darelaymyheadtsSrLamorakdeGals。promseyouallshallfndhmanhemaybefoundnthscountry。AndsoSrDnadanrodeafterthsknght;
  andsoddKngMark,thatsoughthmthroughtheforest。SoasKngMarkrodeafterSrPalomdesheheardthenoseofamanthatmadegreatdole。ThenKngMarkrodeasnghthatnoseashemghtandashedurst。Thenwashewareofaknghtthatwasdescendedoffhshorse,andhadputoffhshelm,andtherehemadeapteouscomplantandadolorous,oflove。
  Nowleavewethat,andtalkweofSrDnadan,thatrodetoseekSrPalomdes。Andashecamewthnaforesthemetwthaknght,achaserofadeer。Sr,sadSrDnadan,metyewthaknghtwthasheldofslverandlons’heads?Yea,farknght,sadtheother,wthsuchaknghtmetwthbutawhleagone,andstraghtyonderwayheyede。Gramercy,sadSrDnadan,formghtfndthetrackofhshorseshouldnotfaltofndthatknght。RghtsoasSrDnadanrodentheevenlateheheardadolefulnoseastwereofaman。ThenSrDnadanrodetowardthatnose;
  andwhenhecamenghthatnosehealghtedoffhshorse,andwentnearhmonfoot。Thenwashewareofaknghtthatstoodunderatree,andhshorsetedbyhm,andthehelmoffhshead;andeverthatknghtmadeadolefulcomplantasevermadeknght。AndalwayshemadehscomplantofLaBealesoud,theQueenofCornwall,andsad:Ah,farlady,whylove
  thee!forthouartfarestofallother,andyetshowestthouneverlovetome,norbounty。Alas,yetmust
  lovethee。Andmaynotblamethee,farlady,formneeyesbecauseofthssorrow。Andyettolovetheeambutafool,forthebestknghtoftheworldloveththee,andyehmagan,thatsSrTrstramdeLones。Andthefalsestkngandknghtsyourhusband,andthemostcowardandfulloftreason,syourlord,KngMark。Alas,thateversofaraladyandpeerlessofallothershouldbematchedwththemostvllanousknghtoftheworld。AllthslanguageheardKngMark,whatSrPalomdessadbyhm;whereforehewasadreadwhenhesawSrDnadan,lestheespedhm,thathewouldtellSrPalomdesthathewasKngMark;
  andthereforehewthdrewhm,andtookhshorseandrodetohsmen,wherehecommandedthemtoabde。
  AndsoherodeasfastashemghtuntoCamelot;andthesamedayhefoundthereAmant,theknght,readythataforeArthurhadappealedhmoftreason;andso,lghtlythekngcommandedthemtodobattle。AndbymsadventureKngMarksmoteAmantthroughthebody。
  AndyetwasAmantntherghteousquarrel。AndrghtsohetookhshorseanddepartedfromthecourtfordreadofSrDnadan,thathewouldtellSrTrstramandSrPalomdeswhathewas。ThenweretheremadensthatLaBealesoudhadsenttoSrTrstram,thatknewSrAmantwell。
  HowKngMarkhadslanSrAmantwrongfullyto-foreKngArthur,andSrLauncelotfetchedKngMarktoKngArthur。
  THENbythelcenseofKngArthurtheywenttohmandspakewthhm;forwhlethetruncheonofthespearstucknhsbodyhespake:Ah,fardamosels,sadAmant,recommendmeuntoLaBealesoud,andtellherthatamslanfortheloveofherandofSrTrstram。
  AndtherehetoldthedamoselshowcowardlyKngMarkhadslanhm,andSrBersules,hsfellow。Andforthatdeedappealedhmoftreason,andhereamslannarghteousquarrel;andallwasbecauseSrBersulesand
  wouldnotconsentbytreasontoslaythenobleknght,SrTrstram。Thenthetwomadenscredaloudthatallthecourtmghtheart,andsad:OsweetLordJesu,thatknowestallhdthngs,whysufferestThousofalseatratortovanqushandslayatrueknghtthatfoughtnarghteousquarrel?Thenanontwassprungtothekng,andthequeen,andtoallthelords,thattwasKngMarkthathadslanSrAmant,andSrBersulesaforehand;whereforetheyddtherbattle。ThenwasKngArthurwrothoutofmeasure,andsowerealltheotherknghts。ButwhenSrTrstramknewallthematterhemadegreatdoleandsorrowoutofmeasure,andweptforsorrowforthelossofthenobleknghts,SrBersulesandofSrAmant。
  WhenSrLauncelotespedSrTrstramweephewenthastlytoKngArthur,andsad:Sr,prayyougvemeleavetoreturnagantoyonderfalsekngandknght。
  prayyou,sadKngArthur,fetchhmagan,butwouldnotthatyeslewhm,formyworshp。ThenSrLauncelotarmedhmnallhaste,andmounteduponagreathorse,andtookaspearnhshandandrodeafterKngMark。
  AndfromthenceathreemleEnglshSrLauncelotovertookhm,andbadehm:Turnrecreantkngandknght,forwhetherthouwltornotthoushaltgowthmetoKngArthur’scourt。KngMarkreturnedandlookeduponSrLauncelot,andsad:Farsr,whatsyourname?
  Wtthouwell,sadhe,mynamesSrLauncelot,andthereforedefendthee。AndwhenKngMarkwstthattwasSrLauncelot,andcamesofastuponhmwthaspear,hecredthenaloud:yeldmetothee,SrLauncelot,honourableknght。ButSrLauncelotwouldnothearhm,butcamefastuponhm。KngMarksawthat,andmadenodefence,buttumbledadownoutofhssaddletotheearthasasack,andtherehelaystll,andcredSrLauncelotmercy。Arse,recreantknghtandkng。
  wllnotfght,sadKngMark,butwhtherthatyewllwllgowthyou。Alas,alas,sadSrLauncelot,that
  maynotgvetheeonebuffetfortheloveofSrTrstramandofLaBealesoud,andforthetwoknghtsthatthouhastslantratorly。AndsohemounteduponhshorseandbroughthmtoKngArthur;andthereKngMarkalghtednthatsameplace,andthrewhshelmfromhmupontheearth,andhssword,andfellflattotheearthofKngArthur’sfeet,andputhmnhsgraceandmercy。
  SoGodmehelp,sadArthur,yearewelcomenamanner,andnamanneryearenotwelcome。nthsmanneryearewelcome,thatyecomehthermaugrethyhead,as
  suppose。Thatstruth,sadKngMark,andelsehadnotbeenhere,formylord,SrLauncelot,broughtmehtherthroughhsfneforce,andtohmamyoldentoasrecreant。Well,sadArthur,yeunderstandyeoughttodomeservce,homage,andfealty。Andneverwouldyedomenone,buteveryehavebeenaganstme,andadestroyerofmyknghts;now,howwllyeacqutyou?
  Sr,sadKngMark,rghtasyourlordshpwllrequreme,untomypower,wllmakealargeamends。Forhewasafarspeaker,andfalsethereunder。ThenforgreatpleasureofSrTrstram,tomakethemtwanaccorded,thekngwthheldKngMarkasatthattme,andmadeabrokenlove-daybetweenthem。
  HowSrDnadantoldSrPalomdesofthebattlebetweenSrLauncelotandSrTrstam。
  NOWturnweaganuntoSrPalomdes,howSrDnadancomfortedhmnallthathemght,fromhsgreatsorrow。
  Whatknghtareye?sadSrPalomdes。Sr,amaknght-errantasyebe,thathathsoughtyoulongbyyoursheld。Heresmysheld,sadSrPalomdes,wtyewell,anyewllought,therewthwlldefendt。Nay,sadSrDnadan,wllnothaveadowthyoubutngoodmanner。Andfyewll,yeshallfndmesoonready。
  Sr,sadSrDnadan,whtherwardrdeyouthsway?Bymyhead,sadSrPalomdes,wotnot,butasfortuneleadethme。HeardyeorsawyeoughtofSrTrstram?
  SoGodmehelp,ofSrTrstrambothheardandsaw,andnotforthenwelovednotnwardlywelltogether,yetatmymschefSrTrstramrescuedmefrommydeath;
  andyet,orheanddeparted,bybothourassentsweassgnedadaythatweshouldhavemetatthestonygravethatMerlnsetbesdeCamelot,andtheretohavedonebattletogether;howbetwasletted,sadSrPalomdes,thatmghtnotholdmyday,thewhchgrevethmesore;buthavealargeexcuse。Forwasprsonerwthalord,andmanyothermore,andthatshallSrTrstramrghtwellunderstand,thatbraketnotoffearofcowardce。AndthenSrPalomdestoldSrDnadanthesamedaythattheyshouldhavemet。SoGodmehelp,sadSrDnadan,thatsamedaymetSrLauncelotandSrTrstramatthesamegraveofstone。Andtherewasthemostmghtestbattlethateverwasseennthslandbetwxttwoknghts,fortheyfoughtmorethantwohours。Andtheretheybothbledsomuchbloodthatallmenmarvelledthatevertheymghtenduret。Andsoatthelast,byboththerassents,theyweremadefrendsandsworn-brethrenforever,andnomancanjudgethebetterknght。AndnowsSrTrstrammadeaknghtoftheRoundTable,andhesttethnthesegeofthenobleknght,SrMarhaus。Bymyhead,sadSrPalomdes,SrTrstramsfarbggerthanSrLauncelot,andtheharderknght。Haveyeassayedthemboth?sadSrDnadan。haveseenSrTrstramfght,sadSrPalomdes,butneverSrLauncelottomywttng。ButatthefountanwhereSrLauncelotlayasleep,therewthonespearhesmotedownSrTrstramandme,sadPalomdes,butatthattmetheyknewnotetherother。
  Farknght,sadSrDnadan,asforSrLauncelotandSrTrstramletthembe,fortheworstofthemwllnotbelghtlymatchedofnoknghtsthatknowlvng。No,sadSrPalomdes,Goddefend,butanhadaquarreltothebetterofthembothwouldwthasgoodawllfghtwthhmaswthyou。Sr,requreyoutellmeyourname,andngoodfathshallholdyoucompanytllthatwecometoCamelot;andthereshallyehavegreatworshpnowatthsgreattournament;forthereshallbetheQueenGuenever,andLaBealesoudofCornwall。Wtyouwell,srknght,fortheloveofLaBealesoudwllbethere,andelsenot,butwllnothaveadonKngArthur’scourt。Sr,sadDnadan,shallrdewthyouanddoyouservce,soyouwlltellmeyourname。Sr,yeshallunderstandmynamesSrPalomdes,brothertoSafere,thegoodandnobleknght。AndSrSegwardesand,webeSaracensborn,offatherandmother。Sr,sadSrDnadan,thankyoumuchforthetellngofyourname。Foramgladofthatknowyourname,andpromseyoubythefathofmybody,yeshallnotbehurtbymebymywll,butratherbeadvanced。Andtheretowllhelpyouwthallmypower,promseyou,doubtyenot。AndcertanlyonmylfeyeshallwngreatworshpnthecourtofKngArthur,andberghtwelcome。Sothentheydressedontherhelmsandputonthershelds,andmountedupontherhorses,andtookthebroadwaytowardsCamelot。Andthenweretheywareofacastlethatwasfarandrch,andalsopassngstrongasanywaswthnthsrealm。
  HowSrLamorakjoustedwthdversknghtsofthecastlewherenwasMorganleFay。
  SRPALOMDES,sadDnadan,heresacastlethatknowwell,andtherendwellethQueenMorganleFay,KngArthur’ssster;andKngArthurgaveherthscastle,thewhchhehathrepentedhmsthenathousandtmes,forsthenKngArthurandshehavebeenatdebateandstrfe;butthscastlecouldhenevergetnorwnofherbynomannerofengne;andeverasshemghtshemadewaronKngArthur。Andalldangerousknghtsshewthholdethwthher,fortodestroyalltheseknghtsthatKngArthurloveth。Andthereshallnoknghtpassthswaybuthemustjoustwthoneknght,orwthtwo,orwththree。AndfthapthatKngArthur’sknghtbebeaten,heshalllosehshorseandhsharnessandallthathehath,andhard,fthatheescape,butthatheshallbeprsoner。SoGodmehelp,sadPalomdes,thssashamefulcustom,andavllanoususanceforaqueentouse,andnamelytomakesuchwaruponherownlord,thatscalledtheFlowerofChvalrythatschrstanorheathen;andwthallmyheartwoulddestroythatshamefulcustom。Andwllthatalltheworldwtsheshallhavenoservceofme。Andfshesendoutanyknghts,assupposeshewll,fortojoust,theyshallhaveboththerhandsfull。Andshallnotfalyou,sadSrDnadan,untomypussance,uponmylfe。
  Soastheystoodonhorsebackaforethecastle,therecameaknghtwtharedsheld,andtwosquresafterhm;andhecamestraghtuntoSrPalomdes,thegoodknght,andsadtohm:Farandgentleknght-errant,requretheeforthelovethouowestuntoknghthood,thatyewllnothaveadoherewththesemenofthscastle;forthswasSrLamorakthatthussad。For
  camehthertoseekthsdeed,andtsmyrequest;andthereforebeseechyou,knght,letmedeal,andfbebeatenrevengeme。nthenameofGod,sadPalomdes,letseehowyewllspeed,andweshallbeholdyou。Thenanoncameforthaknghtofthecastle,andprofferedtojoustwththeKnghtwththeRedSheld。Anontheyencounteredtogether,andhewththeredsheldsmotehmsohardthathebarehmovertotheearth。Therewthanoncameanotherknghtofthecastle,andhewassmttensosorethatheavodedhssaddle。Andforthwthalcamethethrdknght,andtheKnghtwththeRedSheldsmotehmtotheearth。ThencameSrPalomdes,andbesoughthmthathemghthelphmtojoust。Farknght,sadheuntohm,suffermeasatthstmetohavemywll,forantheyweretwentyknghtsshallnotdoubtthem。Andevertherewereuponthewallsofthecastlemanylordsandladesthatcredandsad:Wellhaveyejousted,KnghtwththeRedSheld。Butassoonastheknghthadsmttenthemdown,hssquretooktherhorses,andavodedthersaddlesandbrdlesofthehorses,andturnedthemntotheforest,andmadetheknghtstobekepttotheendofthejousts。Rghtsocameoutofthecastlethefourthknght,andfreshlyprofferedtojoustwththeKnghtwththeRedSheld:andhewasready,andhesmotehmsohardthathorseandmanfelltotheearth,andtheknght’sbackbrakewththefall,andhsneckalso。OJesu,sadSrPalomdes,thatyondersapassnggoodknght,andthebestjousterthatever
  saw。Bymyhead,sadSrDnadan,hesasgoodaseverwasSrLauncelotorSrTrstram,whatknghtsomeverhebe。
  HowSrPalomdeswouldhavejoustedforSrLamorakwththeknghtsofthecastle。
  THENforthwthalcameaknghtoutofthecastle,wthasheldbendedwthblackandwthwhte。AndanontheKnghtwththeRedSheldandheencounteredsohardthathesmotetheknghtofthecastlethroughthebendedsheldandthroughthebody,andbrakethehorse’sback。Farknght,sadSrPalomdes,yehaveovermuchonhand,thereforeprayyouletmejoust,foryehadneedtobereposed。Whysr,sadtheknght,seemyethatamweakandfeeble?andsr,methnkethyeproffermewrong,andtomeshame,whendowellenough。