{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/mart/mart466.htm","path":"neu/mart/mart466.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/mart/mart466.htm","text":"Le Morte d'Arthur BOOK XIX CHAPTER XII\n \n Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Legends and Sagas\u00a0\n Index\u00a0\n BOOK XIX\u00a0\n Previous\u00a0\n Next\u00a0\n \n \n CHAPTER XII\n \n How Sir Launcelot was commanded by Arthur to handle his\n wounds, and anon he was all whole, and how they\n thanked God\n \n \n MERCY Jesu, said King Arthur, where is Sir Launcelot du\n Lake that he is not here at this time? Thus, as they\n stood and spake of many things, there was espied Sir\n Launcelot that came riding toward them, and told the\n king. Peace, said the king, let no manner thing be said\n until he be come to us. So when Sir Launcelot espied\n King Arthur, he descended from his horse and came to\n the king, and saluted him and them all. Anon as the\n maid, Sir Urre's sister, saw Sir Launcelot, she ran to her\n brother thereas he lay in his litter, and said: Brother,\n here is come a knight that my heart giveth greatly unto.\n Fair sister, said Sir Urre, so doth my heart light against\n him, and certainly I hope now to be healed, for my\n heart giveth unto him more than to all these that have\n searched me.\n \n Then said Arthur unto Sir Launcelot: Ye must do as\n we have done; and told Sir Launcelot what they had\n done, and showed him them all, that had searched him.\n Jesu defend me, said Sir Launcelot, when so many kings\n and knights have assayed and failed, that I should presume\n upon me to enchieve that all ye, my lords, might not\n enchieve. Ye shall not choose, said King Arthur, for I\n will command you for to do as we all have done. My\n most renowned lord, said Sir Launcelot, ye know well\n I dare not nor may not disobey your commandment, but\n an I might or durst, wit you well I would not take upon\n me to touch that wounded knight in that intent that I\n should pass all other knights; Jesu defend me from that\n shame. Ye take it wrong, said King Arthur, ye shall not\n do it for no presumption, but for to bear us fellowship,\n insomuch ye be a fellow of the Table Round; and wit you\n well, said King Arthur, an ye prevail not and heal him,\n I dare say there is no knight in this land may heal him,\n and therefore I pray you, do as we have done.\n \n And then all the kings and knights for the most part\n prayed Sir Launcelot to search him; and then the\n wounded knight, Sir Urre, set him up weakly, and prayed\n Sir Launcelot heartily, saying: Courteous knight, I\n require thee for God's sake heal my wounds, for methinketh\n ever sithen ye came here my wounds grieve me\n not. Ah, my fair lord, said Sir Launcelot, Jesu would\n that I might help you; I shame me sore that I should be\n thus rebuked, for never was I able in worthiness to do so\n high a thing. Then Sir Launcelot kneeled down by the\n wounded knight saying: My lord Arthur, I must do\n your commandment, the which is sore against my heart.\n And then he held up his hands, and looked into the east,\n saying secretly unto himself: Thou blessed Father, Son,\n and Holy Ghost, I beseech thee of thy mercy, that my\n simple worship and honesty be saved, and thou blessed\n Trinity, thou mayst give power to heal this sick knight\n by thy great virtue and grace of thee, but, Good Lord,\n never of myself. And then Sir Launcelot prayed Sir\n Urre to let him see his head; and then devoutly kneeling\n he ransacked the three wounds, that they bled a little, and\n forthwith all the wounds fair healed, and seemed as they\n had been whole a seven year. And in likewise he searched\n his body of other three wounds, and they healed in\n likewise; and then the last of all he searched the which was\n in his hand, and anon it healed fair.\n \n Then King Arthur and all the kings and knights\n kneeled down and gave thankings and lovings unto God\n and to His Blessed Mother. And ever Sir Launcelot\n wept as he had been a child that had been beaten. Then\n King Arthur let array priests and clerks in the most\n devoutest manner, to bring in Sir Urre within Carlisle,\n with singing and loving to God. And when this was\n done, the king let clothe him in the richest manner that\n could be thought; and then were there but few better\n made knights in all the court, for he was passingly well\n made and bigly; and Arthur asked Sir Urre how he felt\n himself. My good lord, he said, I felt myself never so\n lusty. Will ye joust and do deeds of arms? said King\n Arthur. Sir, said Urre, an I had all that longed unto\n jousts I would be soon ready.","title":"Le Morte d'Arthur BOOK XIX CHAPTER XII","type":"page"}