Codal

Table of Contents

VI p. 14
VII pp. 15–16
XV pp. 29–30
XII pp. 49–50
XIII pp. 51–52
XV pp. 53–54
XVI p. 55
IX pp. 119–120
XIII p. 129
XVIII pp. 138–139
II pp. 143–144
III p. 145
IV p. 146
IX p. 155
XXVIII pp. 196–197
XXIX pp. 198–199
XXX pp. 200–201
XXXI pp. 202–203
V pp. 221–222
XIV pp. 235–236
XVII pp. 240–241
XVIII pp. 242–243
XXVI p. 255
XXXV pp. 271–272
IX pp. 299–300
VI pp. 343–344
XII p. 364
XIII pp. 365–366
XIV pp. 367–368
XV pp. 369–370
XVI p. 371
XVII pp. 372–373
XII pp. 396–397
XX pp. 415–416
VII pp. 441–442
Book XX pp. 457–458
II pp. 459–460
X pp. 476–477
XIV pp. 485–486
XV pp. 487–488
XXI pp. 502–503

And so at the last Sir Launcelot cast up his eyes, and said: O Lavaine, help me that I were on my horse, for here is fast by within this two mile a gentle hermit that sometime was a full noble knight and a great lord of possessions. And for great goodness he hath taken him to wilful poverty, and forsaken many lands, and his name is Sir Baudwin of Brittany, and he is a full noble surgeon and a good leech. Now let see, help me up that I were there, for ever my heart giveth me that I shall never die of my cousin-germain’s hands. And then with great pain Sir Lavaine halp him upon his horse. And then they rode a great wallop together, and ever Sir Launcelot bled that it ran down to the earth; and so by fortune they came to that hermitage the which was under a wood, and a great cliff on the other side, and a fair water running under it. And then Sir Lavaine beat on the gate with the butt of his spear, and cried fast: Let in for Jesu’s sake.

And there came a fair child to them, and asked them what they would. Fair son, said Sir Lavaine, go and pray thy lord, the hermit, for God’s sake to let in here a knight that is full sore wounded; and this day tell thy lord I saw him do more deeds of arms than ever I heard say that any man did. So the child went in lightly, and then he brought the hermit, the which was a passing good man. When Sir Lavaine saw him he prayed him for God’s sake of succour. What knight is he? said the hermit. Is he of the house of King Arthur, or not? I wot not, said Sir Lavaine, what is he, nor what is his name, but well I wot I saw him do marvellously this day as of deeds of arms. On whose party was he? said the hermit. Sir, said Sir Lavaine, he was this day against King Arthur, and there he won the prize of all the knights of the Round Table. I have seen the day, said the hermit, I would have loved him the worse because he was against my lord, King Arthur, for sometime I was one of the fellowship of the Round Table, but I thank God now I am otherwise disposed. But where is he? let me see him. Then Sir Lavaine brought the hermit to him.

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