Notforthenyeshallgountoyourrest，forwllnotcounselyouthsday，tstoolate，andto-morrowshallcounselyouascan。
OftheholycommuncatonofanAbbottoSrBors，andhowtheAbbotcounselledhm。
ANDthatnghtwasSrBorsservedrchly；andonthemornearlyheheardmass，andtheAbbotcametohm，andbadehmgoodmorrow，andBorstohmagan。AndthenhetoldhmhewasafellowofthequestoftheSangreal，andhowhehadchargeoftheholymantoeatbreadandwater。Then[sadtheAbbot]：OurLordJesuChrstshowedhmuntoyounthelkenessofasoulthatsufferedgreatangushforus，snceHewasputuponthecross，andbledHsheart-bloodformanknd：therewasthetokenandthelkenessoftheSangrealthatappearedaforeyou，forthebloodthatthegreatfowlbledrevvedthechckensfromdeathtolfe。AndbythebaretreesbetokenedtheworldwhchsnakedandwthoutfrutbutftcomeofOurLord。Alsotheladyforwhomyefoughtfor，andKngAnausewhchwaslordthere-to-fore，betokenethJesuChrstwhchstheKngoftheworld。Andthatyefoughtwththechamponforthelady，thstbetokeneth：
forwhenyetookthebattleforthelady，byhershallyeunderstandthenewlawofJesuChrstandHolyChurch；
andbytheotherladyyeshallunderstandtheoldlawandthefend，whchalldaywarrethaganstHolyChurch，thereforeyeddyourbattlewthrght。ForyebeJesuChrst’sknghts，thereforeyeoughttobedefendersofHolyChurch。AndbytheblackbrdmghtyeunderstandHolyChurch，whchsayethamblack，buthesfar。Andbythewhtebrdmghtmenunderstandthefend，andshalltellyouhowtheswanswhtewthout-
forth，andblackwthn：tshypocrsywhchswthoutyelloworpale，andseemethwthout-forththeservantsofJesuChrst，buttheybewthnsohorrbleofflthandsn，andbeguletheworldevl。Alsowhenthefendappearedtotheenlkenessofamanofrelgon，andblamedtheethatthouleftthybrotherforalady，soledtheewherethouseemedthybrotherwasslan，buthesyetalve；andallwasfortoputtheenerror，andbrngtheeuntowanhopeandlechery，forheknewthouweretenderhearted，andallwasforthoushouldstnotfndtheblessedadventureoftheSangreal。Andthethrdfowlbetokeneththestrongbattleaganstthefarladeswhchwerealldevls。Alsothedrytreeandthewhtelly：thedrytreebetokeneththybrotherLonel，whchsdrywthoutvrtue，andthereforemanymenoughttocallhmtherottentree，andtheworm-eatentree，forhesamurdereranddothcontrarytotheorderofknghthood。Andthetwowhteflowerssgnfytwomadens，theonesaknghtwhchwaswoundedtheotherday，andtheothersthegentlewomanwhchyerescued；andwhytheotherflowerdrewnghtheother，thatwastheknghtwhchwouldhavedefouledherandhmselfboth。AndSrBors，yehadbeenagreatfoolandngreatperlfortohaveseenthosetwoflowerspershfortosuccourtherottentree，forantheyhadsnnedtogethertheyhadbeendamned；andforthatyerescuedthemboth，menmghtcallyouaveryknghtandservantofJesuChrst。
HowSrBorsmetwthhsbrotherSrLonel，andhowSrLonelwouldhaveslanSrBors。
THENwentSrBorsfromthenceandcommendedtheAbbotuntoGod。Andthenherodeallthatday，andharbouredwthanoldlady。Andonthemornherodetoacastlenavalley，andtherehemetwthayeomangongagreatpacetowardaforest。Sayme，sadSrBors，canstthoutellmeofanyadventure？Sr，sadhe，hereshallbeunderthscastleagreatandamarvelloustournament。Ofwhatfolksshalltbe？sadSrBors。TheEarlofPlansshallbentheoneparty，andthelady’snephewofHervnontheotherparty。ThenBorsthoughttobetherefhemghtmeetwthhsbrotherSrLonel，oranyotherofhsfellowshp，whchwerenthequestoftheSangreal。Andthenheturnedtoanhermtagethatwasntheentryoftheforest。
AndwhenhewascomeththerhefoundthereSrLonel，hsbrother，whchsatallarmedattheentryofthechapeldoorfortoabdethereharbourtllonthemornthatthetournamentshallbe。AndwhenSrBorssawhmhehadgreatjoyofhm，thattweremarveltotellofhsjoy。Andthenhealghtedoffhshorse，andsad：Farsweetbrother，whencameyehther？AnonasLonelsawhmhesad：AhBors，yemaynotmakenoneavaunt，butasforyoumghthavebeenslan；
whenyesawtwoknghtsleadngmeawaybeatngme，yeleftmefortosuccouragentlewoman，andsufferedmenperlofdeath；fornevererstneddnobrothertoanothersogreatanuntruth。Andforthatmsdeednowensureyoubutdeath，forwellhaveyedeservedt；
thereforekeeptheefromhenceforward，andthatshallyefndassoonasamarmed。WhenSrBorsunderstoodhsbrother’swrathhekneeleddowntotheearthandcredhmmercy，holdngupbothhshands，andprayedhmtoforgvehmhsevlwll。Nay，sadLonel，thatshallneverbeanmayhavethehgherhand，thatmakemneavowtoGod，thoushalthavedeathfort，fortwereptyyelvedanylonger。
Rghtsohewentnandtookhsharness，andmounteduponhshorse，andcameto-forehmandsad：Bors，keeptheefromme，forshalldototheeaswouldtoafelonoratrator，foryebetheuntruestknghtthatevercameoutofsoworthyanhouseaswasKngBorsdeGanswhchwasourfather，thereforestartuponthyhorse，andsoshallyebemostatyouradvantage。Andbutfyewllwllrunuponyouthereasyestanduponfoot，andsotheshameshallbemneandtheharmyours，butofthatshamenerecknought。
WhenSrBorssawthathemustfghtwthhsbrotherorelsetode，henstwhattodo；thenhsheartcounselledhmnotthereto，nasmuchasLonelwasbornorhe，whereforeheoughttobearhmreverence；yetkneeledhedownaforeLonel’shorse’sfeet，andsad：Farsweetbrother，havemercyuponmeandslaymenot，andhavenremembrancethegreatlovewhchoughttobebetweenustwan。WhatSrBorssadtoLonelheroughtnot，forthefendhadbroughthmnsuchawllthatheshouldslayhm。ThenwhenLonelsawhewouldnoneother，andthathewouldnothaversentogvehmbattle，herashedoverhmsothathesmoteBorswthhshorse，feetupward，totheearth，andhurthmsosorethatheswoonedofdstress，thewhchhefeltnhmselftohavededwthoutconfesson。SowhenLonelsawths，healghtedoffhshorsetohavesmttenoffhshead。Andsohetookhmbythehelm，andwouldhaverenttfromhshead。Thencamethehermtrunnnguntohm，whchwasagoodmanandofgreatage，andwellhadheardallthewordsthatwerebetweenthem，andsofelldownuponSrBors。
HowSrColgrevancefoughtaganstSrLonelfortosaveSrBors，andhowthehermtwasslan。
THENhesadtoLonel：Ahgentleknght，havemercyuponmeandonthybrother，forfthouslayhmthoushaltbedeadofsn，andthatweresorrowful，forhesoneoftheworthestknghtsoftheworld，andofthebestcondtons。SoGodhelpme，sadLonel，srprest，butfyefleefromhmshallslayyou，andheshallneverthesoonerbequt。Certes，sadthegoodman，haveleferyeslaymethanhm，formydeathshallnotbegreatharm，nothalfsomuchasofhs。Well，sadLonel，
amgreed；andsethshandtohsswordandsmotehmsohardthathsheadyedebackward。Notforthatherestranedhmofhsevlwll，buttookhsbrotherbythehelm，andunlacedttohavestrckenoffhshead，andhadslanhmwthoutfal。Butsothapped，ColgrevanceafellowoftheRoundTable，cameatthattmeththerasOurLord’swllwas。Andwhenhesawthegoodmanslanhemarvelledmuchwhattmghtbe。AndthenhebeheldLonelwouldhaveslanhsbrother，andknewSrBorswhchhelovedrghtwell。ThensterthedownandtookLonelbytheshoulders，anddrewhmstronglyabackfromBors，andsad：Lonel，wllyeslayyourbrother，theworthestknghtoftheworldone？andthatshouldnogoodmansuffer。Why，sadLonel，wllyeletme？thereforefyeentermeteyounthsshallslayyou，andhmafter。Why，sadColgrevance，sthssooththatyewllslayhm？Slayhmwll，sadhe，whososaythecontrary，forhehathdonesomuchaganstmethathehathwelldeservedt。Andsoranuponhm，andwouldhavesmttenhmthroughthehead，andSrColgrevanceranbetwxtthem，andsad：
Anyebesohardytodosomore，wetwoshallmeddletogether。
WhenLonelunderstoodhswordshetookhssheldaforehm，andaskedhmwhatthathewas。Andhetoldhm，Colgrevance，oneofhsfellows。ThenLoneldefedhm，andgavehmagreatstrokethroughthehelm。
Thenhedrewhssword，forhewasapassnggoodknght，anddefendedhmrghtmanfully。SolongduredthebattlethatBorsroseupallangushly，andbeheld[how]
Colgrevance，thegoodknght，foughtwthhsbrotherforhsquarrel；thenwashefullsorryandheavy，andthoughtfColgrevanceslewhmthatwashsbrotherheshouldneverhavejoy；andfhsbrotherslewColgrevancetheshameshouldeverbemne。Thenwouldhehaversentohavedepartedthem，buthehadnotsomuchmghttostandonfoot；soheabodehmsolongtllColgrevancehadtheworse，forLonelwasofgreatchvalryandrghthardy，forhehadpercedthehauberkandthehelm，thatheabodebutdeath，forhehadlostmuchofhsbloodthattwasmarvelthathemghtstanduprght。ThenbeheldheSrBorswhchsatdressnghmupwardandsad：Ah，Bors，whycomeyenottocastmeoutofperlofdeath，wherenhaveputmetosuccouryouwhchwererghtnownghthedeath？Certes，sadLonel，thatshallnotavalyou，fornoneofyoushallbearotherswarrant，butthatyeshalldebothofmyhand。
WhenBorsheardthat，heddsomuch，heroseandputonhshelm。Thenpercevedhefrstthehermt-prestwhchwasslan，thenmadeheamarvelloussorrowuponhm。
HowSrLonelslewSrColgrevance，andhowafterhewouldhaveslanSrBors。
THENoftColgrevancecreduponSrBors：Whywllyeletmedehereforyoursake？ftpleaseyouthat
deforyouthedeath，twllpleasemethebetterfortosaveaworthyman。WththatwordSrLonelsmoteoffthehelmfromhshead。ThenColgrevancesawthathemghtnotescape；thenhesad：FarsweetJesu，that
havemsdonehavemercyuponmysoul，forsuchsorrowthatmyheartsufferethforgoodness，andforalmsdeedthatwouldhavedonehere，betomealgementofpenanceuntomysoul’shealth。AtthesewordsLonelsmotehmsosorethathebarehmtotheearth。SohehadslanColgrevanceheranuponhsbrotherasafendlyman，andgavehmsuchastrokethathemadehmstoop。
AndhethatwasfullofhumltyprayedhmforGod’slovetoleavethsbattle：Forantbefell，farbrother，thatslewyouoryeme，weshouldbedeadofthatsn。
NeverGodmehelpbutfhaveonyoumercy，anmayhavethebetterhand。ThendrewBorshssword，allweepng，andsad：Farbrother，Godknowethmnentent。Ah，farbrother，yehavedonefullevlthsdaytoslaysuchanholyprestthewhchnevertrespassed。
Alsoyehaveslanagentleknght，andoneofourfellows。
Andwellwotyethatamnotafeardofyougreatly，butdreadthewrathofGod，andthssanunkndlywar，thereforeGodshowmracleuponusboth。NowGodhavemercyuponmethoughdefendmylfeaganstmybrother：wththatBorslftuphshandandwouldhavesmttenhsbrother。
HowtherecameavocewhchchargedSrBorstotouchhmnot，andofacloudthatcamebetweenthem。
ANDthenheheardavocethatsad：FleeBors，andtouchhmnot，orelsethoushaltslayhm。Rghtsoalghtedacloudbetwxtthemnlkenessofafreandamarvellousflame，thatboththertwosheldsbrent。
Thenweretheysoreafrad，thattheyfellbothtotheearth，andlaythereagreatwhlenaswoon。Andwhentheycametothemself，Borssawthathsbrotherhadnoharm；thenheheldupbothhshands，forhedreadGodhadtakenvengeanceuponhm。Wththatheheardavocesay：Bors，gohence，andbearthybrothernolongerfellowshp，buttakethywayanonrghttothesea，forSrPercvaleabdeththeethere。Thenhesadtohsbrother：
Farsweetbrother，forgvemeforGod’sloveallthat
havetrespasseduntoyou。Thenheanswered：Godforgvettheeanddogladly。