of measure. Peace, my lady and
my love, said Belleus, for this knight is a good man, and a knight
adventurous, and there he told her all the cause how he was wounded; And
when that I yielded me unto him, he left me goodly and hath staunched my
blood. Sir, said the lady, I require thee tell me what knight ye be, and
what is your name? Fair lady, he said, my name is Sir Launcelot du Lake.
So me thought ever by your speech, said the lady, for I have seen you
oft or this, and I know you better than ye ween. But now an ye would
promise me of your courtesy, for the harms that ye have done to me and
my Lord Belleus, that when he cometh unto Arthur's court for to cause
him to be made knight of the Round Table, for he is a passing good man
of arms, and a mighty lord of lands of many out isles.

Fair lady, said Sir Launcelot, let him come unto the court the next high
feast, and look that ye come with him, and I shall do my power, an ye
prove you doughty of your hands, that ye shall have your desire. So
thus within a while, as they thus talked, the night passed, and the day
shone, and then Sir Launcelot armed him, and took his horse, and they
taught him to the Abbey, and thither he rode within the space of two
hours.

CHAPTER VI. How Sir Launcelot was received of King Bagdemagus' daughter,
and how he made his complaint to her father.

AND soon as Sir Launcelot came within the abbey yard, the daughter of
King Bagdemagus heard a great horse go on the pavement. And she then
arose and yede unto a window, and there she saw Sir Launcelot, and anon
she made men fast to take his horse from him and let lead him into a
stable, and himself was led into a fair chamber, and unarmed him, and
the lady sent him a long gown, and anon she came herself. And then she
made Launcelot passing good cheer, and she said he was the knight in the
world was most welcome to her. Then in all haste she sent for her father
Bagdemagus that was within twelve mile of that Abbey, and afore even he
came, with a fair fellowship of knights with him. And when the king was
alighted off his horse he yode straight unto Sir Launcelot's chamber and
there he found his daughter, and then the king embraced Sir Launcelot in
his arms, and either made other good cheer.

Anon Sir Launcelot made his complaint unto the king how he was betrayed,
and how his brother Sir Lionel was departed from him he wist not where,
and how his daughter had delivered him out of prison; Therefor