HowSrLauncelotcametoachapel,wherehefounddead,nawhteshrt,amanofrelgon,ofanhundredwnterold。
WHENthehermthadkeptSrLauncelotthreedays,thehermtgathmanhorse,anhelm,andasword。Andthenhedepartedaboutthehourofnoon。Andthenhesawalttlehouse。Andwhenhecamenearhesawachapel,andtherebesdehesawanoldmanthatwasclothedallnwhtefullrchly;andthenSrLauncelotsad:Godsaveyou。Godkeepyou,sadthegoodman,andmakeyouagoodknght。ThenSrLauncelotalghtedandenteredntothechapel,andtherehesawanoldmandead,nawhteshrtofpassngfnecloth。
Sr,sadthegoodman,thsmanthatsdeadoughtnottobensuchclothngasyeseehmn,fornthathebraketheoathofhsorder,forhehathbeenmorethananhundredwnteramanofarelgon。AndthenthegoodmanandSrLauncelotwentntothechapel;andthegoodmantookastoleabouthsneck,andabook,andthenheconjuredonthatbook;andwththattheysawnanhdeousfgureandhorrble,thattherewasnomansohard-heartednorsohardbutheshouldhavebeenafeard。
Thensadthefend:Thouhasttravaledmegreatly;
nowtellmewhatthouwltwthme。wll,sadthegoodman,thatthoutellmehowmyfellowbecamedead,andwhetherhebesavedordamned。Thenhesadwthanhorrblevoce:Hesnotlostbutsaved。Howmaythatbe?sadthegoodman;tseemedtomethathelvednotwell,forhebrakehsorderfortowearashrtwhereheoughttowearnone,andwhothattrespassethaganstourorderdothnotwell。Notso,sadthefend,thsmanthatlethheredeadwascomeofagreatlneage。AndtherewasalordthathghttheEarldeVale,thatheldgreatwaraganstthsman’snephew,thewhchhghtAguarus。AndsothsAguarussawtheearlwasbggerthanhe。Thenhewentfortotakecounselofhsuncle,thewhchlethheredeadasyemaysee。Andthenheaskedleave,andwentoutofhshermtagefortomantanhsnephewaganstthemghtyearl;andsothappedthatthsmanthatlethheredeadddsomuchbyhswsdomandhardnessthattheearlwastaken,andthreeofhslords,byforceofthsdeadman。