. Page, esquire, and knight : a book of chivalry . e for the lad, but the bishopcounseled that he be sent to the Duke ofSavoy. You know how friendly the duke is toour house. I believe he will right willinglytake the lad as one of his pages. He is nowat Chambery for a visit; to-morrow, if itplease thee, I will ride thither with the boyand present him as page to the duke. Be atno expense for him; I myself will equip andmount him. The counsel of the bishop was approvedby all the company, and the aged father ledthe boy to the bishop and delivered him overto him with tears in his eyes, saying, Take

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. Page, esquire, and knight : a book of chivalry . e for the lad, but the bishopcounseled that he be sent to the Duke ofSavoy. You know how friendly the duke is toour house. I believe he will right willinglytake the lad as one of his pages. He is nowat Chambery for a visit; to-morrow, if itplease thee, I will ride thither with the boyand present him as page to the duke. Be atno expense for him; I myself will equip andmount him. The counsel of the bishop was approvedby all the company, and the aged father ledthe boy to the bishop and delivered him overto him with tears in his eyes, saying, Takehim, my lord, and I pray God that whereveryou may place the boy he may do you honor. The bishop, true to his promise, sent forhis costumer, who worked all night gettingan outfit ready for the lad, and on the morrow 158 PAGE, ESQUIRE, AND KNIGHT all was prepared. After breakfast Pierre wasshown his new charger, which had beenled into the courtyard. All the men of thecastle had gathered to bid the boy farewell, and they watched to see him mount. The. horse, accustomed to a mans weight, plungedand reared when Pierre leaped into the saddle, and all the company thought he would throwthe boy. But Pierre gave him a touch withthe spurs, and brought him with a gallopround the courtyard as if he were a manof thirty. BAYARDS EQUIPMENT 159 With tears of pride in his eyes the fathertook an affectionate leave of him and gavehim his blessing, and his mother came fromthe tower window where she had been watch-ing him and gave him wise counsel, saying: My child, you are going into the serviceof a noble prince. I charge you to observethree things, which if you do, be assured youshall prosper. First, before all things, love, fear, and serve God. Again, be gentle andcourteous to all men, keeping thyself frompride and being ever loyal in word and deed.And third, be charitable to the poor andneedy. And may we always have good re-port of you, my son. The good lady drew out of her sleeve alittle purse in