Thus it passed on till Christmas, and then every day there was jousts
made for a diamond, who that jousted best should have a diamond. But
Sir Launcelot would not joust but if it were at a great jousts cried.
But Sir Lavaine jousted there all that Christmas passingly well, and
best was praised, for there were but few that did so well. Wherefore
all manner of knights deemed that Sir Lavaine should be made knight of
the Table Round at the next feast of Pentecost. So at-after Christmas
King Arthur let call unto him many knights, and there they advised
together to make a party and a great tournament and jousts. And the
King of Northgalis said to Arthur, he would have on his party King
Anguish of Ireland, and the King with the Hundred Knights, and the King
of Northumberland, and Sir Galahad, the haut prince. And so these four
kings and this mighty duke took part against King Arthur and the
knights of the Table Round. And the cry was made that the day of the
jousts should be beside Westminster upon Candlemas Day, whereof many
knights were glad, and made them ready to be at that jousts in the
freshest manner.
Then Queen Guenever sent for Sir Launcelot, and said thus: I warn you
that ye ride no more in no jousts nor tournaments but that your kinsmen
may know you. And at these jousts that shall be ye shall have of me a
sleeve of gold; and I pray you for my sake enforce yourself there, that
men may speak of you worship; but I charge you as ye will have my love,
that ye warn your kinsmen that ye will bear that day the sleeve of gold
upon your helmet. Madam, said Sir Launcelot, it shall be done. And so
either made great joy of other. And when Sir Launcelot saw his time he
told Sir Bors that he would depart, and have no more with him but Sir
Lavaine, unto the good hermit that dwelt in that forest of Windsor; his
name was Sir Brasias; and there he thought to repose him, and take all
the rest that he might, because he would be fresh at that day of
jousts.
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