AndwthnshorttmebythegraceofGod，sadSrTrstram，thathewouldspeakwthLaBealesoud，andwthhmrghthastly。ThenSrLauncelotdepartedfromthedamoselandfromSrLaCoteMaleTale，fortooverseethatletter，andtowrteanotherletteruntoSrTrstramdeLones。
AndnthemeanwhleLaCoteMaleTalerodewththedamoseluntltheycametoacastlethathghtPendragon；andthereweresknghtsstoodaforehm，andoneofthemprofferedtojoustwthLaCoteMaleTale。AndthereLaCoteMaleTalesmotehmoverhshorse’scroup。Andthenthefveknghtssetuponhmallatoncewththerspears，andtheretheysmoteLaCoteMaleTaledown，horseandman。Andthentheyalghtedsuddenly，andsettherhandsuponhmallatonce，andtookhmprsoner，andsoledhmuntothecastleandkepthmasprsoner。
AndonthemornSrLauncelotarose，anddelveredthedamoselwthlettersuntoSrTrstram，andthenhetookhswayafterLaCoteMaleTale；andbythewayuponabrdgetherewasaknghtprofferedSrLauncelottojoust，andSrLauncelotsmotehmdown，andthentheyfoughtuponfootanoblebattletogether，andamghty；andatthelastSrLauncelotsmotehmdowngrovellnguponhshandsandhsknees。Andthenthatknghtyeldedhm，andSrLauncelotrecevedhmfar。Sr，sadtheknght，requretheetellmeyourname，formuchmyheartgvethuntoyou。Nay，sadSrLauncelot，asatthstmewllnottellyoumyname，unlessthenthatyetellmeyourname。Certanly，sadtheknght，mynamesSrNerovens，thatwasmadeknghtofmylordSrLauncelotduLake。Ah，NerovensdeLle，sadSrLauncelot，amrghtgladthatyeareprovedagoodknght，fornowwtyewellmynamesSrLauncelotduLake。Alas，sadSrNerovensdeLle，whathavedone!Andtherewthalflatlnghefelltohsfeet，andwouldhavekssedthem，butSrLauncelotwouldnotlethm；andthenethermadegreatjoyofother。AndthenSrNerovenstoldSrLauncelotthatheshouldnotgobytheCastleofPendragon：Fortheresalord，amghtyknght，andmanyknghtswthhm，andthsnghtheardsaythattheytookaknghtprsoneryesterdaythatrodewthadamosel，andtheysayhesaKnghtoftheRoundTable。
HowSrLauncelotfoughtwthsknghts，andafterwthSrBran，andhowhedelveredtheprsoners。
AH，sadSrLauncelot，thatknghtsmyfellow，andhmshall
rescueorelseshalllosemylfetherefore。AndtherewthalherodefasttllhecamebeforetheCastleofPendragon；andanontherewthaltherecamesknghts，andallmadethemreadytosetuponSrLauncelotatonce；thenSrLauncelotfeutredhsspear，andsmotetheforemostthathebrakehsbackn-
sunder，andthreeofthemhtandthreefaled。AndthenSrLauncelotpassedthroughthem，andlghtlyheturnednagan，andsmoteanotherknghtthroughthebreastandthroughoutthebackmorethananell，andtherewthalhsspearbrake。SothenalltheremnantofthefourknghtsdrewtherswordsandlashedatSrLauncelot。AndateverystrokeSrLauncelotbestowedsohsstrokesthatatfourstrokessundrytheyavodedthersaddles，passngsorewounded；andforthwthalherodehurlngntothatcastle。
Andanonthelordofthecastle，thatwasthattmeclepedSrBrandelessles，thewhchwasanoblemanandagreatenemyuntoKngArthur，wthnawhlehewasarmedanduponhorseback。
Andthentheyfeutredtherspearsandhurledtogethersostronglythatboththerhorsesrashedtotheearth。Andthentheyavodedthersaddles，anddressedthershelds，anddrewtherswords，andflangtogetheraswoodmen，andthereweremanystrokesgvennawhle。AtthelastSrLauncelotgavetoSrBransuchabuffetthathekneeleduponhsknees，andthenSrLauncelotrasheduponhm，andwthgreatforcehepulledoffhshelm；andwhenSrBransawthatheshouldbeslanheyeldedhm，andputhmnhsmercyandnhsgrace。ThenSrLauncelotmadehmtodelverallhsprsonersthathehadwthnhscastle，andtherenSrLauncelotfoundofArthur’sknghtsthrty，andfortylades，andsohedelveredthem；andthenherodehsway。AndanonasLaCoteMaleTalewasdelveredhegathshorse，andhsharness，andhsdamoselMaledsant。
ThemeanwhleSrNerovens，thatSrLauncelothadfoughtenwthalaforeatthebrdge，hesentadamoselafterSrLauncelottowthowhespedattheCastleofPendragon。Andthentheywthnthecastlemarvelledwhatknghthewas，whenSrBranandhsknghtsdelveredallthoseprsoners。Haveyenomarvel，sadthedamosel，forthebestknghtnthsworldwashere，andddthsjourney，andwtyewell，shesad，twasSrLauncelot。ThenwasSrBranfullglad，andsowashslady，andallhsknghts，thatsuchamanshouldwnthem。
AndwhenthedamoselandLaCoteMaleTaleunderstoodthattwasSrLauncelotduLakethathadrddenwththemnfellowshp，andthatsherememberedherhowshehadrebukedhmandcalledhmcoward，thenwasshepassngheavy。
HowSrLauncelotmetwththedamoselnamedMaledsant，andnamedhertheDamoselBenpensant。
SOthentheytooktherhorsesandrodeforthapaceafterSrLauncelot。Andwthntwomletheyovertookhm，andsalutedhm，andthankedhm，andthedamoselcredSrLauncelotmercyofherevldeedandsayng：FornowknowtheflowerofallknghthoodsdepartedevenbetweenSrTrstramandyou。ForGodknoweth，sadthedamosel，thathavesoughtyoumylord，SrLauncelot，andSrTrstramlong，andnowthankGodhavemetwthyou；andonceatCamelotmetwthSrTrstram，andthereherescuedthsblacksheldwththewhtehandholdnganakedswordthatSrBreuseSauncePtehadtakenfromme。Now，fardamosel，sadSrLauncelot，whotoldyoumyname？Sr，sadshe，therecameadamoselfromaknghtthatyefoughtwthalatthebrdge，andshetoldmeyournamewasSrLauncelotduLake。Blamehaveshethen，sadSrLauncelot，butherlord，SrNerovens，hathtoldher。But，damosel，sadSrLauncelot，uponthscovenantwllrdewthyou，sothatyewllnotrebukethsknghtSrLaCoteMaleTalenomore；forhesagoodknght，anddoubtnotheshallproveanobleknght，andforhssakeandptythatheshouldnotbedestroyedfollowedhmtosuccourhmnthsgreatneed。Ah，Jesuthankyou，sadthedamosel，fornowwllsayuntoyouandtohmboth，
rebukedhmneverfornohatethathatedhm，butforgreatlovethathadtohm。Foreversupposedthathehadbeentooyoungandtootendertotakeuponhmtheseadventures。
Andthereforebymywllwouldhavedrvenhmawayforjealousythathadofhslfe，fortmaybenoyoungknght’sdeedthatshallenchevethsadventuretotheend。Pardeu，sadSrLauncelot，tswellsad，andwhereyearecalledtheDamoselMaledsantwllcallyoutheDamoselBenpensant。
AndsotheyrodeforthagreatwhleuntotheycametotheborderofthecountryofSurluse，andtheretheyfoundafarvllagewthastrongbrdgelkeafortress。AndwhenSrLauncelotandtheywereatthebrdgetherestertforthaforethemofgentlemenandyeomenmany，thatsad：Farlords，yemaynotpassthsbrdgeandthsfortressbecauseofthatblacksheldthatseeoneofyoubear，andthereforethereshallnotpassbutoneofyouatonce；thereforechooseyouwhchofyoushallenterwthnthsbrdgefrst。ThenSrLauncelotprofferedhmselffrsttoenterwthnthsbrdge。Sr，sadLaCoteMaleTale，
beseechyouletmeenterwthnthsfortress，andfmayspeedwellwllsendforyou，andfthappenedthatbeslan，theretgoeth。Andfsobethatamaprsonertaken，thenmayyerescueme。amloath，sadSrLauncelot，toletyoupassthspassage。Sr，sadLaCoteMaleTale，prayyouletmeputmybodynthsadventure。Nowgoyourway，sadSrLauncelot，andJesubeyourspeed。
Soheentered，andanontheremetwthhmtwobrethren，theonehghtSrPlanedeForce，andtheotherhghtSrPlanedeAmours。AndanontheymetwthSrLaCoteMaleTale；andfrstLaCoteMaleTalesmotedownPlanedeForce，andafterhesmotedownPlanedeAmours；andthentheydressedthemtothersheldsandswords，andbadeLaCoteMaleTalealght，andsohedd；andtherewasdashngandfonngwthswords，andsotheybegantoassalfullhardLaCoteMaleTale，andmanygreatwoundstheygavehmuponhshead，anduponhsbreast，anduponhsshoulders。Andashemghteveramonghegavesadstrokesagan。AndthenthetwobrethrentracedandtraversedfortobeofbothhandsofSrLaCoteMaleTale，buthebyfneforceandknghtlyprowessgatthemaforehm。Andthenwhenhefelthmselfsowounded，thenhedoubledhsstrokes，andgavethemsomanywoundsthathefelledthemtotheearth，andwouldhaveslanthemhadtheynotyeldedthem。AndrghtsoSrLaCoteMaleTaletookthebesthorsethattherewasofthemthree，andsorodeforthhswaytotheotherfortressandbrdge；andtherehemetwththethrdbrotherwhosenamewasSrPlenorus，afullnobleknght，andtheretheyjoustedtogether，andethersmoteotherdown，horseandman，totheearth。Andthentheyavodedtherhorses，anddressedthershelds，anddrewtherswords，andgavemanysadstrokes，andonewhletheoneknghtwasaforeonthebrdge，andanotherwhletheother。Andthustheyfoughttwohoursandmore，andneverrested。AndeverSrLauncelotandthedamoselbeheldthem。Alas，sadthedamosel，myknghtfghtethpassngsoreandoverlong。Nowmayyesee，sadSrLauncelot，thathesanobleknght，fortoconsderhsfrstbattle，andhsgrevouswounds；andevenforthwthalsowoundedashes，tsmarvelthathemayendurethslongbattlewththatgoodknght。
HowLaCoteMaleTalewastakenprsoner，andafterrescuedbySrLauncelot，andhowSrLauncelotovercamefourbrethren。
THSmeanwhleSrLaCoteMaleTalesankrghtdownupontheearth，whatfor-woundedandwhatfor-bledhemghtnotstand。
Thentheotherknghthadptyofhm，andsad：Faryoungknght，dsmayyounot，forhadyebeenfreshwhenyemetwthme，aswas，wotwellthatshouldnothaveenduredsolongasyehavedone；andthereforeforyournobledeedsofarmsshallshowtoyoukndnessandgentlenessnallthatmay。
Andforthwthalthsnobleknght，SrPlenorus，tookhmupnhsarms，andledhmntohstower。Andthenhecommandedhmthewne，andmadetosearchhmandtostophsbleedngwounds。
Sr，sadLaCoteMaleTale，wthdrawyoufromme，andheyoutoyonderbrdgeagan，fortherewllmeetwthyouanothermannerknghtthaneverwas。Why，sadPlenorus，sthereanothermannerknghtbehndofyourfellowshp？Yea，sadLaCoteMaleTale，theresamuchbetterknghtthanam。Whatshsname？sadPlenorus。Yeshallnotknowforme，sadLaCoteMaleTale。Well，sadtheknght，heshallbeencounteredwthalwhatsomeverhebe。
ThenSrPlenorusheardaknghtcallthatsad：SrPlenorus，whereartthou？etherthoumustdelvermetheprsonerthatthouhastleduntothytower，orelsecomeanddobattlewthme。
ThenPlenorusgathshorse，andcamewthaspearnhshandwallopngtowardSrLauncelot；andthentheybegantofeutretherspears，andcametogetherasthunder，andsmoteetherothersomghtlythattherhorsesfelldownunderthem。Andthentheyavodedtherhorses，andpulledouttherswords，andlketwobullstheylashedtogetherwthgreatstrokesandfons；
buteverSrLauncelotrecoveredgrounduponhm，andSrPlenorustracedtohavegoneabouthm。ButSrLauncelotwouldnotsufferthat，butbarehmbackerandbacker，tllhecamenghhstowergate。AndthensadSrLauncelot：knowtheewellforagoodknght，butwtthouwellthylfeanddeathsnmyhand，andthereforeyeldtheetome，andthyprsoner。
Theotheranswerednoword，butstruckmghtlyuponSrLauncelot’shelm，thatthefresprangoutofhseyes。ThenSrLauncelotdoubledhsstrokessothck，andsmoteathmsomghtly，thathemadehmkneeluponhsknees。AndtherewthSrLauncelotleaptuponhm，andpulledhmgrovellngdown。
ThenSrPlenorusyeldedhm，andhstower，andallhsprsonersathswll。
ThenSrLauncelotrecevedhmandtookhstroth；andthenherodetotheotherbrdge，andthereSrLauncelotjoustedwthotherthreeofhsbrethren，theonehghtPllounes，andtheotherhghtPellogrs，andthethrdSrPellandrs。AndfrstuponhorsebackSrLauncelotsmotethemdown，andafterwardhebeatthemonfoot，andmadethemtoyeldthemuntohm；andthenhereturneduntoSrPlenorus，andtherehefoundnhsprsonKngCaradosofScotland，andmanyotherknghts，andalltheyweredelvered。AndthenSrLaCoteMaleTalecametoSrLauncelot，andthenSrLauncelotwouldhavegvenhmallthesefortressesandthesebrdges。Nay，sadLaCoteMaleTale，
wllnothaveSrPlenorus’lvelhood；wththathewllgrantyou，mylordSrLauncelot，tocomeuntoKngArthur’scourt，andtobehsknght，andallhsbrethren，wllprayyou，mylord，tolethmhavehslvelhood。wllwell，sadSrLauncelot，wththsthathewllcometothecourtofKngArthurandbecomehsman，andhsbrethrenfve。Andasforyou，SrPlenorus，wllundertake，sadSrLauncelot，atthenextfeast，sotherebeaplacevoded，thatyeshallbeKnghtoftheRoundTable。Sr，sadPlenorus，atthenextfeastofPentecostwllbeatArthur’scourt，andatthattmewllbegudedandruledasKngArthurandyewllhaveme。ThenSrLauncelotandSrLaCoteMaleTalereposedthemthere，untothetmethatSrLaCoteMaleTalewaswholeofhswounds，andtheretheyhadmerrycheer，andgoodrest，andmanygoodgames，andthereweremanyfarlades。