Forthebodyofhmwhchoughttohangby，heshallnotbeshamednnoplacewhlehesgrtwththsgrdle，nornevernonebesohardytodoawaythsgrdle；fortoughtnotbedoneawaybutbythehandsofamad，andthatshebeakng’sdaughterandqueen’s，andshemustbeamadallthedaysofherlfe，bothnwllandndeed。Andfshebreakhervrgntysheshalldethemostvllanousdeaththateverdedanywoman。Sr，sadPercvale，turnthsswordthatwemayseewhatsontheothersde。Andtwasredasblood，wthblacklettersasanycoal，whchsad：Hethatshallprasememost，mostshallhefndmetoblameatagreatneed；andtowhom
shouldbemostdebonarshallbemostfelon，andthatshallbeatonetme。
Farbrother，sadshetoPercvale，tbefellafterafortyyearafterthepassonofJesuChrstthatNacen，thebrother-n-lawofKngMordrans，wasbornentoatownmorethanfourteendays’journeyfromhscountry，bythecommandmentofOurLord，ntoansle，ntothepartsoftheWest，thatmenclepedthesleofTurnance。Sobefelltthathefoundthsshpattheentryofarock，andhefoundthebedandthsswordaswehaveheardnow。Notforthenhehadnotsomuchhardnesstodrawt；andtherehedwelledaneghtdays，andatthennthdaytherefellagreatwndwhchdepartedhmoutofthesle，andbroughthmtoanotherslebyarock，andtherehefoundthegreatestgantthatevermanmghtsee。Therewthcamethathorrbleganttoslayhm；andthenhelookedabouthmandmghtnotflee，andhehadnothngtodefendhmwth。Soherantohssword，andwhenhesawtnakedheprasedtmuch，andthenheshookt，andtherewthhebraketnthemdst。Ah，sadNacen，thethngthatmostprasedoughtnowmosttoblame，andtherewthhethrewthepecesofhsswordoverhsbed。Andafterheleaptovertheboardtofghtwththegant，andslewhm。
Andanonheenteredntotheshpagan，andthewndarose，anddrovehmthroughthesea，thatbyadventurehecametoanothershpwhereKngMordranswas，whchhadbeentemptedfullevlwthafendnthePortofPerlousRock。Andwhenthatonesawtheothertheymadegreatjoyofother，andethertoldotheroftheradventure，andhowtheswordfaledhmathsmostneedWhenMordranssawtheswordheprasedtmuch：Butthebreakngwasnottodobutbywckednessofthyselfward，forthouartnsomesn。Andtherehetookthesword，andsetthepecestogether，andtheysolderedasfarasevertheywereto-fore；andthereputhetheswordnthesheath，andladtdownonthebed。Thenheardtheyavocethatsad：Gooutofthsshpalttlewhle，andenterntotheother，fordreadyefallndeadlysn，forandyebefoundndeadlysnyemaynotescapebutpersh：andsotheywentntotheothershp。AndasNacenwentovertheboardhewassmttenwthaswordontherghtfoot，thathefelldownnoselngtotheshp’sboard；andtherewthhesad：OGod，howamhurt。
Andthentherecameavoceandsad：Takethouthatforthyforfetthatthouddstndrawngofthssword，thereforethourecevestawound，forthouwereneverworthytohandlet，asthewrtngmakethmenton。nthenameofGod，sadGalahad，yearerghtwseoftheseworks。