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 themselves and ride out to meet him. And as soon as they were in the land of Naples, King Astronomus gave orders in all the towns to furnish them with provisions in abundance. And the lords, hearing that their prince had won great honour for the land of Bohemia and for himself likewise, began to rejoice greatly and to thank him as their gracious lord. And when he ordered preparations to be made, desiring to ride to his own land, the King of Naples, seeing this, began to be sorrowful and said to Stilfrid: “Dear lord! if thou canst overcome thy wish, abide with me; as I said, the half of this my kingdom I will yield to thee, and after my death I give thee the whole in full possession.” Saith Stilfrid: “I thank thee, dear king! but, I pray thee, do not desire me to forsake my wife and son; therefore I cannot remain longer.” And the king, seeing that he would not remain, commanded to saddle his horses also and sound the trumpet for marching, and caused two thousand horses thereof to be brought and given to Stilfrid with all things appertaining to them.

So he mounted and rode to his own land of