Excerpt from Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the Adjoining Countries: From the Latter Part of the Reign of Edward II. To the Coronation of Henry IVWho does not dwell with delight on the gorgeous description of the tournament, where the place inclosed for combat is surrounded with sovereigns and bishops and barons, and all that rank and beauty had ennobled among the fair, when the combatants, covered with shining armor, and only known by a device or emblazoned shield, issued forth, not without danger, to win the prize of valor, bestowed by the queen of beauty, amid the animating music of minstrels, and the shouts of the assembled multitude I.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.