HowSrLauncelotcametoachapel，wherehefounddead，nawhteshrt，amanofrelgon，ofanhundredwnterold。
WHENthehermthadkeptSrLauncelotthreedays，thehermtgathmanhorse，anhelm，andasword。Andthenhedepartedaboutthehourofnoon。Andthenhesawalttlehouse。Andwhenhecamenearhesawachapel，andtherebesdehesawanoldmanthatwasclothedallnwhtefullrchly；andthenSrLauncelotsad：Godsaveyou。Godkeepyou，sadthegoodman，andmakeyouagoodknght。ThenSrLauncelotalghtedandenteredntothechapel，andtherehesawanoldmandead，nawhteshrtofpassngfnecloth。
Sr，sadthegoodman，thsmanthatsdeadoughtnottobensuchclothngasyeseehmn，fornthathebraketheoathofhsorder，forhehathbeenmorethananhundredwnteramanofarelgon。AndthenthegoodmanandSrLauncelotwentntothechapel；andthegoodmantookastoleabouthsneck，andabook，andthenheconjuredonthatbook；andwththattheysawnanhdeousfgureandhorrble，thattherewasnomansohard-heartednorsohardbutheshouldhavebeenafeard。
Thensadthefend：Thouhasttravaledmegreatly；
nowtellmewhatthouwltwthme。wll，sadthegoodman，thatthoutellmehowmyfellowbecamedead，andwhetherhebesavedordamned。Thenhesadwthanhorrblevoce：Hesnotlostbutsaved。Howmaythatbe？sadthegoodman；tseemedtomethathelvednotwell，forhebrakehsorderfortowearashrtwhereheoughttowearnone，andwhothattrespassethaganstourorderdothnotwell。Notso，sadthefend，thsmanthatlethheredeadwascomeofagreatlneage。AndtherewasalordthathghttheEarldeVale，thatheldgreatwaraganstthsman’snephew，thewhchhghtAguarus。AndsothsAguarussawtheearlwasbggerthanhe。Thenhewentfortotakecounselofhsuncle，thewhchlethheredeadasyemaysee。Andthenheaskedleave，andwentoutofhshermtagefortomantanhsnephewaganstthemghtyearl；andsothappedthatthsmanthatlethheredeadddsomuchbyhswsdomandhardnessthattheearlwastaken，andthreeofhslords，byforceofthsdeadman。
Ofadeadman，howmenwouldhavehewnhm，andtwouldnotbe，andhowSrLauncelottooktheharofthedeadman。
THENwastherepeacebetwxttheearlandthsAguarus，andgreatsuretythattheearlshouldneverwaragansthm。Thenthsdeadmanthatherelethcametothshermtageagan；andthentheearlmadetwoofhsnephewsfortobeavengeduponthsman。Sotheycameonaday，andfoundthsdeadmanatthesacrngofhsmass，andtheyabodehmtllhehadsadmass。
Andthentheysetuponhmanddrewoutswordstohaveslanhm；buttherewouldnoswordbteonhmmorethanuponagadofsteel，forthehghLordwhchheservedHehmpreserved。Thenmadetheyagreatfre，andddoffallhsclothes，andtheharoffhsback。Andthenthsdeadmanhermtsaduntothem：Weenyoutoburnme？tshallnotlenyourpowernortopershmeasmuchasathread，antherewereanyonmybody。No？
sadoneofthem，tshallbeassayed。Andthentheydespoledhm，andputuponhmthsshrt，andcasthmnafre，andtherehelayallthatnghttlltwasdaynthatfre，andwasnotdead，andsonthemorncameandfoundhmdead；butfoundnetherthreadnorskntamed，andsotookhmoutofthefrewthgreatfear，andladhmhereasyemaysee。Andnowmayyesuffermetogomyway，forhavesadyouthesooth。Andthenhedepartedwthagreattempest。
ThenwasthegoodmanandSrLauncelotmoregladderthantheywereto-fore。AndthenSrLauncelotdwelledwththatgoodmanthatnght。Sr，sadthegoodman，beyenotSrLauncelotduLake？Yea，sr，sadhe。
Whatseekyenthscountry？Sr，sadSrLauncelot，
gotoseektheadventuresoftheSangreal。Well，sadhe，seektyemaywell，butthoughtwerehereyeshallhavenopowertoseetnomorethanablndmanshouldseeabrghtsword，andthatslongonyoursn，andelseyeweremoreablerthananymanlvng。AndthenSrLauncelotbegantoweep。Thensadthegoodman：WereyeconfessedsthyeenteredntothequestoftheSangreal？Yea，sr，sadSrLauncelot。Thenuponthemornwhenthegoodmanhadsunghsmass，thentheyburedthedeadman。ThenSrLauncelotsad：Father，whatshalldo？
Now，sadthegoodman，requreyoutakethsharthatwasthsholyman’sandputtnextthyskn，andtshallprevaltheegreatly。Sr，andwlldot，sadSrLauncelot。AlsochargeyouthatyeeatnofleshaslongasyebenthequestoftheSangreal，noryeshalldrnknowne，andthatyehearmassdalyanyemaydot。Sohetooktheharandputtuponhm，andsodepartedatevensong-tme。
Andsorodehentoaforest，andtherehemetwthagentlewomanrdnguponawhtepalfrey，andthensheaskedhm：Srknght，whtherrdeye？Certes，damosel，sadLauncelot，wotnotwhtherrdebutasfortuneleadethme。Ah，SrLauncelot，sadshe，wotwhatadventureyeseek，foryewereaforetmenearerthanyebenow，andyetshallyeseetmoreopenlythaneveryedd，andthatshallyeunderstandnshorttme。ThenSrLauncelotaskedherwherehemghtbeharbouredthatnght。Yeshallnotfndthsdaynornght，butto-mornyeshallfndharbourgood，andeaseofthatyebendoubtofAndthenhecommendedheruntoGod。ThenherodetllthathecametoaCross，andtookthatforhshostasforthatnght。
OfanadvsonthatSrLauncelothad，andhowhetoldttoanhermt，anddesredcounselofhm。
ANDsoheputhshorsetopasture，andddoffhshelmandhssheld，andmadehsprayersuntotheCrossthatheneverfallndeadlysnagan。Andsoheladhmdowntosleep。Andanonashewasasleeptbefellhmthereanadvson，thattherecameamanaforehmallbycompassofstars，andthatmanhadacrownofgoldonhsheadandthatmanlednhsfellowshpsevenkngsandtwoknghts。AndalltheseworshppedtheCross，kneelngupontherknees，holdnguptherhandstowardtheheaven。Andalltheysad：FarsweetFatherofheavencomeandvstus，andyelduntouseverychaswehavedeserved。
ThenlookedLauncelotuptotheheaven，andhmseemedthecloudsddopen，andanoldmancamedown，wthacompanyofangels，andalghtedamongthem，andgaveuntoeverychhsblessng，andcalledthemhsservants，andgoodandtrueknghts。Andwhenthsoldmanhadsadthushecametooneofthoseknghts，andsad：havelostallthathavesetnthee，forthouhastruledtheeaganstmeasawarror，andusedwrongwarswthvan-glory，moreforthepleasureoftheworldthantopleaseme，thereforethoushaltbeconfoundedwthoutthouyeldmemytreasure。AllthsadvsonsawSrLauncelotattheCross。
Andonthemornhetookhshorseandrodetllmd-
day；andtherebyadventurehemetwththesameknghtthattookhshorse，helm，andhssword，whenhesleptwhentheSangrealappearedaforetheCross。WhenSrLauncelotsawhmhesalutedhnnotfar，butcredonhgh：Knght，keepthee，forthouhastdonetomegreatunkndness。Andthentheyputaforethemtherspears，andSrLauncelotcamesofercelyuponhmthathesmotehmandhshorsedowntotheearth，thathehadnghbrokenhsneck。ThenSrLauncelottooktheknght’shorsethatwashsownaforehand，anddescendedfromthehorsehesatupon，andmounteduponhsownhorse，andtedtheknght’sownhorsetoatree，thathemghtfndthathorsewhenthathewasarsen。ThenSrLauncelotrodetllnght，andbyadventurehemetanhermt，andeachofthemsalutedother；andthereherestedwththatgoodmanallnght，andgavehshorsesuchashemghtget。ThensadthegoodmanuntoLauncelot：Ofwhencebeye？Sr，sadhe，amofArthur’scourt，andmynamesSrLauncelotduLakethatamnthequestoftheSangreal，andthereforeprayyoutocounselmeofavsonthewhchhadattheCross。
Andsohetoldhmall。
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HowthehermtexpoundedtoSrLauncelothsadvson，andtoldhmthatSrGalahadwashsson。
LO，SrLauncelot，sadthegoodman，therethoumghtestunderstandthehghlneagethatthouartcomeof，andthneadvsonbetokeneth。AfterthepassonofJesuChrstfortyyear，JosephofAramathepreachedthevctoryofKngEvelake，thathehadnthebattlesthebetterofhsenemes。Andofthesevenkngsandthetwoknghts：
thefrstofthemscalledNappus，anholyman；andthesecondhghtNacen，nremembranceofhsgrandsre，andnhmdwelledourLordJesuChrst；andthethrdwascalledHelasleGrose；andthefourthhghtLsas；andtheffthhghtJonas，hedepartedoutofhscountryandwentntoWales，andtooktherethedaughterofManuel，wherebyhehadthelandofGaul，andhecametodwellnthscountry。AndofhmcameKngLauncelotthygrandsre，thewhchthereweddedthekng’sdaughterofreland，andhewasasworthyamanasthouart，andofhmcameKngBan，thyfather，thewhchwasthelastofthesevenkngs。Andbythee，SrLauncelot，tsgnfeththattheangelssadthouwerenoneofthesevenfellowshps。
Andthelastwasthennthknght，hewassgnfedtoalon，forheshouldpassallmannerofearthlyknghts，thatsSrGalahad，thewhchthougatonKngPelles’
daughter；andthououghttothankGodmorethananyothermanlvng，forofasnnerearthlythouhastnopeerasnknghthood，nornevershallbe。ButlttlethankhastthougventoGodforallthegreatvrtuesthatGodhathlentthee。Sr，sadLauncelot，yesaythatthatgoodknghtsmyson。Thatoughtestthoutoknowandnomanbetter，sadthegoodman，forthouknewestthedaughterofKngPellesfleshly，andonherthoubegattestGalahad，andthatwashethatatthefeastofPentecostsatntheSegePerlous；andthereforemakethoutknownopenlythathesoneofthybegettngonKngPelles’
daughter，forthatwllbeyourworshpandhonour，andtoallthykndred。Andcounselyounnoplacepressnotuponhmtohaveadowthhm。Well，sadLauncelot，meseemeththatgoodknghtshouldprayformeuntotheHghFather，thatfallnottosnagan。Trustthouwell，sadthegoodman，thoufarestmcklethebetterforhsprayer；butthesonshallnotbearthewckednessofthefather，northefathershallnotbearthewckednessoftheson，buteverychshallbearhsownburden。AndthereforebeseekthouonlyGod，andHewllhelptheenallthyneeds。AndthenSrLauncelotandhewenttosupper，andsoladhmtorest，andtheharprckedsoSrLauncelot’ssknwhchgrevedhmfullsore，buthetooktmeekly，andsufferedthepan。Andsoonthemornheheardhsmassandtookhsarms，andsotookhsleave。
HowSrLauncelotjoustedwthmanyknghts，andhowhewastaken。
ANDthenmounteduponhshorse，androdentoaforest，andheldnohghway。Andashelookedaforehmhesawafarplan，andbesdethatafarcastle，andaforethecastleweremanypavlonsofslkandofdversehue。
Andhmseemedthathesawtherefvehundredknghtsrdngonhorseback；andthereweretwopartes：theythatwereofthecastlewereallonblackhorsesandthertrappngsblack，andtheythatwerewthoutwereallonwhtehorsesandtrappngs，andeverychhurtledtootherthattmarvelledSrLauncelot。Andatthelasthmthoughttheyofthecastlewereputtotheworse。
ThenthoughtSrLauncelotfortohelptheretheweakerpartynncreasngofhschvalry。AndsoSrLauncelotthrustnamongthepartyofthecastle，andsmotedownaknght，horseandman，totheearth。Andthenherashedhereandthere，andddmarvellousdeedsofarms。Andthenhedrewouthssword，andstruckmanyknghtstotheearth，sothatallthosethatsawhmmarvelledthateveroneknghtmghtdosogreatdeedsofarms。ButalwaysthewhteknghtsheldthemnghaboutSrLauncelot，fortotrehmandwndhm。Butatthelast，asamanmaynoteverendure，SrLauncelotwaxedsofantoffghtngandtravalng，andwassowearyofhsgreatdeeds，that[1]hemghtnotlftuphsarmsfortogveonestroke，sothatheweenednevertohavebornearms；andthentheyalltookandledhmawayntoaforest，andtheremadehmtoalghtandtoresthm。
Andthenallthefellowshpofthecastlewereovercomeforthedefaultofhm。ThentheysadalluntoSrLauncelot：BlessedbeGodthatyebenowofourfellowshp，forweshallholdyounourprson；andsotheyleft[1]SoW。deWorde；Caxton``but。’’
hmwthfewwords。AndthenSrLauncelotmadegreatsorrow，Forneverornowwasneverattournamentnorjoustsbuthadthebest，andnowamshamed；andthenhesad：Nowamsurethatammoresnfullerthaneverwas。