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Her father was sent for first of all, and he came to court in handsome style, like a great lord and a chatelain. There was no great crowd of chaplains or of silly, gaping yokels, but of excellent knights and of people well equipped. HER FATHER WAS SENT FOR FIRST OF ALL AND HE CAME TO COURT IN HANDSOME STYLE LIKE A GREAT LORD AND A CHATELAIN THERE WAS NO GREAT CROWD OF CHAPLAINS OR OF SILLY GAPING YOKELS BUT OF EXCELLENT KNIGHTS AND OF PEOPLE WELL EQUIPPED
ins. When he had shared his wealth, he then did a very wise thing in receiving his land from the King's hand; and then he begged the King to crown him at his court. The King bade him quickly be prepared; for they shall both be crowned, he together with his wife, at the approaching Christmastide; and he added: "You must go hence to Nantes in Brittany; there you shall carry a royal ensign with crown on head and sceptre in hand; this gift and privilege I bestow upon you." Erec thanked the King, and said that that was a noble gift. At Christmas the King assembles all his nobles, summoning them individually and commanding them to come to Nantes. He summoned them all, and none stayed behind. Erec, too, sent word to many of his followers, and summoned them to come thither; but more came than he had bidden, to serve him and do him honour. I cannot tell you or relate who each one was, and what his name; but whoever came or did not come, the father and mother of my lady Enide were not forgotten.  THAN A BARREL OF SMALL COIN WHEN HE HAD SHARED HIS WEALTH HE THEN DID A VERY WISE THING IN RECEIVING HIS LAND FROM THE KING'S HAND AND THEN HE BEGGED THE KING TO CROWN HIM AT HIS COURT THE KING BADE HIM QUICKLY BE PREPARED FOR THEY SHALL BOTH BE CROWNED HE TOGETHER WITH HIS WIFE AT THE APPROACHING CHRISTMAS TIDE AND HE ADDED YOU MUST GO HENCE TO NANTESSE IN BRITTANY THERE YOU SHALL CARRY A ROYAL ENSIGN WITH CROWN ON HEAD AND SCEPTRE IN HAND THIS GIFT AND PRIVILEGE I BESTOW UPON YOU EREC THANKED THE KING AND SAID THAT THAT WAS A NOBLE GIFT AT CHRISTMAS THE KING ASSEMBLES ALL HIS NOBLES SUMMONING THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND COMMANDING THEM TO COME TO NANTES HE SUMMONED THEM ALL AND NONE STAYED BEHIND EREC TOO SENT WORD TO MANY OF HIS FOLLOWERS AND SUMMONED THEM TO COME THITHER BUT MORE CAME THAN HE HAD BIDDEN TO SERVE HIM AND DO HIM HONOUR I CANNOT TELL YOU OR RELATE WHO EACH ONE WAS AND WHAT HIS NAME BUT WHOEVER CAME OR DID NOT COME THE FATHER AND MOTHER OF MY LADY IN NEED WERE NOT FORGOTTEN
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