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Sir seyde Sir Cador there was none of͵ vs þᵗ fayled othir
But͵ of͵ þᵉ knyghthode of͵ Sir Launcelot͵ hit͵ were meruayle
to telle & of͵ his bolde Cosyns ar proved fuƚƚ͵ nobƚe knyȝtɤ
But͵ of͵ wyse wytte & of͵ grete strengthe of͵ his ayge sir
Launcelot͵ hath͵ no felowe ¶ Whanʹ þᵉ kyngʹ herde sir Cador
sey such͵ wordys he seyde hymʹ be semys for to do such͵ dedis

Milestone: Sir Cador tells King Arthur of men lost

¶ And sir Cadore tolde Arthure whyche of͵ þᵉ good knyghtis
were slayne. The Kynge of͵ Lybye And he slew the fyrste
knyght͵ on oure syde þᵗ was Sir Bereƚƚ͵ And sir Aladuke
was anʹ oþer a nobƚe manʹ of͵ armys And sir Maurel And sir
Mores that͵ were .ij. brethyrnʹ wᵗ sir Manaduke and Sir
Mandyff͵ .ij good knyghtɤ ¶ Than þᵉ kynge wepte wᵗ a keuerchoff͵
wyped his Iyenʹ & sayde yoᵅ corrage & yoᵅ hardynesse nere
hande had you destroyed . for & ye had turned agayne ye
had loste no worshyp. For I calle hit͵ but͵ foly to a bydewhā
knyghtɤ bene ouer macched. ¶ Not͵ so sayde sir Launcelot͵
the shame sholde euer haue bene oures‧ That͵ is trouthe
seyde sir Clegis and Sir Bors for knyghtɤ ons shamed
Recouerys hit͵ neuer

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Current Binding The Tale of King Arthur Roman War Episode Launcelot du Lake Gareth of Orkney Tristram de Lyones Sankgreal Launcelot and Guinevere Morte Arthur Watermarks Special Features Caxton's Workshop Additions