He that giveth a stroke with a pike from the girdle downwards shall win no prize.
He that shall have a close gauntlet or anything to fasten his sword to his hand shall win no prize.
He whose sword falls out of his hand shall win no prize.
He that striketh his hand in fight on the barriers shall win no prize.
Whosoever shall fight and not show his sword to the judges shall win no prize.”
The prizes were thus awarded by the judges, in the above order, to:—
- Don Fredericke de Toledo.
- Don Diego Ortado di Mendoça.
- Sir John Parrat.
- Ruygomez.[228]And
- King Philip, in highest honour.[229]
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth vigorous efforts were made to revive the ancient glories of the tournament, which were for a time not without a certain measure of success, under the auspices of the maiden queen. Sir Henry Lee rode as the queen’s champion until advancing years caused him to relinquish the self-imposed office in favour of the Earl of Cumberland, who wore a glove of her Majesty’s on his helmet.
A drawing, from a MS., of tilting, tourney and barriers is reproduced in Lord Dillon’s paper in the Archæological Journal, Vol. LV, which affords a good deal of information regarding the detail of such combats during the reign.
There were jousts and barriers on the accession of Queen Elizabeth to the throne in 1558, in which the Duke of Norfolk and the earls of Surrey, Warwick and Leicester took part.[230]