ntures.

AND Galahad went anon to the spear which lay upon the table, and touched
the blood with his fingers, and came after to the Maimed King and
anointed his legs. And therewith he clothed him anon, and start upon his
feet out of his bed as an whole man, and thanked Our Lord that He had
healed him. And that was not to the worldward, for anon he yielded him
to a place of religion of white monks, and was a full holy man. That
same night about midnight came a voice among them which said: My sons
and not my chief sons, my friends and not my warriors, go ye hence where
ye hope best to do and as I bade you. Ah, thanked' be Thou, Lord, that
Thou wilt vouchsafe to call us, Thy sinners. Now may we well prove
that we have not lost our pains. And anon in all haste they took their
harness and departed. But the three knights of Gaul, one of them hight
Claudine, King Claudas' son, and the other two were great gentlemen.
Then prayed Galahad to everych of them, that if they come to King
Arthur's court that they should salute my lord, Sir Launcelot, my
father, and all the fellowship[1] of the Round Table; and prayed them if
that they came on that part that they should not forget it.

Right so departed Galahad, Percivale and Bors with him; and so they rode
three days, and then they came to a rivage, and found the ship whereof
the tale speaketh of

[1] So W. de Worde; Caxton "of them."

to-fore. And when they came to the board they found in the midst the
table of silver which they had left with the Maimed King, and the
Sangreal which was covered with red samite. Then were they glad to have
such things in their fellowship; and so they entered and made great
reverence thereto; and Galahad fell in his prayer long time to Our Lord,
that at what time he asked, that he should pass out of this world. So
much he prayed till a voice said to him: Galahad, thou shalt have thy
request; and when thou askest the death of thy body thou shalt have it,
and then shalt thou find the life of the soul. Percivale heard this, and
prayed him, of fellowship that was between them, to tell him wherefore
he asked such things. That shall I tell you, said Galahad; the other day
when we saw a part of the adventures of the Sangreal I was in such a joy
of heart, that I trow never man was that was earthly. And therefore I
wot well, when my body is dead my soul shall be in great joy to see the
blessed Trinity every day, and the majesty of Our Lord, Jesu Christ.