Knight of the
Griffin_,
in Liveries of his
Colours.
Man at Arms THE GONFALON, Man at Arms
in half armour. Borne by a man at in half armour.
Arms.
_The Knight of the
Griffin_.
THE EARL OF CRAVEN,
Groom. In a suit of engraved Groom.
Milanese Armour
inlaid with gold, on
a barded charger.
Caparisons, &c., of
Scarlet, White and
Gold.
Esquire. THE BANNER, Esquire.
The HON. F. CRAVEN. Borne by a man at The HON. F.
Arms in MACDONALD.
Half Armour.
Retainers--"
The other Knights were:--_The Knight of the Dragon_, MARQUIS OF
WATERFORD; _Knight of the Black Lion_, VISCOUNT ALFORD; _Knight of Gael_,
VISCOUNT GLENLYON; _Knight of the Dolphin_, EARL OF CASSILIS; _Knight of
the Crane_, LORD CRANSTOUN; _Knight of the Ram_, HON. CAPT. GAGE; _The
Black Knight_, JOHN CAMPBELL, ESQ., of Saddell; _Knight of the Swan_,
HON. MR. JERNINGHAM; _Knight of the Golden Lion_, CAPT. J. O. FAIRLIE;
_Knight of the White Rose_, CHARLES LAMB, ESQ.; _Knight of the Stag's
Head_, CAPT. BERESFORD; _The Knight of the Border_, SIR F. JOHNSTONE;
_Knight of the Burning Tower_, SIR F. HOPKINS; _The Knight of the Red
Rose_, R. J. LECHMERE, ESQ.; _Knight of the Lion's Paw_, CECIL BOOTHBY,
ESQ.
There were, besides, Knights Visitors, Swordsmen, Bowmen, the Seneschal
of the Castle, Marshals and Deputy Marshals, Chamberlains of the
household, servitors of the Castle, a Herald and two Pursuivants, a Judge
of Peace, and a Jester--besides a horde of small fry.
The first tilt was between the Knights of the Swan and the Red Rose, but
it was uninteresting, the Knights passing each other twice, without
touching, and, on the third course, the Knight of the Swan lost his
lance.
Then came the tilt of the day, when the Earl of Eglinton met the Marquis
of Waterford. The latter was particularly remarked, as the splendour of
his brazen armour, the beauty of his charger, a
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