astel of Douer ye may see Gauwayn's skull and Cradok's mantel.' Sir
Thomas Gray says the mantle was made into a chasuble, and was preserved
at Glastonbury.

Thomas Love Peacock says (_The Misfortunes of Elphin_, chap. xii.),
'Tegau Eurvron, or Tegau of the Golden Bosom, was the wife of Caradoc
[Craddocke], and one of the Three Chaste Wives of the island of
Britain.' A similar statement is recorded by Percy at the end of his
'revised and altered' ballad, taking it from 'the Rev. Evan Evans,
editor of the Specimens of Welsh Poetry.'

THE BOY AND THE MANTLE

1.
In the third day of May
to Carleile did come
A kind curteous child
that cold much of wisdome.

2.
A kirtle & a mantle
this child had vppon,
With brauches and ringes
full richelye bedone.

3.
He had a sute of silke,
about his middle drawne;
Without he cold of curtesye,
he thought itt much shame.

4.
'God speed thee, King Arthur,
sitting at thy meate!
& the goodly Queene Gueneuer!
I canott her fforgett.

5.
'I tell you lords in this hall,
I hett you all heede,
Except you be the more surer,
is you for to dread.'

6.
He plucked out of his potewer,
& longer wold not dwell,
He pulled forth a pretty mantle,
betweene two nut-shells.

7.
'Haue thou here, King Arthure,
haue thou heere of mee;
Give itt to thy comely queene,
shapen as itt is alreadye.

8.
'Itt shall neuer become that wiffe
that hath once done amisse':
Then euery knight in the King's court
began to care for his wiffe.

9.
Forth came dame Gueneuer,
to the mantle shee her bid;
The ladye shee was new-fangle,
but yett shee was affrayd.

10.
When shee had taken the mantle,
shee stoode as she had beene madd;
It was ffrom the top to the toe
as sheeres had itt shread.

11.
One while was itt gaule,
another while was itt greene;
Another while was itt wadded;
ill itt did her beseeme.

12.
Another while was it blacke,
& bore the worst hue;
'By my troth,' quoth King Arthur,
'I thinke thou be not true.'

13.
Shee threw downe the mantle,
that bright was of blee,
Fast with a rudd redd
to her chamber can shee flee.

14.
Shee curst the weauer and the walker
that clothe that had wrought,
& bade a vengeance on his crowne
that hither hath itt brought.

15.
'I had rather be i