ll God
forgive it you, and I do. And here within this mile is the Suffragan of
Carlisle that shall give you the sacrament of baptism.

Then they took their horses and Sir Galleron rode with them. And when
they came to the Suffragan Sir Tristram told him their desire. Then the
Suffragan let fill a great vessel with water, and when he had hallowed
it he then confessed clean Sir Palomides, and Sir Tristram and Sir
Galleron were his godfathers. And then soon after they departed, riding
toward Camelot, where King Arthur and Queen Guenever was, and for the
most part all the knights of the Round Table. And so the king and all
the court were glad that Sir Palomides was christened. And at the same
feast in came Galahad and sat in the Siege Perilous. And so therewithal
departed and dissevered all the knights of the Round Table. And Sir
Tristram returned again unto Joyous Gard, and Sir Palomides followed the
Questing Beast.

_Here endeth the second book of Sir Tristram that was drawn out of
French into English. But here is no rehersal of the third book. And
here followeth the noble tale of the Sangreal, that called is the Holy
Vessel; and the signification of the blessed blood of our Lord Jesus
Christ, blessed mote it be, the which was brought into this land by
Joseph Aramathie. Therefore on all sinful souls blessed Lord have thou
mercy.

Explicit liber xii. Et incipit Decimustercius._

BOOK XIII.

CHAPTER I. How at the vigil of the Feast of Pentecost entered into the
hall before King Arthur a damosel, and desired Sir Launcelot for to come
and dub a knight, and how he went with her.

AT the vigil of Pentecost, when all the fellowship of the Round Table
were come unto Camelot and there heard their service, and the tables
were set ready to the meat, right so entered into the hall a full fair
gentlewoman on horseback, that had ridden full fast, for her horse was
all besweated. Then she there alighted, and came before the king and
saluted him; and he said: Damosel, God thee bless. Sir, said she, for
God's sake say me where Sir Launcelot is. Yonder ye may see him, said
the king. Then she went unto Launcelot and said: Sir Launcelot, I salute
you on King Pelles' behalf, and I require you come on with me hereby
into a forest. Then Sir Launcelot asked her with whom she dwelled. I
dwell, said she, with King Pelles. What will ye with me? said Launcelot.
Ye shall know, said she, when ye come thither. Well, said he, I wi