Chapter Chapter 271 · How Anglides, Boudwin’s wife, escaped with her young

. How Anglides, Boudwin’s wife, escaped with her young

son, Alisander le Orphelin, and came to the Castle of Arundel.

Notwithstanding, when King Mark had done this deed, yet he thought to

do more vengeance; and with his sword in his hand, he sought from

chamber to chamber, to seek Anglides and her young son. And when she

was missed he called a good knight that hight Sadok, and charged him by

pain of death to fetch Anglides again and her young son. So Sir Sadok

departed and rode after Anglides. And within ten mile he overtook her,

and bade her turn again and ride with him to King Mark. Alas, fair

knight, she said, what shall ye win by my son’s death or by mine? I

have had overmuch harm and too great a loss. Madam, said Sadok, of your

loss is dole and pity; but madam, said Sadok, would ye depart out of

this country with your son, and keep him till he be of age, that he may

revenge his father’s death, then would I suffer you to depart from me,

so you promise me to revenge the death of Prince Boudwin. Ah, gentle

knight, Jesu thank thee, and if ever my son, Alisander le Orphelin,

live to be a knight, he shall have his father’s doublet and his shirt

with the bloody marks, and I shall give him such a charge that he shall

remember it while he liveth. And therewithal Sadok departed from her,

and either betook other to God. And when Sadok came to King Mark he

told him faithfully that he had drowned young Alisander her son; and

thereof King Mark was full glad.

Now turn we unto Anglides, that rode both night and day by adventure

out of Cornwall, and little and in few places she rested; but ever she

drew southward to the seaside, till by fortune she came to a castle

that is called Magouns, and now it is called Arundel, in Sussex. And

the Constable of the castle welcomed her, and said she was welcome to

her own castle; and there was Anglides worshipfully received, for the

Constable’s wife was nigh her cousin, and the Constable’s name was

Bellangere; and that same Constable told Anglides that the same castle

was hers by right inheritance. Thus Anglides endured years and winters,

till Alisander was big and strong; there was none so wight in all that

country, neither there was none that might do no manner of mastery

afore him.