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%td)at3 Utattcfantp, (Bart of Warlotch.
IticHARD was the son and heir of Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, by his wife
Margaret, daughter of Lord Ferrars of Grohy. He was born at the manor-house of
Salwarpe, in the county of Worcester, 28th January, 1381. Richard the Second, and
Richard Scroop, afterwards Archbishop of York, were his godfathers. On the corona-
tion of Henry the Fourth, in 1399, he was made a Knight of the Bath. His father
dying in 1401, he succeeded to his patrimonial honours and possessions. In 1404 he
began to display the knightly character, with which, it will be seen, through life he was
so strongly embued, by proclaiming jousts to all comers.
In the following year, he distinguished himself in the battle fought at Usk with the
forces of Owen Glendower, in which the son of Glendower was taken prisoner, and the
Welch defeated with great loss. Three years after he had the King's licence to leave
the kingdom, for the purpose of visiting the Holy Land. In his way he went to Paris,
where he was honourably entertained by the King of France. Thence he proceeded
into Lombardy, where a herald from one Sir Pandulph Malacet challenged him to joust
at Verona, in honour of the institution of the Order of the Garter. On the appointed
day he repaired to the lists, where the combat was to take place. The combatants were
to tilt with the lance, to hght with axes, and then with swords. Before, however, it
came to the trial of swords, poor Sir Pandulph (who had entered the held with affecta-
tion of great state, having nine lances borne before him) had had enough of the contest,
being severely wounded in the shoulder; and would have been slain, but that the Judge
of the Field proclaimed " Peace," and put an end to the hght.
From Verona he repaired to Venice, where he was entertained by the Doge, and
from thence sailed for Palestine, and accomplished his visit to the Holy City, setting up
his arms within the church of the Temple. From the Inhdels themselves his great
name, and the renown of his ancient house, procured him distinguished attention.
Before he returned home he visited Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Prussia, Westphalia,
and other countries, in search, like a knight-errant of romance, of chivalrous achieve-
ments. He was, indeed, the actual personihcation of the knight drawn by a poet nearly
of his own time, Chaucer :
" That from the time that he first began
To riden out he loved chevalrie,
Trouth and honour, fredom and curtesie.
Ful worthy was he in his lordes werre.
And therto had he ridden, none so ferre,
As wel in Christendom and in Hethenesse,
And ever honoured for his worthinesse.
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IticHARD was the son and heir of Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, by his wife
Margaret, daughter of Lord Ferrars of Grohy. He was born at the manor-house of
Salwarpe, in the county of Worcester, 28th January, 1381. Richard the Second, and
Richard Scroop, afterwards Archbishop of York, were his godfathers. On the corona-
tion of Henry the Fourth, in 1399, he was made a Knight of the Bath. His father
dying in 1401, he succeeded to his patrimonial honours and possessions. In 1404 he
began to display the knightly character, with which, it will be seen, through life he was
so strongly embued, by proclaiming jousts to all comers.
In the following year, he distinguished himself in the battle fought at Usk with the
forces of Owen Glendower, in which the son of Glendower was taken prisoner, and the
Welch defeated with great loss. Three years after he had the King's licence to leave
the kingdom, for the purpose of visiting the Holy Land. In his way he went to Paris,
where he was honourably entertained by the King of France. Thence he proceeded
into Lombardy, where a herald from one Sir Pandulph Malacet challenged him to joust
at Verona, in honour of the institution of the Order of the Garter. On the appointed
day he repaired to the lists, where the combat was to take place. The combatants were
to tilt with the lance, to hght with axes, and then with swords. Before, however, it
came to the trial of swords, poor Sir Pandulph (who had entered the held with affecta-
tion of great state, having nine lances borne before him) had had enough of the contest,
being severely wounded in the shoulder; and would have been slain, but that the Judge
of the Field proclaimed " Peace," and put an end to the hght.
From Verona he repaired to Venice, where he was entertained by the Doge, and
from thence sailed for Palestine, and accomplished his visit to the Holy City, setting up
his arms within the church of the Temple. From the Inhdels themselves his great
name, and the renown of his ancient house, procured him distinguished attention.
Before he returned home he visited Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Prussia, Westphalia,
and other countries, in search, like a knight-errant of romance, of chivalrous achieve-
ments. He was, indeed, the actual personihcation of the knight drawn by a poet nearly
of his own time, Chaucer :
" That from the time that he first began
To riden out he loved chevalrie,
Trouth and honour, fredom and curtesie.
Ful worthy was he in his lordes werre.
And therto had he ridden, none so ferre,
As wel in Christendom and in Hethenesse,
And ever honoured for his worthinesse.
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