eer proclaimed a tournament to be held at Eglintoun Castle on
the 28th and 29th of August, 1839. The lists were duly prepared, a
covered pavilion was erected for the accommodation of the ladies,
which would contain 3000 persons. In front of this pavilion was the
throne of the Queen of Beauty and her attendants. Around the lists,
at convenient distances, were arranged the tents or pavilions of the
knights, over which floated the gonfalon, or great banner, emblazoned
with the arms and motto of the knight to whom the tent was
appropriated, penons and penoncils fluttered at each angle of the
pavilion, and the shield was placed over the entrance. The knights
vied with each other in the decoration of their pavilions; all was in
accordance with ancient customs: and if the shade of Froissart had
witnessed the scene, it could not have complained of modern innovation
or misplaced ornament. The procession of the King of the tournament,
the Queen of Beauty, with the judges, heralds, pursuivants,
halberdiers, musicians, men-at-arms, as also the splendid retinues
of the noble challenger and the gallant knights, presented a scene
unparalleled for magnificence and heraldic emblazonment since the days
of Edward IV. Every form was observed in this modern tournament; and a
more interesting scene for the historian, the antiquary, and armorist,
could not be exhibited. Unfortunately, the continued rain cast a gloom
over this animated spectacle, which nevertheless excited the highest
admiration of all who beheld it: a spectator of the scene could well
imagine the enthusiasm similar ones would create in the minds of the
gay and brave of former times. It is deemed necessary to briefly
notice the last tournament held in Britain; as any one that requires
full information on every part of heraldic ornament, processional
arrangement, and technical definition, may find positive examples in
the details of this gorgeous exhibition.

TRANSPOSED. Charges or bearings placed contrary to their usual
situation.

[Illustration: Transposed]

Ex. Argent, a pile, azure, issuing from the chief between two others,
transposed.

TREFOIL. Three-leaved grass: the shamrock of Ireland. When a flower or
leaf is introduced as a charge in a shield of arms, if it is of its
natural colour, or, in heraldic language, proper, the tincture is not
named, but if of any other colour it must be described.

[Illustration: Trefoil]

Ex. Argent, three trefoils, gules, one over