ward and received her at the
chapel entrance, intending to lead her and the bridegroom to their
proper places and begin the service. Then the bishop asked who would
give the Princess away? In answer the King stood up and took her hand,
and gave it to the bishop, who placed it in the bridegroom's, and went
on to the rest of the service, concluding with high mass. When this part
was concluded, the Duke of Gloucester brought into the chapel basins of
gold filled with gold and silver pieces, which he threw amongst the
crowds of people who had pressed in to see the wedding, and who were
highly delighted with this part of it.

Then followed the usual wine and spices, which were actually served out
to the royal party in the church itself. The bridal party then left the
chapel, the little bride and bridegroom, escorted by the Duke of
Gloucester and the Duke of Buckingham (Richard's two uncles) on either
side. They returned to St. Edward's Chamber in the palace, where a
splendid banquet was prepared, and their numbers were increased by the
bride's mother, who staid at home, strange to say, instead of
accompanying her daughter and the Duchess of Buckingham. Another guest
who now presided at a table on one side of the room with many ladies,
whilst the Earl of Dorset, the Queen's son by her first husband, sat
opposite at another side table, was the Earl of Richmond, afterward
Henry VII., who, wonderful to say, was present, and whom Edward IV. must
have invited to get him into his power. However, as soon as the
marriage feasts were over, he managed to escape abroad without being
stopped by the King.

The banquet completed the festivities of the wedding day, and, tired and
wearied, the baby couple must have been glad to close their eyes in
sleep.

No marriage, however, was complete without a tournament, and so on the
18th, when the children had recovered the fatigue of their wedding, a
grand tournament took place, when the bride became the "Princess of the
Feast," took up her place at the head of the first banqueting table, and
there, supported by the Dukes of Gloucester and Buckingham, gave her
largesse to the heralds, who proclaimed her name and title in due form.

All the royal family were present, and the foreign ambassadors, and one
of the most distinguished spectators was "my lord of Richmond." The
coursers were running at each other with either spear or sword, and at
the close of the jousts, the Princess of the Feast, with