Then the third king, Melchior, replied,
“Sirs, I pray you, and that right humbly,
With you that I may ride in company;
To Almighty God now pray we
That His precious person we may see.”
Thus having greeted one another, the kings rode aside, while on the pageant, Herod came out of his palace to meet the herald, who, on seeing him, exclaimed:
“Hail, Lord, most of might!
Thy commandment is right.
Into thy land is come this night
Three kings, and with them a great company.”