HowMerlnlkenedtheRoundTabletotheworld，andhowtheknghtsthatshouldachevetheSangrealshouldbeknown。
　　ALSOMerlnmadetheRoundTablentokenngofroundnessoftheworld，forbytheRoundTablestheworldsgnfedbyrght，foralltheworld，Chrstanandheathen，reparuntotheRoundTable；andwhentheyarechosentobeofthefellowshpoftheRoundTabletheythnkthemmoreblessedandmorenworshpthanftheyhadgottenhalftheworld；andyehaveseenthattheyhavelosttherfathersandthermothers，andalltherkn，andtherwvesandtherchldren，fortobeofyourfellowshp。tswellseenbyyou；forsnceyehavedepartedfromyourmotheryewouldneverseeher，yefoundsuchfellowshpattheRoundTable。WhenMerlnhadordanedtheRoundTablehesad，bythemwhchshouldbefellowsoftheRoundTablethetruthoftheSangrealshouldbewellknown。AndmenaskedhmhowmenmghtknowthemthatshouldbestdoandtoenchevetheSangreal？Thenhesadthereshouldbethreewhtebullsthatshouldenchevet，andthetwoshouldbemadens，andthethrdshouldbechaste。Andthatoneofthethreeshouldpasshsfatherasmuchasthelonpasseththeleopard，bothofstrengthandhardness。
　　TheythatheardMerlnsaysosadthusuntoMerln：
　　Sthenthereshallbesuchaknght，thoushouldestordanbythycraftsasege，thatnomanshouldstntbutheallonlythatshallpassallotherknghts。ThenMerlnansweredthathewoulddoso。AndthenhemadetheSegePerlous，nthewhchGalahadsatnathsmeatonWhtsundaylastpast。Now，madam，sadSrPercvale，somuchhaveheardofyouthatbymygoodwllwllneverhaveadowthSrGalahadbutbywayofkndness；
　　andforGod’slove，faraunt，canyeteachmesomewaywheremayfndhm？formuchwouldlovethefellowshpofhm。Farnephew，sadshe，yemustrdeuntoacastlethewhchscalledGoothe，wherehehathacousn-
　　german，andtheremayyebelodgedthsnght。Andasheteachethyou，sewethafterasfastasyecan；andfhecantellyounotdngsofhm，rdestraghtuntotheCastleofCarbonek，wherethemamedkngstherelyng，forthereshallyeheartruetdngsofhm。
　　HowSrPercvalecamentoamonastery，wherehefoundKngEvelake，whchwasanoldman。
　　THENdepartedSrPercvalefromhsaunt，ethermaknggreatsorrow。Andsoherodetllevensongtme。Andthenheheardaclocksmte；andthenhewaswareofanhouseclosedwellwthwallsanddeepdtches，andthereheknockedatthegateandwasletn，andhealghtedandwasleduntoachamber，andsoonhewasunarmed。Andtherehehadrghtgoodcheerallthatnght；andonthemornheheardhsmass，andnthemonasteryhefoundaprestreadyatthealtar。Andontherghtsdehesawapewclosedwthron，andbehndthealtarhesawarchbedandafar，asofclothofslkandgold。
　　ThenSrPercvaleespedthattherenwasamanorawoman，forthevsagewascovered；thenheleftoffhslookngandheardhsservce。Andwhentcametothesacrng，hethatlaywthnthatparclosdressedhmup，anduncoveredhshead；andthenhmbeseemedapassngoldman，andhehadacrownofgolduponhshead，andhsshoulderswerenakedandunhlleduntohsnavel。AndthenSrPercvaleespedhsbodywasfullofgreatwounds，bothontheshoulders，arms，andvsage。AndeverhehelduphshandsaganstOurLord’sbody，andcred：Far，sweetFather，JesuChrst，forgetnotme。Andsohelaydown，butalwayshewasnhsprayersandorsons；andhmseemedtobeoftheageofthreehundredwnter。AndwhenthemasswasdonethepresttookOurLord’sbodyandbarettothesckkng。Andwhenhehadusedtheddoffhscrown，andcommandedthecrowntobesetonthealtar。
　　ThenSrPercvaleaskedoneofthebrethrenwhathewas。Sr，sadthegoodman，yehaveheardmuchofJosephofAramathe，howhewassentbyJesuChrstntothslandfortoteachandpreachtheholyChrstanfath；
　　andthereforehesufferedmanypersecutonsthewhchtheenemesofChrstdduntohm，andnthectyofSarrasheconvertedakngwhosenamewasEvelake。AndsothskngcamewthJosephntothsland，andeverhewasbusytobethereastheSangrealwas；andonatmehenghedtsonghthatOurLordwasdspleasedwthhm，buteverhefollowedtmoreandmore，tllGodstruckhmalmostblnd。Thenthskngcredmercy，andsad：FarLord，letmeneverdetllthegoodknghtofmybloodofthennthdegreebecome，thatmayseehmopenlythatheshallenchevetheSangreal，thatmayksshm。
　　HowSrPercvalesawmanymenofarmsbearngadeadknght，andhowhefoughtaganstthem。
　　WHENthekngthushadmadehsprayersheheardavocethatsad：Heardbethyprayers，forthoushaltnotdetllhehavekssedthee。Andwhenthatknghtshallcometheclearnessofyoureyesshallcomeagan，andthoushaltseeopenly，andthywoundsshallbehealed，anderstshalltheyneverclose。AndthsbefellofKngEvelake，andthssameknghathlvedthsthreehundredwntersthsholylfe，andmensaytheknghtsnthecourtthatshallhealhm。Sr，sadthegoodman，prayyoutellmewhatknghtthatyebe，andfyebeofKngArthur’scourtandoftheTableRound。Yeaforsooth，sadhe，andmynamesSrPercvaledeGals。Andwhenthegoodmanunderstoodhsnamehemadegreatjoyofhm。
　　AndthenSrPercvaledepartedandrodetllthehourofnoon。Andhemetnavalleyaboutatwentymenofarms，whchbarenaberaknghtdeadlyslan。AndwhentheysawSrPercvaletheyaskedhmofwhencehewas。Andheanswered：OfthecourtofKngArthur。
　　Thentheycredallatonce：Slayhm。ThenSrPercvalesmotethefrsttotheearthandhshorseuponhm。Andthensevenoftheknghtssmoteuponhssheldallatonce，andtheremnantslewhshorsesothathefelltotheearth。
　　Sohadtheyslanhmortakenhmhadnotthegoodknght，SrGalahad，wththeredarmscometherebyadventurentothoseparts。Andwhenhesawallthoseknghtsupononeknghthecred：Savemethatknght’slfe。Andthenhedressedhmtowardthetwentymenofarmsasfastashshorsemghtdrve，wthhsspearntherest，andsmotetheforemosthorseandmantotheearth。Andwhenhsspearwasbrokenhesethshandtohssword，andsmoteontherghthandandonthelefthandthattwasmarveltosee，andateverystrokehesmoteonedownorputhmtoarebuke，sothattheywouldfghtnomorebutfledtoathckforest，andSrGalahadfollowedthem。
　　AndwhenSrPercvalesawhmchasethemso，hemadegreatsorrowthathshorsewasaway。AndthenhewstwelltwasSrGalahad。Andthenhecredaloud：
　　Ahfarknght，abdeandsuffermetodothankngsuntothee，formuchhaveyedoneforme。ButeverSrGalahadrodesofastthatatthelasthepassedoutofhssght。AndasfastasSrPercvalemghthewentafterhmonfoot，cryng。Andthenhemetwthayeomanrdnguponanhackney，thewhchlednhshandagreatsteedblackerthananybear。Ah，farfrend，sadSrPercvale，asevermaydoforyou，andtobeyourtrueknghtnthefrstplaceyewllrequreme，thatyewlllendmethatblacksteed，thatmghtovertakeaknghtthewhchrdethaforeme。Srknght，sadtheyeoman，prayyouholdmeexcusedofthat，forthatmaynotdo。Forwtyewell，thehorsessuchaman’shorse，thatanlenttyouoranyman，thathewouldslayme。Alas，sadSrPercvale，hadneversogreatsorrowashavehadforlosngofyonderknght。Sr，sadtheyeoman，amrghtheavyforyou，foragoodhorsewouldbeseemyouwell；but
　　darenotdelveryouthshorsebutfyewouldtakehmfromme。Thatwllnotdo，sadSrPercvale。Andsotheydeparted；andSrPercvalesethmdownunderatree，andmadesorrowoutofmeasure。Andashewasthere，therecameaknghtrdngonthehorsethattheyeomanled，andhewascleanarmed。
　　Howayeomandesredhmtogetagananhorse，andhowSrPercvale’shackneywasslan，andhowhegatanhorse。
　　ANDanontheyeomancameprckngafterasfastaseverhemght，andaskedSrPercvalefhesawanyknghtrdngonhsblacksteed。Yea，sr，forsooth，sadhe；
　　why，sr，askyemethat？Ah，sr，thatsteedhehathbenomemewthstrength；whereforemylordwllslaymenwhatplacehefndethme。Well，sadSrPercvale，whatwouldstthouthatdd？Thouseestwellthatamonfoot，butanhadagoodhorseshouldbrnghmsoonagan。Sr，sadtheyeoman，takemnehackneyanddothebestyecan，andshallseweyouonfoottowthowthatyeshallspeed。ThenSrPercvalealghteduponthathackney，androdeasfastashemght，andatthelasthesawthatknght。Andthenhecred：Knght，turnagan；andheturnedandsethsspearaganstSrPercvale，andhesmotethehackneynthemdstofthebreastthathefelldowndeadtotheearth，andtherehehadagreatfall，andtheotherrodehsway。AndthenSrPercvalewaswoodwroth，andcred：Abde，wckedknght；cowardandfalse-heartedknght，turnaganandfghtwthmeonfoot。Butheanswerednot，butpassedonhsway。
　　WhenSrPercvalesawhewouldnotturnhecastawayhshelmandsword，andsad：Nowamaverywretch，cursedandmostunhappyaboveallotherknghts。
　　Sonthssorrowheabodeallthatdaytlltwasnght；
　　andthenhewasfant，andladhmdownandslepttlltwasmdnght；andthenheawakedandsawaforehmawomanwhchsaduntohmrghtfercely：SrPercvale，whatdostthouhere？Heanswered，donethergoodnorgreatll。fthouwltensureme，sadshe，thatthouwltfulflmywllwhensummonthee，shalllendtheemneownhorsewhchshallbeartheewhtherthouwlt。
　　SrPercvalewasgladofherproffer，andensuredhertofulflallherdesre。Thenabdemehere，andshallgoandfetchyouanhorse。Andsoshecamesoonaganandbroughtanhorsewthherthatwasnlyblack。WhenPercvalebeheldthathorsehemarvelledthattwassogreatandsowellapparelled；andnotforthenhewassohardy，andheleaptuponhm，andtooknoneheedofhmself。Andsoanonashewasuponhmhethrusttohmwthhsspurs，andsoherodebyaforest，andthemoonshoneclear。Andwthnanhourandlesshebarehmfourdays’journeythence，untlhecametoaroughwaterthewhchroared，andhshorsewouldhavebornehmntot。
　　OfthegreatdangerthatSrPercvalewasnbyhshorse，andhowhesawaserpentandalonfght。
　　ANDwhenSrPercvalecamenghthebrm，andsawthewatersobostous，hedoubtedtooverpasst。Andthenhemadeasgnofthecrossnhsforehead。WhenthefendfelthmsochargedheshookoffSrPercvale，andhewentntothewatercryngandroarng，maknggreatsorrow，andtseemeduntohmthatthewaterbrent。
　　ThenSrPercvalepercevedtwasafend，thewhchwouldhavebroughthmuntohsperdton。ThenhecommendedhmselfuntoGod，andprayedOurLordtokeephmfromallsuchtemptatons；andsoheprayedallthatnghttllonthemornthattwasday；thenhesawthathewasnawldmountanthewhchwasclosedwththeseanghallabout，thathemghtseenolandabouthmwhchmghtrelevehm，butwldbeasts。
　　Andthenhewentntoavalley，andtherehesawayoungserpentbrngayounglonbytheneck，andsohecamebySrPercvale。Wththatcameagreatloncryngandroarngaftertheserpent。AndasfastasSrPercvalesawthshemarvelled，andhedhmthther，butanonthelonhadovertakentheserpentandbeganbattlewthhm。AndthenSrPercvalethoughttohelpthelon，forhewasthemorenaturalbeastofthetwo；andtherewthhedrewhssword，andsethssheldaforehm，andtherehegavetheserpentsuchabuffetthathehadadeadlywound。Whenthelonsawthat，hemadenoresemblaunttofghtwthhm，butmadehmallthecheerthatabeastmghtmakeaman。ThenPercvalepercevedthat，andcastdownhssheldwhchwasbroken；
　　andthenheddoffhshelmfortogatherwnd，forhewasgreatlyenchafedwththeserpent：andthelonwentalwayabouthmfawnngasaspanel。Andthenhestrokedhmontheneckandontheshoulders。AndthenhethankedGodofthefellowshpofthatbeast。Andaboutnoonthelontookhslttlewhelpandtrussedhmandbarehmtherehecamefrom。
　　ThenwasSrPercvalealone。Andasthetaletelleth，hewasoneofthemenoftheworldatthattmewhchmostbelevednOurLordJesuChrst，fornthosedaystherewerebutfewfolksthatbelevednGodperfectly。