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52 TRAVELS
“where, in conjunction with a number of knights, counts,
fe barons, and other gentlemen of name and aris, we will main- -
“tain and defend againft all who fhall lawfully be admitted to —
«« thefe exercifes, and fhall prefent them{felves at the barriers of the
“circus, and in the prefence of judges elefted for the occafion, as
«« well againft all collectively as againft each individually, that the
“© Taws of honour, enlivened by thofe of love, acquire double force e
<< the hearts of valorous knights ; which ¢pinion we and our knights,
“armed at all points, will defend on horfeback againft all the
“knights who fhall oppofe it, by joufts and alternate combats,
«with halberd, javelin, fword, and piftols ; in which combat the
«laws fhall be obferyed which we now prefcribe.” (Here the laws
were recited.) ‘Thete laws or conditions were accepted by the
knights, who promifed to prefent themfelves on this honourable ap-
peal, and t6 maintain, That the laws of honour have Sufficient power
of themfelves in the hearts of valorous knights, and that, fo far from
receiving any additional force from love, it is, on the contrary, by unit-
‘ing with chivalry, that love obtains its fplendour and duration’; and
thereupon they craved liberty to appoint, as judges on their part,
one who was named in their declaration or deed of acceptance. As
to the particulars of this féte, which lafted feveral days, it will be
fufficient to fay, that every thing was attended to which we read
of in the accounts of ancient tournaments, and that the prizes were
diftributed on the laft day, under the direction of the queen, ac-
cording to the fentence of the appointed judges. By one of the
Jaws it was granted that the knights might wear upon their armour
the
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