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Alexander, who conquered so much that he subdued the whole world, and who was so lavish and rich, compared with him was poor and mean. ALEXANDER WHO CONQUERED SO MUCH THAT HE SUBDUED THE WHOLE WORLD AND WHO WAS SO LAVISH AND RICH COMPARED WITH HIM WAS POOR AND MEAN
ws me toward the court which was now assembled in force. From many a different country there were counts and dukes and kings, Normans, Bretons. Scotch, and Irish: from England and Cornwall there was a very rich gathering of nobles; for from Wales to Anjou, in Maine and in Poitou, there was no knight of importance, nor lady of quality, but the best and the most elegant were at the court at Nantes, as the King had bidden them. Now hear, if you will, the great joy and grandeur, the display and the wealth, that was exhibited at the court. Before the hour of nones had sounded, King Arthur dubbed four hundred knights or more all sons of counts and of kings. To each one he gave three horses and two pairs of suits, in order that his court may make a better showing. Puissant and lavish was the King; for the mantles he bestowed were not of serge, nor of rabbit-skins, nor of cheap brown fur, but of heavy silk and ermine, of spotted fur and flowered silks, bordered with heavy and stiff gold braid. ME TOWARD THE COURT WHICH WAS NOW ASSEMBLED IN FORCE FROM MANY A DIFFERENT COUNTRY THERE WERE COUNTS AND DUKES AND KINGS NORMANS BRETONS SCOTCH AND IRISH FROM ENGLAND AND CORNWALL THERE WAS A VERY RICH GATHERING OF NOBLES FOUR FROM WALES TO ANJOU IN MAINE AND IN QUAD TOO THERE WAS NO KNIGHT OF IMPORTANCE NOR LADY OF QUALITY BUT THE BEST AND THE MOST ELEGANT WERE AT THE COURT AT NANTES AS THE KING HAD BIDDEN THEM NOW HEAR IF YOU WILL THE GREAT JOY AND GRANDEUR THE DISPLAY AND THE WEALTH THAT WAS EXHIBITED AT THE COURT BEFORE THE HOUR OF NUNS HAD SOUNDED KING ARTHUR DUBBED FOUR HUNDRED KNIGHTS OR MORE ALL SONS OF COUNTS AND OF KINGS TO EACH ONE HE GAVE THREE HORSES AND TWO PAIRS OF SUITS IN ORDER THAT HIS COURT MAIME IN ORDER THAT HIS COURT MAY MAKE A BETTER SHOWING PUISSANT AND LAVISH WAS THE KING FOR THE MANTLES HE BESTOWED WERE NOT OF SERGE NOR OF RABBIT SKINS NOR OF CHEAP BROWN FUR BUT OF HEAVY SILK AND ERMINE OF SPOTTED FUR AND FLOWERED SILKS BORDERED WITH HEAVY AND STIFF GOLD BRAID
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