. The legends of King Arthur and his knights . mightplease Thee. Anon the bishop gave him the sacrament, and whenhe had received it with unspeakable gladness, he said, Who art thou, father ? I am Joseph of Arimathea, answered he, whomour Lord hath sent to bear thee fellowship. When he heard that, Sir Galahad went to Sir Percivaland Sir Bors and kissed them and commended them toGod, saying, Salute for me Sir Lancelot, my father, andbid him remember this unstable world. Therewith he kneeled down and prayed, and suddenlyhis soul departed, and a multitude of angels bare it up toheaven. Then came a
. The legends of King Arthur and his knights . mightplease Thee. Anon the bishop gave him the sacrament, and whenhe had received it with unspeakable gladness, he said, Who art thou, father ? I am Joseph of Arimathea, answered he, whomour Lord hath sent to bear thee fellowship. When he heard that, Sir Galahad went to Sir Percivaland Sir Bors and kissed them and commended them toGod, saying, Salute for me Sir Lancelot, my father, andbid him remember this unstable world. Therewith he kneeled down and prayed, and suddenlyhis soul departed, and a multitude of angels bare it up toheaven. Then came a hand from heaven and took thevessel and the spear and bare them out of sight. Since then was never man so hardy as to say that hehad seen the Sangreal. And after all these things, Sir Percival put off hisarmour and betook him to an hermitage, and within alittle while passed out of this world. And Sir Bors, whenhe had buried him beside his sister, returned, weepingsore for the loss of his two brethren, to King Arthur, atCamelot. CHAPTER XIII. Sir Lancelot and the Fair Maid of Astotat !OW after the quest of the Sangreal wasfulfilled and all the knights who wereleft alive were come again to theRound Table, there was great joy inthe court. And passing glad wereKing Arthur and Queen Guinevere tosee Sir Lancelot and Sir Bors, for they had been longabsent in that quest. And so greatly was Sir Lancelots fame now spreadabroad that many ladies and damsels daily resorted to himand besought him for their champion ; and all rightquarrels did he gladly undertake for the pleasure of ourLord Christ. And always as much as he might hewithdrew him from the queen. Wherefore Queen Guinevere, who counted him for herown knight, grew wroth with him, and on a certain dayshe called him to her chamber, and said thus : SirLancelot, I daily see thy loyalty to me doth slack, forever thou art absent from this court, and takest otherladies quarrels on thee more than ever thou wert do I understand th
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