The Broad Stone of Honour, or the True Sense and Practice of Chivalry, Vol. 2 of 2

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Excerpt from The Broad Stone of Honour, or the True Sense and Practice of Chivalry, Vol. 2 of 2: The Fourth Book, OrlandusAlbrecht von Nurnberg, who followed Edward III into Scotland, and Hans von Traun, who joined the banner of the same king at the siege of Calais, and afterwards bore the English standard at the battle of Poitiers, were knight-errants. In Arthur of Little Britain there is a fine example of the spirit which prompted these expeditions. So it fortuned on a night that Arthur, in his father's castle, Hector and Governar, were all three lodged in one chambre and Arthur was sore troubled in his sleep, and turned and sighed many times, so that Hector and Governar heard him, and sayd each to other, Arthur is not well at his ease, let us go wake him.' And then Governar woke him, and asked him what he ailed? O frende Governar, ' said Arthur, I have be sore troubled in my sleep, for I dreamt that I was far out of this country.' '0, Sir, ' said Hector, 'we ought to go into strange countrys for before this time ye have promised so to do. Therefore, set your mind no longer to tarry at home, but shortly let us depart.' As God help me, cosin, ' said Arthur, 'the day is come that for to have the city of Paris I will tarry no longer for to-morrow will I ask license of my father and of my mother, and will have with me no more com pany but you and Governar, and J aket, my squire.' Sir, ' said Governar, 'ye say well, for a young man without pain is little worth.' 1 So they de parted, and rode long, and had many adventures, and when they assisted at the first tournament, and Arthur saw all the assembly, he said to Hector.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.