"Third knight, Captain André, in honor of Miss P. Chew.[20]—'Squire, Lieutenant André.[21]—Device, two game-cocks fighting; motto—'No rival.'
"Fourth knight, Captain Horneck, in honor of Miss N. Redmond.—'Squire, Lieutenant Talbot.—Device, a burning heart; motto—'Absence can not extinguish.'
"Fifth knight, Captain Mathews, in honor of Miss Bond.—'Squire, Lieutenant Hamilton.—Device, a winged heart; motto—'Each fair by turns.'
"Sixth knight, Lieutenant Sloper, in honor of Miss M. Shippen.[22]—'Squire, Lieutenant Brown.—Device, a heart and sword; motto—'Honor and the fair.'"
The Joust at the Tournament.
After they had made the circuit of the square, and saluted the ladies as they passed before the pavilion, they ranged themselves in a line with that in which were the ladies of their device; and their herald (Mr. Beaumont) advancing into the center of the square, after a flourish of trumpets, proclaimed the following challenge:
"The Knights of the Blended Rose, by me, their herald, proclaim and assert that the Ladies of the Blended Rose excel in wit, beauty, and every accomplishment, those of the whole world; and should any knight or knights be so hardy as to dispute or deny it, they are ready to enter the lists with them, and maintain their assertions by deeds of arms, according to the laws of ancient chivalry."