The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4 (1912)
University Society, New York · New York. : University Society · leaf 209
abattle, which was regulated by fixedrules. This fight was recognized as alegal trial. It had to be settled prettypromptly one way or the other, as they neverstopped fighting until one of the champions waskilled or badly hurt, or admitted that he was inthe wrong. The champion who came off… … THROWING DOWN THE GAUNTLET. CURIOUS STORIES FROM HISTORY 407 graced himself and his knighthood, had his glovestaken away from him, just as he had the spursknocked from his heels, as a punishment. So many gloves were made in England, andso many people were employed in making them,that in the…
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