Howadamoselcamentothecourtanddesredaknghttotakeonhmanenquest，whchLaCoteMaleTaleemprsed。
THENthatsamedaytherecameadamoselntothecourt，andshebroughtwthheragreatblacksheld，wthawhtehandnthemdstholdngasword。Otherpcturewastherenonenthatsheld。WhenKngArthursawherheaskedherfromwhenceshecameandwhatshewould。Sr，shesad，haverddenlongandmanyadaywththssheldmanyways，andforthscauseamcometoyourcourt：therewasagoodknghtthatoughtthssheld，andthsknghthadundertakenagreatdeedofarmstoenchevet；andsotmsfortunedhmanotherstrongknghtmetwthhmbysuddenadventure，andtheretheyfoughtlong，andetherwoundedotherpassngsore；andtheyweresowearythattheyleftthatbattleevenhand。Sothsknghtthatoughtthssheldsawnoneotherwaybuthemustde；andthenhecommandedmetobearthssheldtothecourtofKngArthur，herequrngandprayngsomegoodknghttotakethssheld，andthathewouldfulflthequestthathewasn。Nowwhatsayyetothsquest？sadKngArthur；sthereanyofyouherethatwlltakeuponhmtoweldthssheld？Thenwastherenotonethatwouldspeakoneword。ThenSrKaytookthesheldnhshands。Srknght，sadthedamosel，whatsyourname？Wtyewell，sadhe，mynamesSrKay，theSeneschal，thatwde-wheresknown。
Sr，sadthatdamosel，laydownthatsheld，forwtyewelltfallethnotforyou，forhemustbeabetterknghtthanyethatshallweldthssheld。Damosel，sadSrKay，wtyewell
tookthssheldnmyhandsbyyourleavefortobeholdt，nottothatntent；butgowheresomeverthouwlt，forwllnotgowthyou。
Thenthedamoselstoodstllagreatwhleandbeheldmanyofthoseknghts。Thenspaketheknght，LaCoteMaleTale：Fardamosel，wlltakethesheldandthatadventureuponme，so