HowBeaumansfoughtwththeKnghtoftheBlackLaunds，andfoughtwthhmtllhefelldownandded。
THEREsataknghtallarmednblackharness，andhsnamewastheKnghtoftheBlackLaund。Thenthedamosel，whenshesawthatknght，shebadehmfleedownthatvalley，forhshorsewasnotsaddled。Gramercy，sadBeaumans，foralwaysyewouldhavemeacoward。WththattheBlackKnght，whenshecamenghhm，spakeandsad，Damosel，haveyebroughtthsknghtofKngArthurtobeyourchampon？Nay，farknght，sadshe，thssbutaktchenknavethatwasfednKngArthur’sktchenforalms。Whycomethhe，sadtheknght，nsucharray？tsshamethathebearethyoucompany。Sr，cannotbedelveredofhm，sadshe，forwthmeherdethmaugremnehead：Godwouldthatyeshouldputhmfromme，othertoslayhmanyemay，forhesanunhappyknave，andunhapplyhehathdonethsday：throughmshapsawhmslaytwoknghtsatthepassageofthewater；
andotherdeedsheddbeforerghtmarvellousandthroughunhappness。Thatmarvellethme，sadtheBlackKnght，thatanymanthatsofworshpwllhaveadowthhm。Theyknowhmnot，sadthedamosel，andforbecauseherdethwthme，theyweenthathebesomemanofworshpborn。Thatmaybe，sadtheBlackKnght；howbetasyesaythathebenomanofworshp，hesafulllkelyperson，andfulllketobeastrongman：butthusmuchshallgrantyou，sadtheBlackKnght；shallputhmdownupononefoot，andhshorseandhsharnessheshallleavewthme，fortwereshametometodohmanymoreharm。
WhenSrBeaumansheardhmsaythus，hesad，Srknght，thouartfulllargeofmyhorseandmyharness；lettheewttcosttheenought，andwhethertlkeththeeornot，thslaundwll
passmaugrethnehead。Andhorsenorharnessgettestthounoneofmne，butfthouwnthemwththyhands；andthereforeletseewhatthoucanstdo。Sayestthouthat？sadtheBlackKnght，nowyeldthyladyfromthee，fortbeseemethneveraktchenpagetordewthsuchalady。Thoulest，sadBeaumans，amagentlemanborn，andofmorehghlneagethanthou，andthatwllproveonthybody。