within a while they three were then ten mile
from their fellowship. And at the last they chased so sore that they
slew their horses underneath them. Then were they all three on foot, and
ever they saw the hart afore them passing weary and enbushed. What will
we do? said King Arthur, we are hard bestead. Let us go on foot, said
King Uriens, till we may meet with some lodging. Then were they ware
of the hart that lay on a great water bank, and a brachet biting on
his throat, and more other hounds came after. Then King Arthur blew the
prise and dight the hart.

Then the king looked about the world, and saw afore him in a great water
a little ship, all apparelled with silk down to the water, and the ship
came right unto them and landed on the sands. Then Arthur went to the
bank and looked in, and saw none earthly creature therein. Sirs, said
the king, come thence, and let us see what is in this ship. So they went
in all three, and found it richly behanged with cloth of silk. By then
it was dark night, and there suddenly were about them an hundred torches
set upon all the sides of the ship boards, and it gave great light; and
therewithal there came out twelve fair damosels and saluted King Arthur
on their knees, and called him by his name, and said he was right
welcome, and such cheer as they had he should have of the best. The king
thanked them fair. Therewithal they led the king and his two fellows
into a fair chamber, and there was a cloth laid, richly beseen of all
that longed unto a table, and there were they served of all wines and
meats that they could think; of that the king had great marvel, for he
fared never better in his life as for one supper. And so when they had
supped at their leisure, King Arthur was led into a chamber, a richer
beseen chamber saw he never none, and so was King Uriens served, and
led into such another chamber, and Sir Accolon was led into the third
chamber passing richly and well beseen; and so they were laid in their
beds easily. And anon they fell asleep, and slept marvellously sore
all the night. And on the morrow King Uriens was in Camelot abed in his
wife's arms, Morgan le Fay. And when he awoke he had great marvel,
how he came there, for on the even afore he was two days' journey from
Camelot. And when King Arthur awoke he found himself in a dark prison,
hearing about him many complaints of woful knights.

CHAPTER VII. How Arthur took upon him to fight to be delivered out of
pris