Plate 4. The Round Table of King Arthur
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No. 4.
THE ROUND TABLE OF KING ARTHUR.
From the Original, preserved in the Court-House of the Castle at Winchester.
''SANGREALE''--Or ''HOLY GRAIL.''
Tradition, that Judas Iscariot left the Table at the words of the Saviour--"What thou doest. do quickly!" and had no portion in the Last Rite. (Refer below.)
| A. | Saint Matthew. | G. | Saint Philip. |
| B. | Saint James. | H. | Saint Libœus. |
| C. | Saint Simon. | I. | Saint Andrew. |
| D. | Saint Peter. | J. | Saint Thomas. |
| E. | Saint James (of Alpheus). | K. | Vacant. |
| F. | VI. Saint Bartholomew. | L. | Saint John. |
"After the sop, Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, 'That thou doest, do quickly!' Now no man at the table knew for what intent He spoke this unto him.
"He" (Judas) "then having received the sop, WENT IMMEDIATELY OUT. AND IT WAS NIGHT." S. JOHN, Chap. xiii., vers. 27, 28, 30.