AndwhenSrLauncelotheardtwordbyword，hesad：MylordArthur，wtyewellamrghtheavyofthedeathofthsfardamosel：Godknowethwasnevercauserofherdeathbymywllng，andthatwllreportmetoherownbrother：herehes，SrLavane。wllnotsaynay，sadSrLauncelot，butthatshewasbothfarandgood，andmuchwasbeholdenuntoher，butshelovedmeoutofmeasure。Yemghthaveshewedher，sadthequeen，somebountyandgentlenessthatmghthavepreservedherlfe。Madam，sadSrLauncelot，shewouldnoneotherwaysbeansweredbutthatshewouldbemywfe，outherelsemyparamour；andofthesetwowouldnotgranther，butprofferedher，forhergoodlovethatsheshewedme，athousandpoundyearlytoher，andtoherhers，andtowedanymannerknghtthatshecouldfndbesttolovenherheart。Formadam，sadSrLauncelot，lovenottobeconstranedtolove；forlovemustarseoftheheart，andnotbynoconstrant。Thatstruth，sadthekng，andmanyknght’slovesfreenhmself，andneverwllbebounden，forwherehesboundenheloosethhmself。
ThensadtheknguntoSrLauncelot：twllbeyourworshpthatyeoverseethatshebenterredworshpfully。
Sr，sadSrLauncelot，thatshallbedoneascanbestdevse。Andsomanyknghtsyedeththertobeholdthatfarmaden。Andsouponthemornshewasnterredrchly，andSrLauncelotofferedhermass-penny；andalltheknghtsoftheTableRoundthatwerethereatthattmeofferedwthSrLauncelot。Andthenthepoormanwentaganwththebarget。ThenthequeensentforSrLauncelot，andprayedhmofmercy，forwhythatshehadbeenwrothwthhmcauseless。Thssnotthefrsttme，sadSrLauncelot，thatyehadbeendspleasedwthmecauseless，but，madam，evermustsufferyou，butwhatsorrowenduretakenoforce。Sothspassedonallthatwnter，wthallmannerofhuntngandhawkng，andjoustsandtourneysweremanybetwxtmanygreatlords，andevernallplacesSrLavanegatgreatworshp，sothathewasnoblyrenownedamongmanyknghtsoftheTableRound。
OfgreatjoustsdoneallaChrstmas，andofagreatjoustsandtourneyordanedbyKngArthur，andofSrLauncelot。
THUStpassedontllChrstmas，andtheneverydaytherewasjoustsmadeforadamond，whothatjoustedbestshouldhaveadamond。ButSrLauncelotwouldnotjoustbutftwereatagreatjoustscred。ButSrLavanejoustedthereallthatChrstmaspassnglywell，andbestwasprased，fortherewerebutfewthatddsowell。WhereforeallmannerofknghtsdeemedthatSrLavaneshouldbemadeknghtoftheTableRoundatthenextfeastofPentecost。Soat-afterChrstmasKngArthurletcalluntohmmanyknghts，andtheretheyadvsedtogethertomakeapartyandagreattournamentandjousts。AndtheKngofNorthgalssadtoArthur，hewouldhaveonhspartyKngAngushofreland，andtheKngwththeHundredKnghts，andtheKngofNorthumberland，andSrGalahad，thehautprnce。AndsothesefourkngsandthsmghtyduketookpartaganstKngArthurandtheknghtsoftheTableRound。AndthecrywasmadethatthedayofthejoustsshouldbebesdeWestmnsteruponCandlemasDay，whereofmanyknghtswereglad，andmadethemreadytobeatthatjoustsnthefreshestmanner。