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It was very rich and fine and handsome; it had four stones in the tassels  two chrysolites on one side, and two amethysts on the other, which were mounted in gold. (Vv. 6810 6946.) As yet Enide had not come to the palace. When the King sees that she delays, he bids Gawain go quickly to bring her and the Queen. Gawain hastens and was not slow, and with him King Cadoalant and the generous King of Galloway. IT WAS VERY RICH AND FINE AND HANDSOME IT HAD FOUR STONES IN THE TASSELS TWO CHRYSOLITES ON ONE SIDE AND TWO AMETHYSTS ON THE OTHER WHICH WERE MOUNTED IN GOLD AS YET ANEID HAD NOT COME TO THE PALACE WHEN THE KING SEES THAT SHE DELAYS HE BIDS GAWAIN GO QUICKLY TO BRING HER AND THE QUEEN GAWAIN HASTENS AND WAS NOT SLOW AND WITH HIM KING CADOAUNANT AND THE GENEROUS KING OF GALLOWAY
e instruments and all the pastimes. The fourth, who next performed her task, executed a most excellent work; for the best of the arts she there portrayed. She undertook astronomy, which accomplishes so many marvels and draws inspiration from the stars, the moon, and the sun. Nowhere else does it seek counsel concerning aught which it has to do. They give it good and sure advice. Concerning whatever inquiry it make of them, whether in the past or in the future, they give it information without falsehood and without deception. This work was portrayed on the stuff of which Erec's robe was made, all worked and woven with thread of gold. The fur lining that was sewed within, belonged to some strange beasts whose heads are all white, and whose necks are as black as mulberries, and which have red backs and green bellies, and dark blue tail. These beasts live in India and they are called "barbiolets". They eat nothing but spices, cinnamon, and fresh cloves. What shall I tell you of the mantle?  IT WERE PORTRAYED ALL THE INSTRUMENTS AND ALL THE PASTIMES THE FOURTH WHO NEXT PERFORMED HER TASK EXECUTED A MOST EXCELLENT WORK FOR THE BEST OF THE ARTS SHE THERE PORTRAYED SHE UNDERTOOK ASTRONOMY WHICH ACCOMPLISHES SO MANY MARVELS AND DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE STARS THE MOON AND THE SUN NOWHERE ELSE DOES IT SEEK COUNSEL CONCERNING AUGHT WHICH IT HAS TO DO THEY GIVE IT GOOD AND SURE ADVICE CONCERNING WHATEVER INQUIRY IT MAKE OF THEM WHETHER IN THE PAST OR IN THE FUTURE THEY GIVE IT INFORMATION WITHOUT FALSEHOOD AND WITHOUT DECEPTION THIS WORK WAS POOR TRADE ON THE STUFF OF WHICH ERIC'S ROBE WAS MADE ALL WORKED AND WOVEN WITH THREAD OF GOLD THE FUR LINING THAT WAS SOWN WITHIN BELONGED TO SOME STRANGE BEASTS WHOSE HEADS ARE ALL WHITE AND WHOSE NECKS ARE AS BLACK AS MULBERRIES AND WHICH HAVE RED BACKS AND GREEN BELLIES AND DARK BLUE TAIL THESE BEASTS LIVE IN INDIA AND THEY ARE CALLED BARBIONETTES THEY EAT NOTHING BUT SPICES CINNAMON AND FRESH CLOTHES WHAT SHALL I TELL YOU OF THE MANTLE
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