nashamefulhourwertthouborn，sadLauncelot。
SoPedveredepartedwththedeadladyandthehead，andfoundthequeenwthKngArthuratWnchester，andtherehetoldallthetruth。Srknght，sadthequeen，thssanhorrbledeedandashameful，andagreatrebukeuntoSrLauncelot；butnotwthstandnghsworshpsnotknownnmanydverscountres；butthsshallgveyounpenance，makeyeasgoodshftasyecan，yeshallbearthsladywthyouonhorsebackuntothePopeofRome，andofhmreceveyourpenanceforyourfouldeeds；andyeshallneverrestonenghtwhereasyedoanother；anyegotoanybedthedeadbodyshalllewthyou。
Thsoaththerehemade，andsodeparted。AndasttellethntheFrenchbook，whenhecametoRome，thePopebadehmgoaganuntoQueenGuenever，andnRomewashsladyburedbythePope’scommandment。AndafterthsSrPedverefelltogreatgoodness，andwasanholymanandanhermt。
HowSrLauncelotcametoKngArthur’sCourt，andhowtherewererecountedallhsnoblefeatsandacts。
NOWturnweuntoSrLauncelotduLake，thatcamehometwodaysaforetheFeastofPentecost；andthekngandallthecourtwerepassngfanofhscomng。AndwhenSrGawane，SrUwane，SrSagramore，SrEctordeMars，sawSrLauncelotnKay’sarmour，thentheywstwelltwashethatsmotethemdownallwthonespear。Thentherewaslaughngandsmlngamongthem。
AndevernowandnowcamealltheknghtshomethatSrTurqunehadprsoners，andtheyallhonouredandworshppedSrLauncelot。
WhenSrGahersheardthemspeak，hesad，sawallthebattlefromthebegnnngtotheendng，andtherehetoldKngArthurallhowtwas，andhowSrTurqunewasthestrongestknghtthateverhesawexceptSrLauncelot：thereweremanyknghtsbarehmrecord，nghthreescore。ThenSrKaytoldtheknghowSrLauncelothadrescuedhmwhenheshouldhavebeenslan，andhowhemadetheknghtsyeldthemtome，andnottohm。
Andtheretheywereallthree，andbarerecord。AndbyJesu，sadSrKay，becauseSrLauncelottookmyharnessandleftmehsrodengoodpeace，andnomanwouldhaveadowthme。
AnontherewthaltherecamethethreeknghtsthatfoughtwthSrLauncelotatthelongbrdge。AndtheretheyyeldedthemuntoSrKay，andSrKayforsookthemandsadhefoughtneverwththem。Butshalleaseyourheart，sadSrKay，yondersSrLauncelotthatovercameyou。Whentheywstthattheywereglad。AndthenSrMelotdeLogrescamehome，andtoldtheknghowSrLauncelothadsavedhmfromthedeath。Andallhsdeedswereknown，howfourqueens，sorceresses，hadhmnprson，andhowhewasdelveredbyKngBagdemagus’daughter。
AlsothereweretoldallthegreatdeedsofarmsthatSrLauncelotddbetwxtthetwokngs，thatsfortosaytheKngofNorthgalsandKngBagdemagus。AllthetruthSrGahalantneddtell，andSrMadordelaPorteandSrMordred，fortheywereatthatsametournament。ThencamentheladythatknewSrLauncelotwhenthathewoundedSrBelleusatthepavlon。
Andthere，atrequestofSrLauncelot，SrBelleuswasmadeknghtoftheRoundTable。AndsoatthattmeSrLauncelothadthegreatestnameofanyknghtoftheworld，andmosthewashonouredofhghandlow。
ExplctthenobletaleofSrLauncelotduLake，whchsthev。book。HerefolloweththetaleofSrGarethofOrkneythatwascalledBeaumansbySrKay，andstheseventhbook。
HowBeaumanscametoKngArthur’sCourtanddemandedthreepettonsofKngArthur。
WHENArthurheldhsRoundTablemostplenour，tfortunedthathecommandedthatthehghfeastofPentecostshouldbeholdenatactyandacastle，thewhchnthosedayswascalledKynkeKenadonne，uponthesandsthatmarchednghWales。SoevertheknghadacustomthatatthefeastofPentecostnespecal，aforeotherfeastsntheyear，hewouldnotgothatdaytomeatuntlhehadheardorseenofagreatmarvel。AndforthatcustomallmannerofstrangeadventurescamebeforeArthurasatthatfeastbeforeallotherfeasts。AndsoSrGawane，alttleto-forenoonofthedayofPentecost，espedatawndowthreemenuponhorseback，andadwarfonfoot，andsothethreemenalghted，andthedwarfkepttherhorses，andoneofthethreemenwashgherthantheothertwanbyafootandanhalf。ThenSrGawanewentuntothekngandsad，Sr，gotoyourmeat，forhereatthehandcomestrangeadventures。SoArthurwentuntohsmeatwthmanyotherkngs。AndtherewerealltheknghtsoftheRoundTable，[save]onlythosethatwereprsonersorslanatarecounter。Thenatthehghfeastevermoretheyshouldbefulflledthewholenumberofanhundredandffty，forthenwastheRoundTablefullycomplshed。
Rghtsocamentothehalltwomenwellbeseenandrchly，anduponthershouldersthereleanedthegoodlestyoungmanandthefarestthatevertheyallsaw，andhewaslargeandlong，andbroadntheshoulders，andwellvsaged，andthefarestandthelargesthandedthatevermansaw，buthefaredasthoughhemghtnotgonorbearhmselfbutfheleaneduponthershoulders。AnonasArthursawhmtherewasmadepeaceandroom，andrghtsotheyyedewthhmuntothehghdas，wthoutsayngofanywords。Thenthsmuchyoungmanpulledhmaback，andeaslystretchedupstraght，sayng，KngArthur，Godyoublessandallyourfarfellowshp，andnespecalthefellowshpoftheTableRound。Andforthscauseamcomehther，toprayyouandrequreyoutogvemethreegfts，andtheyshallnotbeunreasonablyasked，butthatyemayworshpfullyandhonourablygrantthemme，andtoyounogreathurtnorloss。Andthefrstdonandgftwllasknow，andtheothertwogftswllaskthsdaytwelvemonth，wheresomeveryeholdyourhghfeast。Nowask，sadArthur，andyeshallhaveyouraskng。
Now，sr，thssmypettonforthsfeast，thatyewllgvememeatanddrnksuffcentlyforthstwelvemonth，andatthatdaywllaskmneothertwogfts。
Myfarson，sadArthur，askbetter，counselthee，forthssbutasmpleaskng；formyheartgvethmetotheegreatly，thatthouartcomeofmenofworshp，andgreatlymyconcetfalethmebutthoushaltproveamanofrghtgreatworshp。Sr，hesad，thereofbeastbemay，haveaskedthatwllask。
Well，sadthekng，yeshallhavemeatanddrnkenough；neverdefendedthatnone，nethermyfrendnormyfoe。Butwhatsthynamewouldwt？cannottellyou，sadhe。Thatsmarvel，sadthekng，thatthouknowestnotthyname，andthouartthegoodlestyoungmanthateversaw。ThenthekngbetookhmtoSrKaythesteward，andchargedhmthatheshouldgvehmofallmannerofmeatsanddrnksofthebest，andalsothathehadallmanneroffndngasthoughhewerealord’sson。
Thatshalllttleneed，sadSrKay，todosuchcostuponhm；
fordareundertakehesavllanborn，andneverwllmakeman，foranhehadcomeofgentlemenhewouldhaveaskedofyouhorseandarmour，butsuchashes，soheasketh。Andsthenhehathnoname，shallgvehmanamethatshallbeBeaumans，thatsFar-hands，andntothektchenshallbrnghm，andthereheshallhavefatbroseeveryday，thatheshallbeasfatbythetwelvemonths’endasaporkhog。RghtsothetwomendepartedandbelefthmtoSrKay，thatscornedhmandmockedhm。
HowSrLauncelotandSrGawanewerewrothbecauseSrKaymockedBeaumans，andofadamoselwhchdesredaknghttofghtforalady。
THEREATwasSrGawanewroth，andnespecalSrLauncelotbadeSrKayleavehsmockng，fordarelaymyheadheshallproveamanofgreatworshp。LetbesadSrKay，tmaynotbebynoreason，forashes，sohehathasked。Beware，sadSrLauncelot，soyegavethegoodknghtBrewnor，SrDnadan’sbrother，aname，andyecalledhmLaCoteMaleTale，andthatturnedyoutoangerafterward。Asforthat，sadSrKay，thsshallneverprovenonesuch。ForSrBrewnordesredeverworshp，andthsdesrethbreadanddrnkandbroth；uponpanofmylfehewasfosteredupnsomeabbey，and，howsomevertwas，theyfaledmeatanddrnk，andsohtherhescomeforhssustenance。
AndsoSrKaybadegethmaplace，andstdowntomeat；soBeaumanswenttothehalldoor，andsethmdownamongboysandlads，andthereheatesadly。AndthenSrLauncelotaftermeatbadehmcometohschamber，andthereheshouldhavemeatanddrnkenough。AndsoddSrGawane：butherefusedthemall；
hewoulddononeotherbutasSrKaycommandedhm，fornoproffer。ButastouchngSrGawane，hehadreasontoprofferhmlodgng，meat，anddrnk，forthatproffercameofhsblood，forhewasnearerkntohmthanhewst。ButthatasSrLauncelotddwasofhsgreatgentlenessandcourtesy。
Sothushewasputntothektchen，andlaynghtlyastheboysofthektchendd。Andsoheenduredallthattwelvemonth，andneverdspleasedmannorchld，butalwayshewasmeekandmld。
Buteverwhenthathesawanyjoustngofknghts，thatwouldheseeanhemght。AndeverSrLauncelotwouldgvehmgoldtospend，andclothes，andsoddSrGawane，andwheretherewereanymasteresdone，thereatwouldhebe，andtheremghtnonecastbarnorstonetohmbytwoyards。ThenwouldSrKaysay，Howlkethyoumyboyofthektchen？SotpassedontllthefeastofWhtsuntde。AndatthattmethekngheldtatCarlonnthemostroyallestwsethatmghtbe，lkeasheddyearly。ButthekngwouldnomeateatupontheWhtsunday，untlheheardsomeadventures。Thencamethereasquretothekngandsad，Sr，yemaygotoyourmeat，forherecomethadamoselwthsomestrangeadventures。Thenwastheknggladandsathmdown。
Rghtsotherecameadamoselntothehallandsalutedthekng，andprayedhmofsuccour。Forwhom？sadthekng，whatstheadventure？
Sr，shesad，havealadyofgreatworshpandrenown，andshesbesegedwthatyrant，sothatshemaynotoutofhercastle；
andbecauseherearecalledthenoblestknghtsoftheworld，
cometoyoutoprayyouofsuccour。Whathghtyourlady，andwheredwellethshe，andwhosshe，andwhatshsnamethathathbesegedher？Srkng，shesad，asformylady’snamethatshallnotyeknowformeasatthstme，butletyouwtshesaladyofgreatworshpandofgreatlands；andasforthetyrantthatbesegethheranddestroyethherlands，hescalledtheRedKnghtoftheRedLaunds。knowhmnot，sadthekng。
Sr，sadSrGawane，knowhmwell，forhesoneoftheperlloustknghtsoftheworld；mensaythathehathsevenmen’sstrength，andfromhmescapedoncefullhardwthmylfe。Fardamosel，sadthekng，therebeknghtsherewoulddotherpowerfortorescueyourlady，butbecauseyouwllnottellhername，norwhereshedwelleth，thereforenoneofmyknghtsthatherebenowshallgowthyoubymywll。Thenmustspeakfurther，sadthedamosel。