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Angelars, a relative of the Earl Amaury,Angelers, who was cosyn germayne to Amaury, whom Huon had slayne before at Parys before themperour Charlemayn for ye loue of Charlot / this Angelars was false & a traytoure, & he had a stronge castell with / in a[1] .iii. legges of Burdeux / resists Huon's authority.he wolde not holde of Huon nor obey hym, tho he was his lege man / whan Huon saw that he wolde not holde of hym nor do hym homage, he was sore dyspleasyd, and made promyse that, yf that he mygth gette hym parforce, he wolde surely hange hym vp & [2]as many as were in the castell.[3] than Huon marches to take his castle,Huon assaylled ye castell, & they within defendyd them[4] valyauntly / so that many were hurt and slayne of[5] both partes / Huon was there .viii. dayes & coude not wyn ye castell / than Huon ordenyd before the place a payre of galowes, & which falls after nine days' siege.on[6] ye .ix. day he made a freshe assault by such force[7] that he wan ye castell & entred parforce. Angelars and his men are taken and hanged.Angelars was taken & .lx.[8] men with hym, & they were al hangyd on ye galowes. Than Huon gaue the castell to[9] one of his knyghtes /[10] than he departyd & went to the castell of Blay, where as he was receyued with gret ioy / and the fayre Esclaramonde was in her[11] palays at Burdeux well acompenyd with ladyes & dameselles / & as they were deuysynge togyther, Three pilgrims visit Esclaramonde at Bordeaux.there entred into ye palays .iii. pylgremes who ryght humbly salutyd the lady Esclaramonde. 'Syrs,' quod ye lady, 'I pray you shew me out of what countre ye are come' / 'dame,'[12] quod one of them, 'know for trouth that They say they are journeying from the Holy Land.we are come from Ierusalem, & haue made our offerynge to the holy sepulture. we haue sufferyd myche pouertie in oure iurnay, wherfore, lady, we requyre you humbly for the loue of our lorde Jesu Cryst to gyue vs sum meet.' 'Syrs,' quod she, 'ye shall haue ynough' / & than she commaundyd two of
  1. omitted.
  2. Fol. lxvi. col. 1.
  3. with him.
  4. selues.
  5. on.
  6. vppon.
  7. strength.
  8. Fortie.
  9. vnto.
  10. and.
  11. the.
  12. Madame.