HowSrLauncelothadwordhowthequeenwastaken，andhowSrMelagranceladabushmentforLauncelotTHENbythequeen’scommandmenttheyleftbattle，anddressedthewoundedknghtsonhorseback，somesttng，someoverthwarttherhorses，thattwasptytobeholdthem。AndthenSrMelagrancechargedthequeenandallherknghtsthatnoneofallherfellowshpshoulddepartfromher；forfullsorehedreadSrLauncelotduLake，lestheshouldhaveanyknowledgng。Allthsespedthequeen，andprvlyshecalleduntoherachldofherchamberthatwasswftlyhorsed，towhomshesad：
Gothou，whenthouseestthytme，andbearthsrnguntoSrLauncelotduLake，andprayhmashelovethmethathewllseemeandrescueme，feverhewllhavejoyofme；andsparenotthyhorse，sadthequeen，netherforwater，netherforland。Sothechldespedhstme，andlghtlyhetookhshorsewththespurs，anddepartedasfastashemght。AndwhenSrMelagrancesawhmsoflee，heunderstoodthattwasbythequeen’scommandmentfortowarnSrLauncelot。Thentheythatwerebesthorsedchasedhmandshotathm，butfromthemallthechldwentsuddenly。AndthenSrMelagrancesadtothequeen：Madam，yeareabouttobetrayme，but
shallordanforSrLauncelotthatheshallnotcomelghtlyatyou。Andthenherodewthher，andtheyall，tohscastle，nallthehastethattheymght。AndbythewaySrMelagranceladnanembushmentthebestarchersthathemghtgetnhscountry，tothenumberofthrty，toawatuponSrLauncelot，chargngthemthatftheysawsuchamannerofknghtcomebythewayuponawhtehorse，thatnanywsetheyslayhshorse，butnnomannerofwsehavenotadowthhmbodly，forhesover-hardytobeovercome。
Sothswasdone，andtheywerecometohscastle，butnnowsethequeenwouldneverletnoneofthetenknghtsandherladesoutofhersght，butalwaystheywerenherpresence；forthebooksath，SrMelagrancedurstmakenomasteres，fordreadofSrLauncelot，nsomuchhedeemedthathehadwarnng。SowhenthechldwasdepartedfromthefellowshpofSrMelagrance，wthnawhlehecametoWestmnster，andanonhefoundSrLauncelot。Andwhenhehadtoldhsmessage，anddelveredhmthequeen’srng：Alas，sadSrLauncelot，nowamshamedforever，unlessthatmayrescuethatnobleladyfromdshonour。Theneagerlyheaskedhsarmour；andeverthechldtoldSrLauncelothowthetenknghtsfoughtmarvellously，andhowSrPelleas，andSrronsde，andSrBrandles，andSrPersantofnde，foughtstrongly，butnamelySrPelleas，theremghtnonewthstandhm；andhowtheyallfoughttllatthelasttheywereladtotheearth；andthenthequeenmadeappontmentfortosavetherlves，andgowthSrMelagrance。
Alas，sadSrLauncelot，thatmostnoblelady，thatsheshouldbesodestroyed；hadlefer，sadSrLauncelot，thanallFrance，thathadbeentherewellarmed。SowhenSrLauncelotwasarmedanduponhshorse，heprayedthechldofthequeen’schambertowarnSrLavanehowsuddenlyhewasdeparted，andforwhatcause。