Fornthosedaysthesonsparednotthefathernomorethanastranger。AndsoSrPercvalecomfortedhmselfnourLordJesu，andbesoughtGodnotemptatonshouldbrnghmoutofGod’sservce，buttoendureashstruechampon。ThuswhenSrPercvalehadprayedhesawtheloncometowardhm，andthenhecoucheddownathsfeet。Andsoallthatnghtthelonandheslepttogether；andwhenSrPercvaleslepthedreamedamarvellousdream，thattheretwoladesmetwthhm，andthatonesatuponalon，andthatothersatuponaserpent，andthatoneofthemwasyoung，andtheotherwasold；andtheyoungesthmthoughtsad：SrPercvale，mylordsaluteththee，andsendeththeewordthatthouarraytheeandmaketheeready，forto-mornthoumustfghtwththestrongestchamponoftheworld。
　　Andfthoubeovercomethoushallnotbequtforlosngofanyofthymembers，butthoushaltbeshamedforevertotheworld’send。Andthenheaskedherwhatwasherlord。Andshesadthegreatestlordofalltheworld：
　　andsoshedepartedsuddenlythathewstnotwhere。
　　OfthevsonthatSrPercvalesaw，andhowhsvsonwasexpounded，andofhslon。
　　THENcameforththeotherladythatrodeupontheserpent，andshesad：SrPercvale，complanmeofyouthatyehavedoneuntome，andhavenotoffendeduntoyou。Certes，madam，hesad，untoyounornoladyneveroffended。Yes，sadshe，shalltellyouwhy。
　　havenourshednthsplaceagreatwhleaserpent，whchservedmeagreatwhle，andyesterdayyeslewhmashegathsprey。Saymeforwhatcauseyeslewhm，forthelonwasnotyours。Madam，sadSrPercvale，knowwellthelonwasnotmne，butddtforthelonsofmoregentlernaturethantheserpent，andthereforeslewhm；meseemethddnotamssaganstyou。Madam，sadhe，whatwouldyethatdd？would，sadshe，fortheamendsofmybeastthatyebecomemyman。
　　Andthenheanswered：Thatwllnotgrantyou。No，sadshe，trulyyewereneverbutmyservantsnyerecevedthehomageofOurLordJesuChrst。Therefore，ensureyounwhatplacemayfndyouwthoutkeepngshalltakeyou，ashethatsometmewasmyman。AndsoshedepartedfromSrPercvaleandlefthmsleepng，thewhchwassoretravaledofhsadvson。Andonthemornhearoseandblessedhm，andhewaspassngfeeble。
　　ThenwasSrPercvalewarenthesea，andsawashpcomesalngtowardhm；andSrPercvalewentuntotheshpandfoundtcoveredwthnandwthoutwthwhtesamte。Andattheboardstoodanoldmanclothednasurplce，nlkenessofaprest。Sr，sadSrPercvale，yebewelcome。Godkeepyou，sadthegoodman。Sr，sadtheoldman，ofwhencebeye？Sr，sadSrPercvale，amofKngArthur’scourt，andaknghtoftheTableRound，thewhchamnthequestoftheSangreal；andhereamngreatduresse，andneverlketoescapeoutofthswlderness。Doubtnot，sadthegoodman，anyebesotrueaknghtastheorderofchvalryrequreth，andofheartasyeoughttobe，yeshouldnotdoubtthatnoneenemyshouldslayyou。
　　Whatareye？sadSrPercvale。Sr，sadtheoldman，amofastrangecountry，andhthercometocomfortyou。
　　Sr，sadSrPercvale，whatsgnfethmydreamthatdreamedthsnght？Andtherehetoldhmaltogether：
　　Shewhchrodeuponthelonbetokeneththenewlawofholychurch，thatstounderstand，fath，goodhope，belef，andbaptsm。Forsheseemedyoungerthantheothertsgreatreason，forshewasbornntheresurrectonandthepassonofOurLordJesuChrst。Andforgreatloveshecametotheetowarntheeofthygreatbattlethatshallbefallthee。Wthwhom，sadSrPercvale，shallfght？
　　Wththemostchamponoftheworld，sadtheoldman；
　　forastheladysad，butfthouquttheewellthoushaltnotbequtbylosngofonemember，butthoushaltbeshamedtotheworld’send。Andshethatrodeontheserpentsgnfeththeoldlaw，andthatserpentbetokenethafend。Andwhysheblamedtheethatthouslewestherservant，tbetokenethnothng；theserpentthatthouslewestbetokeneththedevlthatthourodestupontotherock。Andwhenthoumadestasgnofthecross，therethouslewesthm，andputawayhspower。Andwhensheaskedtheeamendsandtobecomeherman，andthousadstthouwouldstnot，thatwastomaketheetobeleveonherandleavethybaptsm。SohecommandedSrPercvaletodepart，andsoheleaptovertheboardandtheshp，andallwentawayhewstnotwhther。Thenhewentupuntotherockandfoundthelonwhchalwayskepthmfellowshp，andhestrokedhmuponthebackandhadgreatjoyofhm。
　　HowSrPercvalesawashpcomngtohm-ward，andhowtheladyoftheshptoldhmofherdshertance。
　　BYthatSrPercvalehadabdentheretllmd-dayhesawashpcamerowngnthesea，asallthewndoftheworldhaddrvent。Andsotdroveunderthatrock。AndwhenSrPercvalesawthshehedhmthther，andfoundtheshpcoveredwthslkmoreblackerthananybear，andtherenwasagentlewomanofgreatbeauty，andshewasclothedrchlythatnonemghtbebetter。AndwhenshesawSrPercvaleshesad：Whobroughtyounthswldernesswhereyebeneverlketopasshence，foryeshalldehereforhungerandmschef？Damosel，sadSrPercvale，servethebestmanoftheworld，andnhsservcehewllnotsuffermetode，forwhothatknockethshallenter，andwhothataskethshallhave，andwhothatseekethhmhehdethhmnot。Butthenshesad：SrPercvale，wotyewhatam？Yea，sadhe。
　　Nowwhotaughtyoumyname？sadshe。Now，sadSrPercvale，knowyoubetterthanyeween。AndcameoutofthewasteforestwherefoundtheRedKnghtwththewhtesheld，sadthedamosel。Ah，damosel，sadhe，wththatknghtwouldmeetpassngfan。Srknght，sadshe，anyewllensuremebythefaththatyeoweuntoknghthoodthatyeshalldomywllwhattmesummonyou，andshallbrngyouuntothatknght。Yea，sadhe，shallpromseyoutofulflyourdesre。Well，sadshe，nowshalltellyou。sawhmntheforestchasngtwoknghtsuntoawater，thewhchscalledMortase；andtheydrovehmntothewaterfordreadofdeath，andthetwoknghtspassedover，andtheRedKnghtpassedafter，andtherehshorsewasdrenched，andhe，throughgreatstrength，escapeduntotheland：thusshetoldhm，andSrPercvalewaspassnggladthereof。
　　Thensheaskedhmfhehadateanymeatlate。
　　Nay，madam，trulyatenomeatnghthsthreedays，butlateherespakewthagoodmanthatfedmewthhsgoodwordsandholy，andrefreshedmegreatly。Ah，srknght，sadshe，thatsamemansanenchanterandamultplerofwords。Foranyebelevehmyeshallplanlybeshamed，anddenthsrockforpurehunger，andbeeatenwthwldbeasts；andyebeayoungmanandagoodlyknght，andshallhelpyouanyewll。
　　Whatareye，sadSrPercvale，thatprofferedmethusgreatkndness？am，sadshe，agentlewomanthatamdsherted，whchwassometmetherchestwomanoftheworld。Damosel，sadSrPercvale，whohathdshertedyou？forhavegreatptyofyou。Sr，sadshe，
　　dwelledwththegreatestmanoftheworld，andhemademesofarandclearthattherewasnonelkeme；andofthatgreatbeautyhadalttleprdemorethanoughttohavehad。Alsosadawordthatpleasedhmnot。
　　Andthenhewouldnotsuffermetobeanylongernhscompany，andsodrovemefrommnehertage，andsodshertedme，andhehadneverptyofmenorofnoneofmycouncl，norofmycourt。Andsthen，srknght，thathbefallenmeso，andthroughmeandmnehavebenomehmmanyofhsmen，andmadethemtobecomemymen。Fortheyasknevernothngofmebutgvetthem，thatandmuchmore。Thusandallmyservantswereagansthmnghtandday。Thereforeknownownogoodknght，nornogoodman，butgetthemonmysdeanmay。Andforthatknowthatthouartagoodknght，beseechyoutohelpme；andforyebeafellowoftheRoundTable，whereforeyeoughtnottofalnogentlewomanwhchsdsherted，anshebesoughtyouofhelp。
　　HowSrPercvalepromsedherhelp，andhowherequredheroflove，andhowhewassavedfromthefend。
　　THENSrPercvalepromsedherallthehelpthathemght；andthenshethankedhm。Andatthattmetheweatherwashot。Thenshecalleduntoheragentlewomanandbadeherbrngforthapavlon；andsoshedd，andpghttuponthegravel。Sr，sadshe，nowmayyerestyounthsheatoftheday。Thenhethankedher，andsheputoffhshelmandhssheld，andtherehesleptagreatwhle。Andthenheawokeandaskedherfshehadanymeat，andshesad：Yea，alsoyeshallhaveenough。Andsotherewassetenoughuponthetable，andthereonsomuchthathehadmarvel，fortherewasallmannerofmeatsthathecouldthnkon。Alsohedranktherethestrongestwnethateverhedrank，hmthought，andtherewthhewasalttlechafedmorethanheoughttobe；wththathebeheldthegentlewoman，andhmthoughtshewasthefarestcreaturethateverhesaw。
　　AndthenSrPercvaleprofferedherlove，andprayedherthatshewouldbehs。Thensherefusedhm，namanner，whenherequredher，forthecauseheshouldbethemoreardentonher，andeverheceasednottoprayheroflove。Andwhenshesawhmwellenchafed，thenshesad：SrPercvale，wtyouwellshallnotfulflyourwllbutfyeswearfromhenceforthyeshallbemytrueservant，andtodonothngbutthatshallcommandyou。
　　Wllyeensuremethsasyebeatrueknght？Yea，sadhe，farlady，bythefathofmybody。Well，sadshe，nowshallyedowthmewhatsotpleaseyou；andnowwtyewellyearetheknghtntheworldthathavemostdesreto。
　　Andthentwosqureswerecommandedtomakeabednmdstofthepavlon。Andanonshewasunclothedandladtheren。AndthenSrPercvaleladhmdownbyhernaked；andbyadventureandgracehesawhsswordleonthegroundnaked，nwhosepommelwasaredcrossandthesgnofthecrucftheren，andbethoughthmonhsknghthoodandhspromsemadeto-forehanduntothegoodman；thenhemadeasgnofthecrossnhsforehead，andtherewththepavlonturnedup-so-
　　down，andthentchangeduntoasmoke，andablackcloud，andthenhewasadreadandcredaloud：
　　HowSrPercvaleforpenancerovehmselfthroughthethgh；andhowshewasknownforthedevl。
　　FARsweetFather，JesuChrst，neletmenotbeshamed，thewhchwasnghlosthadnotthygoodgracebeen。
　　Andthenhelookedntoashp，andsawherentertheren，whchsad：SrPercvale，yehavebetrayedme。Andsoshewentwththewndroarngandyellng，thattseemedallthewaterbrentafterher。ThenSrPercvalemadegreatsorrow，anddrewhssworduntohm，sayng：
　　Sthenmyfleshwllbemymastershallpunsht；andtherewthherovehmselfthroughthethghthatthebloodstertabouthm，andsad：OgoodLord，takethsnrecompensatonofthathavedoneaganstthee，myLord。
　　Sothenheclothedhmandarmedhm，andcalledhmselfawretch，sayng：Hownghwaslost，andtohavelostthatshouldneverhavegottenagan，thatwasmyvrgnty，forthatmayneverberecoveredaftertsoncelost。Andthenhestoppedhsbleedngwoundwthapeceofhsshrt。
　　ThusashemadehsmoanhesawthesameshpcomefromOrentthatthegoodmanwasnthedayafore，andthenobleknghtwasashamedwthhmself，andtherewthhefellnaswoon。Andwhenheawokehewentuntohmweakly，andtherehesalutedthsgoodman。AndthenheaskedSrPercvale：Howhastthoudonesthdeparted？Sr，sadhe，herewasagentlewomanandledmentodeadlysn。Andtherehetoldhmaltogether。
　　Knewyenotthemad？sadthegoodman。Sr，sadhe，nay，butwellwotthefendsentherhthertoshameme。
　　Ogoodknght，sadhe，thouartafool，forthatgentlewomanwasthemasterfendofhell，thewhchhathpowerabovealldevls，andthatwastheoldladythatthousawestnthneadvsonrdngontheserpent。ThenhetoldSrPercvalehowourLordJesuChrstbeathmoutofheavenforhssn，thewhchwasthemostbrghtestangelofheaven，andthereforehelosthshertage。Andthatwasthechamponthatthoufoughtestwthal，thewhchhadovercometheehadnotthegraceofGodbeen。NowbewareSrPercvale，andtakethsforanensample。Andthenthegoodmanvanshedaway。ThenSrPercvaletookhsarms，andenteredntotheshp，andsodepartedfromthence。
　　Hereendeththefourteenthbook，whchsofSrPercvale。
　　AndherefollowethofSrLauncelot，whchstheffteenthbook。