[1] [2] [3] The duke of Aumarle that daie,The order of the combat. being high con|stable of England, and the duke of Surrie marshall, placed themselues betwixt them, well armed and ap|pointed; and when they saw their time, they first en|tered into the listes with a great companie of men apparelled in silke sendall, imbrodered with siluer, both richlie and curiouslie, euerie man hauing a tip|ped staffe to keepe the field in order. About the houre of prime came to the barriers of the listes, the duke of Hereford, mounted on a white courser, barded with gréene & blew veluet imbrodered sumptuouslie with swans and antelops of goldsmiths woorke, ar|med at all points. The constable and marshall came to the barriers, demanding of him what he was, he [page 495] answered;

I am Henrie of Lancaster duke of He|reford, which am come hither to doo mine indeuor a|gainst Thomas Mowbraie duke of Norfolke, as a traitor vntrue to God, the king, his realme, and me.

The [...] incontinentlie he sware vpon the h [...]lie [...]uan|gelists, that his quarrell was true and iust and vpon that point he required to enter the lists Then he put vp his sword, which before he held naked in his hand, and putting downe his visor, made a crosse on his horsse, and with speare in hand, entered into the lists, and descended from his horsse, and set him downe in a chaire of gréene veluet, at the one end of the lists, and there reposed himselfe, abiding the comming of his aduersarie.