_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 find Anglides and her young son. And when she
was missed, he called a good knight that hight Sir 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 over much 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 ye promise me for 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 sea side, till by fortune she came to a castle
that is called Magouns, and now it is called Arundel in Southsex. 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.