Editing Edward the Black Prince (section)

====England, tournaments and debts====
After his return to England, Prince Edward took part in the many festivals and tournaments of his father's court, and in May 1359 he and the king and other challengers held the lists at a joust proclaimed at London by the mayor and sheriffs, and, to the great delight of the citizens, the king appeared as the mayor and the prince as the senior sheriff.<ref>{{harvnb|Hunt|1889|p=95}} cites {{harvnb|Barnes|1688|p=564}}.</ref> Festivities of this sort and the lavish gifts he bestowed on his friends brought him into debt, and on 27 August, when a new expedition into France was being prepared, the king granted that if he fell his executors should have his whole estate for four years for the payment of his debts.<ref>{{harvnb|Hunt|1889|p=95}} cites ''Fœdera'', iii, 445.</ref>