12. How Arthur accorded the two brethren, and delivered the twenty knights, and how Sir Accolon died.
13. How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him.
14. How Queen Morgan le Fay made great sorrow for the death of Accolon, and how she stole away the scabbard from Arthur.
15. How Morgan le Fay saved a knight that should have been drowned, and how King Arthur returned home again.
16. How the Damosel of the Lake saved King Arthur from mantle that should have burnt him.
17. How Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine met with twelve fair damosels, and how they complained on Sir Marhaus.
18. How Sir Marhaus jousted with Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine, and overthrew them both.
19. How Sir Marhaus, Sir Gawaine, and Sir Uwaine met three damosels, and each of them took one.
20. How a knight and a dwarf strove for a lady.
21. How King Pelleas suffered himself to be taken prisoner because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
22. How Sir Gawaine came to the Lady Ettard, and how Sir Pelleas found them sleeping.
23. How Sir Pelleas loved no more Ettard by means of the Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after.
24. How Sir Marhaus rode with the damosel, and how he came to the Duke of the South Marches.
25. How Sir Marhaus fought with the duke and his four sons and made them to yield them.
26. How Sir Uwaine rode with the damosel of sixty year of age, and how he gat the prize at tourneying.
27. How Sir Uwaine fought with two knights and overcame them.
28. How at the year’s end all three knights with their three damosels met at the fountain.
Book V
1. How twelve aged ambassadors of Rome came to King Arthur to demand truage for Britain.
2. How the kings and lords promised to King Arthur aid and help against the Romans.
3. How King Arthur held a parliament at York, and how he ordained the realm should be governed in his absence.
4. How King Arthur being shipped and lying in his cabin had a marvellous dream and of the exposition thereof.
5. How a man of the country told to him of a marvellous giant, and how he fought and conquered him.
6. How King Arthur sent Sir Gawaine and other to Lucius, and how they were assailed and escaped with worship.
7. How Lucius sent certain spies in a bushment for to have taken his knights being prisoners, and how they were letted.
8. How a senator told to Lucius of their discomfiture, and also of the great battle between Arthur and Lucius.
9. How Arthur, after he had achieved the battle against the Romans, entered into Almaine, and so into Italy.
10. Of a battle done by Sir Gawaine against a Saracen, which after was yielden and became Christian.
11. How the Saracens came out of a wood for to rescue their beasts, and of a great battle.
12. How Sir Gawaine returned to King Arthur with his prisoners, and how the King won a city, and how he was crowned Emperor.
Book VI
1. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lionel departed from the court, and how Sir Lionel left him sleeping and was taken.
2. How Sir Ector followed for to seek Sir Launcelot, and how he was taken by Sir Turquine.
3. How four queens found Launcelot sleeping, and how by enchantment he was taken and led into a castle.
4. How Sir Launcelot was delivered by the mean of a damosel.
5. How a knight found Sir Launcelot lying in his leman’s bed, and how Sir Launcelot fought with the knight.
6. How Sir Launcelot was received of King Bagdemagus’ daughter, and how he made his complaint to her father.
7. How Sir Launcelot behaved him in a tournament, and how he met with Sir Turquine leading Sir Gaheris.
8. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Turquine fought together.
9. How Sir Turquine was slain, and how Sir Launcelot bade Sir Gaheris deliver all the prisoners.
10. How Sir Launcelot rode with a damosel and slew a knight that distressed all ladies and also a villain that kept a bridge.
11. How Sir Launcelot slew two giants, and made a castle free.
12. How Sir Launcelot rode disguised in Sir Kay’s harness, and how he smote down a knight.
13. How Sir Launcelot jousted against four knights of the Round Table and overthrew them.
14. How Sir Launcelot followed a brachet into a castle, where he found a dead knight, and how he after was required of a damosel to heal her brother.
15. How Sir Launcelot came into the Chapel Perilous and gat there of a dead corpse a piece of the cloth and a sword.
16. How Sir Launcelot at the request of a lady recovered a falcon, by which he was deceived.
17. How Sir Launcelot overtook a knight which chased his wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
18. How Sir Launcelot came to King Arthur’s Court, and how there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.
Book VII
1. How Beaumains came to King Arthur’s Court and demanded three petitions of King Arthur.
2. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine were wroth because Sir Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
3. How Beaumains desired the battle, and how it was granted to him, and how he desired to be made knight of Sir Launcelot.
4. How Beaumains departed, and how he gat of Sir Kay a spear and a shield, and how he jousted with Sir Launcelot.
5. How Beaumains told to Sir Launcelot his name, and how he was dubbed knight of Sir Launcelot, and after overtook the damosel.
6. How Beaumains fought and slew two knights at a passage.
7. How Beaumains fought with the Knight of the Black Launds, and fought with him till he fell down and died.
8. How the brother of the knight that was slain met with Beaumains, and fought with Beaumains till he was yielden.
9. How the damosel again rebuked Beaumains, and would not suffer him to sit at her table, but called him kitchen boy.
10. How the third brother, called the Red Knight, jousted and fought against Beaumains,and how Beaumains overcame him.
11. How Sir Beaumains suffered great rebukes of the damosel, and he suffered it patiently.
12. How Beaumains fought with Sir Persant of Inde, and made him to be yielden.
13. Of the goodly communication between Sir Persant and Beaumains, and how he told him that his name was Sir Gareth.
14. How the lady that was besieged had word from her sister how she had brought a knight to fight for her, and what battles he had achieved.
15. How the damosel and Beaumains came to the siege; and came to a sycamore tree, and there Beaumains blew a horn, and then the Knight of the Red Launds came to fight with him.
16. How the two knights met together, and of their talking, and how they began their battle.
17. How after long fighting Beaumains overcame the knight and would have slain him, but at the request of the lords he saved his life, and made him to yield him to the lady.
18. How the knight yielded him, and how Beaumains made him to go unto King Arthur’s court, and to cry Sir Launcelot mercy.
19. How Beaumains came to the lady, and when he came to the castle the gates were closed against him, and of the words that the lady said to him.
20. How Sir Beaumains rode after to rescue his dwarf, and came into the castle where he was.
21. How Sir Gareth, otherwise called Beaumains, came to the presence of his lady, and how they took acquaintance, and of their love.
22. How at night came an armed knight, and fought with Sir Gareth, and he, sore hurt in the thigh, smote off the knight’s head.
23. How the said knight came again the next night and was beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
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