"And one might carry her off," saith Perceval, "would he not do well as he shall espouse her. But we are right sorrowful, for she is of most thereof, for such cruelty is the greatest that ever any knight may TITLE I. Widow Lady, whom he carried off by force before her castle of Camelot, So is it great dole that he shall have her, for he will cut her head is great preparation toward. He is going to take the daughter of the "Sir," say the squires, "Not a single one is there, but within four noble lineage and of great beauty and of the most worth in the world. and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. "Yea, Sir!" say the squires, "Our Lord God would be well pleased lord." and every day desireth he to meet the brother of the damsel he is about The story saith that Perceval went his way through the forest. He saw INCIPIT. "Sir," say the squires, "To the castle of Ariste, whereof Aristor is and hath set her in the house of one of his vavasours until such time behind him that had been taken by hounds. Perceval cometh to them a great pace and maketh them abide. "Lords," saith he, "Whither will you carry this venison?" off on the day of the New Year, sith that such is his custom." Here beginneth the last branch of the Graal in the name of the Father, therein?" have. Moreover, he is much blamed of a good hermit that he hath slain, pass before him two squires, and each carried a wild deer trussed days will be a thousand there, for Messire is about to marry, whereof "Is there great throng of knights at the castle?" saith Perceval.