HowaknghtfoundSrLauncelotlyngnhsleman’sbed，andhowSrLauncelotfoughtwththeknght。
　　THENwthnanhourtherecametheknghttowhomthepavlonought，andheweenedthathslemanhadlannthatbed，andsoheladhmdownbesdeSrLauncelot，andtookhmnhsarmsandbegantoksshm。AndwhenSrLauncelotfeltaroughbeardkssnghm，hestartedoutofthebedlghtly，andtheotherknghtafterhm，andetherofthemgattherswordsntherhands，andoutatthepavlondoorwenttheknghtofthepavlon，andSrLauncelotfollowedhm，andtherebyalttleslakeSrLauncelotwoundedhmsore，nghuntothedeath。
　　AndthenheyeldedhmuntoSrLauncelot，andsohegrantedhm，sothathewouldtellhmwhyhecamentothebed。Sr，sadtheknght，thepavlonsmneown，andtherethsnght
　　hadassgnedmyladytohavesleptwthme，andnowamlkelytodeofthswound。Thatmerepenteth，sadLauncelot，ofyourhurt，butwasadreadoftreason，forwaslatebeguled，andthereforecomeonyourwayntoyourpavlonandtakeyourrest，andassupposeshallstaunchyourblood。Andsotheywentbothntothepavlon，andanonSrLauncelotstaunchedhsblood。
　　Therewthalcametheknght’slady，thatwasapassngfarlady，andwhensheespedthatherlordBelleuswassorewounded，shecredoutonSrLauncelot，andmadegreatdoleoutofmeasure。
　　Peace，myladyandmylove，sadBelleus，forthsknghtsagoodman，andaknghtadventurous，andtherehetoldherallthecausehowhewaswounded；Andwhenthatyeldedmeuntohm，heleftmegoodlyandhathstaunchedmyblood。Sr，sadthelady，requretheetellmewhatknghtyebe，andwhatsyourname？
　　Farlady，hesad，mynamesSrLauncelotduLake。Somethoughteverbyyourspeech，sadthelady，forhaveseenyouoftorths，andknowyoubetterthanyeween。Butnowanyewouldpromsemeofyourcourtesy，fortheharmsthatyehavedonetomeandmyLordBelleus，thatwhenhecomethuntoArthur’scourtfortocausehmtobemadeknghtoftheRoundTable，forhesapassnggoodmanofarms，andamghtylordoflandsofmanyoutsles。
　　Farlady，sadSrLauncelot，lethmcomeuntothecourtthenexthghfeast，andlookthatyecomewthhm，andshalldomypower，anyeproveyoudoughtyofyourhands，thatyeshallhaveyourdesre。Sothuswthnawhle，astheythustalked，thenghtpassed，andthedayshone，andthenSrLauncelotarmedhm，andtookhshorse，andtheytaughthmtotheAbbey，andththerherodewthnthespaceoftwohours。
　　HowSrLauncelotwasrecevedofKngBagdemagus’
　　daughter，andhowhemadehscomplanttoherfather。
　　ANDsoonasSrLauncelotcamewthntheabbeyyard，thedaughterofKngBagdemagusheardagreathorsegoonthepavement。Andshethenaroseandyedeuntoawndow，andthereshesawSrLauncelot，andanonshemademenfasttotakehshorsefromhmandletleadhmntoastable，andhmselfwasledntoafarchamber，andunarmedhm，andtheladysenthmalonggown，andanonshecameherself。AndthenshemadeLauncelotpassnggoodcheer，andshesadhewastheknghtntheworldwasmostwelcometoher。ThennallhasteshesentforherfatherBagdemagusthatwaswthntwelvemleofthatAbbey，andaforeevenhecame，wthafarfellowshpofknghtswthhm。AndwhenthekngwasalghtedoffhshorseheyodestraghtuntoSrLauncelot’schamberandtherehefoundhsdaughter，andthenthekngembracedSrLauncelotnhsarms，andethermadeothergoodcheer。
　　AnonSrLauncelotmadehscomplantuntotheknghowhewasbetrayed，andhowhsbrotherSrLonelwasdepartedfromhmhewstnotwhere，andhowhsdaughterhaddelveredhmoutofprson；Thereforewhlelveshalldoherservceandallherkndred。Thenamsureofyourhelp，sadthekng，onTuesdaynextcomng。Yea，sr，sadSrLauncelot，shallnotfalyou，forsohavepromsedmyladyyourdaughter。But，sr，whatknghtsbetheyofmylordArthur’sthatwerewththeKngofNorthgals？AndthekngsadtwasSrMadordelaPorte，andSrMordredandSrGahalantnethatallfor-faredmyknghts，foraganstthemthreenormyknghtsmghtbearnostrength。
　　Sr，sadSrLauncelot，ashearsaythatthetournamentshallbeherewthnthsthreemleofthsabbey，yeshallsenduntomethreeknghtsofyours，suchasyetrust，andlookthatthethreeknghtshaveallwhteshelds，andalso，andnopantureontheshelds，andwefourwllcomeoutofalttlewoodnmdstofbothpartes，andweshallfallnthefrontofourenemesandgrevethemthatwemay；andthusshallnotbeknownwhatknghtam。
　　Sotheytooktherrestthatnght，andthswasontheSunday，andsothekngdeparted，andsentuntoSrLauncelotthreeknghtswththefourwhteshelds。AndontheTuesdaytheylodgedthemnalttleleavedwoodbesdetherethetournamentshouldbe。Andtherewerescaffoldsandholesthatlordsandladesmghtbeholdandtogvetheprze。ThencamentothefeldtheKngofNorthgalswtheghtscorehelms。AndthenthethreeknghtsofArthur’sstoodbythemselves。ThencamentothefeldKngBagdemaguswthfourscoreofhelms。Andthentheyfeutredtherspears，andcametogetherwthagreatdash，andtherewereslanofknghtsatthefrstrecountertwelveofKngBagdemagus’party，andsoftheKngofNorthgals’party，andKngBagdemagus’partywasfarsetaback。
　　HowSrLauncelotbehavedhmnatournament，andhowhemetwthSrTurquneleadngSrGahers。
　　WTHthatcameSrLauncelotduLake，andhethrustnwthhsspearnthethckestofthepress，andtherehesmotedownwthonespearfveknghts，andoffourofthemhebraketherbacks。
　　AndnthatthronghesmotedowntheKngofNorthgals，andbrakehsthghnthatfall。AllthsdongofSrLauncelotsawthethreeknghtsofArthur’s。Yondersashrewdguest，sadSrMadordelaPorte，thereforehavehereonceathm。Sotheyencountered，andSrLauncelotbarehmdownhorseandman，sothathsshoulderwentoutoflth。Nowbefallethttometojoust，sadMordred，forSrMadorhathasorefall。
　　SrLauncelotwaswareofhm，andgatagreatspearnhshand，andmethm，andSrMordredbrakeaspearuponhm，andSrLauncelotgavehmsuchabuffetthatthearsonofhssaddlebrake，andsoheflewoverhshorse’stal，thathshelmbuttedntotheearthafootandmore，thatnghhsneckwasbroken，andtherehelaylongnaswoon。
　　ThencamenSrGahalantnewthagreatspearandLauncelotagansthm，wthalltherstrengththattheymghtdrve，thatboththerspearsto-brasteventotherhands，andthentheyflangoutwththerswordsandgavemanyagrmstroke。ThenwasSrLauncelotwrothoutofmeasure，andthenhesmoteSrGahalantneonthehelmthathsnosebrastoutonblood，andearsandmouthboth，andtherewthhsheadhunglow。Andtherewthhshorseranawaywthhm，andhefelldowntotheearth。AnontherewthalSrLauncelotgatagreatspearnhshand，andoreverthatgreatspearbrake，hebaredowntotheearthsxteenknghts，somehorseandman，andsomethemanandnotthehorse，andtherewasnonebutthathehtsurely，hebarenonearmsthatday。Andthenhegatanothergreatspear，andsmotedowntwelveknghts，andthemostpartofthemneverthroveafter。AndthentheknghtsoftheKngofNorthgalswouldjoustnomore。AndtherethegreewasgventoKngBagdemagus。
　　Soetherpartydeparteduntohsownplace，andSrLauncelotrodeforthwthKngBagdemagusuntohscastle，andtherehehadpassnggoodcheerbothwththekngandwthhsdaughter，andtheyprofferedhmgreatgfts。Andonthemornhetookhsleave，andtoldthekngthathewouldgoandseekhsbrotherSrLonel，thatwentfromhmwhenthatheslept，sohetookhshorse，andbetaughtthemalltoGod。Andtherehesaduntothekng’sdaughter，fyehaveneedanytmeofmyservceprayyouletmehaveknowledge，andshallnotfalyouasamtrueknght。AndsoSrLauncelotdeparted，andbyadventurehecamentothesameforesttherehewastakensleepng。Andnthemdstofahghwayhemetadamoselrdngonawhtepalfrey，andthereethersalutedother。Fardamosel，sadSrLauncelot，knowyenthscountryanyadventures？Srknght，sadthatdamosel，hereareadventuresnearhand，anthoudurstprovethem。Whyshouldnotproveadventures？sadSrLauncelotforthatcausecomehther。Well，sadshe，thouseemestwelltobeagoodknght，andfthoudaremeetwthagoodknght，shallbrngtheewheresthebestknght，andthemghtestthateverthoufound，sothouwlttellmewhatsthyname，andwhatknghtthouart。Damosel，asfortotelltheemynametakenogreatforce；trulymynamesSrLauncelotduLake。Sr，thoubeseemestwell，herebeadventuresbythatfallforthee，forherebydwellethaknghtthatwllnotbeovermatchedfornomanknowbutyeovermatchhm，andhsnamesSrTurqune。And，asunderstand，hehathnhsprson，ofArthur’scourt，goodknghtsthreescoreandfour，thathehathwonwthhsownhands。Butwhenyehavedonethatjourneyyeshallpromsemeasyeareatrueknghtfortogowthme，andtohelpmeandotherdamoselsthataredstresseddalywthafalseknght。Allyourntent，damosel，anddesrewllfulfl，soyewllbrngmeuntothsknght。Now，farknght，comeonyourway；andsoshebroughthmuntothefordandthetreewherehungthebasn。
　　SoSrLauncelotlethshorsedrnk，andthenhebeatonthebasnwththebuttofhsspearsohardwthallhsmghttllthebottomfellout，andlongheddso，buthesawnothng。
　　Thenherodeendlongthegatesofthatmanornghhalf-an-hour。
　　Andthenwashewareofagreatknghtthatdroveanhorseaforehm，andoverthwartthehorsetherelayanarmedknghtbound。
　　Andeverastheycamenearandnear，SrLauncelotthoughtheshouldknowhm。ThenSrLauncelotwaswarethattwasSrGahers，Gawane’sbrother，aknghtoftheTableRound。Now，fardamosel，sadSrLauncelot，seeyondercomethaknghtfastboundenthatsafellowofmne，andbrotherhesuntoSrGawane。Andatthefrstbegnnngpromseyou，bytheleaveofGod，torescuethatknght；butfhsmasterstbetternthesaddleshalldelveralltheprsonersthathehathoutofdanger，foramsurehehathtwobrethrenofmneprsonerswthhm。Bythattmethatetherhadseenother，theygrppedtherspearsuntothem。Now，farknght，sadSrLauncelot，putthatwoundedknghtoffthehorse，andlethmrestawhle，andletustwoproveourstrengths；forastsnformedme，thoudoestandhastdonegreatdespteandshameuntoknghtsoftheRoundTable，andthereforenowdefendthee。AnthoubeoftheTableRound，sadTurqune，defytheeandallthyfellowshp。Thatsovermuchsad，sadSrLauncelot。