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having taken) leave of the king and queen. He rode home to his
kingdom, pacifying and Trescuing (afterward appointing
chieftains over) it, ísummoning (inviting) to himself all the
rchieftains (great men) of his Hand at Christmas (kingdom after
a little while), Tafterward (h-) beginning his journey to King
Arthur, coming there rthe first day of Christmas (on Christmas
Eve) according to Tthe king’s (his) offer with a large group of 70
men, Tmeeting ([cf. text and note]) there with a great welcome
rfrom (in the friendliness of) the king and queen. TAfterward
an excellent feast was prepared there for all (... and the pre-
paration of a glorious feast). Kings and dukes, earls and barons,
Tcounts and knights (-t-) were present there with a host of
many thousands of ffollowers (knights).
Thus (+ now) passed the first Tday (eve) of Christmas with
great tpomp and (~) merriment Tof this world (-^). f'Fhe
second day of Christmas (Christmas Day) Erex was consecra-
ted king by seven archbishops and thirteen suffragan bishops
fwho (The rest) assisted in this consecration; íso too was Evida
consecrated (... which one of them performed for him [Erex]
and Queen Evida [cf. note to text]). King Arthur gave Erex a
crown Tmade (+) of gold during the consecration —set with
magnificent jewels—placing it upon his head. It Twas (could
be) bought in Africa for no less a price than thirty marks of
gold. To (+ Queen) Evida he gave a rmagnificent (~ ) cloak.
On it were depicted all the (+ seven) chief arts. It was all
shining and so costly that no merchant would be able to 71
estimate its value. It was woven rfour [cf. note to text] (nine
leagues) down in the earth by four elfwomen in an underground
room where daylight never came. When the (judgements [cf.
note to text] (services) had been brought to an and, they were
led home to the hall with honor. Afterward people went to
table, and the chieftains were assigned places in the high-seats
in twelve halls—and none of them of less significance than
kings and archbishops, (+ earls) dukes and suffragan bishops,
barons and counts. The host of knights and the other people
were íassigned (in) other quarters and Tabout (-p) the gardens
Twhich were arranged in the castle. Nevertheless it was necessary
to raise tents for those people whom the castle did not hold,
and that was many thousands. (~) From that one can infer
how niany people there had corne together, Tand [cf. note to
text] (~) that there there were Tsix thousand (three hundred)
servants. Now (+ there) all that was had for entertainment
which could gladden fmen (a man), and Ehat (this) feast lasted