The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-08

liars have ye listened to and that has
caused the great debate etwsc you
and me"
Only Sir Gawa!ne was not satisfied
and said: They called thee = ght,
Launcelot. who called thee traitor
Tut the King said: Wei, wel. SIR
Launcelot, have given thee no cause
TO do as We had done 10 me" I was
ever true to YOU in word and thought
and deed" replied Launcelot and the
king vas ready TO make the accord
Ing. Put Modred and Gawaine WIS
peTed 10 HIM il We're better that
Launcelot left the realm. 50 Arthur.
taking his Queen and seating her be-
side him, said TO Launcelot, that after
what had passed, it were better that
he went over the sea into his own
countrE Alas, most noA and
Christian realm" said LaIucelot.
realm which I have loved above all
others! Truly / renen row that l
ever saw YOU and that | must now
depart from you in this most shame
full
Then Launcelot and the knights
which were with him. rode to Carf'T.
where they took shipping for Pay
onne IN the realm Of France. OF which
kingdom Launcelot was lord. All his
knights he made great mobiles and
dukes. and gave to them castles and
lands so that they We're very great
men under him. Put the hatred OF
Modred and GaWaine would not rest
and they worked upon King Arthur
Until he gathered an army and passed
ever the sea 10 fight AGAIN W tn SIR
Launcelot. It was all planned by that
scheming traitor, Modred, who as
PRED to Arthur's crown, and ne so
arranged 1t that he had Arthur APP
point him. this Nodred. regent Of the
realm while the King was absent In
France. When Launcelot heard that
Arthur was come with a great force
to fight him, he ~sorrowed most deep'y,
and shut himself up with an army In
the city of PayOnne, which was we'll
provisloned, and sent a damse' AMI q
dwarf 30 Arthur asking WHY the King
made war upon his knight. Launcelot.
ard requiring that he make . treaty
with him to depart from the REALM.
Sir Lucan, the butler, met the dam
sci as she alishted at the pavilion OF
King Arthur, and said to her: Alas,
air lady. King Arthur WOul love Sir
Launcelot but that Sir Gawaine will
not let him" He led the maiden to
the King. to whom she told her tale
and the lords, excepting only Sir
Gawatne, advised that a treaty be
made with Launcelot. But Gawaine
cried out: My uncle and my king,
surely having come so far with this
great host, We were shamed to turn
back and much other did he say
until the king returned by the damsei
a naughty answer to Launcelot and the
Kings army laid siege to the town
;. Of Rayoune. The followers Of Launce-
lot soon tried to remain shut ~
; within the walls and said to him thai
/ 1t was shame upon their ~knighthood
to suffer the enemy to lay outside and
not to attack them. So I4auncelot
!, overpersuaded. reluctantly agreed MP
on a sortie, and many sorties did they
| make and mar knights were killed
!, Twice did Sir Launcelot have Sill
, Gawaine at his mercy and each time
did he refuse to kill him; although
| Gawaine begged him to take his rf'
!, for that he would. IL he should re-
, cover from his wounds, fight Launce
> lot again and Won give him no quar.
: ter if he got him where Laun"alct 0"v
had himself. Sir Gawaine. No knigh
v would in all the fighting hurt kins
Arthur, for they would not raise sWoTt
l or spear. if they could help It, agains
r the person of the royal prince VINO hat
| made them knights
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