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Chapter 7

           Onthevergeofawood,whichapproachedtowithinamileofthetownofAshby,wasanextensivemeadow,ofthefinestandmostbeautifulgreenturf,surroundedononesidebytheforest,andfringedontheotherbystragglingoak-trees,someofwhichhadgrowntoanimmensesize.Theground,asiffashionedonpurposeforthemartialdisplaywhichwasintended,slopedgraduallydownonallsidestoalevelbottom,whichwasenclosedforthelistswithstrongpalisades,formingaspaceofaquarterofamileinlength,andabouthalfasbroad.Theformoftheenclosurewasanoblongsquare,savethatthecornerswereconsiderablyroundedoff,inordertoaffordmoreconvenienceforthespectators.Theopeningsfortheentryofthecombatantswereatthenorthernandsouthernextremitiesofthelists,accessiblebystrongwoodengates,eachwideenoughtoadmittwohorsemenridingabreast.Ateachoftheseportalswerestationedtwoheralds,attendedbysixtrumpets,asmanypursuivants,andastrongbodyofmen-at-armsformaintainingorder,andascertainingthequalityoftheknightswhoproposedtoengageinthismartialgame.

           Onaplatformbeyondthesouthernentrance,formedbyanaturalelevationoftheground,werepitchedfivemagnificentpavilions,adornedwithpennonsofrussetandblack,thechosencoloursofthefiveknightschallengers.Thecordsofthetentswereofthesamecolour.

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