against thirty was too great. knights, for that he had heard tidings of Messire Gawain, how he was away their lord sore maimed. And Messire Gawain giveth Meliot much come thither where the King and Messire Gawain are in such jeopardy, that had no thought but to remain there, for the odds of two knights thanks of the bounty he hath done, whereby he hath saved them their in such plight that they had lost their five knights, so that they were full as many as ten of them, and put the others to flight, and lead him so grimly and with such force that he maketh him bend back over the besieged in a castle there, where he and King Arthur between them were saw before him, but he knew him not. He left Messire Gawain, and the Messire Gawain from them that had taken them by the bridle, and so slay and all. There was great force of knights, so that they ran upon them put to the worse by so few folk. He setteth his spear in rest and down dead. Then returneth he to Messire Gawain, and buffeteth him so smiteth one of King Arthur's knights through the body and beareth him III. not but only two that defended themselves as best they might, as they Thereupon, behold you, Meliot of Logres with fifteen knights, and they and they strike so stoutly among them that they rescue King Arthur and whole, but that thereupon Meliot of Logres cometh thither with fifteen and leapeth back between the bows and cometh toward King Arthur that he King smiteth him with such a sweep that he cutteth off his arm, spear and loseth his stirrups, and Messire Gawain waxeth wroth and smiteth strongly that he pierceth his shield, but he maketh drop his own spear hinder bow of his saddle. But Ahuret was strong and of great might, on all sides; and never would they have departed thence sound and