HowelevenkngsgatheredagreathostaganstKngArthur。
ANDSOwthnalttlespacethethreekngscameuntothecastleofBedegrane,andfoundthereapassngfarfellowshp,andwellbeseen,whereoftheyhadgreatjoy,andvctualtheywantednone。Thswasthecauseofthenorthernhost:thattheywererearedforthedespteandrebuketheskngshadatCarlon。
Andthoseskngsbythermeans,gatuntothemfveotherkngs;andthustheybegantogathertherpeople。
Andnowtheyswarethatforwealnorwoe,theyshouldnotleaveother,tlltheyhaddestroyedArthur。Andthentheymadeanoath。ThefrstthatbegantheoathwastheDukeofCambenet,thathewouldbrngwthhmfvethousandmenofarms,thewhchwerereadyonhorseback。ThenswareKngBrandegorsofStranggorethathewouldbrngfvethousandmenofarmsonhorseback。ThenswareKngClaranceofNorthumberlandhewouldbrngthreethousandmenofarms。ThenswaretheKngoftheHundredKnghts,thatwasapassnggoodmanandayoung,thathewouldbrngfourthousandmenofarmsonhorseback。ThentheresworeKngLot,apassnggoodknght,andSrGawan’sfather,thathewouldbrngfvethousandmenofarmsonhorseback。AlsotheresworeKngUrence,thatwasSrUwan’sfather,ofthelandofGore,andhewouldbrngsthousandmenofarmsonhorseback。AlsotheresworeKngdresofCornwall,thathewouldbrngfvethousandmenofarmsonhorseback。AlsotheresworeKngCradelmastobrngfvethousandmenonhorseback。AlsotheresworeKngAgwsanceofrelandtobrngfvethousandmenofarmsonhorseback。AlsotheresworeKngNentrestobrngfvethousandmenofarmsonhorseback。AlsotheresworeKngCaradostobrngfvethousandmenofarmsonhorseback。Sotherwholehostwasofcleanmenofarmsonhorsebackfftythousand,anda-foottenthousandofgoodmen’sbodes。Thenweretheysoonready,andmounteduponhorseandsentforththerfore-rders,fortheseelevenkngsntherwaysladasegeuntothecastleofBedegrane;andsotheydepartedanddrewtowardArthur,andleftfewtoabdeatthesege,forthecastleofBedegranewasholdenofKngArthur,andthementhatweretherenwereArthur’s。
OfadreamoftheKngwththeHundredKnghts。