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Chapter 11
Themanthatwascomeintothehousethenspoketothenursingwomanandheaskedherhowitfaredwiththewomanthatlaythereinchildbed.Thenursingwomanansweredhimandsaidthatthatwomanwasinthroesnowfullthreedaysandthatitwouldbeahardbirthunnethtobearbutthatnowinalittleitwouldbe.Shesaidtheretothatshehadseenmanybirthsofwomenbutneverwasnonesohardaswasthatwoman’sbirth.Thenshesetitallforthtohimforbecausesheknewthemanthattimewashadlivednighthathouse.Themanhearkenedtoherwordsforhefeltwithwonderwomen’swoeinthetravailthattheyhaveofmotherhoodandhewonderedtolookonherfacethatwasafairfaceforanymantoseebutyetwassheleftafterlongyearsahandmaid.Ninetwelvebloodflowschidingherchildless.
Andwhilestheyspakethedoorofthecastlewasopenedandtherenighedthemamicklenoiseasofmanythatsatthereatmeat.AndtherecameagainsttheplaceastheystoodayounglearningknightycleptDixon.AndthetravellerLeopoldwascouthtohimsithenithadhappedthattheyhadhadadoeachwithotherinthehouseofmisericordwherethislearningknightlaybycausethetravellerLeopoldcametheretobehealedforhewassorewoundedinhisbreastbyaspearwherewithahorribleanddreadfuldragonwassmittenhimforwhichhediddomakeasalveofvolatilesaltandchrismasmuchashemightsuffice.Andhesaidnowthatheshouldgointothatcastlefortomakemerrywiththemthatwerethere.AndthetravellerLeopoldsaidthatheshouldgootherwhitherforhewasamanofcautelsandasubtile.
