And well in death his trusty brand,
Firm clench'd within his kingly hand,
Beseem'd the monarch slain."

Little remains to be told. Fitz-Eustace, faithful to the last, bore "To
Litchfield's lofty pile," what he believed to be the pierced and mangled
body of his once proud master. Here was reared a Gothic tomb; carved
tablets were set in fretted niche; around were hung his arms and armor,
and the walls were blazoned with his deeds of valor; but Lord Marmion's
body lay not there. Midst the din and roar of battle, a poor dying
peasant had dragged himself to the fountain where died the Lord of
Fontenaye, the Lord of Tamworth tower and town. Spoilers stripped and
mutilated both bodies and the lowly woodsman was carried to the proud
baron's tomb.

Through the long and dreadful fight, Wilton was in the foremost and
thickest. When Surrey's horse was slain, it was De Wilton's horse on
which the noble leader was again mounted. It was Wilton's brand that
hewed down the spearsmen. He was the living soul of all.

In that battle, he won back rank and lands, adding to his crest bearings
bought on Flodden Field. King and kinsman blessed fair Clara's
constancy. As he reads, each must paint for himself the bridal scene,
and imagine that,

"Bluff King Hal the curtain drew,
And Catherine's hand the stocking threw;
And afterwards, for many a day,
That it was held enough to say,
In blessing to a wedded pair,
'Love they like Wilton and like Clare.'"

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