. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. hdrew him from him. Whywithdrawest thou thee ? said Sir Gawaine; now turn again,false traitor knight, and slay me, for an thou leave me thus,when I am whole I shall do battle with thee again. I shallendure you, Sir, by Gods grace, but wit thou well, SirGawaine, I will never smite a felled knight. And then he turned him and went his way toward thecity. And Sir Gawaine evermore calling him traitor knight,and said: Wit thou well Sir Launcelot, when I am wholeI shall do battle with thee again, for I shall never leave theetill that on
. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. hdrew him from him. Whywithdrawest thou thee ? said Sir Gawaine; now turn again,false traitor knight, and slay me, for an thou leave me thus,when I am whole I shall do battle with thee again. I shallendure you, Sir, by Gods grace, but wit thou well, SirGawaine, I will never smite a felled knight. And then he turned him and went his way toward thecity. And Sir Gawaine evermore calling him traitor knight,and said: Wit thou well Sir Launcelot, when I am wholeI shall do battle with thee again, for I shall never leave theetill that one of us be slain. Thus as this siege endured, andas Sir Gawaine lay sick near a month, and when he waswell recovered and ready within three days to do battle againwith Sir Launcelot, right so came tidings unto Arthur fromEngland that made King Arthur and all his host to remove. HOW SIR MORDRED TOOK ON HIM TO BEKING OF ENGLAND, AND HOW KINGARTHUR RETURNED TO DOVER, AND OFTHE BATTLE THERE, AND HOW SIR GAWAINEWAS SLAIN. As Sir Mordred was ruler of all England, he. ^l-RMORpKy-DWENTANPLAlD-AMI CHTV-S lEGE-ABOUTTHE,- TOWER- OT ? LQNT>ON • ANP- SHOT- GREAT-GXJAJ5 ? OF QUEEN GUENEVER AND SIR MORDRED 487 did do make letters as though that they came from beyond thesea, and the letters specified that King Arthur was slain inbattle with Sir Launcelot. Wherefore Sir Mordred made aparliament, and called the lords together, and there he madethem to choose him king; and so was he crowned at Canter-bury, and held a feast there fifteen days; and afterward hedrew him unto Winchester, and there he took the QueenGuenever, and said plainly that he would wed her whichwas his uncles wife and his fathers wife. And so he madeready for the feast, and a day prefixed that they should bewedded; wherefore Queen Guenever was passing she durst not discover her heart, but spake fair, andagreed to Sir Mordreds will. Then she desired of SirMordred for to go to London, to buy all manner of thingstha
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