HowArthurtookuponhmtofghttobedelveredoutofprson，andalsofortodelvertwentyknghtsthatwerenprson。
　　WHATareyethatsocomplan？sadKngArthur。Webeheretwentyknghts，prsoners，sadthey，andsomeofushavelanheresevenyear，andsomemoreandsomeless。Forwhatcause？
　　sadArthur。Weshalltellyou，sadtheknghts；thslordofthscastle，hsnamesSrDamas，andhesthefalsestknghtthatlveth，andfulloftreason，andaverycowardasanylveth，andhehathayoungerbrother，agoodknghtofprowess，hsnamesSrOntzlake；andthstratorDamas，theelderbrotherwllgvehmnopartofhslvelhood，butasSrOntzlakekeepeththoroughprowessofhshands，andsohekeepethfromhmafullfarmanorandarch，andtherenSrOntzlakedwellethworshpfully，andswellbelovedofallpeople。AndthsSrDamas，ourmastersasevlbeloved，forheswthoutmercy，andhesacoward，andgreatwarhathbeenbetwxtthemboth，butOntzlakehatheverthebetter，andeverheprofferethSrDamastofghtforthelvelhood，bodyforbody，buthewllnotdo；other-elsetofndaknghttofghtforhm。
　　UntothatSrDamashadgrantedtofndaknght，buthessoevlbelovedandhated，thattheresneveraknghtwllfghtforhm。AndwhenDamassawths，thattherewasneveraknghtwouldfghtforhm，hehathdalylanawatwthmanyknghtswthhm，andtakenalltheknghtsnthscountrytoseeandespytheradventures，hehathtakenthembyforceandbroughtthemtohsprson。Andsohetookusseparatelyaswerodeonouradventures，andmanygoodknghtshavedednthsprsonforhunger，tothenumberofeghteenknghts；andfanyofusallthatheres，orhathbeen，wouldhavefoughtenwthhsbrotherOntzlake，hewouldhavedelveredus，butforbecausethsDamasssofalseandsofulloftreasonwewouldneverfghtforhmtodefort。Andwebesoleanforhungerthatunnethewemaystandonourfeet。Goddelveryou，forhsmercy，sadArthur。
　　Anon，therewthaltherecameadamoseluntoArthur，andaskedhm，Whatcheer？cannotsay，sadhe。Sr，sadshe，anyewllfghtformylord，yeshallbedelveredoutofprson，andelseyeescapeneverthelfe。Now，sadArthur，thatshard，yethadlefertofghtwthaknghtthantodenprson；
　　wthths，sadArthur，maybedelveredandalltheseprsoners，wlldothebattle。Yes，sadthedamosel。amready，sadArthur，anhadhorseandarmour。Yeshalllacknone，sadthedamosel。Meseemeth，damosel，shouldhaveseenyounthecourtofArthur。Naysadthedamosel，cameneverthere，amthelord’sdaughterofthscastle。Yetwasshefalse，forshewasoneofthedamoselsofMorganleFay。
　　AnonshewentuntoSrDamas，andtoldhmhowhewoulddobattleforhm，andsohesentforArthur。Andwhenhecamehewaswellcoloured，andwellmadeofhslmbs，thatallknghtsthatsawhmsadtwereptythatsuchaknghtshoulddenprson。
　　SoSrDamasandhewereagreedthatheshouldfghtforhmuponthscovenant，thatallotherknghtsshouldbedelvered；
　　anduntothatwasSrDamasswornuntoArthur，andalsotodothebattletotheuttermost。Andwththatallthetwentyknghtswerebroughtoutofthedarkprsonntothehall，anddelvered，andsotheyallabodetoseethebattle。
　　HowAccolonfoundhmselfbyawell，andhetookuponhmtodobattleaganstArthur。
　　NOWturnweuntoAccolonofGaul，thatwhenheawokehefoundhmselfbyadeepwell-sde，wthnhalfafoot，ngreatperlofdeath。Andtherecameoutofthatfountanappeofslver，andoutofthatpperanwaterallonhghnastoneofmarble。
　　WhenSrAccolonsawths，heblessedhmandsad，JesussavemylordKngArthur，andKngUrens，forthesedamoselsnthsshphavebetrayedus，theyweredevlsandnowomen；andf
　　mayescapethsmsadventure，shalldestroyallwheremayfndthesefalsedamoselsthatuseenchantments。Rghtwththattherecameadwarfwthagreatmouthandaflatnose，andsalutedSrAccolon，andsadhowhecamefromQueenMorganleFay，andshegreetethyouwell，andbddethyoubeofstrongheart，foryeshallfghttomorrowwthaknghtatthehourofprme，andthereforeshehathsentyouhereExcalbur，Arthur’ssword，andthescabbard，andshebddethyouasyeloveher，thatyedothebattletotheuttermost，wthoutanymercy，lkeasyehadpromsedherwhenyespaketogethernprvty；andwhatdamoselthatbrngethhertheknght’shead，whchyeshallfghtwthal，shewllmakeheraqueen。Nowunderstandyouwell，sadAccolon，shallholdthathavepromsedhernowhavethesword：whensawyemyladyQueenMorganleFay？Rghtlate，sadthedwarf。ThenAccolontookhmnhsarmsandsad，Recommendmeuntomyladyqueen，andtellherallshallbedonethathavepromsedher，andelsewlldefort。Now
　　suppose，sadAccolon，shehathmadeallthesecraftsandenchantmentsforthsbattle。Yemaywellbelevet，sadthedwarf。Rghtsotherecameaknghtandaladywthssqures，andsalutedAccolon，andprayedhmfortoarse，andcomeandresthmathsmanor。AndsoAccolonmounteduponavodhorse，andwentwththeknghtuntoafarmanorbyaprory，andtherehehadpassnggoodcheer。
　　ThenSrDamassentuntohsbrotherSrOntzlake，andbademakehmreadybyto-mornatthehourofprme，andtobenthefeldtofghtwthagoodknght，forhehadfoundagoodknghtthatwasreadytodobattleatallponts。WhenthswordcameuntoSrOntzlakehewaspassngheavy，forhewaswoundedalttleto-forethroughbothhsthghswthaspear，andmadegreatdole；butashewaswounded，hewouldhavetakenthebattleonhand。Sothappedatthattme，bythemeansofMorganleFay，AccolonwaswthSrOntzlakelodged；andwhenheheardofthatbattle，andhowOntzlakewaswounded，hesadthathewouldfghtforhm。BecauseMorganleFayhadsenthmExcalburandthesheathfortofghtwththeknghtonthemorn：thswasthecauseSrAccolontookthebattleonhand。ThenSrOntzlakewaspassngglad，andthankedSrAccolonwthallhsheartthathewoulddosomuchforhm。AndtherewthalSrOntzlakesentworduntohsbrotherSrDamas，thathehadaknghtthatforhmshouldbereadynthefeldbythehourofprme。
　　SoonthemornSrArthurwasarmedandwellhorsed，andaskedSrDamas，Whenshallwetothefeld？Sr，sadSrDamas，yeshallhearmass。AndsoArthurheardamass，andwhenmasswasdonetherecameasqureonagreathorse，andaskedSrDamasfhsknghtwereready，forourknghtsreadynthefeld。
　　ThenSrArthurmounteduponhorseback，andtherewerealltheknghtsandcommonsofthatcountry；andsobyalladvcestherewerechosentwelvegoodmenofthecountryfortowatuponthetwoknghts。AndrghtasArthurwasonhorsebacktherecameadamoselfromMorganleFay，andbroughtuntoSrArthuraswordlkeuntoExcalbur，andthescabbard，andsaduntoArthur，MorganleFaysendethhereyourswordforgreatlove。
　　Andhethankedher，andweenedthadbeenso，butshewasfalse，fortheswordandthescabbardwascounterfet，andbrttle，andfalse。
　　OfthebattlebetweenKngArthurandAccolon。
　　ANDthentheydressedthemonbothpartesofthefeld，andlettherhorsesrunsofastthatethersmoteothernthemdstofthesheldwththerspear-heads，thatbothhorseandmanwenttotheearth；andthentheystartedupboth，andpulledouttherswords。Themeanwhlethattheywerethusatthebattle，cametheDamoseloftheLakentothefeld，thatputMerlnunderthestone；andshecameththerforloveofKngArthur，forsheknewhowMorganleFayhadsoordanedthatKngArthurshouldhavebeenslanthatday，andthereforeshecametosavehslfe。
　　Andsotheywenteagerlytothebattle，andgavemanygreatstrokes，butalwaysArthur’sswordbtnotlkeAccolon’ssword；
　　butforthemostpart，everystrokethatAccolongavehewoundedsoreArthur，thattwasmarvelhestood，andalwayshsbloodfellfromhmfast。
　　WhenArthurbeheldthegroundsosorebe-bledhewasdsmayed，andthenhedeemedtreasonthathsswordwaschanged；forhsswordbtnotsteelastwaswonttodo，thereforehedreadedhmsoretobedead，foreverhmseemedthattheswordnAccolon’shandwasExcalbur，forateverystrokethatAccolonstruckhedrewbloodonArthur。Now，knght，sadAccolonuntoArthur，keeptheewellfromme；butArthuranswerednotagan，andgavehmsuchabuffetonthehelmthattmadehmtostoop，nghfallngdowntotheearth。ThenSrAccolonwthdrewhmalttle，andcameonwthExcalburonhgh，andsmoteSrArthursuchabuffetthathefellnghtotheearth。Thenweretheywrothboth，andgaveeachothermanysorestrokes，butalwaysSrArthurlostsomuchbloodthattwasmarvelhestoodonhsfeet，buthewassofullofknghthoodthatknghtlyheenduredthepan。AndSrAccolonlostnotadealofblood，thereforehewaxedpassnglght，andSrArthurwaspassngfeeble，andweenedverlytohaveded；butforallthathemadecountenanceasthoughhemghtendure，andheldAccolonasshortashemght。ButAccolonwassoboldbecauseofExcalburthathewaxedpassnghardy。ButallmenthatbeheldhmsadtheysawneverknghtfghtsowellasArthurddconsderngthebloodthathebled。Sowasallthepeoplesorryforhm，butthetwobrethrenwouldnotaccord。Thenalwaystheyfoughttogetherasferceknghts，andSrArthurwthdrewhmalttlefortoresthm，andSrAccoloncalledhmtobattleandsad，tsnotmeformetosuffertheetorest。AndtherewthhecamefercelyuponArthur，andSrArthurwaswrothforthebloodthathehadlost，andsmoteAccolononhghuponthehelm，somghtly，thathemadehmnghtofalltotheearth；andtherewthArthur’sswordbrastatthecross，andfellnthegrassamongtheblood，andthepommelandthesurehandlesheheldnhshands。WhenSrArthursawthat，hewasngreatfeartode，butalwayshehelduphssheldandlostnoground，norbatednocheer。
　　HowKngArthur’sswordthathefoughtwthbrake，andhowherecoveredofAccolonhsownswordExcalbur，andovercamehsenemy。
　　THENSrAccolonbeganwthwordsoftreason，andsad，Knght，thouartovercome，andmaystnotendure，andalsothouartweaponless，andthouhastlostmuchofthyblood，andamfullloathtoslaythee，thereforeyeldtheetomeasrecreant。Nay，sadSrArthur，maynotso，forhavepromsedtodothebattletotheuttermostbythefathofmybody，whlemelasteththelfe，andthereforehadlefertodewthhonourthantolvewthshame；andftwerepossbleformetodeanhundredtmes，hadlefertodesooftthanyeldmetothee；forthoughlackweapon，shalllacknoworshp，andfthouslaymeweaponlessthatshallbethyshame。Well，sadAccolon，asfortheshamewllnotspare，nowkeeptheefromme，forthouartbutadeadman。AndtherewthAccolongavehmsuchastrokethathefellnghtotheearth，andwouldhavehadArthurtohavecredhmmercy。ButSrArthurpresseduntoAccolonwthhssheld，andgavehmwththepommelnhshandsuchabuffetthathewentthreestrdesaback。