And lordes many oon In riche array, this mayden for to gyde, Hir yonge brother ridynge hire bisyde. Arrayed was toward hir mariage This fresshe mayde, ful of gemmes cleere; Hir brother, which that seven yeer was of age, Arrayed eek ful fressh in his manere.

And lordes many oon
In riche array, this mayden for to gyde,
Hir yonge brother ridynge hire bisyde.
Arrayed was toward hir mariage
This fresshe mayde, ful of gemmes cleere;
Hir brother, which that seven yeer was of age,
Arrayed eek ful fressh in his manere.

– Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales, The Clerk’s Tale. The contrast between rich and poor features strongly as preparations for Walter’s second marriage proceed. The rich array of the new bride and her entourage as they head torwards Saluzzo is described here.

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