Suchadueltherehathindeedbeen，royalbrother，’’answeredPhilip，andthatinthereignofoneofourpredecessors，towhomGodbegracious。Butitwasintheoldentime，norcanweholditaprecedentfittingforthisoccasion。Thedefendantinthatcasewasaprivategentleman，ofsmallrankorrespect；
hisoffensiveweaponswereonlyaclub，hisdefensivealeathernjerkin。Butwecannotdegradeaprincetothedisgraceofusingsuchrudearms，ortotheignominyofsuchacombat。’’
Inevermeantthatyoushould，’’saidKingRichard；itwerefoulplaytohazardthegoodhound’slifeagainstthatofsuchadouble-facedtraitorasthisConradehathprovedhimself。
Butthereliesourownglove-weappealhimtothecombatinrespectoftheevidencewebroughtforthagainsthim-aking，atleast，ismorethanthemateofamarquis。’’
ConrademadenohastyefforttoseizeonthepledgewhichRichardcastintothemiddleoftheassembly，andKingPhiliphadtimetoreply，eretheMarquismadeamotiontolifttheglove。