Le Morte d'Arthur (Complete 21 Book Edition). Thomas Malory

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17. How Sir Launcelot overtook a knight which chased his wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.

       18. How Sir Launcelot came to King Arthur’s Court, and how there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.

       Book VII

       1. How Beaumains came to King Arthur’s Court and demanded three petitions of King Arthur.

       2. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine were wroth because Sir Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.

       3. How Beaumains desired the battle, and how it was granted to him, and how he desired to be made knight of Sir Launcelot.

       4. How Beaumains departed, and how he gat of Sir Kay a spear and a shield, and how he jousted with Sir Launcelot.

       5. How Beaumains told to Sir Launcelot his name, and how he was dubbed knight of Sir Launcelot, and after overtook the damosel.

       6. How Beaumains fought and slew two knights at a passage.

       7. How Beaumains fought with the Knight of the Black Launds, and fought with him till he fell down and died.

       8. How the brother of the knight that was slain met with Beaumains, and fought with Beaumains till he was yielden.

       9. How the damosel again rebuked Beaumains, and would not suffer him to sit at her table, but called him kitchen boy.

       10. How the third brother, called the Red Knight, jousted and fought against Beaumains,and how Beaumains overcame him.

       11. How Sir Beaumains suffered great rebukes of the damosel, and he suffered it patiently.

       12. How Beaumains fought with Sir Persant of Inde, and made him to be yielden.

       13. Of the goodly communication between Sir Persant and Beaumains, and how he told him that his name was Sir Gareth.

       14. How the lady that was besieged had word from her sister how she had brought a knight to fight for her, and what battles he had achieved.

       15. How the damosel and Beaumains came to the siege; and came to a sycamore tree, and there Beaumains blew a horn, and then the Knight of the Red Launds came to fight with him.

       16. How the two knights met together, and of their talking, and how they began their battle.

       17. How after long fighting Beaumains overcame the knight and would have slain him, but at the request of the lords he saved his life, and made him to yield him to the lady.

       18. How the knight yielded him, and how Beaumains made him to go unto King Arthur’s court, and to cry Sir Launcelot mercy.

       19. How Beaumains came to the lady, and when he came to the castle the gates were closed against him, and of the words that the lady said to him.

       20. How Sir Beaumains rode after to rescue his dwarf, and came into the castle where he was.

       21. How Sir Gareth, otherwise called Beaumains, came to the presence of his lady, and how they took acquaintance, and of their love.

       22. How at night came an armed knight, and fought with Sir Gareth, and he, sore hurt in the thigh, smote off the knight’s head.

       23. How the said knight came again the next night and was beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.

       24. How King Arthur pardoned them, and demanded of them where Sir Gareth was.

       25. How the Queen of Orkney came to this feast of Pentecost, and Sir Gawaine and his brethren came to ask her blessing.

       26. How King Arthur sent for the Lady Lionesse, and how she let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights.

       27. How King Arthur went to the tournament with his knights, and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights encountered.

       28. How the knights bare them in the battle.

       29. Yet of the said tournament.

       30. How Sir Gareth was espied by the heralds, and how he escaped out of the field.

       31. How Sir Gareth came to a castle where he was well lodged, and he jousted with a knight and slew him.

       32. How Sir Gareth fought with a knight that held within his castle thirty ladies, and how he slew him.

       33. How Sir Gareth and Sir Gawaine fought each against other, and how they knew each other by the damosel Linet.

      

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