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and desired counsel of him. Chap. iii.
How the hermit expounded to Sir Launcelot his vision, and told him that
Sir Galahad was his son. Chap. iv.
How Sir Launcelot justed with many knights, and he was taken. Chap. v.
How Sir Launcelot told his vision unto a woman, and how she expounded
it to him. Chap. vi.
Here follow the Chapters of the Sixteenth Book.
How Sir Gawaine was nigh weary of the quest of Sangreal, and of his
marvellous dream. Chap. i.
Of the vision of Sir Ector, and how he justed with Sir Uwaine les
Avoutres, his sworn brother. Chap. ii.
How Sir Gawaine and Sir Ector came to an hermitage to be confessed, and
how they told to the hermit their visions. Chap. iii.
How the hermit expounded their vision. Chap. iv.
Of the good counsel that the hermit gave to them. Chap. v.
How Sir Bors met with an hermit, and how he was confessed to him, and
of his penance enjoined to him. Chap. vi.
How Sir Bors was lodged with a lady, and how he took on him for to
fight against a champion for her land. Chap. vii.
Of a vision which Sir Bors had that night, and how he fought and
overcame his adversary. Chap. viii.
How the lady was restored to her lands by the battle of Sir Bors, and
of his departing, and how he met Sir Lionel taken and beaten with
thorns, and also of a maid which should have been dishonoured. Chap.
ix.
How Sir Bors left to rescue his brother, and rescued the damsel; and
how it was told him that Lionel was dead. Chap. x.
How Sir Bors told his dream to a priest which he had dreamed, and of
the counsel that the priest gave to him. Chap. xi.
How the devil in a woman’s likeness would have tempted Sir Bors, and
how by God’s grace he escaped. Chap. xii.
Of the holy communication of an abbot to Sir Bors, and how the abbot
counselled him. Chap. xiii.
How Sir Bors met with his brother Sir Lionel, and how Sir Lionel would
have slain Sir Bors. Chap. xiv.
How Sir Colgrevance fought against Sir Lionel for to save Sir Bors, and
how the hermit was slain. Chap. xv.
How Sir Lionel slew Sir Colgrevance, and how after he would have slain
Sir Bors. Chap. xvi.
How there came a voice which charged Sir Bors to touch not him, and of
a cloud that came between them. Chap. xvii.
Here follow the Chapters of the Seventeenth Book.
How Sir Galahad fought at a tournament, and how he was known of Sir
Gawaine and Sir Ector de Maris. Chap. i.
How Sir Galahad rode with a damsel, and came to the ship whereas Sir
Bors and Sir Percivale were in. Chap. ii.
How Sir Galahad entered into the ship, and of a fair bed therein, with
other marvellous things, and of a sword. Chap. iii.
Of the marvels of the sword and of the scabbard. Chap. iv.
How king Pelles was smitten through both thighs because he drew the
sword, and other marvellous histories. Chap. v.
How Solomon took David’s sword by the counsel of his wife, and of other
matters marvellous. Chap. vi.
A wonderful tale of king Solomon and his wife. Chap. vii.
How Galahad and his fellows came to a castle, and how they were fought
withal, and how they slew their adversaries, and other matters. Chap.
viii.
How the three knights, with Percivale’s sister, came into the waste
forest, and of an hart and four lions and other things. Chap. ix.
How they were desired of a strange custom, the which they would not
obey; and how they fought and slew many knights. Chap. x.
How Sir Percivale’s sister bled a dish full of blood for to heal a
lady; wherefore she died; and how that the body was put in a ship.
Chap. xi.
How Galahad and Percivale found in a castle many tombs of maidens that
had bled to death. Chap. xii.
How Sir Launcelot entered into the ship where Sir Percivale’s sister
lay dead; and how he met with Sir Galahad his son. Chap. xiii.
How a knight brought unto Sir Galahad an horse, and had him come from
his father Sir Launcelot. Chap. xiv.
How Sir Launcelot was tofore the door of the chamber wherein the holy
Sangreal was. Chap. xv.
How Sir Launcelot had lain fourteen days and as many night as a dead
man, and other divers matters. Chap. xvi.
How Sir Launcelot returned towards Logris, and of other adventures
which he saw in the way. Chap. xvii.
How Galahad came to king Mordrains, and of other matters and
adventures. Chap. xviii.
How Sir Percivale and Sir Bors met with Sir Galahad, and how they came
to the castle of Carbonek, and other matters. Chap. xix.
How Galahad and his fellows were fed of the holy Sangreal, and how our
Lord appeared to them, and other things. Chap. xx.
How Galahad anointed with the blood of the spear the maimed king, and
of other adventures. Chap. xxi.
How they were fed with the Sangreal while they were in prison, and how
Galahad was made king. Chap. xxii.
Of the sorrow that Percivale and Bors made when Galahad was dead; and
of Percivale how he died, and other matters. Chap. xxiii.
Here follow the Chapters of the Eighteenth Book.
Of the joy of king Arthur and the queen had of the achievement of the
Sangreal; and how Launcelot fell to his old love again. Chap. i.
How the queen commanded Sir Launcelot to avoid the court, and of the
sorrow that Launcelot made. Chap. ii.
How at a dinner that the queen made there was a knight poisoned, which
Sir Mador laid on the queen. Chap. iii.
How Sir Mador appeached the queen of treason, and there was no knight
would fight for her at the first time. Chap. iv.
How the queen required Sir Bors to fight for her, and how he granted
upon condition; and how he warned Sir Launcelot thereof. Chap. v.
How at the day Sir Bors made him ready for to fight for the queen; and
when he should fight how another discharged him. Chap. vi.
How Sir Launcelot fought against Sir Mador for the queen, and how he
overcame Sir Mador and discharged the queen. Chap. vii.
How the truth was known by the maiden of the lake, and of divers other
matters. Chap. viii.
How Sir Launcelot rode to Astolat, and received a sleeve to bear upon
his helm at the request of a maid. Chap. ix.
How the tourney began at Winchester, and what knights were at the
justs, and other things. Chap. x.
How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine entered in the field against them of
king Arthur’s court, and how Launcelot was hurt. Chap. xi.
How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine departed out of the field, and in
what jeopardy Launcelot was. Chap. xii.
How Launcelot was brought to an hermit for to be healed of his wound,
and of other matters. Chap. xiii.
How Sir Gawaine was lodged with the lord of Astolat, and there had
knowledge that it was Sir Launcelot that bare the red sleeve. Chap.
xiv.
Of the sorrow that Sir Bors had for the hurt of Launcelot; and of the
anger that the queen had because Launcelot bore the sleeve. Chap. xv.
How Sir Bors sought Launcelot and found him in the hermitage, and of
the lamentation between them. Chap. xvi.
How Sir Launcelot armed him to assay if he might bear arms, and how his
wound burst out again. Chap. xvii.
How Sir Bors returned and told tidings of Sir Launcelot, and of the
tourney, and to whom the prize was given. Chap. xviii.
Of the great lamentation of the fair maid of Astolat when Launcelot
should depart, and how she died for his love. Chap. xix.
How the corpse of the maid of Astolat arrived tofore king Arthur, and
of the burying, and how Sir Launcelot offered the mass-penny. Chap.
xx.
Of great justs done all a Christmas, and of a great justs and tourney
ordained by king Arthur, and of Sir Launcelot. Chap. xxi.
How Launcelot after that he was hurt of a gentlewoman came to an
hermit, and of other matters. Chap. xxii.
How Sir Launcelot behaved him at the justs, and other men also. Chap.
xxiii.
How king Arthur marvelled much of the justing in the field, and how he
rode and found Sir Launcelot. Chap. xxiv.
How true love is likened to summer. Chap. xxv.
Here follow the Chapters of the Nineteenth Book.
How queen Guenever rode on Maying with certain knights of the Round
Table and clad all in green. Chap. i.
How Sir Meliagraunce took the queen and all her knights, which were
sore hurt in fighting. Chap. ii.
How Sir Launcelot had word how the queen was taken, and how Sir
Meliagraunce laid a bushment for Launcelot. Chap. iii.
How Sir Launcelot’s horse was slain, and how Sir Launcelot rode in a
cart for to rescue the queen. Chap. iv.
How Sir Meliagraunce required forgiveness of the queen, and how she
appeased Sir Launcelot, and other matters. Chap. v.
How Sir Launcelot came in the night to the queen, and how Sir
Meliagraunce appeached the queen of treason. Chap. vi.
How Sir Launcelot answered for the queen, and waged battle against Sir
Meliagraunce. And how Sir Launcelot was taken in a trap. Chap. vii.
How Sir Launcelot was delivered out of prison by a lady, and took a
white courser, and came for to keep his day. Chap. viii.
How Sir Launcelot came the same time that Sir Meliagraunce abode him in
the field, and dressed him to battle. Chap. ix.
How Sir Urre came into Arthur’s court for to be healed of his wounds,
and how king Arthur would begin to handle him. Chap. x.
How king Arthur handled Sir Urre, and after him many other knights of
the Round Table. Chap. xi.
How Sir Launcelot was commanded by Arthur to handle his wounds, and
anon he was all whole, and how they thanked God. Chap. xii.
How there was a party made of an hundred knights against an hundred
knights, and of other matters. Chap. xiii.
Here followeth the Book of the Piteous History which is of the Morte or
Death of king Arthur, and the Chapters of the Twentieth Book.
How Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred were busy upon Sir Gawaine for to
disclose the love between Sir Launcelot and queen Guenever. Chap. i.
How Sir Agravaine disclosed their love to king Arthur, and how king
Arthur gave them licence to take him. Chap. ii.
How Sir Launcelot was espied in the queen’s chamber, and how Sir
Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him. Chap.
iii.
How Sir Launcelot slew Sir Colgrevance, and armed him in his harness,
and after slew Sir Agravaine and twelve of his fellows. Chap. iv.
How Sir Launcelot came to Sir Bors and told him how he had sped, and in
what adventure he had been, and how he escaped. Chap. v.
Of the counsel and advice which was taken by Sir Launcelot and by his
friends for to save the queen. Chap. vi.
How Sir Mordred rode hastily to the king to tell him of the affray and
death of Sir Agravaine and the other knights. Chap. vii.
How Sir Launcelot and his kinsmen rescued the queen from the fire, and
how he slew many knights. Chap. viii.
Of the sorrow and lamentation of king Arthur for the death of his
nephews and other good knights, and also for the queen his wife.
Chap. ix.
How king Arthur at the request of Sir Gawaine concluded to make war
against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous
Gard. Chap. x.
Of the communication between king Arthur and Sir Launcelot, and how
king Arthur reproved him. Chap. xi.
How the cousins and kinsmen of Sir Launcelot excited him to go out to
battle, and how they made them ready. Chap. xii.
How Sir Gawaine justed and smote down Sir Lionel, and how Sir Launcelot
horsed king Arthur. Chap. xiii.
How the pope sent down his bulls to make peace, and how Sir Launcelot
brought the queen to king Arthur. Chap. xiv.
Of the deliverance of the queen to the king by Sir Launcelot, and what
language Sir Gawaine had to Sir Launcelot. Chap. xv.