ght help you; I shame me sore that I
should be thus rebuked, for never was I able in worthiness to do so high
a thing. Then Sir Launcelot kneeled down by the wounded knight saying:
My lord Arthur, I must do your commandment, the which is sore against my
heart. And then he held up his hands, and looked into the east, saying
secretly unto himself: Thou blessed Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, I
beseech thee of thy mercy, that my simple worship and honesty be saved,
and thou blessed Trinity, thou mayst give power to heal this sick knight
by thy great virtue and grace of thee, but, Good Lord, never of myself.
And then Sir Launcelot prayed Sir Urre to let him see his head; and
then devoutly kneeling he ransacked the three wounds, that they bled a
little, and forthwith all the wounds fair healed, and seemed as they had
been whole a seven year. And in likewise he searched his body of other
three wounds, and they healed in likewise; and then the last of all he
searched the which was in his hand, and anon it healed fair.
Then King Arthur and all the kings and knights kneeled down and gave
thankings and lovings unto God and to His Blessed Mother. And ever Sir
Launcelot wept as he had been a child that had been beaten. Then King
Arthur let array priests and clerks in the most devoutest manner, to
bring in Sir Urre within Carlisle, with singing and loving to God. And
when this was done, the king let clothe him in the richest manner that
could be thought; and then were there but few better made knights in all
the court, for he was passingly well made and bigly; and Arthur asked
Sir Urre how he felt himself. My good lord, he said, I felt myself never
so lusty. Will ye joust and do deeds of arms? said King Arthur. Sir,
said Urre, an I had all that longed unto jousts I would be soon ready.
CHAPTER XIII. How there was a party made of an hundred knights against
an hundred knights, and of other matters.
THEN Arthur made a party of hundred knights to be against an hundred
knights. And so upon the morn they jousted for a diamond, but there
jousted none of the dangerous knights; and so for to shorten this tale,
Sir Urre and Sir Lavaine jousted best that day, for there was none of
them but he overthrew and pulled down thirty knights; and then by the
assent of all the kings and lords, Sir Urre and Sir Lavaine were made
knights of the Table Round. And Sir Lavaine cast his love unto Dame
Felelolie, Sir Urre's sister, and then they were wed
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