boundaries. And they came to the
Court. And in the Court they had ample entertainment, and a multitude of
gifts, and abundance of liquor, and a sufficiency of service, and a
variety of minstrelsy and of games. And to do honour to Geraint, all the
chief men of the country were invited that night to visit him. And they
passed that day and that night in the utmost enjoyment. And at dawn next
day Erbin arose, and summoned to him Geraint, and the noble persons who
had borne him company. And he said to Geraint, "I am a feeble and an
aged man, and whilst I was able to maintain the dominion for thee and for
myself, I did so. But thou art young, and in the flower of thy vigour
and of thy youth: henceforth do thou preserve thy possessions." "Truly,"
said Geraint, "with my consent thou shalt not give the power over thy
dominions at this time into my hands, and thou shall not take me from
Arthur's Court." "Into thy hands will I give them," said Erbin, "and
this day also shalt thou receive the homage of thy subjects."

Then said Gwalchmai, "It were better for thee to satisfy those who have
boons to ask, to-day, and to-morrow thou canst receive the homage of thy
dominions." So all that had boons to ask were summoned into one place.
And Kadyrieith came to them, to know what were their requests. And every
one asked that which he desired. And the followers of Arthur began to
make gifts and immediately the men of Cornwall came, and gave also. And
they were not long in giving, so eager was every one to bestow gifts. And
of those who came to ask gifts, none departed unsatisfied. And that day
and that night were spent in the utmost enjoyment.

And the next day, at dawn, Erbin desired Geraint to send messengers to
the men, to ask them whether it was displeasing to them that he should
come to receive their homage, and whether they had anything to object to
him. Then Geraint sent ambassadors to the men of Cornwall, to ask them
this. And they all said that it would be the fulness of joy and honour
to them for Geraint to come and receive their homage. So he received the
homage of such as were there. And they remained with him till the third
night. And the day after the followers of Arthur intended to go away.
"It is too soon for you to go away yet," said he, "stay with me until I
have finished receiving the homage of my chief men, who have agreed to
come to me." And they remained with him until he had done so. Then they
se