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The raiment was taken from the chests and spread about freely through the halls; one could take what he would, without restraint. In the midst of the court, upon a rug, stood thirty bushels of bright sterlings; [143] for since the time of Merlin until that day sterlings had currency throughout Britain. THE RAIMENT WAS TAKEN FROM THE CHESTS AND SPREAD ABOUT FREELY THROUGH THE HALLS ONE COULD TAKE WHAT HE WOULD WITHOUT RESTRAINT IN THE MIDST OF THE COURT UPON A RUG STOOD THIRTY BUSHELS OF BRIGHT STERLINGS FOR SINCE THE TIME OF MERLIN UNTIL THAT DAY STERLINGSS HAD CURRENCY THROUGHOUT BRITAIN
as the King had bidden them. Now hear, if you will, the great joy and grandeur, the display and the wealth, that was exhibited at the court. Before the hour of nones had sounded, King Arthur dubbed four hundred knights or more all sons of counts and of kings. To each one he gave three horses and two pairs of suits, in order that his court may make a better showing. Puissant and lavish was the King; for the mantles he bestowed were not of serge, nor of rabbit-skins, nor of cheap brown fur, but of heavy silk and ermine, of spotted fur and flowered silks, bordered with heavy and stiff gold braid. Alexander, who conquered so much that he subdued the whole world, and who was so lavish and rich, compared with him was poor and mean. Caesar, the Emperor of Rome, and all the kings whose names you hear in stories and in epic songs, did not distribute at any feast so much as Arthur gave on the day that he crowned Erec; nor would Caesar and Alexander dare to spend so much as he spent at the court. THE KING HAD BIDDEN THEM NOW HEAR IF YOU WILL THE GREAT JOY AND GRANDEUR THE DISPLAY AND THE WEALTH THAT WAS EXHIBITED AT THE COURT BEFORE THE HOUR OF NUNS HAD SOUNDED KING ARTHUR DUBBED FOUR HUNDRED KNIGHTS OR MORE ALL SONS OF COUNTS AND OF KINGS TO EACH ONE HE GAVE THREE HORSES AND TWO PAIRS OF SUITS IN ORDER THAT HIS COURT MAIME IN ORDER THAT HIS COURT MAY MAKE A BETTER SHOWING PUISSANT AND LAVISH WAS THE KING FOR THE MANTLES HE BESTOWED WERE NOT OF SERGE NOR OF RABBIT SKINS NOR OF CHEAP BROWN FUR BUT OF HEAVY SILK AND ERMINE OF SPOTTED FUR AND FLOWERED SILKS BORDERED WITH HEAVY AND STIFF GOLD BRAID ALEXANDER WHO CONQUERED SO MUCH THAT HE SUBDUED THE WHOLE WORLD AND WHO WAS SO LAVISH AND RICH COMPARED WITH HIM WAS POOR AND MEAN CAESAR THE EMPEROR OF ROME AND ALL THE KINGS WHOSE NAMES YOU HEAR IN STORIES AND IN EPIC SONGS DID NOT DISTRIBUTE AT ANY FEAST SO MUCH AS ARTHUR GAVE ON THE DAY THAT HE CROWNED ERIC NOR WOULD CAESAR AND ALEXANDER DARE TO SPEND SO MUCH AS HE SPENT AT THE COURT
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