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air by a warlock with his breath that he blases in to them like to bubbles.




And full fair cheer and rich was on the board that no wight could devise a fuller ne richer.




And there was a vat of silver that was moved by craft to open in the which lay strange fishes withouten heads though misbelieving men nie that this be possible thing without they see it natheless they are so.




And these fishes lie in an oily water brought there from Portugal land because of the fatness that therein is like to the juices of the olivepress.




And also it was marvel to see in that castle how by magic they make a compost out of fecund wheatkidneys out of Chaldee that by aid of certain angry spirits that they do in to it swells up wondrously like to a vast mountain.




And they teach the serpents there to entwine themselves up on long sticks out of the ground and of the scales of these serpents they brew out a brewage like to mead.




And the learning knight let pour for childe Leopold a draught and halp thereto the while all they that were there drank every each.




And childe Leopold did up his beaver for to pleasure him and took apertly somewhat in amity for he never drank no manner of mead which he then put by and anon full privily he voided the more part in his neighbour glass and his neighbour nist not of this wile.




And he sat down in that castle with them for to rest him there awhile.




Thanked be Almighty God.




This meanwhile this good sister stood by the door and begged them at the reverence of Jesu our alther liege Lord to leave their wassailing for there was above one quick with child, a gentle dame whose time hied fast.

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Sir Leopold heard on the upfloor cry on high and he wondered what cry that it was whether of child or woman and I marvel, said he, that it be not come or now.




Meseems it dureth overlong.




And he was ware and saw a franklin that hight Lenehan on that side the table that was older than any of the tother and for that they both were knights virtuous in the one emprise and eke by cause that he was elder he spoke to him full gently.




But, said he, or it be long too she will bring forth by God His bounty and have joy of her childing for she hath waited marvellous long.




And the franklin that had drunken said, Expecting each moment to be her next.




Also he took the cup that stood tofore him for him needed never none asking nor desiring of him to drink and, Now drink, said he, fully delectably, and he quaffed as far as he might to their both's health for he was a passing good man of his lustiness.




And sir Leopold that was the goodliest guest that ever sat in scholars' hall and that was the meekest man and the kindest that ever laid husbandly hand under hen and that was the very truest knight of the world one that ever did minion

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