + Ibid. 32 CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY. [1398. ,-^n^. To that ancient city, the favourite seat of the Black Priiice, comes hisson with all the magnificent retinue which exhibited the feudal pomp withoutits ancient prowess. The silken pavilions are bright with the gaudiest colours. The king, surrounded bynobles, and guarded by thousands ofmen in harness, sits on an elevated of Lancaster makes the sign ofthe cross on his forehead ; and enteringthe lists, alights from his horse, andtakes his velvet chair. Thomas Mowbrayhovers about the lists, aud then enterscrying — God aid him that hath theright. They have each previously swornthat this quarrel is just and true. Theheralds make proclamation. Thechampions are mounted. The beaversare closed, and the spears are in the king casts down his warder,and the heralds shout. Ho ! Ho! Here-—«,j=~-»~;=- £pj,^ ^^^^ Norfolk will not fight that Andont
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