Celle est la fille au Roy c’on dist des Haus-Assis.”[18] Pp. 319–320.
This Lady Ivorine, the Old Man’s daughter, is described among other points as having—
“Les iex vairs com faucons, nobles et agentis.”[19] P. 320.
The King of the Mountain collects all the young male children of the country, and has them brought up for nine or ten years:
“Dedens un lieu oscur: là les met-on toudis
Aveukes males bestes; kiens, et cas, et soris,
Culoères, et lisaerdes, escorpions petis.
Là endroit ne peut nuls avoir joie, né ris.” Pp. 320–321.
And after this dreary life they are shown the Paradise, and told that such shall be their portion if they do their Lord’s behest.
“S’il disoit à son homme: ‘Va-t-ent droit à Paris;