These came from Gravesend by water to London; where they were honourably received and entertained: and shortly after, being accompanied of the nobility of England, they repaired to the Court: where Her Majesty received them; and afterwards in that place most royally feasted and banqueted them.
Also the nobles and gentlemen of the Court, desirous to show them all courtesy possible, prepared a Triumph in most sumptuous order upon Whitsun Monday and Tuesday [15th and 16th May, 1561]. The chief Challengers of which attempts were the Earl of ARUNDEL, FREDERICK Lord WINDSOR, PHILIP SIDNEY, FULKE GREVILL and others: the defendants, to the number of 21, all which of them ran six courses against the former Challengers, who performed their parts valiantly.
On the Tuesday they went to the tourney; where they did very nobly: and after that to the barriers; whereat they fought courageously, &c.; as more at large I have set down in the continuance of REGINALD WOLF'S Chronicle.
Annals, pp. 1166-7, Ed. 1600.
HENRY GOLDWEL, Gentlemen, wrote at the time A brief declaration of these shows, devices, speeches and inventions &c., London, 1581; in which, after describing the appearance and array of the Earl of ARUNDEL and Lord WINDSOR the first two of the challengers; he goes on to say—
Then proceeded Master PHILIP SIDNEY in very sumptuous
manner, with armour part blue and the rest gilt and
engraven: with four spare horses having comparisons and
furniture very rich and costly, as some of cloth of gold
embroidered with pearl, and some embroidered with gold
and silver feathers, very richly and cunningly wrought. He
had four pages that rode on his four spare horses; who had
cassock hats and Venetian hose all of cloth of silver laid
with gold lace, and hats of the same with gold bands and
white feathers: and each one a pair of white buskins.
Then had he a thirty gentlemen and yeomen, and four trumpeters, who were all in cassock coats and Venetian hose of yellow velvet, laid with silver lace; yellow velvet caps with silver bands and white feathers; and every one a pair of white buskins. And they had upon their coats, a scroll or band of silver, which came scarfwise over the shoulder
