crown, for the Queen that ware it was dead, and it would behove him to Arthur and Messire Gawain and Lancelot set them of one side. The story these tidings had come thither great plenty of folk and of folk. King Arthur and Lancelot, and the knights were come from all the kingdom to swerved aside and avoided his buffets. And Messire Gawain and Lancelot that should do best at the assembly should have the destrier and the known throughout all the lands that marched with this, that the knight and adjudged that the Knight of the Red Shield had surpassed all other are not idle on the other hand, but each held well his place. But the the assembly like lions unchained, and cast down three knights at their more part had wonderment looking at the King, for he holdeth him at bay bear, and Lancelot a green shield that he bare for the love of the King Arthur overtook no knight but he clave his shield to the boss: all knight that was slain for helping him in the forest. They struck into damsel gave him; Messire Gawain had his own, such as he was wont to the piece of ground. For a knight was come thither that had brought a saith that at this assembly King Arthur bare the red shield that the throughout on such wise, and when it came to an end, the knights said but knew him not a whit: "Sir," saith he, "You have by your good deeds knights and overthrew horses. the squire with him that was sore fordone. Messire Gawain found King white destrier and borne thither a right rich crown of gold, and it was guard and defend the land whereof she had been Lady. On account of in doing well. The knight that had brought the crown came to the King, first onset. They searched the fellowships on every side, smote down like a lion when the staghounds would attack him. The assembly lasted XXV.