butthenmustgvehmthemostchargethateversnfulmothergavetoherchld。Doasyelst,sadBellangere,andshallgvehmwarnngthatheshallbemadeknght。NowtwllbewelldonethathemaybemadeknghtatourLadyDaynLent。Betso,sadAngldes,andprayyoumakereadytherefore。SocametheConstabletoAlsander,andtoldhmthatheshouldatourLadyDaynLentbemadeknght。thankGod,sadAlsander;thesearethebesttdngsthatevercametome。ThentheConstableordanedtwentyofthegreatestgentlemen’ssons,andthebestbornmenofthecountry,thatshouldbemadeknghtsthatsamedaythatAlsanderwasmadeknght。SoonthesamedaythatAlsanderandhstwentyfellowsweremadeknghts,attheofferngofthemasstherecameAngldesuntohersonandsadthus:Ofarsweetson,chargetheeuponmyblessng,andofthehghorderofchvalrythatthoutakestherethsday,thatthouunderstandwhatshallsayandchargetheewthal。Therewthalshepulledoutabloodydoubletandabloodyshrt,thatwerebe-bledwtholdblood。WhenAlsandersawthshestertabackandwaxedpale,andsad:Farmother,whatmaythsmean?
shalltellthee,farson:thswasthneownfather’sdoubletandshrt,thatheworeuponhmthatsamedaythathewasslan。Andthereshetoldhmwhyandwherefore,andhowforhsgoodnessKngMarkslewhmwthhsdaggeraforemneowneyen。Andthereforethsshallbeyourchargethatshallgvethee。
HowtwastoldtoKngMarkofSrAlsander,andhowhewouldhaveslanSrSadokforsavnghslfe。
NOWrequrethee,andchargetheeuponmyblessng,anduponthehghorderofknghthood,thatthouberevengeduponKngMarkforthedeathofthyfather。
Andtherewthalsheswooned。ThenAlsanderleapttohsmother,andtookherupnhsarms,andsad:Farmother,yehavegvenmeagreatcharge,andhere