HowGalahadandhsfellowswerefedoftheHolySangreal,andhowOurLordappearedtothem,andotherthngs。
  THENKngPellesandhssondeparted。Andtherewthalbeseemedthemthattherecameaman,andfourangelsfromheaven,clothednlkenessofabshop,andhadacrossnhshand;andthesefourangelsbarehmupnachar,andsethmdownbeforethetableofslverwhereupontheSangrealwas;andtseemedthathehadnmdstofhsforeheadlettersthewhchsad:SeeyehereJoseph,thefrstbshopofChrstendom,thesamewhchOurLordsuccourednthectyofSarrasnthesprtualplace。
  Thentheknghtsmarvelled,forthatbshopwasdeadmorethanthreehundredyearto-fore。Oknghts,sadhe,marvelnot,forwassometmeanearthlyman。
  Wththattheyheardthechamberdooropen,andtheretheysawangels;andtwobarecandlesofwax,andthethrdatowel,andthefourthaspearwhchbledmarvellously,thatthreedropsfellwthnabowhchheheldwthhsotherhand。Andtheysetthecandlesuponthetable,andthethrdthetoweluponthevessel,andthefourththeholyspearevenuprghtuponthevessel。Andthenthebshopmadesemblauntasthoughhewouldhavegonetothesacrngofthemass。Andthenhetookanubblewhchwasmadenlkenessofbread。Andatthelftnguptherecameafgurenlkenessofachld,andthevsagewasasredandasbrghtasanyfre,andsmotehmselfntothebread,sothattheyallsawtthatthebreadwasformedofafleshlyman;andthenheputtntotheHolyVesselagan,andthenheddthatlongedtoapresttodotoamass。AndthenhewenttoGalahadandkssedhm,andbadehmgoandksshsfellows:andsoheddanon。Now,sadhe,servantsofJesuChrst,yeshallbefedaforethstablewthsweetmeatsthatneverknghtstasted。Andwhenhehadsad,hevanshedaway。
  Andtheysetthematthetablengreatdread,andmadetherprayers。
  ThenlookedtheyandsawamancomeoutoftheHolyVessel,thathadallthesgnsofthepassonofJesuChrst,bleedngallopenly,andsad:Myknghts,andmyservants,andmytruechldren,whchbecomeoutofdeadlylfentosprtuallfe,wllnownolongerhdemefromyou,butyeshallseenowapartofmysecretsandofmyhddenthngs:nowholdandrecevethehghmeatwhchyehavesomuchdesred。ThentookhehmselftheHolyVesselandcametoGalahad;andhekneeleddown,andthereherecevedhsSavour,andafterhmsorecevedallhsfellows;andtheythoughttsosweetthattwasmarvelloustotell。ThensadhetoGalahad:Son,wottestthouwhatholdbetwxtmyhands?Nay,sadhe,butfyewlltellme。Thss,sadhe,theholydshwherenatethelambonSheer-Thursday。Andnowhastthouseenthatthoumostdesredtosee,butyethastthounotseentsoopenlyasthoushaltseetnthectyofSarrasnthesprtualplace。ThereforethoumustgohenceandbearwththeethsHolyVessel;forthsnghttshalldepartfromtherealmofLogrs,thattshallneverbeseenmorehere。Andwottestthouwherefore?Forhesnotservednorworshppedtohsrghtbythemofthsland,fortheybeturnedtoevllvng;therefore
  shalldshertthemofthehonourwhchhavedonethem。
  Andthereforegoyethreeto-morrowuntothesea,whereyeshallfndyourshpready,andwthyoutaketheswordwththestrangegrdles,andnomorewthyoubutSrPercvaleandSrBors。AlsowllthatyetakewthyouofthebloodofthsspearfortoanonttheMamedKng,bothhslegsandallhsbody,andheshallhavehshealth。
  Sr,sadGalahad,whyshallnottheseotherfellowsgowthus?Forthscause:forrghtasdepartedmyapostlesonehereandanotherthere,sowllthatyedepart;andtwoofyoushalldenmyservce,butoneofyoushallcomeaganandtelltdngs。Thengavehethemhsblessngandvanshedaway。
  HowGalahadanontedwththebloodofthespeartheMamedKng,andofotheradventures。
  ANDGalahadwentanontothespearwhchlayuponthetable,andtouchedthebloodwthhsfngers,andcameaftertotheMamedKngandanontedhslegs。Andtherewthheclothedhmanon,andstartuponhsfeetoutofhsbedasanwholeman,andthankedOurLordthatHehadhealedhm。Andthatwasnottotheworldward,foranonheyeldedhmtoaplaceofrelgonofwhtemonks,andwasafullholyman。Thatsamenghtaboutmdnghtcameavoceamongthemwhchsad:
  Mysonsandnotmychefsons,myfrendsandnotmywarrors,goyehencewhereyehopebesttodoandas
  badeyou。Ah,thanked’beThou,Lord,thatThouwltvouchsafetocallus,Thysnners。Nowmaywewellprovethatwehavenotlostourpans。Andanonnallhastetheytooktherharnessanddeparted。ButthethreeknghtsofGaul,oneofthemhghtClaudne,KngClaudas’son,andtheothertwoweregreatgentlemen。
  ThenprayedGalahadtoeverychofthem,thatftheycometoKngArthur’scourtthattheyshouldsalutemylord,SrLauncelot,myfather,andallthefellowshp[1]oftheRoundTable;andprayedthemfthattheycameonthatpartthattheyshouldnotforgett。
  RghtsodepartedGalahad,PercvaleandBorswthhm;andsotheyrodethreedays,andthentheycametoarvage,andfoundtheshpwhereofthetalespeakethof[1]SoW。deWorde;Caxton``ofthem。’’
  to-fore。AndwhentheycametotheboardtheyfoundnthemdstthetableofslverwhchtheyhadleftwththeMamedKng,andtheSangrealwhchwascoveredwthredsamte。Thenweretheygladtohavesuchthngsntherfellowshp;andsotheyenteredandmadegreatreverencethereto;andGalahadfellnhsprayerlongtmetoOurLord,thatatwhattmeheasked,thatheshouldpassoutofthsworld。Somuchheprayedtllavocesadtohm:Galahad,thoushalthavethyrequest;andwhenthouaskestthedeathofthybodythoushalthavet,andthenshaltthoufndthelfeofthesoul。Percvaleheardths,andprayedhm,offellowshpthatwasbetweenthem,totellhmwhereforeheaskedsuchthngs。Thatshalltellyou,sadGalahad;theotherdaywhenwesawapartoftheadventuresoftheSangrealwasnsuchajoyofheart,thattrownevermanwasthatwasearthly。Andthereforewotwell,whenmybodysdeadmysoulshallbengreatjoytoseetheblessedTrntyeveryday,andthemajestyofOurLord,JesuChrst。
  SolongweretheyntheshpthattheysadtoGalahad:
  Sr,nthsbedoughtyetole,forsosaththescrpture。
  Andsoheladhmdownandsleptagreatwhle;andwhenheawakedhelookedaforehmandsawthectyofSarras。AndastheywouldhavelandedtheysawtheshpwherenPercvalehadputhssstern。Truly,sadPercvale,nthenameofGod,wellhathmyssterholdenuscovenant。Thentooktheyoutoftheshpthetableofslver,andhetookttoPercvaleandtoBors,togoto-fore,andGalahadcamebehnd。Andrghtsotheywenttothecty,andatthegateofthectytheysawanoldmancrooked。ThenGalahadcalledhmandbadehmhelptobearthsheavythng。Truly,sadtheoldman,tstenyearagothatmghtnotgobutwthcrutches。Carethounot,sadGalahad,andarseupandshewthygoodwll。
  Andsoheassayed,andfoundhmselfaswholeaseverhewas。Thanranhetothetable,andtookonepartaganstGalahad。Andanonarosetheregreatnosenthecty,thatacrpplewasmadewholebyknghtsmarvellousthatenteredntothecty。
  Thenanonafter,thethreeknghtswenttothewater,andbroughtupntothepalacePercvale’ssster,andburedherasrchlyasakng’sdaughteroughttobe。Andwhenthekngofthecty,whchwasclepedEstorause,sawthefellowshp,heaskedthemofwhencetheywere,andwhatthngtwasthattheyhadbroughtuponthetableofslver。
  AndtheytoldhmthetruthoftheSangreal,andthepowerwhchthatGodhadsentthere。Thenthekngwasatyrant,andwascomeofthelneofpaynms,andtookthemandputthemnprsonnadeephole。
  HowtheywerefedwththeSangrealwhletheywerenprson,andhowGalahadwasmadekng。
  BUTassoonastheywerethereOurLordsentthemtheSangreal,throughwhosegracetheywerealwaysfulflledwhlethattheywerenprson。Soattheyear’sendtbefellthatthsKngEstorauselaysck,andfeltthatheshouldde。Thenhesentforthethreeknghts,andtheycameaforehm;andhecredthemmercyofthathehaddonetothem,andtheyforgavethmgoodly;andhededanon。Whenthekngwasdeadallthectywasdsmayed,andwstnotwhomghtbetherkng。Rghtsoastheywerencounseltherecameavoceamongthem,andbadethemchoosetheyoungestknghtofthemthreetobetherkng:Forheshallwellmantanyouandallyours。SotheymadeGalahadkngbyalltheassentoftheholycty,andelsetheywouldhaveslanhm。Andwhenhewascometobeholdtheland,heletmakeabovethetableofslverachestofgoldandofprecousstones,thathlledtheHolyVessel。Andeverydayearlythethreefellowswouldcomeaforet,andmaketherprayers。
  Nowattheyear’send,andtheselfdayafterGalahadhadbornethecrownofgold,hearoseupearlyandhsfellows,andcametothepalace,andsawto-forethemtheHolyVessel,andamankneelngonhskneesnlkenessofabshop,thathadabouthmagreatfellowshpofangels,asthadbeenJesuChrsthmself;andthenhearoseandbeganamassofOurLady。Andwhenhecametothesacramentofthemass,andhaddone,anonhecalledGalahad,andsadtohm:ComeforththeservantofJesuChrst,andthoushaltseethatthouhastmuchdesredtosee。Andthenhebegantotremblerghthardwhenthedeadlyfleshbegantobeholdthesprtualthngs。Thenhehelduphshandstowardheavenandsad:Lord,thankthee,fornowseethatthathathbeenmydesremanyaday。Now,blessedLord,wouldnotlongerlve,ftmghtpleasethee,Lord。AndtherewththegoodmantookOurLord’sbodybetwxthshands,andprofferedttoGalahad,andherecevedtrghtgladlyandmeekly。
  Nowwottestthouwhatam?sadthegoodman。Nay,sadGalahad。amJosephofAramathe,thewhchOurLordhathsentheretotheetobeartheefellowshp;andwottestthouwhereforethathehathsentmemorethananyother?Forthouhastresembledmentwothngs;nthatthouhastseenthemarvelsoftheSangreal,nthatthouhastbeenacleanmaden,ashavebeenandam。
  AndwhenhehadsadthesewordsGalahadwenttoPercvaleandkssedhm,andcommendedhmtoGod;andsohewenttoSrBorsandkssedhm,andcommendedhmtoGod,andsad:Farlord,salutemetomylord,SrLauncelot,myfather,andassoonasyeseehm,bdhmrememberofthsunstableworld。Andtherewthhekneeleddownto-forethetableandmadehsprayers,andthensuddenlyhssouldepartedtoJesuChrst,andagreatmulttudeofangelsbarehssouluptoheaven,thatthetwofellowsmghtwellbeholdt。Alsothetwofellowssawcomefromheavenanhand,buttheysawnotthebody。AndthentcamerghttotheVessel,andtooktandthespear,andsobaretuptoheaven。SthenwastherenevermansohardytosaythathehadseentheSangreal。
  OfthesorrowthatPercvaleandBorsmadewhenGalahadwasdead:andofPercvalehowheded,andothermatters。
  WHENPercvaleandBorssawGalahaddeadtheymadeasmuchsorrowaseverddtwomen。Andftheyhadnotbeengoodmentheymghtlghtlyhavefallenndespar。Andthepeopleofthecountryandofthectywererghtheavy。Andthenhewasbured;andassoonashewasburedSrPercvaleyeldedhmtoanhermtageoutofthecty,andtookarelgousclothng。AndBorswasalwaywthhm,butneverchangedhehssecularclothng,forthathepurposedhmtogoaganntotherealmofLogrs。ThusayearandtwomonthslvedSrPercvalenthehermtageafullholylfe,andthenpassedoutofthsworld;andBorsletburyhmbyhsssterandbyGalahadnthesprtualtes。
  WhenBorssawthathewasnsofarcountresasnthepartsofBabylonhedepartedfromSarras,andarmedhmandcametothesea,andenteredntoashp;andsotbefellhmngoodadventurehecamentotherealmofLogrs;andherodesofasttllhecametoCamelotwherethekngwas。Andthenwastheregreatjoymadeofhmnthecourt,fortheyweenedallhehadbeendead,forasmuchashehadbeensolongoutofthecountry。Andwhentheyhadeaten,thekngmadegreatclerkstocomeaforehm,thattheyshouldchroncleofthehghadventuresofthegoodknghts。WhenBorshadtoldhmoftheadventuresoftheSangreal,suchashadbefallenhmandhsthreefellows,thatwasLauncelot,Percvale,Galahad,andhmself,thereLauncelottoldtheadventuresoftheSangrealthathehadseen。Allthswasmadengreatbooks,andputupnalmeresatSalsbury。AndanonSrBorssadtoSrLauncelot:Galahad,yourownson,salutedyoubyme,andafteryouKngArthurandallthecourt,andsoddSrPercvale,forburedthemwthmneownhandsnthectyofSarras。Also,SrLauncelot,Galahadprayedyoutorememberofthsunskerworldasyebehghthmwhenyeweretogethermorethanhalfayear。Thsstrue,sadLauncelot;nowtrusttoGodhsprayershallavalme。