Thesavagetoneinwhichthiswaswhispered，perhapscompletedtheconfusionoftheMarquis’snerves，forhestumbledashemadetohorse；andthoughherecoveredhisfeet，sprungtothesaddlewithhisusualagility，anddisplayedhisaddressinhorsemanshipasheassumedhispositionoppositetothechallenger’s，yettheaccidentdidnotescapethosewhowereonthewatchforomens，whichmightpredictthefateoftheday。
Thepriests，afterasolemnprayerthatGodwouldshowtherightfulquarrel，departedfromthelists。Thetrumpetsofthechallengerthenrungaflourish，andaherald-at-armsproclaimedattheeasternendofthelists，-Herestandsagoodknight，SirKennethofScotland，championfortheroyalKingRichardofEngland，whoaccusethConrade，MarquisofMontserrat，offoultreasonanddishonourdonetothesaidKing。’’
WhenthewordsKennethofScotlandannouncedthenameandcharacterofthechampion，hithertoscarcegenerallyknown，aloudandcheerfulacclaimburstfromthefollowersofKingRichard，andhardly，notwithstandingrepeatedcommandsofsilence，sufferedthereplyofthedefendanttobeheard。He，ofcourse，avouchedhisinnocence，andofferedhisbodyforbattle。
Theesquiresofthecombatantsnowapproached，anddeliveredtoeachhisshieldandlance，assistingtohangtheformeraround。
hisneck，thathistwohandsmightremainfree，oneforthemanagementofthebridle，theothertodirectthelance。