HowatthevgloftheFeastofPentecostenteredntothehallbeforeKngArthuradamosel，anddesredSrLauncelotfortocomeanddubaknght，andhowhewentwthher。
　　ATthevglofPentecost，whenallthefellowshpoftheRoundTablewerecomeuntoCamelotandthereheardtherservce，andthetablesweresetreadytothemeat，rghtsoenteredntothehallafullfargentlewomanonhorseback，thathadrddenfullfast，forherhorsewasallbesweated。Thenshetherealghted，andcamebeforethekngandsalutedhm；andhesad：Damosel，Godtheebless。Sr，sadshe，forGod’ssakesaymewhereSrLauncelots。Yonderyemayseehm，sadthekng。
　　ThenshewentuntoLauncelotandsad：SrLauncelot，
　　saluteyouonKngPelles’behalf，andrequreyoucomeonwthmeherebyntoaforest。ThenSrLauncelotaskedherwthwhomshedwelled。dwell，sadshe，wthKngPelles。Whatwllyewthme？sadLauncelot。
　　Yeshallknow，sadshe，whenyecomethther。Well，sadhe，wllgladlygowthyou。SoSrLauncelotbadehssquresaddlehshorseandbrnghsarms；andnallhasteheddhscommandment。
　　ThencamethequeenuntoLauncelot，andsad：
　　Wllyeleaveusatthshghfeast？Madam，sadthegentlewoman，wtyewellheshallbewthyouto-mornbydnnertme。fwst，sadthequeen，thatheshouldnotbewthushereto-mornheshouldnotgowthyoubymygoodwll。RghtsodepartedSrLauncelotwththegentlewoman，androdeuntlthathecamentoaforestandntoagreatvalley，wheretheysawanabbeyofnuns；
　　andtherewasasqurereadyandopenedthegates，andsotheyenteredanddescendedofftherhorses；andtherecameafarfellowshpaboutSrLauncelot，andwelcomedhm，andwerepassnggladofhscomng。AndthentheyledhmuntotheAbbess’schamberandunarmedhm；
　　andrghtsohewaswareuponabedlyngtwoofhscousns，SrBorsandSrLonel，andthenhewakedthem；
　　andwhentheysawhmtheymadegreatjoy。Sr，sadSrBorsuntoSrLauncelot，whatadventurehathbroughtyouhther，forweweenedto-morntohavefoundyouatCamelot？AsGodmehelp，sadSrLauncelot，agentlewomanbroughtmehther，butknownotthecause。
　　nthemeanwhlethattheythusstoodtalkngtogether，therencametwelvenunsthatbroughtwththemGalahad，thewhchwaspassngfarandwellmade，thatunnethentheworldmenmghtnotfndhsmatch：andallthoseladeswept。Sr，sadtheyall，webrngyouherethschldthewhchwehavenourshed，andweprayyoutomakehmaknght，forofamorewortherman’shandmayhenotrecevetheorderofknghthood。SrLauncelotbeheldtheyoungsqureandsawhmseemlyanddemureasadove，wthallmannerofgoodfeatures，thatheweenedofhsagenevertohaveseensofaramanofform。ThensadSrLauncelot：Comeththsdesreofhmself？Heandalltheysadyea。Thenshallhe，sadSrLauncelot，recevethehghorderofknghthoodasto-mornatthereverenceofthehghfeast。ThatnghtSrLauncelothadpassnggoodcheer；andonthemornatthehourofprme，atGalahad’sdesre，hemadehmknghtandsad：Godmakehmagoodman，forofbeautyfalethyounotasanythatlveth。
　　HowtheletterswerefoundwrttenntheSegePerlousandofthemarvellousadventureoftheswordnastone。
　　NOWfarsr，sadSrLauncelot，wllyecomewthmeuntothecourtofKngArthur？Nay，sadhe，wllnotgowthyouasatthstme。Thenhedepartedfromthemandtookhstwocousnswthhm，andsotheycameuntoCamelotbythehourofunderneonWhtsunday。Bythattmethekngandthequeenweregonetothemnstertoheartherservce。ThenthekngandthequeenwerepassnggladofSrBorsandSrLonel，andsowasallthefellowshp。Sowhenthekngandalltheknghtswerecomefromservce，thebaronsespednthesegesoftheRoundTableallabout，wrttenwthgoldenletters：Hereoughttosthe，andheoughttosthere。AndthustheywentsolongtllthattheycametotheSegePerlous，wheretheyfoundlettersnewlywrttenofgoldwhchsad：
　　FourhundredwntersandfourandfftyaccomplshedafterthepassonofourLordJesuChrstoughtthssegetobefulflled。Thenalltheysad：Thssamarvellousthngandanadventurous。nthenameofGod，sadSrLauncelot；andthenaccomptedthetermofthewrtngfromthebrthofourLorduntothatday。tseemethmesadSrLauncelot，thssegeoughttobefulflledthssameday，forthssthefeastofPentecostafterthefourhundredandfourandfftyyear；andftwouldpleaseallpartes，wouldnoneoftheseletterswereseenthsday，tllhebecomethatoughttoenchevethsadventure。Thenmadetheytoordanaclothofslk，fortocovertheselettersntheSegePerlous。
　　Thenthekngbadehasteuntodnner。Sr，sadSrKaytheSteward，fyegonowuntoyourmeatyeshallbreakyouroldcustomofyourcourt，foryehavenotusedonthsdaytostatyourmeatorthatyehaveseensomeadventure。Yesaysooth，sadthekng，buthadsogreatjoyofSrLauncelotandofhscousns，whchbecometothecourtwholeandsound，sothatbethoughtmenotofmneoldcustom。So，astheystoodspeakng，ncameasqureandsaduntothekng：Sr，brnguntoyoumarvelloustdngs。Whatbethey？sadthekng。
　　Sr，theresherebeneathattherveragreatstonewhchsawfleetabovethewater，andtherensawstckngasword。Thekngsad：wllseethatmarvel。Soalltheknghtswentwthhm，andwhentheycametothervertheyfoundthereastonefleetng，astwereofredmarble，andtherenstuckafarrchsword，andnthepommelthereofwereprecousstoneswroughtwthsubtlelettersofgold。Thenthebaronsreadtheletterswhchsadnthswse：Nevershallmantakemehence，butonlyhebywhosesdeoughttohang，andheshallbethebestknghtoftheworld。
　　Whentheknghadseentheletters，hesaduntoSrLauncelot：FarSr，thsswordoughttobeyours，for
　　amsureyebethebestknghtoftheworld。ThenSrLauncelotansweredfullsoberly：Certes，sr，tsnotmysword；also，Sr，wtyewellhavenohardnesstosetmyhandtot，fortlongednottohangbymysde。
　　Also，whothatassayethtotaketheswordandfalethoft，heshallreceveawoundbythatswordthatheshallnotbewholelongafter。AndwllthatyewtthatthssamedayshalltheadventuresoftheSangreal，thatscalledtheHolyVessel，begn
　　HowSrGawaneassayedtodrawoutthesword，andhowanoldmanbroughtnGalahad。
　　NOW，farnephew，sadtheknguntoSrGawane，assayye，formylove。Sr，hesad，saveyourgoodgrace
　　shallnotdothat。Sr，sadthekng，assaytotaketheswordandatmycommandment。Sr，sadGawane，yourcommandmentwllobey。Andtherewthhetookuptheswordbythehandles，buthemghtnotstrt。
　　thankyou，sadthekngtoSrGawane。MylordSrGawane，sadSrLauncelot，nowwtyewellthsswordshalltouchyousosorethatyeshallwllyehadneversetyourhandtheretoforthebestcastleofthsrealm。Sr，hesad，mghtnotwthsaymneuncle’swllandcommandment。
　　Butwhenthekngheardthsherepentedtmuch，andsaduntoSrPercvalethatheshouldassay，forhslove。Andhesad：Gladly，fortobearSrGawanefellowshp。Andtherewthhesethshandontheswordanddrewtstrongly，buthemghtnotmovet。Thenwerethereno[1]mothatdurstbesohardytosettherhandsthereto。Nowmayyegotoyourdnner，sadSrKayuntothekng，foramarvellousadventurehaveyeseen。
　　Sothekngandallwentuntothecourt，andeveryknghtknewhsownplace，andsethmtheren，andyoungmenthatwereknghtsservedthem。
　　Sowhentheywereserved，andallsegesfulflledsaveonlytheSegePerlous，anontherebefellamarvellousadventure，thatallthedoorsandwndowsofthepalaceshutbythemself。Notforthenthehallwasnotgreatlydarked；andtherewththeywere[1]all[1]abashedbothoneandother。ThenKngArthurspakefrstandsad：ByGod，farfellowsandlords，wehaveseenthsdaymarvels，butornghtsupposeweshallseegreatermarvels。
　　nthemeanwhlecamenagoodoldman，andanancent，clothedallnwhte，andtherewasnoknghtknewfromwhencehecame。Andwthhmhebroughtayoungknght，bothonfoot，nredarms，wthoutswordorsheld，saveascabbardhangngbyhssde。Andthesewordshesad：Peacebewthyou，farlords。ThentheoldmansaduntoArthur：Sr，brnghereayoungknght，thewhchsofkng’slneage，andofthekndredofJosephofAramathe，wherebythemarvelsofthscourt，andofstrangerealms，shallbefullyaccomplshed。
　　[1]OmttedbyCaxton，suppledfromW。deWorde。
　　HowtheoldmanbroughtGalahadtotheSegePerlousandsethmtheren，andhowalltheknghtsmarvelled。
　　THEkngwasrghtgladofhswords，andsaduntothegoodman：Sr，yeberghtwelcome，andtheyoungknghtwthyou。Thentheoldmanmadetheyoungmantounarmhm，andhewasnacoatofredsendal，andbareamantleuponhsshoulderthatwasfurredwthermne，andputthatuponhm。Andtheoldknghtsaduntotheyoungknght：Sr，followme。AndanonheledhmuntotheSegePerlous，wherebesdesatSrLauncelot；andthegoodmanlftupthecloth，andfoundtherelettersthatsadthus：ThssthesegeofGalahad，thehautprnce。Sr，sadtheoldknght，wtyewellthatplacesyours。Andthenhesethmdownsurelynthatsege。Andthenhesadtotheoldman：Sr，yemaynowgoyourway，forwellhaveyedonethatyewerecommandedtodo；andrecommendmeuntomygrandsre，KngPelles，anduntomylordPetchere，andsaythemonmybehalf，shallcomeandseethemassoonasevermay。Sothegoodmandeparted；andtheremethmtwentynoblesqures，andsotooktherhorsesandwenttherway。
　　ThenalltheknghtsoftheTableRoundmarvelledgreatlyofSrGalahad，thathedurststtherenthatSegePerlous，andwassotenderofage；andwstnotfromwhencehecamebutallonlybyGod；andsad：ThsshebywhomtheSangrealshallbeencheved，fortheresatnevernonebuthe，butheweremscheved。ThenSrLauncelotbeheldhssonandhadgreatjoyofhm。ThenBorstoldhsfellows：Uponpanofmylfethsyoungknghtshallcomeuntogreatworshp。Thsnosewasgreatnallthecourt，sothattcametothequeen。ThenshehadmarvelwhatknghttmghtbethatdurstadventurehmtostntheSegePerlous。ManysaduntothequeenheresembledmuchuntoSrLauncelot。maywellsuppose，sadthequeen，thatSrLauncelotbegathmonKngPelles’daughter，bythewhchhewasmadetoleby，byenchantment，andhsnamesGalahad。wouldfanseehm，sadthequeen，forhemustneedsbeanobleman，forsoshsfatherthathmbegat，reportmeuntoalltheTableRound。
　　Sowhenthemeatwasdonethatthekngandallwerersen，thekngyedeuntotheSegePerlousandlftupthecloth，andfoundtherethenameofGalahad；andthenheshewedtuntoSrGawane，andsad：Farnephew，nowhaveweamongusSrGalahad，thegoodknghtthatshallworshpusall；anduponpanofmylfeheshallenchevetheSangreal，rghtasSrLauncelothaddoneustounderstand。ThencameKngArthuruntoGalahadandsad：Sr，yebewelcome，foryeshallmovemanygoodknghtstothequestoftheSangreal，andyeshallenchevethatneverknghtsmghtbrngtoanend。Thenthekngtookhmbythehand，andwentdownfromthepalacetoshewGalahadtheadventuresofthestone。
　　HowKngArthurshewedthestonehovngonthewatertoGalahad，andhowhedrewoutthesword。
　　THEqueenheardthereof，andcameafterwthmanylades，andshewedthemthestonewherethovedonthewater。Sr，sadtheknguntoSrGalahad，heresagreatmarvelaseversaw，andrghtgoodknghtshaveassayedandfaled。Sr，sadGalahad，thatsnomarvel，forthsadventuresnotthersbutmne；andforthesuretyofthsswordbroughtnonewthme，forherebymysdehangeththescabbard。Andanonheladhshandonthesword，andlghtlydrewtoutofthestone，andputtnthesheath，andsaduntothekng：Nowtgoethbetterthantddaforehand。Sr，sadthekng，asheldGodshallsendyou。Nowhavethatswordthatsometmewasthegoodknght’s，BalnleSavage，andhewasapassnggoodmanofhshands；andwththsswordheslewhsbrotherBalan，andthatwasgreatpty，forhewasagoodknght，andetherslewotherthroughadolorousstrokethatBalngaveuntomygrandfatherKngPelles，thewhchsnotyetwhole，nornotshallbetllhealhm。
　　Therewththekngandallespedwherecamerdngdowntherveraladyonawhtepalfreytowardthem。
　　Thenshesalutedthekngandthequeen，andaskedfthatSrLauncelotwasthere。Andthenheansweredhmself：amhere，farlady。Thenshesadallwthweepng：Howyourgreatdongschangedsththsdaynthemorn。Damosel，whysayyouso？sadLauncelot。
　　sayyousooth，sadthedamosel，foryewerethsdaythebestknghtoftheworld，butwhoshouldsaysonow，heshouldbealar，fortheresnowonebetterthanye，andwelltsprovedbytheadventuresoftheswordwheretoyedurstnotsettoyourhand；andthatsthechangeandleavngofyourname。Whereforemakeuntoyouaremembrance，thatyeshallnotweenfromhenceforththatyebethebestknghtoftheworld。Astouchnguntothat，sadLauncelot，knowwellwasneverthebest。Yes，sadthedamosel，thatwereye，andareyet，ofanysnfulmanoftheworld。And，Srkng，Nacen，thehermt，sendeththeeword，thattheeshallbefallthegreatestworshpthateverbefellkngnBrtan；and
　　sayyouwherefore，forthsdaytheSangrealappearednthyhouseandfedtheeandallthyfellowshpoftheRoundTable。Soshedepartedandwentthatsamewaythatshecame。