butthenmustgvehmthemostchargethateversnfulmothergavetoherchld。Doasyelst，sadBellangere，andshallgvehmwarnngthatheshallbemadeknght。NowtwllbewelldonethathemaybemadeknghtatourLadyDaynLent。Betso，sadAngldes，andprayyoumakereadytherefore。SocametheConstabletoAlsander，andtoldhmthatheshouldatourLadyDaynLentbemadeknght。thankGod，sadAlsander；thesearethebesttdngsthatevercametome。ThentheConstableordanedtwentyofthegreatestgentlemen’ssons，andthebestbornmenofthecountry，thatshouldbemadeknghtsthatsamedaythatAlsanderwasmadeknght。SoonthesamedaythatAlsanderandhstwentyfellowsweremadeknghts，attheofferngofthemasstherecameAngldesuntohersonandsadthus：Ofarsweetson，chargetheeuponmyblessng，andofthehghorderofchvalrythatthoutakestherethsday，thatthouunderstandwhatshallsayandchargetheewthal。Therewthalshepulledoutabloodydoubletandabloodyshrt，thatwerebe-bledwtholdblood。WhenAlsandersawthshestertabackandwaxedpale，andsad：Farmother，whatmaythsmean？
　　shalltellthee，farson：thswasthneownfather’sdoubletandshrt，thatheworeuponhmthatsamedaythathewasslan。Andthereshetoldhmwhyandwherefore，andhowforhsgoodnessKngMarkslewhmwthhsdaggeraforemneowneyen。Andthereforethsshallbeyourchargethatshallgvethee。
　　HowtwastoldtoKngMarkofSrAlsander，andhowhewouldhaveslanSrSadokforsavnghslfe。
　　NOWrequrethee，andchargetheeuponmyblessng，anduponthehghorderofknghthood，thatthouberevengeduponKngMarkforthedeathofthyfather。
　　Andtherewthalsheswooned。ThenAlsanderleapttohsmother，andtookherupnhsarms，andsad：Farmother，yehavegvenmeagreatcharge，andhere
　　promseyoushallbeavengeduponKngMarkwhenthatmay；andthatpromsetoGodandtoyou。Sothsfeastwasended，andtheConstable，bytheadvceofAngldes，letpurveythatAlsanderwaswellhorsedandharnessed。Thenhejoustedwthhstwentyfellowsthatweremadeknghtswthhm，butfortomakeashorttale，heoverthrewallthosetwenty，thatnonemghtwthstandhmabuffet。
　　ThenoneofthoseknghtsdeparteduntoKngMark，andtoldhmall，howAlsanderwasmadeknght，andallthechargethathsmothergavehm，asyehaveheardaforetme。Alas，falsetreason，sadKngMark，weenedthatyoungtratorhadbeendead。Alas，whommay
　　trust？AndtherewthalKngMarktookaswordnhshand；andsoughtSrSadokfromchambertochambertoslayhm。WhenSrSadoksawKngMarkcomewthhsswordnhshandhesadthus：Beware，KngMark，andcomenotnghme；forwtthouwellthatsavedAlsanderhslfe，ofwhchneverrepentme，forthoufalselyandcowardlyslewhsfatherBoudwn，tratorlyforhsgooddeeds；whereforeprayAlmghtyJesusendAlsandermghtandstrengthtoberevengeduponthee。
　　AndnowbewareKngMarkofyoungAlsander，forhesmadeaknght。Alas，sadKngMark，thatever
　　shouldhearatratorsaysoaforeme。AndtherewthfourknghtsofKngMark’sdrewtherswordstoslaySrSadok，butanonSrSadokslewthemallnKngMark’spresence。AndthenSrSadokpassedforthntohschamber，andtookhshorseandhsharness，androdeonhswayagoodpace。FortherewasnetherSrTrstram，netherSrDnas，norSrFergus，thatwouldSrSadokanyevlwll。ThenwasKngMarkwroth，andthoughttodestroySrAlsanderandSrSadokthathadsavedhm；
　　forKngMarkdreadedandhatedAlsandermostofanymanlvng。
　　WhenSrTrstramunderstoodthatAlsanderwasmadeknght，anonforthwthalhesenthmaletter，praynghmandchargnghmthathewoulddrawhmtothecourtofKngArthur，andthatheputhmntheruleandnthehandsofSrLauncelot。SothsletterwassenttoAlsanderfromhscousn，SrTrstram。Andatthattmehethoughttodoafterhscommandment。ThenKngMarkcalledaknghtthatbroughthmthetdngsfromAlsander，andbadehmabdestllnthatcountry。Sr，sadthatknght，somustdo，fornmyowncountry
　　darenotcome。Noforce，sadKngMark，shallgvetheeheredoubleasmuchlandsaseverthouhadstofthneown。ButwthnshortspaceSrSadokmetwththatfalseknght，andslewhm。ThenwasKngMarkwoodwrothoutofmeasure。ThenhesentuntoQueenMorganleFay，andtotheQueenofNorth-gals，prayngthemnhslettersthattheytwosorceresseswouldsetallthecountrynfrewthladesthatwereenchantresses，andbysuchthatweredangerousknghts，asMalgrn，BreuseSauncePt，thatbynomeanAlsanderleOrphelnshouldescape，butetherheshouldbetakenorslan。ThsordnancemadeKngMarkfortodestroyAlsander。
　　HowSrAlsanderwontheprzeatatournament，andofMorganleFay：andhowhefoughtwthSrMalgrn，andslewhm。
　　NOWturnweaganuntoSrAlsander，thatathsdepartnghsmothertookwthhmhsfather’sbloodyshrt。
　　Sothathebarewthhmalwaystllhsdeathday，ntokenngtothnkofhsfather’sdeath。SowasAlsanderpurposedtordetoLondon，bythecounselofSrTrstram，toSrLauncelot。Andbyfortunehewentbytheseasde，androdewrong。AndtherehewonatatournamentthegreethatKngCaradosmade。AndtherehesmotedownKngCaradosandtwentyofhsknghts，andalsoSrSafere，agoodknghtthatwasSrPalomdes’
　　brother，thegoodknght。Allthssawadamosel，andsawthebestknghtjoustthatevershesaw。Andeverashesmotedownknghtshemadethemtosweartowearnoneharnessnatwelvemonthandaday。Thsswellsad，sadMorganleFay，thsstheknghtthatwouldfansee。Andsoshetookherpalfrey，androdeagreatwhle，andthensherestedhernherpavlon。Sotherecamefourknghts，twowerearmed，andtwowereunarmed，andtheytoldMorganleFaythernames：thefrstwasElasdeGomeret，thesecondwasCardeGomeret，thosewerearmed；thatothertwanwereofCamlard，cousnsuntoQueenGuenever，andthatonehghtGuy，andthatotherhghtGaraunt，thosewereunarmed。TherethesefourknghtstoldMorganleFayhowayoungknghthadsmttenthemdownbeforeacastleForthemadenofthatcastlesadthathewasbutlatemadeknght，andyoung。Butaswesuppose，butftwereSrTrstram，orSrLauncelot，orSrLamorak，thegoodknght，theresnonethatmghtsthmabuffetwthaspear。Well，sadMorganleFay，shallmeetthatknghtortbelongtme，anhedwellnthatcountry。
　　Soturnwetothedamoselofthecastle，thatwhenAlsanderleOrphelnhadforjoustedthefourknghts，shecalledhmtoher，andsadthus：Srknght，wltthouformysakejoustandfghtwthaknght，formysake，ofthscountry，thatsandhathbeenlongtmeanevlneghbourtome？HsnamesMalgrn，andhewllnotsuffermetobemarrednnomannerwseforallthat
　　cando，oranyknghtformysake。Damosel，sadAlsander，anhecomewhlesamherewllfghtwthhm，andmypoorbodyforyoursakewlljeopard。Andtherewthalshesentforhm，forhewasathercommandment。
　　Andwhenetherhadasghtofother，theymadethemreadyfortojoust，andtheycametogethereagerly，andMalgrnbrsedhsspearuponAlsander，andAlsandersmotehmagansohardthathebarehmqutefromhssaddletotheearth。ButthsMalgrnaroselghtly，anddressedhssheldanddrewhssword，andbadehmalght，sayng：Thoughthouhavethebetterofmeonhorseback，thoushaltfndthatshallendurelkeaknghtonfoot。
　　tswellsad，sadAlsander；andsolghtlyheavodedhshorseandbetookhmtohsvarlet。Andthentheyrushedtogetherlketwoboars，andladontherhelmsandsheldslongtme，bythespaceofthreehours，thatnevermancouldsaywhchwasthebetterknght。
　　AndnthemeanwhlecameMorganleFaytothedamoselofthecastle，andtheybeheldthebattle。ButthsMalgrnwasanoldrotedknght，andhewascalledoneofthedangerousknghtsoftheworldtodobattleonfoot，butonhorsebackthereweremanybetter。AndeverthsMalgrnawatedtoslayAlsander，andsowoundedhmwonderlysore，thattwasmarvelthateverhemghtstand，forhehadbledsomuchblood；forAlsanderfoughtwldly，andnotwttly。Andthatotherwasafelonousknght，andawatedhm，andsmotehmsore。
　　Andsometmetheyrushedtogetherwththershelds，lketwoboarsorrams，andfellgrovellngbothtotheearth。Nowknght，sadMalgrn，holdthyhandawhle，andtellmewhatthouart。wllnot，sadAlsander，butfmelst：buttellmethyname，andwhythoukeepestthscountry，orelsethoushaltdeofmyhands。Wtthouwell，sadMalgrn，thatforthsmaden’slove，ofthscastle，haveslantengoodknghtsbymshap；andbyoutrageandorgultofmyselfhaveslantenotherknghts。SoGodmehelp，sadAlsander，thssthefoulestconfessonthateverheardknghtmake，norneverheardspeakofothermenofsuchashamefulconfesson；whereforetweregreatptyandgreatshameuntomethatshouldlettheelveanylonger；thereforekeeptheeaswellaseverthoumayest，forasamtrueknght，etherthoushaltslaymeorelseshallslaythee，promsetheefathfully。
　　Thentheylashedtogetherfercely，andatthelastAlsandersmoteMalgrntotheearth。Andthenheracedoffhshelm，andsmoteoffhsheadlghtly。Andwhenhehaddoneandendedthsbattle，anonhecalledtohmhsvarlet，thewhchbroughthmhshorse。Andthenhe，weenngtobestrongenough，wouldhavemounted。
　　AndsosheladSrAlsandernanhorseltter，andledhmntothecastle，forhehadnofootnormghttostandupontheearth；forhehadsxteengreatwounds，andnespecaloneofthemwaslketobehsdeath。
　　X
　　HowQueenMorganleFayhadAlsandernhercastle，andhowshehealedhswounds。
　　THENQueenMorganleFaysearchedhswounds，andgavesuchanontmentuntohmthatheshouldhaveded。
　　Andonthemornwhenshecametohmhecomplanedhmsore；andthensheputotherontmentsuponhm，andthenhewasoutofhspan。Thencamethedamoselofthecastle，andsaduntoMorganleFay：prayyouhelpmethatthsknghtmghtwedme，forhehathwonmewthhshands。Yeshallsee，sadMorganleFay，whatshallsay。ThenMorganleFaywentuntoAlsander，andbadenanywsethatheshouldrefusethslady，anshedesretowedyou，forshesnotforyou。Sothedamoselcameanddesredofhmmarrage。Damosel，sadOrpheln，thankyou，butasyetcastmenottomarrynthscountry。Sr，shesad，sthenyewllnotmarryme，prayyounsomuchasyehavewonme，thatyewllgvemetoaknghtofthscountrythathathbeenmyfrend，andlovedmemanyyears。Wthallmyheart，sadAlsander，wllassentthereto。Thenwastheknghtsentfor，hsnamewasGerneleGrose。Andanonhemadethemhandfast，andweddedthem。
　　ThencameQueenMorganleFaytoAlsander，andbadehmarse，andputhmnanhorseltter，andgavehmsuchadrnkthatnthreedaysandthreenghtshewakednever，butslept；andsoshebroughthmtoherowncastlethatatthattmewascalledLaBealeRegard。
　　ThenMorganleFaycametoAlsander，andaskedhmfhewouldfanbewhole。Whowouldbesck，sadAlsander，anhemghtbewhole？Well，sadMorganleFay，thenshallyepromsemebyyourknghthoodthatthsdaytwelvemonthandadayyeshallnotpassthecompassofthscastle，andwthoutdoubtyeshalllghtlybewhole。assent，sadSrAlsander。Andtherehemadeherapromse：thenwashesoonwhole。AndwhenAlsanderwaswhole，thenherepentedhmofhsoath，forhemghtnotberevengeduponKngMark。RghtsotherecameadamoselthatwascousntotheEarlofPase，andshewascousntoMorganleFay。AndbyrghtthatcastleofLaBealeRegardshouldhavebeenhersbytruenhertance。
　　SothsdamoselenteredntothscastlewherelayAlsander，andthereshefoundhmuponhsbed，passngheavyandallsad。
　　X
　　HowAlsanderwasdelveredfromQueenMorganleFaybythemeansofadamosel。
　　SRknght，sadthedamosel，anyewouldbemerrycouldtellyougoodtdngs。Wellwereme，sadAlsander，anmghthearofgoodtdngs，fornow
　　standasaprsonerbymypromse。Sr，shesad，wtyouwellthatyebeaprsoner，andworsethanyeween；formylady，mycousnQueenMorganleFay，keepethyouherefornoneotherntentbutfortodoherpleasurewthyouwhentlkethher。OJesudefendme，sadAlsander，fromsuchpleasure；forhadlefercutawaymyhangersthanwoulddohersuchpleasure。AsJesuhelpme，sadthedamosel，anyewouldlovemeandberuledbyme，