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To The Pass, And Who Shall Decide All Questions Which May Arise.
The Last Chapter Provides "That If The Lady Whose I [Quinones] Am Shall
Pass That Way, She Shall Not Lose Her Glove, And No One But Myself Shall
Do Combat For Her, For No One In The World Could Do It So Truly As I."
When The Preceding Provisions Had Been Read, Quinones Gave To The
King-At-Arms A Letter Signed And Sealed, Which Invited To The Pass All
Knights So Disposed, Granting Safe Conduct To Those Of Other Kingdoms,
And Declaring The Cause Of Said Trial Of Arms. Copies Of The Above
Letter Were Also Given To Other Heralds, Who Were Provided With
Everything Necessary For Long Journeys, And In The Six Months That
Intervened Before The Day Fixed For The Jousts The Matter Had Been
Proclaimed Throughout All Christendom. Meanwhile, Quinones Provided
Horses And Arms And Everything Necessary For "Such An Important
Enterprise."
In The Kingdom Of Leon, About Ten Miles East Of Astorga And On The
Highway From That City To The Capital, Is The Bridge Of Orbigo. Suero De
Quinones Did Not Select Orbigo With Reference To Convenience Of Access
From The Castiles, But Because It Must Be Passed By Pilgrims To
Santiago; And That Year (1434) Was Especially Sacred To The Saint, Whose
Festival, On The 25Th Of July, Has Always Been Celebrated With Great
Pomp. The Spaniards Having Been Forbidden To Go To Jerusalem As
Crusaders, And Being Too Much Occupied At Home With The Moors To Make
Such A Long Pilgrimage, Wisely Substituted Santiago, Where The Remains
Of St. James, The Patron Of Spain, Is Supposed To Rest. His Body Is Said
To Have Floated In a Stone Coffin From Joppa To Padron (Thirteen Miles
Below Santiago) In Seven Days, And For Nearly Eight Centuries Lay
Forgotten In a Cave, But Was At Length Miraculously Brought To Light By
Mysterious Flames Hovering Over Its Resting-Place, And In 829 Was
Removed To Santiago. In 846 The Saint Made His Appearance At The
Celebrated Battle Of Clavijo, Where He Slew Sixty Thousand Moors, And
Was Rewarded By A Grant Of A Bushel Of Grain From Every Acre In Spain.
His Shrine Was A Favorite Resort For Pilgrims From All Christendom Until
After The Reformation, And The Saint Retained His Bushel Of Grain (The
Annual Value Of Which Had Reached The Large Sum Of One Million Dollars)
Until 1835.
It Was Near The Highway, In a Pleasant Grove, That Quinones Erected The
Lists, A Hundred And Forty-Six Paces Long And Surrounded By A Palisade
Of The Height Of A Lance, With Various Stands For The Judges And
Spectators. At The Opposite Ends Of The Lists Were Entrances--One For
The Defenders Of The Pass--And There Were Hung The Arms And Banners Of
Quinones, As Well As At The Other Entrance, Which Was Reserved For The
Knights Who Should Come To Make Trial Of Their Arms. In Order That No
One Might Mistake The Way, A Marble King-At-Arms Was Erected Near The
Volume 26 Title 1 (Lippincott'S Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science) Pg 117Bridge, With The Right Arm Extended And The Inscription, "To The Pass."
The Final Arrangements Were Not Concluded Until The 10Th Of July, The
First Day Of The Jousts. Twenty-Two Tents Had Been Erected For The
Accommodation Of Those Engaged In The Enterprise As Well As For Mere
Spectators, And Quinones Had Provided All Necessary Servants And
Artisans, Among Whom Are Mentioned Kings-At-Arms, Heralds, Trumpeters
And Other Musicians, Notaries, Armorers, Blacksmiths, Surgeons,
Physicians, Carpenters, Lance-Makers, Tailors, Embroiderers, Etc. In The
Midst Of The Tents Was Erected A Wooden Dining--Hall, Hung With Rich
French Cloth And Provided With Two Tables--One For Quinones And The
Knights Who Came To The Pass, And The Other For Those Who Honored The
Jousts With Their Presence. A Curious Fact Not To Be Omitted Is That The
King Sent One Of His Private Secretaries To Prepare Daily Accounts Of
What Happened At The Pass, Which Were Transmitted By Relays To Segovia
(Where He Was Engaged In Hunting), So That He Should Receive Them Within
Twenty-Four Hours.
On Saturday, The 10Th Of July, 1434, All The Arrangements Having Been
Completed, The Heralds Proceeded To The Entrance Of The Lists And
Announced To Quinones That Three Knights Were At The Bridge Of Orbigo
Who Had Come To Make Trial Of Their Arms--One A German, Messer Arnoldo
De La Floresta Bermeja Of The Marquisate Of Brandenburg, "About
Twenty-Seven Years Old, Blond And Well-Dressed;" The Others Two Brothers
From Valencia, By Name Juan And Per Fabla. Quinones Was Greatly
Delighted At Their Coming, And Sent The Heralds To Invite Them To Take
Up Their Quarters With Him, Which They Did, And Were Received With Honor
At The Entrance Of The Lists In The Presence Of The Judges. It Being
Saturday, The Jousting Was Deferred Until The Following Monday, And The
Spurs Of The Three Knights Were Hung Up In The Judges' Stand As A Sort
Of Pledge, To Be Restored To Their Owners When They Were Ready To Enter
The Lists.
The Next Morning The Trumpets Sounded, And Quinones And His Nine
Companions Heard Mass In The Church Of St. John At Orbigo, And Took
Possession Of The Lists In The Following Fashion: First Came The
Musicians With Drums And Moorish Fifes, Preceded By The Judge, Pero
Barba. Then Followed Two Large And Beautiful Horses Drawing A Cart
Filled With Lances Of Various Sizes Pointed With Milan Steel. The Cart
Was Covered With Blue And Green Trappings Embroidered With Bay Trees And
Flowers, And On Every Tree Was The Figure Of A Parrot. The Driver Of
This Singular Conveyance Was A Dwarf. Next Came Quinones On A Powerful
Horse With Blue Trappings, On Which Were Worked His Device And A Chain,
With The Motto _Il Faut Deliberer_[5] He Was Dressed In a Quilted Jacket
Of Olive Velvet Brocade Embroidered In Green, With A Cloak Of Blue
Velvet, Breeches Of Scarlet Cloth And A Tall Cap Of The Same Color. He
Wore Wheel-Spurs Of The Italian Fashion Richly Gilt, And Carried A Drawn
Sword, Also Gilt. On His Right Arm, Near The Shoulder, Was Richly
Embroidered His Device In Gold Two Fingers Broad, And Around It In blue
Letters,
Si A Vous Ne Plait De Avoyr Me Sure,
Certes Ie Clis,
Que Ie Suis,
Sans Venture.[6]
Volume 26 Title 1 (Lippincott'S Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science) Pg 118
With Quinones Were His Nine Companions In Scarlet Velvet And Blue Cloaks
Bearing Quinones' Device And Chain, And The Trappings Of Their Horses
Blue, With The Same Device And Motto. Near Quinones Were Many Knights On
Foot, Some Of Whom Led His Horse To Do Him Honor. Three Pages
Magnificently Attired And Mounted Closed The Procession, Which Entered
The Lists, And After Passing Around It Twice Halted Before The Judges'
Stand, And Quinones Exhorted The Judges To Decide Impartially All That
Should Happen, Giving Equal Justice To All, And Especially To Defend The
Strangers In case They Should Be Attacked On Account Of Having Wounded
Any Of The Defenders Of The Pass.
The Next Day, Monday, At Dawn The Drums Beat The Reveille, And The
Judges, With The Heralds, Notaries And Kings-At-Arms, Took Their Places
In Their Stands. The Nine Defenders Meanwhile Heard Mass In a Large Tent
Which Served As A Private Chapel For Quinones, And Where Mass Was Said
Thrice Daily At His Expense By Some Dominicans. After The Defenders Were
Armed They Sent For The Judges To Inspect Their Weapons And Armor. The
German Knight, Arnoldo, Had A Disabled Hand, But He Declared He Would
Rather Die Than Refrain From Jousting. His Arms And Horse Were Approved,
Although The Latter Was Superior To That Of Quinones. The Judges Had
Provided A Body Of Armed Soldiers Whose Duty It Was To See That All Had
Fair Play In The Field, And Had A Pile Of Lances Of Various Sizes Placed
Where Each Knight Could Select One To Suit Him.
Quinones And The German Now Entered The Lists, Accompanied By Their
Friends And With "Much Music." The Judges Commanded That No One Should
Dare To Speak Aloud Or Give Advice Or Make Any Sign To Any One In The
Lists, No Matter What Happened, Under Penalty Of Having The Tongue Cut
Out For Speaking And A Hand Cut Off For Making Signs; And They Also
Forbade Any Knight To Enter The Lists With More Than Two Servants, One
Mounted And The Other On Foot. The Spur Taken From The German The
Previous Saturday Was Now Restored To Him, And The Trumpets Sounded A
Charge, While The Heralds And Kings-At-Arms Cried _Legeres Aller!
Legeres Aller! E Fair Son Deber_.
The Two Knights Charged Instantly, Lance In Rest, And Quinones
Encountered His Antagonist In The Guard Of His Lance, And His Weapon
Glanced Off And Touched Him In The Armor Of His Right Hand And Tore It
Off, And His Lance Broke In The Middle. The German Encountered Him In
The Armor Of The Left Arm, Tore It Off And Carried A Piece Of The Border
Without Breaking His Lance. In The Second Course Quinones Encountered
The German In The Top Of His Plastron, Without Piercing It, And The
Lance Came Out Under His Arm-Pit, Whereupon All Thought He Was Wounded,
For On Receiving The Shock He Exclaimed _Olas!_ And His Right Vantbrace
Was Torn Off, But The Lance Was Not Broken. The German Encountered
Quinones In The Front Of His Helmet, Breaking His Lance Two Palms From
The Iron. In The Third Course Quinones Encountered The German In The
Guard Of His Left Gauntlet, And Passed Through It, And The Head Of The
Lance Stuck In The Rim Without Breaking, And The German Failed To
Encounter. In The Fourth Course Quinones Encountered The German In The
Armor Of His Left Arm Without Breaking His Lance, And The German Failed
To Encounter. In The Next Course Both Failed To Encounter, But In The
Sixth Quinones Encountered The German In The Joint Of His Left
Vantbrace, And The Iron Passed Half Through Without Breaking, While The
Shaft Broke In The Middle, And The German Failed To Encounter. After
This Last Course They Went To The Judges' Stand, Where Their Jousting
Volume 26 Title 1 (Lippincott'S Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science) Pg 119Was Pronounced Finished, Since They Had Broken Three Lances Between
Them. Quinones Invited The German To Supper, And Both Were Accompanied
To Their Quarters By Music, And Quinones Disarmed Himself In Public.
The Two Valencian Knights Did Not
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