Thenafterthssoontheyhadsghtofland,andsaledtlltheyarrvedatBarfletenFlanders,andwhentheyweretherehefoundmanyofhsgreatlordsready,astheyhadbeencommandedtowatuponhm。
Howamanofthecountrytoldtohmofamarvellousgant,andhowhefoughtandconqueredhm。
THENcametohmanhusbandmanofthecountry,andtoldhmhowtherewasnthecountryofConstantnebesdeBrttany,agreatgantwhchhadslan,murderedanddevouredmuchpeopleofthecountry,andhadbeensustanedsevenyearwththechldrenofthecommonsofthatland,nsomuchthatallthechldrenbeallslananddestroyed;andnowlatehehathtakentheDuchessofBrttanyassherodewthhermeny,andhathledhertohslodgngwhchsnamountan,fortoravshandlebyhertoherlfe’send,andmanypeoplefollowedher,morethanfvehundred,butalltheymghtnotrescueher,buttheylefthershrekngandcrynglamentably,whereforesupposethathehathslanhernfulfllnghsfoullustoflechery。ShewaswfeuntothycousnSrHowell,whomwecallfullnghofthyblood。
Now,asthouartarghtfulkng,haveptyonthslady,andrevengeusallasthouartanobleconqueror。Alas,sadKngArthur,thssagreatmschef,hadleferthanthebestrealmthathavethathadbeenafurlongwayto-forehmfortohaverescuedthatlady。Now,fellow,sadKngArthur,canstthoubrngmethereasthsganthaunteth?Yea,Sr,sadthegoodman,lookyonderwhereasthouseestthosetwogreatfres,thereshaltthoufndhm,andmoretreasurethansupposesnallFrance。Whentheknghadunderstoodthspteouscase,hereturnedntohstent。
ThenhecalledtohmSrKayandSrBedvere,andcommandedthemsecretlytomakereadyhorseandharnessforhmselfandthemtwan;forafterevensonghewouldrdeonplgrmagewththemtwoonlyuntoSantMchael’smount。Andthenanonhemadehmready,andarmedhmatallponts,andtookhshorseandhssheld。Andsotheythreedepartedthenceandrodeforthasfastasevertheymghttllthattheycametotheforelandofthatmount。Andtheretheyalghted,andthekngcommandedthemtotarrythere,forhewouldhmselfgoupntothatmount。Andsoheascendedupntothathlltllhecametoagreatfre,andtherehefoundacarefulwdowwrngngherhandsandmaknggreatsorrow,sttngbyagravenewmade。AndthenKngArthursalutedher,anddemandedofherwhereforeshemadesuchlamentaton,towhomsheansweredandsad,Srknght,speaksoft,foryondersadevl,fheheartheespeakhewllcomeanddestroythee;holdtheeunhappy;whatdostthouherenthsmountan?forfyeweresuchfftyasyebe,yewerenotabletomakeresstanceaganstthsdevl:herelethaduchessdead,thewhchwasthefarestofalltheworld,wfetoSrHowell,DukeofBrttany,hehathmurderedhernforcngher,andhathsltheruntothenavel。