ur worship that ye
oversee that she be interred worshipfully. Sir, said Sir Launcelot, that
shall be done as I can best devise. And so many knights yede thither to
behold that fair maiden. And so upon the morn she was interred richly,
and Sir Launcelot offered her mass-penny; and all the knights of the
Table Round that were there at that time offered with Sir Launcelot. And
then the poor man went again with the barget. Then the queen sent for
Sir Launcelot, and prayed him of mercy, for why that she had been wroth
with him causeless. This is not the first time, said Sir Launcelot, that
ye had been displeased with me causeless, but, madam, ever I must suffer
you, but what sorrow I endure I take no force. So this passed on all
that winter, with all manner of hunting and hawking, and jousts and
tourneys were many betwixt many great lords, and ever in all places
Sir Lavaine gat great worship, so that he was nobly renowned among many
knights of the Table Round.

CHAPTER XXI. Of great jousts done all a Christmas, and of a great jousts
and tourney ordained by King Arthur, and of Sir Launcelot.

THUS it passed on till Christmas, and then every day there was jousts
made for a diamond, who that jousted best should have a diamond. But Sir
Launcelot would not joust but if it were at a great jousts cried. But
Sir Lavaine jousted there all that Christmas passingly well, and best
was praised, for there were but few that did so well. Wherefore all
manner of knights deemed that Sir Lavaine should be made knight of the
Table Round at the next feast of Pentecost. So at-after Christmas King
Arthur let call unto him many knights, and there they advised together
to make a party and a great tournament and jousts. And the King of
Northgalis said to Arthur, he would have on his party King Anguish
of Ireland, and the King with the Hundred Knights, and the King of
Northumberland, and Sir Galahad, the haut prince. And so these four
kings and this mighty duke took part against King Arthur and the knights
of the Table Round. And the cry was made that the day of the jousts
should be beside Westminster upon Candlemas Day, whereof many knights
were glad, and made them ready to be at that jousts in the freshest
manner.

Then Queen Guenever sent for Sir Launcelot, and said thus: I warn you
that ye ride no more in no jousts nor tournaments but that your kinsmen
may know you. And at these jousts that shall be ye shall have of me a
sleeve of gold; a