And No Man Rideth
Before Him Of His Company, But All After Him.
And no man dare not
come nigh the chariot, by a bow draught, but those lords only that
be about him.
And all the host cometh fairly after him in great
multitude.
And also such another chariot with such hosts ordained and arrayed
go with the empress upon another side, everych by himself, with
four hosts, right as the emperor did; but not with so great
multitude of people. And his eldest son goeth by another way in
another chariot, in the same manner. So that there is between them
so great multitude of folk that it is marvel to tell it. And no
man should trow the number, but he had seen it. And some-time it
happeth that when he will not go far, and that it like him to have
the empress and his children with him, then they go altogether, and
their folk be all mingled in fere, and divided in four parties
only.
And ye shall understand, that the empire of this great Chan is
divided in twelve provinces; and every province hath more than two
thousand cities, and of towns without number. This country is full
great, for it hath twelve principal kings in twelve provinces, and
every of those Kings have many kings under them, and all they be
obeissant to the great Chan. And his land and his lordship dureth
so far, that a man may not go from one head to another, neither by
sea ne land, the space of seven year.
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