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Argentile
and Curan Argentile was the daughter of King Adelbright,
who, on his deathbed, committed her in charge to King Edel. Edel kept
her a close prisoner, under hope of getting into his possession her
lands and dominion. Curan, the son of a Danske King, in order to woo
her, became a kitchen drudge in Edel's household, and Edel resolved to
marry Argentile to this drudge, but she fled away. Curan now turned
shepherd, and fell in love with a neatherd's maid, who turned out to be
Argentile. The two were married, and Curan claiming his wife's
dominions, became King of Northumberland, and put Edel to death. (Percy's Reliques.)
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