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46 extraordinary strength of de courcy.
when the trumpet sounded the last charge, he set spurs
to his horse, broke through the lists, and fled into Spain,
from whence he never returned. The French champion
thus taking his flight, the victory was adjudged to the
Earl of Ulster; but the Kings hearing of his great strength,
and being willing to see some trial of it, they ordered an
helmet of excellent proof, full-faced with mail, to be laid
upon a block of wood, which the Earl with one blow cut
asunder, and struck his sword so deep into the wood, that
none there present but himself could draw it out again;
yhich sword, together with his armour, are to this day pre-
served in the Tower of London. After this noble per-
formance, the King restored him to his former titles and
estate, which was valued at that time kt 25,000 marks ster-
ling per annum, a vast income in those days ; and likewise
bade him ask for any thing else in his gift he had a mind
to, and it should be granted..; upon which the Earl replied,
he had titles and estate enough, but desired that he and his
successors, the heirs male of his family (after him) might
have the privilege, after their first obeisance, to be covered
in the royal presence of him and his successors, Kings of
England, which the King granted, and the said privilege
is preserved in the family to this day. The Earl after-
wards arriving in England, attempted fifteen several times
to cross the seas from thence into Ireland, but was every
time put back by contrary winds ; whereupon he altered
his course, and went into France, where he died in the year
1210, leaving issue by Africa his widow, daughter to God-
frey, King of the Isle of Man, and of the Western Isles of
Scotland, Myles his heir and successor.
A HORNED MAN I
In the year 1598, was exhibited for a shew, at Paris, two-
months successively, and from thence carried to Orleans,
where
when the trumpet sounded the last charge, he set spurs
to his horse, broke through the lists, and fled into Spain,
from whence he never returned. The French champion
thus taking his flight, the victory was adjudged to the
Earl of Ulster; but the Kings hearing of his great strength,
and being willing to see some trial of it, they ordered an
helmet of excellent proof, full-faced with mail, to be laid
upon a block of wood, which the Earl with one blow cut
asunder, and struck his sword so deep into the wood, that
none there present but himself could draw it out again;
yhich sword, together with his armour, are to this day pre-
served in the Tower of London. After this noble per-
formance, the King restored him to his former titles and
estate, which was valued at that time kt 25,000 marks ster-
ling per annum, a vast income in those days ; and likewise
bade him ask for any thing else in his gift he had a mind
to, and it should be granted..; upon which the Earl replied,
he had titles and estate enough, but desired that he and his
successors, the heirs male of his family (after him) might
have the privilege, after their first obeisance, to be covered
in the royal presence of him and his successors, Kings of
England, which the King granted, and the said privilege
is preserved in the family to this day. The Earl after-
wards arriving in England, attempted fifteen several times
to cross the seas from thence into Ireland, but was every
time put back by contrary winds ; whereupon he altered
his course, and went into France, where he died in the year
1210, leaving issue by Africa his widow, daughter to God-
frey, King of the Isle of Man, and of the Western Isles of
Scotland, Myles his heir and successor.
A HORNED MAN I
In the year 1598, was exhibited for a shew, at Paris, two-
months successively, and from thence carried to Orleans,
where