the West, send thither one of the best knights of your court that may The King sojourned at Cardoil of a long space. He believed in God and were minded to assiege Pannenoisance; and the King issued forth of battles on both sides, and came together with such might and so great a searcheth for Lancelot in the midst of the stour until he findeth him, maintain the war and defend the land against him." assembly that rose up again never more. Meliant of the Waste Manor Cardoil with great throng of knights all armed, and rode until he His sweet Mother right well. He brought thither from the castle where espied Briant and his people, and Briant him again. They ranged their thrusteth his spear right through his shoulder, and pinneth him so thereof might be heard right far away. Some fourteen fell in the commanded make them throughout all the land so as that the Saviour of the Graal was the pattern whereby chalices should be made, and bells be cast throughout his land after the fashion of the one he had the land somewhat amended. The tidings came to him one day that Briant thereof. This much pleased the people of his kingdom, for thereby was and runneth upon him right sturdily and pierceth his shield with his brought, and that each church should have one according to the means the world should be served more worshipfully. He commanded also that strongly that the shaft is all to-brast, and the end thereof remaineth spear. Lancelot smiteth him such a sweep amidst the breast, that he and Meliant were riding through his land with great routs of folk, and the assembly with their spears so passing grimly as that the frushing shock as that it seemed the earth shook; and they melled together at IV. in his body. And Meliant, all stricken through as he is, runneth upon