Thenwasthereweepngandwrngngofhands,andthegreatestdoletheymadethatevermademen。AndonthemorntheBshopddhsmassofRequem,andafter,theBshopandallthenneknghtsputSrLauncelotnthesamehorseberthatQueenGueneverwasladnto-forethatshewasbured。AndsotheBshopandtheyalltogetherwentwththebodyofSrLauncelotdaly,tlltheycametoJoyousGard;andevertheyhadanhundredtorchesbrennngabouthm。AndsowthnffteendaystheycametoJoyousGard。Andtheretheyladhscorpsenthebodyofthequre,andsangandreadmanypsaltersandprayersoverhmandabouthm。
Andeverhsvsagewasladopenandnaked,thatallfolksmghtbeholdhm。Forsuchwasthecustomnthosedays,thatallmenofworshpshouldsolewthopenvsagetllthattheywerebured。Andrghtthusastheywereattherservce,therecameSrEctordeMars,thathadsevenyearssoughtallEngland,Scotland,andWales,seeknghsbrother,SrLauncelot。
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HowSrEctorfoundSrLauncelothsbrotherdead,andhowConstantneregnednextafterArthur;andoftheendofthsbookANDwhenSrEctorheardsuchnoseandlghtnthequreofJoyousGard,healghtedandputhshorsefromhm,andcamentothequre,andtherehesawmensngandweep。AndalltheyknewSrEctor,butheknewnotthem。ThenwentSrBorsuntoSrEctor,andtoldhmhowtherelayhsbrother,SrLauncelot,dead;andthenSrEctorthrewhssheld,sword,andhelmfromhm。AndwhenhebeheldSrLauncelot’svsage,hefelldownnaswoon。Andwhenhewakedtwerehardanytonguetotellthedolefulcomplantsthathemadeforhsbrother。AhLauncelot,hesad,thouwereheadofallChrstanknghts,andnowdaresay,sadSrEctor,thouSrLauncelot,therethoulest,thatthouwerenevermatchedofearthlyknght’shand。Andthouwerethecourteoustknghtthateverbaresheld。Andthouwerethetruestfrendtothyloverthateverbestradhorse。
Andthouwerethetruestloverofasnfulmanthateverlovedwoman。Andthouwerethekndestmanthateverstruckwthsword。Andthouwerethegoodlestpersonthatevercameamongpressofknghts。Andthouwasthemeekestmanandthegentlestthateveratenhallamonglades。Andthouwerethesternestknghttothymortalfoethateverputspearntherest。Thentherewasweepnganddolouroutofmeasure。