Thatmerepenteth，sadKngArthur，foranhewereherehewouldsoonstntthsstrfe。Thenwllcounselyou，sadthekng，anduntoSrBors：ThatyewlldobattleforherforSrLauncelot’ssake，anduponmylfehewllnotrefuseyou。Forwellsee，sadthekng，thatnoneofthesefour-and-twentyknghtsthatwerewthyouatyourdnnerwhereSrPatrsewasslan，thatwlldobattleforyou，nornoneofthemwllsaywellofyou，andthatshallbeagreatslanderforyounthscourt。Alas，sadthequeen，andmaynotdowthal，butnowmssSrLauncelot，foranhewereherehewouldputmesoontomyheart’sease。Whatalethyou，sadthekng，yecannotkeepSrLauncelotuponyoursde？Forwtyewell，sadthekng，whothathathSrLauncelotuponhsparthaththemostmanofworshpntheworlduponhssde。Nowgoyourway，sadtheknguntothequeen，andrequreSrBorstodobattleforyouforSrLauncelot’ssake。
　　HowthequeenrequredSrBorstofghtforher，andhowhegranteduponcondton；andhowhewarnedSrLauncelotthereof。
　　SOthequeendepartedfromthekng，andsentforSrBorsntoherchamber。Andwhenhewascomeshebesoughthmofsuccour。Madam，sadhe，whatwouldyethatdd？formaynotwthmyworshphaveadonthsmatter，becausewasatthesamednner，fordreadthatanyofthoseknghtswouldhavemensuspcon。
　　Also，madam，sadSrBors，nowmssyeSrLauncelot，forhewouldnothavefaledyounethernrghtnornwrong，asyehavewellprovedwhenyehavebeenndanger；andnowyehavedrvenhmoutofthscountry，bywhomyeandallweweredalyworshppedby；therefore，madam，marvelhowyedareforshamerequremetodoanythngforyou，nsomuchyehavechasedhmoutofyourcountrybywhomwewereborneupandhonoured。Alas，farknght，sadthequeen，putmewhollynyourgrace，andallthatsdoneamsswllamendasyewllcounselme。Andtherewthshekneeleddownuponbothherknees，andbesoughtSrBorstohavemercyuponher：Outhershallhaveashamefuldeath，andtheretoneveroffended。
　　RghtsocameKngArthur，andfoundthequeenkneelngaforeSrBors；thenSrBorspulledherup，andsad：Madam，yedomegreatdshonour。Ah，gentleknght，sadthekng，havemercyuponmyqueen，courteousknght，foramnowncertanshesuntrulydefamed。Andtherefore，courteousknght，sadthekng，promsehertodobattleforher，requreyoufortheloveofSrLauncelot。Mylord，sadSrBors，yerequremethegreatestthngthatanymanmayrequreme；andwtyewellfgranttodobattleforthequeenshallwrathmanyofmyfellowshpoftheTableRound。Butasforthat，sadBors，wllgrantmylordthatformylordSrLauncelot’ssake，andforyoursakewllatthatdaybethequeen’schamponunlessthattherecomebyadventureabetterknghtthanamtodobattleforher。
　　Wllyepromsemeths，sadthekng，byyourfath？
　　Yeasr，sadSrBors，ofthatwllnotfalyou，norherboth，butftherecomeabetterknghtthanam，andthenshallhehavethebattle。Thenwasthekngandthequeenpassngglad，andsodeparted，andthankedhmheartly。
　　SothenSrBorsdepartedsecretlyuponaday，androdeuntoSrLauncelotthereashewaswththehermt，SrBrasas，andtoldhmofalltheradventure。AhJesu，sadSrLauncelot，thsscomehapplyaswouldhavet，andthereforeprayyoumakeyoureadytodobattle，butlookthatyetarrytllyeseemecome，aslongasyemay。ForamsureMadorsanhotknghtwhenhesenchafed，forthemoreyesufferhmthehasterwllhebetobattle。Sr，sadBors，letmedealwthhm，doubtyenotyeshallhaveallyourwll。ThendepartedSrBorsfromhmandcametothecourtagan。ThenwastnosednallthecourtthatSrBorsshoulddobattleforthequeen；whereforemanyknghtsweredspleasedwthhm，thathewouldtakeuponhmtodobattlenthequeen’squarrel；fortherewerebutfewknghtsnallthecourtbuttheydeemedthequeenwasnthewrong，andthatshehaddonethattreason。
　　SoSrBorsansweredthustohsfellowsoftheTableRound：Wtyewell，myfarlords，twereshametousallanwesufferedtoseethemostnoblequeenoftheworldtobeshamedopenly，consderngherlordandourlordsthemanofmostworshpntheworld，andmostchrstened，andhehatheverworshppedusallnallplaces。Manyansweredhmagan：AsforourmostnobleKngArthur，welovehmandhonourhmaswellasyedo，butasforQueenGueneverwelovehernot，becauseshesadestroyerofgoodknghts。Farlords，sadSrBors，meseemethyesaynotasyeshouldsay，forneveryetnmydaysknewnevernorheardsaythatevershewasadestroyerofanygoodknght。Butatalltmesasfarasevercouldknowshewasamantanerofgoodknghts；andevershehathbeenlargeandfreeofhergoodstoallgoodknghts，andthemostbounteousladyofhergftsandhergoodgrace，thateversaworheardspeakof。Andthereforetwereshame，sadSrBors，tousalltoourmostnoblekng’swfe，anwesufferedhertobeshamefullyslan。Andwtyewell，sadSrBors，wllnotsuffert，fordaresaysomuch，thequeensnotgultyofSrPatrse’sdeath，forsheowedhmnevernonellwll，nornoneofthefour-and-twentyknghtsthatwereatthatdnner；fordaresayforgoodloveshebadeustodnner，andnotfornomalengne，andthatdoubtnotshallbeprovedhereafter，forhowsomeverthegamegoeth，therewastreasonamongus。
　　ThensomesadtoSrBors：Wemaywellbeleveyourwords。Andsosomeofthemwerewellpleased，andsomewerenotso。
　　HowatthedaySrBorsmadehmreadyfortofghtforthequeen；andwhenhewouldfghthowanotherdschargedhm。
　　THEdaycameonfastuntltheeventhatthebattleshouldbe。ThenthequeensentforSrBorsandaskedhmhowhewasdsposed。Trulymadam，sadhe，amdsposednlkewseaspromsedyou，thatsfortosayshallnotfalyou，unlessbyadventuretherecomeabetterknghtthanamtodobattleforyou，then，madam，amdschargedofmypromse。Wllye，sadthequeen，thattellmylordArthurthus？Doastshallpleaseyou，madam。ThenthequeenwentuntothekngandtoldhmtheanswerofSrBors。Haveyenodoubt，sadthekng，ofSrBors，forcallhmnowoneofthebestknghtsoftheworld，andthemostproftablestman。Andthustpassedonuntlthemorn，andthekngandthequeenandallmannerofknghtsthatwerethereatthattmedrewthemuntothemeadowbesdeWestmnsterwherethebattleshouldbe。AndsowhenthekngwascomewththequeenandmanyknghtsoftheRoundTable，thenthequeenwasputtherentheConstable’sward，andagreatfremadeaboutanronstake，thatanSrMadordelaPortehadthebetter，sheshouldbeburnt：suchcustomwasusednthosedays，thatnetherforfavour，netherforlovenoraffnty，thereshouldbenoneotherbutrghteousjudgment，aswelluponakngasuponaknght，andaswelluponaqueenasuponanotherpoorlady。
　　SonthsmeanwhlecamenSrMadordelaPorte，andtookhsoathaforethekng，thatthequeenddthstreasonuntlhscousnSrPatrse，anduntohsoathhewouldprovetwthhsbody，handforhand，whothatwouldsaythecontrary。RghtsocamenSrBorsdeGans，andsad：ThatasforQueenGuenevershesntherght，andthatwllmakegoodwthmyhandsthatshesnotculpableofthstreasonthatsputuponher。
　　Thenmaketheeready，sadSrMador，andweshallprovewhetherthoubentherghtor。SrMador，sadSrBors，wtthouwellknowyouforagoodknght。Notforthenshallnotfearyousogreatly，buttrusttoGodshallbeabletowthstandyourmalce。ButthsmuchhavepromsedmylordArthurandmyladythequeen，thatshalldobattleforhernthscasetotheuttermost，unlessthattherecomeabetterknghtthanamanddschargeme。sthatall？sadSrMador，ethercomethouoffanddobattlewthme，orelsesaynay。Takeyourhorse，sadSrBors，andassuppose，yeshallnottarrylongbutyeshallbeanswered。
　　Thenetherdepartedtothertentsandmadethemreadytohorsebackastheythoughtbest。AndanonSrMadorcamentothefeldwthhssheldonhsshoulderandhsspearnhshand；andsorodeabouttheplacecrynguntoArthur：Bdyourchamponcomeforthanhedare。ThenwasSrBorsashamedandtookhshorseandcametothelsts’end。Andthenwashewarewherecamefromawoodtherefastbyaknghtallarmed，uponawhtehorse，wthastrangesheldofstrangearms；andhecamerdngallthathemghtrun，andsohecametoSrBors，andsadthus：Farknght，prayyoubenotdspleased，forheremustabetterknghtthanyearehavethsbattle，thereforeprayyouwthdrawyou。Forwtyewellhavehadthsdayarghtgreatjourney，andthsbattleoughttobemne，andsopromsedyouwhen
　　spakewthyoulast，andwthallmyheartthankyouofyourgoodwll。ThenSrBorsrodeuntoKngArthurandtoldhmhowtherewasaknghtcomethatwouldhavethebattlefortofghtforthequeen。Whatknghtshe？sadthekng。wotnot，sadSrBors，butsuchcovenanthemadewthmetobeherethsday。Nowmylord，sadSrBors，hereamdscharged。
　　HowSrLauncelotfoughtaganstSrMadorforthequeen，andhowheovercameSrMador，anddschargedthequeen。
　　THENthekngcalledtothatknght，andaskedhmfhewouldfghtforthequeen。Thenheansweredtothekng：Thereforecamehther，andtherefore，srkng，hesad，tarrymenolonger，formaynottarry。Foranonashavefnshedthsbattlemustdeparthence，for
　　haveadomanymatterselsewhere。Forwtyouwell，sadthatknght，thssdshonourtoyouallknghtsoftheRoundTable，toseeandknowsonoblealadyandsocourteousaqueenasQueenGuenevers，thustoberebukedandshamedamongstyou。Thentheyallmarvelledwhatknghtthatmghtbethatsotookthebattleuponhm。Fortherewasnotonethatknewhm，butftwereSrBors。
　　ThensadSrMadordelaPorteuntothekng：Nowletmewtwthwhomshallhaveadowthal。Andthentheyrodetothelsts’end，andtheretheycouchedtherspears，andrantogetherwthallthermght，andSrMador’sspearbrakealltopeces，buttheother’sspearheld，andbareSrMador’shorseandallbackwardtotheearthagreatfall。Butmghtlyandsuddenlyheavodedhshorseandputhssheldaforehm，andthendrewhssword，andbadetheotherknghtalghtanddobattlewthhmonfoot。Thenthatknghtdescendedfromhshorselghtlylkeavalantman，andputhssheldaforehmanddrewhssword；andsotheycameeagerlyuntobattle，andethergaveothermanygreatstrokes，tracngandtraversng，racngandfonng，andhurtlngtogetherwththerswordsastwerewldboars。Thusweretheyfghtngnghanhour，forthsSrMadorwasastrongknght，andmghtlyprovednmanystrongbattles。ButatthelastthsknghtsmoteSrMadorgrovellngupontheearth，andtheknghtsteppednearhmtohavepulledSrMadorflatlngupontheground；andtherewthsuddenlySrMadorarose，andnhsrsnghesmotethatknghtthroughthethckofthethghsthatthebloodranoutfercely。Andwhenhefelthmselfsowounded，andsawhsblood，helethmarseuponhsfeet。Andthenhegavehmsuchabuffetuponthehelmthathefelltotheearthflatlng，andtherewthhestrodetohmtohavepulledoffhshelmoffhshead。AndthenSrMadorprayedthatknghttosavehslfe，andsoheyeldedhmasovercome，andreleasedthequeenofhsquarrel。wllnotgranttheethylfe，sadthatknght，onlythatthoufreelyreleasethequeenforever，andthatnomentonbemadeuponSrPatrse’stombthateverQueenGueneverconsentedtothattreason。Allthsshallbedone，sadSrMador，clearlydschargemyquarrelforever。
　　ThentheknghtspartersofthelststookupSrMador，andledhmtohstent，andtheotherknghtwentstraghttothestar-footwheresatKngArthur；
　　andbythattmewasthequeencometothekng，andetherkssedotherheartly。Andwhenthekngsawthatknght，hestoopeddowntohm，andthankedhm，andnlkewseddthequeen；andthekngprayedhmtoputoffhshelmet，andtoreposehm，andtotakeasopofwne。Andthenheputoffhshelmtodrnk，andtheneveryknghtknewhmthattwasSrLauncelotduLake。
　　Anonasthekngwstthat，hetookthequeennhshand，andyodeuntoSrLauncelot，andsad：Sr，grantmercyofyourgreattravalthatyehavehadthsdayformeandformyqueen。Mylord，sadSrLauncelot，wtyewell
　　oughtofrghtevertobenyourquarrel，andnmyladythequeen’squarrel，todobattle；foryearethemanthatgavemethehghorderofknghthood，andthatdaymylady，yourqueen，ddmegreatworshp，andelsehadbeenshamed；forthatsamedayyemademeknght，throughmyhastnesslostmysword，andmylady，yourqueen，foundt，andlappedtnhertran，andgavememyswordwhenhadneedthereto，andelsehadbeenshamedamongallknghts；andtherefore，mylordArthur，
　　promsedheratthatdayevertobeherknghtnrghtouthernwrong。Grantmercy，sadthekng，forthsjourney；
　　andwtyewell，sadthekng，shallacqutyourgoodness。
　　AndeverthequeenbeheldSrLauncelot，andweptsotenderlythatshesankalmosttothegroundforsorrowthathehaddonetohersogreatgoodnesswheresheshewedhmgreatunkndness。Thentheknghtsofhsblooddrewuntohm，andthereetherofthemmadegreatjoyofother。AndsocamealltheknghtsoftheTableRoundthatwerethereatthattme，andwelcomedhm。