pleased him, but the Good Knight searched out the land there
where the New Law had been abandoned and its maintenance neglected. He
reft the lives of them that would not maintain it and believe. The
country was supported by him and made safe, and the Law of Our Lord
exalted by his strength and valour. The priests and knights that
repaired to the castle loved Perceval much, for, so far from his
goodness minishing in ought, they saw from day to day how his valour
and his faith in God increased and multiplied. And he showed them the
sepulchre of his uncle King Fisherman in the chapel before the altar.
The coffin was rich and the tabernacle costly and loaded of precious
stones. And the priests and knights bear witness that as soon as the
body was placed in the coffin and they were departed thence, they found
on their return that it was covered by the tabernacle all dight as
richly as it is now to be seen, nor might they know who had set it
there save only the commandment of Our Lord. And they say that every
night was there a great brightness of light as of candles there, and
they knew not whence it should come save of God. Perceval had won the
castle by the command of God. The Graal was restored in the holy
chapel, and the other hallows as you have heard. The evil believe was
done away from the kingdom, and all were assured again in the New Law
by the valour of the Good Knight.

BRANCH XIX.

TITLE I.

Now is the story silent of Perceval and cometh back to King Arthur, the
very matter thereof, like as testifieth the history, that in no place
is corrupted and the Latin lie not. King Arthur was at Cardoil on one
day of Whitsuntide that was right fair and clear, and many knights were
in the hall. The King sate at meat and all the knights about him. The
King looketh at the windows of the hall to right and left, and seeth
that two sunbeams are shining within that fill the whole hall with
light. Thereof he marvelleth much and sendeth without the hall to see
what it might be. The messenger cometh back again and saith thereof
that two suns appear to be shining, the one in the East and the other
in the West. He marvelleth much thereat, and prayeth Our Lord that he
may be permitted to know wherefore two suns should appear in such wise.
A Voice appeared at one of the windows that said to him: "King, marvel
not hereof that two suns should appear in the sky, for our Lord God
hath well the power, and know well that t