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With a rich escort and one hundred extra mounts Count Brandes of Gloucester came. After him came Menagormon, who was Count of Clivelon. And he of the Haute Montagne came with a very rich following. WITH A RICH ESCORT AND ONE HUNDRED EXTRA MOUNTS COUNT BRADAS OF GLOUCESTER CAME AFTER HIM CAME MEGORON WHO WAS COUNT OF KLAVIDON AND HE OF THE HOTE MONTANG CAME WITH VERY RICH FOLLOWING
 the title to the towns, and established their suzerainty by making knights and bourgeois swear that they would reverence them as their true liege lords. When this was done and accomplished, the messengers returned to their lord Erec, who received them gladly. When he asked for news of the vavasor and his lady, of his own father and of his kingdom, the report they gave him was good and fair. (Vv. 1915-2024.) Not long after this, the time drew near when Erec was to celebrate his marriage. The delay was irksome to him, and he resolved no longer to suffer and wait. So he went and asked of the King that it might please him to allow him to be married at the court. The King vouchsafed him the boon, and sent through all his kingdom to search for the kings and counts who were his liege-men, bidding them that none be so bold as not to be present at Pentecost. None dares to hold back and not go to court at the King's summons. Now I will tell you, and listen well, who were these counts and kings. AKE OF HIS SON EREC HE MADE OVER TO THEM THE TITLE TO THE TOWNS AND ESTABLISHED THEIR SEVERITY BY MAKING KNIGHTS AND BOURGEOIS SWEAR THAT THEY WOULD REVERENCE THEM AS THEIR TRUE LIEGE LORDS WHEN THIS WAS DONE AND ACCOMPLISHED THE MESSENGERS RETURNED TO THEIR LORD EREC WHO RECEIVED THEM GLADLY WHEN HE ASKED FOR NEWS OF THE VAVASOR AND HIS LADY OF HIS OWN FATHER AND OF HIS KINGDOM THE REPORT THEY GAVE HIM WAS GOOD AND FAIR NOT LONG AFTER THIS THE TIME DREW NEAR WHEN EREC WAS TO CELEBRATE HIS MARRIAGE THE DELAY WAS IRKSOME TO HIM AND HE RESOLVED LONGER TO SUFFER AND WAIT SO HE WENT AND ASKED OF THE KING THAT IT MIGHT PLEASE HIM TO ALLOW HIM TO BE MARRIED AT THE COURT THE KING VOUCHSAFED HIM THE BOON AND SENT THROUGH ALL HIS KINGDOM TO SEARCH FOR THE KINGS AND COUNTS WHO WERE HIS LIEGE MEN BIDDING THEM THAT NONE BE SO BOLD AS NOT TO BE PRESENT AT PENTECOST NO ONE DARES TO HOLD BACK AND NOT GO TO COURT AT THE KING'S SUMMONS NOW I WILL TELL YOU AND LISTEN WELL WHO WERE THESE COUNTS AND KINGS
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