. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. meby the sword without she had awaked him, and then shewist well she had been dead. Then she took the scabbardand went her way on horseback. When the king awokeand missed his scabbard, he was wroth, and he asked whohad been there, and they said his sister. Queen Morgan, hadbeen there, and had put the scabbard under her mantleand was gone. Alas, said Arthur, falsely ye have watchedme. Sir, said they all, we durst not disobey your sisterscommandment. Ah, said the king, let fetch the best horsemay be found, and bid Sir Ontzlake arm
. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. meby the sword without she had awaked him, and then shewist well she had been dead. Then she took the scabbardand went her way on horseback. When the king awokeand missed his scabbard, he was wroth, and he asked whohad been there, and they said his sister. Queen Morgan, hadbeen there, and had put the scabbard under her mantleand was gone. Alas, said Arthur, falsely ye have watchedme. Sir, said they all, we durst not disobey your sisterscommandment. Ah, said the king, let fetch the best horsemay be found, and bid Sir Ontzlake arm him in all haste,and take another good horse and ride with me. So anonthe king and Ontzlake were well armed, and rode afterthis lady, and so they came by a cross and found a cowherd,and they asked the poor man if there came any lady ridingthat way. Sir, said this poor man, right late came a ladyriding with a forty horses, and to yonder forest she they spurred their horses, and followed fast, andwithin a while Arthur had a sight of Morgan le Fay; then. MORGAN LE FAYS TREASON 47 he chased as fast as he might. When she espied him follow-ing her, she rode a greater pace through the forest till shecame to a plain, and when she saw she might not escape,she rode unto a lake thereby, and said, Whatsoever comeof me, my brother shall not have this scabbard. And thenshe let throw the scabbard in the deepest of the water so itsank, for it was heavy of gold and precious stones. Then she rode into a valley where many great stoneswere, and when she saw she must be overtaken, she shapedherself, horse and man, by enchantment unto a greatmarble stone. Anon withal came Sir Arthur and SirOntzlake whereas the king might know his sister and hermen, and one knight from another. Ah, said the king,here may ye see the vengeance of God, and now am Isorry that this misadventure is befallen. And then helooked for the scabbard, but it would not be found, so hereturned to the abbey where he came fr
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