Sr,sadSrLamorak,amloathtohaveadowthyounthsquarrel,foreverymanthnkethhsownladyfarest;andthoughprasetheladythatlovemostyeshouldnotbewroth;forthoughmyladyQueenGuenever,befarestnyoureye,wtyewellQueenMorgawseofOrkneysfarestnmneeye,andsoeveryknghtthnkethhsownladyfarest;andwtyewell,sr,yearethemanntheworldexceptSrTrstramthatammostloathesttohaveadowthal,but,anyewllneedsfghtwthmeshallendureyouaslongasmay。ThenspakeSrBleobersandsad:MylordSrLauncelot,wstyouneversomsadvsedasyearenow,forSrLamoraksayethyoubutreasonandknghtly;forwarnyouhavealady,andmethnkeththatshesthefarestladyoftheworld。Werethsagreatreasonthatyeshouldbewrothwthmeforsuchlanguage?Andwellyewot,thatSrLamoraksasnobleaknghtasknow,andhehathoughtyouandusevergoodwll,andthereforeprayyoubegoodfrends。ThenSrLauncelotsaduntoSrLamorak。prayyouforgvememneevlwll,andfwasmsadvsedwllamendt。Sr,sadSrLamorak,theamendsssoonmadebetwxtyouandme。AndsoSrLauncelotandSrBleobersdeparted,andSrMelagaunceandSrLamoraktooktherhorses,andetherdepartedfromother。
AndwthnawhlecameKngArthur,andmetwthSrLamorak,andjoustedwthhm;andtherehesmotedownSrLamorak,andwoundedhmsorewthaspear,andsoherodefromhm;whereforeSrLamorakwaswroththathewouldnotfghtwthhmonfoot,howbetthatSrLamorakknewnotKngArthur。
HowSrKaymetwthSrTrstram,andafteroftheshamespokenoftheknghtsofCornwall,andhowtheyjousted。
NOWleaveweofthstale,andspeakweofSrTrstram,thatasherodehemetwthSrKay,theSeneschal;andthereSrKayaskedSrTrstramofwhatcountryhewas。HeansweredthathewasofthecountryofCornwall。tmaywellbe,sadSrKay,foryetheardneverthatevergoodknghtcameoutofCornwall。
Thatsevlspoken,sadSrTrstram,butantpleaseyoutotellmeyournamerequreyou。Sr,wtyewell,sadSrKay,thatmynamesSrKay,theSeneschal。sthatyourname?sadSrTrstram,nowwtyewellthatyearenamedtheshamefullestknghtofyourtonguethatnowslvng;howbetyearecalledagoodknght,butyearecalledunfortunate,andpassngoverthwartofyourtongue。Andthustheyrodetogethertlltheycametoabrdge。Andtherewasaknghtwouldnotletthempasstlloneofthemjoustedwthhm;andsothatknghtjoustedwthSrKay,andtherethatknghtgaveSrKayafall: