Wththscametheholyhermt，SrBaudwnofBrttany，andwhenhefoundSrLauncelotnthatplghthesadbutlttle，butwtyewellhewaswroth；andthenhebadethem：Letushavehmn。Andsotheyallbarehmuntothehermtage，andunarmedhm，andladhmnhsbed；andevermorehswoundbledpteously，buthestrrednolmbofhm。Thentheknght-hermtputathngnhsnoseandalttledealofwaternhsmouth。AndthenSrLauncelotwakedofhsswoon，andthenthehermtstaunchedhsbleedng。AndwhenhemghtspeakheaskedSrLauncelotwhyheputhslfenjeopardy。Sr，sadSrLauncelot，becauseweenedhadbeenstrong，andalsoSrBorstoldmethatthereshouldbeatAllHallowmassagreatjoustsbetwxtKngArthurandtheKngofNorthgals，andthereforethoughttoassaytmyselfwhethermghtbethereornot。Ah，SrLauncelot，sadthehermt，yourheartandyourcouragewllneverbedoneuntlyourlastday，butyeshalldonowbymycounselLetSrBorsdepartfromyou，andlethmdoatthattournamentwhathemay：AndbythegraceofGod，sadtheknght-hermt，bythatthetournamentbedoneandyecomehtheragan，SrLauncelotshallbeaswholeasye，sothathewllbegovernedbyme。
HowSrBorsreturnedandtoldtdngsofSrLauncelot；
andofthetourney，andtowhomtheprzewasgven。
THENSrBorsmadehmreadytodepartfromSrLauncelot；
andthenSrLauncelotsad：Farcousn，SrBors，recommendmeuntoallthemuntowhommeoughttorecommendmeunto。Andprayyou，enforceyourselfatthatjouststhatyemaybebest，formylove；andhereshallabdeyouatthemercyofGodtllyecomeagan。
AndsoSrBorsdepartedandcametothecourtofKngArthur，andtoldthemnwhatplacehehadleftSrLauncelot。Thatmerepenteth，sadthekng，butsnceheshallhavehslfeweallmaythankGod。AndthereSrBorstoldthequeennwhatjeopardySrLauncelotwaswhenhewouldassayhshorse。Andallthathedd，madam，wasfortheloveofyou，becausehewouldhavebeenatthstournament。Feonhm，recreantknght，sadthequeen，forwtyewellamrghtsorryanheshallhavehslfe。
Hslfeshallhehave，sadSrBors，andwhothatwouldotherwse，exceptyou，madam，wethatbeofhsbloodshouldhelptoshorttherlves。Butmadam，sadSrBors，yehavebeenoft-tmesdspleasedwthmylord，SrLauncelot，butatalltmesattheendyefndhmatrueknght：
andsohedeparted。
AndtheneveryknghtoftheRoundTablethatwerethereatthattmepresentmadethemreadytobeatthatjoustsatAllHallowmass，andththerdrewmanyknghtsofdverscountres。AndasAllHallowmassdrewnear，ththercametheKngofNorthgals，andtheKngwththeHundredKnghts，andSrGalahad，thehautprnce，ofSurluse，andththercameKngAngushofreland，andtheKngofScots。SothesethreekngscameonKngArthur’sparty。AndsothatdaySrGawaneddgreatdeedsofarms，andbeganfrst。AndtheheraldsnumberedthatSrGawanesmotedowntwentyknghts。ThenSrBorsdeGanscamenthesametme，andhewasnumberedthathesmotedowntwentyknghts；andthereforetheprzewasgvenbetwxtthemboth，fortheybeganfrstandlongestendured。AlsoSrGareth，asthebooksath，ddthatdaygreatdeedsofarms，forhesmotedownandpulleddownthrtyknghts。Butwhenhehaddonethesedeedshetarrednotbutsodeparted，andthereforehelosthsprze。AndSrPalomdesddgreatdeedsofarmsthatday，forhesmotedowntwentyknghts，buthedepartedsuddenly，andmendeemedSrGarethandherodetogethertosomemanneradventures。
SowhenthstournamentwasdoneSrBorsdepartedandrodetllhecametoSrLauncelot，hscousn；andthenhefoundhmwalkngonhsfeet，andthereethermadegreatjoyofother；andsoSrBorstoldSrLauncelotofalltheJoustslkeasyehaveheard。marvel，sadSrLauncelot，thatSrGareth，whenhehaddonesuchdeedsofarms，thathewouldnottarry。Thereofwemarvelledall，sadSrBors，forbutftwereyou，orSrTrstram，orSrLamorakdeGals，sawneverknghtbeardownsomanynsolttleawhleasddSrGareth：andanonhewasgonewewstnotwhere。Bymyhead，sadSrLauncelot，hesanobleknght，andamghtymanandwellbreathed；andfhewerewellassayed，sadSrLauncelotwoulddeemheweregoodenoughforanyknghtthatbeareththelfe；andhesagentleknght，courteous，true，andbounteous，meek，andmld，andnhmsnomannerofmalengn，butplan，fathful，andtrue。
Sothentheymadethemreadytodepartfromthehermt。AndsouponamorntheytooktherhorsesandElaneleBlankwththem；andwhentheycametoAstolatthereweretheywelllodged，andhadgreatcheerofSrBernard，theoldbaron，andofSrTrre，hsson。AndsouponthemornwhenSrLauncelotshoulddepart，farElanebroughtherfatherwthher，andSrLavane，andSrTrre，andthusshesad：
OfthegreatlamentatonoftheFarMadofAstolatwhenLauncelotshoulddepart，andhowshededforhslove。
MYlord，SrLauncelot，nowseeyewlldepart；nowfarknghtandcourteousknght，havemercyuponme，andsuffermenottodeforthylove。Whatwouldyethat
dd？sadSrLauncelot。wouldhaveyoutomyhusband，sadElane。Fardamosel，thankyou，sadSrLauncelot，buttruly，sadhe，castmenevertobeweddedman。
Then，farknght，sadshe，wllyebemyparamour？Jesudefendme，sadSrLauncelot，forthenrewardedyourfatherandyourbrotherfullevlforthergreatgoodness。
Alas，sadshe，thenmustdeforyourlove。Yeshallnotso，sadSrLauncelot，forwtyewell，farmaden，mghthavebeenmarredanhadwould，butneverappledmetobemarredyet；butbecause，fardamosel，thatyelovemeasyesayyedo，wllforyourgoodwllandkndnessshowyousomegoodness，andthatsths，thatwheresomeveryewllbesetyourheartuponsomegoodknghtthatwllwedyou，shallgveyoutogetherathousandpoundyearlytoyouandtoyourhers；thusmuchwllgveyou，farmadam，foryourkndness，andalwayswhlelvetobeyourownknght。Ofallths，sadthemaden，wllnone，forbutfyewllwedme，orelsebemyparamourattheleast，wtyouwell，SrLauncelot，mygooddaysaredone。Fardamosel，sadSrLauncelot，ofthesetwothngsyemustpardonme。
Thensheshrekedshrlly，andfelldownnaswoon；
andthenwomenbareherntoherchamber，andthereshemadeovermuchsorrow；andthenSrLauncelotwoulddepart，andthereheaskedSrLavanewhathewoulddo。
Whatshoulddo，sadSrLavane，butfollowyou，butfyedrvemefromyou，orcommandmetogofromyou。
ThencameSrBernardtoSrLauncelotandsadtohm：
cannotseebutthatmydaughterElanewlldeforyoursake。maynotdowthal，sadSrLauncelot，forthatmesorerepenteth，forreportmetoyourself，thatmyproffersfar；andmerepenteth，sadSrLauncelot，thatshelovethmeasshedoth；wasneverthecauseroft，forreportmetoyoursonearlynelateprofferedherbountnorfarbehests；andasforme，sadSrLauncelot，daredoallthataknghtshoulddothatshesacleanmadenforme，bothfordeedandforwll。Andamrghtheavyofherdstress，forshesafullfarmaden，goodandgentle，andwelltaught。Father，sadSrLavane，daremakegoodshesacleanmadenasformylordSrLauncelot；butshedothasdo，forsthenfrstsawmylordSrLauncelot，couldneverdepartfromhm，nornoughtwllanmayfollowhm。
ThenSrLauncelottookhsleave，andsotheydeparted，andcameuntoWnchester。AndwhenArthurwstthatSrLauncelotwascomewholeandsoundthekngmadegreatjoyofhm，andsoddSrGawaneandalltheknghtsoftheRoundTableexceptSrAgravaneandSrMordred。AlsoQueenGueneverwaswoodwrothwthSrLauncelot，andwouldbynomeansspeakwthhm，butestrangedherselffromhm；andSrLauncelotmadeallthemeansthathemghtfortospeakwththequeen，buttwouldnotbe。
NowspeakweoftheFarMadenofAstolatthatmadesuchsorrowdayandnghtthatsheneverslept，ate，nordrank，andevershemadehercomplantuntoSrLauncelot。Sowhenshehadthusenduredatendays，thatshefeebledsothatshemustneedspassoutofthsworld，thensheshrvedherclean，andrecevedherCreator。AndevershecomplanedstlluponSrLauncelot。Thenherghostlyfatherbadeherleavesuchthoughts。Thenshesad，whyshouldleavesuchthoughts？Amnotanearthlywoman？Andallthewhlethebreathsnmybodymaycomplanme，formybelefsdononeoffencethoughloveanearthlyman；andtakeGodtomyrecordlovednevernonebutSrLauncelotduLake，nornevershall，andacleanmadenamforhmandforallother；andsthentsthesufferanceofGodthatshalldefortheloveofsonobleaknght，beseechtheHghFatherofHeaventohavemercyuponmysoul，anduponmnennumerablepansthatsufferedmaybeallegeanceofpartofmysns。ForsweetLordJesu，sadthefarmaden，takeTheetorecord，onTheewasnevergreatoffenceraganstthylaws；butthatlovedthsnobleknght，SrLauncelot，outofmeasure，andofmyself，goodLord，mghtnotwthstandtheferventlovewherefore
havemydeath。
Andthenshecalledherfather，SrBernard，andherbrother，SrTrre，andheartlysheprayedherfatherthatherbrothermghtwrtealetterlkeassheddndtet：
andsoherfathergrantedher。Andwhentheletterwaswrttenwordbywordlkeasshedevsed，thensheprayedherfatherthatshemghtbewatcheduntlsheweredead。
Andwhlemybodyshotletthsletterbeputnmyrghthand，andmyhandboundfastwththeletteruntlthat
becold；andletmebeputnafarbedwthalltherchestclothesthathaveaboutme，andsoletmybedandallmyrchestclothesbeladwthmenacharotuntothenextplacewhereThamess；andthereletmebeputwthnabarget，andbutonemanwthme，suchasyetrusttosteermethther，andthatmybargetbecoveredwthblacksamteoverandover：thusfatherbeseechyoulettbedone。Soherfathergrantedtherfathfully，allthngsshouldbedonelkeasshehaddevsed。Thenherfatherandherbrothermadegreatdole，forwhenthswasdoneanonsheded。AndsowhenshewasdeadthecorpseandthebedallwasledthenextwayuntoThames，andthereaman，andthecorpse，andall，wereputntoThames；
andsothemansteeredthebargetuntoWestmnster，andthereherowedagreatwhletoandfrooranyespedt。
HowthecorpseoftheMadofAstolatarrvedto-foreKngArthur，andoftheburyng，andhowSrLauncelotofferedthemass-penny。
SObyfortuneKngArthurandtheQueenGueneverwerespeakngtogetheratawndow，andsoastheylookedntoThamestheyespedthsblackbarget，andhadmarvelwhattmeant。ThenthekngcalledSrKay，andshowedthm。Sr，sadSrKay，wtyouwelltheressomenewtdngs。Gothther，sadthekngtoSrKay，andtakewthyouSrBrandlesandAgravane，andbrngmereadywordwhatsthere。Thenthesefourknghtsdepartedandcametothebargetandwentn；andtheretheyfoundthefarestcorpselyngnarchbed，andapoormansttngnthebarget’send，andnowordwouldhespeak。
Sothesefourknghtsreturneduntothekngagan，andtoldhmwhattheyfound。Thatfarcorpsewllsee，sadthekng。Andsothenthekngtookthequeenbythehand，andwentthther。
Thenthekngmadethebargettobeholdenfast，andthenthekngandthequeenenteredwthcertanknghtswththem；andtherehesawthefarestwomanlenarchbed，covereduntohermddlewthmanyrchclothes，andallwasofclothofgold，andshelayasthoughshehadsmled。Thenthequeenespedaletternherrghthand，andtoldttothekng。Thenthekngtooktandsad：Nowamsurethsletterwlltellwhatshewas，andwhyshescomehther。Sothenthekngandthequeenwentoutofthebarget，andsocommandedacertanmantowatuponthebarget。
Andsowhenthekngwascomewthnhschamber，hecalledmanyknghtsabouthm，andsadthathewouldwtopenlywhatwaswrttenwthnthatletter。Thenthekngbraket，andmadeaclerktoreadt，andthswasthententoftheletter。Mostnobleknght，SrLauncelot，nowhathdeathmadeustwoatdebateforyourlove。
wasyourlover，thatmencalledtheFarMadenofAstolat；thereforeuntoallladesmakemymoan，yetprayformysoulandburymeatleast，andofferyemymass-penny：thssmylastrequest。Andacleanmadended，takeGodtowtness：prayformysoul，SrLauncelot，asthouartpeerless。Thswasallthesubstancentheletter。Andwhentwasread，thekng，thequeen，andalltheknghtsweptforptyofthedolefulcomplants。
ThenwasSrLauncelotsentfor；andwhenhewascomeKngArthurmadethelettertobereadtohm。