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e ana tant la hon li plach per lo nomenat arbre de batalles. E
boscatge, tro esdevench en la feya continuament gracies, com
fontana hon lo cauayler estava aquell libre legia, a nostre
en oracio. Lo cauayler qui viu Senyor Deu de les singulars
venir lescuder lexa sa oracio e graties que en aquest mon hauia
assech se en lo bel prat a la aconseguides servint lorde de
ombra del arbre, e comença a caualleria. E stant axi veu
legir a .i. libre que tenia en la venir per pla un home a cauall;
fauda. e conegue que venia dormint;
                                       lexas de legir e nol volgue despertar.
Lo palaffre con fo a la font Com lo roci fon dauant
bech de laygua, e lescuder qui la font e veu laygua, acostasi
senti en durment que son palaffre per voler beure: e per que tenia
nos mouia, despertas, e la falça regna en larço de la
viu denant si lo cauayler qui fo çella no podia: e tant bascha
molt veyl, e hac gran barba e que fon forçat al gentilom ques
lonchs cabels, e romputs vestiments: despertas: e obrint los hulls, se
per la velea e per la veu dauant un hermita ab molt
penitencia que fasia fo magre gran barba tota blancha: e quasi
e descolorit, e per les lagremes les vestidures rompudes: e mostrauas
que gitaua, sos hulls foren apo-* flach e descolorit. E

woods. It went wherever it very moment was reading with
pleased in the forest until it came great delight a book entitled
to the spring where the knight Arbre de Batalles. And he was
was praying. The knight, who continuously rendering thanks,
saw the squire coming, ceased while reading that book, to our
praying and seated himself on Lord God for the singular favors
the beautiful meadow in the that he had obtained in this
shade of the tree, and began to world in the service of the Order
read in a book which he had in of Chivalry. Being occupied in
his lap. When the steed was at this manner, he saw a man on
the spring, it drank, and the horseback coming across the
squire who in his sleep felt that plain, and noticed that he was
the palfrey was no longer moving, asleep. He ceased reading and
awoke, and saw before him did not wish to awaken him.
the knight who was very old, When the steed was in front of
and had a big beard and long the spring and saw the water,
hair, and clothes that were torn. it approached, for it wished to
From his vigils and from the drink, but because the rein was
penance that he was doing he fastened to the pommel of the
was thin and pale; and from the saddle it was not able to do so:
tears that he was shedding, his it stooped so low that the rider