Thenwasthereweepngandwrngngofhands,andthegreatestdoletheymadethatevermademen。AndonthemorntheBshopddhsmassofRequem,andafter,theBshopandallthenneknghtsputSrLauncelotnthesamehorseberthatQueenGueneverwasladnto-forethatshewasbured。AndsotheBshopandtheyalltogetherwentwththebodyofSrLauncelotdaly,tlltheycametoJoyousGard;andevertheyhadanhundredtorchesbrennngabouthm。AndsowthnffteendaystheycametoJoyousGard。Andtheretheyladhscorpsenthebodyofthequre,andsangandreadmanypsaltersandprayersoverhmandabouthm。
Andeverhsvsagewasladopenandnaked,thatallfolksmghtbeholdhm。Forsuchwasthecustomnthosedays,thatallmenofworshpshouldsolewthopenvsagetllthattheywerebured。Andrghtthusastheywereattherservce,therecameSrEctordeMars,thathadsevenyearssoughtallEngland,Scotland,andWales,seeknghsbrother,SrLauncelot。
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HowSrEctorfoundSrLauncelothsbrotherdead,andhowConstantneregnednextafterArthur;andoftheendofthsbookANDwhenSrEctorheardsuchnoseandlghtnthequreofJoyousGard,healghtedandputhshorsefromhm,andcamentothequre,andtherehesawmensngandweep。AndalltheyknewSrEctor,butheknewnotthem。ThenwentSrBorsuntoSrEctor,andtoldhmhowtherelayhsbrother,SrLauncelot,dead;andthenSrEctorthrewhssheld,sword,andhelmfromhm。AndwhenhebeheldSrLauncelot’svsage,hefelldownnaswoon。Andwhenhewakedtwerehardanytonguetotellthedolefulcomplantsthathemadeforhsbrother。AhLauncelot,hesad,thouwereheadofallChrstanknghts,andnowdaresay,sadSrEctor,thouSrLauncelot,therethoulest,thatthouwerenevermatchedofearthlyknght’shand。Andthouwerethecourteoustknghtthateverbaresheld。Andthouwerethetruestfrendtothyloverthateverbestradhorse。
Andthouwerethetruestloverofasnfulmanthateverlovedwoman。Andthouwerethekndestmanthateverstruckwthsword。Andthouwerethegoodlestpersonthatevercameamongpressofknghts。Andthouwasthemeekestmanandthegentlestthateveratenhallamonglades。Andthouwerethesternestknghttothymortalfoethateverputspearntherest。Thentherewasweepnganddolouroutofmeasure。
ThustheykeptSrLauncelot’scorpsealoftffteendays,andthentheyburedtwthgreatdevoton。AndthenatlesuretheywentallwththeBshopofCanterburytohshermtage,andtheretheyweretogethermorethanamonth。ThenSrConstantne,thatwasSrCador’ssonofCornwall,waschosenkngofEngland。Andhewasafullnobleknght,andworshpfullyheruledthsrealm。AndthenthsKngConstantnesentfortheBshopofCanterbury,forheheardsaywherehewas。
AndsohewasrestoreduntohsBshoprc,andleftthathermtage。AndSrBedverewasthereeverstllhermttohslfe’send。ThenSrBorsdeGans,SrEctordeMars,SrGahalantne,SrGalhud,SrGalhodn,SrBlamore,SrBleobers,SrVllarsleValant,SrClarrusofClermont,alltheseknghtsdrewthemtothercountres。HowbetKngConstantnewouldhavehadthemwthhm,buttheywouldnotabdenthsrealm。
Andtheretheyalllvednthercountresasholymen。
AndsomeEnglshbooksmakementonthattheywentneveroutofEnglandafterthedeathofSrLauncelot,butthatwasbutfavourofmakers。FortheFrenchbookmakethmenton,andsauthorsed,thatSrBors,SrEctor,SrBlamore,andSrBleobers,wentntotheHolyLandthereasJesuChrstwasquckanddead,andanonastheyhadstablshedtherlands。Forthebooksath,soSrLauncelotcommandedthemfortodo,oreverhepassedoutofthsworld。AndthesefourknghtsddmanybattlesuponthemscreantsorTurks。AndtheretheydeduponaGoodFrdayforGod’ssake。
GLOSSARY
Abashed,abased,lowered,934
Abate,depress,calm,7S,189
Abought,padfor,7}7
Abrad,started,932
Accompted,counted,132
Accorded,agreed,1zAccordment,agreement,20rAcqut,repay,426
Actually,actvely,420
Adoubted,afrad,104
Advson,vson,147
Afeard,afrad,1z3
Afterdeal,dsadvantage,58
Agansay,retract,137
Aknown,known,84
Algement,allevaton,1616
Allegeance,allevaton,189
Allow,approve,75
Almeres,chests,1723
Alther,gen。pl。,ofall,4,206
Amounted,mounted,103
Anealed,anonted,21Z
Angushly,npan,]6S
Anon,atonce,5gApar,weaken,33
Apparelled,fttedup,46
Appeach,mpeach,107
Appealed,challenged,accused,184
Appertces,dsplays,58
Araged,enraged,52,934;confused,183
Arased,rased,21
Arase,oblterate,1825
Areared,reared,1064
Armyvestal,martal,4S
Array,plght,stateofaffars,197
Arrayed,stuated,173
Arson,saddle-bow,67,1823
Askance,casually,84
Assoled,absolved,1320
Assotted,nfatuated,4
Assummon,summon,726
Astoned,amazed,stunned,1057
At,of,by,73,198
At-after,after,7,124
Attantaovercome,168
Aumbres,chests,1723
Avalat,atanadvantage,20r3
Avaled,lowered,52
Avaunt,boast,5gAventred,couched,28,4A
Avsed,beadvsed,takethought,9O
Avson,vson,21
Avod,qut,93
Avoded,gotclearoff,77
Avow,vow,1063
Awatofn,nwatchfor,9A
Awayward,away,79
Awke,sdeways,5O
Bachelors,probatonersforknghthood1S
Ban,bath,18,7
Barbcan,gate-tower,55,73tBarget,lttleshp,838
Battle,dvsonofanarmy,1S
Bawdy,drty,75
Beams,trumpets,214
Be-closed,enclosed,126
Become,pp。,befallen,goneto,138
Bedashed,splashed,192
Behests,promses,916
Behght,promsed,1723
Beholdenbeholdngto,oblgedto,72,139
Behote,promsed,88
Benome,deprved,takenaway,148,168
Besants,goldcons,425