The knights were arranged in trios, each cavalier preceded by an esquire, bearing his lance, and followed by other esquires. The first champion was the Duke of Marlborough; his motto was Fiel pero desdichado, his colours a dark blue, and his proof armour was etched with gold. The second was Lord Craven; his motto was Virtus in actione consistet, his colours green, and he wore the famous armour made for Philip II of Spain. Lord Compton completed the first trio, and his motto was Je ne cherche qu’un. The second trio followed, and all did homage to the Queen of Beauty, now seated on her throne. The herald then proclaimed that the six knights would joust at the tilt, for a rich and noble prize. The Lord Chrichton and the Duke of Marlborough were the first to joust, and five courses were run by each pair. On completion the verdict of the Queen of Beauty was that the Duke had well jousted, but that Lord Ashby St. Ledgers, whose motto was Ferro non gladio, had jousted best, and he received the prize, viz. a gold cup of the value of £600, from her hands. The tilt was then removed and a mêlée followed, in which twelve knights were engaged. There was, of course, a banquet in the evening followed by a dance.

There was also a revival at Rome.

There now only remains the judicial duel to be described, an institution which had much affinity with the tournament, and which, indeed, formed an integral part of it, both in sentiment and fact. This important branch of the subject is dealt with at some length in the next chapter.