The nuns they came from the convent gate By one, by two, by three; They sang for the soul of a lady bright Who died for the love of a traitor knight: It was his own lady.

And a fause knight threw us the bonny broun hair, To please his braw new fere.

THE YOUNG KNIGHT: A PARABLE A gay young knight in Burley stood, Beside him pawed his steed so good, His hands he wrung as he were wood With waiting for his love

THE YOUNG KNIGHT: A PARABLE A gay young knight in Burley stood, Beside him pawed his steed so good, His hands he wrung as he were wood With waiting for his love

O! The knight he shrieked, he ran, he flew, He searched the wild wood through and through, But found nought save a mantle blue, Low rolled within the brake

THE RED KING The King was drinking in Malwood Hall, There came in a monk before them all: He thrust by squire, he thrust by knight, Stood over against the dais aright; And, 'The word of the Lord, thou cruel Red King, The word of the Lord to thee I bring.

For mitre and pall thou hast y-sold, False knight to Christ, for gain and gold; And for this thy forest were digged down all, Steading and hamlet and churches tall; And Christes poor were ousten forth, To beg their bread from south to north.

A lothly sweven I dreamt last night, How there hoved anigh me a griesly knight, Did smite me down to the pit of hell; I shrieked and woke, so fast I fell.

Yet I am not a losel and idle, mither, nor a thief that steals; I do but hunt God's cattle, upon God's ain hills; For no man buys and sells the deer, and the bonnie fells are free To a belted knight with hawk on hand, and a gangrel loon like me.

THE KNIGHTING OF SIR GALAHAD

[Footnote 26: In the time of the feudal system scutage was a direct tax in commutation for military service; aids were direct taxes paid by the tenant to his lord for ransoming his person if taken captive, and for helping defray the expenses of knighting his eldest son and marrying his eldest daughter.] 13.

Ann Knight was a Quaker lady, also resident at Woodbridge, who kept a small school there, and who had visited the Lambs in London and greatly charmed them.

Leader of the Band, Mr. Knight, Conductor, Mr. E. Knight.

Piano Forte, Mr. Knight, Jun. Harpsichord, Master Knight (that was).

By F. B. Knight, J, W. Studebaker & Gladys Tate.

By Brigid Knight, pseud.

By F. B. Knight & J. W. Studebaker.

By F. B. Knight, J. W. Studebaker & Gladys Tate.

By <pb id='168.png' /> Edgar Wallace Knight.

Mrs. Edgar Wallace Knight (Annie T. Knight) (W); 4Apr77; R658581.

Mrs. Edgar Wallace Knight (Annie T. Knight) (W); 4Apr77; R658581.

332 LIST OF WOOD-CUT ILLUSTRATIONS: Cardinal Ximenes 14 All Night a-horseback 19 Bayard Knighting

[Illustration: Bayard Knighting Francis I19]

We are a long time from the knighting of Sir Henry Irving.

The account (which Lady Bulwer made no attempt to conceal, for concealment of anything was not at all in her line) was for a pair of small silver spurs and an ornamented silver collar which she had ordered a week or two previously for the ceremonial knighting of her little dog Taffy!