Then the Princes 3 pages one after another bravely mounted ＆ most richly clothed. /
Then the Prince his highnes alone armed wᵗʰ [Blank] of his gent on foot carrying his staves most richely arayed going on both sides./
Then followed Sʳ Tho: Howard master of the Princes horse on horsback
After whom followed seuerall spare horses led by the Querryes or officers of the stable and in this manner they preceeded into the Tiltyard and at the vpper end of the tiltyard by the parke gate was set vp a pauillion of yellow ＆ grene damask laced wᵗʰ gold ＆ siluer lace where the Prince reposed himself vntill the rest of the runners were brought in who stand at the mewes in a redines vntill they were sent for by the Kt marshall ＆ the officers of Armes. and then they cam in according to their degrees two ＆ two together before the E: of Lincolne being a new runner went 4 officers of Armes ＆ 4 before the lo: Compton ＆ two before Sʳ Henry Mildmay being allso new runners.
The E: of Lincolne gaue to the officers of Armes 10¹ and fouer scarfes of his coullors of 3¹ prise ＆ fethers each of them
The lo: Compton gaue them 6 13ˢ 9ᵈ ＆ 4 scarfes of like valew ＆ fethers
[‘This is an original paper, with notes and corrections by one of the Heralds. This art. is recorded in the Heralds’ MS. M. 3, f. 1-3ᵇ. Ashm. Catal.]”
One more illustration of a tournament of the seventeenth century is afforded by Ashmole MS. No. 1127, fol. 196-99b, and it aptly illustrates the advanced stage of degeneration now reached by these once brilliant and chivalrous martial games:—
“Extracted out of P. Boitells Generall history of all that hapned most remarkeable as well in France as in other forrain Country’s in the yeares 1618: 1619: 1620. Printed at Paris in the year. 1620.
p. 87, 88