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Before Erec reached the town, he sent two knights ahead to announce his arrival to the King. When he heard the news, the King had clerks, knights, and damsels quickly mount, and ordered the bells to be rung, and the streets to be hung with tapestries and silken stuffs, that his son might be received with joy; then he himself got on his horse. BEFORE EREC REACHED THE TOWN HE SENT TWO KNIGHTS AHEAD TO ANNOUNCE HIS ARRIVAL TO THE KING WHEN HE HEARD THE NEWS THE KING HAD CLERKS KNIGHTS AND DAMSELS QUICKLY MOUNT AND ORDERED THE BELLS TO BE RUNG AND THE STREETS HUNG WITH TAPESTRIES AND SILKEN STUFFS THAT HIS SON MIGHT BE RECEIVED WITH JOY THEN HE HIMSELF DRAWN HIS HORSE
d with dappled and grey furs. As soon as he was ready for his journey, he tarried little further at court, but took leave of the Queen and commended the knights to God. The Queen grants him leave to depart. At the hour of prime he set out from the royal palace. In the presence of them all he mounted his steed, and his wife mounted the dappled horse which she had brought from her own country; then all his escort mounted. Counting knights and squires, there were full seven score in the train. After four long days' journey over hills and slopes, through forests, plains, and streams, they came on the fifth day to Camant, where King Lac was residing in a very charming town. No one ever saw one better situated; for the town was provided with forests and meadow-land, with vineyards and farms, with streams and orchards, with ladies and knights, and fine, lively youths, and polite, well-mannered clerks who spent their incomes freely, with fair and charming maidens, and with prosperous burghers. NIGHTS OF MERIT WITH HORSES AND WITH DAPPLED AND GRAY FURS AS SOON AS HE WAS READY FOR HIS JOURNEY HE TARRIED LITTLE FURTHER AT COURT BUT TOOK LEAVE OF THE QUEEN AND COMMENDED THE KNIGHTS TO GOD THE QUEEN GRANTS HIM LEAVE TO DEPART AT THE HOUR OF PRIME HE SET OUT FROM THE ROYAL PALACE IN THE PRESENCE OF THEM ALL HE MOUNTED HIS STEED AND HIS WIFE MOUNTED THE DAPPLED HORSE WHICH SHE HAD BROUGHT FROM HER OWN COUNTRY THEN ALL HIS ESCORT MOUNTED COUNTY KNIGHTS AND SQUIRES THEY WERE FULL SEVEN SCORE IN THE TRAIN AFTER FOUR LONG DAYS JOURNEY OVER HILLS AND SLOPES THROUGH FORESTS PLAINS AND STREAMS THEY CAME ON THE FIFTH DAY TO CONNAUGHT WHERE KING LOCK WAS RESIDING IN A VERY CHARMING TOWN NO ONE EVER SAW ONE BETTER SITUATED FOR THE TOWN WAS PROVIDED WITH FOREST AND MEADOW LAND WITH VINEYARDS AND FARMS WITH STREAMS AND ORCHARDS WITH LADIES AND KNIGHTS AND FINE LIVELY YOUTHS AND POLITE WELL MANNERED CLERKS WHO SPENT THEIR INCOMES FREELY WITH FAIR AND CHARMING MAIDENS AND WITH PROSPEROUS BURDERS
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