SOtheKngofNorthgalsandtheKngwththeHundredKnghts,theytwoencounteredwthKngCaradosandwththeKngofreland;andtheretheKngwththeHundredKnghtssmotedownKngCarados,andtheKngofNorthgalssmotedowntheKngofreland。WththatcamenSrPalomdes,andwhenhecamehemadegreatwork,forbyhsndentedsheldhewaswellknown。SocamenKngArthur,andddgreatdeedsofarmstogether,andputtheKngofNorthgalsandtheKngwththeHundredKnghtstotheworse。WththscamenSrTrstramwthhsblacksheld,andanonhejoustedwthSrPalomdes,andtherebyfneforceSrTrstramsmoteSrPalomdesoverhshorse’scroup。ThenKngArthurcred:KnghtwththeBlackSheld,maketheereadytome,andnthesamewseSrTrstramsmoteKngArthur。AndthenbyforceofKngArthur’sknghtstheKngandSrPalomdeswerehorsedagan。ThenKngArthurwthagreateagerhearthegataspearnhshand,andthereupontheonesdehesmoteSrTrstramoverhshorse。Thenfoot-hotSrPalomdescameuponSrTrstram,ashewasuponfoot,tohaveoverrddenhm。ThenSrTrstramwaswareofhm,andtherehestoopedasde,andwthgreatrehegathmbythearm,andpulledhmdownfromhshorse。ThenSrPalomdeslghtlyarose,andthentheydashedtogethermghtlywththerswords;andmanykngs,queens,andlords,stoodandbeheldthem。
AndatthelastSrTrstramsmoteSrPalomdesuponthehelmthreemghtystrokes,andateverystrokethathegavehmhesad:ThsforSrTrstram’ssake。WththatSrPalomdesfelltotheearthgrovellng。
ThencametheKngwththeHundredKnghts,andbroughtSrTrstramanhorse,andsowashehorsedagan。BythenwasSrPalomdeshorsed,andwthgreatrehejousteduponSrTrstramwthhsspearastwasntherest,andgavehmagreatdashwthhssword。ThenSrTrstramavodedhsspear,andgathmbytheneckwthhsbothhands,andpulledhmcleanoutofhssaddle,andsohebarehmaforehmthelengthoftenspears,andthennthepresenceofthemallhelethmfallathsadventure。ThenSrTrstramwaswareofKngArthurwthanakedswordnhshand,andwthhsspearSrTrstramranuponKngArthur;andthenKngArthurboldlyabodehmandwthhsswordhesmotea-twohsspear,andtherewthalSrTrstramstoned;andsoKngArthurgavehmthreeorfourstrokesorhemghtgetouthssword,andatthelastSrTrstramdrewhsswordand[ether]assaledotherpassnghard。Wththatthegreatpressdeparted[them]。ThenSrTrstramrodehereandthereandddhsgreatpan,thatelevenofthegoodknghtsofthebloodofKngBan,thatwasofSrLauncelot’skn,thatdaySrTrstramsmotedown;thatalltheestatesmarvelledofhsgreatdeedsandallcredupontheKnghtwththeBlackSheld。
HowSrLauncelothurtSrTrstram,andhowafterSrTrstramsmotedownSrPalomdes。
THENthscrywassolargethatSrLauncelotheardt。Andthenhegatagreatspearnhshandandcametowardsthecry。ThenSrLauncelotcred:TheKnghtwththeBlackSheld,maketheereadytojoustwthme。WhenSrTrstramheardhmsaysohegathsspearnhshand,andetherabasheddowntherheads,andcametogetherasthunder;andSrTrstram’sspearbrakenpeces,andSrLauncelotbymalfortunestruckSrTrstramonthesdeadeepwoundnghtothedeath;butyetSrTrstramavodednothssaddle,andsothespearbrake。TherewthalSrTrstramthatwaswoundedgatouthssword,andherushedtoSrLauncelot,andgavehmthreegreatstrokesuponthehelmthatthefresprangthereout,andSrLauncelotabashedhsheadlowlytowardhssaddle-bow。AndtherewthalSrTrstramdepartedfromthefeld,forhefelthmsowoundedthatheweenedheshouldhaveded;andSrDnadanespedhmandfollowedhmntotheforest。ThenSrLauncelotabodeandddmanymarvellousdeeds。