JOHN HENRY NASH LIBRARY 
 
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 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 ROBERT GORDON SPROUL, PRESIDENT. 
 
 MR.ANDMR5.MILTON S.RAY 
 CECILY, VIRGINIAANDROSALYN RAY 
 
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Clje History of liber anb 
 
ritten in f tenc^ fn 1511, tmnjifateD into 
 German b? ^il^elm JLielr in 1521, anti not 
 Done into (Engli^ ty William leig^ton anii 
 1903. 
 
1903 bj> ^ouffbton, ^Rtdin anti Company. 31U ngbtfi rcecrticti. 
 
preface 
 
 ^tee Ijundred and eigtyt?<ttoo rears ago, 
 is, in \52 i, tyere toas printed at "Basel a 
 tolume containing t^e translations b? Wi\? 
 Ijelm bitty of 'Bern of ttoo romances txtyic^ 
 Ije tendered out of frencl) into flje etc* 
 man language* ^is boofe toas Ijandsomel? 
 printed and embellished toftlj numerous 
 cutt generally l^ert toell executed in ttye manner of t^e 
 time* C^e jstorf e0 are f >liber and artljur ' and ' valentine and 
 flDr^en'; t^e latter a ter? tell finotun tale txrtjic^ ^a0 often been 
 printed in (Englfel) form; but ^liter and art^ur' ^aj3 not been 
 made familiar to u# b^ being 00 put before u# in (Ctogif $$ dre^ 
 9|t i^ ^otoeter, in tt0 jstort aufte entertaining, altljougi) it ^a0 
 of course feto of t^e c^aracterdsticjs of modern romance; and t^at 
 it en/o^ed jsome popularity in it0 olden da? ig ^oton b? tlje fact 
 t^at another edition tnag printed at franfefurt in 1568, a ^and? 
 little boofi for reading^muc^ smaller t^an t^e original ponder 
 oujs tolume 3 but algo embelli^ed toit^ man? toood cut& to^ic^ 
 are 3 ^otDeter, different in degfgng from t^o^e in t^e edition of 
 1521* 4LCo a reader in our da? t^ijg gtor? ^a^ a peculiar c^arm 
 in iW delightful contract tof t^ our ttoentiet^ centur? nofcel; but 
 bejiidejs t^i^ interest, it claims attention as a tariant of tlje $tor? 
 translated from old tfrencJ) romance b? William jEorri& and 
 printed b? ^im at ^is ^elmscott ^ress under t^e name of ( C^e 
 jfriends^ip of amis and amile/ Jljot tljat t^is is t^e same tale; 
 on t^e contrar?, t^e names* characters, scenes, and incidents 
 generall?,areabsolutel?dtfferent;butitcontainscertainpoints 
 of resemblance : first, ttye likeness in person and exceeding 
 friendship of its ttoo principal personages ; second, t^e sacrifice 
 
by one of ti&ese of Ijis ftoo infant children for flje cure of Ijis 
 friend, and tlje miraculous restoration to ^ealtlj of t^e slain 
 babes; tljird, tlje personation of ^er ^usband by one friend to 
 t^e toife of t^e ot^er* ^e second and ttyrd points represent 
 Su$ remarkable incidents as to mafee ft quite certain t^at tljese 
 ^ad a common source* C^tyet^er t^e story tttyic^ Liely trans* 
 lated out of f renc^ into German tas an earlier or later toorfc 
 ti&an t^e tale containing t^e same incidents (Englished b^ &il* 
 liam jkorris in ^is ( friendship of amis and amile* is not 
 fcnotmt to t^e present translators; but ftiety'S stort is muc^ 
 longer^more elaborated and ftlledtwit^ local coloring t^an t^at 
 translated b? t^e sfiilful pen of t^efamous nglis^ poet C.^e 
 ^ate been unable to learn of ant ot^er editions t^an t^e ttoo 
 before mentioned; and of t^ese ter^ feto examples noto etfst, 
 t^e boofi gating probably been so mucl) read as to Ijafce used 
 up all t^e copies; for toe ^abe found no others for sale t^an t^e 
 little tolume t^ic^ toe chanced upon in t^e 'antiquit? ^op' 
 in Lucerne of jttr. 31* I3ossard ; but t^ere are ttoo copies in tlje 
 great Rational library at jftuniclj, ber^ feindlt loaned to us 
 for comparison; one t^e counterpart of our little f ranfefurt edi* 
 tion 3 and t^e ot^er a quarto edition printed at I3asel in 152 1. 
 C.3]f t#s (0nglis^ translation requires an apology for faults 
 t^at ^abe come from lacfc of experience in suc^ toorfe, let it be 
 found in tye statement t^at it toas undertaken in order to fill 
 up tye fcacant ^ours of a tointer season at Lucerne,, trtjen many 
 rainy, foggy, and inclement days presented out-of-door occupa^ 
 tions and amusements, and to^en t^e Writing out of German 
 into nglis^ of ti&fs little boofe filled tery agreeably t^e ^ours 
 t^at toould ot^ertoise ^abe been tedious and Ijeafoy, C3n t^e in^ 
 troduction to ^)ld frenc^ Romances/ a republication of Wil- 
 liam aporris'S translations, it is Stated tljat f ?^r* Hoffman, 
 
trtfjo Ijas edited fye earliest tfrendj terse account of tye Legend, 
 enumerates nearly thirty otyer Versions of it in almost all tlje 
 tongue^ of Western and jgortyem (Europe, not to mention tari* 
 ous tersions tD^ic^ ^afce crept into Different collections of tye 
 Lifces of tye ^>aint^' tLC^fe at least protes t^e interest anu 
 popularity of t^e inciDents to^ic^ occur in allt^ese forms* ' 
 ter anti art^ur ' tyas also charms for t^e mofcem reader 
 quaint anti simple p^raseologt tit^ tw^ic^ t^e tale is toin 3 
 a quaintness ttf&ic^ mat be tiue either to t^e f renc^ narrator 
 or to tlje Bernese translator* CJt is Uelig^tful^ too 3 to finfc ^ere 
 t^e total tiisregarD of Distort tc^ic^ t^e tale e^ibits^ ann to 
 feel t^at t^e stort is not subject to ant limitations toijatefcer; 
 to /ournet tit^ t^e characters into lan&s txj^ic^^ t^oug^ bear^ 
 ing fye names of (England 91relanD 5 Castile, &c., are not t^e 
 (England 9!relant>, or Castile t^at toe fenoto of, but fable4antis 
 lacrtjere suc^ a stort as t^is is possible* &t are not s^ocfeeti or 
 eten surprised at finding lions and dragons in 3I*eland; but 
 Suc^ is t^e necromancy of an antique time cast oter us bt tyis 
 olden stort^teller t^at tue accept most c^eerfullt t^e lions and 
 tl)e dragons tofti) t^e ot^er marvels of tlje boo& 
 
 . 0& & ^ 1L 
 
i)e gtotss Cranslator's: preface 
 
 ^e great master of jijature, artstotle, sats 
 fn t^e beginning of ty$ jttetapljtsics, tyat 
 fl&ere is implanted in ti&e nature of all men 
 a Desire to fenoto* <L^ere in I3ern ^as come 
 to me, Lielt ton I3ern, a strange Distort in 
 tye frenc^ language, Written, it is stated, 
 in tije tear 151 1 after tyt birtifc of our Hear 
 HorD and ^>afeiour, 3Iesus Christ C.a sertant at t^is time of 
 mt gracious master of I3em in tyis merchant ^ouse, tD^ere 
 others helped anD none Cindered me, 31 ftate demoted m^ atten^ 
 tion to t^is ^istor^ and tyate Ventured tt)it^ t^e ^elp of <0od to 
 translate it from its foreign tongue into our German, in t^e 
 ^ope t^at it mat ^ing to man? into latyose ^ands it mat come 
 t^e entertainment of refreshing fenotoledge* C.ait^oug^ 91 am 
 not so toell instructed in t^e f renc^ language as one should be 
 tfto toould translate sucty a toorfi as 31 ^ate undertaken, still 
 31 ^ate demoted to it all possible diligence, trtjiclj must excuse 
 tne, 31 ^ope, tcit^ ant reasonable person, txtyo mat t^infe t^at 31 
 tyabe been too brief, not sufficient^ clear, or ot^ertoise unsat* 
 isfactort in mt translation* Cait^oug^ 31 $&>* btm careful 
 ti&at t^e substance and true meaning of tye Distort Should not 
 be lost or in ant toat changed, still 31 Ijafce wot altats placed 
 t^e matter according to t^e order in tlje frenc^ boofe; but^ate 
 arranged chapters and matter in txtyat seemed to me t^e most 
 Sensible toat* C.ait^oug^ 31 beliefce, for mant reasons t^at 
 tioould require too muc^ time in relation, t^at tijis Distort con^ 
 tains a great deal of trufy, tet 31 cannot dent tyat something 
 of fiction is also mingled toit^ it; but in regard to t^is Suc^ 
 writing must rest on its oton merits; and t^us 31 toill anstoer 
 
an? one tityo casts up against me tlje taring of bt $aul to t^e 
 
 ?oung Cimoty?., tljat in t^ese later times men forsake t^e trutlj 
 
 to turn t^etr minus totoaru fiction anD fable* C3t is not m? 
 
 opinion t^at tljose boofes from t^ic^ tioe ma? learn fcirtue anU 
 
 Christian life should ie re/ecte^ anD tyat toe should Ue^ote 
 
 ourselves alone to Distort anD fable ; but tljat \m s^oulD reaD 
 
 Seriously choosing t^ose toorfes tD^ic^ tenD to t^e sours sal* 
 
 fcation anD t^e avoiding of ettl communications ; and 
 
 t^at toe ma? finD relief from Dulness anD melan^ 
 
 ma? from time to time surrenDer 
 
 our minDS to suc^ strange histories 
 
 as t^is* CJbo ma? d5oD be 
 
 gracious anD merci^ 
 
 ful to us all 
 
 amen* 
 
liber ana artfwr 
 
 Chapter u <f tjje j&tns of Casttie, tjje fiirtf) of fjig son, 
 
 tfce t>eatt> of |)i* 0ueen, ana Iji* marriage to tfce 
 of 
 
 tlje Deatfc of 
 tlje flfrnperor Charles! 
 tl)c areat, toljo rulet) 
 ofcer ^France, ant) con* 
 qurrcu tl)c people of 
 
 to Christianity, tljcre 
 
 toag a ntos^t piousi king in tljf feingDom 
 of Castile, to^o leD 00 gooDl^alifetljatlie 
 
 UjasbclotirDbv all Ijis princes anD nobler 
 C^ljis king l)aD no Ijeir to Ijis: tljrone, a 
 
 Datl) 1 to 6oD, tljc illmigl) tv, tljat I)f UiottlO 
 grant tljcnt a ruler t born of tins pious 
 king, tuljo sljoulD surer cO to tl)c throne 
 after rjis fattjr r'5 Dratl)* C.Slje king I)ad 
 a ber^ Hetiout anO beautiful luife, Uaug^ 
 ter of tt)e king of aalieia* ^l)c, als"o, 
 pra^eo to <0oD tJjat 0l)c migljt become 
 fruitful, anD tliat her son migljt rule otier 
 tlje kingDom tuljm Ijcr tjusbantj anu sije 
 
 Ijati pasfsfeD from tl)is life. C,aoO , tlje 01^ 
 mig^t^t liflfteneo to tljeir pra^ew, and 
 granted tljeman^eir ; ana, tofcenfcer time 
 tame, t^e queen bore a beautiful son, 
 to threat tljeking anD all Ijis people toere 
 Delighted, anu praise D ($00. But gorroto 
 goon folio tu eD tljis m ; for tt)e queen l)atj 
 a confinement 00 griei)ou0 tljat stye lifaeD 
 not more tljan ttoo Ijouw thereafter ; 
 ID t) er ef or e 1 1) e king toad in great grief, for 
 tljis king anu queen lobeo one another 
 ber^ Dearly C.31U tlje nobles: anD tlje peo^ 
 pie, ujften tljei 1 IjearD of tl)e queen's' Deatl) , 
 0^aret) in t^e grief of t^jeir king* 0fter 
 muct) toeeping ano mourning tlje queen 
 toag borne to Ijer burial b^ alltlie knigljt* 
 Ijootj of tl)e realm ; ant> tlie eljtlD toas 1 
 baptises, ano named fitter, anti teas so 
 noble in appearance that t lie king ant) his 
 Ijouselioltj toere eonsolea toljen tljev 
 lookeD on l)hn. C.But tlje king toanoereD 
 about tije palace, ant) toad Uerv sao ; for 
 
tfcere toas no one to gibe tym anp com* 
 tort but Ijis young son, urtjom, at times, 
 
 took in Ins arms, ant) kisseD, anD 
 saiD : C." mp son, tfcp birtl), totjict) 
 toa* a great fop to me, tjas also cause 
 me great grief for fcer totjom tljou anD 
 31 babe lost ! >till, 31 prap to aimigtitp 
 6oD, tliat l)f toill be gracious to Ijer 
 soul, anD take it to Oimself in l)is 
 kingDom; anD tljat l}f mill gibe tljee 
 grace tljat 31 map libe to enfop mucfc 
 ijonor tljrougf) tijee; anD map eDucate 
 tljee in J?is serbice*" C,^nD Ije mourneD 
 continually for ty$ belobeD toife, Wsp 
 nobler, ob^erbing tlje great lamentation 
 maDe bp t^je feing, anD tljat ^e |jaD no 
 fop, meDitateD Ijoio t^ep coulD bring tym 
 out of ^itf mteerp, anD betljougljt t^em? 
 srltirs tljat lie toas still a poung man, 
 anD migljt pet come to ^abe ot^er lob# 
 ing tie* to life if lie toofe a noble luife, 
 tuljo UioulD comfort Ijim. (Tl)i0 aDbice 
 toas; not gpofeen brljino l)is back, but 
 liisf frienDsf counsfelleD ^im thereto Dailp* 
 C.^nD, after a tofcile, ^e accepteD tjje 
 aDbice of Ijis; frienDsf, princes:, anD no* 
 ble$, to tafee a iuife, if a laDp coulD be 
 founD tul)o plrasrti Ijim, anD ta0 0uit^ 
 able to Ijia; Ijig^ station, CLtElje king 
 of aiprDia toasf netolp DeaD, anD liifif 
 
 toad a* beautiful a tooman a* 
 pou mig^it anpto^ere finD* Wqa queen 
 ^aD, bp tier Decea0eD lorD anD king, a 
 poung 0on, calleD ^Irtljur, of tljf sfame 
 age as ^liticr. C,Cl)e king of Castile, 
 bearing of tlje great beautp of t^e queen 
 of Blgartiia, appointeD an honorable em# 
 ba^sp to go to tljekingDom of 0lgartia, 
 anD ash for Ijim tl;e queen in marriage* 
 C,^CU)en tl)is emba00p came to trje citp 
 Uoljere tlje queen Dtuelt, longings uiere 
 giuen ttjem, anD ttiep toere Ijonorablp 
 receibeD bp tl)e princes anD nobles ; anD 
 soon t^ep toere sent for, to appear be? 
 fore tlje queen anD l;er council* Cc 
 t^ep arribeD at ber court t^ep DiD 
 age to tlje queen ; anD, after tljis 1 , am 
 nounceD tljat t^ep bore a message icljict) 
 t^ep ujottlD glaDlp make knoum to tlje 
 queen, or to &er council* Wq& t^ep 
 Uierepennitteo to Do* <L thereupon tljep 
 stooD up, anD relateD in a moDest anD 
 courtlp manner all tljat fyep ioere 
 c^argeD luttl) from tt>e king* 0nD lutjen 
 tfiep fcaD jjeiiijereD tljeir menage tliep 
 returneD to t^eir loDgingsf, anD manp 
 princes anD nobles toent tuitlj tljent, to 
 Do t^em Ijonor bp attenDance* C.^oto 
 uiljen tlje queen's prince* anD noble; 
 men, tlje Ijigljest in tlje kingDom, luere 
 assentbleu about tier, slje saio to tljem : 
 L U ^ou babe Ijearo tlje proposal* toljicl) 
 t|ie king of Castile ^a* *ent to me bp 
 an honorable embassp, toljo babe coin? 
 municateD l)is message to pou* <Eottcl> 
 ing t^i*, 31 Desire pou to ^olD council 
 together, anD DeciDe luljat pou tijinfe 
 best sljoulD be Done therein* 31 ujill Do 
 nootiiertoise tljanaccorDing to pour toil! 
 anD pleasure;anD tljecounsfeHubicb pou 
 gibe 31 toill folloto*"C.^nD to^en s^e 
 l;ad spoken, sl;e took leabe of tljem, anD 
 
XXX 
 
 toitltfreto to ^er cbamber, lofting Client 
 together, to consiDcr toljat sfcoulD be 
 Done* C.tyer counsellors toere of one 
 minD, tyat it plcaseD tljem toell tljat a 
 marriage stjoulD be maoe bettoeen tijrir 
 queen anD tlje king of Castile* Mljere* 
 upon tljey tor nt to tlje queen, anD ntaDe 
 knoton to tier toljat tyey DeemeD best : 
 Ijoto tyey tljougljt tljat tlje marriage 
 tooulD be to Ijer aDtjantage anD Ijonor, 
 anD to tljat of tlje kingDom. Cljey tolD 
 tier tljat slje coulD not ally Ijerself to a 
 more powerful, or more birtuous, ruler 
 tyan tlje king of Castile ; anD moreover 
 tyere toas ty is eonsiDeration : toljile slje 
 migljt bear a cljtlfc toljo sljottlD rule in 
 Castile, slje noto IjaD a young prince, 
 toljo coulD not, for many years, reign in 
 #lgarbta ; but, stioulD slje marry tlje 
 Castilian bing, t^e ttoo feingDoms be^ 
 mg not far apart, Ijrr country migljt 
 be toarDeD by Ijcr IjusbanD until Ijrr 
 son, prince 0rtljur, came of age to 
 rule* tEfcis tljey DeemeD important ; anD 
 therefore t^ey concluDeD tljat t^e queen 
 slioulD accept t^e offer of tlje embassy* 
 C.tE^e queen ansiuereD : ** 31 babe ak 
 reaDy saiD to you, anD 31 say it again, 
 tljat 31 toill conform to your ferill, anD 
 Do as you aDbise: therefore, gibe to 
 tljc king's ambassaDors an anstoer ac^ 
 corDing to your Decision*" $>ljetbankeD 
 tljc princes, anD toitbDreto, Ijatjing djo< 
 sen, from among tljcm, four or fibe of 
 tlje biggest noblemen, to gibe Ijer am 
 stoer to tlje ambassaDors* C.Cben tl)c 
 princes, so chosen, toent to t^e Ijouse 
 tuljrrc tlje ambassaDors toere loDgeD, 
 anD announceD to tyem tljat t^e queen 
 consenteD to tljc marriage askeD for by 
 t|je king of Castile ; anD also tljat tljey 
 ferity |jer toere obeDient anD submis* 
 
 site to tym, as tfcey tyoug^t t^at tye 
 marriage toas fitting anD suitable on 
 botfc siDes* Cljerefore tlje ambassaDors 
 migljt return Ijome, anD say to ttjeir 
 master, tyat tlje queen, if sucfc ioas 
 bis toil!, tooulD come to bim; but, if it 
 comporteD toittj Ijis Dignity anD ty& 
 tuisljes, it toas tljetr opinion tyat it 
 iooulD be more honorable anD seemly 
 tyat be sljoulD come to 0lgarbia, tljat 
 tye marriage ceremonies migljt be in 
 tye queen's oton country, ConsiDer^ 
 ing, also, fjoio boty kingDoms IjaD so 
 recently passeD tljrouglj great grief for 
 tyeir rulers, tyey IjelD it best to Ijate 
 notu no great splenDor in tye toeDDing, 
 nebertljeless tyey commenDeD tbis mat^ 
 ter to tye ioill of tbe king* C.3l)e am^ 
 bassaDors tljankeD tlje queen anD Ijer aD^ 
 bisers most Ijeartily, anD saiD t^at tyey 
 tooulo take tye gracious anstocr, toljtc^ 
 baD been giUen tyem, to their lorD anD 
 king, totjo tooulD greatly refoice thereat, 
 0lso, at tye queen's request, tyey foere 
 again brought before ljrc anD being 
 most graciously receibeD, took respect 
 ful leabe of Ijer, Ijer laDies anD maiDens, 
 anD of tye noblemen of ber court* Carly 
 on tye niorroto tyey DeparteD ; but be# 
 fore tyey roDe out of tye city tye queen 
 sent to tyem rid) anD Ijonorable pre^ 
 sents, to repay tljem for tyeir courtesy 
 anD trouble* C.tEbe tale tells not of tye 
 Details of tyeir route anD Daily tourney ; 
 but, in a brief time, tyey came to tye 
 feingDom in Castile anD tlje city toljere 
 tye king, at tyat time, aboDe* jo sooner 
 baD tyey come tyere tyan tyey inent at 
 once to tye king in tjis palace, toljo IjaD 
 bearD of tyeir arribal anD atoaiteD tljem. 
 tCltjen tyey Ijao maDe tyeir obeisance to 
 tlje king, tyey proceeDeD to relate all 
 
tljat Ijatj orrnrrrti in 0lgarbia, ant) Ijoto 
 tljep IjaD fulfilleD tljeir mission to tlje 
 queen, t^lje feing toas ljtgl)l pleased 
 toitlj tlje anstoer, and Declared at once 
 tljat Ije toould go to 0lgart)ia as soon 
 as fit preparation eoulo be made, eer? 
 tainly not later tljan tlje tljiiD or tlje 
 fourtij meek, tljat tlje marriage should 
 be in #lgarbia, from tofcence be toould 
 bring tlje queen l)omc to Castile, Cj&o 
 tlje equipments toent on as speedily as 
 possible, ant), bv tlje appointed time, 
 tlje king tuas able to announce to tlje 
 queen t|je arribal of bimself and tlje toed? 
 Ding company of Ijis nobles in Ijer kin g? 
 dom, CCUjfrrttpon, toitt) I)rr princes, 
 bnigljts, anD maidens, tlje queen of 0I# 
 garbia rode out to meet ^er guest and 
 bridegroom, and received ^im 
 and luitl) due Ijonor. Der lords and 
 pie also met tlje king of Castile tottl) all 
 Ijonor, and acknotoledged Ijim gladly as 
 tljeir lord* g>o t^ey rode together into 
 Ijer city* C.0t tlje palace tfce feing ioas 
 conducted to a chamber, tljat Ije migljt 
 array tynwtlt in garments t^at ty Ijad 
 brought, garments befitting ^is dig* 
 nity as a feing, and also tlje tiappy oc? 
 casion of a royal ujedding* Suitable 
 lodging and attendance toere also gitoen 
 to tlje Castilian nobles iiiijo accompa? 
 nied tlje feing* CL>oon after t^e arrival 
 of tlje royal party, tljey toere all brought 
 to a grand banquet toljidj bad been pre? 
 pared, to^ere t^ey toere most honorably 
 and hospitably served* #fter t^e ban# 
 quet t^ey retired early to rest from tfce 
 fatigue of tfce fourney* CJIn tlje morn^ 
 ing t^ere toas a great assembling at tfce 
 court, from to^ence t^e queen toas 
 brought to t^je efcurcfc, to^ere t^e maD 
 riage took place* Mlljen tlje service toas 
 
 ended all t^e princes and nobles, of botfc 
 countries, attended tlje feing and queen 
 in tfceir return to tlje palace, tobere again 
 tfcere toas banqueting and muelj nup* 
 tial rejoicing* j?or a full montb festite 
 ities, feasting, and refoicing toere con# 
 tinued at t|je court of #lgarbia, toljere 
 all toere greatly pleased toitlj t^eir feing* 
 C.tEb* young prince, 0rt^ur, toas toery 
 feindly considered by Ijis lord and tatljer, 
 to^o toas greatly strucb by tlje toon* 
 derful resemblance of tlje ttoo young 
 princes* Qfyev toere of ttye same age, 
 erectly equal in b^igljt and si?e, and so 
 mud) alike in features tljat tlje nobles 
 toljo accompanied tlje feing toere filled 
 tintlj amazement at suclj extraordinary 
 lifeeness* QWtytn tlje montl) of festifc 
 ity toas ended, and tlje feing tjad appoint? 
 ed a trusty knight to tlje government 
 of aigarbia, Ije departed luitlj bis neto 
 queen, Ijer son, and Ijis Castilian no^ 
 bles, and by easy fourneys returned to 
 Castile, toljere tlje queen toas received 
 toitb tlje greatest ijonors and intielj re? 
 foicing by tbe nobility and people of tljat 
 country* QWfym t^jey came to suitable 
 age, (Dlitoer and 0rtljur toere placed in 
 tbe care of a noble and accomplished 
 fenigbt, tbat tbey migfct be educated in 
 all things necessary for tlje conduct of 
 princes; and #rtbur bad no less con? 
 sideration tljan tlje ijeir to Castile; for 
 no difference to^ateber toas made be? 
 ttoeen tljem* ^Indeed, tbeir remarfeable 
 resemblance, ujljielj did not diminish 
 toitl) tbeir increasing age, toas in itself 
 a sufficient reason toby tljey received 
 libe treatment; for tljey could not be 
 distinguished apart* ^E Ijtts brougljt up 
 together lifee brothers, tljey lotted eac^ 
 otljer toitlj more tljan brotherly affec? 
 
tion* 3If rtjei? Ijad been, indeed, ttoin bro* 
 tljcrd, ttjcy could not Iwtic tjrlti carl; otfcer 
 Hearer, or been more alike tljan tljei? ap* 
 peared at tjie Cadtilian court alike in 
 person, in Dress, in Ijabits, and most 
 condtantlt? together* 
 
 Chapter it 
 
 ana Srtlmr toere educated at the Cad* 
 tilian court ; tljeir friendd^ip anD tljcir 
 firdt tourney ; Ijoto t$e queen afflicted 
 liber toitf) too muet) affection until 
 be toad compelled to fly from Castile, 
 
 liber and #rtlwr toere 
 of proper age and dtrengtlj tlje^ 
 toere instructeo anD eperci^eD in tlie use 
 of lurapons:, in tilting and otljrr court 
 practiced, duel) a0 toere fitting for tlje 
 cljiloren of feingsf* 0sf t^ greto in in^ 
 telligence ano all courtly graced tlje^ 
 continueo to lobe one another iuit^) ttje 
 dame perfect affection ad in tljeir cljilD^ 
 Ijooo ; ano tlje^ made a brot^erl^ alii* 
 ance and compact, in toljicl) tljet dolemn# 
 l^ agreed tliat tlie^ toould be deparated 
 b or atl) alone. C.Clje knight inljo toad 
 tl)e tutor of bot^i princed became i)er^ 
 fond of tjiem, and regarded toit^ tfce 
 utmodt pleadure t^eir mutual friend* 
 sljtp ; and adduredl^ belieted tfjat no 
 ot^er do pure and true a frienddljip t^ 
 
 idted upon t^id eartlj, djc king, queen, 
 nobled, and all tl)r people of tl)c land 
 rejoiced in it and praided <fiod, tljt 01^ 
 mig^t^, for t^e noble cliaracterd of tfce 
 princed* C, Lrt no one toonder tljat do 
 great praide and admiration toere giben 
 to fyede ttoo ^outl)d ; for tfceu poddedded 
 lier^ full^ all amiable qualified, beauty, 
 and intelligence; in all accomplidij* 
 mentd tliat are fitting for ^oung princed, 
 t\)ty toere tt)orougt)l^ educated ; and, in 
 duct) diberdiond ad are practided among 
 princed and nobled, ladied and young 
 maidend, duel) ad dinging, dancing, 
 toredtling, and running* Jn all amude^ 
 mentd tliat find fauor among pioud and 
 Honorable people, no one ercelled, or 
 etjen equalled tljem* HBriefl^ be it daid, 
 tl)f y did all tilings toelU iL^lljtlc tl)ty 
 lucre young and not of sufficient 
 dtrengtl), tlje^ toere forbidden to enter 
 tlje lidtd of tlje tourne^d ; but toljen t^e 
 king dato tljat tljey toere bigoroud 
 enough to toear armor, lie cauded a 
 tourney to be Ijeld, at tofcicl) tljree cljaU 
 lengerd atoaited, on tty ttiird da^, all 
 lot)o dedired to contest, toitl) dtoord or 
 spear, for tt)e honor and pri^e of die Day, 
 ttljede t^ree c^allengerd toere clotljed 
 alifee ; all tiieir equipmentd, dljieldd, and 
 forded being tlje dame, ercept tl)at eact) 
 of t^e t^ree Ijad bid oton color, gra^, 
 black, or brofem* .c:2lt)en tlje t^ird dag 
 came a great concourde of bnigljtd, 
 dquired, men at armd, and derbing men 
 appeared upon tljc tilting ground, and 
 t^e challenge to ttje tourn cy toad accept* 
 ed b^ man^ poung bnig^td, ^en t^ere 
 toad gallant breaking of lanced, and tlie 
 dtoorD play toad ad sUilfully and hero* 
 icall^ done ad liad eber been deen in fye 
 kingdom, C,^U tlje ladied and young 
 
matDens of tlje court sat tottlj tlje queen 
 to iiiatelj tlje tourney, anD eberi? tmigfttlg 
 and Ijeroic act in tlje lists toon applause 
 and Ijiglj praise from tljesc fair specta* 
 tors? ; anD indeed no one sljoincd Ijim? 
 self fainthearted ; but all met tye en# 
 counter U)itlj true fenigljtly spirit, But 
 abobe all others, altljouglj it toas tljcir 
 first tourney, to @liber anD #rtl)ur tlje 
 Ijigljcst praise toas giben* Slje sport 
 lasteD long ; for no one tooulD EielD to 
 another ; anD an enD toas not made un; 
 til nigljt Drobe t&e contestant* from tlje 
 fielD* tElj^ tooulD Ijabe continued eben 
 into t^e nigljt ; but tlje queen, Ijer laDies 
 anD maidens, toljo Ijad sat tljere tljrottglj 
 ttje long Dav, tooulD remain no longer: 
 00 t&e torches toere ligl)teD, anD t^ re^ 
 turned to tlje palace, luljere a feast Ijad 
 been maDe ready. C,t^l)en all tljose iul)o 
 liaD tafeen part in t^e tourney toent, eac^i 
 to t)is oUm lodging, tl)ere to lav asiDe 
 Ijis armor, anD put on a gala Dress for 
 tlje grand banquet at tlje court* C,tCt Ijen 
 tlje feasting toas ober tljere mas Dancing, 
 During toljic!) conversation often turneD 
 to tlje events of tlje day ; anD many a 
 toljispered question toas asUed by gaU 
 lant bniglit of gentle laD^, of tlje toin* 
 ning of tije prn e of l)onoi% C,t^lje ladies 
 anD young maidens toere mostly of one 
 minD, t^at (Dliber anD #rtl)ur tuere i)ic^ 
 tors of tt)e day, but tljey seemed also 
 agreed tljat tlje ttoo princes toere nearly 
 alibe in Deserting of Conors, bot^ gating 
 amaited tlje combat toittj all Uiljo desired 
 to encounter t^em, anD tljere.toas little 
 choice between tlje ttoo* 011 tlje ladies 
 of tlje court, anD especially tlje maidens, 
 declared tljat, toljile artljur Ijad Done er- 
 ceeDingl^ toell, <$liber toas, perhaps, a 
 little more skilful in tlje use of spear 
 
 anD stoorD, C.tKlje pri?e luas also ac# 
 corDeD to Ijim b^ t^e fenigljts ; not onty 
 b^ t^ose of tlje feingDom of Castile, but 
 by tlje nobles inljo mere present from 
 0lgari)ia ; for several of t^jese, to^jo IjelD 
 office from tlje queen, Ijad noto come to 
 consult luitlj Ijer touching certain ma& 
 ters atoaittng Ijer Decision, c.ttljc pri?e 
 toas brought to (Dliber by ttoo pretty 
 maiDens, to^ereupon Ije blus^eD, tor ^e 
 teas still trn-y young, anti suclj an Ijonor 
 teas noto giben Ijim tor tlje first time* 
 Mlljen tlje pri^e tnas tljtis offered Ijim, 
 Ije saiD : C. u 31 am not toortlj^ of it, nor 
 Ijabe 3f| deserved it : tljis is bcstotoed out 
 of t^e binD tabor of tlje fuDges." >till 
 tie coulD not refuse it, anD receibing 
 it from tlje maiDens foity graceful lju* 
 mility, Ije tljanUeD anD lussed tl)em, as 
 luas tl)e custom at tlje Castilian court* 
 C.j]ioto t^e sleeping cup, prepareD toit^i 
 lutne anD spices, toas offered to all, anD, 
 tlje Dance being ended, all tlje guests 
 toofe tljeir leabe of tlje palace* C.^* Di# 
 bersions of tlje Dap being ober, anD eber^ 
 one ijabing taken leabe, anD departed, 
 tlje ttoo ^oung princes toalfeeD borne 
 together to tljeir lodgings, a similar 
 tljottgljt in tlje minD of eaclj : <$liber's 
 tljougljt toas bob), on anotljer occasion, 
 be mig^t sljolu himself more skilful 
 tlje tljougljt in lrtljur's minD mas no 
 gntdging one because tlje prije Ijad been 
 giben to (Dliber ; but, from manliness 
 anD a fresl) ^oung Ijeart, Ije DetermineD 
 tljat Ije mould ejrercise more diligently 
 in order tljat praise anD Ijonor migljt 
 be giben to Ijim also* ^>o t^eir ribalr^ in 
 arms cast no clouD ober tlje true frienD* 
 sljip of t^ese faithful ones* C.fter all 
 tlje court guests IjaD DeparteD, tlje queen 
 toas able to consiDer more intently 
 
ttiougbts toljtcl) fcaD been fluttering fcer 
 fceart anD Disturbing Ijer minD ttjrougfc? 
 out tfce Dap tfcougbts not serene anD 
 Helpful like tfcose of ttje princes ; but agi? 
 tattng anD uncomfortable. <&ut of tlje 
 ebents of ttje Day sije fbunD tjerself al? 
 toays returning to tlje image of @liber, 
 gallant in tlje tourney, toitl) t|ie Ijonor 
 of bictory on t)i# broto, to Ijis beauty of 
 person, Ijouj uuell Ijts Dress became Ijt0 
 young figure to be sure, tjer son toas 
 like ijhn; but slje coulD tljinU only of 
 (Dliber, Ijis bnigljtly DeeDs, tjoto toell be 
 DanccD, tjoU) tlje laDies anD young maiD? 
 ens smileD on Ijum tyippy tooulD tljat 
 tooman be toljo sljoulD koin l)ts lobe; 
 toellmigljt s^e sa^ : ** l^e is t^e croiun 
 of all manljooo, a flotoer of fairtue, anD 
 a fragrant rose*" C.H?er minD toas full 
 of tljr sr tl)ottgt)ts toljen sl;e fell asleep. 
 >lje sato in l)f r Dreams, not only Ijim 
 toljo IjaQ so pleaseD lirr as lie DanceD in 
 tljr ball ; but an unmortljy tl;ougl)t arose 
 in tier minD tt;at DiD not leabe Ijrr tottl; 
 ^er Dream ; but tarrieD toitb tier, to bring 
 trouble tljat toas pitiful, as tlje tale sfcall 
 tell* C.31n tlje morning, at tlje Ijour 
 to^en etjer^ one at court arose, liber 
 anD Ijis companion betook tljemselties 
 together to tbe court* W$z queen re* 
 ceitieD tbem botl), as IjaD been Ijer cus* 
 torn altoaps, toitb a smiling counter 
 nance anD frienDly toorDs; s^e embraceD 
 (Dliber, bisseD tyni, anD saiD to tljcm 
 bott), C. u <SoD gibe to ^ou a gooD Dai?*" 
 .tttien slje murmureD to tytt&tlf, in 
 to^ispereD toorDs, C. u <Dliber, tolien 31 
 loob on tljee, t^ou art to me tfce mir^ 
 ror of tbe toorlD*" C.fel)f beliebeD t^ese 
 toorDs toere spoben in too loto a boice 
 to be tiearD b? an^ one ; but liber ^earD 
 t^ent, anD toonDereD greatly* J^e coulD 
 
 not DeciDe toljr tljcr Ijcr toorDs toere ut- 
 tereD from a gooD, or from an ebil De* 
 sire ; so tic let tlje ttjougljt, tol;icl; Ijer 
 toorDs IjaD suggesteD, pass by, as an un* 
 tuortljy ttjougtjt on l;is part, anD Dtoelt 
 upon it no more ; for be bneto not to tjat 
 toas in tlje queen's minD, nor IjaD be any 
 intimation to^at ttje outcome tooulD be* 
 CL^s 1 time toent on, matters remaineD 
 in tt)e same estate* fitter anD bis com? 
 raDe toere not iDle ; for t^ Daily busieD 
 tbemselbes in t^e serbice of tfce laDies 
 of ttje court anD tt)et?oungmaiDens,finD? 
 ing in ttjetr yotttljful Ijearts constant 
 pleasure in Dancing anD engaging in 
 otljcr honorable amusements, toljirlj 
 toere tlje Daily custom at ttieir court ; 
 anD tljey DiD not tueary of tlji0, for tljey 
 DiD not neglect tfceir bnigtjtly practice 
 toitt) lance anD stoorD, tilting in tlje tilt? 
 yarD, toitb otljer manly exercises comely 
 in t^e libes of bing's sons* Mljenefcer 
 tljere toas a festival* inttlj tourney anD 
 tilting, in any part of tfce kingDom, 
 totjetl)er near or far, tfcitljer t^e ttoo com? 
 panions toere altoays reaDy to riDe to? 
 getter to try tl^eir fortunes in ttje lists* 
 C.{fc&e princes of t|ie lanD anD men of 
 lotoer Degree refoiceD totyen t|iey sato 
 tl)eir young lorD, toitb Ijts comraDe, 
 come among ttyem; anD t^ey saiD among 
 t^emselbes, ttjat it toas an Ijonor anD a 
 pleasure to tlje bing of Castile tobrn 
 ijonor toas toon by tliem ; for tlje bing 
 migbt toell refoice tljat tje IjaD libeD to 
 see Iji^ only son so enDotoeD inf tlj all no? 
 ble qualities* CJ5ut Ijappmess is often 
 turneD to grief in t^e bicissituDes of 
 t^is toorlD, anD stirl) befell tlje tuortljy 
 bing of Castile* 31n a little time all tyst 
 toy toas taben from Ijim , anD conberteD 
 into grief anD bitterness by t|ie queen, 
 
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 lite trnfe, CtElje more tfce queen Dtoelt 
 upon tl;e amiable qualities tljat belonged 
 by nature to <JMiber's beautiful yotttlj, 
 tlje more oiD Ijer passion for Ijim uiajc* 
 <$ften totien alone, stye saiD to fcerself, 
 C." mv Dear ^lilier, ttiou noble crea* 
 ture, tfcou treasure of mv ttiougtits, 31 
 mav toell curse tin? beautiful voutl) be* 
 cause it is tlje cause ttjat 31 am lea to 
 forsake tlje lobe of my noble loru tljrottglj 
 Desire of tljee ! but if ttiou Dost not 
 take compassion upon me tljen toill 
 tlje remaining Davs of mv life be full 
 of tiearfcbreaking Despair*" CJln suclj 
 toise tlje queen lamenteD, anD rtjis con? 
 tinueD so long tljat tier Ijealttj stiff ereD; 
 anD, upon a time, luljen flitter anD tier 
 son came to tier to inquire concerning 
 Ijer Ijealttj, slje receibeD tljem botlj toell, 
 but gate to OUuer more sljoiu of aff ec? 
 tion tljan to Ijer oton son ; anD ^Irtljitr 
 remarkeD tljis* Cljen slje saiD to lum, 
 C. u H>ear son, 3(1 Do t^jis out of cour# 
 tes^ to m v IjusbanD ; as tlje king Does 
 to me, sljotoing affection to tljrr, so 3(1 
 Do to l)im, sljoiuing mud) lobe for t)is 
 son" Cjatye took (Dliber b^ t^e IjanD, 
 anD maDe Ijim sit bv fter toijile 0rtl)ttr 
 stra^eD tljrouglj tljc Ijall, little thinking 
 tljat l)is motljer luoulD act totoarD Ijifi 
 Dearest comraDe in anv unseemly faslj? 
 ton* 0nD tlje queen spoke loitt) (Dliber, 
 saving, ** tE^ell me, Dear son, Ijast tl)ou 
 no suieetbeart , no one toiti) toljom tliott 
 art in lobe? " L**^o" ty ansioereD ; but 
 s^e saiD, C.**3I cannot beliebe toljat ?ou 
 noio tell me; 31 beg ^ou not to conceal 
 from me tlje real trutb, 3(]n toljat place 
 is s^ie toljo is so blest tljat tljou lobest 
 tier, anD art tljou obeDient to tier at all 
 times ? " C." Gracious maDam anD mo# 
 ttier," anstoereD o^liber, ** b^ m^ faitti, 
 
 s^e is in no place, anD tfjere is no suclj 
 one* Wym are in ttiis lanD so man^ 
 fair laDies anD ^oung maiDens ttiat 31 
 knoto not to Ij idj of t^em 31 most aDmir e; 
 31 stioulD also fear to be treateD toit^ 
 DisDain sljoulD 31 sfyoto a preference* 
 31 ttiink t^at ^ou are DisposeD to make 
 sport of me uiljen you sa^ tljat slje 
 ioljom 31 lobe must feel tierself blest 
 tljereb^* Gracious maDam, let me sap 
 t^at 31 tiabe not ^et so proben myself 
 tljat 31 ma^ Dare ask anj? laD^ to gibe 
 me tier lobe ; so, 31 ^abe altoa^s offereD 
 m^ serbice alike to all ttiose totio re* 
 quireD, or DesireD it, or in toljose pre? 
 sence 31 tiabe founD myself; anD 31 am 
 satisfies to tiabe it so*" cjfts tie spoke 
 tlje queen founD tljat Ijis anstorr DiD 
 but make Ijim appear more amiable in 
 tier eves ; anD slje toas so mud) mobeD 
 by tier inclination totoarD Ijim, tljat tje 
 perceibeD some part of uiljat toas in tier 
 mint), anD ceaseD to speak to tier* Mljen 
 ttie queen saio ttiat tie rematneD silent, 
 s^e saiD to tlim, C.**^ ^ ^n, tell 
 me, if no to a potoerful princess toere to 
 ask for tin? lobe, tooulDst tliott anstoer 
 tier toitti Denial ? " C."3I am not able to 
 beliebe " tie replieD ** ttiat anv laDv 
 moult) Desire tljis, or be so foolislj as to 
 make sud) request ; anD therefore ttiere 
 can be no anstoer*" C.tfel)en, as tie 
 toistieD to remain no longer in sud) con? 
 bersation, tie maDe a sign to flrtljur, to 
 call tlim, tljat tie miglit tiabe a pretert 
 for leabing ttie queen* 0rttiur promptly 
 replieD to tlis comraDe's signal bv sav^ 
 ing, C."Come, mv brother; toe must 
 go : it is ttie time tofyen toe sljoulD be at 
 ttie place of toliidj tljou knotoest ; anD 
 31 reminD ttiee because 31 tliink ttiou 
 tjast forgotten it*" Caliber anstoereD 
 
fcastilt anD in confusion; for tbe queen's 
 
 conversation IjaD betoilDereD bis mint), 
 "3]t is true; anD 31 tbank tbe e, 
 
 Ije took leatie of Ijis rotal stepmotljer 
 toitl) a feto formal moms ; but sl)e took 
 1) is tjanD, rjett) it long, anD presscD it, 
 anD sccmeD lotlj to let lum go* CL^t all 
 tbis litoer toas sorelt troubleD, sus* 
 petting most surely ijcr guilty purpose; 
 but lie DareD not speak of it to Ins bro* 
 ttjer anD comraDe, toljo teas a Dutiful 
 son, rtjrougb fear tbat be tooulD be ben? 
 angry, anD tljinU ill ofljtm for duel) sus* 
 pic ion, trjotiglj lie felt Ijhnsrlf not at all 
 to be blameD in tlje matter, C.0fter t&eu 
 t)atj left tlje ball tbe queen luent into a 
 little cbamber alone, tbreto Ijersielf upon 
 a coucb, anD murmureD, C." W b^t be^ 
 lobeDt tbou art not so unobsferbing trjat 
 tljou Ijasft not DisccrnrD tljc Distitss; 
 toljicl) 31 Buffer; anD truty it cannot, it 
 sljall not, so continue ; for to -morroto 
 tbou sbalt learn all my toilL" Caliber, 
 too, mas in as troubleD minD as toad 
 tt)c queen, <$n reaching I)i0 longings Ijr 
 toent alone to bis cbamber, anD prayr u : 
 C**^ J^eabenl^ IFatber, tEbou basftcre? 
 ateD me in Ww. image; anD 
 gifoen me more beauty a great 
 fortune if it is to leaD to sue 1; trouble 
 
 ad scents to be upon me trjan it is for 
 my Ijonor to babe ; for tl)is same beauty 
 of boDy toill be tbe cause of my Destruc? 
 tion if tErjott, my <SOD, Dost not inter^ 
 bene, in tb^ great clemency anD gooD? 
 nesf0, 31 entreat tEbee to protect tbebonor 
 of my father anD mine oton, tljat tljrouglj 
 me no cause be gitoen to tbe queen, m^ 
 father's toife, to Do tljat tobicb tooulD be 
 against tbe ^onor of us all, {Ro suclj 
 Dishonor 31 toill not consent, eben if, in 
 consequence of suc& refusal, 31 sfcoulD 
 suffer Deatb, t^berefore 31 beg of ^b^ 
 my <&oD anD Creator, tbat t^bou unit 
 conbert tier from tbis accurseD Desire, 
 anD tnilt leaD fytt to better life anD pur* 
 pose, tbat slje mat become a gooD anD 
 birtuous queen to mp Dear fatber," 
 C/arli? on tbe following morning li# 
 ber arose, anD uient to tbe court, as toas 
 bis custom for tbe morning meal, >e 
 coulD not Do otbertoise tuitliout erciting 
 mucl) remark, aijen be came to tbe 
 court be toent, as inas bis toont, to tbe 
 queen, anD toisbeD ber gooD^Dav : lie DiD 
 tbis in orDer tbat no one sboulD observe 
 an^ cbange in bis manner toioarD ber, 
 anD so be leD to suspect ant f bil ; but, 
 as soon as be baD gitoen l)er bis greet* 
 ings, anD in orDer not to be alone tnitlj 
 ber, Ije toitbDreto ijimsclf among tlje 
 court people, Cj&b? came to Ijim, rjouu? 
 eber, at once tuitljout sbame, took bint 
 by tbe Ijano, anD saiD tbat slje baD some* 
 tljing to sat to bint ; so, against bis 
 toill, slje Dreto bint by force uutl) rjer, 
 anD maDe him sit by ber, C>e seateD bim - 
 self, but be tooulD not speak to rjer ; so 
 tobenberemaineDSilentberfaceflusbeD, 
 anD sbe saiD, C. 4t spt ftienD cbosen from 
 all tbe toorlD, rememberest tbou tlje 
 toorDs spoken bt us testerDat ?" C."3|n 
 
trutfc," replieb liber, "31 fcabe tfcougfct 
 so little of tljem tljat 3] forget totjereof 
 toe 0pobe*" ."#& mv cfco0en lobe, 1 
 tljinU not 00 ligljtly of tlje memory, tljat 
 tljou Ijast 00 soon forgotten matters 00 
 lately 0poben* 3|f 3fl mi0tabe not tfcou 
 unber0tanbe0t, better tljan 31 can 0av it, 
 tfce toi0fc of mv fceart*" C."<Sraciou0 
 mabam," Ije 0aib, "31 Unoto not tofyat 
 vou mean*" C."31n trutfc, mv beare0t 
 one," 0aiD tlje enamoreb queen, "in or* 
 ber tljat tljou mave0t unber0tanb, 31 0av 
 to tljce tljat 31 toill be tljine, bobv ana 
 Ijcart. ^ t is no neto tiling tljat tljou Ijast 
 become t&e ruler of mv life: onlv fear 
 anb sljame IjaUe kept me 0ilent 00 long* 
 t^^at all mi0unDer0tanDing ma^ be 
 enDeu, 3(1 0ai? to t^eenoto t^at tljou ma^ 
 e0t l)cnccfortl) Ijolo me for tljp Heare0t 
 on t^e eart^i, a0 31 Do t^ee* 115ut if all 
 Ijappinr ss Ijencefortl) i0 to leabe me on 
 account of tfcee, ano tljou yirlDrst not to 
 m^ entreaty, 3! toill 0la^ m^0elf : 
 fore ms bfart i0 in t|n? ban^0 ano 
 life anU m^ oeatl)*" Caliber 0|iranb in 
 ^orror from l)rr to^ile Ijr an0toereD, 
 C. u <^raciou0 maDam, tljou saprst tljat 
 tljott Dost lobe me ; for totyctj J\ gibe tljrc 
 tbanfe0; anb tljat tljou tots IKS t me to 
 fcoto tfcee for m^ Deare0t on tlje eart^i ; 
 but tljou Unotorst tljat mv lobe coulb 
 not be greater t^an it i0 for m^ graciou0 
 mother; anb 2fl bnoto of no honorable 
 0erbice, be it toljat it migljt, tljat 31 toill 
 not bo for tl)f r at all times ; anb tljis i0 
 also m^ bounben but^* 15ut 31 bo not 
 beliebe tljat tljou art 00 foolislj a0 to be 
 otljr rtoisr inclineb totoarb me, tljan to 
 Desire suclj lobe from tlj^ son as i0 fit, 
 ting to my fatljrr'0 Ijonorablr toife anb 
 nrp mother* 3fl tolb t^ee in 0ucfc re0pect, 
 tt)at my toljolr minb is fireb on tljis, 
 
 t^at 31 tooulb sooner suffer Deatlj tljan 
 bo augljt against tlje Ijonor of my noble 
 fatljer, or of tljee, gracious mabam anb 
 mother* 31f it toere po00ible tljat 31 coulb 
 bo o tljertoise, accur0eb tooulb be tlje Ijour 
 in to|)ict) 31 toa0 born*" C.^l)e queen 
 toa0 ber^ angr^, anb t|ie fire of &er un# 
 natural passion flasljeo in Ijer e^es, 
 a0 0^e an0toereb, C.**0ccur0eb be t^ 
 beauty on account of toljiel) tljou art 
 proub anb insolent, bi0baining a noble 
 queen, toljo benus to tljee, anb Ijas tolo 
 Ijer lobe a lobe tljat sljoulD be Ijiouen 
 in Ijer Ijeart ; tljat sljoulD be tlje fop of 
 Ijer Ijeart ; but toljirlj, bp tljp priDe anb 
 insolenee, is noto cljangeu into bitter^ 
 ness* 31 Declare tljee noto to be a mali* 
 ciou0 enemp anb murberer of toomen ; 
 for tljou art mv murberer, tlje cause of 
 mv Deatlj, toljiclj toill qtticklv fblloto ; 
 but be a00ureb 31 toill not bie alone, 31n 
 toliateber manner 31 can compa00 t^v 
 Deatlj 31 toill bo all in mv potoer to 
 bring it about* 31f 31 mu0t bie, tljou, 
 toljo art cause of mv Deatlj, sljalt also 
 bie toit^ me* \ 31 prav to <J5ob, tlje 8&> 
 migljtv, tljat H;e toill parDon tlje ill DeeDS 
 tljat sljall arise out of tljv DisDain of me 
 of me, an unliappv queen toljom t^ou 
 0lave0t," Hgfyt &ab rai0eb ^er boice 
 toljile uttering tljese inbectibe0 against 
 tlje betoilbereb liber, until slje erciteb 
 t^e attention of tljo0e near bv, t^ougli 
 none l)earb |jer clearlv enough to unber# 
 stanD Ijer toorb0* p.oto in a lotoer boice 
 slje saiD, C, u 51nse anb leabe me ; for it 
 i0 not po00ible for me to remain longer 
 near tijee, Ie0t people 0ee t^e 0uffering 
 t^at toeig^0 upon mv &eart*" C^^en 
 liber took leabe of tlje queen, toljo 
 toent straigljttoay to tier chamber, anb 
 tljere, toljere no one migljt Ijear Ijer, gabe 
 
toag to sucb lamentation an* Despair ad 
 cannot be tolD, Wittier sought tlje king, 
 fcid fatber, Doping to pin bp bi* pred* 
 rnce dome relief to Ijis saD beart, dome 
 return of bis accudtomeD dereniti? ; but 
 be remaineD onlp a little time toitb bim ; 
 tfcen bereturneD, toitb bid Dear ftienD anD 
 comraDe, to Ijid loDgingd. 0rtbur per? 
 ceibf D tbat bid brother toad not do fopoud 
 ad toad bid toont, tbat dome Dark dbaDo to 
 deemeD to be oter bid spirit, anD askeD, 
 C."fl2Ubat id amidd toitb tbee; for 31 
 dee tbat something toeigbd upon tlnj 
 beart ? " C.liter coulD gibe Ijimno an* 
 dtoer ; do tijis gooD comraoe DiD not Did* 
 turb Ijim toitb anp further questions. 
 0nD <liter remaineD tbe entire Dap in 
 |)id cbamber, anb gate bid people to tut* 
 Derdtano tbat tie toad ill, in otter tbat 
 be migbt btoe tbe Oidtredd of minb tbat 
 baD come upon bim* C.Mben 0rtbur 
 perceibeD tbid, anu tbat be tooulu not go 
 to tbe court, be toad dorel^ troubled be* 
 caude be coulD not belp bis frienti, ad 
 tie tooulo do glabl^ babe Done, anD toad 
 ter^ lotl) to leabe bim alone, 0fter tbe 
 evening meal, botoeber, (Dliber beggeD 
 bim to go to tbe court, to tbe king anD 
 tbe laDied, anD remain tjjere dating n& 
 tbing to an one of bid illness; anD 
 toben lie came back be tooulD ftno Ijim 
 in beD, perbapd asleep, 0d (Dliber urgeD 
 tbid, ^rtljur condenteD to go, dating, 
 .**% brotber, 31 leabe tbee dince it id 
 tiW toidb ; but, ad it ma^ be late to|ien 
 31 return, anD 31 migbt tben atoake tbee 
 out of comforting anD refredbing dleep, 
 31 toill remain atoa^ tomigbt* 31 
 tbee a gooD nigbt, anD tooulD 
 dta^ toitb tbee if 31 migbt ; but tbs toill 
 dballbealato tome; anD 3lpra<SoD,our 
 master, tbat ^e gibe tbee rest in ducb 
 
 measure tbat to^norroto tbn Distemper 
 ma^ Ijabe paddeD atoa^/' C,<Eljen (Dli* 
 tier embraceD bim, toitb toet eyed, anD 
 daiD, c.*'Dear brotber, go tobile tbere id 
 ^et time ; for tfce Dancing bad alreaDs 
 begun/' C^lrtbur, tobo perceibeD ttje 
 moidture in bid brotber'd e^ed, toon^ 
 DereD greatly ; for be fcneto bim do toell 
 ad to be certain tbat no dligbt matter 
 coulD mobe bim tbud. But Ije took leabe, 
 concealing tbat be b^D seen tlje tears ; 
 anD toent atoa^ in great antfeti?* J^aD lie 
 knoton tobat toad in tlje minD of bis 
 comraDe, tljen tooulD bid dolicituDe bate 
 become Dedpair ; but be DeparteD U)itlj no 
 fbreknotoleDge tljat l;e tooulD not dee 
 tbid Dear frienD again until after mans 
 detere trials anD labors baD been en* 
 DureD b tbem botb, ad tbe tale toill tell, 
 defter bis brotber toad gone (Dliter 
 remaineD in great daDnedd* ^oon tljere- 
 after be gate orDerd to bid chamberlain 
 tbatallofbidpeopledboulDbedentatoa^, 
 ad be toidbeD tbe rooms to be quiet for 
 dleep, anD tooulD bate, tbat nigbt, no 
 one b bim; but Ije requested bim to 
 first bring ink anD paper. C.K^en all 
 toere gone Ije unDreddeD anD lap Doton. 
 31t id dcarcelp poddible for beart to con* 
 ceite, or tongue to tell, tbe miderp to^icb 
 lie suffered )e tbougbt of tbe gooD toill 
 anD respect toljicJ) be enf oveD in bid lanD, 
 alike from tbe nobilitp anD tbe common 
 people, a lote tbat toad Dear to bim, anD 
 tobicb be toad no to to lode for boto long 
 be coulD not tell. Cljen be tbougbt saDlr 
 of tbe great Distress, of tobicb be tooulD 
 be tbe caude, to tbe king, |iid father, 
 anD to bid faithful comraDe, ilrtbur , tobo 
 baD dboton for bim do mucb frienDdbip 
 anD brotbrrlp lote. H;e tbougljt also of tbe 
 pleasant companiondbip ty baD enfopeD 
 
toitl) rictj anD poor, toitl) ttje laoies anD 
 Doting maiDens of tlje court, of all tlje 
 eomraDes of &is poutl), {Eo leaiie seemeD 
 toorse tban Deatlj, j^one ttje less; toas 
 Ije firm in ttje purpose, toljielj Ijc IjaD 
 formeo, to leatoe pleasures anD fjonor* 
 able station, to biD farewell to tlje tobole 
 kingDom, anD to go into strange lanDs, 
 DeDicateD to tlje seruice of 0lmigt)t 
 <SoD, remembering tbat happiness in 
 tljis toorlD i& not to be compare D to eter- 
 nal Ijappiness, anD tljat tlje mortal boDp 
 is but perisbable flesb createD to be, in 
 tljis toorlti , foot) for toorms. C,t?e consto; 
 ereD also tbat tjis precious soul, createD 
 by <3oo, must bine eternally in Ijell if be 
 sljoult) y ielD to tljc toickeD Desires of tlje 
 queen , anD Ije Uneiu not ujljat eUil migl)t 
 befall if l)e remained near tier* C,^lfter 
 ponDering on all that IjaD bnppr neD, Ije 
 kneii) tljat it teas better, anD more for 
 tl)e Ijonor of all, tljat rje s^oulD go at 
 once; for ty coulD perceite no ortier toa^ 
 of escape from tlje Difficulties of tlje pos^ 
 ture in uM)icrj be !)au been placeD b^ tlje 
 insanity as Ije preferreD to consiDer it 
 of tfce queen, J^otueber toell Ijemigljt 
 act totoarD Ijer, \)t feareD tlje result to^en 
 IK remembereD tl) e ujortis s 1) e Ijao spoken 
 anD tt)e passion sl;e Ijao sljotom. d^en 
 be took tlje paper anD ink, anD torote a 
 letter to art^ur, blessing bis Dear com* 
 raDe, ioitb mans regrets for tlje parting : 
 be torote tljat for reasons of importance, 
 tje must go aiuav, anD beggeD Ijim, toitt) 
 tbe greatest earnestness be coulD er# 
 press, to fbrgibe bint tljat fje DiD not 
 make tljcse reasons knoton; for, in 
 trutlj , it toas not possible for tjim to take 
 personal leabe of bis Dear brother, or to 
 tell Ijim t^e story of bis parting. >till, 
 alttjouglj bis eyes cotilo no longer bebolD 
 
 , tie tooulD not separate from tjim in 
 Ijeart, 3Jn luljatetjer lanD be migljt be, Ije 
 tooulD not tbe less Ijolo Ijim as a brother, 
 because lie toas separateD from tjim ; anD 
 be tooulD neber forget, or cease to lobe, 
 Ijim, C.t^bnt Ije uirote tljat be iDisljeo 
 all happiness anD blessings to tbe king, 
 bis Dear fatljer, anD also to tlje queen, 
 anD to all tuljo lotieD Ijim. tyt continue^; 
 ** $$V Dear brother, as 31 knoto not tobat 
 aDbentures 31 ma^ meet, 31 leabe tbee a 
 little glass tljat is full of clear boater; 
 anD 31 beg tljee tljat tljou toilt look at 
 tbat glass Dail^ for m^ sake, 31f 31 meet 
 toittj Disaster, tlje toater in tlje glass 
 toill change, anD become black, toljiclj 
 toill be a token tbat 31 am in sore trou# 
 ble, t^bftffo^ WE best belotoeD brotber 
 anD comraoe, 31 beg tljee, tljrottglj tlje 
 brot^erl^ lo^alti? tbat is bettoeen t^ee 
 anD me, tljat, if it so cljange, tljou uiilt 
 mount, anD riDe fortlj from tljis lanD of 
 Castile ; anD toilt not cease from tbe 
 searclj until tljou Ijast learneD netos of 
 me anD toljerc 31 am, ffly faitljful com# 
 raDe, in tljee is set all tbe Ijope 31 babe 
 in tljis toorlD, (Eljere is nothing else for 
 me to torite, Dear brother ; for of tljis 
 tfcou art entirely certain, tljat 31 am 
 toljolly anD aliuavs faitljful to tljee, 3) 
 beg 0oD, tbe 0lmigl)tE, to bestobo on 
 tbee so mucb of gooD as 31, tlj^ brother, 
 toisl) to tbee : anD to J?im 31 commenD 
 tljee," Cjattljen tbe letter iuas finisljeD 
 be placeD it, toitlj tlje glass, in bis oton 
 room, in Ij er e ty t Ijou glj t it tooulD be most 
 quickly founD,anD, bating DresseD Ijim* 
 self, anD girDeD on Ijis stoorD, toent 
 Doton out of ijis chamber about mio 
 nig^t, anD entereD tbe stables to^ere at 
 tljat Ijour tljere toas no one, anD \)t toas 
 free to carry out Ijis purpose luitljout 
 
tbe bnotoledge of anp* CJfrom among 
 
 bis borses |)e erjose trje one tbat be lotoed 
 tlje best, saDDlcD and mounted Ijim, $)e 
 cook toitlj rjim a poucb in torjicl; Ije rjaD 
 placcD ttoo trjottsanD nobles , toljidj bore 
 upon tljcm trje stamp of l)is bclotieD 
 fatbcr and of trjc bingdom of Ca0tile ; 
 ano, be0ide0 tbe0e, tie bad certain feto* 
 el0 tobicb toere Ie00 in bulb tban tbe no* 
 bles, but of equal toiltte* CLCrjat trjis 
 Eoung prince bad money and fetoel0, 
 must not be toondered at ; for many fyao 
 giucn rjim presents, on account of tljr 
 ftarmonv anD gooD toill tljat be belpeo to 
 prrsrrtjc in tl;e lanO, tiiitl) UinUl^ toort)0 
 ant) DC CDS ; ano also tjts father toa0 Urr^ 
 generous: in gifts to Ijim, C.t?e fount) 
 t^e gates: of t^e ca0tle open ; for tlje bino> 
 Dom fyao at tl)ts time no foes among 
 neigbors, nor in it0 oton princes ant) 
 nobles?, 00 ttjere toa0 no need to mabe 
 fa0t its ca0tle Doors, Oenre Wittier DiD 
 according to ^i0 toill, ant) Departed 0e; 
 cretl^ upon ^i0 fourne^, under tfce lig^t 
 of tlje moon* C.3Kfft)en ty IjaD pa00ed 
 out of tlje castle and citp, and bad rtD# 
 den for a little spare, be turned tjis fair, 
 ^oung face once more totoard tbe cit^, 
 and cried, C." ^ing of Ca0tile, tbou 
 Io0e0t, tbi0 nigrjt, a 0on! tbou, noble 
 bingdom of Castile, tbe Ijeir to ttnj 
 tbrone ! and tbou, mv? best beloted bro? 
 trjer, tb^ demoted and faitljful comrade l" 
 C,5?e also murmured unljearD faretoell0 
 to all iril)o bad been dear to l;im in tbe 
 past ; and bi0 last adieu to bis borne 
 took some 0ucb form a0 tljis : C." |?e 
 Iadie0 of tbe court and ?oung maiden0, 
 >od guard ^e ! and 31 pra^ <Sod eber to 
 protect, from eber^ Disaster, tbe city in 
 totjirrj mt? ^outb ba0 been spent, and all 
 
 to rjo D toell therein, or in anp part of my 
 dear land ! " C,J^e prated al0o tbat <0od 
 tooulD gibe toisDom to tbe queen, and 
 cbange tbe ebil intent sl;c beld totoard 
 bim gating made tljese tearful adieur , 
 be turned l;is ijorse's bead again totoard 
 bis road, and brusrjeD l)is mantle across 
 Ijis eyes, to Daslj atoay tbe tears, c.Oe 
 rode forward steaDily , until be came to a 
 little tillage, near toljirlj toas a seaport, 
 and tobitber lie mas come at a faborable 
 time ; for be found tbat a great lord bad 
 come Ijitljer, and tooulD sail Ijenee upon 
 a fourney ; and toitb t)im toas a noble 
 foreign bnigbt. HBotb of tbe0e iuere on 
 board tbe sljip, toitl) many otber men of 
 ranb ; and it toas tljeir purpose to jour> 
 ne^ to tbe cit^ of Con0tantinople C.^1^ 
 ber most earnestly DesireD of tbe captain 
 of tbe sljip, tbat be tooulD tabe l)im on 
 board, promising to pay l)im toell; but 
 be tooulD not, tEben tbe noble bnigbt 
 tol)o toas in tbe sljip fabored and urged 
 (Dliber'0 request, until, by suel) and 00 
 great solicitation, be toas at lengtb re^ 
 ceibed on board* t!Po tbe bnigbt torjo bad 
 been 00 mud) Ijis friend Oliuer gabe bis 
 borse, to sljo to Ijis gratitude* C.^nd no to 
 trjey saileD out upon tbe sea, and CHiticr 
 toas alone ; toljo be toas, toas Uno ton to 
 no one in tbe sbip ; but, tbrottgb tbe 
 grace of ^od, tobo brings about many 
 ioonderful tbing0, friendly relation0 
 greto up bettoeen (Dliber and tbe bnigbt 
 toljo bad belped lum, as tbe tale sljall tell, 
 
 Chapter tit. 
 
 pened at tbe Castilian Court after tbe 
 flight of 
 
J?en it toas morning <$liber's 
 serbants camr , a* toas tljr ir 
 toont, to bte chamber, in orDer to be at 
 the 0ert)tcc of their master iiiljrn l)f 
 arose ; but tljr v DID not finD tljr ebam* 
 bcrlain there, tEhey toaiteD before the 
 Door until it toad time to go to tlje court 
 for tljr morning meal ; then came li* 
 ber's belobeD chamberlain, and fount 
 the serbants stanDing about the Door* 
 J?e inquireD of them, anD especially of 
 the prince's boDy*serbant, C." Wfyy are 
 tou not in tlje chamber of our master, 
 to matte fyim reaDy, anD gibe assistance 
 in Dressing ? " W$t boDy*serbant an* 
 stoereD, " 31 knoto not Ijouj it is tuitlj 
 tjtm ; for 31 babe not been able to come 
 into his chamber to4ia* Last night 
 he orDereD that 31 go out from htm, 
 anD come not in again until he sum* 
 moneD me* 1 left m^ ke^ in the chamber, 
 anD Dare not knock upon the Door lest 
 he be angrp toith me*" C.t&h* chamber* 
 lain fenocUcD upon the Door, but no one 
 anstoereD him; for no one toas there* ^is 
 he ceaseD to knock, came Brtfjur, toho 
 haD been to hear mass, anD noto toisheD 
 to inquire hoto I;t0 brother IjaD passeD 
 the night* QWfytn he learneD that no 
 one haD been in the chamber, he feareD, 
 
 remembering hi* tmerDau's illness, 
 that some mischance haD befallen his 
 comraDe ; so he calleD for his oton ser* 
 bant, ioho carrieD his ke^, for both too* 
 thers haD kei?s alike* C.When the ke^ 
 toas brought, he orDereD that the Door be 
 unlockeD, anD toent into the chamber, 
 fastening the Door tohen he haD entereD* 
 Cljere \)t fouiiD no one in the beD, or in 
 the chamber, anD toas much surpriseD* 
 ^till seeking through the rooms, anD 
 finDing no one, he toas sore troubleD, 
 anD kneto not tohat to think* c.ls he 
 toent about in the chamber, consiDering 
 the matter, l)t sato a glass stanDing 
 there, tohich hf ^eto to be a fatorite 
 toith l)is brother ; anD, taking it up, sato 
 the letterin <$liber's hanDtoriting* tEhfe 
 he at once reaD ; anD, tohen Ijc kneto 
 tohat toas there toritten, all the sorroto 
 that he haD heretofore knoton in his life, 
 haD it all come to him together, tooulD 
 not hatoe equalleD one IjunDreDtlj part of 
 the pain, misery, anD torath that he nt* 
 DureD in that hour* C.ii>is heart seemeD 
 bursting toithin him, as he threto him* 
 self on the beD, anD lamenteD so griefc* 
 ousl^ that, haD an^ one seen him, he 
 must habe pitieD him* C." Bins anD 
 tooe," l)t crieD, **m? frienD anD brother! 
 tETrul^ 31 DO not beliebe that thou lobest 
 me, as 3fl Do thee; or thou tooulDst habe 
 tolD me the cause of th going atoa^ 31 
 coulD not habe left thee, as thou hast 
 forsaken me* #h* m^ brother ! 31 knoto 
 toell that thou hast not gone toithout 
 gooD cause; but in truth, 31 habe neber 
 Done thee any torong, nor DeserbeD this 
 treatment in an^ toap* 3If it haD been 
 th? toish, surely thou coulDSt habe tolD 
 me a part, at least, of thy trouble; for 31 
 tooulD rather suffer Death than knoto 
 
tbat 31 Ijabe lost tby trust, <& noble >li* 
 tor* tbou torn tbe !;opc of tljc ujljole 
 bingootti! ^KUljat toill tby affUctcfc father 
 say ? and also my mocker tl)t queen* 
 tobo lofceD tbee toitb b^ tobole beart?" 
 C.J?ere be toas 00 overcome by grief tbat 
 be fell in a stoounD upon a coucb in 
 tbe chamber, anD lay cijere as if DeaD* 
 Qmben tbe nobler tobo baD come 
 from tbc court* anD toljo noto stooD be* 
 fore lifaer^ Door* b*arD nothing from 
 0rtbur after be baD fasteneD tbe Door be* 
 binD biro* tbey sent Oliver's cbamber* 
 Iain to tlje king* to make bnoum to Ijim 
 tobat I)ao cljanceD at tljc prince'? cl;am^ 
 ber* J^e ran to $e court* anD coming be* 
 fore tl)e feing* tljusf relateD ^is Disturb* 
 ing message: C." Gracious king* 
 son teas sesterDai? ill* anD sent 
 one out of Ijis rooms* remaining t^jere 
 alone ; anD tljis morning toe t;atie not 
 been able to go in to #m* 31 fcabe bnocfeeD 
 upon tijt Door* but no anstoer toas maDe 
 $$V gracious lorD, prince jairttittr* toent 
 into ttjc rooms* anD mud) time passes* 
 During tulncl) toe bear nothing from 
 ^lim; therefore 3! mafee fenoton to sou 
 t^ese things* tljat ^ou may act, if it be 
 your toill anD pleasure* in t^e matter*" 
 C.tCl)c bing anstoereD* tljat lie tooulD 
 straig^ttoay go ijimself, anD ascertain 
 t^e cause of tfce silence* HWfyen lie ar* 
 ribeD* anD fbunD tlje Door still closeD* 
 ^e orDereD tljat it be brofeen open; tljen 
 toent be into t\)t rooms* imtt) certain of 
 ^is frienDS* C^eeing ttjat (Dlitier's beD 
 teas Vacant* bis minD* from tljat mo* 
 ment, toas bery ill at ease* >earcfcing 
 about* tie sato 0rtl)ur, lying upon a lit* 
 tie court), looking more libe a DeaD tljan 
 a libing man ; for be bao not yet recot)* 
 ereD from I)t0 stoounD* C.^ts soon as ty 
 
 sato Ijim tfce king crieD* " <$0rtl|ur* t^jou 
 bnotoest, toitljout Doubt* more of tljis 
 mystery tljan %" C.Mljen ty Dreiu 
 nearer* perceiving tljat #rtl)ttr toas in a 
 stDounD* \)t orDereD ttjat breaD stjottlD 
 be DippeD in toine* anD Ijclo before Ijis 
 nose* C$s ^rtfnir came to fjimself* a 
 letter fell from bis IjanD, uil)icl) tije lung 
 took up anD reaD* C.Mben be unDer* 
 stooD tbat (Dliber* toljo teas so Dear to 
 bim* baD left bint* tie toas not able to 
 reaD tbe rest of tbe letter* j?or, toben be 
 reaD tbat bis sonbaD riDDen atoay* anD 
 boto be blesseD bis fatber, be fell upon 
 tbe floor* overcome by grief* 
 trouble in tbe cbamber toas most 
 ous; anD tbe servants feneto not tobetljer 
 to run first to tbe bing* or to 0rti)tir* 
 or tobat to Do : tbe companions of tbe 
 bing* too* stooD betoilDereD anD belp* 
 less* CjiMjen tbe bing again recobereD 
 speecb* bf crieD alouD* anD saiD, C. u ^y 
 beloiieD son* tljou toast tbe foy anD stay 
 of my life! Mljat sball3J Do? <$ toretcbeD 
 bing! toby Does not <0oD senD to tbee 
 toelcomeDeatb? Sruly 31 Desire notbing 
 so mucb as Deatb; anD notbing to me 
 seems so batefttl as life* 0b ^ ^bilD* 
 tbou DiDst cause tbe Deatb of tby motber 
 at tby birtb; anD toill also slay tby fa* 
 tber, tobo bas lobeD tbee so Dearly I tby 
 fatber tobo bas toatcbeD tby beautiful 
 youtb bloom into all Virtues anD noble 
 DeeDS* in tobicb tbou toast eVer foremost! 
 31 baVe tbougbt tbat tbou tooulDSt be a 
 staff to my age* a totoer of strengtb to 
 tbebingDom* a support to all tby frienDs* 
 anD an avenging stoorD to my enemies, 
 tbine oton* anD those of tbe bingDom* 
 But 31 see tbat all tbe bopes tobicb 31 
 bate set on tbee babe faileD me noto* are 
 forgotten by tbee* anD tbat tbe remain^ 
 
ing oars of m? life must be toortljless 
 ano full of affliction ano numberledd 
 labors?. But 31 pra? (Sou, tbe 0lmigbt?, 
 to make me resigneo to duffer ; ano tljat 
 $>e toill keep tljee, in? Dear son, in Jt;te 
 bol? care t ano gibe tljee more of Ijappi? 
 nedd, tban 31 fear toill go toitb tljee in 
 tb? erile*" C.3bud, for a long time, 
 mourneD tlje afflicteo father, tbe queen 
 foining in Ijis lamentations , toitlj man? 
 tears? ; anD.no one coulD comfort tbcm, 
 C.^lfter a time a Ijope sprung up in tlje 
 king's breast, anD b* saiD, C. u sr>ear 
 frienDS, comfort, 31 pra? ?ou, a dorroto* 
 ing father, toljo bad lost bid Dear son ; 
 anD cause inquiries to be maDe in eber? 
 Direction, so tbat netod of Ijtm ma?, per* 
 cbanee, be founD," C.span? toent forty 
 on all tbe roaDS to carr? out tlje toill of 
 tljeir master; anD be toas more cbeerful 
 in tl)f Ijopr tljat be tooulD again be freeD 
 from bis grief* C.3fo make a long stor? 
 sljort, tlje? roDe abroad into man? lanDS 
 anD provinces, but coulD learn nothing 
 tbat serbeD in an? toa? to belp tljrm in 
 tbeir mission* after tlje? baD searcbeD 
 long in bain, tbr? returneD borne to tljr 
 king, anD raclj one relateD to bint luljat 
 be b^D Done* C.Cd'ben tlje king kneti) 
 tbat no trace teas to be founD of bis lost 
 son, be became sick toitb grief, anD la? 
 in bid beD in sucb Distress tbat tl;e?, 
 ujljo lookeD on Ijim , DiD not Deem it pos- 
 sible tbat be tooulD again arise, to take 
 up bis life* C.3b* Wttn saiu ber bus^ 
 banD in tbis ertremit?, anD kneuj tbat 
 sbe toas tlje guilt? cause of it* Wyt pas? 
 sion of anger tobicb baD mobeD ber toas 
 cbangeD into great sorroto anD Distress; 
 anD sbe saiD to berself, C." tlTbou most 
 toretcbeD tooman! tZTbou art tbe cause 
 of tbis affliction, anD of tbe loss of tbe 
 
 noblest anD truest son tbat man or 
 tooman eber baD; so sboulDst tbou be 
 beabil? punisbeD* 0b> m? Dear (Dliber, 
 tbou beautiful ?outb ! 3if 31 toere Draton 
 b? toilD borses, or suffcrcD tbe greatest 
 torture man coulD inflict, it tooulD be 
 no more tljan 3i Deserbe for tbe torongs 
 anD insults beapeD on tbee b? me, toben 
 m? reason anD lobe toere not miner m? 
 control; toben tbe benomous snake of 
 rage ruleD anD obercame me, so tbat 3f| 
 coulD not see tbe trutb anD tbe gooDness 
 tbat toere in tbee* >ince tb? loss brings 
 so great miser?, anD 31 am tbe cause 
 of it, 31 ma? nebermore be bapPE; but, 
 tbrougi; all time, must Drag out m? life 
 in remorse anD anguisb* 31 pra? <$oD, 
 tbe 0lmigbt?, tbat H;e toill guarD tb? fair 
 ?outb, Dear liber, from all tbe misfbr^ 
 tune tobicb 31 babe brougbt upon tbee*" 
 C.3it toere long to relate tbe laments 
 tions of princes anD nobles, anD of all 
 tobo Dtoelt in tbe kingDom; therefore 
 tbe tale toill leabe tbem, anD tell tobat 
 nert befell liber* 
 
 Chapter it). 
 
 is sbiptoreckeD, miraculousl? sabeD, 
 anD fourne?s to Canterbury toitb a 
 frienDl? knigbt ; boto bid frienD Dies, 
 anD liber reDeems bis DeaD boD? from 
 tbe penalty of a Debt* 
 
 t?e tale bad alreaD? tolD boto 
 ber left bid country, anD embarkeD 
 
xuxx 
 
 upon tty sea, CJFor ttoo months Jjis 
 sljip tons Driben b? aDbersc umtos out 
 of its course until tye sailors kneto not 
 toljere tlje? toere on tlje tempestuous 
 toaters, tEljen tljere tame, in ttjenigjjt, 
 a biolent storm, umlj still increasing 
 toinD, so ttjnt it became impossible to 
 manage tlje sljip, toljiclj Drobe before t|je 
 tempest* j]ioto tjje? coulD onl? implore 
 of &OD, tlje Corn, tljat J?e tooulD come 
 to tljeir aiu, anD guiDe tjje sljip to lanD; 
 for otljeriDise tljr y IjaD nothing to erpect 
 but tlje Ijour of Deatlj, .3^*1? toere in 
 Dire Danger for tljree Da?s, anD tljc uitno 
 teas so strong tljat tljr sljip toas at last 
 Driten on a rock in tlje sea, anD split in 
 ttoain, so ttjnt all on boarD perisljeD, t^ 
 cept onl^ <Dliber anD tlje Unigl)t, to tuljom 
 lie l;aD gitien l)i Ijorse* CL^ljcs c tuio sato 
 tljr lanD not far Distant, anD, tutjcu tl)c 
 6i)ip broke up, IjclD it best to attempt to 
 stoim to tlje sljore, tljat it migljt be possi# 
 ble so to preserve tfteir litoes longer tljan 
 if t^ peris^eD miserably toitl) t^je De# 
 structionof tt)eirst)ip C.^ljerefbreeacl) 
 signeD himself tuitl) tljc symbol of tlje 
 cross, commenDeD ftimself to ^5oD, t^e 
 jaimig^t^, DroppeD from tlje sljip into 
 tl)c sea, anD stoam totoarD t\jt lanD, in 
 tlje Ijopc to sate Ijimself ; tot)trt) liao not 
 been possible if (SoD, tlje JlorD, IjaD not 
 s^ioton J^is merc^ G$ntn ffytv liaD 
 stoum for a long time, anD botlj toere 
 so ioear^ t^at t^ fyvto no otljer erpecta^ 
 tion tljan to Droton, in tljeir anriet anD 
 Distress tlje^ fbunD tljemselbes not far 
 from eacl) otljer, t^tien calleD tlje^ on 
 <0oD, t^je Sllmigljt^, to take pitp on tljem, 
 out of J?is compassion ; for, in tljeir 
 otim efforts, toas no l)opc tljat tlw migljt 
 reac^ tlje s^jore, ^5oD, tlje 0lmig|)ti?, for^ 
 got tljem not, anD granteD t|je prater so 
 
 trustfully uttereD, C.J&e sent to tljem, 
 eaclj, a to^jite stag, toljicl) tljty suDDenl^ 
 satostoimming besiDe tljem, anD stjoto; 
 ing so submissibe tljat tfytv toonDereD 
 greatly io^jat it coulD mean ; but eacfc 
 Dreto Ijimself up upon tije back of one 
 of tljcsr animals, anD so toas brought 
 to t^e lanD* C.Mljen tljep reac^eD ttje 
 lanD, t\)t stags as suDDenli? toere gone, 
 as tljcp IjaD first appeareD ; anD tije ttoo 
 seemeD not muclj better tljan DeaD; rtjep 
 toere ber^ toeak, IjaD stoallotoeD muclj 
 toater, anD toere nearly frozen, 5111 as 
 toere, tlje^ forgot not <0oD, tlje 3k 
 , but knelt to gibe J?im praise anD 
 tljanks, toitb tljeir toljole Ijearts, for tlje 
 great miracle tljat Je IjaD performeD for 
 t|jem, llWityn tyty IjaD enDeD t^eir 
 prater, tlje^ stooD up; anD, in great pain, 
 toalkeD to a ijouse, luljicl) tl;ev coulD see 
 before tljem, not far Distant, tEljis toas 
 t^je bouse of a nobleman of tlje country, 
 toljo, toljen lie sato tljeir sijiptoreckcD 
 conDition, pitieD tljeir Distress, maDe 
 tljem toelcome, anD leD t Ij cm into a clj am* 
 ber, toijere tie, Ijimself , maDe for tljem a 
 gooD fire,b^ toljic^j t^iet DrieDtljemseltes, 
 anD toere toarmeD into more comfort, 
 l;e also serbeD tljem iuitlj tlje best fooD 
 tie |iaD, anD Drp clotljing, QWfym tyty 
 toere sometoljat restoreD, Ije askeD tljem 
 Ijoto tljf v 1 liaD come tljere ; so tlje? re# 
 lateD to Ijim tljeir sljiptoreck, tlje great 
 Distress in toljiclj tlje? IjaD been, anD tlje 
 miracle toljiclj ($OD, tlje aimigljt?, out 
 of C;is botuiDless mere?, IjaD performeD 
 for ttiem, protecting t^ieir litjes in t^e 
 miDst of tljose ljungr? toabes, LQfyt 
 nobleman toas nlleD iuitlj toonDer, but 
 belietieD tljem, knotoing tljat to 45oD, tlje 
 llorD, notljing is impossible, C.tt)is 
 miracle sljoujs us tljat it is to ell to keep 
 
in remembrance tijat tfase toljo finD 
 tljcmseltoes in trouble tfaouglj misfoiv 
 tune0, too often cau0eD b? 0in0 in 
 tot)ie& tfce? per0i0t, if tlje? turn to tfa 
 grace of <SoD, anD appeal to S?i0 mere?, 
 neeo not De0pair ; tuljosoctoer in t;i0 0ore 
 neeD crie0 out to 6oD in faitl;, to Ijim 
 toill <3oD manifest Oimsclf, anti relieve 
 tljat suppliant from $0 Danger* Wt; 
 ne00 tljese ttoo U)I)o lucre 0abeD out 
 of tlje 0ea tofan tljcy 0eemeD to be in 
 tfa 0ame peril as tfair companions tuljo 
 pcrisljeD miserably. <SoD granteD tljem 
 mere? in an0toer to tfair pra?er0 ( C.<Dli^ 
 ber asheD Ijis Ijospttable entertainer tlje 
 name of tljt lanD in uitjicfj ttjcy toere 
 fallen ; ant) toa0 tolD tljat it inas Cng; 
 lanD* C.^t tljts tlje tmigt)t, toljo toa0 
 luitl) <DUt)er t 0i)otoeo mud) fo\\ 01^ 
 tljougl) IK toa0 noto become ter? ill, Ijc 
 a0keO tl)cnoblr man, loljo uias tl)nrl)ost, 
 if l)f Imeto of a fcntgljt rail CD lolm Cal? 
 bot of Canterbury ; anD Ijr an0toere&, 
 tljat t)f Ijati ijf aro report of tjim, but tjau 
 neber 0een Ijim, tljotigt) l)r aboDe in tl)c 
 cit? of Canterbury io^ic^ ioa0 in t^at 
 province* onl? ttoent? mile0 Distant 
 from Ijis tjotisr . LtD!jentl)e sir U hnigljt 
 crieu, ** prai0eD be <Soo t tljat J^e ba0 
 led us Ijitljcr, 31 am tljr 3ot;n Calbot 
 of to^om 3 spaUr, ant) m? Ijousr i0 in 
 t\)t city of Canterbury?, a0 ?ou ^aDe 
 0ait)4 31 feel an intoaro con0ciou0ne00 
 tljat, unle00 ^OD come0 to mv aiD, 3f| 
 sljall onl? e0cape from ttjc 0ickne00, 
 nouj upon me, tljrougl) m v Dr atl) , totjtr b , 
 3(1 Doubt not, i0 near at IjanD. 3 beg 
 ?ou, tljeretbre, gooD frienD0, to ^elp me 
 fiuD a conbevance, in tol)id; 3f| ma? be 
 taken to m? ^ou0e in Canterbury, tftat 
 31 ma? 0et m? toorlDl? matter0 in orDer, 
 anD turn m? tljougtjts to ^OD, tlje ^ 
 
 migljt?, a0 a gooD Christian stjoulD Do ; 
 anD if, ttiroug^ ^5oD'0 mere?, 31 come to 
 m? fame, ?ou 0ljall be iuell retoarDeD/' 
 C^l^er, perceiving tt)at tt)c Unigljt toa0 
 in truty ter? ill, tu^icb gate Ijim great 
 0orroto, 0aiD, **sp? gracious anD torn? 
 gooD frienD, 31 griebe t^at ?ou are 00 ill* 
 |ou Ijator kept uml) me true comraDe^ 
 st)ip, anD on no account mill 3] forsake 
 ?ou until 31 0ee toliat i0 t^e outcome of 
 ?our ailment* 31 gft? tljanU0 to 45oD 
 tljat 31 am noto 00 far recobereD, tftat 
 31 can again trabel* 31 am reaD? to riDe 
 U)itt) ?ou to ttjr cit? to luljirl) ?ou luisl) 
 to be carrieD*" C^e knight tljankeD 
 l;im, anD saiD tljat l)is; one toislj Ina0 
 to tratorl to !)is fame, anD fa pra?eD 
 ^oD that fa mtgfa come tljrrc ali!)e*CIj3 
 conbe?ance ixja0 maDe reaD?, anD tfa 
 tioo knigfa0 took leabe of tfair kinD 
 fa0t, tofa IjaD giben tljrm 0falter t fboD, 
 anD comforts, for iiiljict) tljcp tljankeD 
 fam, anD tooulD Ijatoc paiD Ijim, but fa 
 tooulD receibe nothing* C.tET^e? toent 
 on tfair toa?, anD <Dliber roDe b? tfa 
 knigfa'0 0iDe, until tfce? came to tfa 
 cit? of Canterbury tofare tfa 0ick man 
 toa0 brougfa into fa0 fau0e, at iuljiclj, 
 tfaug^ sicU unto Dcatlj, fa mas crcccD? 
 ingl? glaD* C^ltber toa0 sorroinful for 
 tfa gooD knigfa, ober tofam muclj la^ 
 mentation toas maDe b? l)is relatibe0, 
 altfauglj, after Iji0 Deat^, t^e? 0fatoeD 
 little lobe for fam, a0 tfa tale sljall tell* 
 CJioto ttjis fe>ir 31ol)n Calbot IjaD been, 
 for 0eben ?ear0, in Debt to a merchant 
 of Canterbury, tofa put Ijim unDer ban 
 until tfa Debt mas paiD* H;r IjaD not 
 tfa means to pa? tfa merchant until 
 fa solD Iji0 property, mljiclj fa noU) otf 
 fereD to Do ; but soon after fa came into 
 tfa cit?, fa DieD uuitlj tfa Debt unpaiD, 
 
C (E1)C boDy of ^ir 31ol)it (Ealbot coulD 
 babe been buricD in Ijoly grounu if tlje 
 merchant rjaD beliebeD tljat Ijis kin 
 toouto babe satisfi'cD tljc Debt ; but tljts; 
 rje Doubt cD ; for toljm rje DrmanDcD pay? 
 mrnt b* coulD not obtain it, nor ans 
 satisfactory promise, 00 t)c tooulD not 
 release tbe DeaD man from ttje ban* W$t 
 boDy of a noble Christian knigljt toas 
 therefore DenieD a sacreD resting-place, 
 anD mustneeus be laiD in uneonsecrateD 
 grounD ttjrougb trje bareness of I) cart of 
 l)is relatives, ml)o IjclD l;is lanDS anD 
 goto as more Desirable tljan to come to 
 tl)c Ijclp of t)is poor soul, C^erceibing 
 tlic grccDof bis DcaD frtcnD's kin, 
 
 urns mud) DtsgusteD inminO,anD spoke 
 to b o 1 1) parties, saving t^at it toouto sljoto 
 a birtuous ant) seemly spirit on ttjr part 
 of tije relatives of tlic DcaD knigfjt, ant) 
 also on ttie part of tfce cretiitor, if tye^ 
 toouto make some frienul^ settlement 
 ofttjemattertDit^eacbot^er; fbritiuoulD 
 be an untoortfci? act of botl) if tfcis goot) 
 kntgl)t,U)l)o ^at) altoa^sborneabirtuous 
 ant) Honorable character, toere DenteD 
 Christian burial c.But be spake toitf}; 
 otitatail,fortt)e Ijeirs feareD tljcrc ujoulD 
 not be sufficient property for t^em after 
 UK Debt toas paiD, anD tooulD therefore 
 
 gibe little fceeD to Oliver's; solicitations* 
 mfytn t^e merchant, to to^om tfce Debt 
 UDasDttr^tnDcrstooDtljatttjcv 1 UoottlD not 
 pa^ tofcat tbeic father oioeD, be toas an^ 
 gry?, anD saiD trjat be toouto be paiD tljc 
 lutjolc Debt before Ijc toouto release tlje 
 boDp from tljc ban. (Dliber, finDing tbat 
 tbere uias no l)dp anD trjat tt)c ban must 
 remain, askeD tbe mercbant tlje amount 
 of tbe Debt, pairing learneD tbat it toas 
 a tbousanD crotons, tbougb little it* 
 maineD of tbe monei? \)t baD taken toitb 
 bint, be paiD tbe merchant initl) fclncls 
 l)t yet baD, in orDer tbat tbe gooD knigbt 
 sboulD be allotoeD to rest, anD tbat bis 
 soul sljouto not be imperilleD* ^e 
 t^ougbt tbat be couto perform no better 
 toork; anD so tbe burial toas celebrateD 
 in an Ijonorable manner, as toas Due to 
 a gooD anD noble knigbt* jror tljis DU# 
 ber toas greatly praiseD by all tbe com? 
 munits ; anD tbe relatibes of tbe DeaD 
 knigbt toere mucb blameD, as toas fust* 
 
 Chapter \). ?|oto (Ittoer 
 
 learns of a granD tournament to be beto 
 in ilonDon ; is assaileD by robbers in 
 tbe forest ; anD meets a f ricnDly knigbt, 
 tobo promises to equip Ijim for ttjc tour? 
 nament* 
 
ffile fitter tarrieD, for a time, 
 in the city of Canterbury ,U)ith 
 bery little remaining after Ijr IjaD paiD 
 the knight's Debt, lie learneD that the 
 king of CnglanD, umlj tljr aDtoice of Ins 
 prince^ anD subjects throughout tlje 
 realm, l;aa announce!) a grant) tourna* 
 ment to be IjelD for three Days, to tohich 
 all noblemen, luljo haD pleasure anD skill 
 in such sports', toere intoitcD, Cljr lists 
 toere free to all noble knights ; but only 
 to one toho toas untoeD coulD the chief 
 pri?e of the tourney be gitoen, for the 
 hanD of the feing's 1 Daughter toast to be 
 the retoarD of the bictorious fenigljt, 
 if he uiere of unblcmishcD character* 
 CLnriK Daughter of the king toas' fameD 
 to be the most beautiful princess in tlje 
 toorlD ; anD the king tooulD not consent 
 to gibe Ijrr to a foreign king ; for Ije De^ 
 sireD to keep Ijer near Ijim in !)is oton 
 lanD, *8 sl)c toad 00 Dear to Ijim, tljat \)t 
 coulD not be tiapp^ if a Da^ passeD in 
 toljiclj be DiD not see Ijer* C.^e tljottgljt, 
 also, tljat it tooulD be an aDbantage anD 
 Ijonor to tt)e country, tljat Ije sljoulD 
 gite Ijer to a manlv anD toortbv knight, 
 etien tljouglj lie toere poor in lanDg 
 anD golD ratljer tljan to a rtrl) prince, 
 toljo migljt be scantili? enDotoeD ixittlj 
 knigl) tip Virtues. 0s for roval blooD anD 
 ricljes, Ijis Daughter IjaD enough for both; 
 for she toas the princess of cSnglanD, 
 anD heiress to its throne* C.^>herefore 
 haD he proclaimeD this tournament, in 
 orDer to secure, as his Daughter's Iju0# 
 banD, a brabe anD potoerful knight, in 
 tohose hanDs the kingDom tooulD be 
 safe from invasion, anD its people sheU 
 tereD from any toho tooulD torong or 
 oppress them.CJrour hunDreD knights 
 toere to holD the list against all comers ; 
 
 anD elefaen months haD passeD since the 
 tournament haD been proclaimeD, 0n? 
 nouncement of it haD been maDe to all 
 the realms anD principalities of Chris* 
 tcnDom, C.)i5ut <0liber IjrarD naught 
 of it until he came to the citi? of Can* 
 terbur^; anD noto onl^ fifteen Da^s 
 toere to come before the lists tooulD be 
 openeD, J?e toas greatly troubleD, for 
 he feareD that he coulD not prepare him* 
 self in so short a time ; anD, moreover, 
 for such a tournament, he no longer 
 haD sufficient money to equip himself 
 in such manner as seemeD fitting* 
 >till he set himself to Do his best as 
 quickly anD as creDitably as he might, 
 JFrom the hour in tohich h* first hearD 
 of her, his thoughts turneD constantly 
 to the (English princess ; anD he saiD to 
 himself, C." &h fcoto happ^ tooulD 3] 
 be, toere J noto, though Driben into er* 
 tie by misfortune, to be so blest that a 
 queen tooulD be giben to me in marriage 
 a queen tohom all men praise for her 
 birtues anD tyt beauty," C^e haD, 
 therefore, a great Desire to put himself 
 in the company of other princes anD no* 
 bles ; so, as the time toas near at hanD, 
 he settlcD toith his lanDlorD, paiD him 
 honorably, anD roDe out of the city of 
 Canterbury on the roaD to iLonDon, 
 tohere the tournament, toith its great 
 festival, toas to be helD a festival to be 
 celebrateD toith more magnificence than 
 haD been seen for many years, Cj>o 
 many princes anD nobles haD alreaDy 
 come that the hostelries anD loDgings 
 in anD about ilonDon toere filleD or be* 
 spoken : so <liber haD been tolD ; but, 
 as he roDe on his toay, his thoughts 
 toere not so much on the Difficulties in 
 the toay of his emprise as upon the 
 
princess Uuijo tons to be tljc pmc of tljr 
 content; anD ty longeD for the hour 
 toben tie sboulD see her ; anD, if it might 
 be t Do great DeeDs to torn bcr, C>o 
 rifting fortuity onttiarD, in a pleasant 
 Dream of achieving great Conors in tljc 
 lists beneatlj tlje eyes of fair laDies, anu 
 of one fairer than all, tie entered a toooD 
 apart from the roaD that be sboulD babe 
 taken* OTir n be baft riDDen a sbort Dis* 
 tance into tbe toooD ty met a partp of 
 fifteen ruffians, tobo toore armor anD 
 baD gooD weapons, anD tobo erieD out, 
 on bint! SDeatb to bint!" 
 be first sato tbem tljrv toere 
 so close upon bint, anD attacUeD bint 
 so sbarpty, tbat be baa no choice but to 
 figbt in bis oton Defence* tye Dreto bis 
 stoorD, anD struck tbe nearest foe toitb 
 sucb force tbat bis IjfaD toas cloijen 
 to tbe teetb, anD Ijr fell DeaD upon tbe 
 eartb* &\)tn be struck about Ijtni man? 
 fully on all siDes boitb sucb bigor anD 
 effect tbat be betoeD off bere a beaD, tbere 
 an arm, until tbe bolDest of tbem sbrank 
 back from bim, nor DareD to encounter 
 bis strokes* l>e baD so DisposeD 
 self tbat tbep coulD onl^ attack 
 from tbe front anD one at a time, so be 
 toas tbe better able to DefenD bimself, 
 C.(Ebrougb tbe belp of ^oD, on tubom 
 be calleD constantly, be so ererteD b^ 
 strengtb, anD struck sucb migbt^ biotas, 
 tbat in tbe enD eleten of tbe robbers la^ 
 DeaD before bim in tbe forest, anD tbe 
 otbers fleD in fear* CLMben be founD 
 bimself alone of tbe libing, tbere toas 
 a great anD grim company of tbe DeaD 
 arounD bint* fyt DismounteD, anD 
 tbankeD aoD tobo baD presertieD bint 
 from bis enemies ; tljcn be fasteneD bis 
 Ijorse to a brand; of a tree, anD set bint; 
 
 self to binD up bis toounDS, anD none of 
 tbem toere Deep ; anD for tbis mercp b^ 
 gate great tbanks to <$OD* C^itjile be 
 toas tbus caring for bis burts, anD gifc 
 ing no tbougbt to bis steeD, tobicb toas 
 not strictly tieD, it sbook itself loose, anD 
 ran carrying toitb it tbe scrip tobicb belD 
 bis scanty golD* Before be kneto tobat 
 baD cbanceD, it toas alreaD^ afar* C,H5ut 
 one tbing toas tbere to Do : to run after 
 as fast as eber be coulD* ty toas, boto^ 
 eber, unable to overtake it before it came 
 to a thicket in tobicb one of tbe robbers 
 tbat baD ffeD toas tying* Mben tbis 
 man sato tbe borse, anD kneto tbat it 
 toas <Dlilier tobo pursueD, be sprang 
 out, anD seizing tbe borse, mounteD it 
 anD roDe atoau* C^oto toas fitter 
 alone on foot in tbe forest ; bis borse 
 lost, anD all tbat be possesseD gone toitb 
 bim* H;e toas in a strange lanD tobere 
 be toas all unknoton, toitbout a frienD 
 to tobom be coulD turn for aiD* C,^ne 
 mas toell unDerstanD tbat be toas 
 stunneD b^ tbis miscbance* ty coulD 
 onty cr^ out to ^5oD in tbis ejtreme 
 misfortune, C.**<^ J^eatienty jfatber, 31 
 prai? Wt)tt notto forsake me in tbis bour 
 of calamity ; for in tEbee is m^ onty 
 bope anD comfort* 31 see tbat fortune is 
 entirety against me, anD if ttfbou in 
 Wyv meres contest not to mi? aiD, m^ 
 life is enDeD ; anD 31 cannot accomplish 
 tbe great things tobich babe been filling 
 nts minD* tEo Ww care 31 commenD 
 my all, anD beg Cbee to Do tberetoitb ac^ 
 corDing to tEbi? hoty toill anD pleasure* 
 Nothing can be toorse for me than tohat 
 has noto befallen ; but 31 trust that this 
 misfortune toill be for the toelfare of 
 ms soul*" L&* <^liber thus lamenteD 
 alouD his forlorn conDition, a man 
 
appearcD br slur Ijim, laiD IjolD of 
 Ijis garment, ant) saiD to Ijim, " &ing 
 >littrr of Castile, be not cast Doton, 
 nor toonDcr tljat 31 name tljee anD 
 tljy mighty feingDom*" Caliber turneD 
 toljcn tie IjearD Ijimsrlf tljus aDDresscD, 
 Uneto not toljat to tljinh, toljrtljrr it 
 a Dream or toitcljcraft* i>e maDe 
 tljr sign of tlje cross, anD crieD out, 
 C"3KftfJO art tfcou? 31 confure tfcee, in 
 tjje name of dtoD, to Do me no injury 
 anD to tell me toljo Ijas maDe tljrr u< 
 quainteD toitf) my name*" QQfyt man* 
 U)ljo IjaD a IjanDsome countenance, anD 
 toas in appearance an honorable person, 
 anstoereD, C." flitter, my gooD frienD, 
 fear me not; for 3! am a gooD <ljrisv 
 tian, anD beliebe as firmly in 31esus 
 Cljrist as tljoti Dost. ESUonDcr not tljat 
 31 fenoU) tl)v name* Cljott sljottlost be 
 atoare ttjat all tljr firlos anD tiie toooDS 
 ^ate liearD, anD bnoto t^ee; for tljp mis* 
 chance ijas robbeD tljrr of tlji? senses. 
 ;aDst tljou remembereD t\w toorDS tljou 
 must IjnDr recogni^eD tljat tliv rom^ 
 plaints fjabr been so louolv uttereD 
 tfjat all tol)o toere near tljrr must Ijatoe 
 tiearD* ^us tljou Ijast giben me to un# 
 DerstanD tljat tljou Desirest to take part 
 in tfjr tournament to be l;elD in JLom 
 Don in sir Days* 0s tljou Ijast lost tljy 
 tiorse anD t^y money, bnoto t^at 31 am 
 in Debt to tljee tfjrouglj a certain srr# 
 bice fiob^ a nm rrienD of rt)ine, anD 
 tt)? tor U;iD ts1)f r, l)as Done for me* ^>o 3| 
 luill Ijelp tljee in tin? commenDable in 
 tent ; anD 31 pray <SoD tfcat tyt toill grant 
 tljee grace to accomplish tfty toislj* 0s 
 it is not possible to tljee ot^ertoise, 31 
 toill furnisfc t^ee toit^ armoranD Corses ; 
 anD toill sertoe t|iee in sucl) manner as 
 must satisfy tfcee* But in orDer tfcat 
 
 my settice to t|iee may tafee t^is form, 
 t^ou must promise tfcat, of all tfcou toin# 
 nest in tljis tournament, tfcou toilt gibe 
 one Ijaif to me, anD tljat tljis boto, toljen 
 t^ou bast maDe it, sljall be taitljfully feept 
 by tljee*" Caliber UsteneD to tfce fair 
 promises of tljis man, inljo bore tljr ap# 
 pearance of a noble anD toealt|iy bnig^t, 
 anD toore tijr garments befitting suclj a 
 station* Bearing also toljat toas requireD 
 of ^im in return, in Ijis fifore neeD, anD 
 betoilDerment of minD, Ijr maDe an; 
 stoer tjastily, anD scarcely tljinUing Ijoto 
 mucb migljt groto out of ty* toorDs: 
 frienD, t^e ^our is noto at lianD 
 fortune may fatoor me if tljou 
 toilt aiD me as tljy toorDs bespeak; anD 
 31 on my part boto anD stoear by <SOD 
 in tobom 31 beliebe, anD by tbe blesseD^ 
 ness tljat 31 Ijope to enfoy in ^eaben, 
 anD by all tljr fyeabenly tjost, tljat of 
 uiljatr bcr of richness anD possessions 
 come to me t^rougb tljis tournament 
 tljou sljalt be ttjr true inheritor of a 
 Ijalf portion, or eben of a larger part if 
 tljou cljoosest to DemanD it*" c.Co tljese 
 toorDs tljr hnigljt replieD tljat Ijr toas 
 content toitb t^e promise, anD beggeD 
 tljat <Dltocr tooulD not forget it uiljrn tljr 
 time sljoulD come, at loljiclj be migljt re^ 
 minD bim of toljat be noto engageD* tyt 
 aDDeD tljat Ijr tooulD not speak of tljis 
 again until tljr time came toijen be sato 
 fit to claim Ijis portion* C. u ^By Dear 
 frienD <^liber," t^is mysterious person 
 continueD, u be not surpriseD at tofcat# 
 eber may bappnr to tfcee from tljis time 
 on* jfor tljr present, go fortoarD on tljis 
 roati to tljr left IjanD, toljrrr tljott toilt 
 finD a Ijrrm it's loDge, tljat lies, mayljap, 
 a mile anD a Ijalf from Ijrrr, Cljrrr take 
 refuge, anD atoait me; for 31 go not toitlj 
 
tljee noto ; but toill scrU tbee ttjcrr, anD 
 sertoe tyee toben tfce proper time sball 
 come*" Cj3nD $o ttyu took leatie of eaetj 
 otljrr, anD flitter, first begging ijts neto 
 frir no not to forget Ijim, limit ^ts toap. 
 personage roDe atoai? 00 quickly 
 , in t\)t Dusk of tbe evening tobM) 
 toas noto come, fitter kneto not totjitber 
 be toent ; but Ijr forgot not ttie roaD tlmt 
 baD been pointeD out to l)im, toalking 
 fortoarD upon it ad fast as tje eoulD in 
 t\)c grotoing Darkness ; but ttjc ntgtjt 
 baD fallen ere b* reae&eD tbe permit's; 
 loDge* CtEbere fbunD Ije ttye Door closfeD 
 ant) fast; 00 l;e fenocUeD upon it long anD 
 louo, until tlje permit, totjo toad about 
 Ijts evening Demotions, being alarmro, 
 Dreto near, anD toonDereft toljat manner 
 of man tins migi)t be t toljo importuned 
 bim for entrance at 00 late an ijour ; for 
 0uci) a tl)tng IjaD neber cbanceD before^ 
 anD Ijc toad in ttoo mtnDS toljetljer to 
 open or not* C.^tDeber t after Ije IjaD 
 toaiteD a gooD U)l;tlr, anD tljc knocking 
 still eontinueD, Iji^ courage came to fcim, 
 anD Ijr unDiD tlje Door; iuljereupon lii 
 tier greeteD t)im toitb courteous toorDS ; 
 to lul)tcl) tl;e Ijolp man maDe like repl^, 
 anD asUcD l)im Ijotu Ije came in tftis 
 lonely place at suc^ an bour* C.**2Dear 
 jfatljer," saiD (Dliber, U 31 beg tjiat ^ou 
 toill permit me to be pour guest anD 
 servant for tfcis nig^t ; for 31 knoto of 
 no otljer place toljere if] can finD refuge*" 
 C, Cl] c p iott s I) r rm it maDe 1) im in rlccrn e , 
 anD saio tbat tl)ts refuge anD all tftat it 
 containeD iuere at bis serbice. 
 ber entereD t anD tl)c permit sbarrD 
 l)im bid evening meal, tnl)trl) consisted 
 of breaD anD toater* C.**IFrienD," said 
 tbe b^rmit, "^ou are not accustomeD 
 to libe on sucij fare ; but take it not ill 
 
 tbat 'tis simple; for baD 31 something 
 better 31 tooulD glaDl^ gibe it you*" 
 L{Eb*2 conberseD for some time, but 
 at lengt^ fell asleep* <$liber slept not 
 late into tijr morning ; for tijr beD toas 
 not sucb as ^e toas toont to sleep in ; 
 tlje featbers on toljiclj \)t lap must, 
 be tbougbt, I)at3e been pluckeD from a 
 bcrp rougt) kinD of goose* Wfymfott at 
 Daybreak Ije arose, anD assisteD tlje l)cr^ 
 mit to perform mass, to tolu'cb bf li^ 
 teneD inttl) earnest Demotion, anD com^ 
 menDeD bimself to &oD anD fi?ts Dear 
 ^potber* QWfytn tlje mass fcoas ober, 
 fce maDe confession to t^e permit; anD, 
 in bis confession, relateD tbat a strange 
 knigljt IjaD come to ijim in tlje toooD, 
 anD baD aDDresseD ijim b^ Ijis name* 
 [&})( gooD bcrmit questioneD Ijim; 
 anD, after bearing tiis replies, saiD to 
 bim : C"^P^ Dear brother anD gooD 
 frienD, pou sap tbat bis toorDs toere 
 spoken to sou in tlje name of 5oD* 3|f 
 Ijts intentions baD been otbertoisc tljan 
 gooD, be IjaD not sent pou to tftis place, 
 toljicb is a fcolE refuge, in tobieb 31 ^olD 
 myself untuortb^ to be tbe Dtoeller* 
 Qfyt refore it seems to me tliat ^ou ioill 
 not Do amiss if pou folloto ijis instruct 
 tions; for be is Doubtless a knigbt of 
 tbis realm, toljo cbanceD upon pott in tlje 
 toooD, anD became acquainteD toitb pour 
 affairs, as ty saiD, toi;en pou spoke of 
 tbem to yourself, uttering ^our tboug^ts 
 alouD* ttbf best aDbtce tbat 31 can gibe 
 is to commenD yourself to t^e care of 
 <@oD, anD ask finm to protect pou from 
 all ebil anD eberv snare of tlje toickeD 
 enemi? of man*" C.<^lii)er tarrieD in tbe 
 toooD toitb tbe tiermit for four Dars, 
 anD noto onlp ttoo more tooulD bring 
 tbe Da^ of tfce tournament* W$t cbapel 
 
anti Ijermit's loDge toere but a little toay 
 from tlje city of HonDon, anD if Wittier 
 toalKeD to tlje eDge of tlje toooD Ije coulD 
 clearly see tlje city, ana eben tbe tilting 
 fielD, for tbe barriers rtjat encloseD tbe 
 latter tocre already erecteD, ana it toas 
 nearer tfjan tfce city* C.^*ato t^jat tbe 
 noble* met tbere to practise, tljat tfceir 
 Ijorses migljt become erpert, anD tljat 
 tljey migljt probe tbe strengtlj of tbeir 
 Jjarness* CJln seeing ttjis Ije founD, in 
 trurtj, no great pleasure or satisfaction ; 
 for Ije toas in mudj anxiety lest dje 
 knigljt stjoulD forget Ijim, or sjjoulD ^abe 
 intenor u to Deceive l)im ; ano , as tl;e time 
 grett) sljorter, t)c toas more and more 
 troubleu , ano at times l;e toas sorry tljat 
 ^e IjaD beliebeD in an unfenoton helper, 
 ano giben l)int tjis promise to toait; anO 
 lie fretteD tljat, insteao of remaining ioit| 
 tl)r ijermit in tljr toootj, l)c Ijao not gone 
 into t^e city, tljere to fino among tfce 
 many nobles, of usljose rieljrs ano Ijon? 
 orable character Ije Ijao ^earo murtj gooD 
 report in Canterbury, some one uiljo 
 migljt Ijatoe gioen Ijim tl)r Ijelp lxil)irl) 
 Ijc neeoeu. C.15ut Ije oareo not oo t^is 
 noiu, fearing t^at t|ie ftnigljt migJjt come 
 at any Ijour to tljr place ujljere ty tjaD 
 appointee to meet Ijim; ano lie thought 
 tljere tooulo be mud) cause of complaint 
 against tn'm, if tt)is unUnoum Ijelper 
 came ano oiD not fino Ijim ; ano tl)e loss 
 tooulD be l)is olDiu C.^o passeo tlje Days 
 before tljat on tijljidj tlje tournament 
 toas to be Ijr ID ; anD at last tlje Day came 
 toljen all U3l)o mere to take part in it 
 sl;oulD present tljemselues at tlje lists. 
 C.j1^o one can toonDer tl)at (DUber toas 
 in great Dolor, anD tljat 1) is Ijeart sftoelleo 
 toitl) grief anD Disappointment as lie 
 stooD before tlje little Ijouse in tlje toooD* 
 
 3flf ^e^iearD eben a single leaf fall from a 
 brand)* be starteD ; for be tljouglj 1 1 lj a t bis 
 knight toas at last coming* Oe toaiteD 
 until be lost tlje last of tits t;ope ; tljen 
 cast be bimself upon tbe grounD in ut* 
 ter Despair* 0t tljis moment be IjearD tl)e 
 tramp of a troop of Norsemen riDtng 
 tljrougl; tbe toooD* Oe gabe tl)e sounD 
 no t)eeD, for be supposeD tljat it toas a 
 company of noblemen proceeDing to tbe 
 tournament; anD bis oton rjope toas 
 DeaD* But tbe sounD of tbe Ijorses noto 
 tolD Ijim tljat tlje troop toas coming 
 to t^e loDge, tobereupon be sprang to 
 bis feet, anD turneD totoarD tljem ; tljen 
 l;e sato fifteen noblemen come riDing 
 stoiftly totoarD bint* (Eljey toere all 
 clotljeD in black silk, anD black toere tbe 
 Corses tbey roDe, toitlj black housings; 
 anD tljeir armor toas of tlje same color, 
 tbe stoorD of endj sljeatljeD in black bet- 
 bet* tD^ben came ten knigbts, to^o toere 
 clotljeD in long black belbet coats lineD 
 toitlj martin; tljese leD a beautiful black 
 stallion, cobereD toitlj rlotlj of golD, bis 
 briDle anD trappings also trimmeD toitlj 
 golD* 0fter tbese came fifteen mounteD 
 squires, all ttjeir borses black uutlj black 
 trappings; anD finally about sirtyserb^ 
 ing men also DresseD in gooD black do tl). 
 
 Chapter \)t. floto lifter 
 
 came to tbe lists* <$f tbe beauty of tbe 
 princess of CBnglanD* xirije first Day of 
 t^e tournament* 
 
 tye tale tells tljat tbis troop of 
 Norsemen roDefortoarD until tbey 
 came to tbe permit's loDge, tobere tbey 
 balteD,anD greeteD <DUber, tobo stooD be^ 
 fore tbe bouse* ?e returneD tljeir greek 
 ings toitlj courtly grace ; anD as be noto 
 lookeD more nearly at bim toljo roDe at 
 
tbe beaD of tbe company lie recogni?eD 
 
 tbe imigbt luitb toljom IK Ijad spoken 
 
 in tbe mood. Be tbis l)t teas toery foyful, 
 ant) tome totoarD bim toitb ujarnt greet- 
 ings. xDjc Unigljt dismounted to meet 
 (Dliber, embrace!) Ijim^ ana 0aiD, C."& 
 ber, my good frienD, tbcse people inborn 
 you 0ee 31 babe brought bitljer ; anD be it 
 bnoum to you tljat toe babe come from 
 a far land to Do tljre ijonor* {Therefore 
 look to it that in tbe tourney tljou bcar> 
 est tby 0elf in sucb fas bion ttjat tljou and 
 toe are Ijonorca, anO our labors not lo^t 
 t^jrougl) t^y betiabior*" .**% loro anD 
 most good frieno," anstoereD (Dliber 
 moDe^tlyt " you serbe me 00 toell tljat 
 31 fenoto not Ijofco to Deserbe your feljor* 
 0till, loljateUer J\ can Do, in ttjat sljall 
 your gooDnesfflf commanD me* tETljisf 3fl 
 am Disposed, anD bound in Duty, to Do 
 at all times?; for 31 place my boDy at your 
 , Ijabing no otljer means? toitfc 
 31 cp fif^te you* llBut 31 pray 
 anD Ois Dear aaotljer tljat t^ey luill 
 gibe me grace fyat 31 may 00 stucceeD in 
 toy toorb, tliat 31 may be able to repay 
 you for your generous: aiD, anD tfcat 31 
 may bring to pass my toistjefif in tlie 
 present matter*" C.^l)en be bad 00 
 spoken, tbe Unigljt replied tljat it toa0 
 
 noto full time tbat be sbotilo prepare 
 bimself anD Don bis armor* Upon a 
 beautiful green plot in front of tbe \)ttf 
 mit's lodge a great cljair toa0 plaeed, 
 upon mbicb (Dlitoer sat labile bi^ *tt* 
 bants array eD Ijim for tije tournament* 
 Wfytn tljey bad put on bis armor, tljey 
 rode to tbe tilting field, toljitljer bad aU 
 reaDy come t^e bing anD \)i& court, bring* 
 ing tuitb tljem tlje beautiful princes 
 Helena, Iji0 Daughter, anD a great train 
 of lobely laDie0 anD maiDen0* [$tt)t 
 prince00 toas entertained in a magnifi 
 cent tent iubieb bad been ereeted accord- 
 ing to bcr ioi0l). CDbis toa0 bung about 
 anD decorated toitfy ^ndian stuffs of 
 toonDerful colors anD uiitl; clotb of gold, 
 anD in tbe midst a tljrone toa0 raised 
 ten steps abobe tbe ground, anD oUer it 
 toa0 bung a canopy of black belbet tntf 
 broidered luitb floluers anD adorned Untb 
 ntimberless oriental pearls, anD as a 
 central ornament a noble carbuncle, tijat 
 glittereD 00 brightly t^at it toa0 a mar^ 
 bel to see, C,Upon tbe cbair of state, 
 aboue described, sat tlje king's daugb? 
 ter, arounD ber toere ber maiDen0 (Dt^er 
 ladies anD young maidens sat in places 
 tobicb bad been arranged for tbem, anD 
 tbey toere a great multitude anD a gal; 
 airy of beauty* Wt)t fuDge0 toljo toere to 
 decide tl;e De0tiny of tbeir princess sat 
 toit^ tier in tlie tent* Ln t\)t ot^er 0iDe 
 sat tbe king toitb many great princes, 
 lorD0, anD councillor0 iLet ebery reaDer 
 of tbis tale tljinU toljat a pleasure it toa0 
 to see sucb a pliant array of princes, 
 lords, ladies, anD damsels, all richly 
 dressed, tbe magnificent patnlions Deco* 
 rated U)itb Darling splendor, tbe flying 
 pennon0, t^e many coloreD plume0, tbe 
 rid; armor* anD* beyonD all tljesr, t^e 
 
great multituDe of ttjr people gatljereD 
 from tar anD near to see tbis toonDerful 
 sboto, Cj3bobe all, tljr beautiful prin* 
 cr 60 tuflsf most ridjly DresseD ; for, as 
 tlji0 festival toa0 Ijrlo on Ijrr account 
 anD in Ijer tjonor, it toas fitting tbat stje 
 sboulD be queenly anD splenDiD be^onD 
 all otljrr laDies, <Elje brilliancy of flje 
 precious; gems tfcat aDorneD ber seemeD 
 to be UinolrD into brighter splrnDor b\> 
 l)f r lofcrly face f anD to borroto front it 
 tljr beauty toitl) toljirlj tljry sljonr, 00 
 tljat all tl)osr toljo lookeD upon l)rr 
 migbt toell tljtnli tljat tljry bebelD a be* 
 ing of more tljnn eartljlv lobelinestf* 0t 
 l)cr btrtl; nature l)flti enDotoeD 
 greater cljarntsf anD beauty tan 
 otfyer rlnlD in all tljnt lanD* Beautiful 
 ns toere ^er face anD tier sturr t boD^, 00 
 |ier fairtue0 anD ^er mien* <Df all t|ie 
 qunlitir s tljat sljotilD aDorn tt)r Daug^ 
 ter of a king, none luas lacking in tier* 
 tTljf rrforr migfot tbe Victor in tljis con^ 
 tf0t tliinfe tljat ^e tons; born into tl)r 
 toorlD in a fjnppp f)otir, anD tljat be toon 
 toitl; l;cr ijnnD a treasure anD a fftorl, 
 tbe ro0e of all tljr rose in tl)f toorlD* 
 C^mong all ttjr poung Unigljt^ toljo 
 Ijati come to tl)is tournament, tljrrr toad 
 not one but toas DetermineD to torn, or 
 remain DeaD upon tlie fielD, tofcicfc latter 
 alternative, inDeeD, befell mans, as? t^e 
 tale sljall telt C^^ s^oon as? ttje ladies; 
 toere aeateD in tbeir places;, tfcefbur ^un^ 
 DreD fenig^t0, tfce challengers, toob tbeir 
 places in tl;c lists, as baD been arrangeD, 
 to atoait tl)f coming of all tol)o DesireD 
 to tilt toitb tbem, toln'c gaily DresseD 
 beralDS proclaimeD the lists open for 
 tfcree Da^s* SDuring t^e first Da^ tbep 
 toere to tilt tout) lances* <$n tlje seconD, 
 tljr contest toas to be on I^orsebacb toitt) 
 
 stoorDS for toeapons ; tl;e custom being 
 tljrn, as noto, to be armeD toitl) sljarp 
 anD ^eabD ijrtoing toeapons ; anD none 
 migijt refuse to encounter tljr stroke 
 of another knight. <Dn t^e t^irD Day 
 tl)f contestants must appear on foot, 
 anD rarl) Imigljt migljt be armeD toitl) 
 a battle#are, besiDes t^e gooD stoorD be 
 carries at \)i& siDe. W$t fielD toas toell 
 suiteD for tbe tourney, being long anD 
 toiDe, as toas necessary toljere so man^ 
 Norsemen toere to encounter, anD it 
 toas Visible, in all parts, to tbe spect& 
 tors* LClljm it toas Unoton tljat tljr 
 king, tbe princess, anD all tl)r laDies, 
 guests, anD nobility IjaD arribeD at tbe 
 fielD, anD tljat tbe laDies toere arrangeD to 
 see tbe spectacle accorDing to tbeir ranb, 
 tljere toas great emulation among tbe 
 Imigljts to be tl)r first upon tl)r fielD; 
 but liber toas not among tbe first, 
 manv fyabing entereD tljr lists before 
 Ijim. C'C^bere toas a king from a king? 
 Dom calleD >cotlanD, anD tljrrr kings of 
 3]relanD, anD mann princes anD nobles, 
 so ricljty equippeD tljat it toas impossb 
 ble to make a more magnificent Display* 
 CJfeto spears baD been broken before 
 liber's coming, toljo, toljrn be entereD 
 tbe lists, tourljrD bis borse toitl) tbe 
 spurs, causing tbe fair steeD to aDtiance 
 slotol)% toitl) arcbing neck, Dancing 
 iioofs, anD foant fir rUrti bit, botlj knigbt 
 anD borse bearing tbemselbes so nobly 
 tljat all rprs toere Draton to tljnn ; anD 
 tbe laDies, toljo lookeD on liber toitt) t*> 
 pecial fatior, saiD tljat be toas a stately 
 knight, anD tljat none otljrr in tbe fielD 
 toas more splenDiDl^ equippeD* C^oto 
 toastfyere tilting on rbr ry IjanD, anD rarl) 
 one strobe to sljoto lji0 utmost protoess* 
 Cljr knigbt tofco toas liber's aDViser 
 
saiD to him, C." Hook)?onDer tot)erc sits 
 tlje beautiful princess toljom t Ijou mav* 
 est toin if tljoti bearcst tljyself manful* 
 ll? ; look to it tljat tljou fail not to Do tire 
 best, tljat tljrougl) tljee toe be IjonoreD," 
 C.3^nt Ije took a spear tbat IjaD been 
 maDe bp orDer of tfce fuDges, for no one 
 migljt use a spear tljat toas longer tljan 
 tljat of another, ana gabe it to <&Uber, 
 toljo ill ttnOrrstooD toljat toad saiD to 
 flim, for bis e^es anD Ijis minD toere 
 firet> on Ijrr toljo IjaD been sljotan to l;im , 
 ano Ijr coulo not uiitljoraU) t^em^ eyes' 
 anD minD being alike Da??leD b Ijrr 
 beauty* C,^e took tljc spear, anD Ijf lo it 
 in re0t t but as 1 one in a Dream, to^o 
 imeto not iubat l)f DiD CJflttien tljc 
 Uuigtjt sam Ins conDition lie s'aiD, "tyty 
 Dear frienD (Dlifaer, ^ou sleep ; atoafee ! " 
 C. dim, as one tnl)o uiafees from slum? 
 brr, anD Unoius not to^ere Ijr is t >lil)cr 
 struck Ijis Ijor0e tuitij ttjc spurs, not 
 looking about Ijim to see toljitljer Ije 
 roDe ; anD, so riDing, l)is spear, iotjirt) 
 toas ben? strong, struck against a briDge 
 
 on intjiclj manu people stooD, tuitlj abloln 
 so biolent tljat a part of ttje briDge fell, 
 anDmanspeopletoittiit. SljeniDast^ere 
 great lauglj ter ober tij is acciDent , as to ell 
 as mucl) toonDer at tlje migljtn force of 
 
 tlje bloto. H&ty laDies spake ligljtlr? of 
 it, saving tljat Ijis ijelmet IjaD not been 
 rigljtlp aDfusteD, so tljat Ije Sato not to ell, 
 or tljat ^e IjaD not been able to completely 
 control bfe fier^ stallion* Mfcile tiw 
 vet spake (DUuer roDe round toitlj tlje 
 otljer knigljts, anD a freslj spear toas 
 giuen into I) is IjanO; but be felt tjimself 
 DisgraceD bg tlje baD beginning tljnt Ije 
 baD maDe* .Hs^e roDe again in tlje lists 
 it cljanceD tljat l)is opponent toas a king 
 of iflrelanD, to^ose name^toas 3^acna# 
 more ; anD bint IK otoertljrcto, l)orse anD 
 knigljt, C,Cl)en toas bearD tt^e Immor* 
 ous proclamation of a IjeralD, C," Clji0 
 free knigljt in black armor toitlj tlje first 
 bloto of bis spear brought DO ton an ljun; 
 DreD men ; toitlj bis seconD stroke be Ijas 
 obertbroton a king, anD borne bim to tlje 
 eart^i : let all men toonDer, for befcolD be 
 lias receibeD no toounD ! " Caliber IjearD 
 tljese toorDS anD ttje laughter tljat fol 
 lotoeD tljem* CompreljenDing tljat Ije 
 IjaO erciteD riDicule, be set tjimself firmlp 
 to toin more soliD fame anD praise ; anD 
 thenceforth ^e coulD not receibe lances 
 fast enough ; for fce s^ibereD t^em in 
 splinters to ttjc toonDer of alt H;is l)orse 
 toas excellent, anD against Ijis skill no 
 oneprebaileD. &oljetoas,as^etoellmer* 
 iteD, tlje most obserbeD of all tlje knigljts 
 in t|ie lists, especially bp tl)e laDies anD 
 Damsels ; for Ije toas, inDeeD, a gallant 
 knight, l)igl)U' accomplish, anD er^ 
 ceeDingli? fortunate in all encounters* 
 C^>o earl) knigijt DiD bis best, anD many 
 gallant DeeDS toere Done bp t^e man^ 
 noble knigbts tfcere assembleD, to|ietl)er 
 tljei? toere of tlje natibe lorDs, or of tlje 
 foreign knigbts tobo baD come to toin 
 bonor anD Do serbice on account of tlje 
 beautiful princess Helena, C.3lBut, in 
 
tlje fuDgment of all, Wittier Ijafc toon 
 from all tbe otber knigbt0 tbe pri?e on 
 tbat fir0t Dap of tbe tournament. CjD?** 
 lena toas gratifieD at tljis, aldjougrj slje 
 enDeaboreD not to 0boto it outtoarDlp. 
 CUttben a0keDU)ljobaD pleaseo Ijerbcst, 
 0be rtjougbt of liber, but DiD not name 
 bim, toonDering tobo tbi0 stranger 
 knight coulD be, inljo ijaD borne ijimsclf 
 00 0ucce00fullp in tbeli0t0, anD baa toorn 
 bi0 fair arms 00 noblp. >be tfjougbt lie 
 toas 00 accomplice* in arms anD 00 
 gallant of mien tbat be toa0 certainly 
 tbe blo00om of manbooD among all tbo0e 
 tobo toere pre0ent in tbi0 ftelD of knigbt* 
 Ip DeeD0. L3R)e fou0ting toa0 kept up 
 toitb great bigor until nigljt, io^en tlje 
 fall of oarlme00 compelleO tljr contest' 
 ants to part from oneanotljer. C l)f king 
 anD Iji0 Daughter returneD to tlje cit^ ; 
 00 toa0 ttjere an enU of tlje tilting toity 
 Iance0, anD of tlje first Dap of tlje tour* 
 nament, C.Hmong tlje bnigt)t0, to^ile 
 tljer iiiere putting off tijeir armor, ia0 
 muclj talk of tlje black knigljt; anD tljet 
 0aiD among tJjem0eUje0, tljatt^ep tooulD 
 glaDlp see tjim in Doublet anD breeclje0 
 anD que0tioneD fco^etljer Ije iuoulD 0fcoto 
 Ijtmself as ljanD0ome in person, anD a0 
 accompli0ljr D in bearing, as Ije tuas in 
 armor. L^en, too t t^jep a0keD eacl) 
 otijer if |je tooulD probe as shilful in 
 arms on foot as on Ijor0eback* C.^lmong 
 trje laDie0, also, tlji0 nt^stertons knigljt 
 mas a topic of conversation, but tl)ese 
 Ijao no ooubts about Ij 10 beauty? anD grace 
 in any? Dre00 ; nor iDa0 tfcere anp que0# 
 tion iintlj tl)cm of I)i0 sUill luitlj 0toorD 
 or battle^ape : tljep but DeclareD tljat Ije 
 tua0 a perfect knight anD gentleman, 
 00 mucb liaD Ije cbarmeD all tijeir Ijeart0 
 io|)o migfct otbertoi0e babe re* 
 
 maineD at tijeir loDging0, toent to tlje 
 court in bope to 0ee bim, tbougb tbep all 
 kneto tbat no prije or prai0e toa0 to be 
 aDfuDgeD until tlje tljirD Dap Ijao enDeD. 
 Wfym tbe Dancing began, anD tlje black 
 knigbt DiD not appear, tljottglj all lookeD 
 eagerlp for btm tbere ioa0 general Di0# 
 appointment* Caliber returneD to tbe 
 ijermit in tbe toooD ; for tlje knigljt liiljo 
 IjaD put bim 00 0ucce00fullp in tbe uelD 
 tljus aDbi0eD Ijim at tbe close of tbe 
 f ousting ailjen be took leabe of bim anD 
 roDe atoav luitlj ijis people; but first be 
 tolD bim to babe no anrietp, as be tooulD 
 come for bim again tbe nert morning 
 in gooD time. Caliber tbankeD \)im 
 toarmlp,anD returneD to 0penD tbenigbt 
 toitb tys bermit. J^e tbere gabe tbank0 
 to (J5oD for tbe aiD granteD bim on tbat 
 Dap, anD prapeD i^im to be0toto further 
 be^p in tlje coming time. CLtEbe bolp 
 permit DiD toljat be coulD for bim, but 
 <Dliber fareD not 00 toell initij bim a0 
 DiD tljose luljo mere tbe gtiests at tbe 
 court, ^bere tbe Dancer0 filleD a ball 00 
 large tbat tilting migbt babe been per* 
 formeD in it ; anD, in like manner a0 
 Helena baD been 0eateD at tbe tournep, 
 a similar Ijiglj cbair of state toas placet) 
 for ber, tubere all migbt 0ee ber. Mben 
 tbe Dancing baD la0teD long, a 0leeping 
 cup of generous mine, flaborcD luitlj 
 manp spices, tuas offered to all ; tljen 
 tbe princess toa0 conDucteD to ber seat, 
 anD ber laoies anD maiDen0 luent mitlj 
 ber. C.^>o tbe fir0t Dap of tbe great tour* 
 nament came to an enD, anD it map 
 toell be tljougljt tbat tbe knigljts uiljo 
 baD fousteD 00 0toutlp slept toell, anD 
 neeDeD tbe rest of slncet tjotirs of 0lum* 
 ber to reneto tbeir 0trengtb for tbe la* 
 bors of tbe morrouj. 
 
Cfmpter Wt Cfje second 
 
 of tlje tournament. 
 
 tyt nigfjt passed, and tt)e neto dap 
 came; tfcen tyt knights toere tip 
 betimes preparing tyemselbes for ti>e 
 field according to tlje rules announceD 
 on tije former dap* Cj&s tfcc tiour ap* 
 proaefied tiiljcn tlje lists toould be 
 opened, OIHtUer sale a great company rid* 
 ing totoard Ijim, toljo noto toore dresses 
 of red color, made like tljosc of ^cstcrdap, 
 toljiclj tfjen toere black, tlje color alone be? 
 ing ctiangeo* L^ tyei? ^^^ near, t^eir 
 leaDcr, &re#0et> in a long coat of crimson, 
 greeteo <Dlitjer t to^io returneD l)te greets 
 ing, ant tljanfeei) tljte goot) friend mo0t 
 lieartil^* 315el)inU t^e fenig^t came tlje 
 stallion tljat Wittier luas to rioe, and tlje 
 bniglits; anD tlje 0erbing men, as on tije 
 former Da^ ; but all tljerc toere clotljcD in 
 one color, Uoljict) to^a^ ioas crimson, 
 as? Eetfteroai? it toa0 black Wcp stallion 
 for oi^liuer's use toas a bright ba^, anO 
 upon Ijim a golo embroi&ereft saoolc? 
 clot^, tjjat fcoasf a toonoer of t^e 0aooler^ 
 art* c.<0n tljis Da^ (Dliber came to tljc 
 ftelo among tljc first, toljnt tl;r laDies 
 fjao fu0t taken t^eir places to toitnestf 
 tljc battle of t tjr suioros. H?e toad 00 mag^ 
 nifi'centl^ mounteo anD attenoeo tljat ty 
 
 attracted tljr attention of tf)r king, fjis 
 beautiful Daughter, ano, in trutlj, of all 
 tljat great assembly Dr iuas atoare of 
 tljis, ano rooe most gracefully, as lie toas 
 Ie0tf tyvfoilv armeo tljan on tlje prebi^ 
 otts Da^, in order tljat Ije migljt IjaUe 
 more freeuom to toielo ty* fitooro* CL^iJf 
 ijorse probing not 00 manageable as \)e 
 imslKD, int;icl) seemeD to Ijim a serious 
 fault, \)t took instead tlje Ijorse of one of 
 Ijis Imigljts, a small but beautiful and 
 intelligent animal, upon toljieb ty coult 
 better erercise Ijis Ijorsemansljip, and 
 moDe toitlj more rapidity, ^o mounted, 
 tlje ladies looked on Ijim toitlj increase 
 ing fabor. C,C?e ran a course against a 
 renoinned Imigljt, and encountered Ijim 
 uritlj sttclj skill tljat great sljouts of 
 praise and admiration arose, 3nd tlje 
 multitude cried, C. w Behold tljisknigljt, 
 and gibe Ijeed to Ijim ; for Ije looks like 
 t^e doer of great deeds* Mljen I)i0 ^)orse 
 leaps, or runs, Ije sits as firmly in tlje 
 saddle as if fcorse and man toere one" 
 CSdlljtle tljei' tljus cried, tlje son of tlje 
 king of Scotland rode into tlje field, 
 attended b^ mans strong and aecom* 
 plisljed Imigljts toljo toere to folloto Ijim 
 in tjje da^'s strife, a chosen number of 
 tbem being commanded to keep altoa^s 
 near #m, j|ioto came also l^ing $9aena* 
 more, ttoo kings from otlj er lands, to Ijo se 
 names tlie tale tellet^ not, a duke of 315rit* 
 ain, tl)e Jlord of bourbon, tlje ilord of 
 Gloucester, t^e Count of glanders, and 
 tlje Jlord of ^Brussels, tEtyere toere manp 
 otljers of distinguished name and place, 
 toljom it toould take too long to name* 
 CSffiUjen noto tljese princes and nobles 
 toere all assembled, and tljere toere no 
 otljers to come, tlje Ijeralds announced, 
 b? command of tlje king, tljat tlje lists 
 
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 toere open, anD tljat eadj imigljt contest* 
 ant teas to Do Ijis best, C,Cljr Imigljts 
 toere array CD in ttoo parties; tljose toljo 
 Ijclo tlje lists, anD tljosc toljo toere to 
 content tlje fielD ujitlj tljem; anD toljen 
 tljese ttjoo companies rusljeo against 
 ratlj otljcr a great struggle toad fought, 
 in toljiclj many a kntgljt Ijao Ijis Ijelmet 
 cut in ttoo, or boas otljertoise Disabled, 
 Caliber sat firmly on fcts tiorse, fcis 
 gooo sujorD in Ijis Ijano, toljerctoitij tie 
 DefenDeD Ijimsclf in fcnigljtly fashion, 
 gibing anD taking many tjeaVy strokes, 
 ant) altoays, by Ijis skill, strength ano 
 Ijapp^ fortune, Victorious ano unljarm eft 
 in ^10 man^ encounters* J^e rooe De& 
 antl^among tlje combatants, anti sought 
 at all times tljr most powerful oppo# 
 nents, lutsljing to figljt onlv untlj sticlj* 
 W)tn \)t tl)ougl)t of Helena, ant) tljat 
 s^e ioas a toitness to t^e fra^, a remem> 
 brance tljat teas constantly in l;is mint), 
 Ijis strength became ttoofolD, ant) l)is 
 courage ano proioess greatly increaseo* 
 tCljerefore it is not possible to relate all 
 tljr DeeDS tljat toere Done by t)im, ano by 
 all tljc otljcr baliant Imigljts, upon tl)is 
 gallantly contested fielD* CJIt toas an 
 oroer of tljf Day tljat, if tl;c banner of tl;c 
 cljallengcrs, toljicl) tnas carrieD in tljc 
 miDSt of tljose iuljo tor re tljf Defenders 
 of tljc lists, sljoulD be taken from tljcm 
 by tye opposing party, carrieD by tijem 
 to a certain appointeD place, anD tljcre 
 set up , tljc contest of t ijc Day sljoulo come 
 to an enD, Cljcrcfore tljosc toljo IjaD 
 come from otljcr lanDS, of loljom tlje 
 Victorious reD Imigljt toas soon tacitly 
 recognijeD as t^e leaDer, strobe con* 
 stantly to toin tt)is prije from t^e na* 
 titic imigljts, by luljoin it toas skilfully 
 anD Vigorously DefenDeD* C.#t length 
 
 , luljo neber remaineD long in 
 one place, anD before to&om all gabe 
 toay, succeeDeD in forcing Ijis passage, 
 at tlje ^eaD of a strong party of foreign 
 fcnig&ts, to ttie stanDarD of t^e c^allen^ 
 gers, anD, Draining near to tfce fentg^t 
 iuljo carrieD it, gabe Ijim suclj a stroke 
 loitl) Ijis slDorD upon tljc Ijclmct tljat Ijis 
 Ijcau mas beaten Doton to Ijis Corse's 
 necfe, anD ^e fell to t^e eart^, stunneD 
 for tljc moment by tljr force of tljc bloto ; 
 but immediately coming to Ijimsclf anD 
 still grasping tlie StanDarD, Ije raiseD 
 Ijimself into tljc posture of Defense, 
 {[I^en <Dliber maDe another bloto, toit^ 
 t|ie intent to cut Doton t^e staff on 
 tojiict) ttie banner fcung ; t^iis staff, t)oto# 
 eber, toas so strengt^eneD by iron roDS 
 tljat tie coulD not seber it ; but Ijis stroke 
 toas so potoerful tljat tlje stanDarD toas 
 beaten out of tlje Ijano of its bearer anD 
 fell to tlje eartk ttljen toent up a great 
 sljout from botlj parties* Cljose Uiljo 
 DefenDeD tlje StanDarD fbugljt maDly to 
 regain it, but tfjis t^ey mig^t not Do ; 
 for <$liber guarDeD it loitlj Ijis Victorious 
 stoorD, anD toas faithfully supporteD by 
 Ijis potoerful party of foreign fenigfcts, 
 C^Pstty knigljts toere slain on botlj 
 siDes in t^is struggle for ttie banner; 
 but tlje greater number of tljese toere 
 of ttie party of tfce Cnglis^ t^lie king, 
 toljo oberlookeD tlje combat, toas bery 
 ill^pleaseD tljat so many of Ijis hnigljts 
 anD Dear frienDs toere killeD, J^e ttiere^ 
 fore orDereD tlje noblemen mijo toere 
 marshals of tlje fielD to enDeabor to put 
 an enD to ttie struggle, anD separate t|ie 
 combatants; anD Ije toas so terrificD at 
 ttie DeaDly character of t^e mll^e t^at Ije 
 baDe tljem riDe quickly, anD prevent a 
 continuance of tlje slaughter, in 
 
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 so many? toere already Dead anD toottnD* 
 en, C,3il5ut tlje tale tells tljat one of tljose 
 toijom tlje king IjaD orDereD to stop tlje 
 combat toas a bery bolD anD reckless 
 knigbt, UJljo tljreto Ijimself upon fi>liuer, 
 being fiery angry totty fctm, anD toisfc* 
 ing to kill l)im because Ije t)aD slain 00 
 many Cnglisji nobler CJTOnt Ufjer 
 Sato Ijis fell intent, anD tljat Ije graspcD 
 Ijis 0toorO in botl) IjanDs to smite, lie 
 stoung aloft Ijis oton stoorD before tlje 
 ot^er coulD strike, anD toi^i a keeping 
 bloto cut off botlj Iji0 arms, 00 tljat tljey 
 fell to tlie grounD* C.#ll toljo 0ato tljis 
 stroke mere ama^eD, anD, among tl)em, 
 tlje king, ll)o cro00eD Ijuuself, anD erieO 
 out, C,"K|)at a mig^t^ knight tsf 
 clotl)eD in reD! it 10 tie inl^o 
 Da^ in black, inl)icl) sljoulo be Ijis life.- 
 long color* 31f lie be not 0ta^eD, ^e toill 
 rob me of all mi? brabesft knig^w* 3fl be# 
 liebe tljat Ije must be tlje foul fienD in 
 liuing form. g>ee Ijoiu I)i0 stoorD Ijetos 1 ! 
 H)e Ija0 00 u0eD it tljat it Ijas become of 
 ttie color of tye Dre0&" C.t^l)e king 0aiD 
 further, C." ilet no one regret t^e knight 
 tol)om Ije Ijas fust slain ; for tie toa0 not 
 obeying m^ orDew to&en ^e ioa0 cut 
 Doton;butmaltciou0l^ Disobeying tljem, 
 therefore ^e toa0 rig^tl^ puntelieD," 
 C^ftt t^e king 0ent more marshal* 
 anD all t^e noblemen about i)im to stop 
 ttye fighting; but, none tlie less, ^e kept 
 (Dliber in bieto, anD perceitjeD tljat ^e IjaD 
 note learneD t|ie toill of t^e king, anD 
 toa0 aiDing t|ie marshals to separate t^e 
 combatants* C.SDuring t^ie melle, ttje 
 laDies, t^oug^ filleD toit^ fcorror at t^e 
 blooD^ spectacle, coulD not toit|iDrato 
 t^eir e^es rrom observing etier? act of 
 tlje reD knight* But at length t^e prin# 
 cess, tljouglj fascmateD b^ ty$ Daring, 
 
 coulD no longer look upon l)is DeeDs; 
 but turneD atoa^ ^er pitting e^es, un^ 
 able to bear tlje sig^t of tl)e slaving of 
 ^er countrymen, ttie (Englisti knigl)ts 
 CL^e combatants toere noto separateD ; 
 anD t^e king orDereD announcement to 
 be maDe, tljat no knight, on pain of los* 
 ing I) is Ijeao, sljoulD again During tl)at 
 Da^, either in earnest or in sport, fig^t 
 in tlje lists* 011 obe^eD tlje manDate of 
 tlje king, anD earlj liuing combatant, 
 to^o toas able to Do so, toitijDreto from 
 tfce lists* L^liiier roDe atoa^ totty t^ie 
 kitigljt to 1)0 IjaD befrienDeD l;im; for tlje 
 latter, on tljis Da^, toent luitlj Ijint to tlje 
 Ijouse of tlje permit* Ulljen tlje^ toere 
 come tl)itl)er, tlje Imigljt blesseD >liuer, 
 anD took lea tie of Ijtm, as DiD also all tlje 
 attenDants* (DUber tljanUeu tljem cour; 
 teouslv ; anD tlje Imigljt, in leading, baDe 
 Ijint sleep toitljout anriet^ for tlje fok 
 lotoing Da^, as lie tooulD not forget Ijhn* 
 C^lJf king anD Ijis Daughter returneD 
 to tlje palace; anD, to^ien slje toas alone 
 toit^ ^er father, toearieD b^ t^e long Dap 
 anD Deeply DistresseD anD saDDeneD bp 
 tlje Deatlj of so many noble anD brabe 
 knigljts, s|ie saiD, C. u ^p Dearest father, 
 art t^ou not troubleD anD grietieD tljat 
 tljou Ijast seen to.tiay so many of our 
 best anD noblest frienDS perisl) anises 
 ably luitljottt gooD cause, as 31 tljiult? 
 for it Ijas IjappeneD on my account, or 
 at least in my name, anD 31 am sick at 
 fceart, anD reaDp to fbrstoear all men 
 ^encefort^* 3I^erefbre3l beg t|iee to pro# 
 mise me tljat no tilting, or fig!) ting luitlj 
 stoorDS, sljall again take place in sttclj 
 fetal manner as to^Dap*" C. u W tiaug^^ 
 ter," saiD t^e king, "rtjou art a gooD 
 ; but grietoe not, nor take to Ijeart 
 Day's toork* (Elje fault toas none 
 
of thine, jror that uMjicb bas bappcnrD 
 31 am perhaps more 0orrou.ifttl than tljott 
 art, ana a part of the fault may? babe been 
 mine* 31 toill probe tbat it sball not bap* 
 pen again, as it DiD to^Das, torjen 31 lit* 
 tie fbresato such Disaster anD so saD an 
 enDing. >catb in the lists, tljott lmou> 
 est, is common ; but tbese sports cannot 
 be Done aiuay?, as they? tend to preserve 
 tbe toar#training of our people, tojjicb if 
 of htgl; import for the Defence of our 
 realm*" C.3ftjereupon be toisljeD ber 
 gooDmigbt, ana saiD that l;e feneuj she 
 ujoulo that night babe no pleasure in 
 Dancing; to tobicb she anstoereD tbat sbe 
 tooulD prefer to rest, anD trs to forget* 
 >o tbere uias no Dancing tbat ebening* 
 C eUhen tbe king toent to bis cbamber, 
 be maDe inquiry boto man^ bnigbts 
 Uiere founD DeaD upon tbe fielD* anD uias 
 tolD tbere toere fbrt^^sij: of tbe dfcnglisb 
 anD fifteen from otber lanDs. C.3t tljis 
 report be toas uerv griebeD anD angr^, 
 but orDereD tbat another sip anD forty? 
 Imigbts be cljosen to take tlje places of 
 tbe DeaD on tbe morroto, anD also, if 
 tbere mere some toounDeD ujljo migbt 
 Die if tl)ev continueD in armor, tbat their 
 places be liUeiu ise fillet) by able knights ; 
 anD tljis toas Done accorDing to bis 
 
 Cfiapter tout. Cf)e t|)trt) 
 
 of tlje tournament, 
 
 J^en tbe nert Das tamt tbe bing 
 arose, anD toiti) his Daughter 
 bearD mass, after tobicb tbey? took their 
 morning meal together* Wtyile 
 icere eating, ^tb^ king anD tbose 
 toere luitb b^m spoke of nothing but 
 2esterDay?'s contest, its inciDents, anD 
 tbe Disaster in tobic|) it b*D enDeD* 
 
 king saiD tbat it troubleD bint 
 greatly tbat bf baD not set seen more 
 nearly tbe knigbt tobo baD borne l)im# 
 self so Victoriously upon tbe ttoo pre^ 
 ceDing Da^s ; anD be gate orDers tbat 
 ttoents Imights sboulD keep toatcb on 
 > liter, tbat be toent not airing tbat etoen* 
 ing, aiioiDing tbe festival as be baD 
 Done before; anD he commanDeD tljem to 
 bring this reluctant knigbt before bint, 
 toitb all bonor anD kinDness, for be De^ 
 sireD, auotoe all things, to see bint ; anD 
 also DeemeD it fitting, after his DeeDS 
 of tbe ttoo Day?s, tbat be sboulD be pre* 
 sent at tbe aDfuDging of tbepri?e C.H?e 
 also orDereD tbat tbe number of guarDS 
 to aiD tbe marsbals, anD carry? out any? 
 orDers tbat be migbt gibe for temper? 
 ing tbe contest, srjoulD be increaseD 
 from ttuo thousand to four thousand. 
 C.flWle t^e king anD fyte court circle 
 still talkeD together of tbe mysterious 
 black anD reD knigbt, tbere came tbe 
 stetoarD of tbe palace, a ben? buss man, 
 U)bo baD mans particulars for tbe king's 
 Decision, anD so helo, for tbe rest of tbe 
 time, tfce king's ear, as tbes toere ma& 
 ing great preparations for tlje ebening 
 feast anD festibal, tobicb baD been or? 
 DereD to be in granDest state, toitb tbe 
 most costly luxuries to be obtaineD ; 
 for this toas DesigneD to be tbe most 
 splenDiD banquet tbat baD eber been at* 
 tempteD in tbe palace or knoton in tbe 
 kingDom* C.^oto tbe time toas near 
 luhen ebers one shoulo be in his anD 
 her appointed place, to Do or bebolD 
 tbe DeeDS of tbe tljirD Das of the tottrna? 
 ment CLtEhe four tbousanD guarDS 
 toere stationeD in suitable position to 
 prebentans one DisposeD to raise a tu* 
 mult, or make ans affront to tbe Dignits 
 
or safrtp of tljr festival, but tljr most of 
 tljosr in ttjat great assembly toere more 
 inclined to join in ceremony and dis* 
 play tljan be draum into a meUe, suclj 
 as bad befallen on tljr Day before* C,& 
 ber toore a mljitr dress rrartly similar, 
 except in color, to tfjat of ttje prebiottsf 
 oar ; and all ftfe retinue of knigbts, 
 squires, anD servants toere also clad in 
 tobite* te Corses, too, toere snoto* 
 toljite, toitlj trappings to matdj, not less 
 magnificent tljan on tljr otljrr ttoo Days* 
 Ue entered tfce lists on a beautiful 
 stallion, ano took place beside fyt king 
 of .Scotland* tEfcci? all dismounted, and 
 came together, prepares for tfce eneoun* 
 ter tljey toere noto to make on foot* 
 C,<ljr king sent knights to inquire 
 boto many tbere toere of foreign line* 
 age ; tbese toent doton into tljr firlD, 
 anD tola tljf marshals tjou? cljc king 
 t)at> commanDcD tl)cm to ascertain tljc 
 number of t^e combatants* {E&e mar# 
 s^ials, to^o toere to make tfce count, 
 took a djam from a Ijat, anD maDe it 
 fast to ttoo lances, under tuijicfj cad) of 
 tfce knights must pass singly ; so toere 
 t^ counted ; and it toas found tyat 
 t^ere toere of tfcose toljo ^ad come from 
 foreign lands to take part in ttys con* 
 test four hundred, HWfytn t|iis toas 
 done, a herald proclaimed tljat it toas 
 tlje king's toill t^at ebers knigljt should 
 ungird l)is stoord, and la^ it aside; as 
 fce deemed it enough tfcat eaclj sljould 
 be armed unttj abattle^are, toit^ totitct) 
 to do combat ; and tie bade eberj? one 
 take ^eed tyat ^e strike no one on t&e 
 toitb ^is are* and tfce tjerald fur* 
 proclaimed tijat tlje prnc of tlje 
 tournament toouUi be atoarded to t^e 
 toinner on djc etening of ttjat da^, at 
 
 tl)f festival in tlje palace* Cj&oon after 
 t|)is a great blast of trumpets sounded 
 for tljecontestof tfcebattle^aresto begin* 
 Cl) r n it toas a gallant siglit to see fyoto 
 ttje knights rushed into conflict, and 
 man^ bright e^es sparkled to^en fytv 
 sato tpto <Dliber led tljc adbance of tljr 
 foreign knights, and tjoto ligljtl^ \)t 
 stoung i)is are in tljc air* C.Mt>en tlje 
 ttoo parties came together, t^ere toas 
 little science or skilful manceutore ; for 
 eacl) raised tt)e strong rtgl;t arm, in- 
 Merited from bis father, and brought 
 doton tjis are untlj all Iji0 force* W$m 
 toas no chance for pitp in suclj a melee, 
 (Dliber gabe so migljty blotos in eber 
 direction, tljat toljoelier sato bim prepare 
 to strike dreto back from before ijim, 
 and feto dared atoait t\}t stroke* C?e 
 struck so miglitil^, tljat ty& are, tljougl) 
 berp strong, broke in Ijis |iand, totiic^ 
 seemed for tljr moment most disas* 
 trous; but to^en Ijc sato tljat ijis toea* 
 pon toas useless, ^e cast it doton, and 
 sprang fearlessly upon a knigljt near 
 t)im, and torested tljr arc from bis bands, 
 despite a desperate resistance, ttjroto; 
 ing bis opponent upon tljr blood-stained 
 ground of tljr battle lists* OTjen tljis 
 are toas also broken, bf captured an* 
 otber in like manner* ki^tte toere ttoo 
 kings of 3f|reland, to^o sato tljr toonder* 
 ful deeds tljat <$liber did, and toere sorely 
 brrrD tljerebr? ; for it bad become plain 
 to tljem, as it toas indeed to all, tljat 
 tljr pri?e of tljr tournament mould be 
 toon bj? #in* 3I exceeding insolence 
 and anger, tljrp botlj attacked Ijim at 
 once, toljtdj toas contrary to all usage 
 and knigbtlp courtesy* defending bint* 
 self, (Dlitier struck one of tfcem dead 
 toitb a single bloto of ijis are, and bore 
 
Doton powerfully on ttyt other, anting 
 him back* dCljc king of Cnglana toas 
 Watching tljte encounter, anD UrciDrO 
 that the contest must no longer con* 
 tinue, if h* tooulD not babe great blooD* 
 sljcD groto out of it, anD many DeaD, 
 as in yesterDay's mtle"e ; therefore b* 
 causeD announcement to be instantly 
 anD louDly proclaimed that, from that 
 moment, lie forbaDe the contest to go on, 
 anD tljat all must separate on pain to 
 boar and to prosperity s>o tlje combat 
 ants toere separated, tohether they toere 
 glaD or sorry* C,3Pb* king of (EnglanD 
 anD tits Daughter* toitb all their court 
 people, returneD to the palace, anD the 
 knights of the tournament toent back 
 to their loDgings in the city* tEhe boDy 
 of the DeaD king toas taken up by h& 
 people, laiD in a car cobereD toitb black 
 belbet, borne to hts kingDom in 
 lanD, anD there burieD in state* 
 lookeD about him for his knight anD his 
 horse, anD calleD alouD for his people ; 
 but no one came or anstoereD him* J?e 
 teas in much astonishment tohen Ijc 
 founD none of those ioho ijaD brought 
 him thither, anD toas greatly troubleD 
 toljat he shoulD Do* C^hough still in 
 complete armor, he unDertook to go on 
 foot to the house of the hermit in the 
 toooD, for he knelt) not tobere else to 
 seek for loDging* t^his l;r DiD, mur* 
 muring to himself that it seemeD clear 
 that misfortune haD again befallen him, 
 anD that the hour haD come in toliicto fate 
 shoulD turn against him* C.^o, obrr,- 
 clouDeD b gloom, he fuDgeD that \)t 
 must leabe the gooD things that haD 
 seemeD to be falling into his hanDS, anD 
 tobieb he ias ber\? untoilling that anv 
 one in the toorlD insteaD of him shoulD 
 
 babe* Cj^tle ty toent beabili? on his 
 toai, his minD completely ulleD toith his 
 misfortune, the ttoenq? knights, com? 
 manDeD b^ the king to bring him to the 
 court, toere Diligently seeking him* 5?or 
 some time they coulD finD no trace of 
 him, hating lost him in the confusion 
 of the breaking up of the tournament ; 
 but riDing about in many Directions, a 
 party of them at length DiscobereD him, 
 toalking slotoly anD mooDily back to the 
 hermit's loDge* tEbese follotoeD him 
 stoiftly, putting spurs to their horses, 
 anD came up to him, tohen their leaDer 
 thus aDDresseD him, C." jl^oble knight, 
 be not angry toith us that toe obey the 
 commanD laiD upon us by the king; for 
 he has orDereD us to finD you, anD begs 
 that you toill, on this night, remain 
 toith hint for the supper, the festival, 
 anD the Dance* therefore, in obeDience 
 to our master's commanDS, toe must 
 conDuct you to hn" C.jlioto <Dliber 
 toas constraineD to Do tohate'er the king 
 commanDeD, therefore h^ turneD tym 
 back to go toith the knights, in great 
 mortification that he IjaD no fitting ap* 
 parel in tohich to appear at court; anD 
 this toas the more Distressing to Ijis 
 minD tohen ty remembereD the tit* 
 gance of the costumes he haD toorn, 
 anD the magnificence of his equipages, 
 upon his former appearances before the 
 king, the princess, anD the nobility of 
 tiEnglanD* j|5oto he founD himself alone, 
 unknoton, anD compelleD to be present 
 at a festival, toith other princes anD no? 
 bles richly claD anD numerously accom^ 
 panieD, tohile he haD no other garb than 
 his battereD armor ; he felt that in such 
 guise he tooulD be a grim anD riDiru* 
 lous bisitant at a feast* Although the 
 
imtgljt, Ijis conDuctor, placea Ijim upon 
 tljc best Ijorse in tljc troop, ana sljotocD 
 In'm eberp reject ana courts, yet W* 
 tljongljts, in tljis return to tljc citv, 
 toere starcety less gloomy tfian tofcen 
 Ije truagca on foot totoara tljc loage of 
 tfce permit, ana in Jite mortification 
 tie toisljcD Ijimself a tljonsanD leagues: 
 atoap* Mfcen tfcei? came into tlje city, 
 In's 1 conaucting knight lea t)im at once 
 to l)ts oton loaging, place D Ijim tljcrein, 
 ana after 00 lodging Ijim inquirea tobere 
 fcis 0erbant$ toere* tljat lie migbt send 
 for tljcm, C.^oor <JIHitier toa$ rea toitti 
 sljame to^en tie replied , C.** t^rui^ 31 
 bnoto not tuyere tlje^ are ; therefore 31 
 cannot tell ^ou ; but 3(1 must tljis nigjit 
 be* m^0elf, bot^ master anu 0erbant" 
 C^atiil^ t^ toere t&ua sfpeabing, came 
 tlje lanoloro of tlje Ijotise to Wittier, anD 
 batie Ijim lorlcome, in 43o&' name t to 
 , saving pribatrl^ to Ijiiu, 
 of ^our sfertantfif came to me 
 not long since, ana gatie me a package* 
 telling me t&at ^our clottieflf are therein ; 
 ana l;c fya* also placea a bag unaer tije 
 of tljr bea* QBorrobr r Ijr baae me 
 to ou tijnt ^oti toill immeaiatel^ 
 0crtiant0,for tljosc Uiljo Ijabe 
 toaitea on ^ou until noto are gone, ana 
 l?ou toill stee tl)cm no more ; also tlmt 
 t|)e fenigljt toljom vou Unouj greets? sou 
 toell, ana beg0 ^ou not to forget toliat 
 Vou Ijatoe promisrO Ijtnt, ana t^at ^ou 
 bear it in remembrance at tfce proper 
 time*" HMfytn <$ltoer ^eara t^e lana^ 
 loro sprats trjtttf, tic iuas; fillea tuitt) 
 amazement ; for ^e fcaa neber been in 
 tljis t)ou*e before* ana l;e marbellea 
 U)l)at it coula mean* tljat tt)f clotljcs ana 
 otl;cr things tjati been sent to Ijim t)f re, 
 ttje 0enaer gating hnoiun uotjcre toad to 
 
 be I)t0 loaging* loljc n Ije Ijimsclf 
 no bnotoleage or intimation of it, ana 
 toljere lie baa come bj? chance, a it 
 scr meo to ljim Colas' it a snarr of tljr 
 ebil one? i?e cro00ea tymtett ; but re* 
 membering tl;at tije Unigljt, luljo Ijao 
 been 00 trul^ I)i0 friena* ana of iuliom 
 be coula tljink no ebil* Uoas tljc genaer 
 of a message ijr re, as incll as tlir giber 
 of tljf package ana bag spoUcn of bv I) is 
 lanoloro, be res^olbea to auail l)imsclf 
 of tlje gooa fortune tiiusr mp0tf riouslv 
 sent, ana of uM)tcl) Ijc so mud) stooo in 
 neea HQfytn Ije toent into t^e c^jam* 
 ber toljicl) t^e lanalora sijotoeD Ijim , ana 
 uit)f n Ije uias; alone sougljt unaer ttjc 
 bea* at ttjc tjcao, ana founa tljrre a bag* 
 as tl)e lanalora tjaa 0aia* ana* bv it* tlje 
 kev of tljc lock umlj tuljtcl) it toad maae 
 fast* Opening tljc bag* lie founa it full 
 of gola* gooa Cnglisij nobles' ; ana lie 
 luas brrv glaa to be tints put in condition 
 to appear properl\\ C.Cljen be toent out 
 to speaU further toitlj tlje knight ujljo 
 l)ao brought l)tm tuljere be baa founa 00 
 muclj gooa fortune* but toad tola tljat 
 Ije Ijao gone to change Ijis armor for 
 an evening Dress ; so returning to l)is 
 chamber* being alone* ana it uuas not 
 vet time to go to tbe court, be sat aoton 
 ana countea tlje gola* ana founa tljcre 
 fitie tljousana nobles, ^ffil'tjen Ije ijaa 
 campletea tlie count* ^e gabe thanks? to 
 (SoD for l!;ts grace, ana also to tbe knigljt 
 luljo IjaD 00 tljougljt of Ijis nr CDS; C.^15 
 ter be IjaD put tlje gola again into tlje 
 bag* tljcre came to Ijim in Ijis chamber 
 fitic beautiful voutljs DresscD in ujliite 
 silk* ana ten otljcrs claD in uiljitc clotlj, 
 Wwt greetea (DUber* ana 0aia, C."<te 
 cious lora* vour stcioarD came to us 
 tljis morning* ana gatie to eaclj a mljite 
 
Dress, saying it uons votir color, anD cljat 
 pou ujoulo take us into pour service ; 
 so toe are come to pott, to learn if tljis 
 be pour toill* Cljere 10 no one among 
 us tut)o Ija0 not Ijaa a noble master; 
 some of us liabe been servants of tlje 
 Count of jflanDers, others of tlje lorD 
 of Brussels : therefore eaclj, as 31 Ijabe 
 saiD, lias a noble master, But tljese 
 lorDS Ijatic more servants tljan tljep w* 
 quire or Desire, therefore toe are free ; anD 
 in consequence of tljc noble DeeDS toe 
 babe seen pou DO, toe toislj to serbe pou, 
 if sucfc be pour toill*" C." fl>*w frienDS," 
 replieD liber, " out of pour oton gooD* 
 ness pou sap more gooD things of me 
 t^an 31 Deserbe, anD 31 unDerstanD ttiat 
 cad; of pou Ijas ijnD a better master tljan 
 31 am ; but since it is pour toislj, 31 take 
 pou into mp serbice, anD to^morrote, 
 tofcen 31 learn tfcat pou are knoton 
 people, 31 toill probiDe for pou, anD ap# 
 point for carl) tlje Duties in tobicl) Ijc is 
 sfeilleD," C.<^ne of tlie servants replieD, 
 C" Gracious master, pour stetoarD bas 
 DirecteD ttiat 31 sljall be pour master of 
 tt)t stables ; so map it please pou to gibe 
 orDers uiljict) of pour Ijorses sljall noto 
 atoait pour use* Hfym are in pour sta? 
 bles, beloto, fibe beautiful stallions, 
 anD ttoo mares tljat are small anD fine, 
 Sfjcsc 3) toill take charge of, anD Do in 
 all things as toell as 31 on, since tfye 
 stetoarD Ijas giben me charge of tlje 
 Corses, anD if sucb be pour toilU W^tttf 
 fore, gracious master, as it is far from 
 fccrc to tljc palace, toill it please pou to 
 sap to me toljicl) ijorse g^nll be prepared 
 for pour present use ; anD 31 pw^ ^ou, 
 tell me also tobict) saDDle^clotb sljall be 
 laiD ober tlje saDDle, tljat toiti) figurco 
 belbet, or one embroiDereD toitb golD, 
 
 anD if four mounteD attenDants sljall 
 be in toaiting on pou" C,<DUber toas 
 more surpriseD at suclj astonishing 
 gooD fortune tl;an be Ijau been before; 
 be crosseD t)imself Deboutlp, tljen saiD, 
 .**% gooD frienD, go, in tbe name of 
 6oD, anD saDDle for me tlje one of tfce 
 ttoo smaller Ijorses tljat seems to pou 
 most fitting; anD place on tlje saDDle tfce 
 embroiDereD clotlj. ^>enD, also, tljc ser; 
 bing men toitl) torches, tljat tljep ligljt 
 me to t^e court*" C.^bnr liber com* 
 manDeD to unDo tlje package containing 
 bis costumes* {H3)is toas straigljttoap 
 Done, anD therein toerefounD t^ree suits 
 of tl)c colors lie Ijao toorn on tlje tljree 
 Daps; namelp, black, reD, anD toljtte, 
 Ws$ coats anD breeches toere of belbet, 
 tl)c toaistcoats of silk Damask, anD ttje 
 tljrc c beautiful caps toere caclj ricl;lp Dec; 
 orateD toitl) precious stones anD enam* 
 els* Cljcre toas also a fine stoorD in a 
 scabbarD of fetoelleD anD enamelleD golD, 
 anD otljcr nclj ornaments suitable to tl;e 
 court costume of a prince, HWfytn \it 
 ber beljelD t^is magnificence, Ije crieD, 
 C.** ^ gracious anD beneficent <S5oD, if 
 Cljott sljo toest so mu el; grace to me tljat 
 tljc Ijour map come uiljen liber anD tlje 
 beautiful H;elena map be as closelp anD 
 tjolilp uniteD as tijc ttoo letters tooben 
 together on tljis cap, tljcn toere 31 fo^ 
 eber in Debt to tEljp bolp fabor ! " C.^en 
 liber DresseD Ijimself for tljc festibal; 
 anD tljc clothes fitteD Ijim as perfectlp 
 as if tljep IjaD been moulDeD upon t;im, 
 Mljcn be toas DresseD, Ijis Ijorse toas 
 also reaDp, anD stooD before tljc bouse, 
 toitb tlje four mounteD attenDants* 
 $>oon came tlje knigljt totjo IjaD brought 
 Ijint Ijttljcr, saping tljat be tooulD attenD 
 Ijim to tljc court anD tljat it toas full 
 
time fyty toere on tfce toap* (Eben tbe 
 torches toere ligljteD, anD tljey rooe to- 
 getljer to tlje court* 
 
 Chapter fr f tfje ftsttte 
 
 it? at tlje Cnglisb Court in honor of tlje 
 king's Daughter an* of ttje Uictor of tl;e 
 tournament, an D in l;at teas Done thereat* 
 
 tyen liber came to tbe gate* 
 toay of tbe palace tie 00 touched 
 bts boi#e toitt) tlie spurs tljat it maDe 
 tlic most graceful cttrfcets tbat baD eber 
 been seen, anD, as its? master DesireD, 
 struck fire from tbe stones of tbe patoe; 
 ment, 00 tbat elieri? one Iua0 Oralun to 
 tlje inintjolris to see inm as Ije roDe up 
 unfcer tlje Ug^t of flaming torches* C.3(ln 
 t)tf magnificent court tress ty teas so 
 princely anD charming a person t^at no 
 one coulo satisfy t)imself Uottl) gating ; 
 anD so many people toere present loljen 
 lie Dismounted tljat l)is attenDants IjaD 
 to make a toap for Ijtm tljrougJ) tljem ; 
 anD, if \)t IjaD been a monster of tlje sea* 
 t|iere mig^t not Ijabe been more toon* 
 Der, nor a greater assemblage of people 
 to beiiolD Ijim, C.^lnD it toas tolD to tlje 
 king and Ijis court tljat tl)e UJljtte fenigljt 
 IjaD come anD toas noto entering tl)e pal 
 ace, anD tljat sucl) toas bis resplenDent 
 beauty tljat its like baD neber before been 
 
 seen, for it toas nature's masterpiece* 
 (UHKfctn ttjis report came tl)e laDies 
 asfeeD one of another, "OTjence comes 
 ttiis fairy Unigljt , tljis prince of a golDen 
 lanD of romance, tl)ts being brighter anD 
 more fcaliant tljan tlje toorlD ijas eber 
 before seen ? J?appi? are toe tfcat be bas 
 eome to our lanD anD to our court/' 
 Cj3nD toljispers anD Ijalf toljispers anD 
 replies ran rounD tbe circle of court 
 Dames, Damsels, anD tbeir attenDant 
 fenigbts; tljen migbt it babe been no^ 
 ticeD tbat tbe knigbts toere DisposeD to 
 sneer, but tbe laDies tjaD notljing but 
 praise to utter* CJIn tbe miDst of a 
 murmur of sucb loto^spoken toorDS, 
 <^liber entereD tbe ball, tobere tbe court 
 toas assembleD ; anD tbe murmur DieD 
 into silence, all listening to b^ar tbe 
 toorDS be migbt speak* C^e greeteD tbe 
 king, tbe laDies, tbe nobles, all tbe court 
 circle, toitb princely courtesy anD courtly 
 toorDS; to tobicb tbe king anD nobles 
 responDeD in like manner, anD receibeD 
 bim toitb great Distinction anD Digni; 
 fieD hospitality; but, at tbe same time, 
 certain glances flasbeD unDer mas^ 
 culine brotos, bigb^arcbeD into court 
 smiles, as if to say, tbat tl)ey DID not 
 finD bfot fo ercessibel^ beautiful or 
 charming ; anD in tbe bf arts of tljese 
 toere many most sincere toisbes tbat 
 tbis princely Visitor's face anD all of bis 
 boDp baD been an bunDreD miles atoa^, 
 or back in bis oton fairylanD, insteaD of 
 bere, tobere be baD so Victoriously toon 
 tbe bigb^t praise in tbe tournament, 
 anD toasnoto toinning tbeaDmiration of 
 eben? laD^'s beart* t^bis toas entop, tbe 
 bice of courts; for <Pltocr toas amiable 
 anD moDest, as cbarming in manners 
 as in person, altoa^s courteous to infe> 
 
riors, and unassuming tuitl) princes, 
 nobles, anD knigljts; 00 tljat tljere toas 
 no reason tojjy any one sljoulD feel en* 
 mity to #m; anti it coulD only be etril 
 lurking in tljose hearts; tljat toisfceD Ijim 
 tiarm; anD tljese courtiers, beJjinD tjjeir 
 ceremonious smiles, DiD foist) Ijim all 
 kinDS of farm* BesiDes, tie toas a prob* 
 able obstacle in tlje part; of many a court 
 ambition. L&iiljile CHttier toas tljus re? 
 ceibeD toitlj tfce courtesy of professed aD* 
 miration by ebery one, tfce princess tyek 
 ena, attenDeD by many princes, nobles, 
 anD laDies of tlje court, came into tlje 
 Ijall, mljielj foas magnificently Decorate 
 CD, or r Dress foas so ricljly ornamental 
 tljat it foas foorttj a DuUeDom, ano slje 
 neUer before foorn one so splenoiD* 
 it foas tjer beauty tljat gabe its 
 greatest brightness to tlje t;all; for slje 
 foas fair b e vonD 1 1) r fairness of otljer foo^ 
 men, fair as tljat otljer fytltn, for fotjom 
 tlje loft toalls of tETro^ toere laia lofo 
 t^at goo^born H?elen, so beautiful tljat, 
 in a lanD of toorlo^famet) beaut^^ s^e foas 
 peerless ; so beautiful tljat ijer name 
 tjescenOeD tljrougl) tlje ages as a spno* 
 nvin of female beauty ; so beautiful as 
 to set ttje foorlo in arms for Ijcr posv 
 session* C,l3ut tlji s tale must nofo pro^ 
 cerD to ttje Direct matter of its tjistorp. 
 C.CCJ tjen ttje princess came near Ijcr fa# 
 tljer, s^e fenelt before |jim, ant) oiD ^im 
 reference, as foas fitting for a subject* 
 tljouglj a Daugljter. Cljc king took Ijer 
 IjanD, raiseD tjer up, ano baDe ijer foel? 
 come in <$ot)'s name* ^e foas greeteD, 
 also, bp all tlje princes ant) nobles, to 
 foljom, separately, slje gatie tljanUs for 
 t^eir courtesy in fitting tooms, as slje 
 foell Unefo Ijoiu to Do* C.^liter, foljom 
 slje recognijeD from Ijis noble anD tit; 
 
 gant appearance, foas brougljt before 
 Ijer, anD slje baDe Ijim foelcome in fefo 
 anD moDest toorDs* l^er tieart at once 
 foent out tofoarD Ijim as tje replied to 
 |jer toelcome in courtly anD toelUcljosen 
 sentences, looking up into ber face in 
 respectful aDmiration* #t t^iis meeting 
 of tfoo beautiful ones it foas necessary 
 to ask tlje knigljts to stanD back tljat tlje 
 laDies migljt look on (Dliber anD tlje prin- 
 cess, as it foas tljeir foistj to Do* <fi>f tlje 
 unfoeDDeD laDies, pertjaps of tlj e foeD^ 
 DeD Dames, too, eac^ one saiD to ljer# 
 self, or |jaD t^e fcalkconfesseD tljoug^jt, 
 C.** ^HttoulD to (SoD t^at t^jis noble stran^ 
 ger foere mv IjusbanD , anD IjaD foon me, 
 as Ije Ijas foon our princess,' 7 for tljep all 
 gate Ijim tlje pri?e, as tlje most ualiant 
 anD successful knigljt* C,CSUjile tljat 
 foljielj Ijas been relateD took place, ttje 
 banquet foas maDe reaD^ ; anD as soon 
 as all foas prepares, tlje louD sounDing 
 of trumpets summoned ebcry one to 
 prepare for ttje feast, anD to foastj tlje 
 tjanDS* C.tE^t)e king stood up, anD untlj 
 man^ great lorDs ; tljese toent to 
 by ttje king's commanD, anD 
 asUed Ijim to make knofon foljence Ije 
 came, anD fotjat foas Ijis rank anD fanu 
 tt^ .^ ansfoereD tljat ^pain toas t^e 
 land of tjis birtlj, tljat Ije toas a poor 
 knigljt of no ijiglj rank, tjis family noble, 
 but obscure* C.TO0 toas beliebeD nei^ 
 tfcer by tlje king nor by tfce others to^o 
 IjearD it ; for it seemed to ttjem all tljat 
 ^is bearing anD mien betokeneD tljat 
 lie toas born of a princely fcouse ; Ijis 
 manners sljotoeD intimate acquaint 
 ance toitb t^je etiquette of royal courts ; 
 anD as to poverty, tljat foas absurd in 
 connection toitlj ttje state totjictj Ije Ijad 
 maintaineD During t^e last tljree Days ; 
 
for Ijouj could i)f probiar himself toitb 
 dress, armor, ana equipage, unless bp 
 thecommand of toealth: the gems alone 
 tljat sparblcd on Ins costume exceeded 
 in balue the fortune of manp a toealths 
 bnight* >o they all concluded that he 
 toas resolbed to Disguise hig!) ranb be* 
 math the assumption of lotoer station* 
 C.tEhe bing toob h& seat at table, and 
 toith hfoi his fcigijest princes and fabor* 
 ites; but the princess Helena toas seat* 
 eft in the middle of tlje room, at a table 
 raised abotoe tljr others, that all might 
 habe the pleasure of seeing ^er #t the 
 table toith her* on fcer riglit ^ant, toas 
 t^e cfcief fuDge, anD t|ie princes ana 
 laDies to^o toere tlje otfcer fuoges sat 
 also at IK r table* Caliber, at first, maoe 
 man^ polite ercuses before lie tooulD 
 consent to sit at tlje king's table, at a 
 place reserbeD for ^im besioe t^je feing; 
 but, entreated bi? t^e monarch, tje coulD 
 no longer refuse, so &e mooestl^ toob 
 t^e seat assigned #m, according to t^e 
 bing's tois^ ^>oon all toere seated, rtje 
 nobles, bnigljts, ladies, and poung maid* 
 ens, a great and splendid company 
 C,t!Po relate tfce service at table, and re* 
 count tl)c rare and delicious disljes tljat 
 toere placed before tlje guests, toould 
 balb tlje tale too long : it toas a ro^al 
 feast, and all toere delighted ; but abotie 
 all tlje pleasures of the table and tljr 
 splendor of the scene, that mljich Uias 
 most pleasing to the e^e and hf art 
 and in this all toere agreed toas the 
 beautiful princess, toho toas a refresh* 
 ment to the ioear^ and an encourage* 
 ment to manliness ; and there toas no 
 one of all the great company of nobles, 
 bnights, and gentlemen toho toould not, 
 in her service, hatie dared the utmost 
 
 danger* C.3>uring the repast the bing 
 paid much attention to <lifeer, centers* 
 ing freely toith him* and constantly 
 charmed b^ tji0 modest, toise, and toitt^ 
 replies* CjH2lljen the feast had long con* 
 tinued, the cloth toas removed, and eberp 
 one stood up; then, after grace toas said 
 and thanbs giben to <0od for aU the 
 good things enfoped, the dance began* 
 JUWnt the dancing commenced, the 
 ten princes and ten ladies tohom the 
 bing had chosen to be the fudges of the 
 tournament toent into a room apart, 
 and consulted upon the question, toho 
 had toon the most (ante, and done the 
 most gallant deeds, during the three 
 daps ? 31n this they toere not of one 
 mind ; for one fudge held that it toas the 
 son of the bing of Scotland ; another 
 toould habe it giuen to the Count of 
 glanders; but the others insisted that 
 it toas due to the Spanish bnight* Sit 
 length, after considerable discussion, 
 the ttoo dissenting ones toere brought 
 to agree toith the others, and all united 
 in gibing their boices for the faborite 
 bnight, CjlWf 11 the bing toas informed 
 that thep toere readp toith their fudg* 
 ment, h* Wt the dance, toent into the 
 chamber tohere thep toere sitting, and 
 asbed them tohat thep had decided* 
 i^^ereupon thep fell upon their bnees 
 to replp ; but lie bade them stand up and 
 mabe their anstoer* &o the chief fudge 
 gate their decision in these toords: 
 C." dttactou* master, toe habe faithfully 
 done thv toill in this matter, habing been 
 stoorn to be mobed in our judgment b 
 no influence of lobe or disfabor, bp no 
 opinions or toishes expressed to us bv 
 any person tohateberj but to decide 
 through simple fustice, as our oton rea* 
 
son Dictates, anD tljrottglj fear of no one, 
 neither prince nor lorD, fcotoetoer Ijigti 
 in rank or familp, (Eljis oath Ijas been 
 kept ; ant) tljis 10 our true f ttDgment, in 
 tuljiclj toe are all agreeD : tljat of all tljose 
 toljo took part in tlje tournament no one 
 bas sljoton Ijtmself so skilful in arms;, 
 00 successful in combat, 00 baliant of 
 Daring, 00 gallant in DeeDS During tbe 
 tljreeDaps, as tlje >pamsij knight, tofco 
 appeared in tlje lists on tlje first Dap in 
 black, on t^e seconD Dap in reD, anD on 
 tljc tljirD Dap in uuljite. Wit Declare tljat 
 be surpasseD all others; anD therefore 
 toe make knoton to tbp grace tljat it is 
 our Decision tljat tlje 0panist) knight 
 tjas toon tlje pri?e; anD toe 00 place tlje 
 matter in tin fcanDS, tbat tfcou mapest 
 act in suclj manner as is tin toilU" 
 C."3ooD frienDS, Dear cousins, anD 
 most amiable anD bclobcD laDies," m? 
 stoereD tlje king, ** 31 unDerstanD ^our 
 fuDgment, anD ^oto ^ou IjaDe come to 
 make it, anD acknotoleDge tljat it tooulD 
 be against all fustice anD rigljt to UDttl> 
 IjolD tlje praise anD retoarD from tlje 
 knigljt uoljo Ijas 00 toell earneD it b^ Ijis 
 Untgljtlv settice; anD, inDeeD, IjaD 31 
 been of tlje fuDge0, my Decision tooulD 
 Ijabe been tlje same tljat you Ijatoe maDe ; 
 anD 3(1 tljank vou all for pour labors anD 
 for ^our fait^fulne00 But, consiDering 
 toell tlje future, our interests anD tjonor, 
 anD tljat tlje pri>e must be giuen to a 
 foreigner toljo is entirely unknoton to 
 us, it seems pruDent to aDUise tljis, 
 if it seems gooD to ^ou, tfcat one of 
 pott sap to Ijim, tljat tlje prije anD tlje 
 ijonor babe been toon bp \)int before all 
 otljers, anD tljat it is aDfuDgeD bp pott 
 all tljat mp Daughter be gitien to Ijim ; 
 but one conDition 31 beg of Ijim : tljat be 
 
 remain a pear at mp court before tfce 
 marriage, in orDer tbat toe map learn 
 biflf character more fullp* HBut 31 Ijere^ 
 toitl) promise, bp mp croton, anD tljte 
 promise sljall be unalterable, tljat at 
 tlje enD of tlje pear 31 toill gibe Ijim tlje 
 princess! in marriage, if 31 finD bim no 
 otljer tljan 31 noto see anD tljink ; for, 
 in tljat case, no man in ttje toorlD is 
 
 more toortyp *f $& tfcan ^ e 31 n W* 31 
 tooulD babe tjim belieUe tljat tljere is no 
 ttjottgljt to take from Ijim tljat toljiclj be 
 Ijas toon bp bis imigljtlp DeeDS* C.^lso 
 map pou sap to Ijim, tljat 31 Do not urislj 
 to put Ijim at enmitp initlj potoerful 
 princes anD nobles noto Ijere, uMjo came 
 from far anD near for tbe purpose of 
 toinning tlje pri^e of tlje tournament* 
 31f mp Daughter toere giben bim toljile 
 tljep are pet ijere tljep tooulD gruDge Ijim 
 t^e Ijonor ; anD tljrottglj entip anD IjatreD 
 seek to assail Ijim ; ujljerebp tljere rntgljt 
 be great Danger to bis life anD Disturb^ 
 ance of tfce realm* 3|t is therefore mp 
 luislj tljat tljis sljottlD be saiD to bint in 
 sucb manner tbat ty map unDerstanD, 
 anD be fullp satisfieD*" C,e2njen be IjaD 
 finisljeD speaking tlje princes anD laDies 
 toent into council again together, anD 
 fbunD tbat tbe king lja& spoken toell ; 
 anD tljep DeciDeD tbat it toas best to 
 knoto inljat anstoer tlje ^panislj Unigljt 
 tooulD make, before tljese toorDS anD 
 t^is request toere publiclp announceD ; 
 for it tooulD be a great Dishonor to tlje 
 king if bis DemanD toere refuseD before 
 so manp princes anD nobles* tEljep toere 
 toell satisfieD tljat tlje king toas rigljt, 
 in tbat it toas necessarp to knoto, more 
 surelp tljan tljep DiD at present, luljat 
 manner of man tljis, tfceir faborite 
 knigljt, toas; for 
 
mud) of Ijastr to Do a tiling, 
 &orroto anD sore regret man bring* 
 C,&ljr fuDge toljo toas cbosen to speak 
 toitb (DUtier sottgljt ijim out in tlje Ijall 
 among tlje Dancers, took Ijtm by tlje 
 sleebe, anD leD Ijtm apart to tell Ijtm 
 urtjat tlje king proposes Caliber l)aa 
 feareD tlje result, for tbe reason tbat 
 tbere toere fjere 00 many potoerful 
 princes: anD nobles, to tobom tbe king 
 tooulD naturally prefer to gibe ty& Daugb* 
 ter, ratber rtjan to an unknoton knigbt ; 
 for tljese migljt be of more promise of 
 aid anD serbiee tljan eoulD be eiqpecteD 
 of Ijim ; also Ije Imeto tljat, in tljetr titsv 
 pleasure, it toa$ po00ible tliat t^ey migbt 
 unite tljeir strengtlj^ ano make mud) 
 trouble for t^e king* C.^erefore ty toasf 
 partly prepared for t^e communication 
 of tlje fuDge, anD tljougtjt to Ijtmsrlf 
 tljat, if tie OiD not toillingly consent to 
 t^e request noto maue of t)im, tlje fuoge* 
 migljt reconsider tljeir Decision ; anD 00 
 !je migljt lose foreber tlje pri?e noto of* 
 fereD Ijint on tljese conDitions; so ty 
 cheerfully gate Ijts consent to toljat toas 
 proposeD, anD replieD, L'^racious lorD, 
 you are oberkinD to me ; for 31 am not 
 Deserting of ttje beautiful CngUslj priu? 
 cess anD t\)i<s great alliance ; still, as 
 you inform me ttiat tlje king anD Ijfe 
 council babe atoarDeD me surlj toonDer^ 
 ful gooD fortune, anD tljat it is by Ijis 
 tnisb tbat you make tljis request of me, 
 31 gratefully accept tfce atoarD ; anD reply, 
 tljat it is not necessary tljat be sljotilo 
 ask tljis tljing of me, as one tuljo bas 
 something to entreat ; for 31 babe no De# 
 sire to oppose b& luilU" C,<Kl)f prince 
 returneD to tbe king, to tobom bf relateD 
 iuljat baD passeD in bis interbieto toitb 
 <DUber , anD saiD tljat be baD neber bearD 
 
 any one speak more toisely, moDestly, 
 or courteously, or in a toay more De* 
 serbing of Ijouor anD praise, tljan tljat 
 knigbt* C.^b^ tog toas bery joyful at 
 tbis reply, anD DeciDeD tljat tbe fetoel, 
 mljtclj, in aDDition to tbe IjanD of tbe 
 princess, toas a pri?e of tbe tounta? 
 ment, sljoulD be immeDiately giben; 
 anD be nameD a knigbt ujljo sljoulD pre? 
 sent it, saying to Ijtm, tljat mljrn tbe 
 proper time came be tooulD gibe tbe sig* 
 nal to bring it; all of toljtrlj toas Done 
 accorDing to l;is toisb* C,n?e tljcn left 
 tbe cbamber of tbe fuDges for tbe ball of 
 tbe Dancers, toljr re be founD Ijis Daugb^ 
 ter, anD, leaDing Ijrr to a place apart, sat 
 by brc aD saiD, C.**^^ beautiful anD 
 Dear Daugbter, tbou must noto anstoer 
 me truly in tbe matter tobereof 31 
 speak/ 7 C.flWen sbe askeD bint toljat 
 be toisljeD tyn to tell Ijim, Ijc saiD, 
 .** ttell me noto, tobicb of tbe knigbts 
 tobom tbou bast seen in tbe tljrcc Days' 
 tournament finDs most fabor toitb 
 tbee, anD in rfjy opinion bas sboton tbe 
 greatest protoess*" C.** Gracious lorD 
 anD fatber," slje replieD, **3fl am not 
 more faborably inclineD to one tljan to 
 anotljer, anD all are equally pleasing to 
 me" C.** Purely tbou bast lookeD toit^ 
 more pleasure on one tban on tbe otb# 
 ers?" persisteD tbe king* L"H>ear fa^ 
 tber," saiD tbe princess, " seeing tbat 
 tbou toisbest me to anstoer truly, 31 
 toill be obeDient, as is fitting: one is 
 to me as otfjers; toljere eaclj Ijas gaU 
 lantly Done Ijis best, Ijoui can 31 Declare 
 a preference ? " C.0gain tbe king re^ 
 peateD bis question in anotljer form: 
 C."&boulD tbe atoarD anD tbe fetoel be 
 giben to tbe fepanislj knigbt, tooulD it 
 be pleasing to tbee, or tooulDst tbou 
 
rather sec it bestotoet on gome potoer? 
 ful noble?" C."$9p gracious bing ant 
 fatljer," Ijts Daughter anstoereD Untlj a 
 smile, "it is altoaps a fine ant fconor* 
 able action, tofcen one teeites bettoeen 
 ridj ant poor luitlj equal justice; but 
 tljou art toise, as prutent, ant toilt to 
 tljat tofcidj is fitting noto, as altoaps," 
 CtElje bing noto perceibet plainly 
 enouglj tfcat bis djilt tooult not be 
 grietet, or eben tispleaset, if goot for* 
 tune befell tlje chosen bnig^t ; t^ere* 
 fore tie orteret tlje fetoel to be brought, 
 as bat been previously arranges, uMjielj 
 toas tone* as tfce tale toill tell* CJFtot 
 came mans sferbing men bearing lig^tet 
 torches, toljo criet alout t^at etoen? one 
 0l)oul t make room ant scant back* t&tien 
 came a Imigljt of t|ie ro^al bouflfe t in ar* 
 mor oberlait ioitb a magnificent robe, 
 to l;o carrtet in 1) is bant a long ant Ijeatoi? 
 cljain of golt rieljlv gnrnisijrD toitb prr # 
 ctous stones; tljis \)t belt aloft rljac 
 all migbt see* Be^int tfce bnigljt came 
 ttoo fair oung mait ens, toljosr tresses 
 toere as splentit as tljat of tlje fenigljt 
 maitens feir in face ant form, so 
 tijat tljep toere a m to all U)I)o looket 
 on tljenu (Eljcsc maitens toere attentet 
 b^ four knigljts rtcljlv clotljet, ant tljev 
 all came ant fenelt before t^e bing, in 
 fitting Ijomage, ant asUet if it toas l;is 
 toill tljat tlje prije sljoult be giurn ; to 
 uilj id) be gabe t;is assent* tr: l)r n Un igljts 
 ant maitens, in formal state, passet 
 arount tlje ball until tljrp came to tl)c 
 place toljere >liuer bat motestl\? uiid), 
 traton among otber of t^e guests, Qfyt 
 armet fentgljt callet upon Ijim to stant 
 ford), for be toas ctjarget to speab toitl) 
 tlim* Wii)tn be steppet fortoart , in some 
 confusion, tlje bnigbt tl;us attresset 
 
 .*^ost seining example of man^ 
 boot ant bnigbtl^ protoess, t^e bing, 
 our most gracious master, ant dje no# 
 bles ant laties \)ttt assemblet, tubo 
 babe been teligbtet bu tbe great ant 
 bnigbtl^ teets of arms tispla^et in pub^ 
 lie in vour most glorious acts, bestoto 
 upon i?ou t^is cbain, ant gibe EOU ttjere^ 
 Uoitlj djf praise ant meet of djampion? 
 sl)ip, abobe all ottier bniglits, in tljr tljree 
 ta^s' tournament*" L^ben follotoet 
 tlje presentation of tije djain, tlje ents 
 of tobicl) toere belt up b^ tt)e maitens, 
 uiljilr tl)e bnigbt supportet tlje mittle 
 of it in l)is raiset bant* 0fter luljid; 
 tljebniglit continuet, L"3I am noio to 
 speab of our gracious lat, tlje princess 
 Helena, in regart to tojjom tlje bing 
 gibes von to bnoto, tljat rour claim to 
 Ijis tattgljter's bant, tlirougb tlje pro? 
 clamation mate in all lants, tbat slje 
 sljoult be toon bp tlje most approtet 
 bntgljt in tlje tournament, toill be belt 
 to immobablp* 515ut be Desires tljat pott 
 toill toait mljile one pear runs its course 
 before pou temant t^e fulfilment of 
 tbis promise ; ant be pletges bis binglp 
 toort tljat, turing tljis time, l)is tangly 
 ter sljall remain untoet , ant tljat botlj be 
 ant tlje princess toill bear tljemselues 
 totoart pou in suclj manner tljat pou 
 toill be satisfiet ; for slje is to be tljen 
 giuen pou in marriage, as slje is noto 
 consiteret to be so betrotljct* OBore^ 
 ober, tlje bing toisijes pou to unter^ 
 stant fullp tljat, in tljis telap, be tesires 
 to tabe from pou no goot tijing tljat 
 pou ijate teserbet, ant tljat sljoult be 
 pours ; but, on tfce contrarp, toisijes to 
 to pou muclj bonor*" C.^Kitb motest 
 tiftttence Qlifur anstoeret t^e bnigljt, 
 saping t^at ty in no toap teserbet so 
 
great retoarD ad IjaD been conferred upon 
 Ijim bp tlje king anD tljc judges, ana by 
 do ntuci) good opinion ; but Ije undciv 
 stood ttjat it toad awarded tljrottglj tlje 
 gooo toill of tlje king, tlje princes, ant 
 tlje ladies of tlje court, anD be tooulD be 
 berp ungrateful totio DiD not accept suet) 
 kinD gooD toill fopfullp* #s to tye re* 
 quest of a pear's Delap of tlje marriage, 
 tijat request sijould be a commanD to 
 Ijim j but tie earnestlp beggeo of tije king 
 ttiat, if lie fcaD toon tjie pri?e of tfce tour* 
 nament, it slioulD not be taken from 
 ijim ; tor it toad Ijis Ijearf s 1 desire to ob; 
 tain at once tlje treasure be Ijad toon ; 
 and no one must beliebe Ije tljougljt 
 ligljtl^ of tljat pri^e, because ^e ineloeo 
 to tlje request tljat l;e sljoulu toait a 
 ^ear before claiming it; tofyic^ lie only 
 consented to Do because sucfy toas tlje 
 toill anD toisl) of tl;e king* CJn grate^ 
 ful toorDS IK also t^ankeD tl;e king, 
 princes, nobles, anD taDies for tlje gift 
 of tlje precious fetoel; anD, lading ttie 
 cljatn about t)is neck, gate Discourteous 
 thanks also to tljose to^o l)ao brought 
 it to Ijini. C,(!^ljen tie toas askeD toliat 
 toere tits baptismal anD family names ; 
 to tofcicfc fce replieD, C."3I am calleD <&& 
 tier, but may not, at t^is time, make 
 knoton m^ femil^ name*" C.tEl)en 
 StooD fortl) a IjeralD, Uiljo by commanD 
 of ttje king maDe proclamation of tlje bic^ 
 tor of tlje tournament ; anD as tie coulD 
 not call t)im b^ an^ full name, tie crieD in 
 a louD ljoice,C, u t^tlis gooD knigtit, 
 ber, ttiis black, reD, anD toljite 
 ttje croton anD perfect blossom of 
 knig^tllooD, lias acquitteD liimself toitlj 
 strength, skill, anD mantiooD beyonD all 
 others, in tfce past tljree Daps 7 tilting anD 
 combats of stoorD anD battle^are : tljere.- 
 
 fore tlje fuDges totio toere appointeD, anD 
 Ijatoe taken oatljs to Deal justly, gibe 
 anD orDain tlje Ijonor anD retoarD to Ijim 
 alone*" C.tEPtien toas (DUber leD before 
 tlje king, to Ujljom tie DiD Ijomage; anD 
 tfcankeD tym for ttie great tionor 
 tjat) been stioton Ijim, of to^ict) 
 tie toas not ujoittjy, nor Deserting. l?e 
 beggeD ttiat tie tooulD commanD tjim in 
 all tljings, anD beliebe Ijim to be altoaps 
 tlje reatjy servant of \)i$ toill* Lt!Ptie 
 king anstoereD tl)at l)c tooulD Do t^is 
 toit^ all tlis ijeart ; tljat tie neeD tiabe no 
 Doubt of failing suclj position at tlje 
 court as tie DesireD ; tljat tie tooulD not 
 forget ijim, anD tljat toliat tie tjao toon 
 in t^e tournament be stioulD not lose* 
 C." Gracious king," replieD <Dliter, " Jfl 
 knoto tijat you mean me Ijonor, anD 
 51 stiall rest confiDent in pour promise 
 ttiat ttie full retoarD of mp success in 
 t^e tournament toill be mine at ttie ap* 
 pointeD time ; anD since pou gibe me 
 choice of a place at pour court, 2f| beg 
 pou to gibe orDers ttiat 31 map be ttie 
 carter for pour Daughter*" C.tEtie king 
 anstoereD tijat tlis Daughter toas not ac; 
 customeD to be carteD for bp a knigtit ; 
 ttiat a nobleman of less Distinction IjaD 
 filleo ttiat office, anD tijat tie DesireD to 
 gibe tjim a muclj better position* But 
 totien Ije found ttiat <$liter IjaD set minD 
 anD tieart upon tlje office toljidj tie askeD 
 for, ttie king consenteD tijat it sljoulo 
 be as lji0 Daughter's knigtit DesireD* 
 C.t!Ptien ttie king StooD up, baDe (Dliv 
 ter arise from t)i$ knees* took tlim bp 
 tlje tjano, leD tlim to Ijis 1 Daughter, anD 
 baDe tier kiss tier knigtit ; for Ije toas 
 of ttie opinion ttiat Ije toell DeserteD a 
 kiss, anD tijat tlje time Ijao come for 
 tlim to receifce it; at uuljiclj <$Uter toas 
 
toell pleaseD, C^be beauteous Helena 
 obe^eD tlje toill of her fatber, took Hi; 
 ber bp the hanD, rai0eD him from tohere 
 be knelt before l)tr< anD fcisseo him* 00 
 tbeir lips met a thrill pa00eD through 
 liber'0 h*art, tobieb openeD to receive 
 tlje impression of that moment, ano 
 closeo again to holD it 0acreDl]? ensbnneo 
 there until the hour of #0 Death* CL^* 
 tljanfeeD t)er t anD DiD Ijer homage, again 
 kneeling before her; but 0he baDe him 
 arise. &ftertoarD there toa0 Dancing 
 again, ttjljich continued a long time into 
 tbe night* #t length a sleeping cup of 
 many toine0 anD 0pice0 toa0 brought in, 
 anD all sat Doton to tbe Drinking of it 
 CLMljen tlje sleeping cup toa0 fini0l;eD, 
 anD tljrp toere about to separate for tlje 
 nigljt, t^e foreign prince0 anD noble0 
 took leabe of tlje king anD Ijis Daughter, 
 anD of the nobles anD laoies of the lanD, 
 saving that the^ tooulD return home to 
 their oton countries' in the morning ; 
 anD tljep thankeD the king for the Ijonors 
 sbotun them at t)is court* CL^tje king 
 beggeD them to remain frith hint still 
 longer, but the^ tooulD not con0ent; 00, 
 toith man^ formal expressions of re^ 
 0pect, the^ maoe their aoteur, C.Mhen 
 the son of the king of &cotlanD took 
 leabe of the princess, he 0aiD to her that 
 0he ujas fortunate in her neuj knight, 
 anD he congratulateD her that 0he ijaD 
 00 accomplisljeD a champion in her 0er^ 
 bice* But ^elena, totjo iuas no fool, ber^ 
 toell unDer0tooD that he 0poke out of 
 enbi? ; anD 0he maoe him no ansum- in 
 reference to her knight; but took leabe 
 of him anD of the other nobles toho to ere 
 in the hall, anD retireD to her chamber; 
 after tohich all the guests Departed from 
 the court, anD the festivities toere at an 
 
 enD, 31n the morning all the foreign 
 guests roDe forth from the cit gates 
 anD returneD, each into Ijis ofrn lano. 
 inere ttoo king0 of ^IrelanD, 
 riDDen to the tournament to; 
 gether, becau0e their kingDom0 aD# 
 foineD; anD mljo Ijao not been at the 
 court toith the other prince0 anD noble0, 
 although the king of ^cotlanD haD 0eb; 
 eral times sent them messages, inbit; 
 ing them to come to him* tEhe0e the^ 
 haD refu0eD,anD notoroDe atoa^ in great 
 Displeasure, anD much angr feeling, 
 meDitating miscljief* ^Eljis tuas on ac^ 
 count of the king of 3f|relanD inijo toa0 
 killeD in the U0t0; for they DeemeD that 
 the king of CEnglanD thought too lightly 
 of the loss tljev haD suffereD, the DeaD 
 king habing been a near frieno to both* 
 &>o thev promi0eD each other, if 6oD 
 helpeD them to come to their oton lanD, 
 t\)ty tDOulD again bi0it the king of dEng* 
 lanD in suclj manner that he tooulD re^ 
 gret too late the Death of their frieno, 
 toho haD been slain in his Cnglislj lists, 
 anD that he ijao treateD their loss 
 00 little concern* 
 
 Chapter jr. floto 
 
 commenced his Duties at the Cnglisl) 
 Court; hoto l)e fell 0ick for lobe of the 
 beautiful princess, anD receibeD a bisit 
 from her in Ijis 0ick#chamber ; anD hotD 
 tl)is bisit cureD l;is illness. 
 
 OILiber baoe gooDmight to the king 
 anD l)is Daughter, also to the no, 
 ble0 anD laDie0 of the palace; then roDe 
 again to l)is loDging, anD initb him tpent 
 man^ Imigljts anD noblemen, iuljo oe# 
 sireo to gibe htm attenoance, anD make 
 them0elbe0 agreeable to him, fore0eeing 
 that he toa0 to be a mo0t important per# 
 
sonage at ttjc (HHtgUst) court* 
 tljep reaclieD lite longing lie gate 
 
 to orink, anD ttyankrD ttjem for tt;etr 
 trouble in coming toitt) l;im, anD saiD, 
 C."SPear frienDs, 31 toill be a serbant, 
 anD brother, ant) gooD comraDe to 
 all; anD therein 31 can serbe sou, 
 toill finD me tocll inclined at all tinted" 
 Cja>o tljfv took leabe of Ijim ant toistjcD 
 t)im a gooDmigljt, going carl) to t)ts oton 
 tjome* nty one most agreeable noble* 
 man lie kept toitl) tjim for tl)e nigljt, i>e 
 or sire o tjis companionship in orDer tljat 
 lie migljt be maoe more particularly ac^ 
 quaintet), in tljr morning, mitt) ttje no^ 
 bles ant) companions toitt) toljom ^e 
 tooulo associate at tljc court, ant) toitt) 
 toljom Ijc tooulo be foineo in tl)e court 
 serbiee* ^fter ^is efaentful Da^ liber 
 slept tljrougti t^e nig^t toitfc better rest 
 t^an Ije ^jat) enfo^et) During seberal pre^ 
 ceDing nights, CLMtien a neto Das toas 
 come lie anD tjis comraDe arose, anD li> 
 ber put on ncto clothes, tljat l)e IjaD 
 causeD to be maDe During ttie niglit; 
 anD ttje nobleman brought tjun to ttje 
 court, tot^crc, toitl) ttie king anD ty& at# 
 tenDant gentlemen, ttjc^ ^earD mass* 
 3KHfyen tliis toas ober tl)e king com* 
 manDcD ttjat liber be taken to a 
 
 berlain, a knight of tlje Ijigfjcst rank, to 
 toljom bf tiab giben ^is instructions* 
 C.** liber, mp gooD patron anD frienD," 
 saiD ttie knight, u our gracious master, 
 tlje king, Ijas orDereD t^at 3] sljall re^ 
 ceibe from sou tfce oat^ of obeDience to 
 tiim, anD tfcat ^ou sjjall be nameD among 
 tfce number of ty$ ^igljest c^amber^ 
 lains, toitt) equipment of ttoentu Corses 
 anD ti)t necessary squires, pages, anD 
 serbants, also generous emoluments 
 suitable to sucb position* 0s to pour 
 tois^ to serbe our gracious laDj?, you 
 babe tl)c king's consent; but tljat office 
 is belD in muclj less rank tljan is no to 
 giben ^ou; botoeber, ^ou are at liberty 
 to nil botlj places as you toill*' 7 c.li# 
 ber accepteD ttie honorable position tlius 
 offerco Ijtm toitt) man^ tljanks, anD 
 stoore to serbe ttje king fattljfullv ; but 
 ^is minD toas mucl) occupieD toitlj tbe 
 tljougljt cljat tljr time tooulD no to quick? 
 l^ come toljen, accorDing to tjis tjeart's 
 Desire, be coulD satisfy l)imsclf tottlj 
 looking at ttje beautiful princess toljo 
 l)ao kisseD Ijim so amiably* fyt beggeD 
 tljat tlje king tooulD permit tjim to begin 
 |)is serbice to ber upon tljat Da^; tol;irl) 
 toas granteD, anD l;e toas brought to ber 
 chamber, toljcre, totien ttie table toas 
 set, came tfce beautiful Helena* liber 
 toistjeu tier a gooD?Da, anD sljr tbankeD 
 tjim toitlj Dignity; but in Ijcr Ijcart slje 
 toas ber^ glaD to see tjim* sljr sat at tfje 
 table, anD liber carbeD for ber; ere long 
 sije raiseD tier face anD lookeD at tjim, 
 anD saiD, C."2Dear frienD, it is 
 toisfc to serbe anD carbe for me 
 totjom 31 ^abe seen striking Doton arm eD 
 knigljts, eben a king, in tfce lists? Does 
 it not seem a little office, after sucli 
 great DeeDS, to be carting Ijrr fooD for a 
 
xxmx 
 
 young girl?" C."#raeious laty," fce 
 anstoereD, " it is my frisb to to for you 
 all tljnt 31 fenou) frill be toelcome anD 
 serbieeable to you, anD tubiel) you per; 
 tn it me to oo ; ant 31 ftnt greater plea; 
 SUIT in sttel) serbiee tljan 31 Ijntic eber 
 fount in tbe lists, ant also esteem it 
 a greater Ijonor to nit, tljan tl)c acei; 
 tent of Bribing tofrn a king," C." Wv 
 frient," repliet tbe princess, ** 31 tljanfe 
 you for your goot frill, frtjicb makes 
 you 00 esteem my serbice ; ant, rtjougb 
 31 cannot but feel tbat you sboult not 
 gibe me tbis toorU of your bants, still, 
 as you unsl) to to it, it is my toisb 
 ant a pleasure to me, to accept it," 
 C.Kl)ile liber carbet be looket less 
 at ti)c morning meat t^an at tbe prim 
 cess, but on tbis occasion no miscbance 
 fyappenet tbereby* Cdljen tbetable^clotb 
 toas remobet Ijr remainet for a time 
 uiitlj tbe laties, tben frent to tbe king ; 
 to u.il)om it IjaD been alreaty tolt Ijom 
 <^liber Ijao serbet l)is taugbter, ant 
 tbat sbe toas pleaset toitb bint as a 
 carber* C.J3S time passet (Dliber boas 
 mucb liket at tl)f Cnglisb court, toljr re 
 all spoke toell of ijim. tEljc king coult 
 not praise bim mougb, ant sait often 
 tbat bis taugbter's knigbt toas a proper 
 man, full of all birtues ant honorable 
 intents, ant tbat be ant bis taugbter 
 mere toell caret for initb sucb a stttt 
 bant, C.C-be princess appreciatet tbe 
 beauty ant t^e birtues tbat atornet ber 
 young kntgljt ; but sbe sougbt to sboto 
 it in no fray, tbrougb fear tbat \)tt feeU 
 ing tofrart bint sboult be too mucb 
 noticet, ant tbat sbe sboult be teemet 
 unmaitenly ; for sbe knefr tbat tbe peo* 
 pie of ber court, or at least some among 
 tbrm, migbt be reatier to put an ill 
 
 ratljer tljan a more fctntly construction 
 upon bet contuct. Wifytn one asket, 
 sbe sait tbat sbe safr notbing in bint 
 tbat fras not goot ant bonorable, tbat 
 be fras an amiable person tofrart all, 
 equally reaty to to a goot serbice for 
 tbe lofrest as for tbe bigbest* C.^1; 
 tbottgb in tbe beginning be fras batet 
 by certain persons, frbo grutget bint 
 tbe fabor ant Conors tbat be bat fron. 
 Still, tbrougb bis sount frit, bis goot; 
 ness, ant I;i0 amiability, be so fron 
 tbe bearts of bis enemies, ant so ober; 
 came tljeir ill frill, tbat tbey learnet to 
 lobe bint; ant, insteat of a tesire to 
 infure, froult babe been reaty to tefent 
 |)im CJt toere long to relate all tbe 
 nefr sports ant tibersions tbat frere in; 
 trotucet by bint at tbe Cnglisb court, 
 so tbat tbere fras nofr more pleasure 
 in its ebery^tay life tban tbere fras for^ 
 merly upon a festibaU C.t^be tale bas 
 tolt bofr <^liber receibet a kiss from 
 tbe laty, to frbose serbice be fras teti* 
 catet ; ant it bas tolt i;oiu be preserbet 
 tbe memory of it in l)is beart ; but in a 
 sljort time lobe took from bint all tbe 
 foy ant pleasure of bis life; ant so belt 
 bint in its mesbes tbat be caret neither 
 to eat, nor to trink, nor bat any rest, 
 eitber asleep or afrake ; for tbis cruel 
 malaty of lobe pursuet ant tormentet 
 bint in many tisturbing treams* J;e 
 fras restless uiljen not attenting upon 
 bis laty, ant in Ijer presence be fras 
 tistractet by painful toubts* C^KHber; 
 eber be fras, be seemet, as in a Dream, 
 to see tbe beautiful ^elena before bim ; 
 ant b^ became infatuated so utterly, 
 tbat fr bat frent on about bim protucet 
 so sligbt impression upon bis senses, 
 tbat be libet in a frorlt of fancies, ant 
 
no longer baa Diligent care in tbe things; 
 iDljieb be DiD ; for tbis; fjistorv trite, tbat 
 oner, toljrn be sljoulD bate been cart* 
 ing at table* be toas not conscious of 
 bis neglect of sertoice; but gajeD at bis 
 
 beautiful mistress, anD breatbeD manp 
 Deep sigbs of lobe from ttje oeptbs of 
 bis beart* CL<Ebe princess tuas atoarc 
 tbat bis attention toas fircD upon ber ; 
 but as, in bis Dreamy abstraction, be 
 laiD nothing before ber to eat, sbe saiD, 
 C."2Dear frienD liter, 31 tooulD eat if 
 you tooulD gite me sometbing*" Cj^>e 
 neither bearD nor unDerstooD ber tooroa 
 at first ; for Ijis; tljougljts mere not upon 
 t^e fooD; but tifyen a ber^ little sense 
 came back to Ijim, and i)r recollected 
 Himself ano luljat i)t sljoulo be Doing* 
 ijc toas rr o toit^ sljame, anD began t)as^ 
 til^ to carte ; but, still as one luijosr 
 minD iuas not property upon bis toorb, 
 be cut bimself, on one of bis fingers, 
 Deeply to tlje bone* at tbis tbe princess 
 criea out ; anD poor <Dliber t more betoil^ 
 DereD tljan eber, ioas cobereD fcoitb con* 
 fusion* at lengtb b^ #* far recotiereD 
 bis senses as to make bis toounD an er* 
 cuse for leabing tbe table, requesting 
 anotber to attenD to bis Duties* C.t^be 
 princess baD obserbeD toitb Deep intrr> 
 est uoljat Ijao befallen l;cr carter, anD si) r 
 
 bneto ttjat bis lobe for brr baD maDe bis 1 
 tbougbts to toanDer ; so it cbanceD tljat 
 an inciDent, Droll in itself, left its marb 
 upon |ier beart, C.^liber returneD to bis 
 loDging, anD entereD bis cljambrr alone, 
 tobrrc be tbrr ID bimself upon a coucb, 
 in sucb condition of minD as map not 
 be DescribeD ; but tobocbrr baD seen bim 
 migljt toell babe pitieD bim* C;c curse ti 
 |)is fortune, tljat be coulD not control 
 bis conDuct tinner tl;c Dominion of tbis 
 tyrannical lobe, tbat baD so toounDeD 
 Ijim toitb its arroto tbat it baD not only 
 stricken Doton bi* courage, but baD 
 pierceD bis ben? beart. jp.ouj be must 
 Die ; for be erpecteD no grace, pity, or 
 relief from \)i& malaDp, C.**<^ bing of 
 C^nglanD," ty crieD, ** if tbou baDst bept 
 t^ promise, as it is a Dutp of a bing 
 to Do, 3(1 bao not fallen into tbe great 
 affliction in uuljtcb II am noto plungeD ! 
 alas, tbis lobe, urtjieb 31 IjoprD tooulD 
 bring me tbe greatest fo^, bas probeD 
 tbe cause of m^ Destruction ! " C.tE^bus 
 <$lifcer, in bte Despair, long lamenteD, 
 until be became so toeab tbat lie coulD 
 not arise from bis beD* Cbe bing anD 
 all tbe court tocrr mttcb troubleD b^ 
 bis illness, anD orDers toere giben tbat 
 be sboulD bate tbe best of care, anD be 
 protiDeD luttb etiervtbins suiteD to bid 
 neeDS ; anD, in especial, tlje bing com* 
 manDeD tbe court Doctors to attenD on 
 <$liter as carefully as if be Ijimsrlf 
 toere tbe sicb man ; anD tbis toas Done* 
 C,^f all lubo toere DistresseD b^ \i* 
 ter'S illness, tbe spmpatljp of tbe prin* 
 cess toas tbe Deepest ; but sbe strote to 
 btt>e it, tbat no one might remark upon 
 it* %fyt assumeD a slight illness, tbat 
 tbe principal court Doctor migljt tisit 
 Ijer Daity, anD of |)im s|ie inquireD con# 
 
stantty about CHiber, OTjen tola tljat tie 
 toas in a critical condition, sbe toad 
 griebeD to tlje Ijeart, anD all tlje sorroto 
 slje Ijafc eber Unoum seemeu ben> little 
 besi&e tljis misfortune, Cja>be toentinto 
 tier chamber, saying tljat slje teas ill, 
 lav Doton, ant baDe tljrm eotoer Ijer, as 
 slje toisljeo to rest alone, {Ei;is slje oio 
 tljat slje migljt be t\)t better able to Iji 
 Ijcr sorroln* SClljen slje toad alone, 
 pra^eD : C." #lmigljtE anD eternal <S5oD 
 in Ijeaben ant on eartlj, toljo IjolDest in 
 tEljy Ijano all tljat are in tlje toorlo, anD 
 gwDestallaccorDing to {EbE boli?toill, 
 anD tfcou, gentle spotter anD ilueen 
 in beaben anD on cartlj, anD ioljo art an 
 intercessor for all troubleD ^earts 31 
 beg of vr anD of our blesses ^abiotir, 
 t^at tie toill comfort m^ saD soul ! ^ 
 gracious ^ot^er of <0oD, tot)^ tiatje 31 
 been giben so muclj fatal beauty, tljat 
 3f| am t IK cause of tlje Deatft of tlje most 
 charming anD manl^ tmigfct t^at m^ 
 e^es babe etoer seen? 31 am not blesseD, 
 but curseD, b^ t^is Destroying beauty j 
 anD 31 pray tljee to protect my gooD anD 
 lotiely linigljt, tol)o lias Done me no in^ 
 fun?, but altoai?s gooD, t^at 31 bring bim 
 not into Dangerous illness anD Distress* 
 Dear swotljer of <0oD, make fenoton to 
 me bob) 31 may Ijelp bim ; anD 31 fcoill 
 Do it, so fir as 31 can, initl) absolute 
 fait!) tljat thereby relief from bis ntalaDy 
 luill come to Ijim," C.t2lben sbe IjaD so 
 prayer) sleep toeigbeD upon fjer eyelios ; 
 anD in Ijer sleep slje bearD tlje a^otljer 
 of 6oD speabto ber, saving, C." Helena, 
 m^ son anD 31 babe fcearD tb^ prater* 
 Slje lmigl)t for loljoin tljou bast peti? 
 tioneD is sick unto Dead); anD tljere^ 
 fore, as tljou art tbe cause of bis malaDy , 
 tbou must also be tlje cause of Ijis re^ 
 
 cobery, ^o to tljy fatljer, ask leabe to 
 see tlje sick knigtjt, anD torjen tljou 
 contest to Ijhn reminD Ijim tljat Ijappi? 
 ness aujaits bint toljen ttje year sljall 
 babe speeDily passeD, anD tljat tljou toilt 
 tljink so UinDly of l;im, tljat, ixiljen tlje 
 time comes, Ije mill be toell satisft'cD," 
 C^lK princessatooke, tljankeD 6on anD 
 tyis gracious a^otljer, arose anD uient 
 to Ijer father, anD beggeD Ijim to per? 
 mit rjer to bisit <$liber ; tlji0 IK granteD* 
 C.tE^aking imd) Ijer a fetu attenDants, 
 sbe toent to ber knight's loDging, came 
 into bis chamber, anD Dreto near tlje beD 
 on tobicb ty la^ ; but be no longer re* 
 cogni?eD an^ one* Wiify tearful e^es slje 
 crieD out to Ijim, C. u SBy frienD, l;oU3 is 
 it toitb tbee ? 31 am griebeD to tlje beart 
 b^ tty illness*" C.<^liber bmD tbe 
 boiee of Ijis Dear laDy , openeD bis eyes, 
 anD sigljeD Deeply, but spoke not a toorD, 
 C;elena felt certain tljat be toas not un* 
 conscious of Ijer presence, so slje luent 
 nearer to btm, leaneD tyt arms upon 
 tlje beD, anD spoke to Ijim in a loto boice : 
 C,"SPE Dearest frienD, to^at is torong 
 toitlj tbee ? Milt tljou leabe me a toiDoto ? 
 itnotoest tljott not tljat tlje year passes 
 stoiftlE ? 3]nDeeD, 31 am so griebeD b^ 
 tljy illness ttjat 31 Ijabe no comfort, sabe 
 in prater for tbi? recober^ ; tobb if 31 
 toin not my toljole ijeart mill Despair* 
 31 beg tljee, my Dearest frienD, tljat tljou 
 toilt try to Ijelp tljyself anD folloto tlje 
 aDbice of tljose toljo seek to restore tljy 
 Ijealtlj ; so mavest tljou soon again be 
 toell Meantime if tljere is anytljing tljat 
 31 can DO for tfcee, tell me, anD 31 toill 
 Do it most glaDty* 31 assure tbee, on tbe 
 Ijonor of a princess anD a maiDen, tljat 
 31 knoto of none on eartlj to toljom 31 
 tooulu more glaoly bring comfort tljau 
 
co tbf e ; for 31 imoto tbat tljt0 tllnr 00 
 ba0 befallen ttjr r in my 0rruicr , tuljr re by 
 3d am morr bound to tljre tljan my toord0 
 can cell*" tUNBfytn liber beard cbe 
 charming toord0 of tljc prince 00 and ladp 
 00 Dear Co Iji0 Ijrart, t)rr lotoing fcindne00 
 comforted rjtm 00 mud) that a little 
 0crengcb returned co b& enfeebled body, 
 toitb ujljicrj be tljanUcd Ijrr for ber good* 
 ne00 in bi0iting Ijim in bi0 illne00 ; and 
 lie toould babe 0aid to tier tljat 0ljc toa0 
 I)i0 life or I)i0 deatb ; but Ijr bad beard 
 from ber dear Iip0, Ijoto 0ljc toa0 ready Co 
 trip bim in anp toay 0lje could, and 00 
 be toould 0a nothing co di0cre00 Ijrr ; 
 and, br0ide0, l)c toa0 0till 00 uieafe tljat 
 Ijr 0polie autl) mticl) difficulty. C?c onl^ 
 begged tjrr, therefore, tljat 0fte uiould 
 giuc 1) tm 0ome place in tier t Ijouglj t0 dur* 
 ing I)i0 ab0ence from tjer 0erbice 0nd 
 c|ie prince00an0toered Ijim, C.**3I toill 
 cfjinfe cijac cljou milt come again 0oon Co 
 our court, for J { feno IB tljat all in ill gladly 
 0ee tbee again, and t|jat etoerp one de# 
 0ire0 t\w return and t^ recober^, and 3| 
 mo0t of all/ 7 L^ll)cu 0lif Ijao 00 0pofeen 
 0lje took leatie of Ijim, and returned 
 borne ; and aftertoard tljere uia0 neter a 
 da^ tbat 0lje did not 0end to inquire fcoto 
 be improved ; and 0lje 0ent i)im al0o tljr 
 cboice0t di0be0 from t^e ro^al table t and 
 tobateter 0be tljougbt migljc Ijclp Co 
 tia0ten bi0 recolier^. jfrom da^ to da^ b^ 
 became better ; 0oon be could ri0e from 
 I)i0 bed, and toalfc about ty& chamber; 
 and be bad eber cbe be0c of accendance* 
 CL^bcn be bad beard cbe lotting toord0 
 tljat cbe prince00 bad 0pofeen, 0aU) IjoU) 
 0be bad come co bi0it bim, and botu 0lje 
 u0ed c^e ** cbou " co bim, a0 one tofco 
 cbougbc be toa0 ber bu0band in cbe 0igbc 
 of ^od, ic tua0 0ucb baling medicine a0 
 
 no doctor, botorbrr 0hilled, could babe 
 gitien ; and ic cured bi0 malady lubicb 
 toa0 alcogecber mental, 00 tl;at be Uoa0 
 000U able co return co Ijt0 place ac cbe 
 court* (L\)t king and bt0 friend0 toere 
 glad co 0ee bim 00 rr0tored Co bealtb, and 
 fcoere berp feind co bim; ^e began co 0erbe 
 Ijt0 graciou0 lady a0 before, and Co regain 
 t\)t fle0b tljat be bad Io0t, and 0oon be^ 
 came 0cronger and more beautiful tljan 
 eber* C.Mljen cbe prince00 feneto ttjat 
 ber Imtgljt Ijad e0caped, for tljt0 cime, 
 from clje danger of deaclj, and cberefbrr 
 ber anrietp for Iji0 bealtb , uiljiclj bad 0u5 
 fered 00 0eterel^ on Ijrr account, toa0 
 removed, Ijer manner cooled 0ometobat 
 couiard bim ; and 0ljc no longer b^ lo^ 
 ing accencion0 allotoed bim co perceibe 
 tljat be toa0 ber^ dear co ber* (Dlitjer 0atD, 
 uiicb mud) regret, tljr change, and toon^ 
 dered, uncil ljt0 brain ftm0 bewildered, 
 inlj\j ic toa0 tljat all tlje kind toord0 
 from ber, co uiljidj Ijc bad become accu0* 
 corned, toere 0uddenl Io0c co bim* .01= 
 tbougb a uii0c and 0Uilful knigbc and 
 an accompli0bed courtier, tljt0 ^pant0b 
 bero toa0 0cill coo Doting a man co babe 
 learned Ijouo facbomle00 10 a iuoman'0 
 beart and di0po0ition: indeed, not many 
 ac ant; age acquire 0udj fenotoledge* 
 
 of Ireland defied tbe lung of (England, 
 and liber toa0 0enc toicb an arm? 
 again0c tbem* f #0 biccorie0 and 
 bou) be capcured 0etoen king0, and con* 
 quered ^Ireland* 
 
 apon Mt)it0unttde tlje king bcld 
 open court, and a greac a00em* 
 blage of Ijt0 prince0 and noble 0ac uiitb 
 Ijim and tlje prtnr r 00 Helena ac tljrtr 
 morning meal* to tljciu a me00enger 
 
toas brought in, tolio toitlj great ana 
 threatening toorDS tljus spobe: C."31 
 
 am dent ijmjer bp my? most gracious 
 masters, rt>e seben bings of 3lrelanD, 
 to bom <$oO 3 Im i gl) tp b I ess, anD to to Ijom 
 l)fljatl)orDainrD tljat great Ijoiw, praise, 
 anD happiness be gtoen. 8nD mp mas* 
 tr rs pray tljat same <0oD tljat H?e toill ut* 
 terlp Destrop tbe kingdom of (EnglanD, 
 for it is not toortbp to be anp longer a 
 bingDom. J2 oto listen, t Ijou tprant, tljou 
 murDerous bing, to tobat 31 am com* 
 manDeD to sap to tljre from mp most 
 gracious: masters, tbe bings of jflrelanO* 
 t^lje^ announce to tfcee b^ me t^at t^ 
 to ill lite anD Die tljine enemies:; 
 nounce tljee anD tljine, boD v anD 
 anD to ill Dr toe tljee out of tljis: bingDom 
 a0 untoort^ to occupy it jfrom 5Ire# 
 lanD came guests to tlw court, Ijating 
 been inuitcD Ijitljer, anD expecting Ijon^ 
 orable anD Ijosfpitable entertainment ; 
 but tljrv founD in tljce onl^ insolence 
 anD tyranny of toljicl) tljott art full. 0nD 
 as in tin' toicbeD toantonnesft tljou bast 
 causeD a bing of J.relanD to be murDereD 
 anD cut DO ton toi tljou t reason or offence, 
 therefore tljou art tljr cause tljat, at t^ 
 court, a great sljeDDing of blooD sljall 
 befall man^ Christian men toljo stanD 
 near tft throne* &>o loob to ttyttlf ; 
 
 masters sai? to tfcee t^rougb me t^at 
 tbine enemr is alreaD^ in tl) lanD toit^ 
 a great folio toing ; anD tljou art Doom to 
 to meet tlje enD tbou Ijast DeserbeD." 
 C,^2Hljen tl)c messenger Ijao enDeD tlje 
 speeclj toitl) toljiclj Ijr IjaD been cljargeo 
 b^ Ijis masters, ti)e bing of (EnglanD 
 arose from tljr table in great toratlj ; bis 
 e^es toere filleD toitb fire, anD be more 
 resembleD a maDman tiian one in pos; 
 session of bis: reason. s;e baDe tljat tlje 
 messenger be slain for bisf insolence. 
 CIMljrn tljr 3'rislj IjcralD, toljo baD glo# 
 rieD in bis: message, beljelD tljr bing in 
 sttd) a state of excitement anD anger, 
 anD bearD bis commanD tljat tljr in^ 
 Suiting IjeralD be slain, bis Ijcroic ertas^ 
 somrtoljat abate tj, anD be tooulD tljat be 
 been more moDerate in Ijis toorDS. 
 no one molest CD Ijim; for tlje 
 bing's councillors gatljereD about bint 
 anD sougljt to calm bis: rage, anD etierj? 
 one present teas startleDanD betoilDereD, 
 toljilr all, except a fr to arounD tlje bing, 
 tone silent ; for tljcp bneto not tofjat 
 to sa^. C.tWEben (Dliber fbunD tbat tbe 
 jflrisb l)r raid's Defiance seemeD to babe 
 terrifieD eber^ one into an amazement 
 toliicl) appeareD to bim to be uncalleD for 
 bp tbe occasion, tl)cn bnelt be before tbe 
 bing, anD saiD berp confiDentlp, C.** tyV 
 lorD anD bing, 31 beg pour grace t^at pou 
 toill not be angrp, nor tabe it amiss in 
 me, so latelp a stranger bnigbt, tbat 3(1 
 offer to pour grace mp untrieD service* 
 $pp gracious lorD, all pour court unfcp 
 stanDS tbat pou toill not enDure tbe in, 
 suiting tooros luljiclj batie been saiD to 
 pour grace bp tbese foolisb bings of 3flre^ 
 lanD anD spoben bp tbis most foolislj 
 beralD. 31 bnoto tor II, tbat so toise anD 
 potoerful a monarcb toill ratljer suffer 
 
Deatlj tljan fail to protect Ijis bonor anD 
 bi people against sttclj insults anD Dr. 
 fiance* tEljat you mill reckon toell anD 
 promptly toitb tljrsc boastful enemies, 
 U)l)o noto insult you in your oum lanD, 
 anD at sour oton court, 31 toell knoto* 
 Wqtitfact 31 most earnestly beg sour 
 ropl mafestp, tljat sou toill gibe me tlje 
 com manD of an army of suclj number 
 as pou tljink sufficient, anD ^ourcoun* 
 cil approbes, tfcat 31 mas be your arm 
 to punisl) tljese 3|rislj kerns as fyey 
 Deserbe* #ltljougt) 31 Ijabe no claim to 
 four confluence by any prebious knoto* 
 If Qgr , on your part, of my ability to man* 
 age an armi?, tfttll 31 assure EOU t^iat 31 
 IjaUc IjaD mucb training in t^e military 
 art ; ano t^e great Desire 31 iiatie, to probe 
 mystlf toortljy tljc great place promises 
 me in your court, IraOs me to bopc tljat 
 you frill trust to me tfte toar against 
 tljis insolent anD at ntrsco foe tl;at seeks 
 to obcrtbroto your tljrone anD Destroy 
 
 repliet) tlje king* U 31 toill consider t|)at 
 lubicl) you babe uoisrly saiD ; ano your 
 request, after Due consultation, stiall 
 tabe a prompt anD frienDl^ anstoer*" 
 Cjat tlje suggestion of fcis councillors, 
 ttyt king toitfyDreto lji& orDer commanD* 
 ing tbr ocatl) of the ljeralD,anD gabe bi> 
 rection tbat fooD be placeD before tjim ; 
 tljen, resuming l)is place at table, tl)f 
 breakfast toas ft'nisljeD* tKbr n $t arose 
 from ttje table anD assembleD I)i0 full 
 council, toljo toere agreeD ttjat a Decisive 
 anD sljarp anstoer be returneD by t^e 
 same IjrralD tljat brought t\)t Defiance. 
 CH?t teas sent for, anD orDereD to tell 
 I)i0 masters to DefenD ttjemselbes ; for 
 tl)c king of CnglanD tooulD protect tjis 
 lanD anD people, anD intenDeD to stoeep 
 
 tlje inbaDing 31rislj scum into tfce sea. 
 31f t|je^ toon Ijis kingDom, perhaps tfyty 
 tooulD let tjim br tl)rir court-fool ; if tljc 
 result toastljereberse,t^ IjaD certainly 
 sl)otontt)emselbes toell qualifieD to toear 
 coxcombs* C^en tlje 31ris& ^eralD, 
 Ijabing to Ijts great surprise receibeD a 
 consiDerable present, toas sent back to 
 |)is masters, Uiljo iiaD, inDeeD, inbaDeD 
 CnglanD ; anD Ijr gabe to tljem tbr an* 
 stoer sent by tlje Cnglislj king* C^fter 
 careful anD ber^ serious consiDeration 
 by ttjr king anD t)is councillors, it toas 
 DeciDeD to grant (Dliber's request ; anD 
 lie toas tolD by ti)e king t Ijat ijr toas giben 
 ttjis commanD on account of tljr great 
 mantjooD ttjat br bao sljoton in the tour* 
 nament, anD of tlje confidence inljir b lie 
 IjaD inspire ti in tljrm all by l)is toise anD 
 kniglitl^ conDuct. jfor t|)is confiDence 
 anD tlje commanD ttjus giben bim, \is 
 ber tljanUro tlje king anD tlje councillors* 
 C^itljin tljree Days ten ttjousanD toar 
 trained men toere lebieD anD placeD un* 
 Derttje control of tlje nelu general, toljo 
 maDe oatb of military serbice to tbe king, 
 anD toas promises by Ijim Ijis full sup* 
 port* military cljest of fibe tljousanD 
 nobles toas also probiDeD, to beuseD as 
 neeDeD, anD to replace stub losses as 
 toere liable to occur; anD tljis money 
 toas fbunD most useful anD necessary 
 in carrying on tlje toar* CtK^en (Z^liber 
 took leabe of tbe king anD court, anD of 
 fyis belobeD anD gracious laDy , toljo com* 
 menDeD bim to tlje protection of tfoD, 
 praying tbat c?is Dibine guiDance anD 
 SljielD be loitb anD abobe Ijim in ebery 
 Danger, anD tbat c>e tooulD bring btm 
 borne to bf r Safe anD toell* C, <^bf army, 
 toljiclj toas toell armeo anD errellently 
 equippeD, aDbanceD so stotftly tbat in a 
 
feto Daps it came in sight of the enems* 
 Wtytn the Jrisb kings perceibed that 
 liber staged not, but came fbrtoard to 
 gibe them battle, tljev broke up ttjrtr 
 camp and took position on a tutor Ijeatlj 
 that toas near, Uiljere tljey atoaited tlje at; 
 tack of t\)t <nglisb army. Caliber aD; 
 DrcsseD I)i0 solDicrs, anD calleD on them 
 to fight brabelp in Defence of their land 
 against tlje inbader toljo uwtlD Dribe 
 tbemfromtbeirbomes* tEbesanstoered 
 toitb a sljottt, ana demanded to be leD 
 against the foe* C.s tljep dreto near, 
 tljep sfato that the jflrisb army Uoasf mttrlj 
 larger t^an t|ieir oton* inDeeD four time0 
 as; great ; but its force toa* not inljolly 
 of trained 0olDiew as? toa0 tlje englislj ; 
 a large part being composed of hastily 
 collected recruits, luljo toere but poorly 
 armeo* CL^^en tfce ttoo armies DretD to# 
 getter, a great anD indescribable cr arose 
 from botl) parties, anH in its tumult no# 
 t^ing coulft be Ijearo but one Dreadful 
 roar. tEIjen came tl;e conflict, in U)l)tdj 
 toas suc^ frightful Vetoing, cutting, and 
 stabbing ty botlj sides as cannot be de^ 
 scribed* ^n tl;c great s^ock of meeting, 
 Corses fell in fctaps, and tlje riders toere 
 trampled ; or, escaping from t\jt Corses, 
 fell to slaving one another on foot ; and 
 tlje bosts of t^r foot soldiers thrust and 
 stabbed and smote inttl) a destruction of 
 life most pitiful to see* Caliber Vetoed 
 |lis toa^,initl) great strobes of bismig^tp 
 stDord, into ttje midst of tt)c 5|ri0l; ^ost 
 totjr rr tlje throng toas greatest, and 
 struck about Ijim luttl) sucb knig^tl^ 
 skill and protness tt;at t;r toas tlje most 
 conspicuous figure in tlje field* &oon 
 eber^ knight against to Ijom tie rode ^ield^ 
 ed before bis strokes or fled in dismay 
 and toliereber tfjr stoeep of ^is stoord 
 
 reached, t\jt r artl) toas piled Uoitlj dead ; 
 for l)ig blotos toere so ijeaD^ and fatal 
 ttjat friends and foes toere alike filled 
 ioitb amazement* J?e seemed inspired 
 U)itlj an irresistible strength, and ijis 
 tioirf sounded ourr tl;r din of battle: 
 C.** 0re t^e kings of ^Ireland bere ? ilet 
 tljr m come to me, and 31 toill set upon 
 t^eir beads tljr sign of all tljr potoer 
 Cngland bas to bestoto upon t^iem ! " 
 C.H?e toas beard b^ a Ualiant king, to^o 
 took a strong spear and charged upon 
 tfce C^nglisb champion* ^RKljen (Dliber 
 sali) bint coming, Ijr put up t)is stnord, 
 snatcljed a spear from tljr Ijand of an 
 attendant knight, and spurred bis borse 
 against l)is opponent* &\m met toitt) 
 suc^ force tbat Corses and men fell to 
 tfce eartb ; but tfce king neber rose again* 
 $;is adversary's spear ^ad pierced bis 
 cuirass and buried itself in Iji0 beart* 
 WOfytn t|iere toere desperate charges 
 botb b^ tbe dBnglisb and 3flrisb knights, 
 striding to come to ttie aid of tfyeir lead^ 
 ers ; and many toere slain in tljat centre 
 of combat* (^liber, noto on foot, fought 
 Victoriously among Ijts foes ; altoa^s 
 defending bimself, \)t struck about turn 
 uiitl) untoearied strength, scouting bis 
 
 inbaders \" $)o be cut a bloody pad) for 
 himself and bis companions, drifting 
 bis foes before tmn, until l)e regained 
 tlje solid ranks of tbe dnglisb, tuli^e be 
 toas again remounted* C.^till tlje battle 
 feared toilder and fiercer in a confused 
 struggle, in toljid) , toiti) l)is oton bands, 
 <&liber overcame tuuo ^Irisb kings, toljo 
 surrendered to him, and mere led into 
 t^e rear, in custody of (English troop# 
 ers* C#t length liber forced his toa^ 
 through the enemy's ranks, deep into 
 
tlje Ijeart of tljeir Ijost, toljere toas 
 playeD tl)f ir principal banner. 
 off tlje IjeaD of Ijim luljo carrieo it, tjc 
 sei?eD it as it fell* C.3KHtyen tfce 3flrisfc 
 Ijost sato tljcir stanDarD in tlje IjanDs of 
 tfceir enemies, tljep toere DismpeD ; but 
 a conquerable number of tljeir bratoest 
 knigljts tfcreto tljemselbes upon (fcliber, 
 in a toilD effort to recover it* aitljougb 
 tfcei? fought toitlj Desperate toalor until 
 nearly all of tljem toere slain, t&eu coulD 
 not rescue tfceir banner, &tjen, struck 
 toitl) terror bs tfce terrible DeeDS of tfcis 
 seemingly invulnerable banD of 
 lisfc knights, anD tljeir entire ^os 
 ic#stricfeen b^ t^e frightful slaughter of 
 tijrir bratiest anD tljrir best, tljr^ lost 
 l)opc anD flcD, in indescribable rout, 
 closely pursued anD still slauglitereo 
 b^ tlje C-nglisl) ; nor DiD tl)ty sta^ tljr tr 
 aigljt until t^ came to ttieir s^ips* 
 LS>o mans toere slain in t^e flight t^jat 
 tl)f OcatJ la^ tfjiek along tljc toa^* <$n 
 t^rougl) t^e nigljt t^ fleD to t^eir 
 sljips, anD set sail in terrible fear ttjat 
 (Dliber tooulD fblloto tljrin upon tlje 
 sea^ anD tbat none tooulD escape from 
 t^e frightful Deaty tol)ic|i ^e brought 
 tl)tm C,3Pt)us DemoralijeD, anD man^ 
 of tljem DisarmeD, tlje fcto toljo toere 
 still libing returneD into tljeir oton 
 country, a meagre remnant of tlje boast^ 
 ful Ijost tliat set out to conquer (ng* 
 lanD; anD t^ toere receibeD eber^to|iere 
 toitl) lamentations, tears, anD tooful 
 cries b^ t^eir countrymen* HWfytn 
 (DUVer came toitl) bis arm^ upon tl)r 
 sea*stjore, anD founD ttjc 3f|ris^ fleet in 
 full sail IjomeinarD to tljetr country, 
 lie turneD back, anD baDe tt)e recall be 
 sounDeD, t^at eber^ one sfcoulD return 
 to camp* tEijisf t|ie? DiD, anD along 
 
 tlje roaD b^ toljir 1; tljc 3(|risfj fleD 
 founD tlje DeaD so innumerable tjat 
 tlje ujav toas blocheD b^ DeaD boDies, 
 so tljat ttje^ toere compelleD to seek 
 otljcr pattjs back to tljeir camp* C.llooh# 
 ing at tljis DreaDful track of Destruc* 
 tion, tljc englisl; tl;emselbes toere Dis* 
 ma^eD, anD saiD one to another, C.** 
 600, it is tlje slaughter of tlje toorlD 
 t^at lies bere on tljis fatal Ijig^toa^ ! " 
 C.(Dlii)er ga?eD toitl) moist e^es on tljis 
 toork of Ijis armv\ anD crieD, c." ^ 
 m^ <0oD anD Creator ! 31 beg tE^bee, in 
 tEtju limitless compassion, tljat tn^ljou 
 toilt fbrgibe me, a poor sinner, tljat 
 so terrible a sijeDDing of blooD Ijas oc^ 
 curreD on t^is Da^, of to^icl) 3fl am in 
 part guilty, anD tljat it ijas IjappeneD 
 to Christian men, anD not to unbelief 
 ers*" C^ut still ^ou ma^ toell beliebe 
 tljat <Dliter toas f opful to baUe toon tlje 
 bictorv 1 ; anD be returneD tljanks to <$OD 
 tljerefbr, from tlje Depths of ^is beart* 
 C,so (Dliber, toitij bis arm^, came back 
 to tlje dtp tljat IjaD been besiegeD br 
 tlje 3|ris;lj Ijost, in toljicl; Ije toas noto 
 fo^full^ receibeD bi? a procession of tlje 
 citizens anD all tlje priestljooD* CJIn 
 tljis cit tljev 1 gate great gifts to <Hiuer 
 because be IjaD DelibereD tljem from sack 
 b^ t^e enem?* t^bese gifts ^e gener* 
 ousl^ DibiDeD among Ijis captains anD 
 common solDiers, keeping back nothing 
 for Ijimself* 3f|n tlje same manner toas 
 DibiDeD equally to tlje Ijiojrj anD tlje loto, 
 all tljat Ijao been toon from tlje foe, 
 anD be tooulD take notljing for Ijimself . 
 C,cll)en tljis toas concluDeD, anD tlje 
 booty Ijao been DitiiDeD, Ije calleD tOf 
 getter all t^e captains to^o toere unDer 
 Ijint, anD SaiD to tljem, C." Compan; 
 tons anD gooD frienDS, tlje aimiglj ty Ijas 
 
XtXtt 
 
 ijelpeo us co toin a great bictory, to Ijola 
 tlje fielD against our enemies;, ana to 
 tribe tljem to tljcir sljips; J;t seems to 
 me tljat toe sfcoula noli) sena tlje story 
 of tljis Dictorv to our gracious lorD, tlje 
 king ; ana tljat toe may Do tljis it is neea* 
 ful tljat tlje aeaa be eountra ad closely 
 as can be* ilet tlji0 be Done; it toill be a 
 saa numbering tljat toe must pas for 
 our bictory*" C.^o tfcis tlje captains 
 toere agreea; but it toad aftertoara ae* 
 citjf D, tljat in oraer tljat tlje king migljt 
 be immeaiately informed of fye battle 
 ana Uieton? in aatiance of sttrlj count, 
 ing* to dtate ttye lodd of tlie enem^ to 
 Ijabc been ttoent^ tljousana, ana tl;at t bt 
 tljc grace of <$oa, onlv a feto of tlje Cng? 
 Usl) l;aa fallen* C, (E l;c letter toad 
 ten; ano, after approval b^ all tljr 
 tains ana men of mar, toad committra 
 to a messenger, tot>o toas cljar ge a to riae 
 
 posthaste ana aelitier it to tljr king, 
 Ijaa remain ea in llonaon* (Tfte messem 
 ger maae great Ijaste to tljat city, tocnt 
 at once to tlje king, ana placea tlje letter 
 in Ijis Ijanas* C.lje king openea tlje 
 letter ana learnea its contents first in 
 pribate ; but toljen IK Ijaa reaa it, all may 
 unaerstana t^e foy of Ijis l;cart. Oe gafae 
 tljr letter to one tolio reaa it aloua before 
 
 all t^ose gatljerea at court, ana ebery one 
 gabe thanks to aoa, ttje ^llmigljty, for 
 ins tie^p ana grace in tljeir Ijour of neea* 
 il;e king oraerea tljat all tlje city bells 
 sljoula ring out tlje glaa tiaings, ana 
 tljat at nigljt great bonfires sljoulo be 
 lig|)tea t^lien ^e mountea Ijis ^orse, 
 ana, uiitlj many nobles ana princes, 
 Ijis Daughter ana Ijr r laaies, roae to tlje 
 cljurclj of tlje Ijoly SBary , ana Ijela a sol# 
 emn serbice of praise for tlje aeliber* 
 ance of tlje kingaom from its enemies* 
 C<?reat praise ana tjonor toere giben by 
 all to tlje brabe Unigljt luljo IjaD lea tlje 
 army to bictory, ana Ijis name resouna^ 
 ea t^rouglj tlje streets from tlje tljroats 
 of noisy tljousanas, Declaring Ijim tlje 
 great champion of Cnglana, in tuljose 
 Ijanas tljeir libes ana liberties toere safe* 
 Cj^otD returns tlje tale to <$liber, toljo, 
 toljen lie Ijaa completea Ijis letter, ana 
 still stooa in tlje miast of Ijis captains 
 ana nobles, questionea t|iem if t|iey 
 toere of tlje mina tljat tlje conquest 
 of tlje 3!rislj kings sljoula be carried 
 still farther* Co t^is tljey anstoerea^ 
 **^es; ana it sljall not fail t^jrouglj us," 
 C^ljen <Z^liber spoke again to fcis army : 
 C." Gracious loras, gooa frienas, ana 
 companions in arms, <$oa lmigijty ijas 
 giben us great gooa fortune, for toljidj 
 toe cannot enottglj tljank fipim; noto it 
 seems toell to me, consiaering our gooa 
 beginning, ana tljat you promise tljat 
 you toill not fail me, tljat toitlj tlje Ijrlp 
 of ^oa toe proceea tuitlj tlje gooa toork 
 of toljiclj our late bictory is so faUor* 
 able an augury* CJfor you can toell be# 
 liebe, tljat no people can be more panic* 
 stricken tljan our foes, toljen tljey tljink 
 of tlje great losses tljey Ijabe sufferea, 
 t^at tljep Ijabe lost tljree kings, one slain 
 
Xfti 
 
 in battle, and ttoo our prisoner** and 
 tljat of tljdr trained solDtr r0 in tofjom 
 tljry trns tr o but a small remnant ijas re* 
 turned to tljeir land* therefore it seems 
 to me toise, considering tyese tljings, 
 and also tljat tor are not far from tljr ir 
 lanb, tfcat our army should pasty quickly 
 fortoard, before tyep forget tljeir Defeat 
 and losses, ant) before tljeE Jjabe time 
 to make suet) preparation as; toould gibe 
 tfcem ani? ^ope to resist us* taaffe sljall 
 fino tljrm notu completely disordered 
 ant) unprepared, and none of tljeir cap* 
 tains can quickly gather fyeir scattered 
 forces; to oppose us* 31f toe can torn t|jis 
 country, my brabe golDier0 anD gallant 
 companions, ^ott, tljrouglj to tjom it toill 
 be Done^ toill uesferue tljat ^our oeeD0 
 toill be toritten in a chronicle tljat toill 
 neber be forgotten, tlje chronicle of a bak 
 iant ant) toarlifee people* ur conquest 
 of 3|rclano toill also oeliber our belobeo 
 CnglanD from ani? further danger of 
 invasion b? tljes^e rude foes;, and make 
 l?our Ijomesf, ^our toibesf, and children 
 foreber sfafe," HWfyrn tlje leaders? and 
 tlje soldiers' Ijcatti liber 0peak tljusi 
 boldly and sf^jretodl^, t^e^ admired bim 
 greatly and toere confident t^at Ijisf 
 tftougijt0 and toords; came from tlje 
 great lobe and loplti? toitfc to^icl) ty 
 regarded tiie Cnglisfb land and croton, 
 and that Ije toas 1 a great captain, under 
 to^om t^ei? could not fail of all ttje sfuc* 
 cestsi to^icl) ty predicted* C.tElierefore, 
 after a brief and unanimous; council, 
 tljty gabe Ijim ttjeir an0toer, and 
 C."ott are our captain; and toe 
 been 0ent out to sterbe our lord and 
 king against t)tsf enemies, and also to 
 be obedient to sou, asf ty* ttyet general: 
 therefore toe sa^ to ^ou, to tobateber 
 
 place i?ou cljoost to lead ust, toe toill fol* 
 loto, and stand bp pott to prosper or to 
 die; and toe toill not forsake yon erccpt 
 in deatlj*" Caliber sato and beard toitlj 
 f op tlje good toill and confidence in Ijim 
 sbo ton b^ Ijis captains and soldiers, and 
 fte tmeto ttjat tijty toere minded to be 
 obedient; so be tljanfeed tljem, and said 
 tljat be toould serbe tljr king, tlje arm?, 
 and (England to ttlj bod^, mind, and beart, 
 and all the skill of leadership uiljict) be 
 possessed, and tljat be toould altoa^s be 
 faitljfnl to tljrm, d^ljf n Ije called on 
 OD aimigljt^ to prosper tljeir inbasion 
 of tlje country of tlje ^rislj kings* C.>o 
 tlje adbance of tlje army into ^Ireland 
 toas decided; and tljry took toitl; tljem 
 out of t^je cit^ as man^ tents as 
 could find, and as manp men as 
 needed to Ijeto toood and do camp toork* 
 HWfyen fyty departed tljere toent toitb 
 ttjem, in addition to tljeir former force, 
 a thousand knigljts and as many foot 
 soldiers, all of toljom Ijao come to tljcm 
 upon report of tljeir Victory and intended 
 inbasion of Ireland, and toould take no 
 refusal of tfceir serbice in tbe bictori^ 
 ous army, <L(Eljey also took toitlj tljcm 
 suclj artillery as tlje city could spare* 
 C^ljose toljo Ijad been sent out to burp 
 tlje dead reported tljat tljey bad found 
 four and ttoent^ thousand of tbeenem^, 
 and of (Bnglisljmen ttoelbe ljundred* 
 jfor tlje loss of tljeir brabe companions 
 tlje army toas muclj griebed; but it is 
 tfte common misfortune of toar, and 
 t^e? Ijad no time noto amid t|je bustle 
 of mans preparations to spend in use* 
 less regrets, C>uftteient sljips toere 
 Hastily gathered to tljr nearest port and 
 fitted for tljr inbading army, and soon 
 tfye soldiers toere embarked and t^je fleet 
 
xmx 
 
 sailed out to sea. >o quickly toa0 
 Done, for liber tulip unDerstooD the 
 importance of rapiD blotos, that in a 
 ben? sljort time tlje (English armp teas' 
 lanDeD on tlje 3)rish coast, anD pusljed 
 fortoarD into tljc land, Destroying as 
 tljey toent tlje feto cities anD castles tljat 
 toere fbunD tuljiclj coulD harbor tljeir 
 enemies or Disturb tljcir movements* 
 CJt toas founD that in 3f|relanD the 
 cities anD castles toere not so strongly 
 built as in dfrtglanD or prance, tohere 
 a citaDel can often ijold out long after tlje 
 citp is taken. C.&U places of strength 
 toere overcome as the arms aDbanceD; 
 but sucfj as pielDeD toere allotoeD to 
 march out tljeir garrisons toitlj all tljeir 
 possessions. C.&0 great toas tlje fear 
 inspireD by tlje Cngltslj arm\% tljat feto 
 DareD oppose it, anD cities anD castles 
 rielDeD as it aDbanceD, C.S1je kings 
 toijo Ijati escapeD from tljr battle in Cng# 
 lanD toere still so confuseD bp tljrir 
 panic tljat tijr v coulD make no fit plans, 
 but seemeD quite oDeriuljelmeD b? tljdr 
 great losses* t!P|)erefbre tljese 31risl> 
 kings left tlje smaller cities anD oik 
 lages to tlje care of (SoD, toljiefc meant 
 t^eir capture or Destruction bp t^e ng^ 
 list), anD returneD to certain strong 
 places, toljere tlje^ liopeD to be able to 
 maintain tljemsetocs until tlje potoer of 
 tljeir country toas again gntljereD into 
 a strength sufficient to Defeat tljeir in* 
 baDers* L^uclj, Ijotoeber, as tljep toere 
 terrifieD, t^ere toere certain among tljem 
 Uiljo sUirmis Ijr D Dailv tuitlj tlje Cnglislj, 
 anD fougljt so taliantlv tljat manj? toere 
 slain on botlj siDes* But tlje 6nglislj 
 toon tljeir toav Dan bn Da^, until at last 
 most of fye fortifieD places in tlje coun* 
 tr^ Ijau pielDeD; anD tl)e poorer people, 
 
 learning tljat tlje^ Ijat) no Ijelp or protec; 
 tion to erpert from tljeir lorDS, Ijelyet) 
 tlje Cnglisl;, in many cases, against 
 t^eir natural masters, finDing it t|ieir 
 interest to Do so. C.&t lengtlj tlje inbaD* 
 ing arm^ came before a strong castle 
 toljcrrin toas a king lately crotoneD in 
 place of Ijim tuljo IjaD been killeD by <&& 
 ber at tlje tournament. {Eljis castle toas 
 at first attack so IjarD presseD tljat botlj 
 siDes IjaD mttclj loss; but tljose toitljin 
 DefenDeD tljemselbes so baliantlv, tljeir 
 toalls remaining uninfureD, tljat tlje 
 first Day's; assault accomplish iitf 
 tie. C.^lljen lung spacnamore, luljo 
 IjaD been ouertljroton by 0liber in tlje 
 first Da^'s tournament, learneD t^at Ijis 
 cousin toas beleaguered in Ijis oton cas^ 
 tie, Ijis amazement soon turned into 
 fier^ anger; anD lie stoore b^ Ijis kingly 
 croton tljat tlje (Englislj inbasion sljould 
 be at once defeated anD punisljeD. ti>e 
 gatljereD together from far anD near all 
 tlje forces tljat ije could collect, anD mitlj 
 ttoo otljer kings anD tljeir fbllotoers 
 mareljed out to break up tlje siege anD 
 Destroy t^e <fl;ngUsl) arm^. ifeing 3j9ac* 
 namore intend ed to fall upon Ijis enemy 
 unerpectedly ; but liber, tiiljo toas bery 
 bigilant, anD kept Ijis spies out in all 
 Directions, learning tljat tljis enemy toas 
 aDbancing against tint, toent out to 
 meet Iji0 attack toitlj a considerable part 
 of Ijis army, leabing, tjotoeber, a suffi* 
 cient force to maintain tlje siege anD 
 guard against any sortie from tlje be* 
 siegeD. ifinDing a strong position, ty 
 so placed fjis army tljat tlje aDbancing 
 forces of tlje 3lrislj tooulD be at mttclj 
 DisaDbantage. C.^is tlje 3lrislj king be* 
 liebeD tljat liber toas fully occupied 
 iwtlj tlje siege, ^is army toas widely 
 
separates in its aDtomce, anD came on, 
 in loose array, ttnprepareD for mime* 
 Diatc combat* >o it happen rD that uiljen 
 aaacnamore's army came to the 
 
 place tobere tbe toglisb lay in toait 
 for them, l)c toas surprised to fmo his 
 solDiers in tijc miDSt of actibe enemies, 
 luljo mere do toell placed anD prepared 
 that theKirisb suffereD great loss; but 
 tlje battle teas fiercely toageD on botb 
 sioes. C.^n tljat Day many a tooman 
 mourneD her Ijusbano t many a cbilD toas 
 maDe an orphan, ant many a maiDen 
 lost tier lober* Caliber IjelD ljts army 
 fcery Valiantly against bis foes, ant) 
 fongljt toitlj duel) DeaDly dianipionsljip 
 tl)at feto OareOto ainait Ijts stroUes; But 
 tlje 3;ri0t) also fougljt bratiely, for Defeat 
 meant to trjem loss of Ijontc anD coun^ 
 try* Ww battle lasfteo till nigljt closfeD 
 in, ujljen,ot)erpoujereD anotljroton into 
 utter confusion, ttje ^risl) Ijost tooh to 
 aigljt, no longer able to enoure tije 
 0laugl)ter inflicteD upon it by t^e Cng^ 
 liflflj* ^igtit gatoe t^e chance of retreat, 
 ant), cobereo by iw feintly Darkness, t|ie 
 3flrisl) abaileD tljemseltjes of tlje oppor* 
 tunity ; but fting OBacnantore anD tlje 
 otljer kings lnl)o IjaD come ttiiti) Ijim 
 toere all tijree taken prisoners* C.&t t^j is 
 
 capture <$lit)er mas mttclj pleaseD ; for 
 be rjao noixi taken fiUe of tlje setien kings 
 of 2f]relanD, anD of t^e ttoo not yet cap* 
 tureo one toas in tlje beleaguereD castle 
 before toljict) a part of ijis army still lay* 
 C,Mljen tlj e fighting toas otier , anD tlje 
 libing remnant of t^e 3|risfc bost baD 
 fleD, tlje dBnglislj army took its mud; 
 neeDeD rest upon t|ie battlefielD, ^ere 
 (Dliber causeD bis tljree captibe kings to 
 be as hospitably attenDeD, ujitlj ebery^ 
 tljing befitting tljeir rank, as uias possi^ 
 ble in Ijiscamp after sttcl) a Day of IjarD 
 battle* C.Carly in t^e morning tbe d^ng^ 
 Uslj marcbeD back to once more assault 
 tlje castle* tElje brabe solDiers, inljetljer 
 knigbts or men at arms, tljouglj toeary 
 toitb so mucb figbting, toere speeDily 
 reaDy, anD, inDeeD, eager to set about 
 tljeir Dangerous toork* But tbey mijo 
 lay in tbe castle DefenDeD it manfully ; 
 anD tbe 3lrisb king sljouteo alouD tljat 
 be tooulD sooner Die figbting tljan foil 
 into tbe banDs of tljose Uoljo Ijao mttD 
 DereD bis fetber* QQtyt (I^nglisb lay 
 long before tbis castle, During tobicb 
 time liter sent several messengers 
 to tbe king of CnglanD, telling luljat 
 iiias in progress, anD Desiring Ijim to 
 babe no anriety about bis army, for all 
 tuas going toell ujttlj it* CLxElie (Eng^ 
 list) artillery toas constantly DiscbargeD 
 against tbe castle until it urns mucb 
 infureD* tKMbni a great part of tbe en* 
 circling mall IjaD been sljot atoay, anD 
 a bread) maDe into tbe castle itself, it 
 teas again baliantly stormeD* Lltoer, 
 U)!jo leD tbe storming party, toas tbe 
 first insiDe tbe castle ; anD uMjen bis 
 men sato tbis tbey forceD a toay after 
 bim : in spite of all tbe resistance tbe be; 
 siegeD coulD make tbe castle toasfton, 
 
anD tlje king made a prisoner ; but be# 
 tore Ije mas taken tie DefenDeD Ijim0elf 
 00 braVelv ant strongly tljat fora long 
 time no one coulD lay Mantis on Ijim ; 
 anD nearly all luljo mere toitlj Ijim in 
 tlje castle mere slain* Caliber garrk 
 sonru tlje castle toell; tljen aDVanceD 
 further totoarD a kingDom, mfcere mas 
 a young king tofyose father IjaD been 
 billet) in tlje first battle toljirlj IjaO been 
 fougljt in CnglanD, But tlje young 
 king DID not atuatt Ijis arrival ; Ije came 
 to meet <Dlivrr, riDing uiitljout armor 
 or toeapons, anD carrying in tjis IjanD 
 a brancl) of an olive tree as a symbol 
 of peace* HiUjen Ije met Oliver lie paiD 
 Ijim pontage as l;is conqueror, anD saiD, 
 
 .** ^ poioertul conqueror, before toljom 
 no one is secure from tl)e great fierce^ 
 ness of t&y stoorD ; tljou Ijast conquered 
 UingDoms, anD captureD tljr kings of 
 t^em all; anD 31 knoto tliat 31 in my 
 single mig^t can accomplish nothing 
 against tljee anD rtjy potoer : therefore 
 31 surrender myself to tljy toill ; anD 31 
 anD my kingDom toill, from t^is time 
 fortlj, be submissive to tl;ee anD remain 
 in t^y sertice," C.<^liVer thankfully re* 
 ceibeD tys submission, took tym by tfce 
 , anD saiD to #m, t^jat lie 
 
 be treateD inittj all generous consiDer^ 
 atiom C.t^l)e tents ioere set up on a 
 beautiful fl'elD tljat toas frestjly green 
 anD near at IjanD, t^brougb it ran many 
 pretty streams, for it toas full of Ijot 
 springs anD Very pleasant to tlje eye* 
 C.By Oliver's commanD tlje sip kings, 
 mi)o mere foclD prisoners in a strong 
 castle not far from tljat place, mere 
 brought Ijttljer ; anD as fine a feast as 
 coulD be maDe at tljat time anD place 
 mas prepareD for ttje army anD tljeir 
 seVen captive kings* C.tE|iese kings 
 mere brought to tlje camp, anD Oliver 
 receiVeD tljem kinDly, anD baDe tljem to 
 tljc feast tljat IjaD been prepareD, anD at 
 mbicb t^iey mere most honorably anD 
 Hospitably receiVeD* CJfirst tlje ser^ 
 Vants poureD mater oVer tljeir ijanDs ; 
 after mijiclj ceremony tlje seven kings 
 mere seateD together at one table, anD 
 Oliver anD bis captains near tljein at 
 anotljer table ; anD all mere mell serVeD* 
 C^^nr tlje feasting mas oVer, eVery 
 one except t^ie captains anD ttye royal 
 prisoners mas commanDeD to leaVe tlje 
 tent: tljen Oliver saiD to tlje kings, 
 tljat tljey mere prisoners to tljose loljo 
 mere in ttje service, anD mijo DID tlje 
 mill, of tlje king of CEnglanD ; to mijiclj 
 great king t^ey tiaD sent a shameful 
 message, anD misljeD to Do Ijim greater 
 infury : therefore tljey must nom UVe 
 accorDing to Ijis mill* tl^lje prisoners 
 mere silent, greatly fearing tljat tfcey 
 moulD IjaVe Ijarslj treatment, as, in# 
 DeeD, certain of tljem ricljly DeserVeD* 
 C^l)nt <DUVer tolD tljein tljat, upon 
 t|ie nert morning, t^ey moulD be sent 
 to tlje king of CnglanD, anD tljat tljey 
 moulD Do mell to tljinU oVer tljeir post* 
 tion, anD Ijom tljey migljtmaUeamenDs 
 
to that great monarch for tijt insults 
 and injury they had offeree Ijim . C,2f ter 
 fitter Ijaa do addressed Iji0 prisoners, 
 toine and spiers; for tljc sleeping cup 
 lucre brought ; ano toljen tljts tuns 
 trunk curry one toent to tits rest until 
 the morning ; anD tljc kings toere toell 
 guarded through tlje nigljt, 
 
 Cfmpter jrtu f^oto <ltoer 
 
 ant his army returned to London : of 
 tljr festivities upon his return, ano Ijoto 
 he married tlje king's Daughter, 
 
 1$ the morning the captains toere 
 busy commanding ebery one to 
 make ready for the march, and the entire 
 arms began to make its tourney back to 
 London* Qmfytn tliey came again to 
 tlje sljore of tlje sea, fitter called to ^jim 
 a knigljt of great estate, ioljo toas one 
 of l)ts ctjief captains, and, iintl) most 
 kindly acknotoledgment of Ijis faittjful 
 and Valuable tjelp in tlje 3|risl) fear, 
 so successfully brought to a bictorious 
 end, entrusted to tjtm tlje Ijonorable 
 duty, to embark speedily in a surift sljip, 
 to conbey in adbance to tlje king tlje 
 netos tljat tlje army toas on its toay 
 Ijomeiunrd, and to relate luljat ijad been 
 accomplisljed ; for tljis could be better 
 communicated by toord of moutlj tljan 
 
 it could be toritten* CtTIje knigljt, 
 mud) pleased to be tlje messenger of 
 so mud) good tidings, set sail at once, 
 and came, as speedily as migljt be, to tlje 
 king in London ; and, kneeling before 
 Ijim, delivered tyis message of respect 
 ful greeting from lOltoer and all tlje cap# 
 tains and soldiers of tl)e returning 
 army* tEljen Ije proceeded to tell Ijoto all 
 toere on tljeir toay Ijomr to London; 
 |joto ttjey bad conquered seben king# 
 doms in ^Ireland, and subjected tljem to 
 tlje cBnglislj croton ; tjouj flitter toas 
 bringing tlje captibe kings, and toould 
 deliber tljem into Ijis master's Ijand to 
 be dealt toitb according to Ijis pleasure* 
 ii)e also related to tlje king tlje toonder; 
 ful deeds tljat <$liter Ijad done in tlje 
 toar ; sttclj deeds as toere scarcely to be 
 beliebed of a mortal man ; but uritlj Ijis 
 oton eyes tje tjad seen tljem done, &nd 
 t^jen |je said to tfce king, C.** tWit 
 ttjanks sljould be giben to aoo for tfyese 
 great Victories, after tnm tlje thanks of 
 (England are due to tlje baliant knigljt, 
 (Dliber ; for it is by Ijis strong rigljt arm, 
 baliant heart, and toise leadership, tljat 
 ttjy foes tjatie been subdued ; anD 31 be; 
 liebe tljat <0od Ijas neber giben to any 
 man more constant good fortune ttjan 
 to ttyis brabe knight," C.Mljen tlje king 
 Ijeard tl)f good netos, Ije toas so refoiced 
 tljat Ije sat for a time silent, because 
 be could find no toords tljat seemed to 
 jjim sufficiently erpressibe, and Ije toas 
 overcome toitlj tlje great good fortune 
 toljielj Ijad come to liim and to Ijis king; 
 dom ; but toljen Ije came to Ijimself tjc 
 embraced tlje knigljt toljo bad brought 
 the glorious tidings, and said to hint, 
 C."$y dearest friend, <Sod's toelcome 
 to thee ! jFrom this hour thou art an 
 
earl, for tty gooD citing** )5ut boto can 
 3) enough lonor tbs great captain ? 31 
 praise tbe #lmigbt, tbat J?e batb giben 
 to me ana to Cnglana tljr arm ana tljr 
 brain ana tl)f beart of tljc noblest of 
 bnigbts, tobo tjas' been our captain in 
 tbis glorious toar, ana tobose leaaer* 
 sbip to ill matte tbis bingaom tlje most 
 famous ana potoerful in tbe toorla*" 
 C.tE^rn bebaae tbebnigbt again relate 
 to bim tl;e toljolr story of tljc toar, ana 
 callea upon all in tlj c palace to listen. >o 
 tljr ncto earl tola it again from begin* 
 ning to ena, ana constantly in bis stor? 
 ijr gabe great praise to flitter, ano said, 
 C. u <ElK oeeus tobieb lie bas Done are 
 increoible to tfcose toljo babe not seen 
 tljcm, as 31 babe ; but soon tljere to til be 
 Ijf rr tljousanos of tottnesses, toljo toill 
 all tell t^e same tale*" C.tEri)en t^e king 
 sent men toljo tjao bearD tlje stor^ into 
 public places in tlje cit^ to gibe tfce 
 gooD tidings to all tl;e people. CL<rijf se 
 stories soon came to t|ie king's feir 
 oaugljter, toljose ijeart toas full of tljc 
 glaDDest rejoicing at all tljat toas saiD 
 of iDUticr, ant) tljat slje sljoulo soon see 
 bim ; anu sbe tljougbt t^at if sbe toere 
 queen Oliber sljoulD be satisfied ana all 
 Cnglana also, toitlj tlje gooa gifts tljat 
 sbe tooula Ijeap upon Ijim ; for in bcr 
 ^eart s^e toas impatient of ber father 
 tljat l)f r lober baa not receibea Ijis re- 
 toara, tljepriK of tljr tournament, toljir I) 
 be baa tben aeserbea, ana tobicb be baa 
 no to earnea ober ana ober again bv bis 
 great bictories against tbe foes ana in# 
 baaers of englana. C.^b^ feiS asbea 
 on tobat aa^ tbe arms tooula arribe in 
 JLonaon; ana toben b^ bab been in# 
 fbrmea^besummonea bis stetoara, ana 
 oraerea tbat great preparation be maae 
 
 for feasting tbe returning arms, so tbat 
 tbeir Ijomr coming sboula be maae an 
 occasion of jov for all; ana be com? 
 manaea tbat all Cnglana partake of tbat 
 fo b^ ttoo toeeks of general festibit^ 
 ana rejoicing* ty also sent to all Ijis 
 lanaea nobles, tbat tljtv come to lji0 
 court, ana belp \)im to DO bonor to tljose 
 toljo baa fottgbt so baliantl^ against 
 tbeir enemies* HWfytn tbe bictorious 
 arm? approacbea tbe citv of LonDon, 
 tbere luent fortb to meet it tbe bing ana 
 a great company of loras; for tbere toas 
 no one at tbe court tobo toas not reaaj? 
 ana eager to toelcome tbem, ana to DO 
 Ijo nor to tbe great captain tobo lea tbem* 
 CC Ijf bing baa com manaea tbat <$Uber 
 ana Ijisf captains be brougbt toitlj great 
 state into tbe cit^; tberefore tbe streets 
 tocre gailr aecoratea, ana bonfires of 
 rejoicing toere ligbtea, tobile eber^ bell 
 in tbe cit rang out a joyous peal, ana 
 all tbe priests came in procession to 
 tbe gate to meet tbem* im\)tn liber 
 sato tbe great company coming to meet 
 bim , be aismountea from bis borse, ana 
 aabancea on foot, ana bis captains aia 
 libetoise* tEDben tbere toere tbe toarm* 
 est greetings intercbangea, ana man? 
 basty questions asbea ana anstoerea* 
 Caliber ana b& follotoers toere taben 
 at once to tbe cburcb, tobere tbey gabe 
 tbanbs to <@oa for tbeir safe return from 
 tbe perils of toar ana of tbe sea* ^abing 
 enaea tbeir aebotions, tljry mountea 
 again ana roae to tbe palace; but <&liber 
 sent tbe seben bings to tbe loaging tbat 
 baa been preparea for tbem* <LClaa in 
 complete armor, at tbe beaa of bis brabe 
 companions, <$liber roae tbrougb tbe 
 streets of LonDon amia unibersal rejoi^ 
 cing ; ana tbe laaies from tbeir balconies 
 
and windows tbreto down flowers and 
 fluttf rr D tbctr scarfs ant) kereljiefs in 
 sign of glad welcome* C.3t ttjc palace 
 tbere wasagain aceremonsof reception* 
 <^lit)er Dismounted, anti did reference 
 to tl)c lung, greeting bun witlj modest 
 Dignity* tElje captains wfco were toitfc 
 <$liber also did reference to tljr lung, 
 and were most kindty received b bim, 
 and to rad) mas gitirn some Ijonor or 
 title in recognition of %te goot) sertoiee* 
 CClKn tl)r Uing embraced tfiHitoer witlj 
 botl) arms, and kissed ijim witlj great 
 affection, saying: C."H>ear fenigljt and 
 best friend, blessed be tbr fatljcr tuljo 
 begot tljre, and tbe motljcr wljo bore 
 tljce and brought tbce into tljt toorld ; 
 and praised be tljr ^ImigljtD, \ul)o Ijas 
 protected t^ee and brought tfyee to ti)i& 
 kingdom, to toljiet) in tl)i0 fovful Ijour 
 so muclj glorv 1 and Ijonor Ijaue come 
 t^rouglj t^ great deeds* &nd 3] pra^ 
 <Sod tljat l^e make me ioortlj^ of tljee, 
 and tljat j\ map be able to retoard tljee 
 full^*" .** t^o <0od should be thanks 
 for our Victories," replied liber, **to 
 ^od, and to pour oum tialiant people, 
 of to bom ^ountade me t^e leader, and 
 not to me; and tljougl) 3j Ijatoe done tlje 
 best tljat |f| teas able to do, 31 babe not 
 deserted tlje Ijonors toljiclj pou bestoto 
 upon me" C.tE^ king replied t^at ^e 
 toas tueli informed of tlje tilings U)t)tclj 
 liad happened, and of toljicl) tljere toas 
 muclj more to be said and done ; but 
 \)t noiu bade (Dliter go to Ijis lodgings, 
 lap off bis armor, and come to tljr court 
 festival, toljich bad been commanded 
 in bis bonor, bringing toitlj bim tbe 
 3flrisb kings, to be also partakers of t^e 
 festival, and to do bonor to tlje bicto^ 
 rious general uiljo bad conquered ttjem. 
 
 C,l3tt t <Dlitoer asked permission of tlje 
 king tbat before lading off bis armor be 
 be allowed to pap Ijis respects to bis gra> 
 cious lad^,tljeprincess ^elena* tEo t^is 
 tlje king fo^full^ consented, and (fcliber 
 was taken to tlje apartments of tlje prin* 
 cess, to U)bom tlje king tjad sent a m es# 
 sage, t^at sije should receive ber knigljt 
 lunolp, and sljow Ijim all tbe faUor tbat 
 s^je could. HWfyen ^e came before tbe 
 princess, sljr took bun bp tbe bano, bid^ 
 ding bim welcome in <0od's name, drew 
 fjim to Ijer, and kissed bun ; but tljeir 
 meeting must needs be brief, and <$>{{( 
 ber was ljurried from ber and ber ladies, 
 luljo offered bim eber^ kindness and wet- 
 come, tbat Ijc migljt not or lap tbe grand 
 ceremonial of tbe fr stiDttp Inljiclj was 
 nowreadv* C,.S>ol)e Wenttoijislodgings, 
 put off bis armor, and was dressed for 
 tbe festival in magnificent court robes, 
 wljiclj bad been prepared for bim Ijp tlje 
 king's commands* C.Mljen<Dliterand 
 tbe seben kings, for wljom, likewise, 
 court dresses suitable to tljeir state Ijad 
 been provided, were in readiness to pro? 
 ceed to tbe court, tljere came to bis lodg; 
 ings a great number of tlje nobles and 
 knigljts of Ijigbcst rank, sent bp tlje 
 king to conduct bun and Ijis captains 
 and t^e kings to tbe palace* (Dljis was 
 a fine spectacle, for all tied witb racb 
 otter in tbe splendor of tljeir dresses and 
 equipages, to do bonor to tlje great Ijero 
 of tbe occasion* Caliber bad spoken to 
 tbe id risl) kings of tbe king's intention 
 toward tftem, and bad told tljem bow be 
 beliebed tbat tljeir past offences would 
 be fbrgitien tljem, upon tljeir promise of 
 good serbiee and obedience in tlje future ; 
 so tbe^ were partly reassured as tljei? 
 rode forward, and tljeir fine Ijorses and 
 
ricl) Drr00t seemed to tljcm a gooD an? 
 gury of a bint) reception by tl;e CBnglislj 
 king, tEbep toere met bp another com? 
 pany of Gnglisl) lords, and let) before tljr 
 lung, tuljo Hit) not rtsr from Ijis scat to 
 receive tbem, >o tbej? fenelt before bim, 
 mud) troubled in spitr of tlje encour? 
 agement tbej? bad receibed, L^2ff^en tbe 
 king perceitoed tl)f ir distress, ty made 
 tbem uirlcomc, and bade litirr present 
 eacb one of tbem s rtir rally to Ijim ; toljo, 
 Uiljrn tbus introduced, offeree bisliom? 
 ageanDs'ubmis'sfion^UJljicljlijrrereceitieD 
 graciotisiy by tije King, toljo tnlfecD toitl) 
 t^em of man^ mattersf^ sfa^ing nothing 
 in regard to tlje past tuar ; ano ttji0 talk 
 lasted until announcement toa0 maDe 
 tliatall^iioulD proceed to tljcljallof fca$t? 
 ing, tE^lien tliere toasf tlje ceremony of 
 t\)t uja0l)ing of Ijantis. C, (TlK king IjaD 
 ordered tljree tables to be placed Ijigtjer 
 tljan tl)f otljrrs in tfte IjalU 0t tl)f l)igl)> 
 r st be 0at U)itl) Ijis daugljter, and <DU? 
 ber toad incited to take \ji& 0eat at tljr 
 king'0 rigtjt band ; ttjifif bonor be 
 estli? accepted, ber^ IjapP^ in 
 for sttrl) disftingtiigljed position sljotor D 
 tljat be toa0 noto considered of tlje royal 
 family $o otljer but ttje0e tbree 0at at 
 tbi0 table, L^ben tbeking commanded 
 tljat tl)f sf tic n captibe kings be placed at 
 tl)f second table, not quite so Ijigl) as 
 tljat of tl)r king ; toljirl) toas soon done; 
 for all bad been arranged beforehand* and 
 tbe court master kneto tobat be bad to 
 do, tEljc captains of tbe army and bigb^ 
 est nobles and ladies toere tijtn placed 
 at tbe tbtrd table, ujljicl) toas t3rry great, 
 for tbese toere manp, 0t tbis table tbe 
 captains bad tbe most bonorable places, 
 t&ben, tbrougb tbe bast ball, tbe great 
 multitude of guests of lotoer degree 
 
 toere placed by tbe court master and bis 
 assistants, c act) guest according to bis 
 rank, C.C-be food toas plentiful, toitb 
 an abundance of rare and ricb disbes, 
 man^ of tbem elaborately decorated; 
 and tbe toines toere of tbe choicest tbat 
 could be procured, Jt toas a magnifc 
 cent feast ; and tye fo^ous faces and 
 splendid dresses made it tbe grandest 
 spectacletbat anp of tbefeasters bad eber 
 seen, CWben tbe feast toas ended, 
 and tbe tables bad been remobed, and 
 tbanks bad been returned to 5od, tbe 
 king commanded liber,tbatbe sbould 
 present tbe 2firisb kings and bi cap? 
 tains to tbe princess, and tljen lead ber 
 
 into tbe dance, t^bts toas done toitb 
 imiclj court ceremonial, in tobicb l)rr 
 young and bandsome knigbt sbotoed 
 bimself to bi^ princess to be as accom? 
 plisbed a master of court etiquette as of 
 military skill in toar ; and a murmur of 
 admiration toas beard tljrougljout tljat 
 great company, tljat tbeir bero toas as 
 pre?eminent in tbe court and ball-room 
 as in tbe tournament and battlefield, 
 C, (Tl)f king toas toell pleased ; and 
 tobile be looked at <^liber, dancing toitb 
 tbe most courtly grace, \jt considered 
 toitbin bimself boto it toould be possi? 
 
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 ble to best refoarD bim for tbe great ser* 
 trice Done to bint anD to tbe country* 
 )l5ut lie coulD tbinb of no greater reinara 
 for all tbr brilliant sernices <Dlincr baD 
 performeD, tban t)i* Daughter tyclena, 
 inborn tbis naliant champion baD pre> 
 niously inon by bnigbtly DeeDS, inborn 
 be* mitb inbat noin sccmeD an meg* of 
 pruDcnec, baD kept back from bint ; 00 
 noin tbe tbougbt came to tbe lung, tbat 
 it inas possible tbat <>ltfcrr no longer 
 toisbeD for tbe princess, inbo baD been 
 Denies bint; anD tbis tbougbt DisturbeD 
 bim greatly* >o be resolneD tbat after 
 tbe Dance be inoulD speab to (Dlincr of bis? 
 DeferreD marriage in tbe presence of tbat 
 great assembly, anD propose its imme* 
 Diate solemnisation. C.(Eberefore,lnbcn 
 tbe Dance mas enort), anD bis Daugbter 
 came to Ijim to inisb bint gooDmigbt, 
 ber fatber saiD to ber tbat be inisbeD ber 
 to tnait in ber chamber, anD not at once 
 lie Doinn to sleep, as be migbt inisb to 
 speab mitb b* r again* CJntbe presence 
 of tbe senen bings anD otber princes anD 
 nobles, tbe bing tbus aDDresseD <Dliuer: 
 C."liner, my gooD bnigbt anD Dear 
 frienD , 31 tbus publicly confess my fault, 
 tbat 31 bane for a long time DelayeD tbe 
 fulfilment of a promise to tbee, anD bane 
 not ginen tbee tbat inbicij sbottlD be 
 tljine, mv Daugbter, Inon bi? tlj^ naliant 
 anD bnigbtl^ DeeDS in tbe tournament, 
 to tbe irietor of tobicb sbe InaspromiseD* 
 Wfym 3(1 maDe tbe request for Delay 31 
 tnas moneD by tbe tbougbt tbat 31 bnetn 
 notbing of tby cbaracter or family, nor 
 baD 31, or any of my court, bnoinleDge 
 of tbee, sane of tby appearance anD 
 erploits in tbe lists, But noin Inebnom 
 tbee inell anD tnere my Daugbter queen 
 of tbe entire inorlD 31 bnoin of no l)tts 
 
 banD for ber tbat 31 tooulD prefer to tbee, 
 Despite tbe fact tbat tbou still concealest 
 from us tby family anD bistory* tEbere* 
 fore, praiseinortby bnigbt, Inbo art tbe 
 bonor, tbe protector, anD tbe enlarger 
 of tljis bingDom, 3) confess tbat it is 
 not in my potoer to sufficiently repay 
 tbee for tbe great sernice tbat tbou bast 
 Done for me anD for my realm, in any 
 otber may tban by gining to tbee tbe 
 most precious treasure tbat 31 bane in 
 my bingDom of CnglanD, mbicb is my 
 Dearest Daugbter, if it is tby Inisb to tabe 
 ber in boly marriage, >o milt tbou,after 
 my Deatbi possess tbis noble bingDom ; 
 anD 3) can rest satisneD tbat 31 leaue a 
 Inell^guarDeD realm unDer tbe rule of a 
 bing so poinerful anD fust as tbou bast 
 pronentbyself to be," tLtlTbebing ceaseD 
 to speab, anD loobeD at liner for bis an# 
 smer, Cljat naliant bnigbt, bolnener, 
 tljougb nener nanquisbeD in battle, mas 
 nom so otercome by bi* emotion at 
 bearing of tbe great recompense tbus 
 offereD bint* anD by all tbe bonor anD 
 praise so generously bestomeD, tbat bis 
 beart tnas too fullfor utterance ;norcoulD 
 be, for a little time, nnD fitting morDs 
 mitb mbicb to accept bis priceless re; 
 tnarD, 3t lengtb tbe pomer of speed; 
 came to bim, anD falling upon bisbnees 
 before tbe bing, be tbus ansmereD bim : 
 C. 4 * 3J9ost migbty lorD anD bing, 31 bane 
 learneD, tbrougb your too binD apprr r ia 
 tion of my poor efforts, tbat tbere is no 
 better sernice, nor bopeof bigb^r retnarD, 
 tban in serning so great anD generous 
 a bing, 31 may inell say tbis mben tbat 
 ib icb 31 bane been able to Do is so ridjlv 
 repaiD ; inben 31 am remarDeD mitb a gift 
 greater tban any prince on eartb may 
 receine, 31 gibe tbanbs to ^5oD, tbe #1* 
 
migljti?, anD to l?is Dear Sl&otljer, and 
 also to your roy al grace ; for no poor man 
 suelj as 3f| am Ijafc eber before one tentlj 
 part of tlje gooD fortune uutlj mljictj i?ou 
 00 generously ^onor me ; anD 31 pras 
 ^OD, tljat H)f make me toortlji? of pour 
 generosity, tEtirougti i?ou a name toill 
 be mine, tuljielj mill replace mi? family 
 name ; for jfl sljall Ijenecfortlj be calleD, 
 bi? tliose totio speab of me, tlje 3Fortu* 
 nate tknigtit*" C.tEljen tlje bing baDe 
 Wittier arise anD stanD bcsioe fjim mijile 
 tie sent for t)is Daughter, OTjen slje 
 came tie took IK r by tlje IjanD, leD tier to 
 <HiUer, anD saiu, <I U Dear son, tl)is is 
 m^ Daughter, toljom^l gibetotljee as t^ 
 toifr ; anD tlms glaDl^ J, fulfil mv pro^ 
 mises," C,<Dlit)er sought to tfcanb jjim 
 again, but fount) no fitting toorDS : Ijis 
 foy toas too great* C, CDUr princess toas 
 startleD bv tfye suDDenness of ti)is br 
 stotoal of l)f r on tljr fortunate li ntgljt, 
 
 anD bluS^eD rosy? reD ; but tier beauty 
 teas not lesseneD tljereb^, C.^aff^en tfce 
 king sale l)fr confusion tie saiD, 
 
 trr, it seems tljat^i IjaUeDisttirbeD tljrr 
 sorelv* bv gibing t^ee a ftusbaiiD toitti^ 
 out t^ ImobolrDge anD consent ; but ifl 
 trust tliat be toill Unoto tjouj to reconcile 
 t^eeto tl)f affliction, for it toas neeDful 
 
 tljat our Debt be paiD," C, Cljcrf toas an 
 arc^bistiop at tfce court, toljo performeD 
 t\)t ceremony of betrothal at once* 
 3Hfti)en tl;is teas Done, an olD Unigljt br# 
 gan to speab, b^ commanD of ttje bing ; 
 anD be turneD Ijis face totoarD t Ijr seben 
 captibe lungs, anD saiD to tljem, ttiat tljc 
 liigb anD migbt^ bing of CnglanD, bis 
 most gracious master, IjaD commanDeD 
 tym to say to tljcm, tljat, in consiDera; 
 tion of tl)f great marriage anD festival, 
 toljic I) tooulD be on tljr morroto, anD on 
 <$Ut)er's account, tuljo IjaD interceDeD in 
 tbrir fabor, tl)f bing toas binDl^ minDeD 
 totoarD t^iem ; ttjat lie tooulD gibe t|iem 
 bach tlirir bingDoms, anD permit tbrm 
 to return to ttieir bomes ; but tljis upon 
 tl)t conDitions: ttjattljr^ sboulD SIM ear 
 fealty to bitti,receibe from tym tljeir fiefs 
 as from ttieir sovereign lorD, anD, also, 
 so often anD so mud) as Ijr claimeD 
 from ttiem t^ stioulD ^ielD, tMtietlier it 
 migljt be ttieir aiD against tlis enemies, 
 or to come totien requireD to liis court, 
 anD tljat ttiej? sljoulD be aluwys obeDient 
 to l)im, anD acbnotoleDge Ijim for tljrir 
 sovereign lorD C,^e bings, ttioug^ 
 tl)ry toerenot pleaseD to Ijate a master 
 imposeD upon tl)f m, yr t tlopeD tljat a 
 time mig^t eomeiMlien, b^ cunning or 
 force, tljf y coulD regain iiiljat toas nolM 
 lost to ttiem ; so ttiei? all agreeD, anD 
 receibeD tljcir lands from ttie CEnglist) 
 croton, anD stoore allegiance to tljr bing 
 of CnglanD as tljeir feuDal lorD* C^fter 
 tlje bings mere ttius stoorn, tlje Dance 
 toas resumeD to celebrate tlje betrothal ; 
 but it continueD only a stiort time* 
 tEljen tlje sleeping cup toas brought in, 
 anD giben to all ttie guests, after tofcict) 
 ttjey DeparteD from ttie palace, anD ttlis 
 great Day of festibit^ uias at an enD* 
 
^ittirr's; heart toast so full tljat 
 Ije coulD not sleep : fop and expectation 
 confoineD tobani*h the Droto* goo from 
 1)10 pilloto ; ant) 00, as Ije tossed most 
 restlessly on Ijis bed in bain attempt to 
 sleep, tlje slom Ijotirs passed, anD at 
 length tlje rosy ligljt of morning Uindlcd 
 in tlje east, anD tlje toorlD aoioke again 
 to tlje doings of a neto day, Cj^oto on 
 thi* morning of the ropal marriage the 
 king betljougljt Ijim tljat Ijts neto son 
 had been gitien no time for ttje mafe 
 ing of toeDDing garments 1 , 00 he sent to 
 tjim rich anD costly suits, embroiDereD 
 ujitfj golD anD seum toitlj pearls, tljat tie 
 migljt cljoose from among tijrm tljat 
 toljicl) it pleaseD l)im to toear* Uttlfjen 
 (liber iua0 arra^eD anD reaDp tljerecame 
 a great company of fenigt)t0 anD nobles? 
 anD nbe of t\)t 3!risi) Uings to bring 
 tint from Ijis loOgings ; anD tlje otl)er 
 ttoo Uings remaineD as an escort for tlje 
 princess, .>o fitter arribeD at t^e 
 court toitl) man^ great prince0 anD no# 
 bletf, anD tljefeing, greatly attenDeD, came 
 fortlj to meet t)im uiitl) man^ lobing 
 greetings ; anD tlje? toent at once to tlje 
 portal of tlje ctiurcl), tofytte tlje^ atuait^ 
 eD t^e arribal of tlje prince**, iioljo 0oon 
 came, crotoneD anD clotljeo magninV 
 centl^, as tuas fitting to tlje Daughter 
 of a great king ; anD before anD after her 
 toenta greatnumberof laDtea anD poung 
 maiDen*, stretoing flotoer* along fytt 
 toa^, toijo luere to be her attenDants in 
 t^e church ; anD on either0iDeof her iua* 
 a bing of 3|relanD, HBut the prince**, 
 though attenDeD toith great state to tlje 
 place tohere (Dliber atoaiteD h^ came 
 meefe anD silent anD most mooest in her 
 manner* C.t^h en there tna* louD 0ounD^ 
 ing of music, anD blotoing of trumpet*, 
 
 anD toabing of banners, toljile a great 
 concourse of people toere assembleD to 
 *ee their prince** go into the church* 
 C.Courtpage*maDeplace,that the bing, 
 prince**, liber, anD their attenDant* 
 might enter ; tohen all the*e ijoere in the 
 church, the marriage service toa* speeo? 
 il^ *aiD he archbi*hop perfbrmeD 
 ma**, anD then, toljen all the religion* 
 *erbice tua* enDeD, thep toent home to 
 the palace, anD assembled at the toeD; 
 omg breakfast, C.^otD can it be told Ijom 
 ga? ioere the toeDDing Dre**e*, hoio fair 
 the face* of the ladies, Ijouj gallant the 
 bearing of the noble* anD Imiglits, anD 
 
 pp^ anD f o^ou* the^ all toere ? 
 
 luting noble*, the knight*, anD 
 the captain* toere all of one mind in De; 
 manDing that a tourney be helD at once ; 
 
 for luljicl) eber^ one toho bad pleasure 
 in tilting should make ready ; anD soon 
 tljirtv^ttuo knight* toere in the lists, 
 sirteen arraved against sirteen; anD 
 their plume* anD pennon* Dancing in 
 tlje sunligbt toere most charming to see. 
 Caliber did not tilt ; Ije preferred to 
 Dance anD entertain the ladies and young 
 maidens; anD uiljomsoeUer Ije selected 
 for the Dance thought her*elf greatly hon^ 
 oreD t^ereb^* iBut tohen the tilting be* 
 
gan liber put on tys annor, mounteD 
 a fmeljorse toljielj bounDeDbeneatlj Ijtm, 
 ana on mind) Ijesat uuitlj tlje grace of an 
 accomplish jjorseman, anD serbeD on 
 tlje fielD to tye two kings of 3flrelanD 
 uibo IjaD eseortea tlje princess, and lutjo 
 now tilteD in Ijer jjonor, tEtjese kings 
 were gallant knigljts, receiving mucfc 
 applause, anD winning tlje prices tljat 
 were awarDeD to tlje champions of tlje 
 fielD, C.#ftertbetoume2eberi?onewitl)* 
 Drew to Ijts longings, anD arra^eD Ijim; 
 self in gayest apparel to appear again in 
 tlje ebening wljen all gatljereo together 
 for a grant) Dinner, to inlnrl) tl)r lat>ies 
 came in neto anD beautiful robes, ottjrr 
 tljan tljose tlje^ IjaD toorn in tl)r morn* 
 ing, C,Mtien all ioere assembled, tlje 
 kingoruereu tljat tlje trumpets be bio am, 
 and tljat boater sboulD be poureD otier 
 tlje IjanDS of all, Witytn tljis toas Done, 
 all sat Doton to tljt feast, m I) t clj ma s most 
 royally sertoeD; for suctj a magnificent 
 toeDDing IjaD neber before been seen in 
 tlje UingDom, C.MI;en tl)f repast toas 
 enDeD, tljere toas Dancing, in iol)irl) <D& 
 ter took Ijis fair briDe by tljr ijanD anD 
 leD tlje Dance, @>o graceful anD r banning 
 Uir IT botlj tljat it usas a foy to all tljat 
 numerous court to see tljem; anD it 
 passeD from one to another, tljat so beau* 
 tiful a couple as <$Uber anD tlje prin- 
 cess IjaD netjer been seen before in t^is, 
 or in an^, lanD, C.Mlien Dancing IjaD 
 long continueD, tlje briDe toas taken 
 airiay by a party of laDies, anD tlje Dance 
 came to an enD, ^en a sleeping cup 
 of rarest tomes anD spices toas brought 
 in; anD tljr laDies, nobles, anD knigljts 
 sat again at tlje tables, anD tljey tooulD 
 ijabe IjaD (Dliber sit uittl) tljem; but tie 
 tooulD not; for tje tljottgljt tljat tlje fes# 
 
 ^aD been continueD long enough 
 C.^e retireD to a chamber tljat ioas near 
 tljat of tlje princess, anD put off ijis 
 court robes, J^ere |je remaineD until ^e 
 tljougljt tlje proper time IjaD come, toljen 
 Ije Inent to tlje briDe's room, anD founD 
 tljat tljey IjaD tljere set a table luitlj fooD 
 anD Drink upon it; but Ije oberturneD tlje 
 table anD etierytljing upon it, tljen Ije 
 ljuntet) tlje laDies mljo still UngereD out 
 of tlje room, anD Ije closeD tlje Door anD 
 maDe it fast, CIjts Ije DiD knotoing tljat 
 ofyertoise certain of t^e ^oung nobles 
 anD tljeir toibes tooulD insist on coming 
 in to Drink tljere a final sleeping cup, 
 
 Chapter jcttt. f|oto <li? 
 
 ber prospereD until Ije toent out to ljunt 
 a tnilD boar, toften Ije fell into an ant; 
 buscaDe of Ijis enemy, toas maDe priS; 
 oner, anD cast into a Dungeon in a cas* 
 tie of 3!relanD ; anD Ijoto tlje king, tlje 
 princess l^elena, anD all CnglanD 
 tnourneD for ijis loss. 
 
 tyw tlje king bearD tljat ^liber 
 * oberturneD tlje table in bis 
 chamber Ije laugbeD, anD saiD tljat Ije 
 Ijao Done toell, for tljat now no one 
 tooulD attempt to go into tlje room, 
 knowing tljat tljere was nothing tljere 
 
to eat or Drink C.dart in die morn* 
 ing ttie feing arose, and after tie jjad eaten 
 tiis breakfast ijr toent to Hitier'0 rtjam* 
 ber door and knocked upon it, crying 
 out, "J3rise, ye loiterer*: it is nap; 
 arise ! " C. W)tn @litoer Ijeard ttie boiee 
 of ttie king \)t arose, ana toent in fcis 
 nigl)tgoirw to tlje Door, and opened it* 
 tElie king came in alone, and going to 
 tlje bed ujljere tlte daughter lay, toiled 
 tier good*morning TEtien tie asked tier 
 tioto it fared lintlj Ijer, but slje toould 
 not anstocr tlim, toljereat tje said: 
 C." spy daughter, be not torott) toitl) tljy 
 father, ttiat tie comes to tois^ tfcee toy of 
 ttjy neto life and to be ttie first of all to 
 greet our <$litoer, totio is tienceforty m^ 
 belobed son*" C.t^ben after some con* 
 ijersation toitlj <DUt)er, for tlje prin? 
 cess still refused to utter a toord or let 
 fcim see t)er face, ttie king and ^is 
 son left tlje chamber and tijt ladies of 
 ^er ^ouse^old came in to tjje princess 
 and assisted Ijer to dress* Wljcn tJjis 
 toas done slje toent toitti tier tiusband to 
 tlje ctjurct) to attend mass ; from totiic^ 
 all proceeded to tl;e palace and a nu^ 
 merous company sat doton to tije table 
 for tlje mid;da meal, tuljicti toas pro^ 
 fusels and lururiousl^ serbed* 0fter 
 tfce meal ttiere toas dancing and ot^er 
 diversions t^at lasted until ttje l)our of 
 bespers* C.^e celebration of t^e mar? 
 riage and of ttie 3(Iris^ conquest, foint 
 causes for refoicing, toas continued dur* 
 ing ttoo toeeks ; at t^e palace toas open 
 tiospitalitE, and eben? one ate and drank 
 ttiere* But after ttie fourteen^ da^ ttie 
 princes, nobles, and ladies, totio toere 
 ttie court guests, took leatoe and re^ 
 turned to ttjcir ^omes, and ttie king 
 toas left to l;olo tlis usual court, totiicti 
 
 toas still a great assemblage of people* 
 Caliber toas noto established in a tiigtl 
 and honorable position at t^e court of 
 England, as toas fitting for ttie king's 
 son and future ruler of ttie kingdom, 
 totiicti all noto acknotoledged tlim to be; 
 and tie retained about tlim many 1 young 
 fcnigljts and noblemen, totio, toitti ttie 
 princess's retinue of Doting and ljigl> 
 born ladies, formed ttie special court of 
 ttie netol^ married pair* C.tEl)e 31ris^ 
 kings took leabe of ttie king of dfttg* 
 land, and also of <$liber, promising to 
 serbe ttie king in totiat toa^ or at totiat 
 tiour tie should ask it of tljem; and 
 tijty Uketoise proffered service to \ii 
 Uer, totiosefaborand good opinion ttjey 
 mucti desired to retain, for ttiep kneto 
 ttiat since ttieir capture tie tiad sought 
 to exercise a friendly influence toitti t^e 
 king for ttieir benefit, and Ijau con* 
 stantl^ treated ttiem toitti generous 
 consideration* C.^nd <0od toas so gra> 
 cious to oMiucr ttiat tie tiad ttie good 
 toill of all ttie people of (England, totio 
 t^ougtit, and freely said ttiat tie tiad been 
 sent from tieaben to be ttie champion 
 and sabior of t^e nation* C^tinteber 
 any dissatisfaction eristed among ttie 
 nobles at ttie court, or an^totiere in die 
 land, tie labored to bring about better 
 feeling, and to IjaUe complete fustice 
 done to all ; for Ije tiad altoa^s great in* 
 flttence toitti ttie king, totiicti Ije erer^ 
 cised most beneficently for all tlje 
 king's subjects, and t^is toas so toell 
 knoton t^at tie toas looked upon as a 
 kind patron, as toell as a potoerfulpro* 
 tector* J^e gate generously of #s means 
 to enrictj poor knigljts totio souglit Ijis 
 aid ; ije protected ttie toidoto and ttie or* 
 ptian ; and instead of seeking to increase 
 
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 his ohm toealth* he gabe help to all luljo 
 toere in aistress or toant* 2J|n short, he 
 toas full of all the tones tljat a man 
 may possess* Sims lje toon all hearts, 
 ana it UM0 often aeclarea that tlje lung 
 had sljoum the utmost urisaom ana toit 
 in that lje l;ad so 0oon recogni^ea tljc 
 Dame ana tlie Virtue of this Iji0 neto 
 son, C,so in peace ana content tlje king 
 libea at Ijis court, ana had great fame 
 ana honor in all lanas, ana ebery one, 
 il)f the r great or small , fearea bis potoer 
 00 mud) that they aarea ao Ijim or bis 
 kingdom no injury ; ana be toa0 lora 
 ana master ober all tobo toere l;t s neig^ 
 bor0,C,Cljrbf auttftil ana amiable prin* 
 cr ssf Helena uoag not leg* enaotaiea initl; 
 tirttieflf tl>iu l)f r l)usbanD, tljougl), be, 
 ing of a lt&& energetic nature, fjer gooa 
 influence toad not 00 toiael^ Unoujn* 
 Wifym t\)t montljflf liaa run tljeir couwe 
 ana tier time toad come* slje bore a 
 beautiful son, uiljo gatoe great fop to ti)t 
 king ana to all tt)e people of tljr realm ; 
 una tie toad rljristr nro t)f nn\ C^ljis 
 prince toa0 ae0tinea to be greatly e^ 
 teemea ana lotoea toljen ^e greto up* for 
 ije became one of tlje manliest hnigbts 
 eber Unoton* g>till, l)f toad neber king 
 of Cnglana* for l)e aiea ^oung* a great 
 Io0s to tl)t feingaom, C, <^l)f chronicles 
 tell tljat beserbea Christianity b^abeng# 
 ing upon tlje infidels tl)c aeatlj of our 
 Jlora 2flesus Christ* C.31S time ioent 
 on, a lour Iv oaugljtf r named Clara toas 
 born to (^litier ana Helena* to^o Ijad 
 great m in tljrir cliiloren, ana praised 
 aod aail^ tljat t?e baa so blessea tijcm. 
 tDljeir motljer often Ijrld tfjf rluldrrn in 
 l)tr arms* ana could not satisfy l)er0r If 
 toitlj gating at* admiring, ana lobing 
 tljrm, ana tljey toere also ben? dear to 
 
 t\)t king* Uiljo took mud) foy in tljem. 
 C.^us tljey libea, most Ijappy in t|)eir 
 Ijome, uiitl) a aeligljtful court, ana tlje 
 kingaom at peace ana prosperous ; but 
 all happiness l;as its limits* as ^>od in 
 J^is probiaence oraains* C.<^ne aay tl)e 
 Ijunters brought in report of a mon* 
 strous toila boar luljicl) tljey l;ad seen 
 in t^e forest* not far from ilonaon* 
 <$liber* inljo dearly lobea tlje cljase, toas 
 oberfoyea at tljis* ana quickly aeter* 
 mined to riae fortl; to ljunt Ijim, C, (Eluo 
 aays later Ije rode out of tljr city, ana 
 came near ttie place toljere tbe boar l)ad 
 been seen* billage near by toas the ap? 
 pointed place of meeting for tl;e hunts? 
 men* C^ut in the night before the 
 hunting ^elena haa a frightful aream* 
 in uihich she thought that she toas toith 
 <Z^liber at the hunt* tohen there came 
 running totoara them a great toolf that 
 sei^ea <$liber toith teeth ana clatos ana 
 tore him in pieces* so that she lost her 
 husband ana toas distracted in her toila 
 aistress* CJfrom this aire aream the 
 princess atooke in terror, trembling in 
 all her limbs* ana coula not sleep again ; 
 nor mould her fright pass atoay* for the 
 image of the dreadful beast kept return? 
 ing to hermina* ana tooula not be ban* 
 ishea until aay light lessenea tljepoiner 
 of the aream* tbhen tohen it iuas morn* 
 ing she hastened to tell all this to < liber* 
 begging that he mould not hunt on that 
 aay* for her mind misgabe her on ac* 
 count of her aream* Caliber laughed 
 at his toife's story, aeeming areams but 
 fancies, ana he assured her that she 
 should see gooa ana not ebil come out 
 of it* for he toould bring her a more 
 monstrous beast, if the huntsmen's 
 tale torre true, than the one that haa 
 
frightened tier, and she sljould eat of it 
 and find it goon, CLCClljen tlje &ogs mere 
 let loost, l)c rode initl) tljc hunters into 
 tlje luood and followed tlje bottnss, cTljc 
 boar toas quickly started, and ran be* 
 tore ttjem. 4Miforr, better mountes than 
 tlje others, rode 00 suitftly tljat he toas 
 soon separates from the other hunters, 
 anS pursues the chase alone* C,H?as tie 
 imoum tlje great mischance atoaiting 
 him, lie toouls babe been more guarses, 
 nor rissen so far umljout companions* 
 HBut ti)t)y sbouls tie sreas misctiance in 
 a sport tohieh Ije has often pursues in 
 ttiat forest ? J?e has no reason to fear it, 
 as lie rose after ttie game, taking hees 
 neither of footpath nor of btghtoap, nor 
 tufjitljer tljcy let), C&las, great king 
 of d^nglano, long time stiall pass our* 
 ing U)l)idj tljott stialt not see tt;v son 
 ano fattljful servant! 0nO t^ou, Helena, 
 toilt mourn long for tliv husband, and 
 suffer great sorroto! *LCtljnt Oliurr 
 beeame atoare tljat no one follotucd tiim, 
 ^e has already ridden for a long time, 
 ans toas fer from h& frienss, jfinsing 
 himself alone, l)f bletouponhis hunter's 
 horn, but no one anstoeres, De kept on, 
 hotoeber, ans the further he toent the 
 more toas h* separates from his? com* 
 panions, CJioto the toils boar, in ter* 
 rificd flight, has rushes through a party 
 toho toere travelling to London, ober* 
 turning one of these in its mas career* 
 t&hfe part^ toas an Jrish king ans his 
 attensants that king tohose father 
 <$liber has slain toith ht^ are at the 
 tournament* Mhen Ije sato the boar 
 ans pursuing hounss, he toas sure the 
 hunters toouls soon appear ; and he be* 
 thought hfoi that one of them might 
 be the prince liber ; for h? beliebeS 
 
 the sogs to be a royal pack, ans the 
 chase toas near London, Cljen came 
 into his' minS a sudden plan by tohich* 
 if he could come upon (Dliijer separates 
 from Ijis huntsmen, t;e might toreak 
 upon him Vengeance for the seath of his 
 father, tohich hf has long meditated, 
 therefore he stood still toith l)is peo* 
 pie ans toaites* C,<Dliber, rising totoars 
 them ans suspecting no mischief, toas 
 glad to find people toho could direct 
 him ; for he has noto lost track of the 
 tiounss, 0s he came near he recognises 
 the king, anS greeted him; but hid for* 
 mer captibe, toho has in return for kins 
 clemency promises him faithful service, 
 toouls noto gibe hint no anstoer ercept 
 an angry scotol; and he cries to hid set* 
 fcants, C." >ee, here is the murserer 
 toho billed my father, stormed my cas* 
 tie, anS through tohom my house has 
 suffered the greatest dishonor that eber 
 fell upon it ! jj^oto stand by me ; for 31 
 may neber IjaUe a better chance to reck* 
 on toith mi? enem^ than at this hour*" 
 Caliber hears the toorss, though tljey 
 toere not assresses to him, ans, fins* 
 ing himself in deadly peril, Sreto hid 
 stoors anS defended himself in Imigtjtly 
 fa0ljion ; but this Sis not long abail him* 
 fyt toas not fitly furnishes for battle 
 against fully armed and numerous foes ; 
 so at last, after hid hunting stoors toas 
 broken, he toas sisarmes ans taken pris* 
 oner* t^hen he toas securely bounS, ans 
 the king let pull a monk's boos back* 
 si&e*before ober hid face do that he couls 
 neither dee nor be recognises* {Ehud 
 muffled, he toad brought to a seaport, 
 put into a dhipt and conveyed to a strong 
 castle in ^Ireland that belonged to thid 
 king, tohere he toad throton into a hor* 
 
rible dungeon, tort, filtb?, and fillet) tuitb 
 ttermin* $otbing but bread and toater 
 mas gitten bim toitb ixiliicl) to prolong 
 bis life until tbe 31risb bing sbould ar* 
 ribe from On giant), toben ijr toould take 
 sucb further measures as pleased biro* 
 C. Cbat rjts; treason migbt not be sus* 
 pectcd, Ije did not return borne imme# 
 diatel?, but continued b& fourne? to tbe 
 bing of (England in ILondon, tobom be 
 found in mudj grief because be could 
 not learn tobat bad become of flitter, 
 ID tjo mas sou gbt for etter?tobere toitb tbe 
 most diligent s'earrb tljat it toas possible 
 to mabe* Sit tbe palace, toben at lengtb 
 it became full}? understood tbat flitter 
 bad utterly disappeared, and could no* 
 tobere be found, tbere toas tbe most pick 
 ful lamentation and grief tbat bad etter 
 been bnoton* 3|ndeed tbere toas neber 
 greater sorroto in England, C.**^ un# 
 fortunate bingdom!" cried tbe unbapp^ 
 bing, "tljou bast lost tbe brigbtest fetoel 
 of tiw crown, and tin 1 strongest bul* 
 ioarb of defence ! 0b m^ dearest son, 
 tobo bast been so strong a protector of 
 tbis realm tbat 31 could lie doton and 
 sleep free from all anrieties because 31 
 bad tbee by me and no enem^ dared lift 
 a band against tbe bingdom or its bing; 
 but bencefortb 31 sljall be ligbtlv baU 
 ued, and no longer claim obedience as 
 toben tbou, m^ dearest son, stood at m? 
 rigbt band ! " C.^5t tbe sorroto of tbe 
 bing toas not to be compared toitb tbat 
 of tbe princess; for bi* toas more a sor* 
 roto of tbe mind, tobile ijrrs; toas of tbe 
 bf art. &>[)t could neitber eat nor drinh, 
 but lap on ber bed libe one d^ing, and 
 all tobo sato ber bad deep pit?* &b* toas 
 indeed a sad sigbt, l^ing tbus toretcl^ 
 ed and nearly lifeless, taking no beed 
 
 of tobat toent on about ber, or, toben 
 brougbt to berself, crying out toitb ago* 
 nijed boice, C."0bi WE <Sod, tob? ba^t 
 d^bott giben me bint tobose tabing atoa? 
 leabes me in tbe greatest grief and aflttic* 
 tion of an? unbapp? tooman upon tbis 
 eartb ? <^, tob? is it not tEI^b? toill tbat toe 
 ma? still be togetber ? t^ben could 31 
 praise and bless t^bee l " C, u wito and 
 gracious $)otber of <S5od," sbe toould cr? 
 again, * 4 boto babe 31 offended tbee tbat 
 tbou bast taben from me m? dearl? 
 lotted lord and busband tobo lotted me so 
 entirel??" C.ttbese and otber laments 
 tions of tbis good princess motted b? 
 tbe deepest grief brougbt tears from tbe 
 e?es of all brr attendants, tobo also 
 mourned toitb bff ? but none could gitte 
 ber comfort* C.^b* tale bere leattes to 
 tell of tbe bing of (England, lji0 daugb* 
 ter, and all tbe people of tbat country in 
 tbeir grief, and returns to tbe bingdom 
 of Castile and to 0rtbur, tobo is noto 
 bing of #lgarttia and regent of Castile, 
 and tells certain tbings tobicb bappened 
 to tbis friend and companion of Glitter's 
 
 Chapter jtto. floto 
 
 0rtbur toas toarned tbat bis dear friend 
 needed belp : boto be ^ ft b& countr?, 
 and toandered for tbree ?ears in foreign 
 lands: b& adttentures in 31reland, and 
 boto be met tbe Wfyitt tonigbt. 
 yt^tyt tale ba0 told boto flitter de^ 
 IS) parted from b& fatber's land of 
 Castile, and of tbe great sorroto and dis* 
 tress of tbe bing because be bneto not 
 tobat bad become of bim* 3]n tbis afflie* 
 tion be remained untiltbe end of bis' life; 
 for in a sbort time be died of grief, litt^ 
 ing not long after be toas parted from 
 
, feing of Sllgarbia and 
 <liber's comraDe, toas chosen bp tlje 
 
 Castilian princes to be regent after tye 
 feing's Deatlj until tfce time tofcen lk 
 tier sljoulD return to \)i& country* 0s? 
 the fcingDom of Castile toas larger anD 
 more powerful than that of &lgarbia, 
 0rtljur spent most of his time in Cas; 
 tile, for aigarbia teas a berp small king; 
 Dem ; nor DID l)r habe 00 brilliant a court 
 there nor so intimate acquaintance as 
 in Castile t tofcere most of ty& life IjaD 
 been passeD, ^o in ijigli station anD 
 mud) lobe anD honor, the time went 
 pleasantly anD ropltg toitt) Ijim, but ty 
 DiD not forget 1) is frienD anD stoorn corn; 
 raDe* C^beri? Dap tie loofeeD at the glass 
 that liber l)aD left Ijim, anD uoljcn ttiis 
 continueD a long time Ijc sato one 
 tljat tt;c toater l)ao cljangeD, accorD; 
 ing to tt)e tDorDS of IKS' frienD's letter 
 that is tlje toater l)au become black 
 as inb K^n ^rtljur sato t^jis, lie et; 
 claimeD, toitl) tearful e^es, C." * nti? 
 Dear anD faitljful comraDe^ 31 see ti)at 
 some great misfortune Ijatli befallen 
 t^ee, either to t^ boD^ or tiw posses; 
 sions, to^icb is a ^eart^sorroto to me ! 
 <$ne neber so neeDS a frienD as tolien 
 in trouble* j^ouj must 31 s^oto myself 
 a true frienD to tfcee anD 31 toill DO so 
 
 31 stoear to (J5oD, t^e 0lmigljt^, b 
 trutb anD fyt eroton 31 ioear t|iat en; 
 tirclv alone as tljott DiDSt Depart out of 
 tljis feingDom toill 31 also go fortl) ; anD 
 so long as <SoD gibes me strength pur; 
 sue m quest, nor turn asiDe from it 
 until 31 fenoto uiljetljer tljott art DeaD or 
 libing ; anD if 31 finD tljee in peril 31 
 toill surely? bring tljee help or sljare tljv 1 
 Danger toit|) t&ee." C.^en l)e toipeD 
 tlis ei?es anD toent out of tlje chamber, 
 anD coming into tlje liall Ije gate orDers 
 tljat letters be toritten calling ijis coun; 
 cillors anD all tlje princes of tlje lanD to 
 come to l)im. HWifytn fyty toere met 
 together l)e sbotoeD to tljem reasons UJlji? 
 it toas not possible for Ijtm to gotern 
 bott) tljcfeingDoms toitlj toljiclj he toas 
 charged Cljerefore it toas l;is iiush that 
 tljey? slioulD appoint a prince in fyis steaD 
 to be regent anD guarDian ober t|je feing; 
 Horn, for be DesireD to go again into his; 
 father's lanD t Declaring tfcat Ijis Dutp 
 calleD t)im* 0lgarbia toas Ijis heritage 
 from l)is father, anD the lanD of bis birth* 
 ^erefore lie tois^eD to bnoto of tljem 
 tohether ty shoulo choose, accorDing 
 to his fuDgment, an honorable prince 
 tofyom he thott ght able anD trusttoort^ 
 as regent of Castile, or if tlje^ toisljeD 
 to aDtrise ^)im in tlje choice, C.** j^oble 
 btngof 0lgarbia," tlie^ anstoereD, ** toe 
 hatie not ijelD or consiDereD yon as re; 
 gent, but as our lorD anD feing until 
 such time as our rightful prince, tung 
 d^liber, comes home to his oton* <L\ji$ 
 sljoulD toell unDerstanD, for toe 
 neber been fbunD DisobeDient to 
 you , anD there is no one of us uoho toill 
 not glaDtp serbe you as his feing anD 
 master, 31 1 is noto y oui ui ish to go from 
 us, toljic^i toe greatly regret ; but since 
 
toill no longer remain anD it 
 not be otljertoise t^jan tfcat vou leabe us, 
 anD toe Ijaue no potoer to rjolD you, you 
 may eljoose from among us one toljo 
 is pleasing to you, anD mrjom you tljinH 
 gooD anD trustioorttjy , to gobern in your 
 place ; but no one toill be 00 Dear to us 
 as you if toe migfct longer beep vou toity 
 us*" CjftrtljurtljanbeD tfcem for tlje lobe, 
 fconor, anD Serbia tofcicl) tbev fcaD for 
 00 long a time giben Ijim; tljen Ije ap> 
 pointeD a prince of an honorable Ijouse 
 mrjo iuas Uery pleasing to tljem all to 
 be regent anD guarDian of tlje bingDom : 
 after uoljicl) Ije took leabe of tljem toitlj 
 moist e\?es; for Ije IjaD many Dear frienDs; 
 at tlje Castilian eottit, from toljom it 
 toas painful to separate, anD l)is Ijeart 
 toas also torung luittj fears, of toljiel) 
 ije IjaDreceibeD mysterious toamtng tljat 
 ebil Days anD misfortune fyaD come to 
 ttje absent Uing of Castile, I)is Dear anD 
 sujorn frienD to loljom l)e l)ao botoeD |)is 
 life* C, Cljen lie DeparteD from Castile, 
 anD manv nobles accompanieD Ijimfor 
 seberal Da^S' journey until t)e insisteD 
 upon parting, baDe tljem aDiett, anD 
 tnoulD not permit tljem to riDe further 
 iDttl; Inm, C.^[ljen l;e came ujitl) ^is 
 serbants into ins kingDom l)e toas tuell 
 receibeDtbutremaineD only a sljort time, 
 for l)e at once appointeD a gobernor to 
 tlje commanD of tfteUingDom anD gabe 
 orDers tljat all mljo otoeD obeDience to 
 l;im sljoulD be equally obeDient to tlje 
 gobernor toljom Ije ^aD set ober tliem, 
 <LOf announceD publicly tljat tie toas 
 to make a journey uMjierj Ije IjaD promiseD 
 to make alone, tljat it uias not to a great 
 Distance, anD tljat Ije tooulD soon return 
 to tljem, if (SoD gabe Ijim Ijealtl) anD so 
 permitted ^Hljen l;e IjaU so spoken tljey 
 
 beliebeD Ijim anD toere content. C.^tfter 
 luljielj, in tlje early morning, Ije roue 
 atoay alone, for Ije ijaD botoeD to tjabe 
 no companionship in ijis quest, feeling 
 tljat it toas a part of Ijis frienDsl;ip to 
 go fortlj in tt;e same manner as Ijts 
 frienD IjaD DeparteD from Ijis natibe lanD, 
 but (Son, tlje Xllmigljty, toas toitlj Ijim, 
 anD Ije tjaD neeD of ^is aiD as tlje tale 
 sljall tell* CfilleDtoitli suc^i intentions 
 of DeboteD frienDstjip, anD resolbes to 
 rescue Ijis brother at toljateber peril to 
 Himself, 0rtljur DeparteD from |jis feing* 
 com, anD began Diligently to inquire for 
 ijis comraDe, as one toljo booulD neber 
 cease until Ije IjaD obtaineD tiDings of 
 Ijim* CJIn ^ortugal, tlje first bingDom 
 to ujljielj Ije came, Ije founD no trace of 
 tjis belobeD frienD, 0ftertoarD Ije sought 
 tljrougljout all tlje lanDS of 0pain; anD 
 tljen be passeD to j?rance,tobere Ijetoan* 
 DereD for a long time, finDing bimself 
 at lengt^ in a city calleD Calais, lere 
 |je met people toljo toere about to four* 
 ney to (DnglanD, anD Ije embarkeD luitlj 
 tljem, sailing out ober tfce sea, CJIn 
 all tljese toanDerings anD searcljings 
 tljrouglj tlje great countries tljat babe 
 been nameD, mucfc time baD been spent, 
 anD 0rtfcur goberneD Ijis impatience as 
 toiselv as Ije coulD* C.$eantobile <$& 
 ber lav i prison, toitb onlv breaD anD 
 toater for Ijisf fooD, anD subfecteD to tlje 
 Ijarsljest anD most brutal treatment* 
 d?e erpeeteD no release, but ratljer eaelj 
 Dav to be murDereD ; for tfcis enDing be 
 began to long untlj all Ijis Ijeart, tljat so 
 |je migljt escape tlje suffering tyat Ije 
 enDttrcD Daily, in Ijis^ Dismal Dungeon* 
 C.^fter 0rt|iur baD embarbeD on tt^esea 
 a great storm arose, anD Drobe tlje sljip 
 out of tlje course inljielj it sljoulu Ijabe 
 
taken* #t length after great trouble ana 
 labor, rtjep came in sigljt of land toljiclj 
 tlje Bailors at first Unelo not, but tofcen 
 tljey came nearer and could better see 
 ttie sljore tljcy founD tljat it toas a part 
 of 3flrelanD tljat toag far Digtant from 
 CnglanD* Cubing been tolD tljat ttjig 
 toag ;3|relanD, #rtfcur beggeD tfce cap* 
 tain to get Ijim on sljore, for \)t tljougljt 
 t&at be migbt perfcapg learn gometljing 
 of (fclitoer ttjere, gince tljere IjaD been no 
 doings? of Ijim elsctoljcre, anD Ije fad 
 Determined to eearclj all lands for Ijis 
 Dear friend* C.Mtjen IK toas put upon 
 tlje sljorc lie Uneuj not toljitljer to go, 
 anD ^e prated <S5oD tljat i^e uioulD get 
 fjim upon tlje rigljt voao, toljrre Ijc 
 migljt ^ear of ^)i comraDe anD brother* 
 C.De luas nearly ttoo monttjsf in tt)i0 
 country, anD toljen, in all tl)t0 time, tje 
 inigljeD to ask questions ^e coulD but 
 make $ign, for ottjertufee tlje^ coulD not 
 unDergtanD Ijim, anD be tjao neither 
 Ijors c nor o tijer animal on ujijiclj to riDr, 
 but must uianDer afoot. CL^nr Da^ Ijc 
 came to a Dark UJOOD in luluclj lucre 
 many Dark animate tljat lucre protoling 
 about seeking ioljat ttic^ migljt Detour* 
 ^Ijc people attempted b gigng to toarn 
 ^im not to go into tlji0 forest, but Ijc 
 coulD not understand their toords or 
 signs, so lie toent onujard a luljolc da^'s 
 trabel, but $ato neither ^ouge, ^ut, peo* 
 pie, nor cultibated lanD,anD 
 closed in Ijc ujas 00 overcome 
 ness tljat Ijc inas compelled to liedotrm 
 among tijt trees and sleep, &>o toearj? 
 leas Ijc tljat in spite of i)is lack of tityi* 
 ter t)e glept ^eatiil^, anD in t&e morning 
 tocnt again upon t)i* toa^ ; but lie l)ad 
 nothing to eat* C.W^ile !jc toas tints 
 deep in ttje forest a great beast came 
 
 upon Ijim, a fierce lion tljat for a long 
 time Ijad found nothing to eat, and noto 
 tuas furious toitb Hunger* Sdljen tit* 
 tlnir sauj tbat ttjc lion mould attack Ijim 
 ijc prepared to defend Ijimsclf , for lie tjad 
 on a suit of mail Ijiddcn bcncatlj tjis 
 dress, and fad a good stoord, c;c took 
 off Ijis mantle, toound it around Ijis 
 arm as a pr otcct ion against t IK animal's 
 clams, drcixi Ijissujord from its sijcatl), 
 commended Ijimsclf to 45od and ^is 
 Dear Dottier, anD advanced against tlje 
 lion, ujijiclj sljoujcd no fear but sprang 
 upon Ijim, and struck Ijim toitlj its 
 clatus, rending atua^ Ijis clothing, anD 
 to i tlj one fierce stro Uc of its migl) ty clato 
 tore atoav 1 more tljan an Ijtindrcd rings 
 out of lite corselet. Htt)t force of tfcfe 
 assault tljrcU) #rtljur upon tlje ground, 
 but \)t sprang again to Ijis feet, ran in 
 upon ttjc lion, and struck go manfully 
 toitlj f)is stjarp stoord tljat tljc struggle 
 toas Ijard and fierce* CLCClljcn ti)t lion 
 toould tjabe apin struck Ijim toitlj its 
 great pato, ^Irtljtir toitl) a stuift stroke 
 Vetoed off tljc ljuge foot 00 tljat it fell 
 upon t!)e eartlj* 0t tljis bio to and dread- 
 ful toound tlje lion uttered a roar tliat 
 rebounded t^rougl)t^efore0t* tEPlien J3r# 
 tl)tir, advancing again on tljc disabled 
 brute, toitlj one migljtp tljrust pierced 
 tljc tieart of tljc great beast, go tljat its 
 struggles ceased, and Ijt- rejoiced crcccd,- 
 tngl^ to gee tljc terrible animal foil dead 
 upon tljc ground* C,^Hll)cn irtlwr 
 founD Ijimsclf sabcd from tlje lion, Ije 
 gabc tljanks to Umigl)ty 6od and fi?is 
 Dear aaotljcr tljat tljcy Ijad stood by Ijim 
 against tljc strong brute* C.HBut noto 
 it became bcry late, and as be sato no 
 toay out of tljc forest be toas troubled, 
 for since tljc morning of tljc previous 
 
trap b* baa eaten nothing, anD be toag 
 also atoean?* Cbere teas nothing initb 
 ujljicb lie coulD eage bis hunger but the 
 roots of the forest, anD of tbege be kneto 
 not tobicb to eat* $>e saiD to Ijinisrlf, 
 "31*31 tow* a man acquainteD toitb 
 plantg anD ftrrb** 31 mtgjjt gupplp mp 
 necDg, ag many a pious Ijermit litoing 
 for a long time in tbe forest bag Done*" 
 CL^o tie toanDereD through the thickets 
 err king for berries anD roots, anD ate 
 such as tie fount) luitl) keen pleasure in 
 them ; anD though lie gaineD little sus> 
 tenance be thought that the best of fboD 
 baD neber tagteD gtoeeter to Ijim tban 
 DiD these miserable things. C.2SUjenit 
 grrtu Dark t Ijr climbeD a small tree for 
 fear of toilD animals, but at miDnigljt, 
 lul)f n tlje moon toad sljining brigljtly, 
 Ijf Ijrart) somrtlj ing coming from a tits? 
 tance tljat geemeD to be a monstrous 
 creature t anD tlie noige of it toag terri^ 
 ble to Ijf ar anD gounDeD most Digmall^ 
 in Ijig earg* C.J?earing sue I) a monster 
 coming totoarD ijim Ijr croggeD Ijiuwrlf 
 anD commenDeD Ijis soul to SUmigljtt? 
 6oD anD all 1 1) r Dear sain t s , prating t i)r in 
 to come to Ijis fjrlp against tljig tiling 
 tljat uias aDbancing go gtoiftly totoarD 
 Ijinu C,>carceU? Ijao \)t Done tl)is, ualjrn 
 an unclean, Uc nomous beast, fcague anD 
 enormous beneatl) tlje moon, breathing 
 fortlj a polluting anD sicUening Uapor, 
 came to tl)e tree upon mljicl) ty uias, anD 
 struck it go miglitv a bloto initl) its tail 
 tljat ti)e tree, ujljicl) toag not large, uias 
 go srjahen tljat ^rtljur fell to t Ije grounD . 
 C.Mljen tlje feing fbunD ^imgelf on t|ie 
 eartlj, be luas go ama?eD anD terrifieD 
 tljat Ije feneU) not tol)etl)er be toas ljurt 
 by Ijis fall or not; anD at tl)is instant 
 if be coulD babe ijao Ijis toigb it tooulD 
 
 gurel^ babe been tbat be toere gafe bacb 
 in \)i$ bingDom, inhere tbere toere no 
 gucb terrible things as tljis, CL^eber^ 
 tljeless, libe a baliant hnigrjt as be ujas, 
 after begging of aoo tbat if Ijis last oav 
 toere come l?e tooulD receibe Ijis soul 
 into H>is Ijoly bingDom, tje Dreto Ijis 
 gtoorD anD put rjimsclf on tlje Defence, 
 for be sail) tbat tbere toag no rjope of 
 fleeing from tlje attacb of tljis ttnnat? 
 ural foe* C.3flt paggeD on a little bepona 
 tlje bing, ml)o IjaD fust begun to rejoice 
 in tlje Ijope tbat Ijis Danger toag ober, 
 toben it turneD suDOenlv arounD upon 
 Ijim, anD toounD its tail tiuo or tbree 
 times about l)is botiv ; then it released 
 lum toitl) a quicb anD powerful sluing 
 tbat tbreto tbe gooD 0rtbur against a 
 tree go biolentl^ tbat he tljought big 
 ribg toere broben* ^bougb bf sprang 
 up at once, tbe creature toag almost in; 
 stantlv upon Ijim ; but tbe bing quicblp 
 gbeltereD himself beljinD a tree, go tbat 
 toben tbe monster trieD to strike bim 
 toitb its tail it beat upon tbe tree, anD 
 in tljis toaj? could Do Arthur, for tbe 
 moment, little butt ; but it had long 
 sharp pointed teeth tbat cut deeply, anD 
 toitb these it struck so smiftlv tbat baD 
 it not been for tbe tree tbe unfortunate 
 bing must goon babe lost his life* 0s 
 it toag, he receibeD go many toounDg 
 through his broken armor tbat ty baD 
 not much toljole skin left upon bim* 
 But be still fought manfully, though 
 tbe animal baD gucb a ban), scaly sur- 
 face tbat biflf gtoorD eDge glanceD off anD 
 coulD not penetrate it, anD tbe borrible 
 oDor tbat tbe monster emitter) toag 
 barDer for ^Irtbur to bear tban tbe gbarp^ 
 ness of its fangg* CLMhen be gato tbat 
 tbe enormoug gcale^protecteD creature 
 
toas still fresb anD untoounDeD anD 
 uioulD not leabe t)im, tl;e brabe flrtljur 
 
 again ealleD on <SoD anD beggeD tfcat l?e 
 tuottlD take pity on bint, (Eljen lie crtrD, 
 C." WE Dear friend anD brother, in 
 seebing to ^jelp tljee 31 enD m^ life, but 
 
 31 tooulD be more toilling to Die* 
 #rtbur sfo spobe, tfce monster came at 
 bun again, anD senefc Ijim sobiolentlv 
 toitlj teett) anD clatos tbat it brought 
 bini to tbe grounD, anD fell upon bim 
 more furiously tljan before, tearing liifif 
 mail in pieces anD toounDing Ijtm fo 
 sorrlv tftat tjc tljougljt tnDeeD tljat Ijts 
 Deatl) IjaD come* C.3In tl)i0 ertremitE of 
 peril, (0oD, ttje &lmigf)t, luljo often 
 guffersf I^i0 people to 0inb beneatt) t^e 
 toiatiesf but not to Droton, anD iuljo toill 
 not fbrdabe t^osfe fcoljo trttl^ belir tie in 
 itnm, came to ti)e aiD of t^ie pious bing, 
 that IK 0l)oulD not periulj 00 miserably 
 bp t^efangsf of t^is? etoil monster. Cj3k 
 ter it tjaD fyelD Ijtm a toljilr fiercely in 
 its clatttf it 0ougl)t to change its grasp* 
 perhaps for tl)e purpose of Devouring 
 Ijim, so for an instant it releaseD Ijim 
 a tjerp little, in tol)tcl) instant tjc ujas 
 able to mote Ijimself anD use bis suiorD, 
 ), as Ije still lav beneatt; Ijis en^ 
 
 , Ije tljntst uptoarD into tlje natel 
 of tlje enormous reptile, ujljr re its sbin 
 tuas not so IjarD as on tl;r braD, necb, 
 anD bacb, toljere Ije Ijati Ijitljerto strucb; 
 anD Ijis stoorD toent up into trjr mom 
 ster's boDv, anD penetrateD its Ijeart. 
 t\)t great Dragon felt tljis fetal 
 , it sprang into trje air, uttering 
 a terrible inDescribable cr^, but fell 
 again immeDiatclvMuritljing on its bacb 
 in D^ing agonies* tL^rtJjur, noiu re# 
 leaseD, initi) Difficttltv regaineD l)is feet, 
 anD, fearing ttjat ^jis DreaD foe migljt 
 again recover strength to attacb Ijim, 
 lietoeD at tlie softer parts of its boD^, 
 noto turneD uptoarD, until its struggles 
 ceaseD anD tlje tiding luas DeaD* C.^0 
 tljis DreaDful battle toas oter, anD %x> 
 trjttr, loobing about Ijim uiitrj toearieD 
 anD Despairing e^es, perceifeeD tljat ttie 
 Daton toas beginning to sljoto a feint 
 Ug^t among tbe trees ; but lie careD little 
 for tlje Da^, for Ije tljougljt tljat be coulD 
 neber leate tljat fetal place, anD l;aD no 
 o 1 1) er comfort to er p ret t Ija n t Ijat of D ea 1 1) 
 C.^2ttl)ile lie la^ t^ere in Despair because 
 of Ijis DreaDful toounDS be bearD gomt* 
 t^jing coming totoarD l)im tbrougb t^e 
 toooD, anD toisijeD tijat lie migbt Die 
 at once, for Ije tbottgbt it toas anoter 
 fierce creature about to fell upon 
 toljen Ije coulD no longer DefenD 
 self* C.<)qpecting Deatb, lie crieD out, 
 C.**^ tbou 0lmigljt^ iLorD anD g>ab# 
 tour, 3|esus Christ, 31 beg of (Ebee tbat 
 ^l)ou toilt be mv intercessor, anD mill 
 tabe m^ soul to ^ee; for 31 see t|iat 
 tbe ^our is come tojien 31 must part 
 from tljis toorlD*" C&tfll ty liearD t|ie 
 rustling amongfbrest leabesanD brus|i# 
 toooD coming nearer to Ijim; anD, loofe 
 ing up, be Sato tbat it toas a man elotbcD 
 
in to&ite garments, urtjo tl)tts spofcc to 
 |)im C." &ing of jaigaroia, <SoD'0 greet? 
 ing to tt)f e ." C.&0 artljur Ijearti tljat be 
 nameD l)im, lie feebly signcD Ijimsclf 
 tuitl) tlje cross, anD saio, C." Hrt ttjon a 
 spectre, or a spirit sent bp 0oD, tljat 
 tljou greete0t me in H?i0 name ? 31f tyou 
 toert an etitl spirit tljou tooulD0t not 
 Dare to use tyte Ijol^ name* 31f tyen tyou 
 art from 0oD, 31 beg tyee to babe pits on 
 me ana Ijelp me* tyat 31 was be relieoeD 
 from my erceeDing pain anD toearine00, 
 anD tljat 31 map escape from rtjte terrk 
 ble fore0t, toljere^l Ijabe 0een things; 31 
 tiaD not beliebeft possible, ant) toliere 31 
 tjatoe 0uffereD muc^" C." tEljou oiD0t 
 not mistafee in thinking tljat 31 am from 
 (Soo," toa* t^e repli?, **for 00 it is; anO 
 in trutfc 31 liate come to comfort tijee," 
 l<Ll)tn \)t sat oofem b^ .lrtt)ttr ano 
 Drru) from l;is scrip a goloen bop tftat 
 toad full of a perf umeD sa Ito r , tu i tlj ID Ijiclj 
 lie anointeo all l)is uaouuDs, anD gabe 
 ^im a certain root to eat* Cj3$ 0oon asf 
 Ije Ijatj been tljus anotnteo, anD Ijao 00 
 eaten, Ijr became as frr si; anD toell as 
 if lie ^aD neber 0uffereD liurt or hunger* 
 tlje Wfyite Hnigl)t sattj to tym, 
 , t^ou 0^oulD0t praise (0oD t 
 tljrottgl) iMl;ont 31 fyatie been srnt to 
 t^ee" C.tEljen ^rt^ur DiD a0 lie toas 
 biDDen, anD most Detioutlv pratsru ($oD 
 tl)at be IjaD been brought out of 00 great 
 Danger anD perilous tjurt. CLtEtjc Mt)ite 
 tljr n baDe Ijim mount beijinD 
 , on a l)orsr tljat tooulD bring ttjcm 
 out of tljc forest, anD During tl)is riDe 
 0aiD to |)im, C.^ ^ing of aigarbia, 31 
 Imoto lutj^ tljott Ijast left tlj v lanD : it is 
 tljat tl)ou sr r Urst tlj): brother* <^liter of 
 Ca0tile ; anD 31 toill tell t|iee of 
 tstljrn be left Castile, be came to 
 
 lanD anD tl;ere toon by fenigbtli? DeeD0 
 in a great tournament tlje Daughter of 
 tl;e bing, t)is onlv cljiln, anD as beautk 
 ful a tooman as tljere is in tljis tuorlti* 
 31Butmi0fortttnel)a0 befallen tlj^ frienO, 
 for a king of 31relanD, ljuljose fatljer be 
 stem in tl)e lists, is Ijis enent^, anD Ijas 
 taken tyim prisoner, anD put l)im in a 
 most Di0mal Dungeon t in loljiclj be 0uf? 
 fer0 great mi0er^ anD pain of fceart anD 
 boD^* 15ut be not troubleD about Ijim, 
 for be sljall not Die, nor receive more 
 permanent injury before tljou fywt u* 
 lea0eD tym from pri0on 31f t^ou toilt 
 babe m\? counsel anD IjeeD mv aDbice, 
 if] sa^ to tljee, go first to ilonDon anD 
 comfort tb^ Dear frienD (Dliter'0 toife ; 
 for tljott art 00 like tym tljat tljei? toill 
 not Unouj tljee from tym. <tl)t king 
 toill tljink tljat tljott art l)is Dear son 
 (Dlioer, anD tlje princess $)elena tl;at 
 tljott art Ijer lju0banD, But sl)e is sick 
 unto Deatb from tlje Io00 of tt)^ frienD, 
 anD if tljou oost not go quickly tljott 
 toilt not ft'nD beralibe, 00 tljou sljottlost 
 not Delay, Mljen tljou contest to tlje 
 tljou mu0t lie at nigbt b^ fytt, 
 mai? beliebe tljat t^ou art tyt 
 banD, Dliuer ; but let no ebil tljougljt 
 come into tlj^ minD totoarD ber; 
 jfor eber^ euil tying toe Do, 
 31t0 puni0bment toe 0urel^ rue* 
 Wfyen tljou 0ee'0t tbat ber bealtlj i0 re* 
 storeo, leabe l)er anD come into tijis 
 forest, tobere tyou sljalt babe neto tiD* 
 ing0 from me*" C,Mity tye0e toorD0 
 tye mtytt !^nigl)t brought 0rtljur out 
 of tlje forest, anD baDe bint Dismount. 
 mfytn be DiD 00 be fell upon lu* knee0 
 to tbank bte Deliverer, but tlje mtytt 
 Iknigljt baD bani0beD, 00 tyat #rti)ur 
 kneto not to^ere be toent* 
 
Cfmpter fa 
 
 toent to ilonDon, anD toas reeeibeD by 
 tlje king anu court as Wittier; anD l;ouj 
 tye curcfc tljr illness of tljc princess* 
 
 V vi ' tyen&rtburfounDbimself alone 
 CJLlJL upon tbe roaa, I)t0 first act toas 
 again to return tbanfes to 0oD, tbe 01* 
 migbty, for all tljc fatoor tbat baD been 
 sboton to bim ; tben lie DetermineD to 
 perform cractly tobat tbe (Kill) ttr limigbt 
 baD enf oineD ; for tjr beliebeD Inm to be 
 a Direct messenger from &OD ; so Ije 
 toent fbrtoarD until Became to tlje sea, 
 uiljere Ije fottnD a 0l)tp about to set sail 
 for CnglanD, anD tuitl) l)rr captain tie 
 specDity arrangeD for Ijis ijoijage, tjabing 
 fbunD Ijis purse miraculously replen# 
 isljeD* C.^fter ^e reacljeD CnglanD anD 
 DisembarfeeD, ttjc first cit to lutjtcl) be 
 came in bis journey to HonDontoas Bris^ 
 tol* tIPbere be tuas recogni?eD for <Dliber, 
 anD tbenetus atonceran tljrougb ttjc city 
 tbat tbeir lost prince baD returneD ; so 
 tbere toas a great bastening to tbe bouse 
 tobere bf loDgeD, tbat all migbt assure 
 tbemselbes tbat t^e gooD tiDings toere 
 true. 3f!mmeDiately a stoift messenger 
 toas sent to tbe king in JlonDon, tol;o 
 speeDily brougbt tbere tbe great netos 
 
 from Bristol, C.Mben tbe king IcarnrD 
 tbat (Dliber baD returneD be toas so OUCD 
 come by toy tbat be fell Doton anD for 
 a long time toas unable to speak* Oi0 
 servants raiseD Ijim up, anD laiD bint 
 on bis beD uiljile l)r toas unconscious, 
 from tobicb state ty fell into a sleep. 
 HWityen be atooke bis first inquiry of 
 bis servants uias tobetber it teas true t 
 or if \)t b^D DreameD tbat UUer baD 
 returneD safe anD toell. 4L^ttb^n tbey 
 anstoereD tbat it toas true, \)t refoiceD 
 greatly, anD praiseD 6oD, uiljo baD re* 
 storeD to tym \)i& son* {[.presently 
 anotber messenger came toit^ otber 
 neios ; anD one of tfce king's servants 
 uient out to bim, anD askeD loljat tiD^ 
 ings Ijt brougbt, anD toas anstoereD, 
 C.^S>ay to tbe king tbat if be toisbes to 
 see prince (DliUer, it is time to make 
 reaDy, for b* te noto scarcely a mile 
 Distant from tbe city*" C.3Hbt servant 
 toent back to tbe chamber of tbe king 
 anD tolD bim tbe tiDings tbat l)aD come* 
 t tobicb gooD netos tbe king, altbougb 
 be still felt ill anD toeak from tbe con,- 
 Dition into tobicb I)t0 suDDen surprise 
 baD reDuceD Ijim, at once orDereD tbat 
 preparation be maDe as bastily as pos* 
 sible, for be tooulD riDe fortb to meet 
 bis Dear <$liber* Corses toere saDDleD 
 toitb speeD, anD tbe king, toitb all tbe 
 princes anD nobles tobo toere present 
 at tlje palace, roDe foyfully fortb to re* 
 ceibe tbeir longest prince anD ftrro* 
 C.Kbf 0rtbur bebelD tbe great com* 
 pany of people riDing totoarD bim, bis 
 eyes filleD toitb tears ; for be felt tery 
 saD at tbe tbougbt, tbat bis Dear com* 
 raDe sboulD still lie in a Dungeon, tobile 
 tbis great bonor anD foyful reception 
 toere atoaiting bis return* Cj&o be came 
 
to tlje king, tuljo lookeD upon Ijim Untlj 
 erxeeDing foi? anD lobe, anD baD no otber 
 
 t Ijon glj t t Ija n tie mas oMiticr , tlje Ijnsbano 
 of I)is Dear Qatigijter, Ijis Ijigljly balueD 
 anD belobeD son, luljom Ijc IjaD not seen 
 for tljree years ; nor DiD tljc nobles, or 
 tljc people ujljo greeted Ijim, fina Ijim 
 in anj? toai? Different from <$liber ; or 
 if tljey notice o any cljange, it luas only 
 sttclj as migljt occur to any one in tljrce 
 years : no one DoubteD Ijis iDentity, for, 
 in trutb, ttje resemblance toa0 lier^ per# 
 feet* C.^ei? DiflfmounteD from t^eir 
 Ijorsrs anD tlje king ran totoarD ilrtljttr 
 uiitl) ertenDeD arms anD embraceD ijim, 
 anD coulD not at first gpeab, because of 
 tljr f ov tljat nlleD anD oberpotoereD Ijim. 
 Mljen tDorDsf came to Ijim, Ijc crieD, 
 C.' 4 <fi>oD^ ioelcome to t^ee, m^ Dearest 
 sfon ; for tig return brings great fo^ to 
 me anD to all tljis kingdom, luliirl) Ijafi 
 mourneD anD stiff r rr o mttr t) grief on 
 tfo? account*" C." Gracious lorD anD fi^ 
 t^er," artfcur anflftuereD, "fcoliat 
 Ijaippr neD came not about tljrottgl) 
 iBtsl) : more t^an t^i0 t 3i cannot noto 
 0ai? ; but, if it it (SoD^ toill, 31 toill 
 bring better tferfcice to tl)t0 realm tijan 
 31 babe etoer before giben ; anD toiU en* 
 Deatorto make all tfjosr toljo ijabe griebeD 
 
 on m^ account forget t^eir siorrotDfif in 
 toy, >ince 6oD anD J^i* Dear ^pot^er 
 tiabe Ijrlpr D me again to t^i* lanD, 31 am 
 more tl;an eber Dispose D anD rrsolur D to 
 s rrtir t^e least , as tur II as t Ijc l)ig^est ; for 
 31 babe rrprnrnrrD many things, tljat 
 make me more fumble," C,Mben ty 
 Ijau so spoken, tl;r princes anD nobles 
 tul)o toere mitt) taking greeteD l)im t as 
 DiD all U)l)o came to meet tjhn, anD tljcy 
 toere so man^ tljat tlje place of meeting 
 tooulD not toell contain all ttjosr iuljo 
 crotoDeD tljitljrr ; for people came from 
 all parts of tt)t kingDom tljat toere near 
 rnottgt) to learn tl)f gooD nrius tljat tljep 
 migljt again look upon tljrir young lorD 
 tiiljom tljry l)aD so long mourneD as 
 lost. >o great a number soon assent* 
 bleD tljat it toas necessary to set up an 
 debates stanD upon iiiljicl) 3rtlmr must 
 mount in orDer tljat all tolio migljt 
 not come near on account of tlje great 
 t Ijron g con In look on t Ijei r belobeD prince. 
 C.Mt)en lie IjaD stooD tliere for some 
 time, tlje king orDereD tljat etoery one 
 sljottlD return Ijome, anD tljat Ijis reti 
 nue sljonltj remount ttjeir ijorses anD 
 accompany Ijim anD ilrtljttr to tlje pal; 
 ace* CJn tlje cit^ of ilonDon tbere toas 
 great refoicing eber^toljere, t^e streets 
 toere bung ujitlj clotl) of gay colors, tlje 
 unties anD Daughters of tlje nobles anD 
 of tlje citnens put on tljeir best attire 
 anD crotoDeD tlje toinDotos on botlj siDes 
 of tlje streets to see tlje return of tlje 
 prince tuljo Ijao toon tlje lobe of all, botlj 
 Ijiglj anD loto* C.^oto can toe Describe 
 tlje toabing of silken scarfs, tlje sljouts, 
 cljeersf, pageantry, anD tumult of refoi^ 
 cing as tljeir lobeD ^litier, as tljey sup* 
 poseD Ijim to be, passeD luitlj tlje king 
 anD botoeD to tljem toitlj tljanlis, 3|t toas 
 
so happy and heartfelt a toelcome as no 
 one hao etier before seen. 31 u the fulness 
 of their for, young and olD crieD aloud, 
 C."<$ (ftoo, toe praise tEhee for tEhy 
 grace in restoring to us our belotied 
 prince/' C.&S they approacheD the paU 
 ace, the princes, toho toas toery ill, 
 hearD the shouting anD asked to hat toent 
 on toithout ; but no one dared tell Ijrr 
 the truth, for they feared that she might 
 be overcome by erxessibe foy, and that, 
 in her toeafeness, it might injure her. 
 Che ladies toho attended l;rr left it to 
 the doctors, toho came at length and told 
 tier of <$liber'0 arritoal, OTjen she heard 
 their toords she feebly rai0ed |ier t)andg, 
 and in a faint uoicr 0carce audible prai0ed 
 <Sod, C. 4 *^ ^>abiour of tfee tuorld, 3fl 
 prai0e and tljanfc Cljrc ttjat 3i may yet 
 0ee, before my deatl), tlir dear one UJljo 
 ^a0 been ttjc cause of t|ii0 illne00 ; tljcn, 
 indeed,deatlj may cometoljen it mill, and 
 31 can atuait it gladly in tlje presence of 
 my dearest tyu0band , once more returned 
 to me," C,Cl)f good prince00 toisljeo 
 to 0ee, at once, Ijim oiljoin slje believed 
 to be tier Iju0band, 4L^lrt^ur toas in 
 great anriety i)oiu lie should bear Ijint; 
 self totoard i)i0 brotlier'0 toife; but, 
 toljen brought to Ijer chamber, tje toent 
 to t|je bed, greeted ^er bery gently, in^ 
 quired of tier condition in a loin boice, 
 tolriet) mas ansmered by tfte faintest 
 m^isper ; tbm ty said to Ijer, C.* 4 ^py 
 dear toife, 31 am griebed to tfye Ijeart by 
 t|iy illness," C.U3er&aps s^ie noticed 
 something of coldness in fcis greeting, 
 and ttje absence of a hiss ; but, looking 
 again on the dear face, of tlje identity 
 of uitjicl) slje had no s^adoto of a sus^ 
 picion, she toas so refoiced that, though 
 not able to speak aloud, she gained 
 
 strength enough to tohisper that she 
 felt that she might recover noto that 
 she sato hint toell and safe before her 
 eyes, CJ|t to** n t afe to prolong this 
 interfeieto ; so Arthur soon took leabe, 
 begging her to be a good toife to him, 
 and try to recover as tast as possible, 
 CJFrom $tt chamber he toas taken to 
 the palace, tohere the king had sum* 
 moned a great assemblage of nobles and 
 ladies to meet him, and tohere he had 
 commanded a sumptuous feast to be 
 prepared, at tohich all the pleasure and 
 diversion that could be thought of toa0 
 attempted, though they toould hate been 
 more f oyou0 had not the princess been 00 
 fcery ill, CJ|t toas forbidden that any 
 one 0hould begin any toork for eight 
 day ; but the time toa0 to be giUen up 
 to rejoicing ober their young lord toho 
 had been lost, but toas noto happily re* 
 0tored ; and all toere free to eat and 
 drink toljat they toould at the palace, 
 C,fl2ahifc the prmee00 remained ijery 
 ill Arthur toas permitted to see her only 
 in short intertoictos from time to time, 
 Qfyti toas not Displeasing to him, for 
 it may toell be under0tood that tje had 
 no easy part to play a0 a loUin g hu0band 
 to a lolling toife, toljile all the time he 
 toa0 re0trained by hi* Duty to his friend 
 from indulging in any toarmth of er^ 
 pression or action ; and such restraint 
 toas misunderstooD, and silently re* 
 gretted by her for tohose benefit it toas 
 adopted, Cj5>oon,hotoet)er, the improbe* 
 ment in the health of the princess toas 
 so advanced that the time came tohen 
 she toas so nearly toell that her doctors 
 gate their assent to her toish that her 
 dear husband should again sleep by her 
 side : this Arthur could not atioid doing. 
 
CjKKlien be came to lier ty laiD Jiimself 
 Doion, ant) mourD not from one spot ; 
 but toben Helena motoeD nearer to bint, 
 anD tooulD Ijabe put Ijer arm about l)i& 
 neck, b* saiD to ber, C."spv part's; lobe, 
 come no nearer to me, but lap tbv*elf 
 again in tbv place ; for 31 bate stoorn 
 to 6oD tljat 31 toill not do muclj as touelj 
 tbee toitb mv tianD until 31 bate maDe 
 a pilgrimage to tbe ttoelbe bolv priests 
 of >t* 3]acob, tobo babe IjelpeO me out 
 of tbe Drptb of great Disaster to come 
 bitber* therefore, 31 prav t^ee, tyty me 
 to beep m v tioto and be content to knoto 
 t^at 31 am again toitlj tljee ; ana 31 toill 
 make t#0 pilgrimage in a ben? sfyort 
 time if <0oD grants me Ijealtlj and 
 strengtlj, 31 f ^oD anH ttjr Dear saints; 
 permit, tlj v IjusbanD toill sljortlv be re; 
 sftoreU to tftee, ana toill change into fo^ 
 all tlje suffering tljat tljott bast enUureD 
 on ty* account*" C^^lnta listeneD to 
 tljcse ujorus of klrtljur , anu obeyed Ijim t 
 l^ing still in ber place, anu saving tljat 
 it toas rigljt, if be IjaD mate a toto to 
 aoo ant) s>t, 31acob, tljat be sboult) keep 
 it, .&fter a little sbe askeD bim tobere 
 be bat) been so long, ant) tobat be bau 
 been Doing During tbe tbree ^ears of bid 
 absence* 0rtbur pra^eD ber not to ques; 
 tion bim at tins time, for be migbt not 
 speak of tbesr matters until be baD per, 
 formeD bis pilgrimage* C^bnt Helena 
 toas silent, anD questioneD bint no 
 more* 
 
 Chapter jrtit f|oto 3lrtt)ur 
 
 returned to tbe forest, anD met tbe 
 OTbite Ittnigbt, anD toas taken by tym 
 to tbe Deliverance of (Dliber, tobo, mis^ 
 unDerstanDing ^is rescuer, quarrelled 
 toitb 
 
 *TT*Htfaur toas ro^all^ entertaineD 
 ^vJ-. at tbe Cnglisb court ; anD all 
 tbe bonors toere sboton bim tljat tbeir 
 voting lorD, (Dliter, tooulD babe receibeD, 
 anD tobicbt inDeeD, tljev belietieD tbat 
 tbev toere paving to bim* CJ2Hb*n b^ 
 toas assurer) tbat tbe princess toas so 
 mucb better tbat sbe toas no longer in 
 anv Danger from ber malaDv* tie toent to 
 tbe king, anD saiD to bim, C, u Gracious 
 master, 31 babe botoeD a pilgrimage to 
 >t* 31acob, tobicb 31 sbottlD noto peiv 
 form toitbout furtber Delav^anD 31 must 
 go alone*" Ct^bnt be beggeD tbat be 
 migbt babe permission to set out at once 
 anD promises tbat be tooulD soon return, 
 if 43oD gate bint bealtlj anD strengtb* 
 C.^o be took leabe of tbe king anD of 
 tbe nobles anD laDies of tbe court anD 
 parted from tbem toitb mutual bless? 
 ings* W$t king gate bim a letter com? 
 manDing all bis" people to gibe bint 
 aiD, anD bonor bint ; anD saiD to bint, 
 .'* fl>wr son flitter, 31 beg tbee in tbe 
 name of &OD to guarD thyself toell anD 
 bring us not again into sucb anrietv 
 anD sorroto as tbott bast Done toben 
 tbou toast lost to us for tbree long 
 vears, anD to remember tbat tbv toife, 
 mv Dear Daugbter, coulD not again bear 
 
tbe misfortune of losing tbee, 
 nobles all a&uis* D bim tijat be go not 
 
 alone, for tbe roass toere uncertain ana 
 Dangerous ; but lie tooulB not consent 
 to be accompanies and toent early in 
 tbe morning toben be bas taken leabe of 
 tbe princess ans promises ber be toouls 
 go no furtber tban to >t, jflacob's, C.^e 
 trabelles as stoiftlp as possible, cross* 
 ing tbe sea berp fortunately, ans came 
 toitbout accident to tbe forest toberein 
 be bad met tbe OTjite fenigbt: tbis be 
 SreaSeS to enter, remembering bis for* 
 mer experience, ans fearing to meet tbe 
 strange toils animals b toljieb be lias 
 before been so terribly toounses ; but 
 be Sato none of tljcse Suring tbe four* 
 nep, CjOffifyen b* bas gone a eonsiser* 
 able Sistance into tbe forest, be unites 
 to see if tbe fenigbt toouls come to bim, 
 asbebas promises ; tobicb #* bappenes ; 
 for in a sbort time be sato b astan? 
 cing ans greetes bim tjen? b^artil^* J^is 
 greeting toas returnes toitb kins toorss, 
 ans tbis m^steriouspersonagebase bim 
 mount bebinsbimon bis borseanS sais, 
 C.** ^bur, m^ goos trienS, Sost tbou 
 Sesire to bate tbp comrase again toitb 
 tbee ? ans saresttbou Venture tb^ bosi? 
 against bim uibo bolss tbv ffiens in 
 
 prison?" . u tE:rul^,"sais 0rtbur, " 
 mill set bony ans all tljings tobicb 
 batb lent me on tbe Venture, tbat 3(1 map 
 release bim," C."3flf sucb be tbi? toisb," 
 sais tbe bnigbt, **5I toill sboto tbee tbe 
 toap. tKbou art toell arrases in mail, 
 tobicb tbou toearest biSSen beneatb tbu 
 coat, ans tbissljall be tbe better for tbee. 
 Wtp king tobo bolss tb^ comrase <Dliber 
 in bis Sungeon bas noto gone out from 
 bis castle attenses bp a feto of bis pro,- 
 pie, not more tban four in number, ans 
 all on foot, J^is castle is not more tban 
 tbirtp miles from tbis place, tberefore 
 if tbou Sarest to figbt toitb all of tljcm 
 31 can bring tbee speesity tobere tbep 
 are, ans gibe tbee tbe opportunity to set 
 tb comrase free," C.&rtbur tbanfees tbe 
 Mbite fenigbt, ans beggeS tbat be So 
 bim tbis service, Wtb&rtburmounteS 
 bebinS bim,tlje Unigbtspurres bisstees, 
 ans, aises bp <0oS, tljep toere presently 
 most miraculously at tbe place tobere 
 tbe 3]risb king toas toalking, 0fter tbe 
 knigbt bas pointes bim out to 0rtbur, 
 be sais, C,** SPear frienS, Sismount, 
 tobere is tbine enemp, 3flf tbou toinnest 
 tbp comrase's freesom, sap to bim tbat 
 a knigbt clotbes in toljite base tbee greet 
 bim, ans tbat it toas be tobo brougbt 
 tbee bere," L^ttbur Sis as tbe knigbt 
 commanses, ans toouls gratefully babe 
 taken leabe of bim, but in tbat moment 
 bis strange conSuctor bas Sisappeares ; 
 so be sreto near tbe king, tobo toalkeS 
 in a beautiful fi'els tbat toas green ans 
 cbarming toitb grass ans flotoers, 
 ^"SPefens tbpself, tbou sbameless 
 traitor," cries 0rtbur, " for tbou sbalt 
 Sie bp mp bans to^sap, ans all tbi 1 sriv 
 bants, if tbep belp tbee," C.Witb these 
 toorss be sreto bis stoors, ans so smote 
 
one of tljr servants tobo IjaD sprung 
 upon bint tfcat be split bis IjeaO to tbe 
 teetb* J^e cut tbe rigbt arm from tbe 
 boD? of tbe nert toljo assaileD bint, ana 
 soon slrio tl)c tljtro, >c mas tljus as* 
 sureD against tbe king's servants, but 
 baD reeeitoeD some toounDs in tlje boD?, 
 tljougl) none tljat enDangereD Ins life or 
 seriously DisablrQ Ijim* C.Clben noto 
 tbe king sato l)ts servants slain, Ijr at; 
 tempteD to DefenD himself against &r* 
 tlnir, for tie inas a stout ano brabe man, 
 but Ijr baD no toeapon ercept a small 
 Bunting knife, mitt) UDljicij br coulD not 
 come near enougb to strike ^rt^ur's 
 bouv, so ftnallp l)f sought to escape, anD 
 fleo from bis enem^ C.H5ut 3lrtbur fbU 
 lotoeo, overtook bim, anD struck Ijim so 
 barn a bloto upon tljr beao tljat tie fell to 
 tlje eartb* ,** <$ tliou traitorous king ! " 
 crieD ^rtbur, "tbou perfureo faillain! 
 Canst rtiou oen^ tbat tbou bast in tb 
 prison a king to mlioni tljou otoestser^ 
 bice ano gratituoe? 31 DemanD tbat tbou 
 sbalt gite l)tm to me, or, if tbou Host 
 not, 31 stoear to tbee b^ ilmigbtp (Sou 
 tbat 31 toill cut off tbi? b*ao, for id knoto 
 tbat tbou bast not kept toitb bint tljr 
 faitb tbou bast stoorn ; anD for t\w foul 
 offence tbou Deserbest to Die tljr Deatb 
 of a traitor*" C.3b* feing fell upon 
 bis knees, beggeD for merc^, anD saiD, 
 .** noble knigbt, spare my life, anD 
 31 toill gibe tbee bint tobom tbou De* 
 manDest," C.3rtbur granteD tbe king's 
 life on conDition tbat be promise as soon 
 as be reacbeD bis castle to senD <$litier 
 fbrtb to bint or bimself bring Ijim, anD 
 tbat be tooulD gibe to both of tbem bis 
 safe conDuct out of bis kingDom, Cijisf 
 be stoore bv tbe most solemn oatbs tbat 
 ty tooulD Do ; anD tben tiasteneD quickly 
 
 to bis castle, in great grief at tbe mis* 
 fortune tbat IjaD befallen bint* C^ssoon 
 as bearritieD tberein be commanDeD tbat 
 <liber betaken from tbe Dungeon* ?&\p& 
 toas Done, anD toben tbe unfortunate 
 prisoner toas Draton up to tbe ligbt of 
 Da^ anD sato tbe king stanDing before 
 bint, b* s'aiD, C. u &ing, 31 beg of tbee 
 tbat tbou toilt commanD tbat 31 bekilleD 
 ratber tban tbroton again into tbat biD* 
 eous Dungeon*" C." ^ou are free from 
 tbe Dungeon," replieD tlie king* "# 
 knigbt bas reDeemeD vou from pour 
 prison, anD 31 babe stoorn to bring you 
 to bim at once*" C.tEben tlje king com* 
 manDcD tbat otljrr clotbes sljoulD be 
 brougbt for tbe releaseD prisoner, as 
 tobat little remaineD of tljose tbat be baD 
 toorn for tbree ^ears saDl^ neeDeD to be 
 cbangeD*&uitableclotbingtoasbrougbt, 
 anD toben put on tbe king gabe tbe safe 
 conDuct tobicb be baD promiseD, for Ijr 
 toas aDbiseD tbat be sboulD not again 
 go into tbe presence of tbe knigbt tobo 
 baD so ill useD bint, anD trjis aDtoice be 
 fbllotoeD* C.Mben (Dliber anD tbe king 
 toere about to separate, anD tbe former 
 be sent fortb to bis frienD, tbe king saiD 
 to bint, C," 31 am full? atoare tbat in 
 setting ?ou free 31 am Doing tbat tobiclj 
 ma? bring me into great Danger of pun* 
 tsbment anD Deatb on account of your 
 capture anD imprisonment, anD 31 ma? 
 babe DeserbeD it of you, still, if 31 nta? 
 ask sometbing, it is tbat 31 beg ?ou to 
 forgifae tobat you babe suffereD at my 
 banDS*" C^o tobicb (liter replieD, 
 speaking quietl? anD Discreetl?, "ll* 
 tbougb tobat you bate Done to me toas 
 toitbout an? gooD cause, netertbeless, 
 31 promise ?ou, anD 31 toill keep m? 
 promise, tl)at 31 toill tell to no man, 
 
ana will neber suggest by a toorD tljat 
 it isf you tuljo Ijatie brougbt upon me 
 tljis injury anD Disgrace ; but if it is 
 inaDe Unoum tljrouglj otljer people anD 
 you sbottlD tljereby come into Danger, 
 31 toill not tielp pou," jtfEfyt king ejc* 
 presses Ijis tbanks, anD saiD tljat Ijc 
 askeD no more tljan tljis of tjim, Cljen 
 toljen Ije Sato tljat liber mas 00 ill anD 
 toeak tijat tie toas not able to go on foot, 
 tie orDereD ttoo serbants to place tjim on 
 a Ijorse anD conDuct Ijtm to tlje knigljt 
 rnijo Ijao set Ijim free. CCljey IjaD but 
 a little may to riDe until tljey came to 
 #rtljur, totjom liber recognijeD before 
 lji former comraDe Unem Ijim, anD Ije 
 DismounteD anD ran feebly to Ijis Dear 
 frienD loitlj otttsftretcljeD arms anD em* 
 braccD liinu CLt:CU)OfUrr IjaD seen tt)c 
 great lobe tljat tljc ttoo frienDS sljolucD 
 for eaclj ot^er at tlietr meeting must 
 Ijabe luept uritl; tljcnt if Ije IjaD a Ijeart 
 in l)is breast, Cljcv IjelD carl) otl)cr in 
 tfceir arms for a long time, anD neither 
 coulD speak for fop* liber sato lioio l)is 
 brother toas overcome, anD tljougbt of 
 tlje great loyalty tljat l;e IjaD sl;oton, for 
 fie kneti) ttjat tie coulD not l;abe learneD 
 toljere tie toas anD come Ijttljrr toitljottt 
 great trabail, Danger, anD privations, anD 
 I)i0 Ijeart so stoelleD ttjitljin l)tm ttiat tie 
 cottlo not eten speak a toelcome, but 
 coulD onl^ fell upon Ijis Dear frienD's 
 neck, C.3rtt)ur sato tljat l)is frienD's 
 face, UDljicl) tiaD once been beautiful anD 
 full of bright Ijealtl), mas noto so pale, 
 tljin, anD toorn tljat it toas IjarDly recog* 
 nijable, anD tliat \)t toas greatly cliangeD 
 by tlje illness iDljiclj Ijis uucary years of 
 imprisonment IjaD inDuceD, Oe toas tlje 
 first to speak, anD saiD, C." CJ5y Dearest 
 brother, wmraDe, anD frienD, tfcis is in^ 
 
 DeeD to me a joyful Day ! <$n tljis Day 31 
 tiabe a great Desire of mp IjeartsatisfieD, 
 anD 31 praise 0oD tliat 31 Ijabe founD tljee 
 alibe, ft toljite knigtjt brought me to 
 tl)is place from a Dismal forest to uuljiclj 
 31 IjaD come in my searclj for tliee, 3]t 
 is tl)irt miles atoa^* W^tu lie founD 
 me anD tljrottglj Ijim 31 learneD ixiljere 
 tljou inert imprisoneD* 15y Ijis tjelp, 
 also, 31 came Ijitljer, anD Ijis parting 
 ioorDs to me toere tljat lie earnestly De* 
 sireD me to gibe tiis greeting to ttiee," 
 C.** ^Irt^iur, mi? Dear brother, m^ true 
 frienD," liber replieD, "ttirougli t^ 
 fattljful lobe tljou bast Done so nut r lj for 
 me tljat 31 can neber repa^ tljee ; but 31 
 mill beg <0oD tljat l?e mill gibe tljee tlje 
 reiuarD tljat tljou bast DeserbeD, for De 
 alone can gibe it," C.Wljen tie sato ttje 
 great frienDsljip tljat etfsteD bettoeen 
 liber anD ^litljur, as sljoton in tljeir 
 meeting, mljiclj toas near anD in easy 
 sigljt of tiis castle, tlje Irislj king toas 
 fain to Declare tljat Ije tooulD senD to 
 eaelj of tljem a Ijorse from Ijis stable tljat 
 tljey migljt trabel initlj comfort ; but tljey 
 saiD to Ijim tljat tljey tooulD be toell sat* 
 isfieD if lie gabe tljem one Ijorse, mljielj 
 tooulD serbe for botlj, Clje king DiD tljis; 
 ber^ glaDly ,anD gabefyem tlie best Ijorse 
 in Ijis stable, C,Botlj mounteD, ^Irtljur 
 in front on tlje saDDle, for tie IjaD been 
 toounDeD in tlje figljt initlj tlje king's 
 serbants, anD noto felt liis tiurt quite 
 severely, liber sat beljinD Ijim , anD so 
 tlie^ starteD slotol^ on tljeir long four* 
 nei? totoarD JlonDon, Ln t^eir toa^ 
 anD During tfceir sloto progress tlje^ liaD 
 many talks together ; anD eaclj inquireD 
 of tlje otljer totjat IjaD befallen Ijim in 
 tlje time tljat IjaD passeD since tljey toere 
 parteD ; anD artljttr tolD Ijis companion 
 
fyt saD nf tos of tljf Df atlj of ijis fatljf r, 
 anD l)oto tbet> IjaD built i)i$ royal tomb 
 toitb b& effigy thereon in a 
 
 in Castile* 
 lanu tCHiber IjaD l)is brarD cut, tol)irlj IjaD 
 groton to a great length in tbree sears ; 
 tljts, untl) l)is freedom, renetoeD gooD 
 spirits;, anD erereise in tljf pure open air, 
 tobieb IjaD giben bim back bis bcaltlj, 
 restoreD bim again to bis gooD looks 
 anD somctoljat of Ijts former appearance^ 
 C.13ut no one coulD persfuaur tlje tiuo 
 frienDd tljat tlje^ sljoulu take another 
 Ijorsc tljnu tljat giuen tljrmb^ tljc 3;ris(l) 
 fein g, a pom rrf ul animal, ujljiclj tl)en IjaD 
 brougl)tot)er t^e gea toitl) tljem from 3flre# 
 lanD, anO uitjicl;, tljouglj it Ijau brought 
 tljem a great Distance, toa0 ujell able to 
 earn? t^em to t^e enO of tlieir fournep* 
 C C l)cv agreeD uuttl) eacl) otforr tljat tljr^ 
 ujottlD openly tell all tljf circumstances 
 tljat Ijau occurreD to them, toljat afcben* 
 turr s tl)f ^ ijao met, toljat misfortunes 
 stiff ereo, toljat battles fottgljt, ttje stor^ 
 of t Ij r past t lj r ee t? ears ; but > liuer oesireD 
 jartlmr to promise tljat lie tooulD not tell 
 at ttjc Cnglislj court tlje rank anD family 
 of ^is comraoe, nor to^ere in IlrelanD be 
 Ijau been imprisoned <0n tljese subjects 
 be toisljea bint to be silent* C.tE>lje Cn& 
 
 lislj people, as tljr comraoes passen on 
 tljr ir toav% toonoereft greatly to see tljf m 
 boti) riDing on one l;orse, ant) tljat tljn? 
 so muc^ resembleD eacb otljer ; anD tbn? 
 saiD to one another tljat prince <Dltoer 
 Ijau brought Ijis brother from ^t. 3f|acob ; 
 but tl) f v 1 coulD not tell tolnclj tljep sljoulD 
 accost as tljf ir prince* 0o tbe ttoo IjaD 
 come on tljf tr toay to ilonOon until tljf ^ 
 toere toit^in a feto miles of tliat cit^ 
 J|n speaking of past matters ano of 
 flrtljur's bisit to ILonDon, toljid) Ijf ep 
 plaineD Ijao been mate according to ttjc 
 aobice of tlje M^ite ^nigljt, tofcom 
 Ije oeemeu a beabenl^ messenger, anD 
 for tlje purpose of prebenting tbe Deat^ 
 of tbe princess Helena, toljo Ijac been 
 ill unto Deatl) in Ijf r sorroto for ^liber's 
 prolongeD absence, 0rtljur DeclareD tljat 
 no one Ijafc erpresseD a Doubt tljat ty toas 
 liber* C.3t tbis moment an uner# 
 pecteD anD ber^ untoortb^ tbougbt came 
 into (fiHiber's minD ; anD toben bis coim 
 panion ceaseD speaking of tljeir toon^ 
 Derful resemblance, Ijf quickly askeD 
 Ijim Ijoxu be Ijati borne Ijimself totoarD 
 tljf princess* CL^t'tljur toas about to 
 explain toboll^ Ijis conDuct totoarD tbe 
 toife of Ijis frienD, anD Ijoto lie IjaD been 
 compelleD to counterfeit <Dliber in man^ 
 Domestic affairs, tot) fit <$liber interrupt? 
 eD b& beginning b^ asking suDDenl^ 
 if lie baD lain bi? b* f * CLtEPbisf Question 
 startleD tbe gooD 0rtlmr, anD tie Ijcsk 
 tateD a moment in I)i0 replv, seeking to 
 gibebisanstoertbemostfuDiciousform* 
 C. tE^ben (Dliber askeD |)im tbe same 
 question again in an erciteD boice ; to 
 toljiclj Ijie; frienD, feeling tljf 
 ness anD infusttce of rtje suspicion 
 plieD, anstoereD too sljortty tljat be baD 
 Done so* C.t!Pben (Dliber's torat^ burst 
 
fbrtb* foe forgot all tl)e gooD 0ertiier tljat 
 I)i0 friruD baD Done tor bim be forgot 
 etier?tbing in a storm of tbougbtlcss 
 passion, i>o filleD toitt) tljr Uenom of tlje 
 Demon of jealousy tljat be imetn not 
 tobat IK DID, tie struck tys brother tobo 
 sat before bint on tt;e 
 Inter ; Befell to tbe grounD, 
 broke bis leg* C.^o ofcerpotoering toa0 
 Hajer'0 rage anD jealous?, tljat Ije tootilD 
 not toait to let bis comraDe ejtplain tobat 
 baD occurreD ; but, tubile tljat faithful 
 frienD toas crying out untb tbe pain of 
 tbe fall, anD from bis Distress of minD 
 tliat be sbottlD bate been 00 misunDer* 
 0tooD, put spurs to tlje l^orsc, anD roDe 
 atoa^, leading tbe unfortunate ilrtljur 
 Iving in tl)e roaD, anD be gpofee no more 
 tuoros to IJUH, gooD or baD, C.Mt)en be 
 baD gone a little toay, still boiling luitlj 
 ragr , be s^toppeD a moment to consider 
 tobetber Ije sljottlD kill klrtlnir; for \)t 
 toas completely unDer tbe Dominion of 
 anger at tbe tbougbt of tbe great gin 
 f beliebeD Ijis former comraDe 
 committeD. C.tEben came remem^ 
 brance of tbe great acts of frienD^bip 
 tliat artljur baD Dour, anD of tljc losing 
 comraDcsl)ip ttjat tbe^ l)aD botl) felt for 
 eacb otber at all times from tljdr t?outb 
 up; l)oto 0rtl)ur baD reDeemeD bim out 
 of tbe great misery in toljtcl) l)c IjaD lain 
 00 long, anD in tobicb be mu0t Ijatic DieD 
 but for I)t0 i)rlp <$ut of tl)e0e tl)ottgl)t0 
 lie consiDereD tbat tie l)aD Done toell to 
 0parc I)i0 life ; anD in leading bim noto 
 lie beliebeD tbat be l)aD tbereb^ requiteD 
 bim for all i)i0 gooDne00 ; for lie coulD 
 not tbinU otbertois* tban tbat 0rtbur 
 baD cancelleD eber^ gooD act tbat be baD 
 eber Done bp tbe greatest torong il)icl) 
 it baD been possible for an? one to Do 
 
 bun ; anD lie toonDereD greatly Ijoto in 
 a l)f art full of man? birtues one ttce 
 proDucing so mucl) fal0rl)ooD anD 
 son coulD 
 
 Chapter jto\L 
 
 ber learneD t|ie gooD fait|i of 0rtbur; tyt 
 Distress on account of bis conDuct to 
 bim; l)oiu |ie founD bint again, anD 
 brought bim to ilonDon, Uuljcre be toas 
 cureD of bi0 in|ur? 
 
 fj t b man? anD marring t bougb ts 
 in I)t0 minD, <Dliber roDe for? 
 UjarD anD founD bimself in tl)f streets 
 of tljc cit? of ilonDon about an l)our 
 after nigbtfall, anD soon entereD t|ie 
 court?arD of t|ie palace C,t^be neius of 
 bt0 arrival toas at once taken to tbe king 
 anD to tl)c princess* t^lie? supposeD of 
 course t|iat bt^ pilgrimage ban been 
 maDr , anD botl) greatly refoiceD at bis 
 return* L$fyt king receiteD bim ioitb 
 beart? toarmtb* anD affectionately baDe 
 |im toelcome, but scarcel? recogni^eD 
 bim at first, so tbin anD uiasteD toas 
 bis face, anD askeD in surprise tDbat 
 sickness baD socbangeD bim During tbe 
 time of |iis absence* C^Uber replieD 
 tbat tljere bat) been no single gooD Da? 
 toit^ bn since b^ toent atoa? C." 0bt 
 m? Dear son," saiD t^e king, ** tljou 
 
art noto come to tin: l;omr anD toe mill 
 soon bring tl) r e back to I) r al 1 1) ," C.3Pt)en 
 tije bing askeD l)tm if lie tjaD full? ac# 
 complisijeD l)i$ tiouj to tlje Ijol? ours of 
 g>t* 31acob, as be baD giben tbemto un# 
 DerstanD toas Iris intention tolien Ijr 
 toent atoa?* Caliber, Bearing tbis, per* 
 ceiueD tljat 3rtt)ttr IjaD Declared tljat Ije 
 tooulD fcisit >t, ^Jacob's, therefore be 
 saiD to tlje lung, C." Gracious lorD ant) 
 father, m? sickness prebenteD me, but, 
 (Soti toilling, luljen 31 am again toell 
 31 ma? tben, anD toitb more company, 
 maketljis pilgrimage, to^icl) 31 tuillDo*" 
 C.^t)f ^e ^princefifflf Helena came anD 
 toelcomeo tier I;usbant), anD sat at table 
 bettoeen Ijim anD Ijrr father* ^l)f tjrartj 
 toit^ tfurprifiie anD 0orroto of @lit)er'0 
 illnes's'tljat IjaD prebenteD tljr fulfilment 
 of I)i0 tooui, anD ijaD man? feinD qttrs 
 tion0 to ask, U)l)id) gomr times pu^leD 
 ^er busbanD to anstoer, because of tty 
 strangeness of tljt case* CLCGilKn tfjc 
 supper toas enDeD tl) r rr toas muclj more 
 conversation toitlj t|ie great number of 
 nobles anD laDies luljo came to toelcome 
 (Dliber until it greto late ; tol)en(DUter 
 took Iratoe of tljc king anD all tljr rom, 
 pan?, sa?ing tl;at lie toas ber? toear?, 
 anD toitt)Dreto to Ijts chamber toitt) l)is 
 toife, to luljom \)t toas noto returneD 
 after an absence of tljree ?ears ; anD it 
 ma? toellbe unDerstooD tljat it toas tier? 
 pleasant for Ijim to be uottl) ijer again, 
 tljottgl) tljougljts of l)oii) ^e IjaD left &i> 
 t^ur came often to poison bis fo? Qtyt 
 IjaD no anger against bis beautiful prin; 
 cess;toife on account of luliat 3rtl)ttr baD 
 tolD t)im,beliebing tljat eljr Ijao no otljrr 
 tljougbt at tl)r time but tljat bis former 
 comraDe bearing bis tract likeness toas 
 bimself,anDberl)usbanD 
 
 toere alone ijr tooulD Ijabr taken Ijrr 
 into Ijis arms anD kisseD ber, but sljr 
 inas surpriseD, babing bwrD bint sa? 
 tftat Ijr IjaD not maDe tljr pilgrimage 
 to &t, Jacob's : therefore sbe saiD to 
 tiim, C." 3p? Dear Ijusbanti, bast tl)ou 
 not forgotten tlj? tioto to 0lmigljtv (0oD 
 anD tlje ttoelbe bol? ones of 
 cob?" C.ltoer askeD ty 
 tljns referreD to liis Uoin at tljis time* 
 C,**Kb^ ?>> erclaimeD Helena, u Dost 
 tbou not remember tbat tnben tljou 
 DiDst lie b? m? siDe tljou DiDst neber 
 so nuicl) as once kiss me, sa?ing tbat 
 tljou ijaDst maDe a tioto not to tourlj me 
 until tbis pilgrimage teas full? maDe ? 
 xlno 3ft nouj unDerstanD tljat tt)ou bast 
 not been tlirrr to fulfil tlj? promise : 
 therefore 31 beg tbee, m? heart's Dearest, 
 to keep tbe uoiu tljou bast stporn to <0oD 
 anD tlir Ijolv saints lulio brought tljr r 
 safe to tb? borne*" C.^t fat toorDs <&& 
 tier unDerstooD at once t^e loyal faitlj 
 tbat Ins comraDe l)aD kept luttl) Ijim ; 
 anD tbe tears came to Ijis e?es as be 
 toitbDreto bimself from l>elena, anD no 
 sleep came to bis eves tbat nigljt, for 
 be saiD to bimself, C." 3fl am t^e most 
 ungrateful being tbat <J5oD etoer createD*" 
 C^U fyt calamit? anD suffering tljat be 
 l)au knoum in tbe Dungeon seemeD little 
 besiDe tbe present Distress of Ijis minD ; 
 anD Ijr tt)ougt)t if bis Dear comraDe l)aD 
 suffereD serious in fur? in being tbroum 
 from tbe Ijorse be coulD nebermore be 
 Ijappv anD be resolbeD if be ban causeD 
 bis faithful frienD's Deatlj tbat be tooulD 
 Dribe bis suiorD into bis oton breast ; 
 for be Desr rUrD not to libe mijo IjaD gttien 
 sue!) bile requital for faithful anD un* 
 selfisb serbice* C.Kitb tlje earliest 
 Damn of Da? tDltocr arose, baDe tljem 
 
saddle l)ts Ijorse, tljen roDe as 
 as? Ije route to tbr place ujljrrr be Ijad left 
 #rtbur tfce ebening before ; but be toas 
 no longer tbere* Oe sottgljt anriously 
 in all tlje neighborhood of tl)e place, anD 
 finally bearD from a consiDerable Dis* 
 tance tlje sound of some one moaning. 
 Hitting in tlje Direction of tbis sound, 
 be discovered Ijts; brotber 0rtbttr, toljo 
 toitb great pain anD labor baD DraggeD 
 bimsclf out of ttjc roaD anD unDer tbe 
 shelter of a castle toall, inhere, being 
 refuseD aDmittance, be baD lain all 
 nigljt ; anD an armeD solDier toas about 
 to ft'nisb b& Buffering toitb a stoorD* 
 bloto tobcnoJHiber came to bint. 
 ber, springing Doton from Ijts 
 anD Draining b& frienD atoay from bis 
 peril, toas so obertobelmeD toitb remorse 
 tbat Ijc coulD scarcely utter a inorD ; anD, 
 tnDeeD, if <$oD baD not restraint ti bim Ijt 
 ijooulD in l)ts Despair bate tljrust Ijis 
 s'iuorDinto Ijis olim boDy* i^ebaD Draton 
 tbe 0tDorD from its sljeattj to present tbe 
 hilling of bifif frienD, anD be noiu fell on 
 btekneetfbesiDe ^irtbur, crying, L*^b* 
 my brotber, bebolD me, tbe most re* 
 moraeful anD aflaicteD of men ; for 31 
 babe sboton nt^self so b^artle00 tbat 31 
 am not toortby to be forgiben by 
 by tbee! ^ere i0my nabeD 0toorD 
 it, anD tafee my life toitb it, for }f| fcabe 
 De0erbeD Deatb at tby banDs anD 31 am 
 tbe mosft ungrateful man tbat toa0 eber 
 born of tooman* tE^bou toilt Deal more 
 feinDly toitb me if tbou 0layet me tban 
 if tbou 0boulD0t forgibe me ; for in all 
 tbe remaining Days of my life 31 must 
 carry toitb me altoays tbe remembrance 
 of tobat 31 babe Done." QMbtn #rtbur 
 sato iris brotber tints bumbleD before 
 bim, bf saiD, C.** ^y Dear brotber anD 
 
 best lobeD frienD, 3fl pray <0oD tbat J?e 
 toill restore tbee to better reason anD 
 forgibe tobat tbou bas Done* j?or my 
 part, 31 forgibe tbee toitb wy tobole 
 beart* 31 beliebe tbat it is possible tbat 
 all else tbat <$oD bas created may be 
 cbangeD anD perberteD ; but a true lobe 
 no one can take from us, not eben 
 Deatb* 0ltbougb toe may be at bariance 
 toitb eacb otljer at times, affecteD by 
 anger or maDe unreasonable by misun* 
 DerstanDing, a true frienD Does not long 
 cberisb a quarrel, nor eben Does any 
 fust man say to bimself, 31 toill belp one 
 anD bateanotber ; fortoboeberlibes long 
 must learn tbat all men are of one 
 family anD one kinD, anD all sboulD be 
 belD to be friends, tbougb it is selDom 
 giben to any to be sucb frienDs as tbou 
 anD 31 babe botoeD to be*" Caliber 
 coulD not anstoer 0rtbur for toeeping, 
 but be set about Doing tobat be could 
 to mafee tym more comfortable* C.#r* 
 tlntr begged bis Dear comrade to babe 
 bim mobeD from tbat place, for be baD 
 suffereD greatly tbrougbout tbe nigbt, 
 anD toas still enduring great pain in 
 bis broken leg* CJflttben (Dliber asfeeD 
 if be baD still enougb strengtb of beart 
 to toait alone until be toentto a billage 
 near at band in order to bring a toagon 
 in tobicb be migbt be taken tbence, be 
 anstoereD, L u ^es, but 31 pray tbee 
 basten*" LS>o <^liber mounteD bis 
 borse anD galloppeD to tbe billage, tobere 
 be found a toagon tobicb be brougbt to 
 flrtbur* 31n it be placeD bis suffering 
 frienD, so tbat be toas taken toitb great 
 care to tlonDon* 011 tbe toay be toalkeD 
 beside tbe toagon, talking constantly 
 toitb bis comrade anD toatcbing tbat be 
 toasaltoays carefully mobeD* c.csa'ben 
 
tijep came to tljr palace l)t tiaa a djam; 
 bet maDe reaDy immeDiately , into ujl)id) 
 3rti)ur tua0 brought toitbout being 0een 
 by many people* C.^en lifeer sent 
 for tlje best Doctors in ilonoon anD 
 beggeo tl)em to u0e all Diligence until 
 ttje toounDeD man toas rr storco to rjealtlj 
 ant) 0ottnD conDition, <E1je0e gate Ijim 
 0ueb care anD attention, anD <$liber pro* 
 cureD for tym suclj gooD anD careful 
 nursing, tbat it toas not long before tbe 
 leg toas 00 mtict) Ijealeo tljat Ije coulD 
 go about Iji0 chamber on crutches, 
 spent 00 mucb of bis time 
 t)t0 frienD tbat IK DeemeD it best 
 to erplain Derv fully to l)is toife to^at 
 lie uias nolu Doing; anD tjf also relateD 
 to 1) r rail tljat IjaD IjappeneD betujeen l)im 
 anD ilrtljttr, tljr latter' personation of 
 tint, anD tjouu it u.ia0 tl;at another man 
 tban be IjaD lain bv Ijf r siDe, CLCljr 
 gooD ^elena fcoas naturally inttrlj 0tir? 
 priseD at tl)t0 explanation of so strange 
 an occurrence an erplanation, boto^ 
 eber, toljtcl) maor clear to Ijer several 
 things lulu'd) ijao prebiousl^ seemeD 
 more tljan strange, anD sljr stoore to lirr 
 IjusbanD in tljr name of <0oD tljat bis 
 frienD IjaD been scrupulously faitlifttl to 
 Ijim. C^be king inquireD toljat it toas 
 of tot)ict) tijc^ spoke so earnestly anD 
 (Dliber, feeling tbat an explanation teas 
 also Due to Ijim , replieD, C." 3lt is of tl;e 
 best frienD anD comraDe tljat man eber 
 baD, inv Dear frienD .Irtljnr, 
 all mi? ^outb toas spent," 
 relateD to tbe feing tbe tobole 
 omitting noticing of ilrtljur's gooDness* 
 constant v, anD lovaltr? ; also be tolD of 
 tbe long labor anD suffering tbat be baD 
 enDureD before be coulD release I) tm from 
 I)i0 imprisonment in tljr foul Dungeon 
 
 in tobicb be must babe perisbeD but for 
 tljt0 faitbful frienD, tDljen be tolD luitt) 
 tbe Deepest sljame tbe rciuaro toljiclj Ije 
 Ijao returneD for all tljis serbice, anD be 
 most earnestly beggeD tbe king to grant 
 to I)i0 frienD equal Ijonors luttrj Ijis 
 oton, or, inDeeD, more for #rrt)ur toas 
 tbe toortbier bv far, C^be king toas 
 amajeD at tbe strange story tbus relateD 
 to t)im, anD DeclareD it tbe most singtt* 
 lar bistory in tbe toorlD, tobose like IjaD 
 neuer been IjearD, anD Ijf assureD I)i0 
 son (Dliber tbat Ije tooulD sbouj lji0 
 frienD all tbe kinDness anD Ijonor tbat 
 be coulD Desire, anD eben so be kneto 
 tbat be coulD not Do enougb to equal 
 bis Deserts or sufficiently recompense 
 Ijim for all tbe faitbful serbice tbat be 
 baD Done, for no brother IjaD eber before 
 Done anD stiff ereD so mucb for anotljer ; 
 anD therefore be coulD not be otier.re? 
 toarDeD, 3f|n bis oton person be tooulD 
 sljouj bim all tbe frienDSbip anD fabor 
 tbat toas possible, C;<El)cn be sent for 
 bis court master anD cljamberlatn anD 
 orDereD tbat artljur sboulD litoe in tbe 
 same state as tys son ^liber, nor in 
 any respect be less IjonoreD, t relateD 
 to l)im toby tljese Conors toere con? 
 ferreD on Brtljur, anD boto Ije baD De^ 
 serbeD tljem, anD tolD tbe toljole story, 
 tbe beginning, tbe miDDle, anD tbe enD ; 
 excepting only tbat be DiD not tell Ijotu 
 0rtl)ttr baD most birtuously sbareD bis 
 oattgl)ter'0 beD, for it seemeD to bim 
 tbat tljis toas a matter of tobicb it toas 
 more respectful to tbe princess to be 
 silent. 
 
Cfmpter jrtntf , floto 
 
 tljur punisl)CD tl)e 31risl) king ; 
 became ill unto Deatl), and l)is miracu* 
 lous cure, imtt) roljat Ijappeneo to tlje 
 ropai children. 
 
 Iji obedience to tbe bing'0 com* 
 manDs great Ijonor tuns 0ljoton to 
 #rtljur at ttje dftigltafy court, and manp 
 fenigl)ts and noblemen toere joined to 
 I)i0 IjousetiolD and placet) in l)ts 0erbice 
 C.&0 0oon a0 lie mas able to toalb again 
 and appear at court Ije met Daily ttje 
 prince0 ant noble0, scaring uritl) tljem 
 tl)r ir sports and pursuits ; and tje toa0 
 altoap0 lucicomcD bv ttjem, for Ije IjaO, 
 not Ie00 tban I)i0 comraDe (Dlitier, tlje 
 gift of uratoing all t)eart0 totoaro Ijim, 
 ^e bing maue ^im toelcome, ano often 
 0ent for tym t^at lie migljt enfo^ \)te 
 conber0ation, finoing 00 mud) plea0ure 
 in I)t0 company tljat $t 0oon lir ID fjim, 
 on account of |)i0 bniglitl^ 0pirit, guile^ 
 Ie00 t)f art, ano trtttl) ano gooD inill to# 
 toaro all men, scarcely Ie00 Dear ano 
 ijalueo tljan %te 0on (DUtoer* C.^e 
 torong none to I)i0 brother b^ ttje ilrtsl) 
 king often otoelt in 0rt^ur'0 tl)ougl)t0, 
 and lie one trap a0beo (Dliber if it toa0 
 not t)i0 purpose toptmisij tl)i0 traitor; 
 but Qlitier replieo tl)at Ije Ijao forgtben 
 
 C. u Can t^i0 be etn? true mind 
 ano intent ? " 0aio 0rt^ur ; ** art tfcou 
 t^en 00 toeab tljat tl)ou 0^rinbe0t from 
 Dealing toitb tljv 7 foe ? liB^ tlje <0oo toljo 
 maDeme, tl)is crime 0ljall not stanDun? 
 abengeD ! " C,J^e turneo atoa^ in anger, 
 toent at once to tt)e king ant) maoe 
 fenoton to l)im for tl)e nr0t time t\)t 
 taljolc 0tor^ ; in U3l)at realm anD ca0tle 
 <@lu)cr tiat) been imprtsoncD, ano ttje 
 name of I)i0 captor, at tl)e same time 
 begging tl)e feing to gibe t)tm 0ttel) force 
 of armeD men as lie&eemetj fitting, toitl) 
 tubb fa tooulo glaol^ unoertafee to 
 pttmsl) tt)e traitor, ano luasl) out tl)e t)ts# 
 grace of Cfrtglano in tlje blooo of tfye of? 
 fenoer ; for be 0atD toell tljat Dliber tjau 
 no intention of unoertabing tlje Deed* 
 C^t)f btttg U0teneD ben? earne0tl^ to 
 0ttl)ur'0 ner^ tooro0 ; anD tits' uoratlj 
 toas al0o 0tirreb eben more Deeply ttjan 
 t^at of bi0 0on'0 frieno ; for t^i0 3flri0b 
 bing toa0 one of tbo0ebrougl)tpri0oner0 
 to l)is court, toljo tjaD t!)eu 0tDorn fealty 
 to tt)e Cngltsl) throne, ano luljom i)e 
 bao graciously anD generously parDoneD, 
 0fter l)f bao toell con0iDereo tbe matter 
 toitt) a frotoning broto, l)e gate #rtl)ttr 
 tbi0 an0toer, C. u $$v gooo friend, aU 
 tl)ougl) my son (Dliber may do accord^ 
 ing to \)te tuill in tl)i0, for it map 00 
 0tand tfcat tl)i0 bile traitor 0et btm free 
 under some promise, tolncl) be map not 
 in Ijonor breab, pet 31 am not beld 
 in any may to pass ober Ins offence; 
 and tljou art tbe man tol)o sljalt speeDtly 
 do fusttce on ttje traitor toitb, as 31 be^ 
 liebe, a good mill and a clear conscience, 
 breabing nooatlj tliat ba0 been pledged*" 
 C. U 31 am under no promi0e to tbe31ri0b 
 bing," replied art^ur, u but in noto 
 mabing bnoton tl)e name of tins billain, 
 
31 break a promise to <$liber indict) IK 
 eraeted from me uiljrn bf toas released 
 from prison a promise uMjieb 31 maDe 
 Ijalf beartedly anD aluiay s regretted anD 
 usljid) 31 norn Deem it a greater sin to 
 beep ttjan to break," C.tEtjereupon tlje 
 king eaused an army to be gathered 
 together, of rnljieb IK gabe flrtlmr tlje 
 command anD in tfod's name baDe bim 
 set fortb at once for 31relanD, C.{Ebe 
 Cnglisl) army toas not able to motoe 
 so srniftlv tbat tbe nctijs of its coming 
 toent not before it, Ct)r 3|rislj king 
 calleD to l)im as many of bis subjects 
 anD Ijelpers as be eoulD muster tjastily , 
 anD came out in battle array against 
 tbe Cnglisb luljrn tljey Dreto near, <Ll)t 
 ttoo armies met, anD many brafoe men 
 on botl) siDrs lay DeaD or toounDeD upon 
 tijc rartl) toijen tl)f fi'gljting erase D, anD 
 t^e Cnglisl) resteD on tl)e field ttjat tljey 
 IjaD toon, C, <ri)r 3iris l b king, beaten but 
 Dauntless, took refuge toitt) a feui of 
 l)is follouiers in t)i0 strongest eastle t 
 Uiljere l)e toad soon s'urrounDeD anD be 
 0iegeD, tDl)i0 fortress 1 inas ill snpplieD 
 U)itlj prouisions ; anD its Def enDers ujere 
 0oon in as muct) Danger from famine 
 u.iitl)in tlieir lualls as from foes toitlj? 
 out, Cl^resseD at last by tmnger, but 
 refusing to yielD anD being a resolute 
 anD ualiant man, tl)e 3 rtsl) king calleD 
 t)is men about tym anD saiD to tljem, 
 L U Mle are toitljout fooD anD cannot 
 longer l)ol& out. Let us Die unDer tlje 
 open sky, slaying our enemies, rather 
 tljan yielD ourselves to a foe uiitljtn 
 ttjese toalls from tuljom toe may not 
 Ijope for mercy! 0rounD us, outside 
 are bills; anD toooDS in uiljicb tljere is 
 safety if toe can cut our toay t&rougb 
 t^jese besieging enemies it may be 
 
 tljat some of us may Do so,' 
 lookeD in eaeb other's faces anD sail) 
 tljat tl;ey mere all of one mints, &>o tljey 
 put on tljeir harness, lotoereD tlje Drato# 
 briDge, ttjreto open t^e castle gate, anD 
 rusljeD upon tlje besiegers; but tyey 
 mere too fern in number to Do augljt 
 but slay as many as t^ey mig^t before 
 tljev mere tljemselbes slain, C^f ter tl;e 
 
 king's Deatl) bis subfects yielDeD tbe 
 realm to Hrtbur anD promised to accept 
 as tljeir ruler lubomeuer tl;e C-nglistj 
 king sljoulD eljoose to place oUer tfyem, 
 CLMben tbe mar bad ttms ended 0r# 
 rljur return ed mitb bis army to L ondon , 
 mbere Ije mas foyfully reeeiued by tbe 
 king anD nobles, anD especially by fyis 
 brother fitter, C,^s a remard for bis 
 service, tbe king bestotoeD on lr t ljur tbe 
 3]risb kingDom tbat \)t bad toon ; anD its 
 people mere eommanded to receive Ijim 
 as tljeir liege lorD anD king anD stoear aU 
 legiance to bt m ; m birb, being Done, gabe 
 an added state to artljur at tlje Cnglisb 
 court, C.flrtl)ttr mondered mud) tbat 
 bis friend bad not made Unomn bis name 
 anD rank, anD urged ijim to conceal it 
 no longer; as lie mould be brld in still 
 greater estimation if it mere Unolnn, 
 anD tbe king mould bate more pride in 
 
SZCCX 
 
 bis Daughter's IjusbanS as tbc king of 
 Castile, altbottgb in trtttb be toas toell 
 enougb pleases ttjitlj Ijim ad it toad. 
 UBut ^litjer begges bid brotber not 
 yet to rebeal tbat i)c toad of ropl btrtlj, 
 tbougb it migbt be tbat bf toouls bint* 
 self soon make fenoum tbc trutb ; anS 
 tie preferreD tbat tbe reur lation sbouls 
 come from bintself, &rtbur, tobo sek 
 Horn opposes bis brother in anytbtng, 
 obey CD bis uuisb in tljis also* C.'(Ebf ttoo 
 brothers lucre as true eomrases still as 
 in tbeir youtb ; ano tljcir fricnssljip toad 
 tbc tbemc of tbe court anS of tbe people, 
 by mbom botb tocre praises anS lobes* 3; t 
 teas sais tbat tobatcbcr tbe one toisljes, 
 tl)e otljer SesireS also ; anS in Qtnttf 
 ous Seess ano noble hues tljr p toere as 
 like eact) otljer as in tljeir persons* Cj&o 
 t^e Sa^s passes in peace ans fo^, but tlje 
 father of all etjil, tfte intcUco one, tol)o is 
 t^e creator ans promoter of all ill, as 
 toell as tljt author of affliction ans sis* 
 tress in tljis uiorls, gruSgeS to tljc tiuo 
 faithful rrienss tljeir Ijappiness; ans in 
 a sijort time causes it to be changes into 
 anguisl) ans tears ; for Ertljur became 
 so ill t^at tl)e Soctors gatie no bopr of 
 bisrecober^ anS seemes tljat seatb alone 
 couls bring Ijim relief* But ^rrtjur toas 
 not to Sie at tljis time, tljottgrj be praxes 
 often to aos to sens Seati) to free bint 
 from b^ pain* <Ws illness toas so 
 terrible anS unusual tbat no one bas 
 seen its like* cancerous malas^ ate 
 atoa^ bid faff until it toas frigbtfullp 
 sisfigures, ans tlje oSor of Seatb toas 
 about bint, so tbat all sbrank from bint 
 except onlv bid brother, (Dliber, tobo 
 aboSe toitb bint, ans tenses, anS com* 
 fortes bint* CJ311 tbe most learnes ans 
 notable Soctors toere sent for by <$liber, 
 
 tobo praxes tljem to use eber^ means 
 tbat migbt bring belp to bis brother, anS 
 princely retoarss toere promises to an^ 
 pb vsician tobo sbottls b eal bim , 15u t no 
 belp or rentes)? couls be founs, ans at 
 lengtb 0rtbur became entirely blinS* 
 C.3H3ben <fi>litier lookes upon bid Sear 
 brotber sigbtless, ans so cbanges tbat 
 be toas more like a Seas man tljan a 
 iiuing one, be toas as secplj? griebes as 
 if tbe sisease bas been bis oton, ans bf 
 toas so ulles toitb sorroto ans sistress 
 tbat all men pities bint* liber often sais 
 to #rtbur,C," Q&v to ar brotber, knotoest 
 tbou of attgbt tbattoill gite tbee pleasure 
 or belp ? 3 f so, So not besitate to speak 
 of it, for 31 toouls be toilling to cbange 
 my conSition toitb tbat of tbe poorest 
 ans lotoliest laborer on tbe eartb, if, by 
 so soing,3I couls purcbase for tbee tbi? 
 former bfaltb ans strengtb*" C." ^ 
 Sear brotber anS goos friend," sais 0r- 
 tbur, "tbou soest for me more tban 31 
 babe eber seserbes of tbee, for tolu'cb 31 
 am most grateful ; but 31 beg tbee, in 
 trtttl) , tljat tbou toilt implore <Sos, tbe 01* 
 migbtE, in tb^ praters to take me from 
 tb is misery into l)is kingSom ; for, toere 
 it i?is toill, 31 toouls most gla&tp Sie* 31 
 fully unserstans tbat no one can belp 
 me ; but 3) tbank <!3oS for tbe bope tobicb 
 31 bate tbat tbrougb tbe pain 31 noto 
 suffer 31 nta^ be absolves from m^ sins 
 ans fins peace ans bappiness in tbe life 
 to come*" C.#s liber lai? one nigbt 
 in bid bes ans slept, be bas a Dream in 
 tobicb bf toas sboton, tbougb Darhly, 
 tbat tbere toas a uuay by tobicb be migbt 
 bring abouttbebealing of bis brotber* 0t 
 tbe same time flrtbur Dream eD also tbat 
 bis cure lay in tbe potoer of (Dliber* Cbe 
 same Dream occurred to botlj tbree times, 
 
tljat <Dlii)er migljt gibe Ijealtlj to Ijt0 bro; 
 tjjer, ant) tljat it coulD come tljrougl; no 
 otljr r ljuman aio, Cljen liber daiD to 
 Ijis brotljer, C, u Mottio to 3oD it lap 
 toitlj me to IK al tljee, and it sljoulu be 
 quicklp aone, cost me toljat it migljt, 3,f 
 tljis be so, 31 prap <$oD tlmt tljv 1 suffer 
 ings be lain on me if 31 Do it not, for 31 
 am Deeply in tfcp Debt*" C.#t nig^t be? 
 tore Ije la^ Doton to sleep, liber knelt 
 bp Ijid beD anD beggeD (ftotj, tljc lmigl)tp, 
 tljat ii;r tooulD make clear to Ijim in a 
 Dream if it toere possible for t)im to Ijelp 
 Ijis dick brother, anD tjoto it migljt be 
 Done; anD tljat Or tooulD sljoiu ijim tljid 
 in 5ticl) unmistakable manner tljat IK 
 nugljt fttll^ unDer^tanD. C.^ld doon as; 
 Ije fell asleep tlje Dream came t in toljielj 
 a boice 0aiD to l)im, C." <^lit)er, tl)^ bro^ 
 t&er ^rtljur map be ^ealeD onty to^en 
 
 tl)ott giuest l)iin to Drink tl;e blooD tljat 
 comes? from tljp ttoo innocent cfcik 
 Dren, dje bop anD tlje little maiD must 
 tijou kill, take tlje blooD of botlj, mingle 
 it, anD gibe tym to Drink thereof; but 
 take tieeD tljat lie knotod not uiljat it i&, 
 for if Ije kneto no pomer coulD make 
 Ijim Drink it ; tljott must also anoint 
 ijim tottlj tlK blooD," C,Mljen <$liber 
 Ijeai-o tljesfe toorDs Ije toad terrifieu ; anD 
 ty quedtioneD tlje boiee, calling it again 
 
 anD again, but it toad gone anD Ije IjearD 
 it no more, but atooke from fcid Dream 
 in affrigtiteD anD trembling excitement; 
 nor coulD be *l*ep or Dream more tljat 
 nigfct, C.31n t^e morning be toent to 
 Iji0 brother anD agfecD Ijim l;oio Ije Ijao 
 redteD in tlje nigljt, C.^rtt)ur Ijeartj Ijis 
 brot^er'd toice ; otherwise be IjaD not 
 knoton iMljo sat bp l;im, fyt IjeltJ out bid 
 IjanD to O^liljer, anD saiD, C, U SP)? Dear 
 brother, tljere id no redt for me, except 
 tljrouglj tin? Ijelp ; but tljott liolDedt in 
 t^p gift mp Deatb or mp life ; for a boice 
 daiD to me tljis nigljt tljat tljou onlp 
 candt beal me ; but ]j| unDerdtanD onlp 
 tbid, anD not Ijoiii tljou sljottlDst Do it/' 
 C." ^KffoulD to $oD it ioeredo ! " filter 
 replieD* C.(Elju0 dpeaking Ije turneD 
 auiap anD uient to tlje eljurelj, inljere be 
 lidteneD uebotttlv to tlje madd. Cljence 
 Ije returneD to Ijis oum chamber anD 
 tljougljt ober mijat tlje boice Ijan dpoken 
 in tlje nigljt, trying to recover dufKcient 
 compodure to gibe it careful condiDera^ 
 tion ; but ty coulD not control ty& vt> 
 citement, Uiljielj still mastereD Ijtm. C)e 
 tljen kneeleD anD prapeD to <0oD to guiDe 
 Ijim, a toeak, afflicteD man* H)e prapeD, 
 C." vpv Dear brotljer, mljo for mp sake 
 bad dttffereD do many paind anD en* 
 DureD do muelj labor, Danger, anD Did; 
 tredd tljat 31 can neter repap btnt, id dick 
 unto oeatlj ; anD a message bad come to 
 me but 31 knoto not toljf tljer it id from 
 <SoD, or tlje boice of an ebil dpirit tljat 
 31 am to dla mp ttoo djilDren anD iuljen 
 31 Ijabe mingleD tljeir blooD gibe Ijim to 
 Drink thereof tljat Ije map be Ijealeti, &[* 
 migljtp <0oD, 31 babe onlp tljedetiuo rfjil* 
 Dren, a bop anD a little maiD ; anD, in 
 tljem, 31 fyatie not more tljan a Ijalf part ; 
 for tljeir motljer bad aldo Ijer sljare. 
 
tfce Daughter of a mighty king, fcas 
 tionoreb anb taken me in marriage, asfe 
 ing not from uuljeuce 31 tame, nor of 
 tofcatraee* 31 must gibe up mi? belobeb 
 toife, rteljes, anb station, kill my cljil- 
 bren and gibe tljeir blooD to my brother 
 to brink tfcat &e may be fcealeb ; or, if 31 
 Do it not, t&en must &e anb 31 in tfcis 
 toorlb anD 31 hereafter eternally Buffer 
 pain. flRMbat sljall 31 bo ? J^oto can 31 bo 
 t&is breabful tiling ? It is too horrible ! 
 anb tljen tfcere in tlje breabful boubt 
 of tfcis menage if it be of fltyee," C.#s 
 Ije ttjtts lamenteb anb calico on <0ob for 
 guibancemany memories crotoDca upon 
 Ijisminb : ^e ttiougljt of tbecljilbren toljo 
 lucre 00 bear to l)im ; tljen of tlje great 
 lobe lie bore t)i0 brother* 0o one rccok 
 lection combateb luitij tlje otljer, anb a 
 great struggle toent on in I)i0mtno anb 
 lieart* C.^fter being tor a long time bi^ 
 tracteb b^ find) conflicting tljottgljtsf, at 
 length a stern re^olbe came to Ijtm anb 
 lits minb became fireb tljat tie tooulb 
 bill Ins cljilbren to 0abe Ijis brother luljo 
 ^ab often bentureb eberj?tt)ing in Ijis 
 cause tDttljottt one selfislj tf^ougljt of 
 IjintBfelf, 00 i)t5 brother l)ab gtben up 
 all for l)im, 00 aljoulb lie gibe up all in 
 return anb t|ien, tljere toa0 t^e mtfr 
 0age 0ent to Ijtm anb to artljur in tljeir 
 0leep ; a bibine me$0age ty felt it to be, 
 toliicl) Ije bareb not Disobei?* C$?e tn* 
 tereb ttie chamber tn^ere tl)e c^ilbren 
 la^, for rtjei? bab not ^et arisen ; anb 
 babe tbe nurse anb tlje toomen leabe tljc 
 room* Mljen Ije Ijab closeb tlje boor Ije 
 brought a silber basin anb stoob Uriel) 
 tjts naUeb stoorb inljisljanb besibe tlje 
 beb toljerein tlje cbilbren lav asleep. 
 t^ljcn Ije gently toitbbrelu tlje cobering 
 anb lookeb at tljem. C,tZTI)e bov, toljo 
 
 toas fibe ^ears olb, atoofte, smileb on 
 Ijis face 1 anb calleb l)im ** father ; " tlje 
 
 little girl, fair as Ijer mother, la^ 
 closeb libs. (Dliber stoob looking at tljcm 
 anb fbunb tjimself toonbering uibiclj 
 cljtltj Ije lobeb tbe best ; tften in Ijis lobe 
 for tljem Ije felt tljr purpose tljat Ijau 
 brought Ijint to tbeir chamber melting 
 atoap ; anb Ije slirnnU back in fresb a5 
 fright, saving to ^imself, C."flWat 
 kinb of a fteart sljoulb Ije babe tobo 
 tnoulb for an^ cause put to beatb Ijis 
 oum flcslj anb bloob? <$, unljappv fyt* 
 lena ! toljen tljou Imotnest tl;at 31 am 
 t^e murberer of m^ oion cljilbren anb 
 of tljine, l)olu sljall t\w i;eart enbure its 
 misery ? for t^jou losest not alone tl)^ 
 ciiilbren, but ttif Imsbanb also, inljo 
 must fl^ from t^iis realm or sta^ in 
 beatl) ; for tfce king, t^ fattier, toill gibe 
 me to tlje boom tljat 31 fully merit at 
 all men*s ^anbs ^feature stirs more 
 strongly in unreasoning beasts tyan 
 in me, for rtjey tnill figlit to tlje Deatlj 
 to befenb tlieir young as truly 31 also 
 tooulD bo toljen in my rigljt minb <0, 
 31 tooulb glably bie to sabe my cljilbren 
 from ttie cruel fate 31 am nofco about to 
 bring upon tljcm uri tinny oum banbs! " 
 C,d;ben iu^ile saying tfcese toorbs, ^e 
 
tome again to tlje bed, dreto atoap tbr 
 cobering, and raised bis stoord to striUe ; 
 but once more fatberly lobe mobed bim, 
 and be coulD not. CjEb*n tlje tbougbt 
 rusbed into bfe mind of tbe unsclfisb 
 constancy and lobe tbat #rtbur bad 
 sboton for bim, and lie said, C.">ball 
 31 alone fail bim in b& need ? <Sod belp 
 me in tobat ma^ come hereafter!" 
 C,(b f n putting beljind bim fear and 
 natural toeakness, lie raised l)is Stoord 
 and smote off tbe nno beads at one blotu, 
 Mitb trembling bands fce beld tbe *il* 
 uer basin, 00 tbat tbe blooD flotur D into 
 it, anD taJljr n tljr Ucins no longer bleD 
 l)f laio tlje little boDirs tcn&erty sine bv 
 sior anD placed tljr I;ra0s b^ tl)rm , 30 in 
 life, anD Dreto tfye cohering ober tljr still 
 faces, toeeping so tljat tl)t flouring tears 
 obscureD bis sigtjt* But be tuipeD tbese 
 auiav, took tbe basin, cobereD it toitb 
 bis coat, anD left tbe cbamber, locking tbe 
 Door anD taking tbe ke toitb bim tbat 
 no one migbt enter anD finD tbe mur? 
 DereD cbilDren. L<Tben toitb tbe basin 
 as toell concealeD as migbt be, be bur; 
 ricD to bis brotber's cbamber anD sent 
 alonv tbe uiatcbers* Wben alone toitb 
 bis brotber be poureD some of tbe yet 
 ujflrm blooD into a beaker anD gatoe it 
 to ilrtljur to Drink* C,<Tbf blinD man 
 UneU) not tobat uias in tbe cup, but 
 Drank from it as bis brotber baDe bim* 
 ant) tbis bistorv relates tbat from tbe 
 moment be so Drank tbe Disease toas 
 cbeckeD anD bealtb rebibeD in bisuiasteD 
 , anD all tbe Disfigurations of Iji.s 
 DisappeareD, leading bt0 face 
 smootb anD cureD, tobile onl^ tys blinD; 
 ness still remaineD to tell of tobat baD 
 been. IBut little bi? little, as (DUber con# 
 tinueD to gibe bim of tbe blooD to Drink, 
 
 anD batbeD bis face anD e^es iuitb it, bi* 
 sigbt toas restoreD* C.Mben ^rtburat 
 lengtb arose from bis beD sounD anD 
 uiell, l)f fell upon bis knees anD tooulD 
 babe kisseD bs brotber's feet; tbis <Dlk 
 ber tooulD not alloui, but crieD out, 
 C." Q&V Dearbrotber, for tbi? braltb prater 
 , tbe illmigbtv, anD mv tujo cbilDren 
 1 babe slain so tbat J\ migbt 
 gibe tljec tbeir blooD to Drink look 
 at tbis basin, still staineD toitb it ! " 
 C.^rtbur bearD anD sain, cljilleD toitb 
 amazement anD borror, like one turneD 
 to stone ; tben br became angrv, anD 
 crieD, trembling in eber^ limb, C.** 
 <Dliber, boto can a brart so perberteD 
 anD unfaitbful to a fatber's lobe anD 
 Duty Dtoell in anv buman breast as 
 must in tbine, toben tbou coulDst sla^ 
 tb^ cbilDren for my sake ! for me tobo 
 am not of tin 1 blooD or kinDreD, but of 
 an alien race* lso in trutb II tooulD 
 tbat 31 toere DeaD, anD tbat tbis terrible 
 murDer remaineD unDone!" ."31 toas 
 tbeir fatber," (Dliber replieD, ** anD 31 
 babe killed tbem ; tbou bast no guilt in 
 tbis matter, for it toas not Done at tb 
 request nor uritb tby knotoleDge. Wsyt 
 guilt of tbeir Deatb, uibateber anD boU3# 
 eber great guilt it map be, is mine; 
 but let me beliebe tbat it toa* rigbt to 
 Do it, anD tbat it toas a gooD anD not 
 an ebil tbing* 3In tbis belief is m^ onlg 
 bope to escape tbe Deepest pit of sin anD 
 misery tbat tbe great enemy of mankinD 
 bas eber Dug for tbe feet of tbe mem; 
 on?. 315ut ms Dear brotber anD comraDe, 
 tljere is anotber tljing tbat follotos: 
 toe tmo must be separated from eacb 
 otber* therefore 31 commenD to tb^ care 
 nty Dear inife ; Do for ber tbe best tbou 
 canst ; comfort ber in all mays possible, 
 
anD be Ijr Ipfttl to Ijr r , if it s Ijottlu djance 
 tljat any one tooulD to ljer uirong ; for 
 0ljr toill be in mud) neeD of comfort 
 tol)cn 0l)r stjall learn luljat 3; Ijabf Done 
 to Ijer cljilDren, jfor all tlje gooD 31 &abe 
 tjonr , or tljottgljt to Do, in tljc 
 toill not Ijrlp me at all toljen tlje 
 is atoare of my DeeD anD is able to pun? 
 islj me, therefore 31 must ttee out of 
 tl)t0 lanD ano 0crtt some remote spot 
 toljere no man toill recognise me, tljat 
 tljere 31 ma^ sertoe $OD anu atone for 
 m sins anD for all tlje ebil tfcat 31 Ijabe 
 Done from mi? Eottttj to tljis time. But 
 ttynk not tfyat 31 ftp from fear of punte^ 
 ment: 31 tooulD court Deat^i toillingl^, 
 but congiDeration for m^ unfortunate 
 toife constrains? me to leabe CnglanD, 
 for &ty tooulD not surbifae my ignomin^ 
 iotts Deatft, 
 
 Uiitl) Ijis comraDe, tfte tooman 
 tlie care of tlje cljilDren ioent to elena 
 anD complaineD to tyer tljat stje could 
 not come into tlje chamber fcoljere tlje 
 cljilDren ioere to see fcoto it fareD toit^ 
 tljem, anD slje saiD if anv ebil befell tlje 
 cljilDren tt)e blame sljoulD be laiD on 
 no ottjcr ttjan prince Wittier U)l)o IjaD 
 tlius lockeD tljem up uritljottt Ijelp or 
 attenDance* CjRoto it seemeD to <& 
 ber an inhuman act to tljose toljo lotto 
 Ijt0 cljilDren to leabe tl)cm Iving in tlje 
 beD in t^eir mutilateD conDition, t^ere^ 
 fore ty left l)is brother anD iuent bacfe 
 to fcis c^ilDren's chamber toit^ no cer# 
 tain iDeas in regarD to tljeir rnnobal, 
 but Draton tljitlier b^ tlje ^orror toitl) 
 tnl)td) l)is unnatural act still fillet) l)t 
 minD, C,Ml)cn lie came to tlje chamber 
 tje Dreto tfte cohering a little ; but it toas 
 so Darfe t^at Ije coulD not clearly see j 
 therefore Ije ioent to tlje toinDouj anD 
 
 Dreto back tlje curtains ; tljen returneD 
 to tlje beD toitlj iueeping e^es tljat toere 
 so filleD toitlj tears tljat still Ije coulD 
 not see. Wityn l)c Ijao toipeD atoa^ Ijis 
 tears anD turneD |jis face to tlje spot 
 U)l)crr tlje cljilDren la? t toljat toas Ijis 
 amazement to beljolD tljem alibe anD 
 placing Ijappil^ toitlj eaclj otljer, %t 
 cottlD not bclietoe it, but tljougljt t)is 
 brain toas DisorDereD b^ ttje Violence of 
 I)t0 emotions, >till Ije loofeeD, anD still 
 Ijt0 e^estolD l)tm tljat ^is cljilDren toere 
 aliije. Cljrn came a great flooD of feeling 
 otier Ijcart anD minD ; anD unable to bear 
 tlje quick passing from tooe to fop, tje 
 fell senseless on tlje floor, C,^Slljen l)t 
 came to Ijimself IjeembraceD anD kisseD 
 ftis Dear c|iilDren, t^jus Difaineli? restoreD 
 to Ijim, ljugging tljem bot^j closely to 
 I)i0 breast, as if lie coulD not otljertoise 
 satisfy Ijimself tljat t^ toere really 
 alibe, Witylt Doing tljis, lie crieD out, 
 " unspeakable potoer of &OD, toljiclj 
 no manma^ fatljoiu, 3] gibe tEljeepraise 
 anD tljanks for tlje gooDness Cljou ijast 
 sljoton to me, a poor sinner ; anD tljat 
 Cljou Ija0t cobereD me toitlj Ww great 
 compassion," C.tEljen Ije again took 
 up tlje ttoo rl)tlDrm from tlje beD, 
 torappeD tljem in tlje blooDj? beD4inen, 
 took one on eacl) arm tljat Ijr nugljt 
 continue to feel tljat botlj toere alibe, 
 anD toent out of tlje cljamber, Clje first 
 man toljo met Ijtm toas Ijis brotljer 
 0rtljur, to to^om Ije crieD in a tumult 
 of fo^, c.** Brother, refoice ! <So, 31 
 beg vou, at once to tlje king, anD biD 
 ftim come to me in tlje cljurcfc ; sa^ tlje 
 same to mp toife, anD to all toljo are at 
 t^je court toify tljem to eber^boD^ to 
 toljom ^ou meet in tlje street biD all 
 come to tj 
 
passed doton tlje middle of tlje street 
 carrying Ijis ttoo cljiloren in Ijt3 arms 
 until be came to tbe cburcb. J?ere fce 
 bade tljem ring all tbe bells tljat eberg 
 one toljo IjearD migbt come. Cljen Ije 
 Uicnt up to a Ijiglj place toljcre tie migljt 
 be better lieard and understood bg all. 
 Cclljcn lie sato tljat tlje king anD Ijis 
 toife, l^elena, IjaD come Ije cried toitlj a 
 loud twice, C." $9ost migtitg king of 
 CnglanD, you gate pour Daughter in 
 marriage to a foreign anD unknoton 
 man; for 31 mate knoton to vou 
 neither toljo 31 am nor tbe name of mg 
 family ; nor Did vou knoto tuljctljcr mg 
 toisdom and uirtues; toere sfuclj as 
 efyoulD belong to tlic son of a king ; 
 anD 3! am 0orr from mg Ijeart tljat 31 
 DiD not tljen announce mg Descent, 
 toljtclj is from a roval Ijou sr ; for 3f| am 
 born of a king anD a queen, my DeaD 
 father batting been tlir king of Castile 
 &ince Ijisf Dratl) tljat UingDom Ijas fallen 
 to me as; an inheritance ; but 3! Ijatie 
 netoer returneD to mg tjome* 31* & noto 
 my luislj, IjotofUrr, to go tliere^ anD be 
 crotoneD a lung, anD my iinfr a qtirrn, 
 tIPlierefore 31 beg gou, mosft gracious? 
 lorD anD fattier, tljat you Do me tljr Ijonor 
 to go ujitlj me, 00 tljat 3) mag return 
 initlj a gooD company of noble frienDg 
 31, tol)o iotjen 31 wme atoap, roDe 
 alone, ujitljout companions from my 
 Ijomr, for certain reasons tljat com* 
 pelleD me thereto, 31^ tljis Departure, 
 Ijoujftirr, 31 took leabe of tljr king of 
 Hlgarbia, mg gooD eomraDe, 0rt^ur, 
 to^om gou see stanDing bere, leabing 
 Ijim a letter anD a glass of clear toater* 
 toljiclj sljoulD tell Ijim of my future 
 conDition. 31n ttie letter toas toritten 
 tljat toljrn tjc satD tljr ujatrr change in 
 
 tljc glass ^e stioulD set fortlj anD seek 
 me ; for 31 stjottlD tl;rn stanD in sore 
 neeD of tyly. ^tnD mg Dear eomraDe 
 neber forgot me; but lookeD often in tljr 
 glass, anD at lengtb be bebelD it cljange 
 anD become black ; anD tljts Ijappr ncu 
 luljen 31 teas maDe prisoner in 3]relanD* 
 lilljm Ijc ferns atoare of tljc cljange Ije 
 acteD like a most faitljful frienD, as 
 loell as a pious king ; for, altljouglj be 
 ^jaD been chosen regent of mg kingDom 
 until my return, be forsook toealtb anD 
 Ijonor, citg anD castle, lanD anD people, 
 anD all tljings in tuljiclj be Ijati pleasure, 
 anD for mg sake set out alone upon a 
 roaD be kneto not, anD in a quest con; 
 cerning toljiclj be Ijau neither guiDe nor 
 information, anD tiotoeD to <$OD, tlje 
 xllmigljty, tljat Ije tooulD neber turn 
 aside nor gibe up tlje searclj luljile ^oD 
 granted Ijim life until tie learneD tuljere 
 31 tas anD brought to me fyte 
 
 suffereD on Ijis account in tlje 31risb 
 forest anD elsetoljere, IjoU) tie IjaD fougljt 
 toify tbe king of 3]relanD anD biflf *w 
 uants, IjaD overcome tljem anD released 
 Ijim from tlje prison in luljiclj tie Ijad 
 lain so long anD so miserably* fi>e told 
 Ijotu after overcoming tlje king and slay,- 
 ing b^ tbree servants, tbis faittjful 
 brother bad released Ijim from a Ijorri^ 
 ble fate, from inljiclj be could not babe 
 otljenmse escaped, and Ijouj for a re* 
 toard Ije IjaD quarrelleD wttlj ^irtljtir, 
 tljroum Ijim oolun from Ijis^ tjorse, and 
 broken b& leg. tD^ben lie toent on tell* 
 ing Ijoiu, after all tljest tilings, tbis 
 faitljfulest of friends became berg ill, 
 bis maladv growing most dangerous 
 until not Ij in g toas left but utter despair. 
 tE^tiis teas tlje condition four Ijours ago, 
 
anD Wittier told in uiljat a state of anjr* 
 itty anD sorro to Ijc Ijad been on account 
 of tljc illness of Ijts friend, (Then tic 
 saiD, ," & Dream came to me seberal 
 times in mp sleep, anD a boice saiD to 
 me, * 3]f lie is giben to Drink of tfce 
 Heart's blooD tljat comes from t|n? ttoo 
 innocent ctjilDren, ty toill be toell,' 
 CompelleD to tlje DreaDful act of slaving 
 my Dear cfcilDren b ms great lobe anD 
 fiDelits to mp frienD, anD bs tlje force 
 of tlje Ij^abenls message, toitlj tljis 
 stoorD 31 cutoff tlje IjeaDS of ms eljilDren 
 so tljat 31 migljt gibe Ijim tlje blooD to 
 Drink, anD tljat ijemigljt bemaDe uiell, 
 mljtclj Ijas happened by tlje grace of 
 5oD* Slljni 31 sato tljat t)c toas recob^ 
 ereD, 31 ttjougljt to ft^ from tlje country 
 on account of tlje terrible cljilD^sla^ing 
 toijici) 31 1)30 committeD; but before 31 
 toent atoa^ 31 toisljeD once more to loofe 
 on mp cljilDren; therefore 31 toent into 
 tljeir Deat^c^amber, toljere, tljrougb t^e 
 grace of 43oD, lutjo tjntl) toorkeD tljis 
 miracle, 31 founD t^em botlj libing anD 
 placing together in perfect Ijealt^ in tfce 
 beD tlPtjerefore, all ^e fathers anD mo^ 
 t^ers, tljinfe, eaefc of ^ou, to^at great suf? 
 fering toas mine toljen 31 feilleD m^ ttoo 
 Dear little cljilDren toitl) niv oton ftanDS j 
 anD also tljinfe totiat a tumult of fo^, 
 to^iat a toorlD of Ijappiness came to me 
 toljen 31 ^to tljrm again libing in 
 ^app^ tjfaltlj," C.^l)en l)e raiseD bot^i 
 ttje ct)ilDren in l)is arms, anD lirlo tljcin 
 up, tljat all might see t)oto tlje^ toere 
 miraculously toell; anD Ije sljotoeD 
 tljem tljf blooD^ beD^linen in tuljirlj 
 tljc^ toere torappeD ttjat toas staineD 
 toitjj tljeir blooD, C,OTjen <Dliber tljus 
 brought ty$ stor^ to an enD, all to^o 
 toere present toere filleD toitlj great 
 
 anD s)?mpntl)v, anD tljere toas suclj 
 toeeping ober tlje uentlj luljicl) tlje etjiU 
 Dren tjaD suffereD tljat great toabes of 
 sobbing agitateD tlje Ijearts of all luljo 
 toere in tlje ctjttrctj, <LClje king toept 
 from mingleD f o^ anD sorroto ; from grief 
 at tljeir Deatljs ; from Ijappiness at tlje 
 Ijeabenty restoration of Ijis 
 Dren, C^ftf princess ^elena, 
 full^ agitateD, ijaD also IjearD Ijer ljus? 
 banD tell |joto ty IjaD slain Ijer c^ilDren, 
 anD as tlje terrible story toas related 
 slje fell to tlje eartlj in a stooon* ^eiljen 
 slje toas restored to consciousness slje 
 rus^jeD to tyt cljilDren anD embraceD 
 t^jem toitjj motljerl^ lobe, anD coulD not 
 really beliebe tlje^ toere alibe until s^e 
 fcelD t^jem in tyt arms, anD |jer kisses 
 toere s^jotoereD upon tljem, anD slje 
 tljougljt tljem so beautiful as tljey 
 smileD upon |jer tljat Ijer tears raineD 
 Doton \)tt face, anD |jer e^es toere so 
 blinDeD tljat slje coulD onl^ Diml^ see 
 |jer Dear cljilDren* C3lt toas a pitiful 
 scene to all toljo lookeD upon it ; some 
 toept from tlje s^mpatlj^ t|je^ felt for 
 liber, tyelena, anD t^je cljilDren ; otljers 
 for foi? t^at tlje c^ilDren toere brought 
 back to life, toljereb^ tlje potoer anD 
 gooDness of (SoD toere maDe manifest ; 
 but mans toept rtjes kneto not tolj^ 
 C.^aaijen t^je tumult of toeeping anD 
 of fop toas a little stilleD, tlje king 
 toent to liber anD embraceD Ijim, sa^ 
 ing, C." ^ noble king ! m^ Dear 
 son ! 31 t^ank <0oD, t|je 0lmigljt^, for 
 tlje toonDrous token of l^is grace anD 
 meres tljat Ijas been sljoton to us t^is 
 , anD tljat 31 Ijabe been leD to gibe 
 
 Daughter to one so blesseD bs fcea* 
 ben, tH^ljou Ijast relateD to us a toonDer* 
 ful stors, t^e like of tobict) toas neber 
 
fce ard before, and trulv tyode of a time 
 to come t UJljcn ttjev Ijear tfjis talc, sljall 
 Ijolo it as toe Ho for a marbel of tf)t ages; 
 and tljc brotljrrlv lobe ano fidelity totjictj 
 id bettoeen vou ttoo friendd sljall be 
 chronicled and remembered a* long ad 
 tlje ujorlD stands ; for sue lj an example of 
 constancy Ijas neber before been seen; 
 nor do 31 beliebe tfcat it toill eber happen 
 again*" QQfyt netod of tjjid great mira* 
 rlr toad dpread abroad tljrouglj tlje king* 
 dom, and ttjc king commanded tljat a 
 state l)i cloister be built ad a lasting me; 
 morial of tljc grace tljat 5od Ijao sljoiun 
 to <&liber and bis children, CJIo^oud 
 fedtibitied follotoed, and all men did re; 
 fcerence and ijonor to tl)dr prince, noto 
 tinoiun ad tljr king of Caddie; and it 
 luad ^eld to be a eaude for refoicing t^at 
 t IK king fyad bedtotoed l)is daughter upon 
 a man of roval rank do noble and birtu* 
 oud and do belobed of <$od ; but tl)ev daid 
 among trjemscltics tljat Ije l)ad dealt Ijard/ 
 l^ toitl) t^em in tljat fyt ^ad do long 
 cealed t)id name and rank* 
 
 Cfmpter jfo. Hoto 
 
 ber and \)ti queen, accompanied b^ tlje 
 feing of Cngland and a great retinue of 
 (Englidlj nobled and ladied, fourneved 
 to Cadtile,tD^iere lie and bid queen ioere 
 crotoned; after to^iclj t|ie Cnglid^ king 
 returned to bid oum land* 
 
 $* <fl;nglidb king dummoned all 
 tyt princed and nobled to a courtly 
 celebration, tofjiel) toad IjelD iriitl; sttcl) 
 magnificence ad tyto rarely been deen 
 before* Wfyen ttje princed and nobled 
 toere addembled, (Dliber, in courteous 
 toordd, praved ttjem to do Ijint tl)e Ijonor 
 to fournei? iuitb tym to tlje land of Cad; 
 tile, tuyere be toould be crotoned, for tlje 
 
 kingdom toad ijis b^ inheritance, and 
 itd empt^ tljrone atoaited bint* 
 
 king condented to go, and man)? of tlje 
 nobled toere fo^full^ eager to attend 
 tljcm, (Dliber paid fitting tljankd to tl)e 
 king and to tlje nobled for tljeir good toill 
 and tlje Ijonor tljcy toould do Ijint bv tljeir 
 attendance* l?e begged Ijis brother &\< 
 tljur to go before tljem and announce 
 t^eir coming, and babe snclj preparation 
 made tljat tie and bid roval escort toould 
 be receibed toitl) all Ijonor and ijospital 
 itv ; bidding Ijim spare no cost tljat tlje 
 reception of Ijis Cnglislj friendd sljoulD 
 be magnificent, and bid king fatljer Ijabe 
 a kinglv welcome* Qt\)i& 0rtbur berv 
 fovfullv undertook to do, and set fortl; 
 at once ioitlj manv nobled, luljo toent 
 U)itlj Ijint to do ^int Ijonor, CLMlljen it 
 toad made knoton in Castile tljat tljeir 
 lodt prince and liege lord, &ing liber, 
 toadatlengtb found, and toad returning 
 to fyid kingdom to claim bid inheritance 
 and bid tljrone, and tljat toitlj Ijint came 
 bid queen, luljo toad tlje daughter and 
 ^eiredd of tlje king of n gland, attended 
 bv a princelv retinue, tljere toad great 
 gladness among all rankd of tlje people, 
 and eberv one desired tljat tljere dljould 
 be great festivities toitl) all courtlv di 
 
bersions and festibe decorations t&at 
 coulu be tljottsljt of, tljat tljr most 
 splendid and Ijospitablc reception anu 
 entertainment sljoulu be giben to tljdr 
 bing and l)is guests* C,0&e princes 
 met anu Ijrlu council together Ijoto best 
 to Welcome Ijim, anU lucre of one minU 
 ttjat as soon as Ije arribed in Castile 
 eberp dtp tljrottglj luljicl) Ije passed 
 sljottlu offer Ijtm anu all uiljo lucre 
 Ijim free tyospitalttE, refusing all 
 mem, anu sljoulu in no uotsc spare cost 
 or labor to probe tljeir loplt anu fop 
 at Ijis return. C.&S soon as proper time 
 foad been giben for t)is brother #rtyur 
 to arribe in Castile and mabe tye pro* 
 poseu preparations, liber beggeu tlje 
 bing to appoint an immediate ua^ for 
 tt)r journey totjfcl) toas Uone, J t t toas a 
 noble, gallant, anu numerous company 
 ioljtcl) ^t fortb from Jlonuon, for all 
 toere eager to Uo f;onor to <$lii3er t to 
 tuljom all Ijau felt goou toill anu lobe 
 to^enlje toas onl^ a bnigtjt of unbnoton 
 lineage, Inljilr noto tijty l;au great priue 
 in |)is ro^al ranb* Witty Helena toent 
 man^ noble anu beautiful lauirs anu 
 ^oung maiuens in ric^i attire anD gal> 
 lantl^ attenuefc ; so t^at tlje company 
 toas a stately arra^ ants ber^ fair to see* 
 CJt ioere long to tell of tfoeir fourne^ 
 Ua^ b^ trap, but t^e^ came at last toit^ 
 out mishap to tfce border of tlie realm 
 of Castile* fltaatyen 0rt|iur bneto rtiat 
 tfytv ureiu near fee fcau set stoift mes^ 
 sengers along fyt ioa^ to bring tidings 
 ty rode forty to meet tyem toity a 
 splendid company of tye Ijigljest nobles 
 of tye bingdom* C.Mtien tye^ toere met 
 tye Castilian lords alighted from tyeir 
 Corses and did ^omagtto feing(Dliber, 
 bidding fcim and ^)is ro^al and princely 
 
 guests toelcome to Castile t and prais* 
 ing <0od for tfce return of tyeir ruler, so 
 long missed and mourned* 00 &ueen 
 Helena t^ gabe especial toelcome, and 
 declared tl)at a princess so beautiful Ijau 
 neber before been seen in Castile* 0^ 
 greeted tye Cnglisb bing toitlj all ^onor 
 and respect, and certain of tye noblest 
 among tljrnt placed tyemselbes at ljt0 
 serbice to do fyis toill in all things* 
 Cjtog (J^liber, tye Cnglis^ bing, and 
 tlje bnigfots and ladies of tyeir train, pbe 
 courteous tyanbs in return, and ioere 
 glad at Ijeart tljat tye long fourne? dreto 
 near its end and closed so foousl* 
 C3n eac^ cit^ of tye bingdom tyrouglj 
 inlnrl) tljcp passed tije streets toere Ijtt ng 
 tiiitlj banners and costly clotlj, and all 
 manner of fo^^proclaiming decorations 
 tljat could be debised toere 
 to be seen* &t eber^ toindolu as 
 passed tljr toibes and daughters of 
 nobles and citizens, clad in tijeir riclj# 
 est goions, smiled glad toelcome and 
 dropped flotoers before tyeir toa^* 
 
 ber tljat all could not be fittingly lodged 
 in a single palace, therefore tijei? toere 
 receibed into tye d toellings of tye ^ig^est 
 nobles toirtj great s^oto of respect, and 
 toere giben most courteous attention* 
 Cj&t tlje sounding of trumpets all toere 
 brought to tye gobernor's palace to dine, 
 and tables toere laid tljat all mtgljt eat 
 and drinb of tljc best tljat tljr land af* 
 forded ; and place toas giben to eaclj 
 guest b^ tt)e chamberlain according to 
 ranb and dignity* C,Wben tye guests 
 and tljf princes, nobles and ladies of 
 Castile, toere met together, all clothed 
 in fair stuffs and ricli garnishing pecuU 
 iar to eac^) land, tljeir garments being 
 
as unlike anD Distinct as tlje 
 parteo lanDS of CnglanD anD Castile, 
 it toas a gas anD picturesque sigtjt, a 
 marbel anD a pleasure to all ei?es* .31" 
 eaclj cit toljere tlje trabellers tjaD resteD 
 tljei? IjaD seen in ttye castles of tbe Cas* 
 tilian nobles more things tfcan map be 
 estimateD tljat to tljem inrrc neto anD 
 strange, totyereat t^ toere fain to toon* 
 Der anD often to aDmire* &nD rtjep founD 
 more of splenDor anD granDeur in ttye 
 fashions of libing tljan in tljeir greater 
 but simpler CnglanD* C.&nD t^e former 
 queen of Castile, 0rtljur's mother anD 
 <DUber's stepmotljer, came to tlje city of 
 3$anDolitis to meet Ijer sons anD tljetr 
 guests* zargeD thereto bp a message 
 sent in baste bp 0rtljur prating tyt to 
 come to Ijint anD making knoton tlje 
 tiDings of <$liber's return, sl)r coulD 
 not, uiljcttjer sijc tooulD or not, Do otljr r 
 tban set fortl) toit^out Delav to foin her 
 son in Castile in orDer to receite tl;r 
 neto queen, Ijer stepDaugljter, anD biD 
 Ijer toelcome in ^oD's name ; also to 
 sljouj proper tjonor anD respect to Lung 
 @liber, CJIn ttjis cit^ tlje reception of 
 Iking litoer toas magnificent beponD 
 tobat it ijaD been elsetotiere, anD tol;en 
 tljep aligbteD at tlje palace tljc queen mo^ 
 t^er of 0lgart)ia, attenDeD bp tlje court 
 Dames anD a beUv of fair maiDens, came 
 fortlj to receibe tlje ^oung queen anD 
 ber father, ttye feing of (EnglanD, toit^ 
 great reference anD Ijonor, Conors of 
 joyful toelcome anD Ijomage toere paiD 
 to ^ing (Dlitjer, anD courteous toelcome 
 giten to all ttjc princes anD laDies totjo 
 toere toitlj tljem* QWityn all IjaD been 
 conDucteD to sumptuous loDgings anD 
 l)ad resteD anD ctjangeD ttjeir travel? 
 staineD Dress for fresljer raiment, t^e 
 
 tables toere laiD for supper, anD all toere 
 sertieD uuitlj gooD cljeer of cboice fboD anD 
 rare toines, set out in royal fashion ; for 
 aitljur Ijimself IjaD DirecteD tjoto all 
 sljoulD be Done, anD nothing toas lacfe 
 ing in carrying out ^liber's toisl) tljat 
 t^e reception s^oulD be as magnificent 
 as it coulD be maDe* C.<^n fy* fblloto^ 
 ing morning <^lii)er anD Helena toere 
 crotoneD feing anD queen of Castile* 
 &t miDDa? tlje trumpets toere bloton to 
 summon tlje guests anD Castilian no; 
 biliti? to tlje king's Ijall of feasting* ^n 
 tlje miDSt tijereof toas laiD a table raiseD 
 some steps abobe others anD at tljis 
 table sat tlje kings of (EnglanD, Castile, 
 anD 0lgarbia, anD toitlj tljem tlje ttoo 
 queens, all toearing crotons* C.^2Ktnt 
 all toere seateD fo^ anD merrymaking 
 sljotoeD in all faces, anD filleD all Ijearts. 
 <fi>f riclj anD Delicious bianDS tljere toas a 
 profusion, toljicl) all enfo^eD ber^ beart# 
 ity* Mlien tlje Ijapp^ guests IjaD maDe 
 an enD of eating anD Drinking, tyere 
 toas tlje bu?5 anD murmur of gap con# 
 bersation in uiljtclj tlje silbcrt? ring of 
 tlie laDies' boices mingleD toitb tlje 
 Deeper tones of tlje knights, but all sub# 
 DueD to tlie Decorum of court usage* 011 
 praiseD kueen Helena for Ijer stoeet 
 anD moDestmien, Ijer great beauty, anD 
 ti;e gooD toill toljicl) slje sljotoeD to all* 
 C.^lfter t^e coronation of Ijis cl)ilDren,tlje 
 king of CnglanD remaineD a montlj at 
 tlje Castilian court, at tlje enD of toljiel) 
 time lie askeD (Dliber if Ije tooulD return 
 toitl) bim to CnglanD, C.^o tljis ques^ 
 tion <&liber replieD, tl^at be DeemeD it 
 more fitting tljat be sljoulD remain for 
 tlje present in Ijis kingDom, toljicb IjaD 
 been so long toitljout a ruler tl^at tljere 
 toas muclj tljat requireD bis presence 
 
ano careful attention. >o the king of 
 Cngland and Ijis nobles took leatic of 
 3kueen Helena and tbe Castilian court 
 ano set out on their bomctoai D tourney, 
 (Dliber rode toith him as far as tbe bor 
 ders of bis land, to here the king, i)i0 
 father, took leatie of him toith tears, and 
 said to bim, C." $$v Dear son <liber, 31 
 comment) totbee mp Daughter, tire toife, 
 that tbott uiilt altoays gibe \)tt the lobe 
 and kindness? tobicb she ijas eber t)ao 
 from me, to tot) tcl) she is accustomed, 
 and tbe lack of to bid) toould sorely griebe 
 her, and 31 beg of tbee, also, that should 
 31 need thy aid and send for tbec tbou 
 toilt not forsake me." C." Wv **w to* 
 tljer," replied <&liber, ** $$v lobe for tire 
 daughter is not less than tljine ottm, 
 and it tuill neber fail her. (Thou stjouldst 
 also knotD full toell that if thott sendest 
 for me thoti mavest altoa^s count upon 
 me, and tljat 31 toill neber forsake tliee." 
 C.iljen tlje^ blessed eaclj otljer, and tlje 
 king of (England toent back to fyis land 
 and <^liber rode Ijome to t^e cit^ toljere 
 ty Ijeld tjis court* Cj&oon after t^is, tlje 
 king of xllgarbia also toislied to return 
 to Ijis kingdom toitt) his mother and his 
 nobles. 0o artljur took leabe of ^is bro* 
 ther and ^is toife, as did the queen, t)is 
 mother, iolio did not remind liber b^ 
 any toord of past ebents, nor did be in 
 any toap refer to tljem. 
 and bis motber bad returned to 
 bia, and <&liber bad time to consider the 
 ruling of b& kingdom, be rode tbrougb 
 all tbe parts thereof, and looked to tbe 
 conduct of all tbe officials, and lie toas 
 praised by all men, U)l)o said that tbe 
 country toas neber so toell goberned as 
 noto. Jl>e took into b^s court serbice 
 many young Castilian knigbts and 
 
 nobles, and certain englishmen also, 
 tobo bad cbosen to remain toitb bim* 
 C,2lben some time bad so passed, and 
 be bad become toell knoum to tbe no^ 
 bles and people of bis country, t^ toere 
 deboted to bim, and bied ujith each other 
 to do bim serbice. 011 tbe country of 
 Castile toas also deligbted toitb tbe tiuo 
 beautiful cbildren mhom be bad brought 
 toitb him from CnglanD, to ho greto in 
 birtue and intelligence and became tbe 
 pride of tbe people. C.2Kbfn tbep ^ earlj 
 of tbe miracle t bat bad been done tbrougb 
 them they toondered hoto <$liber could 
 babe bad tbe beart to take their libes, 
 but they toere taught by tbis great mir- 
 acle that no man can fathom tbe toon, 
 derful potoer of 600, tobicb toas a good 
 lesson to babe before tbem dailp. C.fi>o 
 toing <DUber of Castile toas ben? bappi? 
 toitb t)is dear toife Helena, and toitb his; 
 beautiful cbildren, and at times forgot 
 tbe suffering of tbe past, l^etoas beld in 
 ^igb esteem b^ all, and eber^ one toas obe* 
 Dient and submissibe to bis commands. 
 
 Chapter jr. $f tije 
 
 ing of tbe White imigbt, and hoto Ijt 
 claimed \)i$ share of tbe treasure toon 
 by <$liber through t)i0 bf lp 
 
 l^en be bad libed tbus for a long 
 time in peace and happiness, 
 upon a certain morning toben (Dliber 
 lay in his bed and slept, some one 
 knocked upon tlje outside of bis cbam* 
 ber door toitb such biolent blotos that 
 it seemed in danger of being beaten 
 in. CtEb* king toas atoakened, and de^ 
 manded tobo toas toitbout making sucb 
 a tumult. 4L^f ^bo knocked made an* 
 stoer, 4L** P*N ttie door or 31 toill break 
 it in pieces; for 31 desire to come into 
 
axx 
 
 tlje eljamber, Ijatong something to say 
 to tljee," C.3Ifflljen tlje king t>arD tljese 
 
 ronglj words i)t arose from Ijis bed, coo 
 a naked suiord in Ijis IjanD, toent to tlje 
 Door anD opened it* 00 soon as it toas 
 unbarred anD openeD Ije sato tljere tlje 
 knigljt mljo rjad come to Ijis aiD in Cng* 
 land luljen Ije rjad lost purse ant) Ijorse, 
 ant) trtitl) tljem all Ijis Ijopes of appear> 
 ing in tye tournament inhere i)t t>D 
 toon Ijis toife tlje knigljt luljo Ijad 
 served Ijim mell in tljat time of neeti ; 
 ant) Ije perceitiet) tljat ijr still UJOIT tljc 
 uiljitr Drr sg in luljicl; Ijr IjaD last sr r n 
 liim* C.^aai)en (DlitjerrecognijeO to^o it 
 toag tl;at tl)us Dcman&en admittance Ijc 
 embraceo Ij t m ano baDe l)im Welcome in 
 ^OD'J; name, L** ^OD grant tljat 3fl am 
 toelcome, ant) not otftrruiisf," ansiur rrt) 
 tlje bnigljtt u for 31 |jabe come ^it^er 
 tljts time not to bring tljee gain ant) 
 gooD tljtngs toitfy toljiclj to refoice tlj\v 
 sfelf as? 31 DiD before time," C. u ^ou come 
 not to me as one toljo is untoelcome 
 or Displeasing/' replieD tlje feing, " for 
 31 Ijabe in Deep remembrance toljat 
 benefits 31 Ijabe ^aD at ^our tianD; anD 
 31 also as toell remember iu^at 31 Ijabe 
 promised von, anD tljat promise 31 toill 
 keep," C.^f Inia toas terrifieD toljen slje 
 sato tljis mysterious knigtjt, clotljeD in 
 
 anD speaking so ruDety, come 
 into tlje room, tLClje king baDe tier 
 arise, anD uiljen slje toas Dressed to 
 eome again to tl;e room, anD toljen tljis 
 toas Done $l)t IjearD tlje knigljt ask tlje 
 king if l;c tooulD keep tlje promise maDe 
 to Ijim, for lie IjaD come to Ijold Ijim to 
 it, .** Gracious lorD," (Dliber replieD, 
 **31 remember toell fye benefits ttjat 
 Ijabe come to me tljrougl) ^our fatoor 
 anD Ije^p; anD as 31 fcabe alreaD^ as^ 
 sureD i?ou 31 toill bonorabl^ anD Ijon* 
 estl^ abiDe b^ all ttyat 31 ^atie promiseD," 
 C.t^lje king |iaD neber forgotten fyte 
 promise to tlje CCUjite Bnigljt, but Ijad 
 long ago prepared anD arranged for tljig 
 euent, for Ije Ijad been in constant ejt* 
 per tation tljat at any dap or Ijonr tlje 
 Mljite linigljt migljt come anD demand 
 Ijis sljare of ixiljat Ijad been toon tljrott gtj 
 Ijis Ijelp, >o fyt IjaD diuided all Ijis pro# 
 pettv anD goods as toell anD fairly as Ije 
 coulD ; anD Ije noto said to tlje Unigljt, 
 C." Gracious lorD, 31 toill sap in regarD 
 to mp toife's fetoels anD clothing, 
 ixiljielj one toljo toisljeD to atoiD pap* 
 ment to pott migljt claim to be outside 
 of our bargain, tyat t^ep tjabe been 
 fairly balueD, anD 31 toill gibe you t&e 
 one rjalf part of tljeir balue in gold, for 
 tlje elotljes tooulD IjarDly serue you so 
 toell as tlje money ; but if tljat Does not 
 content you, take of tlje elotljes as many 
 as you toistj, for tljey are all in ttjese 
 ctjests, 31 Ijaue also DibiDeD my treasure ; 
 take of tljis part toljat pleases you, 0s 
 for t^e fooD to^icl) toe fcabe for our pre# 
 sent neeDs, 31 beliebe tljat you toill not 
 begrudge tljat, but of tlje silber Vessels 
 take your sfcare as you toislj, 31 stoear 
 to you, by tlje <$oD ujljo created me, tljat 
 31 Ijabe DibiDeD all tfcat 31 Ijabe toon anD 
 
axxx 
 
 more ; for trjis treasure uiljiclj is ijcre 
 is for tlje most part a Castilian inljer.- 
 itance from m? Dear father* grtjoulD 3(1 
 in tbe future receive augbt from tbe 
 bingDom of CnglanD you sljall tjaue 
 ?our balf portion of it as 31 &abe pw* 
 miseD," CtEbe flKHbto J&nigbt, after 
 Bearing tljts statement, sljooU lji IjeaD 
 auD Declared tljat lie toad not satisfies 
 toitb tobat Ijao been offcreD to Ijim ; ana 
 be spobe to filter toitb increasing 
 toratjj in bis boiee, C," &ing, rtjou liest 
 in toljat tljou sa?est ; for tljou sljarest 
 not full) 1 uiitlj me, as tljou sljoulDst, 
 anD as tljou bast promised me : l)ast 
 tljou not toon toife anO ctuluren?" 
 L,(L\}t king coulD but anstoer tljat tins; 
 toas so, C." TOen sljall 31 not Ijabe m^ 
 part of tljem ? " C.tfel)is toas a tjiun* 
 Derbolt ; ant) tol)en <$litier ftearu it, Ijr 
 fell on tyis knees before tlje cruel crete 
 itor, claspeD l)is Ijanus togrtljtr, and 
 beggeD tljat Ijr tooulD leabe Ijim toife 
 anD c^ilDren ; lie tooulD gibe for tljrm 
 tljc otljf r Ijalf of l)is treasure anD tljc 
 ftalf of liis kingDom of Castile : if tftis 
 toere not sufficientt lie tooulD gibe tlje 
 to^ole of it, C.tEJ)e IjorrifieD queen 
 foineD Ijer IjttsbanD in Ijis supplica^ 
 tion; toitb agoni^eD Ijeart anD tearful 
 e^es, slje imploreD t^is ston^^earteD 
 one to leafce ijtv tijt c^ilDren tljat sljc 
 Ijad brought fortlj mitl) ntticl) suffering 
 into tlje toorlD anD toliose loss slic coulD 
 not surbibe ; anD s^e entreateD tljat be 
 tooulD be satisueD toitb tljat inljiclj Ijcr 
 busbanD baD offereD in ercbange* so 
 t^at t^ migbt beep tljeir Dear 
 Dren, idGfye knigljt anstoereD 
 C." ^aDame, 31 toill not Do tl)is tljing 
 tbrougb tfw entreat?, nor tfcat of an? 
 ot^er ; anD if ?e refuse me tljat toljiclj 
 
 is mine ?e sljall learn tljat it is in 
 potoer to mabe ?e rue it," 
 (Dliber bfart) t^ese Ijarslj anD merciless 
 toorDS of tbe bnigljt, be baDe tljc queen 
 go anD bring tljc ttoo cljtlorcn, uiljicl) 
 sljc DiD, S>l)c toent to tljc chamber tobere 
 tbe? slept, atoabeD tbem,toob tbem up 
 anD dress CD tbem bastil?, toeeping anD 
 broben^bearteD ; anD brougbt tbem to 
 tljc room tobere tbe bnigbt still sat, 
 loobing ba^^^rteD anD cruel, L@& 
 ijer loobeD tenDerl? upon bis prett? cbil # 
 Dren anD again imploreD tbe bnigbt to 
 leafoe tbem anD tabe tbe bingDom anD 
 all Ijis toealtb ; but tljat obDurate one 
 tooulD not listen to Ijtm, but saiD, 
 C. u jl^o, 31 must babe m? sbare of tbe 
 cbilDren," L U t^ben, in <0oD's name," 
 saiD <Dliber, " since it ma? not be otb* 
 ertoise, tabe tbe one tbat ?ou toill," 
 CLCljc bnigbt saiD tbat Ijc tooulD tabe 
 tbe bo?, for be beliebeD tbat be toas Dear? 
 est to tbem, CL<lje gooD bing <Dli^ 
 ber toob bis son b? tbe IjanD anD toitb 
 toeeping e?es, gabe tym to tbe Wfyite 
 fenigbt, sa?ing, C,"S|9? Dearest son, 
 go toitb Ijfoi: 31 commenD tljcc to tbe 
 protection of ^oD, tljc 0lmigbt?, anD 
 tb? beautiful anD amiable ?outb must 
 be but a mentor? to me, since 31 must 
 noto be parteD from tfcee," C.lttl)oeber 
 baD seen Helena tabe leabe of ber cbilD 
 must babe toept, if be t)aD a Ijeart ; for 
 sljc mourneD ober bint as if ^ la? t>eaD 
 before brc> awb crirt, C. u tf)M* of a 
 ro?al bouse, tot)? babe 31 brougbt tljec 
 into t^e toorlD since 31 am in part tbe 
 cause of tb? loss tobicb renDs m? 
 rjeart? *0 tooe to ?e, migbt? bingDoms 
 of CnglanD anD Castile ! for ?e noto 
 lose ?our ?oung bing anD ruler anD ?e 
 ma? toell griebe," CL^Kbnt t^e Witytt 
 
axtx 
 
 llmigljt IjaD taken tljr Doting prince into 
 Ijis charge, Ijr tuas still Dissatisfir D, anD 
 tolD <>ltoer tljat tje must also ijnue ttje 
 Ijalf part of Ijis tutff , tljc queen. C.<fiHi* 
 urr roulD not unDerstanD from tljis 
 otljrrujisr tljan tljat slje must be killeD, 
 anD tie saiD to tlje knight in Despair tljat 
 lie must slay Ijf r if tljat tons Ijis urilL 
 *L<Eljr knigiit replied tljat tie toas not 
 a murDerer of tuomrn anD tljat it toas 
 no part of ttjctr bargain tljat tie sljoulD 
 pay Ijimsrlf ; but tljat ^ItUcr kneto 
 totiat lie IjaD promised anD must pap Ijis 
 Debt ; anD tje saiD furtljer, C."3lf tyou 
 gibe st me not tljat uuljiclj is my Due, 00 
 must tljou anD tljy toife be atoare tljat 
 tl)ott art forr sluorn anD Dealest lurong? 
 full^, anD ^e stjall botlj rue ttje Da^" 
 C.M^en <@liber IjearD anD sail) tljat Ijis; 
 creDitor IjaD no merc^, ^e toent to l)i$ 
 luifr, fell on Ijis knees before tier anD 
 beggeD tjer, in (SoD^s name, tljat slje 
 tooulD forgibe Ijim tier Deatti ; for slir 
 roulu see tljat nothing else tooulD auail. 
 t;r Ijao sinorn tljis promise sarrroly 
 anD coulD not noio go back from it* jfar 
 sooner tooulD tie libe in tljr most pinr I) 
 ing toant, far sooner Die Irimself, tljan 
 so cruelly Destroy b^ tl^tie queen an? 
 stoereD tiim t^rougl) tier tears, L U % 
 noble king anD my Dearest one ! t>oU) 
 unlike is tljis Ijour to tljat on uuljiclj toe 
 toere toeDDeD ! t^^en 3(1 kneto not tbat 
 tljou toert a king ; but to be a king or 
 a queen is not to be tjappp tiofco tjappp 
 migljt toe be imtfjout otljr r kingDom 
 tlian our oton anD our Dear c&ilDren's 
 lobes ! " C.tElien slje embraceD ^im, anD 
 saiD furttier, L U ^tjerefbre, m^ trait's 
 Dear lorD, 51 ma^ toell sa^ t^at t^e 
 Ijours are unlike, for to^Da? is to tljrr 
 anD to me bitter anD cruel ; still 3fl am 
 
 toilling to suffer Dratlj tljat tljou may r st 
 t^iereb^ retain ttjp, tionor*" C.t!Pl)en 
 fell on tier knees anD pra^eD to 
 tljat $;e tooulD fbrgibe all tier sins anD 
 tooulD receibe Ijrr soul into Ins king* 
 Dom, anD if it sljoulo unljnppily be tljat 
 Ijrr lorD anD IjusbanD sinneD in taking 
 ^er life, tyat l^e tooulD in J^is mercp 
 parDon Ijim, ccijen sljc arose, came 
 to <liber, again embraceD Ijim, kissing 
 Ijim on tljr motttlj, anD took leabe of 
 Ijim, for s|ie erpecteD momentarily to 
 suffer Dratlj, Mitlj a last tljottgljt of 
 |ier cljilDren, s^ie saiD, C." SDearest tjus* 
 banD, 31 commenD to tfyv care m^ cbil^ 
 Dren, anD ttiougtj tlje bo^ goes from 
 tljrr, tljou toilt altoa^s learn of Ijis Hirl- 
 fare," H&ty took ttje cljilDren in ber 
 arms, kisseD tljrm many times, toitfy 
 tear^blinD e^es took leabe of tljem, 
 kneeleD Doton anD claspeD tier tianDs, 
 looking for naugljt else tljan Ijr r Dratlj; 
 bloto from tier IjusbanD, to toljom sljf 
 crieD, C.** <^liber, Dear liusbanD, trem# 
 ble not* Strike noto toit^out fear, for 31 
 forgibe ttiee m^ Deatb before <S5oD*" 
 C^nD (Dliber, toitti toilD looks, as one 
 totjose reason toas completely ober? 
 turneD bp some liorriD Disaster, aD^ 
 banceD totoarD tier toitti bis nakeD stoorD 
 uplifteD in Ijis tjanD, C.H5ut tljr Mijite 
 Itnigljt sato tljrir misery anD IjraiD 
 t l)f ir pitiful toorDS* C)f DiD not alloto 
 (Dliber to strike tljr fatal bloto, but 
 snateljcD tljr stoorD from Ijim, anD saiD, 
 C. u l^olD, king ! 31 tjatoe still something 
 to say to tljcr anD to tljy queen anD an 
 ejcplanation to gibe: liber, remem# 
 berest tljou a knigljt luljo toas calleD 
 31o^nt!Palbot,at toliose Deat^ ttiou toast 
 present anD totio DieD unDer ban for a 
 Debt that toas unpaiD ? " c.tIjcn lie 
 
asked Ijint further if fce remembered 
 that l)t had paid this Debt to tlje creditor 
 toljo Ijno put the Umgbt ttntirr ban, by 
 ujljtclj means the Imigljt, Ifioljn (Ealbo t , 
 tuns laiD in consecrated ground, as toas 
 Ijis right as a Christian man. tUInD 
 <liber in amazement ansuicred tljat Ije 
 remembered it toell. C."3I tell tbee 
 truty," said tbe knigljt, " 31 am tljat 
 3|oljn (Eaibot uMjom ttjott didst serbe, 
 and for tljat reason 31 aided tljee to ap# 
 pear fittingly at the tournament tljat 
 teas Ijeld in (England. Ji^ouj for the 
 great service tljou didst me, a man pre* 
 biouslp unfenotom to t^ee, 31 gibe tljee 
 again all && gooasanfc silver anD gold 
 anD 3] release to tlje e also t^ son anD 
 tlje claim tl;at 31 Ijolu against ttjv toife* 
 31 ^abe put tljee to tlje proof tljat 31 
 migtjt be certain loljrtljcr tljott inert 
 faithful to tin 1 spoken morD, anu 31 &t 
 tljat tljou art in trtttl) an upright man* 
 C.31 Uwfire also to tell tljee to^ on tlje 
 first Day of tlje tournament tljott toast 
 clotljeu in black : it toas a symbol of 
 t^je Darkness io^erein 31 toas* (Dn t^e 
 second day tlje red in toljitlj tljott toast 
 clotljcd toas a symbol of tljc fierce fire 
 toljicl) 31 suffered in purgatory* Wqt 
 iBljttr clothing on tljr tljird day toas 
 t^ie symbol of m^ delit)erance t and as 
 toljitr color is pure and lintljottt stain t 
 so also am 31 cleansed of tlje stains of 
 e artlj in tl)is Ijottr, and tljrottglj tljee and 
 t^ good toill totoard a stranger 31 am 
 delivered from pain and go Ijence into 
 tlje eternal kingdom to beljold tlje face of 
 m Creator and >abiour, jl^oto 31 take 
 leabe of tljee ; toliitljer 31 go t^ou ma^est 
 not noto come, but trul^ 31 toill implore 
 of 45od, t^e Blmig^, tfcat j^e toill for^ 
 gibe tljee all tlje sins tljott Ijast 
 
 mttteD," C.<22lljen Ije IjaD so spoken 
 ttiese toords tlje Mljite tintgljt disap^ 
 peared from tlie king and queen and 
 ascended in that moment to Ijeaben, 
 and a bright gleam of celestial light 
 s^one into tlje toindoto inhere tlje king 
 and queen stood to Ijatoe tlje last glimpse 
 of ttjetr angelic bisitor inljom tljey IjaD 
 so much feared, but noto rebered as a 
 fceabenty messenger. C^Wen tfce 
 gleam liad faded out, tljei? fell upon t^ieir 
 knees and thanked almighty <$od and 
 J^is dear spotter for tye great grace t^at 
 been sljoton t^em in t^at tjour. 
 tljeir prayer teas ended, they 
 ga?ed in eaelj other's faces and felt in 
 tljeir hearts as if tlje queen Ijad been 
 dead and toas made alibeagain* CLtlntil 
 tljistime tlje king of Castile l)ad suffered 
 from a sljaoouj of a doubt and fear 
 toljielj clouded sometoljat all tjis plea^ 
 sures ; but after Ije ioas reliebed from 
 tjts debt to tlje Hlljite fenigljt there toas 
 no cloud to darken tlje happiness of 
 tlis life or tljat of Ijis queen. CJfor a 
 time tlje queen toas sometoljat ill from 
 tlje sljock of tlje trying scene and tlje 
 fear of deatlj tuljielj slje IjaD suffered. 
 Wfytn j3rt^ur beard of tljis, Ije rode out 
 of aigaruia and came to Castile to bisit 
 bis brother <&liber, and abode some 
 time toitlj him, during Uiljirlj time tljere 
 teas mucb merrymaking. >oon t^je 
 queen's ailment passed from Ijer and 
 t^ere toas fo^ in t^ie land and a gaper 
 life tljan eber before at tlje court. 
 CJflUljen prince J?enrp toas grolnn to 
 manljood Ije became a most aeeom, 
 plisljeD hnigljt and toas filled luitlj all 
 noble qualities and a restless desire 
 that urged him to tain fame in the 
 toorld as his father bad done in his early 
 
cmx 
 
 manljooD. C.3t tljr nttosf toljidj came 
 to Castile, tliat tljr king of Cyprus ttms 
 IjarD brsrt by infiDelS anD imploreD tljr 
 Ijf lp of Cljristian prince* against Ijis 
 foes, prince J?enn? besought fcis fa? 
 tfcer ttjat te migljt be permitteD to leaD a 
 bant) of knigljts to tlje Deliverance of tlje 
 Cyprian king* C.TOS request toas 
 granteD, anD to t^je gallant Doting prince 
 came many brabe knights to enlist un? 
 Her Ijis banner, totiic^ receive!) t^e bless? 
 ing of tfce l^ol^ jfatljer of 
 anu toas tljen borne b^ prince 
 ano Ijis Untgljts against tlje infiorls 
 tol)o DareD to aDuance into tl)e country 
 of a Christian king seeking to bring it 
 into IK atljr naorn. C.HBut tins; bralje ano 
 pious prince netier returned to Castile* 
 0fter freeing tfce king of Cyprus from 
 Ijis foes, \)t leD Ijis knigijts on tlje steps 
 of tlje retreating enem^, follotoing t^em 
 into tyeir oton country, to^jere ^e toon 
 manv battles, anD toresteD imirl) lanD 
 from tlje rule of tljr infi'&els anD con? 
 toerteD it to Cl;rtstianit\% C.^o tialiant 
 a toarrior toas be, tljat, but for Ijis earl^ 
 Deati), Ijis name tooulD Ijatoe become 
 most famous in Ijistory. But Ijr DieD, 
 
 as a bratie toarrior anD pious Christian 
 slioulD Die, in tlje miDst of Ijeatljen foes, 
 
 up^olDing t^e banner of tfce 
 anD tfce glor^ of ^5oD, t^e tlorD of J?osts, 
 C.31 Castile t^e ^ears passeD in peace? 
 ful content, anD tlje tale tells tyat in t^e 
 fulness of time a marriage toas con? 
 tracteD bettoeen tty king of 0lgarbia 
 anD tbe Daughter of tyis belobeD comraDe, 
 lung ^liuer, C,(Tl)is coulD not make 
 closer tljf ties tljat bounD tlje frienDS 
 together, but it brought tfcem into one 
 femil^, toliicb toas enrictyeD anD aDorneD 
 toitl) t^e croton of t^e liig^est tirtues* 
 C.4K tte*e tjirtues t^e frienDstiip of tfce 
 ttoo kings toas so memorable tljat tljf 
 fame of it spreaD otoer tljr toorlD* 
 
 t|je lautiaiie ijtstorp of 
 
 tlje ttoo Ijigtili? fameD princes, litoer of Castile anD 
 
 jartfcur of 0lgarbia, Ijis true comraDe ; anD of 
 
 Helena, Daughter of ttje king of dfcnglanD; 
 
 anD of H;enrv, toljo toas a son of <$lit)er 
 
 anD Helena, tjis faitljful toife anD 
 
 queen; anD of tye great DeeDS 
 
 tljat toere Done in tljeir 
 
 . <ftoD be gracious 
 to tbem anD to us 
 all. 0men. 
 
epilogue b# tt> ^toris Cranslator 
 
 <re folioto certain reasons tiJljp tljis book map be regarDeD as relating to 
 ebents tljat Jjabe actually IjappeneD. CJ fabe often reaD histories anD 
 chronicles tljat seem to mv minD not entirely Veracious for tlje reason tljat tfce 
 chapters DiD not correspond toittj radj otljrr as tljrp stjoulD Ijabe Done, anD also 
 tfcat miraculous things toere relates therein as 31 also fine in t&is boob* U15ut 
 tljrrr is one tljing in tfois book toljidj seems to me pleasing anD lutjidj leaDS me 
 to beliebe it to be a genuine Ijistorp ; anD tljis is tljat tlje ebents Ijr re Described 
 stanD in orDerl^ connection luitlj one another* C.31n regarD to ttjc statement in tlje 
 beginning of tlje book, tljat tl;e resemblance betioeen \ibtt anD j^rtljur tons so 
 great tljat one tnas often mistaken for tl)c otfyer, tt)is sljoulD cause surprise to 
 no one; for mljcn ttoo cljilDren are brought up together, are of tlje same age are 
 similar in completion anD features, tljeir minDS anD manners of speed) traineD 
 unDer one master, anD altoa^s DresseD alike, it is in no toai? surprising c&at t^ 
 sljoulD be mistaken tljc one tor tlje otljer, altljouglj t^ose U3l)o are toitlj tljem Dailp 
 perhaps knoto tljent apart* C, (El)f ejccessibe lobe of <&liber by tlje &uccn of Cas^ 
 tile migJjt occur from temperament or a malaD^ to uiljidj toomen are subject, ak 
 tljouglj Ijrr passion erceeDeD all reason* C.^s' to tl)c glass of toater iuljictj, as tlje 
 ston? tells, cljangeD its color toljen liber ioas proton into prison, ^ou are not 
 requireD to beliebe tljat it toas toater enDotoeD toitlj sucfy potoer tljrouglj unngljt- 
 eous means; but pott map unDerstanD tljat it Ijapprnr D tljrouglj tl;e toillof fllmigljti? 
 <SOD, to iuljom liber pra^eD Dap anD nigtjt tljat Ijisf brother be maDe atoare thereof 
 luljcn ije sljoulD fall into misfortune or affliction* t^tjis <0oD granteD, anD maDe it 
 kno ton b v means of tlje glass of toater ; for liber toas full of all birtues, anD UbeD 
 eber accorDing to 0oD's toill* C.^ljrouglj sudj miracles, <SoD, tlje aimigljtp, mani* 
 fests himself to tljose men toljo take pleasure in serbing tyim, C.^lje manp 
 strange aDbentures tljat befell liber anD artljur bv sea anD lanD map all be 
 natural ebents, suclj as often Ijappen on tlje eartlj, anD bp tlje grace of 0lmigljtv 
 <$oD are UbeD tljrouglj* 0s to tlje Wfyitt ftnigijt toljo came to tljr aiD of liber anD 
 0rtljur, comforting tljcm often, tljat toas also a grace sent from <$oD toljereb^ $;e 
 s^otoeD n^is merc, anD retoarDeD liber for tjis gooD DeeDs in releasing tlje (ECUjite 
 !Hnigljt from ban at loss of gooDS to Ijtmcclf ; anD from it map be reeognneD tljat 
 <3oD leabes no gooD or baD DeeD unretoarDeD* c.3KKljen liber toas imprisoneD bp 
 
tlje Jirislj king anti releases b? Slrtlmtt 5oD DiD not leabe unpunidbeD tbat king 
 tofjose cruel DeeD tons tuitrjout reason or justice ; but causeD trjat, in trje r no, trje ill 
 Dorr dboulD forfeit bid life therefor* C.#nD tbid sljoutt) be an example to all tobo 
 toar against justice, anD Do not IjolD to tljat turjicrj tljcp rjabe promiscD to UK ruler 
 set ober trjcm; for tljis king IjaD dtoorn allegiance to tlje king of CnglanD, and 
 teas false to rjis oatl; torjcn be sei?eD liber. C^SUjen xlrtrjtirmigljt not otljerujise 
 recober be Drank tbe blooD of tbe cbilDren. tE^bereb^ toad dboton ^liber'0 great lobe 
 anO loi?altv in tljat be slciu Ijts cljilorcn ratber tban let l)ts brotber Die. CLCljis 
 miracle inav be crplaineD* tbat aou 00 cbangeD tbe appearance of tbe cbilftren tljat 
 liber beliebefc tbat tbe? toere DeaD ; a tbe 3fleto$ toere DeceibeD toben tbe? tbougbt 
 tbat a^osr s IjaD Ijorns on bid baft toben be ba& none; anu do it ma? babe bappeneD 
 to <Dliber* <$r it ma? be possible tbat tbe dnlurrn reall? toere DeaD ano <$oD in 
 l^id mere? restored tbem to life. Cja>o great toere libers trutb ano piet? tbat be 
 tooulD not break bid oatb to tbe W)itt tonigbt, but tooulD babe slain bid toife to 
 keep tbe promise be baD maue, tbat balf of tobat toad toon in tbe tournament 
 dboulft be giben up to Ijis belper; and be toad toilling to Do tbid altbougb tljere 
 toad no toitnedd to tedtif? against bim. C^>o toe reaD of lung Ji)eron to tobom 
 Klobn tbe Baptist toad Dear, tbat before be tooulD break tbe boto maDe to ins Daugb* 
 ter be caudeD tbat gooD man's beaD to be cut off. 3nD in like manner, liber tooulD 
 sooner kill Ijis toife anD cbilDren tban break tbe promise tbat be baD maDe anD 
 dolemnl? dtoorn. C.^bugb ducb indtanced eber? Cbridtian man ma? knoto tbat 
 to 45oD all tljings are possible; anD toben it id Jws toill to teaelj anD instruct us, 
 t^e gibed us man? beautiful eramples tbrottgb tbe miracles tbat C;e Dail? performs 
 for ud poor sinners, tobicb dboulD be eternal reminuers ducb ad tbid bidtor? ep 
 presses. C, tet it be IjelD in remembrance tbat all dboulD appl? tbentdelbed Dili? 
 gentl? to gooD anD bonorable toorkd for tbe great benefit tbat ma? spring from 
 tbem. Cj&o sljall tbe ?oung finD toritten Ijere boto trjosc of an earlier time UbeD in 
 tbe fear of <>oo, tobereb? tbe? toon bonor, lanDd, anD gooDd, anD at last a retoarD 
 of eternal life; for tbe? DiD not dtribe on account of Desire of gain, nor of toorlDl? 
 bonor, but on account of Cbridtian faitlj ; to increase mrjiel) toe dboulD evercise 
 our beartd anD toilld Da? anD nigljt. C.tDbud ma? toe come to be toell rcmembcrco 
 in tbe Ijistor? of our Da?, anD toitbout Doubt in tbe eternal life : tobereto fjclp ttd, 
 be^j ud all, <SoD tbe jfatber, ^5oD tbe >on, anD <5oD tbe $ol? <Sbodt j 
 
Ijim&ren ana ttyrt? copies of 
 eHitfon of C&e ffetor? of CUtter and 
 
 Camtofoge, in j!5otembe^ apDccccftt^ for 
 f oug^ton, apf m<n and Company 'Boiston 
 ana jijeto gorfc c^i^ copr te Dumber 179 
 
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