the breast and thrusted his spear half an ell into his body, and upon the boss of his shield so that the burning point pierceth the been quenched of its burning, save it were bathed in your blood." He pricketh towards him a great run, and smiteth him in the broad of toward him a great career. The King seeth him come toward him and so "Sir," saith the knight, "I cry you mercy. Never would my spear have with great wrath, and the knight draweth back his spear to him, and "Now may never God help me," saith King Arthur, "whenever I shall have shield and the sleeve of his habergeon and runneth the sharp iron into beareth him to the ground, both him and his horse all in a heap, and Knight's spear that burneth, and marvelleth him right sore that it is mercy on you, and I may achieve!" him on the point of his spear and smiteth him with so sore a shock that rejoiced not a whit, and looked at the spear that was quenched thereof draweth his spear back to him and looketh at the knight that lay as hath great joy at heart when he feeleth the King wounded. The King was dead and leaveth him in the launde, and draweth him towards the issue of great might, leapeth back into the saddle-bows and smiteth the King covereth him of his shield for fear of the flame. The King receiveth knights coming right amidst the forest, so as it seemed there were a he maketh him bend backward over his horse croup. The other, that was and him thinketh rather that it is a devil and a fiend. The Black his arm. The King feeleth the wound and the heat, whereof is he filled and burned no longer. Knight is not minded to let King Arthur go so soon, but rather cometh incontinent. And so as the King went, he heard a great clashing of not snapped in flinders of the great buffet he had received thereof,