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Never was a king more gladly seen in his kingdom, nor received with greater joy, as all strove to serve him well. NEVER WAS A KING MORE GLADLY SEEN IN HIS KINGDOM NOR RECEIVED WITHER JOY AS ALL STROVE TO SERVE HIM WELL
ead with curtains and tapestries of fancy silk and satin stuffs. There was great rejoicing; for all the people came together to see their new lord, and no one ever saw greater happiness than was shown alike by young and old. First they came to the church, where very devoutly they were received in a procession. Erec kneeled before the altar of the Crucifix, and two knights led his wife to the image of Our Lady. When she had finished her prayer, she stepped back a little and crossed herself with her right hand, as a well-bred dame should do. Then they came out from the church and entered the royal palace, when the festivity began. That day Erec received many presents from the knights and burghers: from one a palfrey of northern stock, and from another a golden cup. One presents him with a golden pigeon-hawk, another with a setter-dog, this one a greyhound, this other a sparrowhawk, and another a swift Arab steed, this one a shield, this one an ensign, this one a sword, and this a helmet. T AND IRIS AND ARE HUNG OVERHEAD WITH CURTAINS AND TAPESTRIES OF FANCY SILK AND SATIN STUFFS THERE WAS GREAT REJOICING FOR ALL THE PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO SEE THEIR NEW LORD AND NO ONE EVER SAW GREATER HAPPINESS THAN WAS SHOWN ALIKE BY YOUNG AND OLD FIRST THEY CAME TO THE CHURCH WHERE VERY DEVOTEDLY THEY WERE RECEIVED IN A PROCESSION ERIC KNEELED BEFORE THE ALTAR OF THE CRUCIFIX AND TWO KNIGHTS LED HIS WIFE TO THE IMAGE OF OUR LADY WHEN SHE HAD FINISHED HER PRAYER SHE STEPPED BACK A LITTLE AND CROSSED HERSELF WITH HER RIGHT HAND AS A WELL BRED DAME SHOULD DO THEN THEY CAME OUT FROM THE CHURCH AND ENTERED A ROYAL PALACE WHEN THE FESTIVITY BEGAN THAT DAY EREC RECEIVED MANY PRESENTS FROM THE KNIGHTS AND BURGHERS FROM ONE A PALFREY OF NORTHERN STOCK AND FROM ANOTHER A GOLDEN CUP ONE PRESENTS HIM WITH A GOLDEN PIGEON HAWK ANOTHER WITH A SETTER DOG THIS ONE A GREYHOUND THIS OTHER A SPARROW HAWK ANOTHER A SWIFT ARAB STEED THIS ONE A SHIELD THIS ONE AN ENSIGN THIS ONE A SWORD AND THIS A HELMET
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