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He had put on hose of brocade, well made and cut, and when his golden spurs were well attached, he sat securely in his stirrups. He carried no arm with him but his sword. HE HAD PUT ON HOSE OF BROQUET WELL MADE AND CUT AND WHEN HIS GOLDEN SPURS WERE WELL ATTACHED HE SAT SECURELY IN HIS STIRRUPS HE CARRIED NO ARM WITH HIM BUT HIS SWORD
break. The morrow, as soon as it is day, the King gets up and dresses, and dons a short jacket for his forest ride. He commands the knights to be aroused and the horses to be made ready. Already they are ahorse, and off they go, with bows and arrows. After them the Queen mounts her horse, taking a damsel with her. A maid she was, the daughter of a king, and she rode a white palfrey. After them there swiftly followed a knight, named Erec, who belonged to the Round Table, and had great fame at the court. [13] Of all the knights that ever were there, never one received such praise; and he was so fair that nowhere in the world need one seek a fairer knight than he. He was very fair, brave, and courteous, though not yet twenty-five years old. Never was there a man of his age of greater knighthood. And what shall I say of his virtues? Mounted on his horse, and clad in an ermine mantle, he came galloping down the road, wearing a coat of splendid flowered silk which was made at Constantinople. RRANGED FOR THE NEXT MORNING AT DAYBREAK THE MORROW AS SOON AS IT IS DAY THE KING GETS UP AND DRESSES AND DONS A SHORT JACKET FOR HIS FOREST RIDE HE COMMANDS THE KNIGHTS TO BE AROUSED AND THE HORSES TO BE MADE READY ALREADY THEY ARE A HORSE AND OFF THEY GO WITH BOWS AND ARROWS AFTER THEM THE QUEEN MOUNTS HER HORSE TAKING A DAMSEL WITH HER A MAID SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF A KING AND SHE RODE A WHITE PALFREY AFTER THEM THERE SWIFTLY FOLLOWED A KNIGHT NAMED EREC WHO BELONGED TO THE ROUND TABLE AND HAD GREAT FAME AT THE COURT OF ALL THE KNIGHTS THAT EVER WERE THERE NEVER ONE RECEIVED SUCH PRAISE AND HE WAS SO FAIR THAT NOWHERE IN THE WORLD NEED ONE SEEK A FAIRER KNIGHT THAN HE HE WAS VERY FAIR BRAVE AND COURTEOUS THOUGH NOT YET TWENTY FIVE YEARS OLD NEVER WAS THERE A MAN OF HIS AGE OF GREATER KNIGHTHOOD AND WHAT SHALL I SAY OF HIS VIRTUES MOUNTED ON HIS HORSE AND CLAD IN AN ERMINE MANTLE HE CAME GALLOPING DOWN THE ROAD WEARING A COAT OF SPLENDID FLOWERED SILK WHICH WAS MADE AT CONSTANTINOPLE
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