Oftheseventhbattle,andhowSrLauncelot,bengdsgusedlkeamad,smotedownSrDnadan。
NOWbegnneththeseventhbattle。TherecamentheDukeCambnes,andthereencounteredwthhmSrArstance,thatwascountedagoodknght,andtheymetsohardthatetherbareotherdown,horseandman。ThencametheretheEarlofLambaleandhelpedthedukeagantohorse。ThencamethereSrOssaseofSurluse,andhesmotetheEarlLambaledownfromhshorse。Thenbegantheytodogreatdeedsofarms,andmanyspearswerebroken,andmanyknghtswerecasttotheearth。
ThentheKngofNorthgalsandtheEarlUlbawessmotetogetherthatallthejudgesthoughttwaslkemortaldeath。ThsmeanwhleQueenGuenever,andthehautprnce,andSrLauncelot,madethereSrDnadanmakehmreadytojoust。would,sadDnadan,rdentothefeld,butthenoneofyoutwanwllmeetwthme。
Perdeu,sadthehautprnce,yemayseehowwesthereasjudgeswthourshelds,andalwaysmayestthoubeholdwhetherwesthereornot。
SoSrDnadandepartedandtookhshorse,andmetwthmanyknghts,andddpassngwell。Andashewasdeparted,SrLauncelotdsgusedhmself,andputuponhsarmouramaden’sgarmentfreshlyattred。ThenSrLauncelotmadeSrGalhodntoleadhmthroughtherange,andallmenhadwonderwhatdamoseltwas。AndsoasSrDnadancamentotherange,SrLauncelot,thatwasnthedamosel’sarray,gatGalhodn’sspear,andranuntoSrDnadan。AndalwaysSrDnadanlookedupthereasSrLauncelotwas,andthenhesawonestnthesteadofSrLauncelot,armed。ButwhenDnadansawamannerofadamoselhedreadperlsthattwasSrLauncelotdsgused,butSrLauncelotcameonhmsofastthathesmotehmoverhshorse’scroup;andthenwthgreatscornstheygatSrDnadanntotheforesttherebesde,andtheretheydspoledhmuntohsshrt,andputuponhmawoman’sgarment,andsobroughthmntothefeld:andsotheyblewuntolodgng。Andeveryknghtwentandunarmedthem。ThenwasSrDnadanbroughtnamongthemall。AndwhenQueenGueneversawSrDnadanbroughtsoamongthemall,thenshelaughedthatshefelldown,andsoddallthattherewere。Well,sadDnadantoLauncelot,thouartsofalsethatcanneverbewareofthee。ThenbyalltheassenttheygaveSrLauncelottheprze,thenextwasSrLamorakdeGals,thethrdwasSrPalomdes,thefourthwasKngBagdemagus;
sothesefourknghtshadtheprze,andtherewasgreatjoy,andgreatnobleynallthecourt。
AndonthemornQueenGueneverandSrLauncelotdeparteduntoKngArthur,butnnowseSrLamorakwouldnotgowththem。shallundertake,sadSrLauncelot,thatanyewllgowthusKngArthurshallchargeSrGawaneandhsbrethrennevertodoyouhurt。
Asforthat,sadSrLamorak,wllnottrustSrGawanenornoneofhsbrethren;andwtyewell,SrLauncelot,antwerenotformylordKngArthur’ssake,shouldmatchSrGawaneandhsbrethrenwellenough。Buttosaythatshouldtrustthem,thatshallnever,andthereforeprayyourecommendmeuntomylordArthur,anduntoallmylordsoftheRoundTable。Andnwhatplacethatevercomeshalldoyouservcetomypower:andsr,tsbutlatethatrevengedthat,whenmylordArthur’sknwereputtotheworsebySrPalomdes。
ThenSrLamorakdepartedfromSrLauncelot,andetherweptattherdepartng。
HowbytreasonSrTrstramwasbroughttoatournamentfortohavebeenslan,andhowhewasputnprson。
NOWturnwefromthsmatter,andspeakweofSrTrstram,ofwhomthsbooksprncpallyof,andleavewethekngandthequeen,SrLauncelot,andSrLamorak,andherebegnneththetreasonofKngMark,thatheordanedaganstSrTrstram。TherewascredbythecoastsofCornwallagreattournamentandjousts,andallwasdonebySrGalahaltthehautprnceandKngBagdemagus,tothententtoslayLauncelot,orelseutterlydestroyhmandshamehm,becauseSrLauncelothadalwaysthehgherdegree,thereforethsprnceandthskngmadethsjoustsaganstSrLauncelot。AndthusthercounselwasdscovereduntoKngMark,whereofhewasfullglad。
ThenKngMarkbethoughthmthathewouldhaveSrTrstramuntothattournamentdsgusedthatnomanshouldknowhm,tothatntentthatthehautprnceshouldweenthatSrTrstramwereSrLauncelot。SoatthesejoustscamenSrTrstram。AndatthattmeSrLauncelotwasnotthere,butwhentheysawaknghtdsguseddosuchdeedsofarms,theyweenedthadbeenSrLauncelot。AndnespecalKngMarksadtwasSrLauncelotplanly。Thentheysetuponhm,bothKngBagdemagus,andthehautprnce,andtherknghts,thattwaswonderthateverSrTrstrammghtendurethatpan。Notwthstandngforallthepanthathehad,SrTrstramwonthedegreeatthattournament,andtherehehurtmanyknghtsandbrusedthem,andtheyhurthmandbrusedhmwonderlysore。SowhenthejoustswerealldonetheyknewwellthattwasSrTrstramdeLones;andallthatwereonKngMark’spartyweregladthatSrTrstramwashurt,andtheremnantweresorryofhshurt;forSrTrstramwasnotsobehatedaswasSrLauncelotwthntherealmofEngland。
ThencameKngMarkuntoSrTrstramandsad:
Farnephew,amsorryofyourhurts。Gramercymylord,sadSrTrstram。ThenKngMarkmadeSrTrstramtobeputnanhorseberngreatsgnoflove,andsad:Farcousn,shallbeyourleechmyself。AndsoherodeforthwthSrTrstram,andbroughthmtoacastlebydaylght。AndthenKngMarkmadeSrTrstramtoeat。Andthenafterhegavehmadrnk,thewhchassoonashehaddrunkhefellasleep。Andwhentwasnghthemadehmtobecarredtoanothercastle,andthereheputhmnastrongprson,andthereheordanedamanandawomantogvehmhsmeatanddrnk。Sotherehewasagreatwhle。
ThenwasSrTrstrammssed,andnocreaturewstwherehewasbecome。WhenLaBealesoudheardhowhewasmssed,prvlyshewentuntoSrSadok,andprayedhmtoespywherewasSrTrstram。ThenwhenSadokwsthowSrTrstramwasmssed,andanonespedthathewasputnprsonbyKngMarkandthetratorsofMagouns,thenSadokandtwoofhscousnsladthemnanambushment,fastbytheCastleofTntagl,narms。
Andasbyfortune,therecamerdngKngMarkandfourofhsnephews,andacertanofthetratorsofMagouns。
WhenSrSadokespedthemhebrakeoutofthebushment,andsetthereuponthem。AndwhenKngMarkespedSrSadokhefledasfastashemght,andthereSrSadokslewallthefournephewsuntoKngMark。ButthesetratorsofMagounsslewoneofSadok’scousnswthagreatwoundntheneck,butSadoksmotetheothertothedeath。ThenSrSadokrodeuponhswayuntoacastlethatwascalledLones,andthereheespedofthetreasonandfelonyofKngMark。SotheyofthatcastlerodewthSrSadoktllthattheycametoacastlethathghtArbray,andtherenthetowntheyfoundSrDnastheSeneschal,thatwasagoodknght。ButwhenSrSadokhadtoldSrDnasofallthetreasonofKngMarkhedefedsuchakng,andsadhewouldgveuphslandsthatheheldofhm。AndwhenhesadthesewordsallmannerknghtssadasSrDnassad。ThenbyhsadvceandofSrSadok’s,heletstuffallthetownsandcastleswthnthecountryofLones,andassembledallthepeoplethattheymghtmake。
HowKngMarkletdocounterfetlettersfromthePope,andhowSrPercvaledelveredSrTrstramoutofprson。
NOWturnweuntoKngMark,thatwhenhewasescapedfromSrSadokherodeuntotheCastleofTntagl,andtherehemadegreatcryandnose,andcreduntoharnessallthatmghtbeararms。ThentheysoughtandfoundwhereweredeadfourcousnsofKngMark’s,andthetratorofMagouns。Thenthekngletnterthemnachapel。Thenthekngletcrynallthecountrythatheldofhm,togountoarms,forheunderstoodtothewarhemustneeds。WhenKngMarkheardandunderstoodhowSrSadokandSrDnaswerearsennthecountryofLonesherememberedofwlesandtreason。Lothushedd:heletmakeandcounterfetlettersfromthePope,andddmakeastrangeclerktobearthemuntoKngMark;thewhchlettersspecfedthatKngMarkshouldmakehmready,uponpanofcursng,wthhshosttocometothePope,tohelptogotoJerusalem,fortomakewarupontheSaracens。
Whenthsclerkwascomebythemeanofthekng,anonwthalKngMarksenttheselettersuntoSrTrstramandbadehmsaythus:thatanhewouldgowaruponthemscreants,heshouldbehadoutofprson,andtohaveallhspower。WhenSrTrstramunderstoodthsletter,thenhesadthustotheclerk:Ah,KngMark,everhastthoubeenatrator,andeverwllbe;but,Clerk,sadSrTrstram,saythouthusuntoKngMark:SncetheApostlePopehathsentforhm,bdhmgoththerhmself;fortellhm,tratorkngashes,wllnotgoathscommandment,getoutofprsonasmay,forseeamwellrewardedformytrueservce。ThentheclerkreturneduntoKngMark,andtoldhmoftheanswerofSrTrstram。Well,sadKngMark,yetshallhebebeguled。Sohewentntohschamber,andcounterfetletters;andthelettersspecfedthatthePopedesredSrTrstramtocomehmself,tomakewaruponthemscreants。WhentheclerkwascomeagantoSrTrstramandtookhmtheseletters,thenSrTrstrambeheldtheseletters,andanonespedtheywereofKngMark’scounterfetng。Ah,sadSrTrstram,falsehastthoubeenever,KngMark,andsowltthouend。ThentheclerkdepartedfromSrTrstramandcametoKngMarkagan。
BythentherewerecomefourwoundedknghtswthntheCastleofTntagl,andoneofthemhsneckwasnghbrokenntwan。Anotherhadhsarmstrckenaway,thethrdwasbornethroughwthaspear,thefourthhadhsteethstrckenntwan。AndwhentheycameaforeKngMarktheycredandsad:Kng,whyfleestthounot,forallthscountrysarsenclearlyaganstthee?ThenwasKngMarkwrothoutofmeasure。
AndnthemeanwhletherecamentothecountrySrPercvaledeGalstoseekSrTrstram。AndwhenheheardthatSrTrstramwasnprson,SrPercvalemadeclearlythedelveranceofSrTrstrambyhsknghtlymeans。AndwhenhewassodelveredhemadegreatjoyofSrPercvale,andsoeachoneofother。SrTrstramsaduntoSrPercvale:Anyewllabdenthesemarcheswllrdewthyou。Nay,sadPercvale,nthscountrymaynottarry,formustneedsntoWales。SoSrPercvaledepartedfromSrTrstram,androdestraghtuntoKngMark,andtoldhmhowhehaddelveredSrTrstram;andalsohetoldthekngthathehaddonehmselfgreatshamefortoputSrTrstramnprson,forhesnowtheknghtofmostrenownnthsworldlvng。
AndwtthouwellthenoblestknghtsoftheworldloveSrTrstram,andfhewllmakewaruponyouyemaynotabdet。Thatstruth,sadKngMark,butmaynotloveSrTrstrambecausehelovethmyqueenandmywfe,LaBealesoud。Ah,feforshame,sadSrPercvale,sayyeneversomore。AreyenotuncleuntoSrTrstram,andheyournephew?YeshouldneverthnkthatsonobleaknghtasSrTrstrams,thathewoulddohmselfsogreatavllanytoholdhsuncle’swfe;
howbet,sadSrPercvale,hemayloveyourqueensnless,becauseshescalledoneofthefarestladesoftheworld。
ThenSrPercvaledepartedfromKngMark。SowhenhewasdepartedKngMarkbethoughthmofmoretreason:notwthstandngKngMarkgrantedSrPercvaleneverbynomannerofmeanstohurtSrTrstram。SoanonKngMarksentuntoSrDnastheSeneschalthatheshouldputdownallthepeoplethathehadrased,forhesenthmanoaththathewouldgohmselfuntothePopeofRometowaruponthemscreants;andthssafarerwarthanthustoarsethepeopleaganstyourkng。
WhenSrDnasunderstoodthatKngMarkwouldgouponthemscreants,thenSrDnasnallthehasteputdownallthepeople;andwhenthepeopleweredepartedeverymantohshome,thenKngMarkespedwherewasSrTrstramwthLaBealesoud;andtherebytreasonKngMarklettakehmandputhmnprson,contrarytohspromsethathemadeuntoSrPercvale。
WhenQueensoudunderstoodthatSrTrstramwasnprsonshemadeasgreatsorrowasevermadeladyorgentlewoman。ThenSrTrstramsentaletteruntoLaBealesoud,andprayedhertobehsgoodlady;andftpleasedhertomakeavesselreadyforherandhm,hewouldgowthheruntotherealmofLogrs,thatsthsland。WhenLaBealesoudunderstoodSrTrstram’slettersandhsntent,shesenthmanother,andbadehmbeofgoodcomfort,forshewoulddomakethevesselready,andallthngtopurpose。
ThenLaBealesoudsentuntoSrDnas,andtoSadok,andprayedthemnanywsetotakeKngMark,andputhmnprson,untothetmethatsheandSrTrstramweredeparteduntotherealmofLogrs。WhenSrDnastheSeneschalunderstoodthetreasonofKngMarkhepromsedheragan,andsentherwordthatKngMarkshouldbeputnprson。Andastheydevsedtsotwasdone。AndthenSrTrstramwasdelveredoutofprson;andanonnallthehasteQueensoudandSrTrstramwentandtookthercounselwththattheywouldhavewththemwhentheydeparted。
HowSrTrstramandLaBealesoudcameuntoEngland,andhowSrLauncelotbroughtthemtoJoyousGard。
THENLaBealesoudandSrTrstramtookthervessel,andcamebywaterntothsland。AndsotheywerenotnthslandfourdaysbuttherecameacryofajoustsandtournamentthatKngArthurletmake。WhenSrTrstramheardtellofthattournamenthedsgusedhmself,andLaBealesoud,androdeuntothattournament。
Andwhenhecametherehesawmanyknghtsjoustandtourney;andsoSrTrstramdressedhmtotherange,andtomakeshortconcluson,heoverthrewfourteenknghtsoftheRoundTable。WhenSrLauncelotsawtheseknghtsthusoverthrown,SrLauncelotdressedhmtoSrTrstram。ThatsawLaBealesoudhowSrLauncelotwascomentothefeld。ThenLaBealesoudsentuntoSrLauncelotarng,andbadehmwtthattwasSrTrstramdeLones。WhenSrLauncelotunderstoodthattherewasSrTrstramhewasfullglad,andwouldnotjoust。ThenSrLauncelotespedwhtherSrTrstramyede,andafterhmherode;andthenethermadeofothergreatjoy。AndsoSrLauncelotbroughtSrTrstramandLaBealesouduntoJoyousGard,thatwashsowncastle,thathehadwonwthhsownhands。
AndthereSrLauncelotputthemntoweldfortherown。Andwtyewellthatcastlewasgarnshedandfurnshedforakngandaqueenroyaltheretohavesojourned。AndSrLauncelotchargedallhspeopletohonourthemandlovethemastheywoulddohmself。