Chapter 14

           Inroughmagnificencearray’d,

           WhenancientChivalrydisplay’d

           Thepompofherheroicgames,

           Andcrestedchiefsandtissueddames

           Assembled,attheclarion’scall,

           Insomeproudcastle’shigharch’dhall.

           Warton

           PrinceJohnheldhishighfestivalintheCastleofAshby.Thiswasnotthesamebuildingofwhichthestatelyruinsstillinterestthetraveller,andwhichwaserectedatalaterperiodbytheLordHastings,HighChamberlainofEngland,oneofthefirstvictimsofthetyrannyofRichardtheThird,andyetbetterknownasoneofShakspeare’scharactersthanbyhishistoricalfame.ThecastleandtownofAshby,atthistime,belongedtoRogerdeQuincy,EarlofWinchester,who,duringtheperiodofourhistory,wasabsentintheHolyLand.PrinceJohn,inthemeanwhile,occupiedhiscastle,anddisposedofhisdomainswithoutscruple;andseekingatpresenttodazzlemen’seyesbyhishospitalityandmagnificence,hadgivenordersforgreatpreparations,inordertorenderthebanquetassplendidaspossible.

           ThepurveyorsofthePrince,whoexercisedonthisandotheroccasionsthefullauthorityofroyalty,hadsweptthecountryofallthatcouldbecollectedwhichwasesteemedfitfortheirmaster’stable.Guestsalsowereinvitedingreatnumbers;andinthenecessityinwhichhethenfoundhimselfofcourtingpopularity,PrinceJohnhadextendedhisinvitationtoafewdistinguishedSaxonandDanishfamilies,aswellastotheNormannobilityandgentryoftheneighbourhood.

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