WhereforeQueenGueneverhadhmngreatfavouraboveallotherknghts，andncertanhelovedthequeenaganaboveallotherladesanddamoselsofhslfe，andforherheddmanydeedsofarms，andsavedherfromthefrethroughhsnoblechvalry。
　　ThusSrLauncelotrestedhmlongwthplayandgame。Andthenhethoughthmselftoprovehmselfnstrangeadventures，thenhebadehsnephew，SrLonel，fortomakehmready；forwetwowllseekadventures。Sotheymountedontherhorses，armedatallrghts，androdentoadeepforestandsontoadeepplan。Andthentheweatherwashotaboutnoon，andSrLauncelothadgreatlusttosleep。ThenSrLonelespedagreatapple-treethatstoodbyanhedge，andsad，Brother，yondersafarshadow，theremaywerestus[and]ourhorses。
　　tswellsad，farbrother，sadSrLauncelot，forthseghtyearwasnotsosleepyasamnow；andsotheytherealghtedandtedtherhorsesuntosundrytrees，andsoSrLauncelotladhmdownunderanappletree，andhshelmheladunderhshead。AndSrLonelwakedwhleheslept。SoSrLauncelotwasasleeppassngfast。
　　Andnthemeanwhletherecamethreeknghtsrdng，asfastfleengasevertheymghtrde。Andtherefollowedthemthreebutoneknght。AndwhenSrLonelsawhm，hmthoughthesawneversogreataknght，norsowellfarngaman，nethersowellapparelleduntoallrghts。Sowthnawhlethsstrongknghthadovertakenoneoftheseknghts，andtherehesmotehmtothecoldearththathelaystll。Andthenherodeuntothesecondknght，andsmotehmsothatmanandhorsefelldown。
　　Andthenstraghttothethrdknghtherode，andsmotehmbehndhshorse’sarseaspearlength。Andthenhealghteddownandrenedhshorseonthebrdle，andboundallthethreeknghtsfastwththerensoftherownbrdles。WhenSrLonelsawhmdothus，hethoughttoassayhm，andmadehmready，andstllyandprvlyhetookhshorse，andthoughtnotfortoawakeSrLauncelot。Andwhenhewasmounteduponhshorse，heovertookthsstrongknght，andbadehmturn，andtheothersmoteSrLonelsohardthathorseandmanhebaretotheearth，andsohealghteddownandboundhmfast，andthrewhmoverthwarthsownhorse，andsoheservedthemallfour，androdewththemawaytohsowncastle。Andwhenhecametherehegartunarmthem，andbeatthemwththornsallnaked，andafterputthemnadeepprsonwhereweremanymoreknghts，thatmadegreatdolour。
　　HowSrEctorfollowedfortoseekSrLauncelot，andhowhewastakenbySrTurqune。
　　WHENSrEctordeMarswstthatSrLauncelotwaspassedoutofthecourttoseekadventures，hewaswrothwthhmself，andmadehmreadytoseekSrLauncelot，andashehadrddenlongnagreatforesthemetwthamanwaslkeaforester。Farfellow，sadSrEctor，knowestthounthscountryanyadventuresthatbeherenghhand？Sr，sadtheforester，thscountryknow
　　well，andhereby，wthnthsmle，sastrongmanor，andwelldyked，andbythatmanor，onthelefthand，theresafarfordforhorsestodrnkof，andoverthatfordtheregrowethafartree，andthereonhangmanyfarsheldsthatweldedsometmegoodknghts，andattheholeofthetreehangethabasnofcopperandlatten，andstrkeuponthatbasnwththebuttofthyspearthrce，andsoonafterthoushalthearnewtdngs，andelsehastthouthefarestgracethatmanyayearhadeverknghtthatpassedthroughthsforest。Gramercy，sadSrEctor，anddepartedandcametothetree，andsawmanyfarshelds。Andamongthemhesawhsbrother’ssheld，SrLonel，andmanymorethatheknewthatwerehsfellowsoftheRoundTable，thewhchgrevedhsheart，andpromsedtorevengehsbrother。
　　ThenanonSrEctorbeatonthebasnashewerewood，andthenhegavehshorsedrnkattheford，andtherecameaknghtbehndhmandbadehmcomeoutofthewaterandmakehmready；
　　andSrEctoranonturnedhmshortly，andnfeutercasthsspear，andsmotetheotherknghtagreatbuffetthathshorseturnedtwceabout。Thswaswelldone，sadthestrongknght，andknghtlythouhaststrckenme；andtherewthherushedhshorseonSrEctor，andcleghthmunderhsrghtarm，andbarehmcleanoutofthesaddle，androdewthhmawayntohsownhall，andthrewhmdownnmdstofthefloor。ThenameofthsknghtwasSrTurqune。ThenhesaduntoSrEctor，Forthouhastdonethsdaymoreuntomethananyknghtddthesetwelveyears，nowwllgranttheethylfe，sothouwltbesworntobemyprsonerallthylfedays。Nay，sadSrEctor，thatwllneverpromsethee，butthatwlldomneadvantage。Thatmerepenteth，sadSrTurqune。Andthenhegarttounarmhm，andbeathmwththornsallnaked，andsthenputhmdownnadeepdungeon，whereheknewmanyofhsfellows。ButwhenSrEctorsawSrLonel，thenmadehegreatsorrow。Alas，brother，sadSrEctor，wheresmybrotherSrLauncelot？Farbrother，lefthmasleepwhenthatfromhmyode，underanapple-tree，andwhatsbecomeofhmcannottellyou。Alas，sadtheknghts，butSrLauncelothelpuswemayneverbedelvered，forweknownownoknghtthatsabletomatchourmasterTurqune。
　　HowfourqueensfoundLauncelotsleepng，andhowbyenchantmenthewastakenandledntoacastle。
　　NOWleavewetheseknghtsprsoners，andspeakweofSrLauncelotduLakethatlethundertheapple-treesleepng。Evenaboutthenoontherecamebyhmfourqueensofgreatestate；
　　and，fortheheatshouldnotannoythem，thererodefourknghtsaboutthem，andbareaclothofgreenslkonfourspears，betwxtthemandthesun，andthequeensrodeonfourwhtemules。Thusastheyrodetheyheardbythemagreathorsegrmlynegh，thenweretheywareofasleepngknght，thatlayallarmedunderanapple-tree；anonasthesequeenslookedonhsface，theyknewtwasSrLauncelot。Thentheybeganfortostrveforthatknght，everychonesadtheywouldhavehmtoherlove。Weshallnotstrve，sadMorganleFay，thatwasKngArthur’ssster，shallputanenchantmentuponhmthatheshallnotawakenshours，andthenwllleadhmawayuntomycastle，andwhenhessurelywthnmyhold，shalltaketheenchantmentfromhm，andthenlethmchoosewhchofushewllhaveuntoparamour。
　　SothsenchantmentwascastuponSrLauncelot，andthentheyladhmuponhssheld，andbarehmsoonhorsebackbetwxttwoknghts，andbroughthmuntothecastleCharot，andtheretheyladhmnachambercold，andatnghttheysentuntohmafardamoselwthhssupperreadydght。Bythattheenchantmentwaspast，andwhenshecameshesalutedhm，andaskedhmwhatcheer。cannotsay，fardamosel，sadSrLauncelot，forwotnothowcamentothscastlebuttbebyanenchantment。Sr，sadshe，yemustmakegoodcheer，andfyebesuchaknghtastssadyebe，shalltellyoumoreto-mornbyprmeoftheday。Gramercy，fardamosel，sadSrLauncelot，ofyourgoodwllrequreyou。Andsoshedeparted。
　　Andtherehelayallthatnghtwthoutcomfortofanybody。Andonthemornearlycamethesefourqueens，passnglywellbeseen，alltheybddnghmgoodmorn，andhethemagan。
　　Srknght，thefourqueenssad，thoumustunderstandthouartourprsoner，andwehereknowtheewellthatthouartSrLauncelotduLake，KngBan’sson，andbecauseweunderstandyourworthness，thatthouartthenoblestknghtlvng，andasweknowwelltherecannoladyhavethylovebutone，andthatsQueenGuenever，andnowthoushaltloseherforever，andshethee，andthereforetheebehovethnowtochooseoneofusfour。
　　amtheQueenMorganleFay，queenofthelandofGore，andheresthequeenofNorthgals，andthequeenofEastland，andthequeenoftheOutsles；nowchooseoneofuswhchthouwlthavetothyparamour，forthoumayestnotchooseorelsenthsprsontode。Thssanhardcase，sadSrLauncelot，thatethermustdeorelsechooseoneofyou，yethadlefertodenthsprsonwthworshp，thantohaveoneofyoutomyparamourmaugremyhead。Andthereforeyebeanswered，
　　wllnoneofyou，foryebefalseenchantresses，andasformylady，DameGuenever，wereatmylbertyaswas，wouldprovetonyouoronyours，thatshesthetruestladyuntoherlordlvng。Well，sadthequeens，sthsyouranswer，thatyewllrefuseus。Yea，onmylfe，sadSrLauncelot，refusedyebeofme。Sotheydepartedandlefthmtherealonethatmadegreatsorrow。
　　HowSrLauncelotwasdelveredbythemeanofadamosel。
　　RGHTsoatthenooncamethedamoseluntohmwthhsdnner，andaskedhmwhatcheer。Truly，fardamosel，sadSrLauncelot，nmylfedaysneversoll。Sr，shesad，thatmerepenteth，butanyewllberuledbyme，shallhelpyououtofthsdstress，andyeshallhavenoshamenorvllany，sothatyeholdmeapromse。Fardamosel，wllgrantyou，andsore
　　amofthesequeen-sorceressesafeard，fortheyhavedestroyedmanyagoodknght。Sr，sadshe，thatssooth，andfortherenownandbountythattheyhearofyoutheywouldhaveyourlove，andSr，theysay，yournamesSrLauncelotduLake，theflowerofknghts，andtheybepassngwrothwthyouthatyehaverefusedthem。ButSr，anyewouldpromsemetohelpmyfatheronTuesdaynextcomng，thathathmadeatournamentbetwxthmandtheKngofNorthgals——forthelastTuesdaypastmyfatherlostthefeldthroughthreeknghtsofArthur’scourt——anyewllbethereonTuesdaynextcomng，andhelpmyfather，to-mornorprme，bythegraceofGod，shalldelveryouclean。Farmaden，sadSrLauncelot，tellmewhatsyourfather’sname，andthenshallgveyouananswer。Srknght，shesad，myfathersKngBagdemagus，thatwasfoulrebukedatthelasttournament。knowyourfatherwell，sadSrLauncelot，foranoblekngandagoodknght，andbythefathofmybody，yeshallhavemybodyreadytodoyourfatherandyouservceatthatday。Sr，shesad，gramercy，andto-
　　mornawatyebereadybetmesandshallbeshethatshalldelveryouandtakeyouyourarmourandyourhorse，sheldandspear，andherebywthnthstenmle，sanabbeyofwhtemonks，thereprayyouthatyemeabde，andththershall
　　brngmyfatheruntoyou。Allthsshallbedone，sadSrLauncelotasamtrueknght。
　　Andsoshedeparted，andcameonthemornearly，andfoundhmready；thenshebroughthmoutoftwelvelocks，andbroughthmuntohsarmour，andwhenhewascleanarmed，shebroughthmuntlhsownhorse，andlghtlyhesaddledhmandtookagreatspearnhshandandsorodeforth，andsad，Fardamosel，
　　shallnotfalyou，bythegraceofGod。Andsoherodentoagreatforestallthatday，andnevercouldfndnohghwayandsothenghtfellonhm，andthenwashewarenaslade，ofapavlonofredsendal。Bymyfath，sadSrLauncelot，nthatpavlonwlllodgeallthsnght，andsotherehealghteddown，andtedhshorsetothepavlon，andthereheunarmedhm，andtherehefoundabed，andladhmtherenandfellasleepsadly。