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There at Tintagel where he was, he caused vigils for the dead and Masses to be sung; he promised and kept his promises, as he had vowed to the religious houses and churches; he did well all that he ought to do: he chose out more than one hundred and sixty nine of the wretched poor, and clothed them all in new garments. To the poor clerks and priors he gave, as was right, black copes and warm linings to wear beneath. THERE A TINTAGO WHERE HE WAS HE CAUSED VIGILS FOR THE DEAD AND MASSES TO BE SUNG HE PROMISED AND KEPT HIS PROMISES AS HE HAD VOWED TO THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES AND CHURCHES HE DID WELL ALL THAT HE OUGHT TO DO HE CHOSE OUT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE OF THE WRETCHED POOR AND CLOTHED THEM ALL IN NEW GARMENTS TO THE POOR CLERKS AND PRIORS HE GAVE AS WAS RIGHT BLACK COPES AND WARM LININGS TO WEAR BENEATH
gh, fair gentle friend," said the King to him; "now tarry in this country at my court, as you are wont to do." "Sire, since you wish it, I shall remain very gladly three or four years entire. But ask Guivret to remain here too a request in which I would fain join." The King prays him to remain, and he consents to stay. So they both stay: the King kept them with him, and held them dear and honoured them. (Vv. 6510-6712.) Erec stayed at court, together with Guivret and Enide, until the death of his father, the king, who was an old man and full of years. The messengers then started out: the nobles who went to seek him, and who were the greatest men of the land, sought and searched for him until they found him at Tintagel three weeks before Christmas; they told him the truth what had happened to his old, white-haired father, and how he now was dead and gone. This grieved Erec much more than he showed before the people. But sorrow is not seemly in a king, nor does it become a king to mourn. R INGO OF LUMORES MANY A DANGER HAVE YOU GONE THROUGH FAIR GENTLE FRIEND SAID THE KING TO HIM NOW TARRY IN THIS COUNTRY AT MY COURT AS YOU ARE WONT TO DO SIRE SINCE YOU WISH IT I SHALL REMAIN VERY GLADLY THREE OR FOUR YEARS ENTIRE BUT ASK GUIVRET TO REMAIN HERE TOO A REQUEST IN WHICH I WOULD FAIN JOIN THE KING PRAYS HIM TO REMAIN AND HE CONSENTS TO STAY SO THEY BOTH STAY AND THE KING KEPT THEM WITH HIM AND HELD THEM DEAR AND HONORED THEM EREC STAYED AT COURT TOGETHER WITH REGRET AND NEED UNTIL THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER THE KING WHO WAS AN OLD MAN AND FULL OF YEARS THE MESSENGERS THEN STARTED OUT THE NOBLES WHO WENT TO SEEK HIM AND WHO WERE THE GREATEST MEN OF THE LAND SOUGHT AND SEARCHED FOR HIM UNTIL THEY FOUND HIM AT TINTIGO THREE WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS THEY TOLD HIM THE TRUTH WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO HIS OLD WHITE HAIRED FATHER AND HOW HE NOW WAS DEAD AND GONE THIS GRIEVED ERIC MUCH MORE THAN HE SHOWED BEFORE THE PEOPLE BUT SORROW IS NOT SEEMLY IN A KING NOR DOES IT BECOME A KING TO MOURN
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