Le Morte DArthur, vol 1 | Page 9

. . . . Chap. xi. How King
Pellinore rode after the lady and the knight that led her away, and how
a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that
lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke . . . . . Chap. xii. How
King Pellinore gat the lady and brought her to Camelot to the court of
King Arthur . . . . Chap. xiii.
How on the way he heard two knights, as he lay by night in a valley,
and of other adventures . . . . Chap. xiv. How when he was come to
Camelot he was sworn upon a book to tell the truth of his quest . . . .
Chap. xv.
Here follow the Chapters of the Fourth Book.
How Merlin was assotted and doted on one of the ladies of the lake,
and how he was shut in a rock under a stone and there died Chap. i.
How five kings came into this land to war against King Arthur, and
what counsel Arthur had against them . . Chap. ii. How King Arthur
had ado with them and overthrew them, and slew the five kings and
made the remnant to flee . Chap. iii. How the battle was finished or he
came, and how King Arthur founded an abbey where the battle was . . .
- Chap. iv. How Sir Tor was made knight of the Round Table, and how
Bagdemagus was displeased . . . .Chap. v.
How King Arthur, King Uriens, and Sir Accolon of Gaul, chased
an hart, and of their marvellous adventures . . Chap. vi. How Arthur
took upon him to fight to be delivered out of prison, and also for to
deliver twenty knights that were in prison Chap. vii. How Accolon
found himself by a well, and he took upon him to do battle against
Arthur . . . . Chap. viii. Of the battle between King Arthur and Accolon .
Chap. ix. How King Arthur's sword that he fought with brake, and how
he recovered of Accolon his own sword Excalibur, and overcame his
enemy . . . . . . Chap. x. How Accolon confessed the treason of Morgan
le Fays King Arthur's sister, and how she would have done slay him .
Chap. Yi.
How Arthur accorded the two brethren, and delivered the twenty
knights, and how Sir Accolon died . . Chap. Yii.
How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir
Uwaine her son saved him . . . Chap. xiii. How Queen Morgan le Fay
made great sorrow f-or the death of Accolon, and how she stole away

the scabbard from Arthur . Chap. YiV.
How Morgan le Fay saved a knight that should have been drowned, and
how King Arthur returned home again . Chap. xv. How the Damosel of
the Lake saved King Arthur from a mantle which should have burnt
him . . . . Chap. xvi. How Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine met with twelve
fair damosels, and how they complained on Sir Marhaus . . Chap. YVii.
How Sir Marhaus jousted with Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine, and
overthrew them both . . . . Chap. xviii. How Sir Marhaus, Sir Gawaine,
and Sir Uwaine met three damosels, and each of them took one . . .
Chap. YiX.
How a knight and a dwarf strove for a lady . . Chap. xx. How King
Pelleas suffered himself to be taken prisoner because he would have a
sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the
love of his lady . . Chap. xxi. How Sir Gawaine came to the Lady
Ettard, and how Sir Pelleas found them sleeping . . . . . Chap. xxii. How
Sir Pelleas loved no more Ettard by the mean of the Damosel of the
Lake, whom he loved ever after . . Chap. xxiii. How Sir Marhaus rode
with the damosel, and how he came to the Duke of the South
Marches . . . Chap. xxiv.
How Sir Marhaus fought with the duke and his four sons and made
them to yield them . . . . Chap. xxv. How Sir Uwaine rode with the
damosel of sixty year of age, and how he gat the prize at tourneying . . .
Chap. xxvi.
How Sir Uwaine fought with two knights and overcame them
Chap. xxvii.
How at the year's end all three knights with their three damosels met at
the fountain . . . . . Chap. xxviii.
Of the Fifth Book the Chapters follow.
How twelve aged ambassadors of Rome came to King Arthur to
demand truage for Britain. .