notstrve;butthereasyesayhaveslanyourgoodknghts,wotwellthathavedoneso,andthatmesorerepenteth;butwasenforcedtodobattlewththemnsavngofmylfe,orelsemusthavesufferedthemtohaveslanme。Andasformylady,QueenGuenever,exceptyourpersonofyourhghness,andmylordSrGawane,theresnoknghtunderheaventhatdaremaketgooduponme,thateverwasatratoruntoyourperson。
Andwheretpleaseyoutosaythathaveholdenmyladyyourqueenyearsandwnters,untothatshallevermakealargeanswer,andprovetuponanyknghtthatbeareththelfe,exceptyourpersonandSrGawane,thatmylady,QueenGuenever,satrueladyuntoyourpersonasanyslvnguntoherlord,andthatwllmakegoodwthmyhands。Howbetthathlkedhergoodgracetohavemencherte,andtochershmemorethananyotherknght;
anduntomypoweraganhavedeservedherlove,forofttmes,mylord,yehaveconsentedthatsheshouldbebrentanddestroyed,nyourheat,andthentfortunedmetodobattleforher,andordepartedfromheradversarytheyconfessedtheruntruth,andshefullworshpfullyexcused。
Andatsuchtmes,mylordArthur,sadSrLauncelot,yelovedme,andthankedmewhensavedyourqueenfromthefre;andthenyepromsedmeforevertobemygoodlord;andnowmethnkethyerewardmefullllformygoodservce。Andmygoodlord,meseemethhadlostagreatpartofmyworshpnmyknghthoodanhadsufferedmylady,yourqueen,tohavebeenbrent,andnsomuchsheshouldhavebeenbrentformysake。Forsthenhavedonebattlesforyourqueennotherquarrelsthannmneown,meseemethnowhadmorerghttodobattleforhernrghtquarrel。Andthereforemygoodandgracouslord,sadSrLauncelot,takeyourqueenuntoyourgoodgrace,forshesbothfar,true,andgood。
Feonthee,falserecreantknght,sadSrGawane;