STORY OF PRINCE PETER WITH THE GOLDEN KEYS, AND THE PRINCESS MAGILENE.
IN France there once lived a high-born Prince
named Volchvan, with his wife Petronida; and
they had an only son named Peter. Now, Prince
Peter had in his youth a great inclination for
knightly prowess and deeds of war; and, when
he came of age, he sighed after nothing so much
as chivalrous feats. But it happened that at this
time a knight named Ruiganduis arrived there
from the kingdom of Naples, who, observing
Peter's bravery, said: "Prince Peter, there is a
King in Naples who has a beautiful daughter
named Magilene, and this King rewards richly all
those knights who do battle in behalf of his
daughter."
Then Peter went to his father and mother and begged for their blessing that he might travel to the kingdom of Naples to learn there knightly feats, but especially to see the beauty of the King's daughter Magilene. So they dismissed Prince Peter with great sorrow, exhorting him to make friendship with good men only; then, giving him three
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