 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1814 - 872 ページ
...were attired, it is recorded that they wore silken mantles. The exercises began on the eve of Saint Matthew, and continued till the day after the feast of St. Michael. The Dance« were not less gallantly attended than the lists ; and to avoid all painful distinctions that... | |
 | James Norris Brewer - 1820 - 396 ページ
...were attired, it is recorded that they wore tilken mantles. The exercises began on the eve of Saint Matthew, and continued till the day after the feast of St. Michael. The Dances were not lesc gallantly attended than the lists ; and to avoid all painful distinctions that... | |
 | William Smith (Topographer) - 1830 - 528 ページ
...of this festival, and principal challenger of the tilt yard, was Robert Mortimer, earl of March. It began on the eve of St. Matthew, and continued till the day after the feast of St. Michael. The dances were not less gallantly attended than the lists ; and to avoid all painful distinctions that... | |
 | 1821 - 498 ページ
...attired, it is recorded that they wore silken man' ties. The exercises began on the eve of Saint Matthews, and continued till the day after the feast of St. Michael. The dances were not less gallantly attended than the lists ; and to avoid all painful distinctions that... | |
 | W. Hickling (of Coventry, England.) - 1846 - 156 ページ
...as many Ladies. The promoter of this festival and chief challenger was Mortimer, Earl of March. It began on the eve of St. Matthew, and continued till the day after the feast of St. Michael. Edward II was imprisoned in this Castle, and here it was that he signed his own abdication. Hj a marriage... | |
 | William Howitt - 1864 - 254 ページ
...painful diftinctions in regard to precedence, the whole party banqueted at a round table. Thefe exercifes began on the eve of St. Matthew, and continued till the day after the feaft of St. Michael. On the attainder of Thomas, Earl of Lancafter, fon of Earl Edmund, the caftle... | |
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Mortimer, earl of March. It began on the eve of St. Matthew, and continued till the day after the feast of St. Michael. The dances were not less gallantly attended than the lists ; and to avoid all painful distinctions that might have arisen from attention... 