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So he went and asked of the King that it might please him to allow him to be married at the court. SO HE WENT AND ASKED OF THE KING THAT IT MIGHT PLEASE HIM TO ALLOW HIM TO BE MARRIED AT THE COURT
ented to his host the gold and the silver and the sumpters and the robes and the money, of which there was great plenty. They escorted them into Erec's kingdom, and strove to serve them well. They came into the country on the third day, and transferred to them the towers of the towns; for King Lac made no objection. He gave them a warm welcome and showed them honour, loving them for the sake of his son Erec. He made over to them 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. RS MADE NO DELAY AND IN GOOD TIME THEY PRESENTED TO HIS HOST THE GOLD AND THE SILVER AND THE SUMTERS AND THE ROBES AND THE MONEY OF WHICH THERE WAS GREAT PLENTY THEY ESCORTED THEM INTO ERIC'S KINGDOM AND STROVE TO SERVE THEM WELL THEY CAME INTO THE COUNTRY ON THE THIRD DAY AND TRANSFERRED TO THEM THE TOWERS OF THE TOWNS FOR KING LOCK MADE NO OBJECTION HE GAVE THEM A WARM WELCOME AND SHOWED THEM HONOUR LOVING THEM FOR THE SAKE 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
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