EQUIVOKES 
 
 
"avoid where castles mounted stand." 
The duke died in an ale-house called the Cas- 
tie, in St. Alban's.-Shakespeare, 2 Henry 
VI. act v. sc. 2. 
  11. A wizard told King Edward IV. 
that "after him should reign one the first 
letter of whose name should be G." The 
king thought the person meant was his 
brother George, but the duke of Glouces- 
ter was the person pointed at.-Holinshed, 
Chronicles; Shakespeare, Richard III. act 
i. sc. 1. 
 
  Erae'lius (The emperor) condemned a 
knight to death on the supposition of 
murder; but the man supposed to be 
murdered making his appearance, the con- 
demned man was taken back, under the 
expectation that he would be instantly ac- 
quitted. But no, Eraclius ordered all 
three to be put to death: the knight, be- 
cause the emperor had ordered it; the 
man who brought him back, because he 
had not carried out the emperor's order; 
and the man supposed to be murdered, be- 
cause he was virtually the cause of death 
to the other two. 
  This tale is told in the Gesta Romanorum, 
and Chaucer has put it into the mouth of 
his sumpnor. It is also told by Seneca, 
in his De Ira; but he ascribes it to Corne- 
lius Piso, and not to Eracius. 
 
  i9raste (2. syl.), hero of Les Fdcheux by 
Moli~re. He is in love with Orphiso (2. 
syl.), whose tutor is Damis (1661). 
 
  Er'eeldoun (Thomas of), also called 
"Thomas the Rhymer," introduced by Sir 
W. Scott in his novel called Castle Danger- 
ous (time, Henry I.). 
  It is said that Thomas of Erceldoun is not 
dead, but that he is sleeping beneath the Eildon 
Hills, in Scotland. One day, he met with a lady 
of elfin race beneath the Eildon tree, and she 
led him to an under-ground region, where he 
 
 
remained for seven years. He then revisited the 
earth, but bound himself to return when sum- 
moned. One day, when he was making merry 
with his friends, he was told that a hart and 
hind were parading the street; and he knew it 
was his summons, so he immediately went to the 
Eildon tree, and has never since been heard 
of.-Sir W. Scott, Minstrelsy of the Scottish 
Border. 
  *** This tale is substantially the same 
in the German one of Tannhdiuser (q. v.). 
 
  Ereck, a knight of the Round Table. 
He marries the beautiful Enite (2. syl.), 
daughter of a poor knight, and falls into a 
state of idleness and effeminacy, till Enite 
rouses him to action. He then goes forth 
on an expedition of adventures, and after 
combating  with   brigands, giants, and 
dwarfs, returns to the court of King 
Arthur, where'he remains till the death of 
his father. He then enters on his inheri- 
tance, and lives peaceably the rest of his 
life.-Hartmann von der Aue, Ereck (thir- 
teenth century). 
 
  Ereen'ia (3 syl.), a glendoveer' or good 
spirit, the beloved son of Cas'yapa (3 syl.), 
father of the immortals. Ereenia took pity 
on Kail'yal (2 syl.), daughter of Ladur'lad, 
and carried her to his Bower of Bliss in 
paradise (canto vii.). Here Kailyal could 
not stay, because she was still a living 
daughter of earth. On her return to earth, 
she was chosen for the bride of Jagan 
-naut, and Ar'valan came to dishonor her; 
but she set fire to the pagoda, and Ereenia 
came to her rescue. Ereenia was set upon 
by the witch Lor'rimite (3 syl.), and carried 
to the submerged city of Baly, whence he 
was delivered by Ladurlad. The glen- 
doveer now craved Seeva for vengeance, 
but the god sent him to Yamen (i.e. Pluto), 
and Yamen said the measure of iniquity 
was now full, so Arvalan and his father 
Kehama were both made inmates of the 
 
 
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