HowKngArthurhadalltheknghtstogetherfortojoustnthemeadowbesdeCamelotortheydeparted。
Now，sadthekng，amsureatthsquestoftheSangrealshallallyeoftheTableRounddepart，andnevershallseeyouaganwholetogether；thereforewllseeyouallwholetogethernthemeadowofCamelottojoustandtotourney，thatafteryourdeathmenmayspeakoftthatsuchgoodknghtswerewhollytogethersuchaday。Asuntothatcounselandatthekng’srequesttheyaccordedall，andtookontherharnessthatlongeduntojoustng。Butallthsmovngofthekngwasforthsntent，fortoseeGalahadproved；forthekngdeemedheshouldnotlghtlycomeaganuntothecourtafterhsdepartng。Soweretheyassemblednthemeadow，bothmoreandless。ThenSrGalahad，bytheprayerofthekngandthequeen，dduponhmanoblejesseraunce，andalsoheddonhshelm，butsheldwouldhetakenonefornoprayerofthekng。AndthenSrGawaneandotherknghtsprayedhmtotakeaspear。
Rghtsohedd；andthequeenwasnatowerwthallherlades，fortobeholdthattournament。ThenSrGalahaddressedhmnmdstofthemeadow，andbegantobreakspearsmarvellously，thatallmenhadwonderofhm；forhetheresurmountedallotherknghts，forwthnawhlehehaddefouledmanygoodknghtsoftheTableRoundsavetwan，thatwasSrLauncelotandSrPercvale。
HowthequeendesredtoseeGalahad；andhowafter，alltheknghtswerereplenshedwththeHolySangreal，andhowtheyavowedtheenquestofthesame。
THENthekng，atthequeen’srequest，madehmtoalghtandtounlacehshelm，thatthequeenmghtseehmnthevsage。Whenshebeheldhmshesad：
SoothlydarewellsaythatSrLauncelotbegathm，fornevertwomenresembledmorenlkeness，thereforetnsnomarvelthoughhebeofgreatprowess。Soaladythatstoodbythequeensad：Madam，forGod’ssakeoughtheofrghttobesogoodaknght？Yea，forsooth，sadthequeen，forhesofallpartescomeofthebestknghtsoftheworldandofthehghestlneage；forSrLauncelotscomebutoftheeghthdegreefromourLordJesuChrst，andSrGalahadsofthennthdegreefromourLordJesuChrst，thereforedaresaytheybethegreatestgentlemenoftheworld。
AndthenthekngandallestateswenthomeuntoCamelot，andsowenttoevensongtothegreatmnster，andsoafteruponthattosupper，andeveryknghtsatnhsownplaceastheyweretoforehand。Thenanontheyheardcrackngandcryngofthunder，thatthemthoughttheplaceshouldallto-drve。nthemdstofthsblastenteredasunbeammoreclearerbyseventmesthanevertheysawday，andalltheywerealghtedofthegraceoftheHolyGhost。Thenbeganeveryknghttobeholdother，andethersawother，bytherseemng，farerthanevertheysawafore。Notforthentherewasnoknghtmghtspeakonewordagreatwhle，andsotheylookedeverymanonotherastheyhadbeendumb。ThenthereenteredntothehalltheHolyGralcoveredwthwhtesamte，buttherewasnonemghtseet，norwhobaret。
Andtherewasallthehallfulflledwthgoododours，andeveryknghthadsuchmeatsanddrnksashebestlovednthsworld。AndwhentheHolyGralhadbeenbornethroughthehall，thentheholyvesseldepartedsuddenly，thattheywstnotwheretbecame：thenhadtheyallbreathtospeak。AndthenthekngyeldedthankngstoGod，ofHsgoodgracethathehadsentthem。Certes，sadthekng，weoughttothankourLordJesugreatlyforthathehathshewedusthsday，atthereverenceofthshghfeastofPentecost。
Now，sadSrGawane，wehavebeenservedthsdayofwhatmeatsanddrnkswethoughton；butonethngbeguledus，wemghtnotseetheHolyGral，twassoprecouslycovered。Whereforewllmakehereavow，thatto-morn，wthoutlongerabdng，shalllabournthequestoftheSangreal，thatshallholdmeoutatwelvemonthandaday，ormorefneedbe，andnevershall
returnaganuntothecourttllhaveseentmoreopenlythanthathbeenseenhere；andfmaynotspeed
shallreturnaganashethatmaynotbeaganstthewllofourLordJesuChrst。
WhentheyoftheTableRoundheardSrGawanesayso，theyaroseupthemostpartandmadesuchavowsasSrGawanehadmade。AnonasKngArthurheardthshewasgreatlydspleased，forhewstwelltheymghtnotagan-saytheravows。Alas，sadKngArthuruntoSrGawane，yehavenghslanmewththeavowandpromsethatyehavemade；forthroughyouyehavebereftmethefarestfellowshpandthetruestofknghthoodthateverwereseentogethernanyrealmoftheworld；forwhentheydepartfromhenceamsuretheyallshallnevermeetmorenthsworld，fortheyshalldemanynthequest。Andsotforthnkethmealttle，forhavelovedthemaswellasmylfe，whereforetshallgrevemerghtsore，thedeparttonofthsfellowshp：
forhavehadanoldcustomtohavethemnmyfellowshp。
Howgreatsorrowwasmadeofthekngandthequeenandladesforthedepartngoftheknghts，andhowtheydeparted。
ANDtherewththetearsfellnhseyes。Andthenhesad：Gawane，Gawane，yehavesetmengreatsorrow，forhavegreatdoubtthatmytruefellowshpshallnevermeetheremoreagan。Ah，sadSrLauncelot，comfortyourself；fortshallbeuntousagreathonourandmuchmorethanfwedednanyotherplaces，forofdeathwebesker。Ah，Launcelot，sadthekng，thegreatlovethathavehaduntoyouallthedaysofmylfemakethmetosaysuchdolefulwords；forneverChrstanknghadneversomanyworthymenathstableashavehadthsdayattheRoundTable，andthatsmygreatsorrow。
Whenthequeen，lades，andgentlewomen，wstthesetdngs，theyhadsuchsorrowandheavnessthattheremghtnotonguetellt，forthoseknghtshadheldthemnhonourandchert。ButamongallotherQueenGuenevermadegreatsorrow。marvel，sadshe，mylordwouldsufferthemtodepartfromhm。Thuswasallthecourttroubledfortheloveofthedeparttonofthoseknghts。Andmanyofthoseladesthatlovedknghtswouldhavegonewththerlovers；andsohadtheydone，hadnotanoldknghtcomeamongthemnrelgousclothng；andthenhespakeallonhghandsad：Farlords，whchhaveswornnthequestoftheSangreal，thussendethyouNacen，thehermt，word，thatnonenthsquestleadladynorgentlewomanwthhm，fortsnottodonsohghaservceastheylabourn；
forwarnyouplan，hethatsnotcleanofhssnsheshallnotseethemysteresofourLordJesuChrst。Andforthscausetheylefttheseladesandgentlewomen。
AfterthsthequeencameuntoGalahadandaskedhmofwhencehewas，andofwhatcountry。Hetoldherofwhencehewas。AndsonuntoLauncelot，shesadhewas。Astothat，hesadnetheryeanornay。SoGodmehelp，sadthequeen，ofyourfatheryeneednottoshameyou，forhesthegoodlestknght，andofthebestmenoftheworldcome，andofthestran，ofallpartes，ofkngs。Whereforeyeoughtofrghttobe，ofyourdeeds，apassnggoodman；andcertanly，shesad，yeresemblehmmuch。ThenSrGalahadwasalttleashamedandsad：Madam，sthyeknowncertan，whereforedoyeasktme？forhethatsmyfathershallbeknownopenlyandallbetmes。Andthentheywenttorestthem。AndnthehonourofthehghnessofGalahadhewasledntoKngArthur’schamber，andthererestednhsownbed。
Andassoonastwasdaythekngarose，forhehadnorestofallthatnghtforsorrow。ThenhewentuntoGawaneandtoSrLauncelotthatwerearsenfortohearmass。Andthenthekngagansad：AhGawane，Gawane，yehavebetrayedme；fornevershallmycourtbeamendedbyyou，butyewllneverbesorryformeasamforyou。Andtherewththetearsbegantorundownbyhsvsage。Andtherewththekngsad：Ah，knghtSrLauncelot，requretheethoucounselme，forwouldthatthsquestwereundone，antmghtbeSr，sadSrLauncelot，yesawyesterdaysomanyworthyknghtsthatthenwereswornthattheymaynotleavetnnomannerofwse。Thatwotwell，sadthekng，buttshallsoheavymeattherdepartngthatwotwellthereshallnomannerofjoyremedyme。Andthenthekngandthequeenwentuntothemnster。SoanonLauncelotandGawanecommandedthermentobrngtherarms。Andwhentheyallwerearmedsavethersheldsandtherhelms，thentheycametotherfellowshp，whchwereallreadynthesamewse，fortogotothemnstertoheartherservce。
ThenaftertheservcewasdonethekngwouldwthowmanyhadundertakenthequestoftheHolyGral；
andtoaccomptthemheprayedthemall。Thenfoundtheybythetaleanhundredandffty，andallwereknghtsoftheRoundTable。Andthentheyputontherhelmsanddeparted，andrecommendedthemallwhollyuntothequeen；andtherewasweepngandgreatsorrow。Thenthequeendepartedntoherchamberandheldher，sothatnomanshouldpercevehergreatsorrows。WhenSrLauncelotmssedthequeenhewenttllherchamber，andwhenshesawhmshecredaloud：OLauncelot，Launcelot，yehavebetrayedmeandputmetothedeath，fortoleavethusmylord。Ah，madam，prayyoubenotdspleased，forshallcomeaganassoonasmaywthmyworshp。Alas，sadshe，thateversawyou；buthethatsuffereduponthecrossforallmanknd，hebeuntoyougoodconductandsafety，andallthewholefellowshp。
RghtsodepartedSrLauncelot，andfoundhsfellowshpthatabodehscomng。AndsotheymountedupontherhorsesandrodethroughthestreetsofCamelot；andtherewasweepngofrchandpoor，andthekngturnedawayandmghtnotspeakforweepng。Sowthnawhletheycametoacty，andacastlethathghtVagon。
Theretheyenteredntothecastle，andthelordofthatcastlewasanoldmanthathghtVagon，andhewasagoodmanofhslvng，andsetopenthegates，andmadethemallthecheerthathemght。Andsoonthemorntheywereallaccordedthattheyshoulddeparteverychfromother；andonthemorntheydepartedwthweepngcheer，andeveryknghttookthewaythathmlkedbest。
X
HowGalahadgathmasheld，andhowtheyspedthatpresumedtotakedownthesadsheld。
NOWrdethSrGalahadyetwthoutsheld，andsoherodefourdayswthoutanyadventure。AndatthefourthdayafterevensonghecametoaWhteAbbey，andtherehewasrecevedwthgreatreverence，andleduntoachamber，andtherewasheunarmed；andthenwashewareoftwo[1]knghtsoftheTableRound，onewasSrBagdemagus，and[1]that[1]other[1]wasSrUwane。AndwhentheysawhmtheywentuntoGalahadandmadeofhmgreatsolace，andsotheywentuntosupper。Srs，sadSrGalahad，whatadventurebroughtyouhther？Sr，sadthey，tstoldusthatwthnthsplacesasheldthatnomanmaybearabouthsneckbuthebemschevedoutherdeadwthnthreedays，ormamedforever。Ahsr，sadKngBagdemagus，shalltbearto-morrowfortoassaythsadventure。nthenameofGod，sadSrGalahad。Sr，sadBagdemagus，anmaynotenchevetheadventureofthssheldyeshalltaketuponyou，foramsureyeshallnotfal。Sr，sadGalahad，rghtwellagreemethereto，forhavenosheld。Soonthemorntheyaroseandheardmass。ThenBagdemagusaskedwheretheadventuroussheldwas。Anonamonkledhmbehndanaltarwherethesheldhungaswhteasanysnow，butnthemdstwasaredcross。Sr，sadthemonk，thssheldoughtnottobehangedaboutnoknght’sneckbuthebetheworthestknghtoftheworld；
OmttedbyCaxton，suppledfromW。deWorde。
thereforecounselyouknghtstobewelladvsed。Well，sadBagdemagus，wotwellthatamnotthebestknghtoftheworld，butyetshallassaytobeart，andsobaretoutofthemnster。AndthenhesaduntoGalahad：
Antpleaseyouabdeherestll，tllyewthowthat
speed。shallabdeyou，sadGalahad。ThenKngBagdemagustookwthhmagoodsqure，tobrngtdngsuntoSrGalahadhowhesped。
Thenwhentheyhadrddenatwomleandcametoafarvalleyaforeanhermtage，thentheysawaknghtcomefromthatpartnwhtearmour，horseandall；andhecameasfastashshorsemghtrun，andhsspearnhsrest，andBagdemagusdressedhsspearagansthmandbraketuponthewhteknght。Buttheotherstruckhmsohardthathebrastthemals，andsheefhmthroughtherghtshoulder，forthesheldcoveredhmnotasatthattme；andsohebarehmfromhshorse。Andtherewthhealghtedandtookthewhtesheldfromhm，sayng：Knght，thouhastdonethyselfgreatfolly，forthssheldoughtnottobebornebutbyhmthatshallhavenopeerthatlveth。AndthenhecametoBagdemagus’squreandsad：BearthsshelduntothegoodknghtSrGalahad，thatthouleftntheabbey，andgreethmwellbyme。Sr，sadthesqure，whatsyourname？Takethounoheedofmyname，sadtheknght，fortsnotfortheetoknownorfornoneearthlyman。Now，farsr，sadthesqure，atthereverenceofJesuChrst，tellmeforwhatcausethssheldmaynotbebornebutfthebearerthereofbemscheved。Nowsththouhastconjuredmeso，sadtheknght，thssheldbehovethuntonomanbutuntoGalahad。