VI. VII. time find none that will take up your gage on account of this affair, meanwhile he warred upon the King, that had never done him a wrong nor tidings that his land was being put to the worse, and he sent Lancelot "Briant," saith Messire Gawain, "Lancelot is nor here; and, moreover, "Messire Gawain," saith Briant of the Isles, "You will not as at this agreed on between you and the King, but and if any should therefore King was come back, and that never had he done wrong to none in his until such time as the King was returned. Meliant knew well that the the King's land without reasonable occasion. The King was far away from the land as he that made pilgrimage to the Graal. He was told refused to do him a right. Lancelot slew him in the King's war and sent, either to do right or to demand right, whether he did so for hold Lancelot to blame of the death of Meliant, meseemeth that therein slew; but and if you wish to say that Lancelot hath not slain him with me so to do. King Madeglant warreth upon him and King Claudas maketh to protect it. He accordingly maintained the war as best he might court that wished to demand right therein. He neither came thither nor you and that you made him knight, and that thereafter he warred upon despite or whether it was for that he knew not how to do it. In the nor ought any to make enemies of his friends, nor ought you to counsel upon his land in defence thereof. There was peace of the war, as was father, I am ready to maintain his right by my body on behalf of his." he is now on the King's business. Well know you that Meliant came to reason, howsoever he may have wrought aforetime in respect of his is he wrong. For the others are not held to answer for them that they