Andnow,blessedbeGod,sadLaBealesoud,heswholeandsoundandcomeagantothecourt。
Thereofamglad,sadSrTrstram,andnowshallyeandmakeusready,forbothyeandwllbeatthefeast。Sr,sadsoud,antpleaseyouwllnotbethere,forthroughmeyebemarkedofmanygoodknghts,andthatcausedyoutohavemuchmorelabourformysakethanneedethyou。Thenwllnotbethere,sadSrTrstram,butfyebethere。Goddefend,sadLaBealesoud,forthenshallbespokenofshameamongallqueensandladesofestate;foryethatarecalledoneofthenoblestknghtsoftheworld,andyeaknghtoftheRoundTable,howmayyebemssedatthatfeast?Whatshallbesadamongallknghts?SeehowSrTrstramhunteth,andhawketh,andcowerethwthnacastlewthhslady,andforsakethyourworshp。Alas,shallsomesay,tsptythateverhewasmadeknght,orthateverheshouldhavetheloveofalady。Alsowhatshallqueensandladessayofme?tsptythathavemylfe,thatwllholdsonobleaknghtasyearefromhsworshp。
SoGodmehelp,sadSrTrstramuntoLaBealesoud,tspassngwellsadofyouandnoblycounselled;andnowwellunderstandthatyeloveme;andlkeasyehavecounselledmewlldoapartthereafter。Butthereshallnomannorchldrdewthme,butmyself。AndsowllrdeonTuesdaynextcomng,andnomoreharnessofwarbutmyspearandmysword。
HowSrTrstramdepartedunarmedandmetwthSrPalomdes,andhowtheysmoteeachother,andhowSrPalomdesforbarehm。
ANDsowhenthedaycameSrTrstramtookhsleaveatLaBealesoud,andshesentwthhmfourknghts,andwthnhalfamlehesentthemagan:andwthnamleafterSrTrstramsawaforehmwhereSrPalomdeshadstrckendownaknght,andalmostwoundedhmtothedeath。ThenSrTrstramrepentedhmthathewasnotarmed,andthenhehovedstll。WththatSrPalomdesknewSrTrstram,andcredonhgh:SrTrstram,nowbewemet,fororwedepartwewllredressouroldsores。
Asforthat,sadSrTrstram,therewasyetneverChrstanmanmghtmakehsboastthateverfledfromhm;andwtyewell,SrPalomdes,thouthatartaSaracenshallnevermakethyboastthatSrTrstramdeLonesshallfleefromthee。AndtherewthSrTrstrammadehshorsetorun,andwthallhsmghthecamestraghtuponSrPalomdes,andbrasthsspearuponhmanhundredpeces。AndforthwthalSrTrstramdrewhssword。AndthenheturnedhshorseandstruckatPalomdessgreatstrokesuponhshelm;andthenSrPalomdesstoodstll,andbeheldSrTrstram,andmarvelledofhswoodness,andofhsfolly。AndthenSrPalomdessadtohmself:AnSrTrstramwerearmed,twerehardtoceasehmofthsbattle,andf
turnaganandslayhmamashamedwheresomeverthatgo。
ThenSrTrstramspakeandsad:Thoucowardknght,whatcastestthoutodo;whywltthounotdobattlewthme?forhavethounodoubtshallendureallthymalce。Ah,SrTrstram,sadPalomdes,fullwellthouwottestmaynotfghtwththeeforshame,forthouartherenakedandamarmed,andfslaythee,dshonourshallbemne。Andwellthouwottest,sadSrPalomdestoSrTrstram,knowthystrengthandthyhardnesstoendureaganstagoodknght。Thatstruth,sadSrTrstram,understandthyvalantnesswell。Yesaywell,sadSrPalomdes;now,requreyou,tellmeaquestonthatshallsaytoyou。Tellmewhatts,sadSrTrstram,andshallansweryouthetruth,asGodmehelp。putcase,sadSrPalomdes,thatyewerearmedatallrghtsaswellasam,andnakedasyebe,whatwouldyoudotomenow,byyourtrueknghthood?
Ah,sadSrTrstram,nowunderstandtheewell,SrPalomdes,fornowmustsaymneownjudgment,andasGodmebless,thatshallsayshallnotbesadfornofearthathaveofthee。Butthssall:wtSrPalomdes,asatthstmethoushouldestdepartfromme,forwouldnothaveadowththee。Nomorewll,sadPalomdes,andthereforerdeforthonthyway。Asforthatmaychoose,sadSrTrstram,ethertordeortoabde。ButSrPalomdes,sadSrTrstram,marvelofonethng,thatthouthatartsogoodaknght,thatthouwltnotbechrstened,andthybrother,SrSafere,hathbeenchrstenedmanyaday。
HowthatSrTrstramgathmharnessofaknghtwhchwashurt,andhowheoverthrewSrPalomdes。
ASforthat,sadSrPalomdes,maynotyetbechrstenedforoneavowthathavemademanyyearsagone;howbetnmyheartbelevenJesuChrstandhsmldmotherMary;buthavebutonebattletodo,andwhenthatsdonewllbebaptsedwthagoodwll。Bymyhead,sadTrstram,asforonebattlethoushaltnotseektnolonger。ForGoddefend,sadSrTrstram,thatthroughmydefaultthoushouldstlongerlvethusaSaracen,foryondersaknghtthatye,SrPalomdes,havehurtandsmttendown。Nowhelpmethatwerearmednhsarmour,andshallsoonfulflthneavows。
Asyewll,sadPalomdes,sotshallbe。
Sotheyrodebothuntothatknghtthatsatuponabank,andthenSrTrstramsalutedhm,andheweaklysalutedhmagan。Srknght,sadSrTrstram,requreyoutellmeyourrghtname。Sr,hesad,mynamesSrGalleronofGalway,andknghtoftheTableRound。
SoGodmehelp,sadSrTrstram,amrghtheavyofyourhurts;butthssall,mustprayyoutolendmeallyourwholearmour,foryeseeamunarmed,and
mustdobattlewththsknght。Sr,sadthehurtknght,yeshallhavetwthagoodwll;butyemustbeware,forwarnyouthatknghtswght。Sr,sadGalleron,prayyoutellmeyourname,andwhatsthatknght’snamethathathbeatenme。Sr,asformynametsSrTrstramdeLones,andasfortheknght’snamethathathhurtyousSrPalomdes,brothertothegoodknghtSrSafere,andyetsSrPalomdesunchrstened。Alas,sadSrGalleron,thatsptythatsogoodaknghtandsonobleamanofarmsshouldbeunchrstened。SoGodmehelp,sadSrTrstram,etherheshallslaymeor
hmbutthatheshallbechrstenedoreverwedepartn-
sunder。MylordSrTrstram,sadSrGalleron,yourrenownandworshpswellknownthroughmanyrealms,andGodsaveyouthsdayfromshenshpandshame。
ThenSrTrstramunarmedGalleron,thewhchwasanobleknght,andhaddonemanydeedsofarms,andhewasalargeknghtoffleshandbone。Andwhenhewasunarmedhestooduponhsfeet,forhewasbrusednthebackwthaspear;yetsoasSrGalleronmght,hearmedSrTrstram。AndthenSrTrstrammounteduponhsownhorse,andnhshandhegatSrGalleron’sspear;
andtherewthalSrPalomdeswasready。Andsotheycamehurtlngtogether,andethersmoteothernmdstofthershelds;andtherewthalSrPalomdes’spearbrake,andSrTrstramsmotedownthehorse;andSrPalomdes,assoonashemght,avodedhshorse,anddressedhssheld,andpulledouthssword。ThatsawSrTrstram,andtherewthalhealghtedandtedhshorsetllatree。
HowSrTrstramandSrPalomdesfoughtlongtogether,andafteraccorded,andhowSrTrstrammadehmtobechrstened。
ANDthentheycametogetherastwowldboars,lashngtogether,tracngandtraversngasnoblementhatofthadbeenwellprovednbattle;buteverSrPalomdesdreadthemghtofSrTrstram,andthereforehesufferedhmtobreathehm。Thustheyfoughtmorethantwohours,butoftenSrTrstramsmotesuchstrokesatSrPalomdesthathemadehmtokneel;andSrPalomdesbrakeandcutawaymanypecesofSrTrstram’ssheld;andthenSrPalomdeswoundedSrTrstram,forhewasawellfghtngman。ThenSrTrstramwaswoodwrothoutofmeasure,andrusheduponSrPalomdeswthsuchamghtthatSrPalomdesfellgrovellngtotheearth;andtherewthalheleaptuplghtlyuponhsfeet,andthenSrTrstramwoundedPalomdessorethroughtheshoulder。
AndeverSrTrstramfoughtstllnlkehard,andSrPalomdesfalednot,butgavehmmanysadstrokes。
AndatthelastSrTrstramdoubledhsstrokes,andbyfortuneSrTrstramsmoteSrPalomdesswordoutofhshand,andfSrPalomdeshadstoopedforhsswordhehadbeenslan。
ThenPalomdesstoodstllandbeheldhsswordwthasorrowfulheart。Hownow,sadSrTrstramuntoPalomdes,nowhavetheeatadvantageasthouhaddestmethsday;buttshallneverbesadnnocourt,noramonggoodknghts,thatSrTrstramshallslayanyknghtthatsweaponless;andthereforetakethouthysword,andletusmakeanendofthsbattle。Asfortodothsbattle,sadPalomdes,darerghtwellendt,buthavenogreatlusttofghtnomore。Andforthscause,sadPalomdes:mneoffencetoyousnotsogreatbutthatwemaybefrends。AllthathaveoffendedsandwasfortheloveofLaBealesoud。Andasforher,daresayshespeerlessaboveallotherlades,andalsoprofferedhernevernodshonour;andbyherhavegottenthemostpartofmyworshp。Andsthenoffendedneverastoherownperson,andasfortheoffencethathavedone,twasaganstyourownperson,andforthatoffenceyehavegvenmethsdaymanysadstrokes,andsomehavegvenyouagan;andnowdaresayfeltnevermanofyourmght,norsowellbreathed,butftwereSrLauncelotduLake;whereforerequreyou,mylord,forgvemeallthathaveoffendeduntoyou;
andthssamedayhavemetothenextchurch,andfrstletmebecleanconfessed,andafterseeyounowthatbetrulybaptsed。AndthenwllweallrdetogetheruntothecourtofArthur,thatwebethereatthehghfeast。
Nowtakeyourhorse,sadSrTrstram,andasyesaysotshallbe,andallthneevlwllGodforgvetyou,anddo。AndherewthnthsmlestheSuffraganofCarlslethatshallgveyouthesacramentofbaptsm。
ThentheytooktherhorsesandSrGalleronrodewththem。AndwhentheycametotheSuffraganSrTrstramtoldhmtherdesre。ThentheSuffraganletfllagreatvesselwthwater,andwhenhehadhallowedthethenconfessedcleanSrPalomdes,andSrTrstramandSrGalleronwerehsgodfathers。Andthensoonaftertheydeparted,rdngtowardCamelot,whereKngArthurandQueenGueneverwas,andforthemostpartalltheknghtsoftheRoundTable。AndsothekngandallthecourtweregladthatSrPalomdeswaschrstened。AndatthesamefeastncameGalahadandsatntheSegePerlous。AndsotherewthaldepartedanddsseveredalltheknghtsoftheRoundTable。AndSrTrstramreturnedaganuntoJoyousGard,andSrPalomdesfollowedtheQuestngBeast。
HereendeththesecondbookofSrTrstramthatwasdrawnoutofFrenchntoEnglsh。Butheresnorehersalofthethrdbook。AndherefolloweththenobletaleoftheSangreal,thatcalledstheHolyVessel;andthesgnfcatonoftheblessedbloodofourLordJesusChrst,blessedmotetbe,thewhchwasbroughtntothslandbyJosephAramathe。
ThereforeonallsnfulsoulsblessedLordhavethoumercy。
Explctlberx。EtncptDecmustercus。