"Wert thou not in presence yester-even," said De Bracy, "when we heard the Prior Aymer tell us a tale in reply to the romance which was sung by the Minstrel?--He told how, long since in Palestine, a deadly feud arose between the tribe of Benjamin and the rest of the Israelitish nation; and how they cut to pieces well-nigh all the chivalry of that tribe; and how they swore by our blessed Lady, that they would not permit those who remained to marry in their lineage; and how they became grieved for their vow, and sent to consult his holiness the Pope how they might be absolved from it; and how, by the advice of the Holy Father, the youth of the tribe of Benjamin carried off from a superb tournament all the ladies who were there present, and thus won them wives without the consent either of their brides or their brides' families."
De azután meg­bánták, és a pápa őszentségéhez fordultak azzal a kéréssel, hogy oldja fel őket fogadal­muk alól. Végül a szent­atya tanácsára a Benjámin-törzs maradék ifjai egy fényes tornaünne­pély alkalmából elragadták az ott levő hölgyeket, valamennyit az utolsó szálig.