¶Capitulum quintum
THenne was the hyghe feeste made redy / and the kynge was wedded att Camelott vnto Dame Gweneuer in the chirche of saynt steuyns with grete solempnyte / And as e∣uery man was set after his degree / Merlyn wente to alle the knyghtes of the round table / and bad hem sytte styll that no∣ne of hem remeue / for ye shalle see a straunge and a merueil∣lous aduenture / Ryght so as they sat ther came rennyng in a whyte hert in to the halle and a whyte brachet next hym and xxx couple of black rennyng houndes cam after with a greete crye / and the hert went aboute the table round as he went by other boordes / the whyte brachet boot hym by the buttok & pul¦led oute a pees / where thurgh the herte lepte a grete lepe / and ouerthrewe a knyght that sat at the boord syde / and therwith the knyʒt aroos & toke vp the brachet / & so went forth oute of the halle & toke his hors & rode his wey with the brachet / right so anone cam in a lady on a whyte palfrey & cryed aloude to kyng Arthur / Syre suffre me not to haue this despyte for the brachet was myn that the knyght lad aweye / I maye not doo therwith said the kynge ¶With this there came a knyght rydynge al armed on a grete hors / and tooke the la¦dy awey with hym with force / and euer she cryed and made grete dole / whanne she was gone the kynge was glad for she