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THenne syr Bryan de les yles and Grummore grum¦morssum knyghtes of the Castel with syre Ag••ouale and syre Tor smote doun syr Gromere Gromorson to the erth Thenne cam in syr Carados of the dolorous toure & syr Tur∣quyne knyghtes of the Castel / and there encoūtred with hem syr Percyuale de galys & syr Launcelot de galys / that were two bretheren / And there encountred syr Percyuale with syre
Caradus / and eyther brake their speres vnto their handes / •• thenne syr Turquyn with syre Lamerak / and eyther of hem smote doune others hors and alle to the erthe / and eyther par¦tyes rescowed other / and horsed them ageyn / And syr Arnold and syr Gautere knyghtes of the castel encountred with syre Braundyles and syr kay / and these four knyghtes encoun∣tred myghtely / and brake their speres to their handes / Then∣ne came in syr Trystram / syre Saduk / and syre Dynas kny∣ghtes of the castel / and there encountred syr Trystram wyth syr Bedyuere / and there syr Bedyuere was smyten to the er∣the bothe hors and man / And syr Saduk encountred with sir Petypase / and there syr Saduk was ouerthrowen / And there Vwayne les auoutres smote doune syr Dynas the seneschal / Thenne came in syr Persaunt of Inde a knyght of the castel And there encountred with hym syr Launcelot du lake / and there he smote syr Persaunts hors and man to the erthe / then∣ne came syr Pertylope from the castel / and there encountred with hym syr Lyonel / and there syr Pertylope the grene kn∣yght smote doune syr Lyonel broder to syr Laūcelot / All this was marked by noble heroudes / who bare hym best / and theire names / And thenne came in to the fold syre Perymones the grene knyght syr Persaunts broder that was a knyght of the Castel / and he encountred with syr Ector de marys / and ey∣ther smote other so hard / that bothe their horses and they felle to the erthe / And thenne came in the reed knyght of the reed laundes and syr Gareth from the castel / and there encountred with hem syr Bors de ganys and syr Bleoberys / and there the reed knyghte and syr Bors smote other so hard that her speres brast and their horses felle grouelynge to the erthe Thenne syr Blamor brake his spere vpon syr Gareth / but of that stroke syr Blamor felle to the erthe / whan syr Galyhon∣dyn sawe that / he had sir gareth kepe hym / & sire gareth smote hym to the erthe / thenne sire Galyhud gate a spere to auenge his broder / & in the same wyse sir gareth serued hym / & sir Dy¦nadan & his broder la cote male tayle / & sir Sagramor desirus & sir Dodynas le saueage / All these he bare doun with one spe¦re / Whan kyng Aguysaūce of Irland sawe syr Gareth fare so he merueiled what he myʒt be y• one tyme semed grene & another
tyme at his ageyne comyng he semed blewe / And thus at e∣uery cours that he ro••e to and fro he chaunged his colour so that ther myghte neyther kynge nor knyghte haue redy cong∣uyssaunce of hym / Thenne syr Anguyssaunce the kyng of Ir∣land encountred with syr Gareth / and there syr Gareth smo∣te hym from his hors sadyl and all / And thenne came kyng Caradus of Scotland and syr Gareth smote hym doun hors and man / And in the same wyse he serued kyng Vryens of the land of Gore / And thenne came in syr Bawdemagus / and syr Gareth smote hym doune hors and man to the erthe And Bawdemagus sone Melyganus brake a spere vpon sir Gareth myghtely and knyghtely / And thenne syr Galahaut the noble prynce cryed on hyghe knyghte with the many colo∣urs wel hast thou Iusted / Now make the redy that I maye Iuste with the / Syre Gareth herd hym / and he gat a grete spe¦re / and soo they encountred to gyder / and there the prynce bra¦ke his spere / But syr Gareth smote hym vpon the lyfte syde of the helme / that he relyd here and there / and he had falle do∣une had not his men recouerd hym / Soo god me help sayd kynge Arthur that fame knyght with the many colours is a good knyghte / wherfor the kynge called vnto hym syr Laun¦celot and praid hym to encountre with that knyghte / Syr sa∣id Launcelot I may wel fynde in my herte for to forbere hym as at this tyme / for he hath hadde trauail ynough this day / & whan a good knyghte doth soo wel vpon somme day / it is no good knyghtes parte to lette hym of his worship / And na∣mely whan he seeth a Knyght hath done soo grete labour / for peraduenture said syr Launcelot his quarel is here this day / & perauentur he is best byloued with this lady of al that ben he∣re / for I see wel / he payneth hym & enforceth hym to do grete de¦des / & therfor said syr launcelot as for me this day he shall ha¦ue the honour / though it lay in my power to put hym fro it / I wold not