How king Arthur rode to Carlion, and of his dream, and how he saw the questing beast. Chap. xvii. How king Pellinore took Arthur’s horse and followed the questing beast, and how Merlin met with Arthur. Chap. xviii. How Ulfius appeached queen Igraine, Arthur’s mother, of treason; and how a knight came and desired to have the death of his master revenged. Chap. xix. How Griflet was made knight and justed with a knight. Chap. xx. How twelve knights came from Rome and asked truage for this land of Arthur, and how Arthur fought with a knight. Chap. xxi. How Merlin saved Arthur’s life, and threw an enchantment upon king Pellinore, and made him to sleep. Chap. xxii. How Arthur by the mean of Merlin got Excalibur his sword of the Lady of the Lake. Chap. xxiii. How tidings came to Arthur that king Ryons had overcome eleven kings, and how he desired Arthur’s beard to trim his mantle. Chap. xxiv. How all the children were sent for that were born on May-day, and how Mordred was saved. Chap. xxv. The Second Book. Of a damsel which came girded with a sword, for to find a man of such virtue to draw it out of the scabbard. Chap. i. How Balin, arrayed like a poor knight, pulled out the sword, which afterward was cause of his death. Chap. ii. How the Lady of the Lake demanded the knight’s head that had won the sword, or the maiden’s head. Chap. iii. How Merlin told the adventure of this damsel. Chap. iv. How Balin was pursued by Sir Lanceor, knight of Ireland, and how he justed and slew him. Chap. v. How a damsel which was love to Lanceor, slew herself for love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan. Chap. vi. How a dwarf reproved Balin for the death of Lanceor, and how king Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them. Chap. vii. How Merlin prophesied that two the best knights of the world should fight there, which were Sir Launcelot and Sir Tristram. Chap. viii. How Balin and his brother, by the counsel of Merlin, took king Ryons and brought him to king Arthur. Chap. ix. How king Arthur had a battle against Nero and king Lot of Orkney; and how king Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain. Chap. x. Of the interment of twelve kings, and of the prophecy of Merlin how Balin should give the dolorous stroke. Chap. xi. How a sorrowful knight came tofore Arthur, and how Balin fetched him, and how that knight was slain by a knight invisible. Chap. xii. How Balin and the damsel met with a knight which was in like wise slain, and how the damsel bled for the custom of a castle. Chap. xiii. How Balin met with that knight named Garlon at a feast, and there he slew him to have his blood to heal therewith the son of his host. Chap. xiv. How Balin fought with king Pellam, and how his sword brake, and how he gat a spear, wherewith he smote the dolorous stroke. Chap. xv.