Old French Romances, Done into EnglishMorris, William
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Old French Romances, Done into English
Morris, William
French literature -- To 1500 -- Translations into English; Romances; Tales, Medieval
But the Count apparelled himself, whereto he had well enough, by means of
merchants and by Templars, who lent him of their good full willingly.
And when the Count and his company had sojourned in the town so long as
their pleasure was, they arrayed them and went their ways thence, and
came to Rome. The Count went before the Apostle, and his fellowship with
him. Each one confessed him the best that he could; and when the Apostle
heard it, he was much glad, and much great cheer he made of them. He
baptized the child, and he was called William. He reconciled the Lady,
and set her again in right Christendom, and confirmed the Lady and
Messire Thibault, her baron, in right marriage, and joined them together
again, and gave penitence to each of them, and absolved them of their
sins.
After that, they abode no long while ere they departed from Rome and took
their leave of the Apostle, who much had honoured them; and he gave them
his blessing, and commended them to God. So went they in great joy and
in great pleasance, and praised God and his mother and the hallows, both
carl and quean, and gave thanks for the goods which they had done them.
And so far they journeyed, that they came into the land where they were
born, and were received in great procession by the bishops and the
abbots, and the people of religion and the other clerks, who much had
desired them.
But above all other joys made they joy the Lady who was thus recovered,
and who had thus delivered her father, her husband, and her brother from
the hands of the Saracens, even as ye have heard. But now leave we of
them in this place, and tell we of the mariners who had brought them, and
of the Saracens who had come with them.
The mariners and the Saracens who had brought them to Brandis returned at
their speediest; they had good wind, and ran till they came off Aumarie.
They lighted down on shore sad and sorrowful, and went to tell the
tidings to the Soudan, who was much sorrowful thereof, and in great dole
abode; and for this adventure the less he loved his daughter, who had
abided there, and honoured her the less. Notwithstanding, the damsel
became much sage, and waxed in great wit, so that all honoured her and
loved her, and prized her for the good deeds which they told of her.
But now the history holds its peace of the Soudan, who made great dole
for his wife and his prisoners who thus had escaped, and it returneth to
the Count of Ponthieu, who was received into his land with great
procession, and much honoured as the lord that he was.
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