Within my land and kingdom; it were a wrong to me from hence to take you.”

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He bade they should be sheltered, at once, within his town;

Then to his men and lieges he made his wishes known,

That now unto the wanderers all honor should be granted.

The water-weary sailors soon found the rest that they so long had wanted.

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Then the townsmen freely did the king’s behest;

To do it they were ready: houses, the very best,

Forty, or even over, were empty left, to be taken