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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. 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
re than one hundred and sixty-nine of the wretched poor, and clothed them all in new garments. To the poor clerks and priors he gave, as was right, black copes and warm linings to wear beneath. For God's sake he did great good to all: to those who were in need he distributed more than a barrel of small coins. 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. HT TO DO HE CHOSE OUT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE OF THE WRETCHED POOR AND CLOTHED THEM ALL IN NEW GARMENTS TO THE POOR CLERKS AND PRIORS HE GAVE AS WAS RIGHT BLACK COPES AND WARM LININGS TO WEAR BENEATH FOR GOD'S SAKE HE DID GREAT GOOD TO ALL TO THOSE WHO WERE IN NEED HE DISTRIBUTED MORE 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
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