Thenafterthssoontheyhadsghtofland，andsaledtlltheyarrvedatBarfletenFlanders，andwhentheyweretherehefoundmanyofhsgreatlordsready，astheyhadbeencommandedtowatuponhm。
Howamanofthecountrytoldtohmofamarvellousgant，andhowhefoughtandconqueredhm。
THENcametohmanhusbandmanofthecountry，andtoldhmhowtherewasnthecountryofConstantnebesdeBrttany，agreatgantwhchhadslan，murderedanddevouredmuchpeopleofthecountry，andhadbeensustanedsevenyearwththechldrenofthecommonsofthatland，nsomuchthatallthechldrenbeallslananddestroyed；andnowlatehehathtakentheDuchessofBrttanyassherodewthhermeny，andhathledhertohslodgngwhchsnamountan，fortoravshandlebyhertoherlfe’send，andmanypeoplefollowedher，morethanfvehundred，butalltheymghtnotrescueher，buttheylefthershrekngandcrynglamentably，whereforesupposethathehathslanhernfulfllnghsfoullustoflechery。ShewaswfeuntothycousnSrHowell，whomwecallfullnghofthyblood。
Now，asthouartarghtfulkng，haveptyonthslady，andrevengeusallasthouartanobleconqueror。Alas，sadKngArthur，thssagreatmschef，hadleferthanthebestrealmthathavethathadbeenafurlongwayto-forehmfortohaverescuedthatlady。Now，fellow，sadKngArthur，canstthoubrngmethereasthsganthaunteth？Yea，Sr，sadthegoodman，lookyonderwhereasthouseestthosetwogreatfres，thereshaltthoufndhm，andmoretreasurethansupposesnallFrance。Whentheknghadunderstoodthspteouscase，hereturnedntohstent。
ThenhecalledtohmSrKayandSrBedvere，andcommandedthemsecretlytomakereadyhorseandharnessforhmselfandthemtwan；forafterevensonghewouldrdeonplgrmagewththemtwoonlyuntoSantMchael’smount。Andthenanonhemadehmready，andarmedhmatallponts，andtookhshorseandhssheld。Andsotheythreedepartedthenceandrodeforthasfastasevertheymghttllthattheycametotheforelandofthatmount。Andtheretheyalghted，andthekngcommandedthemtotarrythere，forhewouldhmselfgoupntothatmount。Andsoheascendedupntothathlltllhecametoagreatfre，andtherehefoundacarefulwdowwrngngherhandsandmaknggreatsorrow，sttngbyagravenewmade。AndthenKngArthursalutedher，anddemandedofherwhereforeshemadesuchlamentaton，towhomsheansweredandsad，Srknght，speaksoft，foryondersadevl，fheheartheespeakhewllcomeanddestroythee；holdtheeunhappy；whatdostthouherenthsmountan？forfyeweresuchfftyasyebe，yewerenotabletomakeresstanceaganstthsdevl：herelethaduchessdead，thewhchwasthefarestofalltheworld，wfetoSrHowell，DukeofBrttany，hehathmurderedhernforcngher，andhathsltheruntothenavel。
Dame，sadthekng，comefromthenobleconquerorKngArthur，fortotreatwththattyrantforhslegepeople。Feonsuchtreates，sadshe，hesettethnotbythekngnorbynomanelse；butanfthouhavebroughtArthur’swfe，dameGuenever，heshallbegladderthanthouhadstgventohmhalfFrance。
Beware，approachhmnottoongh，forhehathvanqushedffteenkngs，andhathmadehmacoatfullofprecousstonesembroderedwththerbeards，whchtheysenthmtohavehsloveforsalvatonoftherpeopleatthslastChrstmas。Andfthouwlt，speakwthhmatyondergreatfreatsupper。
Well，sadArthur，wllaccomplshmymessageforallyourfearfulwords；andwentforthbythecrestofthathll，andsawwherehesatatsuppergnawngonalmbofaman，baknghsbroadlmbsbythefre，andbreechless，andthreefardamoselsturnngthreebroacheswhereonwerebroachedtwelveyoungchldrenlateborn，lkeyoungbrds。
WhenKngArthurbeheldthatpteoussghthehadgreatcompassononthem，sothathsheartbledforsorrow，andhaledhm，sayngnthswse：Hethatalltheworldweldethgvetheeshortlfeandshamefuldeath；andthedevlhavethysoul；whyhastthoumurderedtheseyoungnnocentchldren，andmurderedthsduchess？Therefore，arseanddressthee，thouglutton，forthsdayshaltthoudeofmyhand。Thenthegluttonanonstartedup，andtookagreatclubnhshand，andsmoteatthekngthathscoronalfelltotheearth。Andtheknghthmaganthathecarvedhsbellyandcutoffhsgentours，thathsgutsandhsentralsfelldowntotheground。Thenthegantthrewawayhsclub，andcaughtthekngnhsarmsthathecrushedhsrbs。ThenthethreemadenskneeleddownandcalledtoChrstforhelpandcomfortofArthur。
AndthenArthurwelteredandwrung，thathewasotherwhleunderandanothertmeabove。Andsowelterngandwallowngtheyrolleddownthehlltlltheycametotheseamark，andeverastheysowelteredArthursmotehmwthhsdagger。
AndtfortunedtheycametotheplacewhereasthetwoknghtswereandkeptArthur’shorse；thenwhentheysawthekngfastnthegant’sarmstheycameandloosedhm。AndthenthekngcommandedSrKaytosmteoffthegant’shead，andtosettuponatruncheonofaspear，andbearttoSrHowell，andtellhmthathsenemywasslan；andafterletthsheadbeboundtoabarbcanthatallthepeoplemayseeandbeholdt；andgoyetwouptothemountan，andfetchmemysheld，mysword，andtheclubofron；andasforthetreasure，takeyet，foryeshallfndtheregoodsoutofnumber；sohavethekrtleandtheclubdesrenomore。Thswasthefercestgantthatevermetwth，saveonenthemountofAraby，whchovercame，butthswasgreaterandfercer。Thentheknghtsfetchedtheclubandthekrtle，andsomeofthetreasuretheytooktothemselves，andreturnedagantothehost。Andanonthswasknownthroughallthecountry，whereforethepeoplecameandthankedthekng。Andhesadagan，GvethethankstoGod，anddepartthegoodsamongyou。
AndafterthatKngArthursadandcommandedhscousnHowell，thatheshouldordanforachurchtobebuldedonthesamehllntheworshpofSantMchael。Andonthemornthekngremovedwthhsgreatbattle，andcamentoChampayneandnavalley，andtheretheypghtthertents；andthekngbengsetathsdnner，therecamentwomessengers，ofwhomthatonewasMarshalofFrance，andsadtothekngthattheemperorwasenteredntoFrance，andhaddestroyedagreatpart，andwasnBurgoyne，andhaddestroyedandmadegreatslaughterofpeople，andburnttownsandboroughs；wherefore，fthoucomenothastly，theymustyelduptherbodesandgoods。
HowKngArthursentSrGawaneandothertoLucus，andhowtheywereassaledandescapedwthworshp。
THENthekngdddocallSrGawane，SrBors，SrLonel，andSrBedvere，andcommandedthemtogostraghttoSrLucus，andsayyetohmthathastlyheremoveoutofmyland；andfhewllnot，bdhmmakehmreadytobattleandnotdstressthepoorpeople。Thenanonthesenobleknghtsdressedthemtohorseback，andwhentheycametothegreenwood，theysawmanypavlonssetnameadow，ofslkofdverscolours，besdearver，andtheemperor’spavlonwasnthemddlewthaneagledsplayedabove。Tothewhchtentourknghtsrodetoward，andordanedSrGawaneandSrBorstodothemessage，andleftnabushmentSrLonelandSrBedvere。AndthenSrGawaneandSrBorsddthermessage，andcommandedLucus，nArthur’snametoavodhsland，orshortlytoaddresshmtobattle。TowhomLucusansweredandsad，Yeshallreturntoyourlord，andsayyetohmthatshallsubduehmandallhslands。ThenSrGawanewaswrothandsad，hadleferthanallFrancefghtaganstthee；andsohad，sadSrBors，leferthanallBrttanyorBurgoyne。
ThenaknghtnamedSrGanus，nghcousntotheemperor，sad，Lo，howtheseBrtonsbefullofprdeandboast，andtheybragasthoughtheybareupalltheworld。ThenSrGawanewassoregrevedwththesewords，andpulledouthsswordandsmoteoffhshead。Andtherewthturnedtherhorsesandrodeoverwatersandthroughwoodstlltheycametotherbushment，whereasSrLonelandSrBedverewerehovng。TheRomansfollowedfastafter，onhorsebackandonfoot，overachampagnuntoawood；
thenSrBorsturnedhshorseandsawaknghtcomefaston，whomhesmotethroughthebodywthaspearthathefelldeaddowntotheearth；thencameCalburnoneofthestrongestofPave，andsmotedownmanyofArthur’sknghts。AndwhenSrBorssawhmdosomuchharm，headdressedtowardhm，andsmotehmthroughthebreast，thathefelldowndeadtotheearth。
ThenSrFeldenakthoughttorevengethedeathofGanusuponSrGawane，butSrGawanewaswarethereof，andsmotehmonthehead，whchstrokestntednottlltcametohsbreast。Andthenhereturnedandcametohsfellowsnthebushment。Andtherewasarecounter，forthebushmentbrakeontheRomans，andslewandhewdowntheRomans，andforcedtheRomanstofleeandreturn，whomthenobleknghtschaseduntothertents。
ThentheRomansgatheredmorepeople，andalsofootmencameon，andtherewasanewbattle，andsomuchpeoplethatSrBorsandSrBerelweretaken。ButwhenSrGawanesawthat，hetookwthhmSrdrusthegoodknght，andsadhewouldneverseeKngArthurbutfherescuedthem，andpulledoutGalatnehsgoodsword，andfollowedthemthatledthosetwoknghtsaway；
andhesmotehmthatledSrBors，andtookSrBorsfromhmanddelveredhmtohsfellows。AndSrdrusnlkewserescuedSrBerel。Thenbeganthebattletobegreat，thatourknghtswerengreatjeopardy，whereforeSrGawanesenttoKngArthurforsuccour，andthathehehm，foramsorewounded，andthatourprsonersmaypaygoodsoutofnumber。Andthemessengercametothekngandtoldhmhsmessage。
Andanonthekngdddoassemblehsarmy，butanon，orhedepartedtheprsonerswerecome，andSrGawaneandhsfellowsgatthefeldandputtheRomanstoflght，andafterreturnedandcamewththerfellowshpnsuchwsethatnomanofworshpwaslostofthem，savethatSrGawanewassorehurt。
Thenthekngdddoransackhswoundsandcomfortedhm。AndthuswasthebegnnngofthefrstjourneyoftheBrtonsandRomans，andtherewereslanoftheRomansmorethantenthousand，andgreatjoyandmrthwasmadethatnghtnthehostofKngArthur。AndonthemornhesentalltheprsonersntoParsundertheguardofSrLauncelot，wthmanyknghts，andofSrCador。