HowSrGarethfoughtwthaknghtthatheldwthnhscastlethrtylades，andhowheslewhm。
SOwhentheysawthattheymghtnotovercomehm，theyrodefromhm，andtookthercounseltoslayhshorse；andsotheycamenuponSrGareth，andwthspearstheyslewhshorse，andthentheyassaledhmhard。Butwhenhewasonfoot，therewasnonethathefoughtbuthegavehmsuchabuffetthatheddneverrecover。Soheslewthembyoneandonetlltheywerebutfour，andtheretheyfled；andSrGarethtookagoodhorsethatwasoneofthers，androdehsway。
Thenherodeagreatpacetllthathecametoacastle，andthereheheardmuchmournngofladesandgentlewomen。Sotherecamebyhmapage。Whatnosesths，sadSrGareth，that
hearwthnthscastle？Srknght，sadthepage，herebewthnthscastlethrtylades，andalltheybewdows；forheresaknghtthatwatethdalyuponthscastle，andhsnamestheBrownKnghtwthoutPty，andhestheperloustknghtthatnowlveth；andthereforesr，sadthepage，redeyouflee。Nay，sadSrGareth，wllnotfleethoughthoubeafeardofhm。AndthenthepagesawwherecametheBrownKnght：Lo，sadthepage，yonderhecometh。Letmedealwthhm，sadSrGareth。Andwhenetherofotherhadasghttheylettherhorsesrun，andtheBrownKnghtbrakehsspear，andSrGarethsmotehmthroughoutthebody，thatheoverthrewhmtothegroundstarkdead。SoSrGarethrodentothecastle，andprayedtheladesthathemghtreposehm。Alas，sadthelades，yemaynotbelodgedhere。Makehmgoodcheer，sadthepage，forthsknghthathslanyourenemy。Thentheyallmadehmgoodcheeraslayntherpower。Butwtyewelltheymadehmgoodcheer，fortheymghtnoneotherwsedo，fortheywerebutpoor。
Andsoonthemornhewenttomass，andtherehesawthethrtyladeskneel，andlaygrovellngupondverstombs，maknggreatdoleandsorrow。ThenSrGarethwstwellthatnthetombslaytherlords。Farlades，sadSrGareth，yemustatthenextfeastofPentecostbeatthecourtofKngArthur，andsaythat，SrGareth，sentyouthther。Weshalldoths，sadthelades。Sohedeparted，andbyfortunehecametoamountan，andtherehefoundagoodlyknghtthatbadehm，Abdesrknght，andjoustwthme。Whatareye？sadSrGareth。Mynames，sadhe，theDukedelaRowse。Ahsr，yearethesameknghtthatlodgedoncenyourcastle；andtheremadepromseuntoyourladythatshouldyeldmeuntoyou。Ah，sadtheduke，artthouthatproudknghtthatprofferesttofghtwthmyknghts；thereforemaketheeready，forwllhaveadowthyou。Sotheylettherhorsesrun，andthereSrGarethsmotethedukedownfromhshorse。Butthedukelghtlyavodedhshorse，anddressedhssheldanddrewhssword，andbadeSrGarethalghtandfghtwthhm。Soheddalght，andtheyddgreatbattletogethermorethananhour，andetherhurtotherfullsore。AtthelastSrGarethgattheduketotheearth，andwouldhaveslanhm，andthenheyeldhmtohm。