STATE OF CHIVALRY IN ENGLAND DURING THE REIGN OF
EDWARD THE THIRD.
Tournaments... The Round Table...Order of the Gar-
ter... Courtesy of Edward... Prevalence of chivalric
taste among all classes...English archers... The Black
Prince...Story of the king's chivalry...England re-
garded as the seat of honour...Instance of this...
Chivalric heroes in this reign... The gestes and
prowesses of Sir Walter Manny... Chivalric vow of
Sir Walter....He fights for the love of his lady... His
rescue of two brother knights...Instance of his joy-
ous adventurousness... His gallantry before Aube-
roche... His filial piety...Story of chivalric manners...
The gentle disposition of Manny... His importance at
Edward's court... His remarkable sagacity... His liber-
ality... His death in 1372...Buried in the Charter-
House...Heroism of Sir James Audley... His gene-
rosity...Memoir of Sir John Chandos... His gallantry
to ladies... Amusing instance of the pride of knight-