CHAPTER IX

. How the lady was returned to her lands by the battle of

Sir Bors, and of his departing, and how he met Sir Lionel taken and beaten with thorns, and also of a maid which should have been devoured.

## CHAPTER X . How Sir Bors left to rescue his brother, and rescued the

damosel; and how it was told him that Lionel was dead.

## CHAPTER XI . How Sir Bors told his dream to a priest, which he had

dreamed, and of the counsel that the priest gave to him.

## CHAPTER XII . How the devil in a woman’s likeness would have had Sir

Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.

## CHAPTER XIII . Of the holy communication of an Abbot to Sir Bors, and

how the Abbot counselled him.

## CHAPTER XIV . How Sir Bors met with his brother Sir Lionel, and how Sir

Lionel would have slain Sir Bors.

## CHAPTER XV . How Sir Colgrevance fought against Sir Lionel for to save

Sir Bors, and how the hermit was slain.

## CHAPTER XVI . How Sir Lionel slew Sir Colgrevance, and how after he

would have slain Sir Bors.

## CHAPTER XVII . How there came a voice which charged Sir Bors to touch

him not, and of a cloud that came between them.

## BOOK XVII.

## CHAPTER I . How Sir Galahad fought at a tournament, and how he was

known of Sir Gawaine and Sir Ector de Maris.

## CHAPTER II . How Sir Galahad rode with a damosel, and came to the ship

whereas Sir Bors and Sir Percivale were in.

## CHAPTER III . How Sir Galahad entered into the ship, and of a fair bed

therein, with other marvellous things, and of a sword.

## CHAPTER IV . Of the marvels of the sword and of the scabbard.

## CHAPTER V . How King Pelles was smitten through both thighs because he

drew the sword, and other marvellous histories.

## CHAPTER VI . How Solomon took David’s sword by the counsel of his wife,

and of other matters marvellous.

## CHAPTER VII . A wonderful tale of King Solomon and his wife.

## CHAPTER VIII . How Galahad and his fellows came to a castle, and how

they were fought withal, and how they slew their adversaries, and other matters.

## CHAPTER IX . How the three knights, with Percivale’s sister, came unto

the same forest, and of an hart and four lions, and other things.

## CHAPTER X . How they were desired of a strange custom, the which they

would not obey; wherefore they fought and slew many knights.

## CHAPTER XI . How Sir Percivale’s sister bled a dish full of blood for

to heal a lady, wherefore she died; and how that the body was put in a ship.

## CHAPTER XII . How Galahad and Percivale found in a castle many tombs of

maidens that had bled to death.

## CHAPTER XIII . How Sir Launcelot entered into the ship where Sir

Percivale’s sister lay dead, and how he met with Sir Galahad, his son.

## CHAPTER XIV . How a knight brought unto Sir Galahad a horse, and bade

him come from his father, Sir Launcelot.

## CHAPTER XV . How Sir Launcelot was to-fore the door of the chamber

wherein the Holy Sangreal was.

## CHAPTER XVI . How Sir launcelot had lain four-and-twenty days and as

many nights as a dead man, and other divers matters.

## CHAPTER XVII . How Sir Launcelot returned towards Logris, and of other

adventures which he saw in the way.

## CHAPTER XVIII . How Galahad came to King Mordrains, and of other

matters and adventures.

## CHAPTER XIX . How Sir Percivale and Sir Bors met with Sir Galahad, and

how they came to the castle of Carbonek, and other matters.

## CHAPTER XX How Galahad and his fellows were fed of the Holy Sangreal,

and how Our Lord appeared to them, and other things.

## CHAPTER XXI . How Galahad anointed with the blood of the spear the

Maimed King, and of other adventures.

## CHAPTER XXII . How they were fed with the Sangreal while they were in

prison, and how Galahad was made king.

## CHAPTER XXIII . Of the sorrow that Percivale and Bors made when Galahad

was dead: and of Percivale how he died, and other matters.

## BOOK XVIII.

## CHAPTER I . Of the joy King Arthur and the queen had of the achievement

of the Sangreal; and how Launcelot fell to his old love again.

## CHAPTER II . How the queen commanded Sir Launcelot to avoid the court,

and of the sorrow that Launcelot made.

## CHAPTER III . How at a dinner that the queen made there was a knight

enpoisoned, which Sir Mador laid on the queen.

## CHAPTER IV . How Sir Mador appeached the queen of treason, and there

was no knight would fight for her at the first time.

## CHAPTER V . How the queen required Sir Bors to fight for her, and how

he granted upon condition; and how he warned Sir Launcelot thereof.

## CHAPTER VI . How at the day Sir Bors made him ready for to fight for

the queen; and when he would fight how another discharged him.

## CHAPTER VII How Sir Launcelot fought against Sir Mador for the queen,

and how he overcame Sir Mador, and discharged the queen.

## CHAPTER VIII . How the truth was known by the Maiden of the Lake, and

of divers other matters.

## CHAPTER IX . How Sir Launcelot rode to Astolat, and received a sleeve

to wear upon his helm at the request of a maid.

## CHAPTER X . How the tourney began at Winchester, and what knights were

at the jousts; and other things.

## CHAPTER XI . How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine entered in the field

against them of King Arthur’s court, and how Launcelot was hurt.

## CHAPTER XII . How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine departed out of the

field, and in what jeopardy Launcelot was.

## CHAPTER XIII . How Launcelot was brought to an hermit for to be healed

of his wound, and of other matters.

## CHAPTER XIV . How Sir Gawaine was lodged with the lord of Astolat, and

there had knowledge that it was Sir Launcelot that bare the red sleeve.

## CHAPTER XV . Of the sorrow that Sir Bors had for the hurt of Launcelot;

and of the anger that the queen had because Launcelot bare the sleeve.

## CHAPTER XVI . How Sir Bors sought Launcelot and found him in the

hermitage, and of the lamentation between them.

## CHAPTER XVII . How Sir Launcelot armed him to assay if he might bear

arms, and how his wounds brast out again.

## CHAPTER XVIII . How Sir Bors returned and told tidings of Sir

Launcelot; and of the tourney, and to whom the prize was given.

## CHAPTER XIX . Of the great lamentation of the Fair Maid of Astolat when

Launcelot should depart, and how she died for his love.

## CHAPTER XX . How the corpse of the Maid of Astolat arrived to-fore King

Arthur, and of the burying, and how Sir Launcelot offered the mass-penny.

## CHAPTER XXI . Of great jousts done all a Christmas, and of a great

jousts and tourney ordained by King Arthur, and of Sir Launcelot.

## CHAPTER XXII . How Launcelot after that he was hurt of a gentlewoman

came to an hermit, and of other matters.

## CHAPTER XXIII . How Sir Launcelot behaved him at the jousts, and other

men also.

## CHAPTER XXIV . How King Arthur marvelled much of the jousting in the

field, and how he rode and found Sir Launcelot.

## CHAPTER XXV . How true love is likened to summer.

## BOOK XIX.

## CHAPTER I . How Queen Guenever rode a-Maying with certain knights of

the Round Table and clad all in green.

## CHAPTER II . How Sir Meliagrance took the queen and her knights, which

were sore hurt in fighting.

## CHAPTER III . How Sir Launcelot had word how the queen was taken, and

how Sir Meliagrance laid a bushment for Launcelot.

## CHAPTER IV . How Sir Launcelot’s horse was slain, and how Sir Launcelot

rode in a cart for to rescue the queen.

## CHAPTER V . How Sir Meliagrance required forgiveness of the queen, and

how she appeased Sir Launcelot; and other matters.

## CHAPTER VI . How Sir Launcelot came in the night to the queen and lay

with her, and how Sir Meliagrance appeached the queen of treason.

## CHAPTER VII . How Sir Launcelot answered for the queen, and waged

battle against Sir Meliagrance; and how Sir Launcelot was taken in a trap.

## CHAPTER VIII . How Sir Launcelot was delivered out of prison by a lady,

and took a white courser and came for to keep his day.

## CHAPTER IX . How Sir Launcelot came the same time that Sir Meliagrance

abode him in the field and dressed him to battle.

## CHAPTER X . How Sir Urre came into Arthur’s court for to be healed of

his wounds, and how King Arthur would begin to handle him.

## CHAPTER XI . How King Arthur handled Sir Urre, and after him many other

knights of the Round Table.

## CHAPTER XII . How Sir Launcelot was commanded by Arthur to handle his

wounds, and anon he was all whole, and how they thanked God.

## CHAPTER XIII . How there was a party made of an hundred knights against

an hundred knights, and of other matters

## BOOK XX.

## CHAPTER I . How Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred were busy upon Sir

Gawaine for to disclose the love between Sir Launcelot and Queen Guenever.

## CHAPTER II . How Sir Agravaine disclosed their love to King Arthur, and

how King Arthur gave them licence to take him.

## CHAPTER III . How Sir Launcelot was espied in the queen’s chamber, and

how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him.

## CHAPTER IV . How Sir Launcelot slew Sir Colgrevance, and armed him in

his harness, and after slew Sir Agravaine, and twelve of his fellows.

## CHAPTER V . How Sir Launcelot came to Sir Bors, and told him how he had

sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped.

## CHAPTER VI . Of the counsel and advice that was taken by Sir Launcelot

and his friends for to save the queen.

## CHAPTER VII . How Sir Mordred rode hastily to the king, to tell him of

the affray and death of Sir Agravaine and the other knights.

## CHAPTER VIII . How Sir Launcelot and his kinsmen rescued the queen from

the fire, and how he slew many knights.

## CHAPTER IX . Of the sorrow and lamentation of King Arthur for the death

of his nephews and other good knights, and also for the queen, his wife.

## CHAPTER X . How King Arthur at the request of Sir Gawaine concluded to

make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.

## CHAPTER XI . Of the communication between King Arthur and Sir

Launcelot, and how King Arthur reproved him.

## CHAPTER XII . How the cousins and kinsmen of Sir Launcelot excited him

to go out to battle, and how they made them ready.

## CHAPTER XIII . How Sir Gawaine jousted and smote down Sir Lionel, and

how Sir Launcelot horsed King Arthur.

## CHAPTER XIV . How the Pope sent down his bulls to make peace, and how

Sir Launcelot brought the queen to King Arthur.

## CHAPTER XV . Of the deliverance of the queen to the king by Sir

Launcelot, and what language Sir Gawaine had to Sir Launcelot.

## CHAPTER XVI . Of the communication between Sir Gawaine and Sir

Launcelot, with much other language.

## CHAPTER XVII . How Sir Launcelot departed from the king and from Joyous

Gard over seaward, and what knights went with him.

## CHAPTER XVIII . How Sir Launcelot passed over the sea, and how he made

great lords of the knights that went with him.

## CHAPTER XIX . How King Arthur and Sir Gawaine made a great host ready

to go over sea to make war on Sir Launcelot.

## CHAPTER XX . What message Sir Gawaine sent to Sir Launcelot; and how

King Arthur laid siege to Benwick, and other matters.

## CHAPTER XXI . How Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine did battle together,

and how Sir Gawaine was overthrown and hurt.

## CHAPTER XXII . Of the sorrow that King Arthur made for the war, and of

another battle where also Sir Gawaine had the worse

## BOOK XXI.

## CHAPTER I . How Sir Mordred presumed and took on him to be King of

England, and would have married the queen, his father’s wife.

## CHAPTER II . How after that King Arthur had tidings, he returned and

came to Dover, where Sir Mordred met him to let his landing; and of the death of Sir Gawaine.

## CHAPTER III . How after, Sir Gawaine’s ghost appeared to King Arthur,

and warned him that he should not fight that day.

## CHAPTER IV . How by misadventure of an adder the battle began, where

Mordred was slain, and Arthur hurt to the death.

## CHAPTER V . How King Arthur commanded to cast his sword Excalibur into

the water, and how he was delivered to ladies in a barge.

## CHAPTER VI . How Sir Bedivere found him on the morrow dead in an

hermitage, and how he abode there with the hermit.

## CHAPTER VII . Of the opinion of some men of the death of King Arthur;

and how Queen Guenever made her a nun in Almesbury.

## CHAPTER VIII . How when Sir Lancelot heard of the death of King Arthur,

and of Sir Gawaine, and other matters, he came into England.

## CHAPTER IX . How Sir Launcelot departed to seek the Queen Guenever, and

how he found her at Almesbury.

## CHAPTER X . How Sir Launcelot came to the hermitage where the

Archbishop of Canterbury was, and how he took the habit on him.

## CHAPTER XI . How Sir Launcelot went with his seven fellows to

Almesbury, and found there Queen Guenever dead, whom they brought to Glastonbury.

## CHAPTER XII . How Sir Launcelot began to sicken, and after died, whose

body was borne to Joyous Gard for to be buried.

## CHAPTER XIII . How Sir Ector found Sir Launcelot his brother dead, and

how Constantine reigned next after Arthur; and of the end of this book. GLOSSARY

## BOOK X.

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