Another salt was fashioned of silver, in form of a swan in full sail.

That chivalry might not be omitted amid this splendour, a silver Saint George was presented, mounted and equipped in the usual fashion in which he bestrides the dragon.

The figures were moulded to be in some sort useful.

The horse's tail was managed to hold a case of knives, while the breast of the dragon presented a similar accommodation for oyster knives.
In the course of the passage from the hall of reception to the banqueting-room, and especially in the courtyard, the new-made knights were assailed by the heralds, pursuivants, minstrels, etc., with the usual cry of LARGESSE, LARGESSE, CHEVALIERS TRES HARDIS! an ancient invocation, intended to awaken the bounty of the acolytes of chivalry towards those whose business it was to register their armorial bearings, and celebrate the deeds by which they were illustrated.

The call was, of course, liberally and courteously answered by those to whom it was addressed.