20. How Galahad and his fellows were fed of the Holy Sangreal, and how Our Lord appeared to them, and other things.
21. How Galahad anointed with the blood of the spear the Maimed King, and of other adventures.
22. How they were fed with the Sangreal while they were in prison, and how Galahad was made king.
23. Of the sorrow that Percivale and Bors made when Galahad was dead: and of Percivale how he died, and other matters.
Book XVIII
1. Of the joy King Arthur and the queen had of the achievement of the Sangreal; and how Launcelot fell to his old love again.
2. How the queen commanded Sir Launcelot to avoid the court, and of the sorrow that Launcelot made.
3. How at a dinner that the queen made there was a knight enpoisoned, which Sir Mador laid on the queen.
4. How Sir Mador appeached the queen of treason, and there was no knight would fight for her at the first time.
5. How the queen required Sir Bors to fight for her, and how he granted upon condition; and how he warned Sir Launcelot thereof.
6. How at the day Sir Bors made him ready for to fight for the queen; and when he would fight how another discharged him.
7. How Sir Launcelot fought against Sir Mador for the queen, and how he overcame Sir Mador, and discharged the queen.
8. How the truth was known by the Maiden of the Lake, and of divers other matters.
9. How Sir Launcelot rode to Astolat, and received a sleeve to wear upon his helm at the request of a maid.
10. How the tourney began at Winchester, and what knights were at the jousts; and other things.
11. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine entered in the field against them of King Arthur’s court, and how Launcelot was hurt.
12. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine departed out of the field, and in what jeopardy Launcelot was.
13. How Launcelot was brought to an hermit for to be healed of his wound, and of other matters.
14. How Sir Gawaine was lodged with the lord of Astolat, and there had knowledge that it was Sir Launcelot that bare the red sleeve.
15. Of the sorrow that Sir Bors had for the hurt of Launcelot; and of the anger that the queen had because Launcelot bare the sleeve.
16. How Sir Bors sought Launcelot and found him in the hermitage, and of the lamentation between them.
17. How Sir Launcelot armed him to assay if he might bear arms, and how his wounds brast out again.
18. How Sir Bors returned and told tidings of Sir Launcelot; and of the tourney, and to whom the prize was given.
19. Of the great lamentation of the Fair Maid of Astolat when Launcelot should depart, and how she died for his love.
20. How the corpse of the Maid of Astolat arrived tofore King Arthur, and of the burying, and how Sir Launcelot offered the mass-penny.
21. Of great jousts done all a Christmas, and of a great jousts and tourney ordained by King Arthur, and of Sir Launcelot.
22. How Launcelot after that he was hurt of a gentlewoman came to an hermit, and of other matters.
23. How Sir Launcelot behaved him at the jousts, and other men also.
24. How King Arthur marvelled much of the jousting in the field, and how he rode and found Sir Launcelot.
25. How true love is likened to summer.
Book XIX
1. How Queen Guenever rode a-Maying with certain knights of the Round Table and clad all in green.
2. How Sir Meliagrance took the queen and her knights, which were sore hurt in fighting
3. How Sir Launcelot had word how the queen was taken, and how Sir Meliagrance laid a bushment for Launcelot
4. How Sir Launcelot’s horse was slain, and how Sir Launcelot rode in a cart for to rescue the queen
5. How Sir Meliagrance required forgiveness of the queen, and how she appeased Sir Launcelot; and other matters
6. How Sir Launcelot came in the night to the queen and lay with her, and how Sir Meliagrance appeached the queen of treason
7. How Sir Launcelot answered for the queen, and waged battle against Sir Meliagrance; and how Sir Launcelot was taken in a trap
8. How Sir Launcelot was delivered out of prison by a lady, and took a white courser and came for to keep his day
9. How Sir Launcelot came the same time that Sir Meliagrance abode him in the field and dressed him to battle
10. How Sir Urre came into Arthur’s court for to be healed of his wounds, and how King Arthur would begin to handle him
11. How King Arthur handled Sir Urre, and after him many other knights of the Round Table
12. How Sir Launcelot was commanded by Arthur to handle his wounds, and anon he was all whole, and how they thanked God
13. How there was a party made of an hundred knights against an hundred knights, and of other matters
Book XX
1. How Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred were busy upon Sir Gawaine for to disclose the love between Sir Launcelot and Queen Guenever
2. How Sir Agravaine disclosed their love to King Arthur, and how King Arthur gave them licence to take him
3. How Sir Launcelot was espied in the queen’s chamber, and how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him
4. How Sir Launcelot slew Sir Colgrevance, and armed him in his harness, and after slew Sir Agravaine, and twelve of his fellows
5. How Sir Launcelot came to Sir Bors, and told him how he had sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped
6. Of the counsel and advice that was taken by Sir Launcelot and his friends for to save the queen
7. How Sir Mordred rode hastily to the king, to tell him of the affray and death of Sir Agravaine and the other knights
8. How Sir Launcelot and his kinsmen rescued the queen from the fire, and how he slew many knights
9. 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
10. 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
11. Of the communication between King Arthur and Sir Launcelot, and how King Arthur reproved him.
12. How the cousins and kinsmen of Sir Launcelot excited him to go out to battle, and how they made them ready
13. How Sir Gawaine jousted and smote down Sir Lionel, and how Sir Launcelot horsed King Arthur
14. How the Pope sent down his bulls to make peace, and how Sir Launcelot brought the queen to King Arthur
15. Of the deliverance of the queen to the king by Sir Launcelot, and what language Sir Gawaine had to Sir Launcelot
16. Of the communication between Sir Gawaine and Sir Launcelot, with much other language
17. How Sir Launcelot departed from the king and from Joyous Gard over seaward, and what knights went with him
18. How Sir Launcelot passed over the sea, and how he made great lords of the knights that went with him
19. How King Arthur and Sir Gawaine made a great host ready to go over sea to make war on Sir Launcelot
20. What message Sir Gawaine sent to Sir Launcelot; and how King Arthur laid siege to Benwick, and other matters
21. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine did battle together, and how Sir Gawaine was overthrown and hurt
22. Of the sorrow that King Arthur made for the war, and of another battle where also Sir Gawaine had the worse
Book XXI
1. How Sir Mordred presumed and took on him to be King of England, and would have married the queen, his father’s wife
2. How after that King Arthur had tidings, he returned and came to Dover, where Sir Mordred met him to let his landing; and of the death of Sir Gawaine
3. How after, Sir Gawaine’s ghost appeared to King Arthur, and warned him that he should not fight that day
4. How by misadventure of an adder the battle began, where Mordred was slain, and Arthur hurt to the death
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