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Dubricius, greatly concerned about the calamity about to befall the land, summoned all the other bishops and invested Arthur with the crown of the kingdom. Although Arthur was only fifteen years old at the time, he was a youth of outstanding virtue and largesse. His innate goodness made him exhibit such grace that he was beloved by almost all the people. On being invested with the royal insignia, Arthur upheld the ancient custom and dispensed gifts to one and all. Such a great number of soldiers flocked to him that he began to run out of gifts to give them. Yet for a man in whom great generosity dwells in the company of great courage, such empty-handedness can last only for a time, and habitual poverty cannot afflict him. Thus Arthur, who indeed possessed both great courage and generosity, was determined to attack the Saxons so that he could distribute their riches among his men. Justice spurred him on as well, since by right of inheritance he ought to have had control over the whole island.
