"Propter amnen Babylonis;" and these were three hundred.

After that came a great knot of the Lords, who were tilting helmets
and surcoats emblazoned with each one his own device; only each had in
his hand a small staff two feet long whereon was a pennon of scarlet
and purple. These also were three hundred.

And in the midst of these was a great car hung down to the ground with
purple, drawn by grey horses whose trappings were half scarlet, half
purple. And on this car lay the King, whose head and hands were bare;
and he had on him a surcoat, half purple and half scarlet, strewn with
golden stars. And his head rested on a tilting helmet, whose crest was
the hands of one praying passionately for forgiveness.

But his own hands lay by his side as if he had just fallen asleep.

And all about the car were little banners, half purple and half
scarlet, strewn with golden stars. Then the King, who counted but as
one, went by also.

And after him came again many maidens clad in ungirt white raiment
strewn with scarlet flowers, and their hair was loose and yellow and
their feet bare: and, except for the falling of their feet and the
rustle of the wind through their raiment, they went past quite
silently. These also were five hundred.

Then lastly came many young knights with long bright hauberks falling
over their knees as they rode, and surcoats, half scarlet and half
purple, strewn with golden stars; they bore long lances with forked
pen- nons which were half purple, half scarlet, strewn with golden