XV.

When they of the land saw him come, they well knew that the King of

Oriande was dead and the islands made free, whereof made they great

joy. The land was some deal emptied of the most puissant and the

strongest, for they were dead along with their lord. Lancelot had

brought with him some of the best knights and most puissant. He was

come with a great navy into the land and began to destroy it. They of

the land were misbelievers, for they believed in false idols and in

false images. They saw that they might not defend the land, sith that

their lord was dead. The more part let themselves be slain for that

they would not renounce the evil Law, and they that were minded to turn

to God were saved. The kingdom was right rich and right great that

Lancelot conquered and attorned to the Law of Our Lord in such wise.

He made break all the false images of copper and fatten wherein they

had believed tofore, and whereof false answers came to them of the

voices of devils. Thereafter he caused be made crucifixes and images

in the likeness of Our Lord, and in the likeness of His sweet Mother,

the better to confirm them of the kingdoms in the Law.

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