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queen gets men to take their horses and Tclothes (goods) and
r[thcy] took care (to take care) [of them]. She got also physi-
cians to heal his wound(s), and all this was done with Ihumility
(humble) and meek service. Afterward King Arthur made him
his retainer. He was (+ now) valued highly there in great
ffavor (joy).
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(+ Erex comes home to King Arthur’s court with his
sweetheart).
That is (+ now) to be told about Erex that he sat in the same
castle after this duel. The name of hi certain (the) earl of
rthis (that) castle was Balsant. He invites Erex with many men
to a feast and to accept from him Twhatever (that which) he
wanted. But he wanted to ride home to the same lodgings with
his host and sweetheart. When the earl rknows (sees) that, he
Tholds there a feast (has a large church [sic!] built) at his
own expense and (+ himself) accompanies him rhimself (-y)
with This (many) men, and all praise Erex for this great deed.
Early the next day Erex gets ready for the trip. The earl gets
him as a following thirty (+ brave) knights and gives him two
rsteeds (horses) and many other Tvaluable things (good gifts)
and rides on the way with íthem (him), and they part with
friendship.
Now Erex and his Ilady (wife) ride to that castle in which
King Arthur was sitting. The king himself goes (+ to meet 22
him) and lifts the riady (girl) from the horse, fand (then)
the queen takes charge for her and sees that her clothing has
been waiting for her generosity, and that was not lacking,
Tbecause (-y) the queen rimmediately (-y) clothes the girl with
a tunic of costly woven material with magnificant decorations
(+ which was) not worth less than ten marks of gold—along
with it a cloak of costly woven material lined with white furs
and striped with black sable and trimmed with gold lace
[cf. note on A\ rwhere it [or “which” in A ?] seemed to improve
things. It gleamed far and wide from those decorations, but
nevertheless greater radiance was produced from the hair of
the girl than from the gold lace. Afterward the queen takes
her by the hand and leads her Tin (h-) with her girls to the
hall of the king (+ at the time of the “day-meal’s” drinking).
The king was then present with his retainers and rErex
(knights). The king (+himself) stood up to meet the queen