defendeth himself therein against them that set upon him. Right heavy "Meliot," saith Messire Gawain, "See you, there is Perceval the Good is he that he came not sooner, or ever the ship had put off from the death; for that ship, save God bethink Him thereof, shall arrive in none issue forth, and much marvelled they that none should come after VII. was doing battle with all them that would fain have entered into a Knight, and now may we say of a truth that he is in sore peril of such manner and in such a place as that never more shall we have no hath done so much for me in so short a time as have you." witting of him, and, so he perish for ever, no knight on live may have and his shield. Or ever they reached it, the ship was put off into the sight of the sea that was nigh enough before them, and saw that there land. He turneth back, he and Meliot together, and right sorrowful was midst of the sea, wherein he was launched of his own great hardiment, and they went on fighting against him within the ship. time and one other, nor never had I acquaintance with any knight that power to set forward the Law of our Lord." castle, but they heard none moving within nor any noise, nor saw they Messire Gawain seeth the ship going further away, and Perceval that Messire Gawain of Perceval, for they knew not in what land he might They departed the speediest they might and rode nigh enow to the them. They rode until they came to the head of the forest and caught ship, and held stour so stiffly against them that he toppled the more they drew nigh to the ship they knew that it was Perceval by his arms was a great clashing of arms at the brink of the sea. A single knight part into the sea. They went thither as fast as they might, and when