Percivals Uncle

Perceval's Uncle

The Quest Of The Earthly Paradise

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Inhabited By The Knights of All Time and

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XV: Perceval As You May Hear - Was The Soldier Of God and

Well Did God Show Him - How He Loved His Knighthood for

The Good Knight - had much pain and sore travail and pleased Him Greatly.

He Was Come One Day To The House of The King Hermit - that much desired to see him and made much joy of him when he saw him and rejoiced greatly of his courage.

Perceval Relateth To Him All The Greater Adventures That Have Befallen Him - at many times and in many places sithence that he departed from him and The King Hermit much marvelleth him of many.

Uncle Saith Perceval - "I Marvel Me Much of an adventure that befell me at The Outlet of a Forest.

For I Saw a Little White Animal - that I found in The Launde of The Forest

Twelve Hounds Had She in Her Belly - that bayed aloud and quested within her.

At Last They Issued Forth of Her - and slew her beside The Cross.

That Was at The Outlet of The Forest - but they might not eat of her flesh.

A Knight and a Damsel - Where of One was at one end of The Launde and the other at the other came thither and

Took The Flesh and The Blood - and set them in Two Vessels of Gold and.

The hounds that were born of her fled away - into The Forest."

Fair Nephew Saith The Hermit - "I Know Well That God Loveth You

Sith That Such Things Appear To You - For His Valour and

Yours and For The Chastity - that is in Your Body.

The Man That Was Kindly and Gentle - and sweet signifieth Jesus Christ.

The Twelve Dogs That Yelped Within Her - signify

The Peoples Of The Old Law that God created

and Made .. in His Own Likeness

After That .. He Had Made and Created Them - He desired to Prove How Much The People Loved Him.

He sent The People forty years into The Wilderness - where their garments never wasted sent them manna from Heaven that served them whatsoever they would to eat and to drink they were without evil and without trouble without sickness such Joy and Pleasance had they as they would.

They Held One Day Their Council - The Masters Of The Peoples said

That God Should Wax Wroth With Them - and withhold this manna they would have nought to eat that it might not last always albeit that God sent it in so passing great plenty.

Wherefore They Purposed - To Set Aside Great Part Thereof in Store.

So that - if God should wax wroth they might take of that was stored and so save themselves for a long space.

They Agreed Among Themselves - and did thereafter as they had purposed and determined amongst them.

XVI: God That Seeth and Knoweth All Things - Knew Well Their Thoughts.

He Withdrew From Them The Manna From Heaven - that had come to them in such abundance and

Of Which They Had Bestowed In Caverns Underground - thinking to find there The Manna they had set aside but

It Was Changed By The Will of God - into efts and adders and worms and vermin when they saw that they had done evil they scattered themselves over strange lands.

Fair Sweet Nephew Saith The Hermit - "These Twelve Hounds that bayed in The Animal are The Hebrews that God had fed and

That Were Born in The Law - That He Established

Nor Never Would They Believe In Him - Nor Love Him but

Rather Crucified Him and Tore His Body - after the shamefullest sort they might but in

No Wise - might they destroy .. His Flesh.

The Knight and Damsel - that set The Pieces of Flesh in Vessels of Gold signify

The Divinity Of The Father - that would not that.

His Flesh Should Be Minished. ie: He Should Minister

The Hounds Fled To The Forest - and became savage What Time they had torn the beast to pieces.

So In Like Manner Are The Hebrews - that were and ever shall be savage.

Subject To Them Of The New Law - Henceforth For Ever.

XVII: Fair Uncle Saith Perceval - Good Right and Reason is it.

That They Should Have Shame and Tribulation - and evil reward

Sith That They Slew and Crucified Him - That Had Created and Made Them and Deigned To Be Born As A Man In The Law.

Two Priests Came After - whereof The One Kissed The Cross and Worshipped It Right Heartily and Made Great Joy thereof.

The Other Did Violence - thereunto and bear it.

With A Great Rod - Wept Right Sore and Made The Greatest Dole in The World.

With This Last Was I Right Sore Wrath - Willingly Would I Have Run Upon him had he not been a Priest."

Fair Nephew Saith The Hermit - "He That Beat It Believed In God

Equally As Well As He That Adored - for that The Holy Flesh Of The Saviour Of The World was set thereon that abhorred not the pains of death.

One Smiled and Made Great Joy - for that He Redeemed His Souls from the pains of hell that would otherwise have been therein for evermore and

For This Made He Yet Greater Joy - That He Knew He Was God and Man everlastingly in His nature.

For He That Hath Not This In Remembrance - Shall Never Believe aright.

Fair Nephew The Other Priest Bear The Cross - and wept for the passing great anguish and torment and dolour

That God Suffered Thereon - for so sore was the anguish as might have melted The Rock

Nor No Tongue Of Man - May Tell The Sorrow He Felt Upon The Cross.

Therefore Did He Bear It and Revile It - for that He was crucified thereon

Even As I Might Hate A Spear Or Sword - where with you had been slain.

For Nought Else Did He Thus and Ever So Often - as he remembereth the pain that God suffered thereon cometh He to The Cross in such manner as you saw.

Both Twain are Hermits and Dwell in The Forest - he is named Jonas that kissed and adored The Cross and

He That Beat and Reviled It - is named Alexis.

XVIII: Willingly Heareth Perceval This That His Uncle - telleth and recordeth Him.

He Relateth How He Did Battle With The Devil Knight - that bare in his shield the head of a dragon that cast forth fire and flame and how the dragon burnt up his lord at the last.

Fair Nephew Saith The Hermit - "Right glad am I of these tidings that you tell me for I have been borne on hand that The Knight of The Golden Circlet had slain him."

Sir Saith Perceval - "It may well be but never at any time saw I a Knight so big and horrible."

Fair Nephew Saith The Hermit - "None might overcome him save The Good Knight only

For All True Worshipful Men Behoveth Do Battle - with the Devil

Nor Never May He Be Worshipful Man - that fighteth not against him.

Even As The Devil Withal That Was Figured On his Shield - slew and burnt up his Master even so doth one devil torment and molest others in The World.

To Come and Greater Evil - Might Not The Knight of The Devil.

Do You - than burn the body of Your Uncle's Son that he had killed as I have heard tell.

Power Had He - over his body but Please God not over his soul to burn it."

Fair Uncle Saith Perceval - I went thither by a Turning Castle

Where Were - Archers of Copper That Shot Bolts.

Bears and Lions - chained at The Entrance of The Gateway.

So Soon As I Drew Nigh - and smote thereon with my sword the Castle stopped still.

Fair Nephew Said The King Hermit - Nought Had the Devil outwardly besides this Castle.

It Was The Entrance To His Fortress - nor would they within ever have been Converted save you had been there."

Sir saith he - Right sorrowful am I of Messire Gawain and Lancelot for well I loved their Fellowship and great aid would they have been in my need."

Fair Nephew Had They Been Chaste As Are You - well might they have entered on account of their Good Knighthood.

For Were They Not Wanton - The Two Best Knights in The World are they.

XIX: Fair Nephew In The Time Of Your Knighthood.

Have You Much Advanced - The Law Of The Saviour.

For Have You Destroyed - The Falsest Beliefs in The World.

This Was Of Them - that believed on the bull of copper and the devil that was therein.

If This Folk Had Remained - and had failed of You never would it have been destroyed until The End of The World.

Wherefore Marvel Not That You Have Travail In Serving God - but endure it willingly.

For Never Had a Worshipful Man - Honour Without Pains.

Now Behoveth - You Achieve Another Matter.

All They Of The Land Of The King Fisherman - Your Uncle have abandoned The New Law and returned to that witch .. God Hath Forbidden.

The Most Part Do So Rather By Force - and for fear of the Kings that hath seized The Land.

Who is My Brother and Your Uncle - than on account of aught else.

Wherefore Behoveth - You Set Counsel Therein For This Thing.

May Not Be Achieved By Any Earthly Man - Save By You Only.

For The Castle and The Land Should Be Yours Of Right - and sore mischief is it.

When One That Cometh Of Lineage - so high and so Holy is the traitors to God and disloyal to The World.

XX: Fair Nephew Saith The Good Man - "The Castle hath been much strengthened

For There Are Now Nine Bridges Newly Made - at each bridge are there three Knights tall strong and hardy whereof

Hath He Much Defence - and Your Uncle Is There Within that keepeth The Castle.

Never Sit Hence - None Of The Knights Of The King Fisherman -

Nor Any Of His Priests - have there appeared

Nor Knoweth Any - What Hath Befallen them.

The Chapel - Wherein The Most Holy Graal Appeared - is all emptied of its Sacred Hallows.

The Hermits That Are By The Forest - are fain of Your Coming

For Never See They There A Knight Pass By - that believeth not in God.

And So You - Shall Have Achieved This Enterprise - it is a thing.

Whereof Shall God - be well pleased.

XXI: Fair Uncle Saith Perceval - Thither will I go sith that you commend it to me

For Reason Is It That He Should Have The Castle - that hath entered there into.

Of Better Right Ought My Mother To Have It - that was the next born to King Fisherman of whose death am I right sorrowful."

Fair Nephew You Are Right - for on your account fell he into languishment and

Had You Then Gone Again - so say many

Then Would He Have Been Whole - how this might have been I know not of a certainty.

Me Thinketh - God Willed His Languishment and His Death.

For - had it been His Will

You Would Have Made The Demand - but He Willed Otherwise

Wherefore Ought We - To Give Thanks and Praise Him whatsoever He doth

For He Hath Foreseen Of Every Man - that shall come to Him.

I Have Within Here A White Mule That Is Very Old - Fair nephew you will take her with you.

She Will Follow You Right Willingly - and a banner Shall You Bear

For The Power Of God and His Virtue Shall Avail - more than your own.

Twenty Seven Knights Guard The Nine Bridges - all chosen and of approved of Great Valour and

None Ought Now To Believe - that a single Knight may vanquish so many

Save The Miracle Of God and His Virtue - Shall Open A Way For Him.

So I Pray and Beseech You - That You Have God Always In Remembrance and His sweet Mother and

So At Any Time - You Be Put to the worse of Your Knighthood

Mount Upon The Mule - and take The Banner and Your Enemies shall forthwith lose their force

For Nought Confoundeth - Any enemy so swiftly

As Doth - The Virtue and Puissance Of God.

It Is a Thing.

Well Known - That You Are The Best Knight of The World but

Set Not Affiance In Your Strength - Nor in Your Knighthood

As Against So Many Knights - for against them may you not endure."

XXII: Perceval Hearkeneth To His Uncle's Discourse - and his chastening and

Layeth Fast Hold On All That He Saith Where With - is He Pleased full well

For Great Affiance - Hath He in His Words.

Fair Nephew Saith The Hermit - Two lions are there at The Entry of The Gateway where of one is Red the other White.

Put Your Trust In The White Lion - For He Is On God's Side and look at him

Whensoever Your Force - shall fail you

He Will Look At You - likewise in such sort as that straight away

You Shall Know His Intent By The Will and Pleasure - Of Our Saviour.

Wherefore Do According As You Shall See - that he would for no intent

Will He Have Saved Good Only - and To Help You

Nor May You Not Otherwise Succeed In Winning - past The Nine Bridges that are warded of the twenty seven Knights.

God Grant You May Win Past - in such wise That You May Save Your Body and

Set Forward Withal - The Law of God that Your Uncle Hath hindered All That He Might."

XXIII: Perceval Departeth From The Hermitage - and carrieth away.

The Banner According To His Uncle's Counsel - and The White Mule followeth after.

He Goeth His Way Toward The Land - That Was The Land Of The King Fisherman and

Findeth A Hermit - That Was Issued Forth of His Hermitage and was going at A Great Pace through The Forest.

He Abideth So Soon - As He Beholdeth The Cross on Perceval's Shield.

Sir Saith He - I Well Perceive That You Are a Christian of whom not a single One have I seen this long time past.

For The King Of Castle Mortal - Is Driving Us Forth of This Forest.

For he Hath Renounced God - and His Sweet Mother.

So That We Durst Remain - In His Defence.

By My Faith Saith Perceval - You Shall !

For God SHALL LEAD YOU FORWARD - and I after.

Are There More Hermits In This Forest ?" saith Perceval.

"Yea Sir - There Be Twelve Here -

That Are Waiting For Me - at a cross yonder before us and

We Are Minded To Go To The Kingdom - of Logres and

Put Our Bodies To Penance For God's Sake - and

To Abandon Our Cells and Chapels In This Forest - for dread of the felon Kings that hath seized The Land.

For They Willeth That None Who Believeth in God - should here abide."

XXIV: Perceval Is Come With The Hermit To The Cross - where The Good Men had Assembled them together

Findeth Joseus The Young Man - That Was King Pelles' Son of whom he maketh Right Great Joy and

He Maketh The Hermits - turn back again.

With Him Saying That He Will Defend From - them and make them.

He Sat By God's Help In The Kingdom - and

Prayeth Them Right Sweetly - that They Make Prayer For Him To God

That He Grant Him To Win Back - That Of Right Is His Own.

He Is Come Forth Of The Forest - and The Hermits with him.

He Draweth Nigh To The Castle Of The King Fisherman - and Strong was The Defence at The Entrance thereof.

Some of The Knights Well Knew - That Perceval Would Conquer him for long since had it been Prophesied

That He Who Bare Such Shield - Should Win The Graal.

Off him - that sold God's Land for money.

XXV: The Knights Saw Perceval Coming - and

The Company Of Hermits With Him - Right Seemly To Behold and

Much Marvel Had They - thereof.

About A Couple Of Bow Shots Above The Bridge - was a Chapel fashioned like the one at Camelot.

Wherein Was a Sepulchre - and none knew who lay therein.

Perceval Abideth Thereby - and His Company.

He Leaneth His Shield and Spear Against The Chapel - and maketh fast his horse and mule by the reins.

He Beholdeth The Sepulchre - that was a fight fair and forth with The Sepulchre openeth and

The Joinings - fall apart and

The Stone - lifteth up in such wise

That A Man Might See The Knight - that lay within.

Of Whom Came Forth A Smell Of So Sweet A Savour - that it seemed to The Good Men that were looking on

That It Had - Been All Embalmed.

They Found A Letter That Testified That This Knight - was named Josephus.

So Soon As The Hermits Beheld The Sepulchre Open - they said to Perceval.

Sir Now At Last Know - We Well That You Are The Good Knight The Chaste The Holy.

The Knights That Warded The Bridge - heard the tidings that The Sepulchre had opened At The Coming Of The Good Knight.

Where Of Were They In The Greater Dismay - and well understood.

That It Was He - That Was First At The Graal.

The Tidings Came To The King- that held The Castle

He Bade His Knights Not Be Dismayed - for dread of a single Knight

For That He Would Have No Force Nor Power - against them

Nor Might It Never Befall - but that one only of his own Knights should be enough to conquer him.

XXVI: Perceval Was Armed - Upon His Horse.

The Hermits Make The Sign of The Cross Over Him and Bless Him - and commend him to God.

He Holdeth His Spear In Rest - and cometh toward the three Knights that guard The First Bridge.

They All Set Upon Him - at once and break their spears upon His Shield.

One Of Them He Smiteth With Such Force - that he maketh him topple over into the river that runneth under The Bridge both him and his horse. Of him was he quit for the river was wide and deep and swift.

The Others Held Out Against Him - a much longer bout with sharp sword play he vanquished them and smote them to pieces and flung their bodies into the water.

They Of The Second Bridge - came forward that were Right Good Knights many a tough bout had he of them and many a felon onslaught.

Joseus That Was His Uncle's Son Was There - and said to The Other Hermits

That Right Family Would He Go Help Him - that he deemed it might be sin and they bade him take no heed of that

For That Great Work Of Mercy - would it be to destroy the enemies of God.

He Doeth Off His Grey Cape - and Fettleth Him in His Frock and taketh one of them that were doing battle with Perceval and trusseth him on his neck and so flingeth him into the river all armed and

Perceval Slayeth - all the others twain and hurleth them into the river in like manner as the other.

XXVII: By The Time He Had Won The Two Bridges - he was full spent and weary

Wherefore He Bethinketh Him Of The Lion - the manner whereof His Uncle had told him.

Then Looketh He Toward The Entrance of The Gateway - and seeth The White Lion that stood upright on his two hinder feet for that he was fain to see him.

Perceval Looketh Him Full Between The Two Eyes - and understandeth that

The Lion Is Minded By The Will Of God - to do him to wit

The Knights Of The Third Bridge - are so hardy and of such strength

That They May Not Be Overcome - of a single Knight and

God Of His Holy Bounty - Open The Way.

That He Must Fain - and take The Mule and carry The Banner

If He Would Conquer Them.

Perceval Understandeth The White Lion's Intent - and Giveth God Thanks thereof and draweth him back and Joseus The Young Man likewise.

As Soon As They Look Back - They See That The First Bridge is already lifted up behind them.

XXVIII: Perceval Cometh To Where The White Mule Was - she was starred on the forehead with a red cross.

He Mounteth Thereupon - and Taketh The Banner and Holdeth His Sword Drawn.

So Soon As The White Lion Seeth Him Coming - He Unchaineth Himself and runneth incontinent

To The Bridge - that was lifted right amidst the Knights and lowereth it forthwith.

The King Of Castle Mortal - Was on The Battlements of The Greater Fortress of The Castle and crieth to the Knights that warded The Bridge "Lords" saith he

You Are The Most Chosen Knights Of My Lands and The Hardiest - no hardiment is it to lift The Bridges

On Account Of A Single Knight - whom you durst not abide body to body

Where Of Meseemeth - it great cowardize and not hardiment.

The Lion Is Hardier Than You All - that of His Hardiment Hath Lowered The Bridge.

Wherefore Now Know - I Well That Had I Set Him To Ward The First Bridge.

He Would Have Warded It Better - than these that have allowed themselves to be slain."

XXIX: Thereupon Behold You Perceval - Come Upon His White Mule Sword Drawn in his fist and

Cometh Toward Them Of The Third Bridge - whereof he smiteth the first so sore that he overthroweth him into the water.

Joseus The Hermit Cometh Forward and Would Fain - have seized the other twain.

They Cry Mercy of Perceval - and say that they will be at His Will in all things and

So Will Believe In God and His Sweet Mother - and abandon their evil lords.

They Of The Fourth Bridge - say likewise.

On Such Conditions - He Alloweth Them To Live By The Counsel of Joseus and

They Cast Away - their arms and yield up The Bridges At His Will.

Perceval Thinketh Within Himself - That God's Virtue Hath Right Great Power -

That A Knight Who Hath Force and Power - ought well to approve His Prowess for God's sake.

For Of All That He Shall Do Or Suffer For Him - Shall God Be Well Pleased.

For Were All The World Against God - and

He Should Grant To Any Single One - That Should Be His Champion.

All His Power and Might - He Would Conquer them all in one hour of the day.

He Willeth That Man Should Travail For Him - even as He Himself suffered travail for His Peoples.

XXX: Perceval Cometh Again Back - and Alighteth off The White Mule and

Delivereth The Banner - to Joseus and

Then Mount That - and You Do His Commandments."

They Said That So - Would They Do Right willingly.

She Bringeth Him There - Where The Circlet Of Gold Is she Herself setteth it on his head.

After That She Bringeth His Sword and Delivereth It To Him - where with He had slain the giant devil both the Knight that bare the devil and the devil that the Knight bare in his shield.

VIII: Sir Saith She - "May All They That Will Not Go To Be Baptized

Nor Accept Your New Law - be slain.

Of This Your Sword - and here of .. I Make You The Gift."

She Herself Made Her Be Held Up and Baptized First - and all the other after.

Josephus Maketh Record That In Her Right Baptism - she had for name Elysa a good life she led and Right Holy she died a virgin.

Her Body Still Lieth In The Kingdom Of Ireland - where she is highly honoured.

Perceval Was Within The Castle - until that he was heal.

The Tidings Spread - Throughout The Lands.

That The Knight Of The Golden Circlet - had slain the Knight of the Dragon and Great Everywhere Was The Joy thereof.

It Was Known At The Court Of King Arthur - Much Marvelled they that it was said The Knight of The Golden Circlet had slain him for they knew not who was The Knight of The Golden Circlet.

IX: When Perceval Was Whole - He Departed From

The Castle Of - The Queen of The Golden Circlet.

All Of Whose Land - was at His Commandments.

The Queen Told Him That She Would Keep The Golden Circlet - until He Should Will Otherwise and

In Short He Left It There - for he would not carry it with Him.

Sith That He Knew Not - whither ward He Might turn.

XXXXX: - For Were All The World Against God - and

He Should Grant - To Any Single One.

That Should Be His Champion - All His Power and Might

He Would Conquer - them all in one hour of The Day.

He Willeth That Man Should Travail - For Him even as.

He Himself - suffered travail For His Peoples.

XXXXXX: - Perceval Cometh Back - again and

Alighteth Off The White Mule - again and

Delivereth The Banner To Joseus - and Then to The Mount.

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