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-LSB- The prize was a collar of gold , enamelled with the flower of the souvenance . -RSB- `` No triumph , '' replied the Woodville , modestly , `` for thou art only , as brave knights should be , subdued by the charms of the ladies , which no breast , however valiant , can with impunity dispute . '' So saying , the Lord Scales led the count to a seat of honour near the Lord Rivers ; and the actor was contented , perforce , to become a spectator of the ensuing contests . These were carried on till late at noon between the Burgundians and the English , the last maintaining the superiority of their principal champion ; and among those in the melee , to which squires were admitted , not the least distinguished and conspicuous was our youthful friend , Master Marmaduke Nevile . It was some days after the celebrated encounter between the Bastard and Lord Scales , and the court had removed to the Palace of Shene . The Count de la Roche 's favour with the Duchess of Bedford and the young princess had not rested upon his reputation for skill with the pole-axe , and it had now increased to a height that might well recompense the diplomatist for his discomfiture in the lists . In the mean while , the arts of Warwick 's enemies had been attended with signal success .