HowSrTrstrambroughtQueensoudhome,andofthedebateofKngMarkandSrTrstram。
  ANDsoSrPalamdesdepartedwthgreatheavness。AndSrTrstramtookthequeenandbroughtheragantoKngMark,andthenwastheremadegreatjoyofherhome-comng。WhowaschershedbutSrTrstram!ThenSrTrstramletfetchSrLambegus,hsknght,fromtheforester’shouse,andtwaslongorhewaswhole,butatthelasthewaswellrecovered。
  Thustheylvedwthjoyandplayalongwhle。ButeverSrAndred,thatwasnghcousntoSrTrstram,laynawatchtowatbetwxtSrTrstramandLaBealesoud,fortotakethemandslanderthem。SouponadaySrTrstramtalkedwthLaBealesoudnawndow,andthatespedSrAndred,andtoldttotheKng。ThenKngMarktookaswordnhshandandcametoSrTrstram,andcalledhmfalsetrator,andwouldhavestrckenhm。ButSrTrstramwasnghhm,andranunderhssword,andtooktoutofhshand。AndthentheKngcred:
  Wherearemyknghtsandmymen?chargeyouslaythstrator。
  Butatthattmetherewasnotonewouldmoveforhswords。
  WhenSrTrstramsawthattherewasnotonewouldbeagansthm,heshooktheswordtothekng,andmadecountenanceasthoughhewouldhavestrckenhm。AndthenKngMarkfled,andSrTrstramfollowedhm,andsmoteuponhmfveorsstrokesflatlngontheneck,thathemadehmtofalluponthenose。
  AndthenSrTrstramyedehswayandarmedhm,andtookhshorseandhsman,andsoherodentothatforest。
  AndthereuponadaySrTrstrammetwthtwobrethrenthatwereknghtswthKngMark,andtherehestruckofftheheadoftheone,andwoundedtheothertothedeath;andhemadehmtobearhsbrother’sheadnhshelmuntothekng,andthrtymoretherehewounded。Andwhenthatknghtcamebeforethekngtosayhsmessage,hetherededaforethekngandthequeen。
  ThenKngMarkcalledhscouncluntohm,andaskedadvceofhsbaronswhatwasbesttodowthSrTrstram。Sr,sadthebarons,nespecalSrDnas,theSeneschal,Sr,wewllgveyoucounselfortosendforSrTrstram,forwewllthatyewtmanymenwllholdwthSrTrstramanhewerehardbestead。
  Andsr,sadSrDnas,yeshallunderstandthatSrTrstramscalledpeerlessandmakelessofanyChrstanknght,andofhsmghtandhardnessweknewnonesogoodaknght,butftbeSrLauncelotduLake。AndfhedepartfromyourcourtandgotoKngArthur’scourt,wtyewellhewllgethmsuchfrendstherethathewllnotsetbyyourmalce。Andtherefore,sr,counselyoutotakehmtoyourgrace。wllwell,sadthekng,thathebesentfor,thatwemaybefrends。
  ThenthebaronssentforSrTrstramunderasafeconduct。AndsowhenSrTrstramcametotheknghewaswelcome,andnorehearsalwasmade,andtherewasgameandplay。Andthenthekngandthequeenwenta-huntng,andSrTrstram。
  HowSrLamorakjoustedwththrtyknghts,andSrTrstramattherequestofKngMarksmotehshorsedown。
  THEkngandthequeenmadetherpavlonsandthertentsnthatforestbesdearver,andtherewasdalyhuntngandjoustng,fortherewereeverthrtyknghtsreadytojoustuntoallthemthatcamenatthattme。AndtherebyfortunecameSrLamorakdeGalsandSrDrant;andthereSrDrantjoustedrghtwell,butatthelasthehadafall。ThenSrLamorakprofferedtojoust。Andwhenhebeganhefaredsowththethrtyknghtsthattherewasnotoneofthembutthathegavehmafall,andsomeofthemweresorehurt。marvel,sadKngMark,whatknghthesthatdothsuchdeedsofarms。Sr,sadSrTrstram,knowhmwellforanobleknghtasfewnowbelvng,andhsnamesSrLamorakdeGals。tweregreatshame,sadthekng,thatheshouldgothusaway,unlessthatsomeofyoumeetwthhmbetter。Sr,sadSrTrstram,meseemethtwerenoworshpforanoblemantohaveadowthhm:andforbecauseatthstmehehathdoneovermuchforanymeanknghtlvng,therefore,asmeseemeth,tweregreatshameandvllanytotempthmanymoreatthstme,nsomuchasheandhshorsearewearyboth;forthedeedsofarmsthathehathdonethsday,antheybewellconsdered,twereenoughforSrLauncelotduLake。Asforthat,sadKngMark,
  requreyou,asyelovemeandmyladythequeen,LaBealesoud,takeyourarmsandjoustwthSrLamorakdeGals。Sr,sadSrTrstram,yebdmedoathngthatsaganstknghthood,andwellcandeemthatshallgvehmafall,fortsnomastery,formyhorseandbefreshboth,andsosnothshorseandhe;andwtyewellthathewlltaketforgreatunkndness,foreveronegoodknghtsloathtotakeanotheratdsadvantage;butbecausewllnotdspleaseyou,asyerequremesowlldo,andobeyyourcommandment。
  AndsoSrTrstramarmedhmandtookhshorse,andputhmforth,andthereSrLamorakmethmmghtly,andwhatwththemghtofhsownspear,andofSrTrstram’sspear,SrLamorak’shorsefelltotheearth,andhesttngnthesaddle。
  Thenanonaslghtlyashemghtheavodedthesaddleandhshorse,andputhssheldaforehmanddrewhssword。AndthenhebadeSrTrstram:Alght,thouknght,anthoudurst。Nay,sadSrTrstram,wllnomorehaveadowththee,forhavedonetotheeovermuchuntomydshonourandtothyworshp。Asforthat,sadSrLamorak,cantheenothank;sncethouhastfor-joustedmeonhorsebackrequretheeandbeseechthee,anthoubeSrTrstram,fghtwthmeonfoot。wllnotso,sadSrTrstram;andwtyewellmynamesSrTrstramdeLones,andwellknowyebeSrLamorakdeGals,andthsthathavedonetoyouwasaganstmywll,butwasrequredthereto;buttosaythatwlldoatyourrequestasatthstme,wllhavenomoreadowthyou,formeshamethofthathavedone。
  Asfortheshame,sadSrLamorak,onthypartoronmne,bearthoutanthouwlt,forthoughamare’ssonhathfaledme,nowaqueen’ssonshallnotfalthee;andtherefore,anthoubesuchaknghtasmencallthee,requrethee,alght,andfghtwthme。SrLamorak,sadSrTrstram,understandyourheartsgreat,andcausewhyyehave,tosaytheesooth;fortwouldgrevemeananyknghtshouldkeephmfreshandthentostrkedownawearyknght,forthatknghtnorhorsewasneverformedthatalwaymghtstandorendure。Andtherefore,sadSrTrstram,wllnothaveadowthyou,formeforthnkethofthathavedone。Asforthat,sadSrLamorak,shallqutyou,aneverseemytme。
  HowSrLamoraksentanhorntoKngMarkndespteofSrTrstram,andhowSrTrstramwasdrvenntoachapel。
  SohedepartedfromhmwthSrDrant,andbythewaytheymetwthaknghtthatwassentfromMorganleFayuntoKngArthur;
  andthsknghthadafarhornharnessedwthgold,andthehornhadsuchavrtuethattheremghtnoladynorgentlewomandrnkofthathornbutfsheweretruetoherhusband,andfshewerefalsesheshouldspllallthedrnk,andfsheweretruetoherlordshemghtdrnkpeaceable。AndbecauseoftheQueenGuenever,andnthedespteofSrLauncelot,thshornwassentuntoKngArthur;andbyforceSrLamorakmadethatknghttotellallthecausewhyhebarethathorn。Nowshaltthoubearthshorn,sadLamorak,untoKngMark,orelsechoosethoutodefort;fortelltheeplanly,ndespteandreproofofSrTrstramthoushaltbearthathornuntoKngMark,hsuncle,andsaythoutohmthatsentthmfortoassayhslady,andfshebetruetohmheshallproveher。SotheknghtwenthswayuntoKngMark,andbroughthmthatrchhorn,andsadthatSrLamoraksentthm,andtheretohetoldhmthevrtueofthathorn。ThenthekngmadeQueensoudtodrnkthereof,andanhundredlades,andtherewerebutfourladesofallthosethatdrankclean。Alas,sadKngMark,thssagreatdespte,andswareagreatoaththatsheshouldbeburntandtheotherlades。
  Thenthebaronsgatheredthemtogether,andsadplanlytheywouldnothavethoseladesburntforanhornmadebysorcery,thatcamefromasfalseasorceressandwtchasthenwaslvng。
  Forthathornddnevergood,butcausedstrfeanddebate,andalwaysnherdaysshehadbeenanenemytoalltruelovers。Sothereweremanyknghtsmadetheravow,anevertheymetwthMorganleFay,thattheywouldshowhershortcourtesy。AlsoSrTrstramwaspassngwroththatSrLamoraksentthathornuntoKngMark,forwellheknewthattwasdonenthedespteofhm。AndthereforehethoughttoquteSrLamorak。
  ThenSrTrstramuseddalyandnghtlytogotoQueensoudwhenhemght,andeverSrAndredhscousnwatchedhmnghtanddayfortotakehmwthLaBealesoud。AndsouponanghtSrAndredespedthehourandthetmewhenSrTrstramwenttohslady。ThenSrAndredgatuntohmtwelveknghts,andatmdnghthesetuponSrTrstramsecretlyandsuddenlyandthereSrTrstramwastakennakedabedwthLaBealesoud,andthenwasheboundhandandfoot,andsowashekeptuntlday。AndthenbytheassentofKngMark,andofSrAndred,andofsomeofthebarons,SrTrstramwasleduntoachapelthatstooduponthesearocks,therefortotakehsjudgment:andsohewasledboundenwthfortyknghts。AndwhenSrTrstramsawthattherewasnoneotherbootbutneedsthathemustde,thensadhe:
  Farlords,rememberwhathavedoneforthecountryofCornwall,andnwhatjeopardyhavebeennforthewealofyouall;forwhenfoughtforthetruageofCornwallwthSrMarhaus,thegoodknght,waspromsedfortobebetterrewarded,whenyeallrefusedtotakethebattle;therefore,asyebegoodgentleknghts,seemenotthusshamefullytode,fortsshametoallknghthoodthustoseemede;fordaresay,sadSrTrstram,thatnevermetwthnoknghtbutwasasgoodashe,orbetter。Feuponthee,sadSrAndred,falsetratorthatthouart,wththneavauntng;forallthyboastthoushaltdethsday。OAndred,Andred,sadSrTrstram,thoushouldstbemyknsman,andnowthouarttomefullunfrendly,butantherewerenomorebutthouand,thouwouldstnotputmetodeath。No!sadSrAndred,andtherewthhedrewhssword,andwouldhaveslanhm。
  WhenSrTrstramsawhmmakesuchcountenancehelookeduponbothhshandsthatwerefastboundenuntotwoknghts,andsuddenlyhepulledthembothtohm,andunwrasthshands,andthenheleaptuntohscousn,SrAndred,andwrestedhsswordoutofhshands;thenhesmoteSrAndredthathefelltotheearth,andsoSrTrstramfoughttllthathehadklledtenknghts。SothenSrTrstramgatthechapelandkepttmghtly。Thenthecrywasgreat,andthepeopledrewfastuntoSrAndred,mothananhundred。WhenSrTrstramsawthepeopledrawuntohm,herememberedhewasnaked,andsperdfastthechapeldoor,andbrakethebarsofawndow,andsoheleaptoutandfelluponthecragsnthesea。AndsoatthattmeSrAndrednornoneofhsfellowsmghtgettohm,atthattme。
  HowSrTrstramwasholpenbyhsmen,andofQueensoudwhchwasputnalazar-cote,andhowTrstramwashurt。
  SOwhentheyweredeparted,Gouvernal,andSrLambegus,andSrSentralledeLushon,thatwereSrTrstram’smen,soughtthermaster。Whentheyheardhewasescapedthentheywerepassngglad;andontherockstheyfoundhm,andwthtowelstheypulledhmup。AndthenSrTrstramaskedthemwherewasLaBealesoud,forheweenedshehadbeenhadawayofAndred’speople。Sr,sadGouvernal,shesputnalazar-cote。Alas,sadSrTrstram,thssafullungoodlyplaceforsuchafarlady,andfmaysheshallnotbelongthere。AndsohetookhsmenandwentthereaswasLaBealesoud,andfetchedheraway,andbroughtherntoaforesttoafarmanor,andSrTrstramthereabodewthher。Sothegoodknghtbadehsmengofromhm:Foratthstmemaynothelpyou。SotheydepartedallsaveGouvernal。AndsouponadaySrTrstramyedentotheforestfortodsporthm,andthenthappenedthattherehefellsleep;andtherecameamanthatSrTrstramaforehandhadslanhsbrother,andwhenthsmanhadfoundhmheshothmthroughtheshoulderwthanarrow,andSrTrstramleaptupandklledthatman。AndnthemeantmetwastoldKngMarkhowSrTrstramandLaBealesoudwerenthatsamemanor,andassoonaseverhemghtththerhecamewthmanyknghtstoslaySrTrstram。Andwhenhecametherehefoundhmgone;andtherehetookLaBealesoudhomewthhm,andkeptherstratthatbynomeansnevershemghtwtnorsenduntoTrstram,norheuntoher。AndthenwhenSrTrstramcametowardtheoldmanorhefoundthetrackofmanyhorses,andtherebyhewsthsladywasgone。AndthenSrTrstramtookgreatsorrow,andenduredwthgreatpanlongtme,forthearrowthathewashurtwthalwasenvenomed。
  ThenbythemeanofLaBealesoudshetoldaladythatwascousnuntoDameBragwane,andshecametoSrTrstram,andtoldhmthathemghtnotbewholebynomeans。Forthylady,LaBealesoud,maynothelpthee,thereforeshebddethyouhastentoBrttanytoKngHowel,andthereyeshallfndhsdaughter,soudlaBlancheMans,andsheshallhelpthee。ThenSrTrstramandGouvernalgatthemshppng,andsosaledntoBrttany。AndwhenKngHowelwstthattwasSrTrstramhewasfullgladofhm。Sr,hesad,amcomentothscountrytohavehelpofyourdaughter,fortstoldmethattheresnoneothermayhealmebutshe;andsowthnawhleshehealedhm。