AndwthnshorttmebythegraceofGod，sadSrTrstram，thathewouldspeakwthLaBealesoud，andwthhmrghthastly。ThenSrLauncelotdepartedfromthedamoselandfromSrLaCoteMaleTale，fortooverseethatletter，andtowrteanotherletteruntoSrTrstramdeLones。
AndnthemeanwhleLaCoteMaleTalerodewththedamoseluntltheycametoacastlethathghtPendragon；andthereweresknghtsstoodaforehm，andoneofthemprofferedtojoustwthLaCoteMaleTale。AndthereLaCoteMaleTalesmotehmoverhshorse’scroup。Andthenthefveknghtssetuponhmallatoncewththerspears，andtheretheysmoteLaCoteMaleTaledown，horseandman。Andthentheyalghtedsuddenly，andsettherhandsuponhmallatonce，andtookhmprsoner，andsoledhmuntothecastleandkepthmasprsoner。
AndonthemornSrLauncelotarose，anddelveredthedamoselwthlettersuntoSrTrstram，andthenhetookhswayafterLaCoteMaleTale；andbythewayuponabrdgetherewasaknghtprofferedSrLauncelottojoust，andSrLauncelotsmotehmdown，andthentheyfoughtuponfootanoblebattletogether，andamghty；andatthelastSrLauncelotsmotehmdowngrovellnguponhshandsandhsknees。Andthenthatknghtyeldedhm，andSrLauncelotrecevedhmfar。Sr，sadtheknght，requretheetellmeyourname，formuchmyheartgvethuntoyou。Nay，sadSrLauncelot，asatthstmewllnottellyoumyname，unlessthenthatyetellmeyourname。Certanly，sadtheknght，mynamesSrNerovens，thatwasmadeknghtofmylordSrLauncelotduLake。Ah，NerovensdeLle，sadSrLauncelot，amrghtgladthatyeareprovedagoodknght，fornowwtyewellmynamesSrLauncelotduLake。Alas，sadSrNerovensdeLle，whathavedone!Andtherewthalflatlnghefelltohsfeet，andwouldhavekssedthem，butSrLauncelotwouldnotlethm；andthenethermadegreatjoyofother。AndthenSrNerovenstoldSrLauncelotthatheshouldnotgobytheCastleofPendragon：Fortheresalord，amghtyknght，andmanyknghtswthhm，andthsnghtheardsaythattheytookaknghtprsoneryesterdaythatrodewthadamosel，andtheysayhesaKnghtoftheRoundTable。
HowSrLauncelotfoughtwthsknghts，andafterwthSrBran，andhowhedelveredtheprsoners。
AH，sadSrLauncelot，thatknghtsmyfellow，andhmshall