tellyounowastoldyouerst；forantheyweretwentyknghtsshallbeatthem，andfbebeatenorslanthenmayyerevengeme。Andfyethnkthatbeweary，andyehaveanappettetojoustwthme，shallfndyoujoustngenough。Sr，sadPalomdes，sadtnotbecausewouldjoustwthyou，butmeseemeththatyehaveovermuchonhand。Andtherefore，anyeweregentle，sadtheKnghtwththeRedSheld，yeshouldnotproffermeshame；thereforerequreyoutojoustwthme，andyeshallfndthatamnotweary。Sthyerequreme，sadSrPalomdes，takekeeptoyourself。Thentheytwoknghtscametogetherasfastastherhorsesmghtrun，andtheknghtsmoteSrPalomdessoreonthesheldthatthespearwentntohssdeagreatwound，andaperlous。AndtherewthalSrPalomdesavodedhssaddle。AndthatknghtturneduntoSrDnadan；andwhenhesawhmcomnghecredaloud，andsad：Sr，wllnothaveadowthyou；butforthathelettnot，butcamestraghtuponhm。SoSrDnadanforshameputforthhsspearandallto-shveredtupontheknght。
ButhesmoteSrDnadanagansohardthathesmotehmcleanfromhssaddle；buttherhorseshewouldnotsufferhssqurestomeddlewth，andbecausetheywereknghts-errant。
Thenhedressedhmagantothecastle，andjoustedwthsevenknghtsmore，andtherewasnoneofthemmghtwthstandhm，buthebarehmtotheearth。Andofthesetwelveknghtsheslewnplanjoustsfour。Andtheeghtknghtshemadethemtoswearonthecrossofaswordthattheyshouldneverusetheevlcustomsofthecastle。Andwhenhehadmadethemtoswearthatoathheletthempass。Andeverstoodthelordsandtheladesonthecastlewallscryngandsayng：KnghtwththeRedSheld，yehavemarvellouslywelldoneaseverwesawknghtdo。Andtherewthcameaknghtoutofthecastleunarmed，andsad：KnghtwththeRedSheld，overmuchdamagehastthoudonetousthsday，thereforereturnwhtherthouwlt，forherearenomorewllhaveadowththee；forwerepentsorethateverthoucamesthere，forbytheesfordonetheoldcustomofthscastle。
Andwththatwordheturnedaganntothecastle，andshutthegates。ThentheKnghtwththeRedSheldturnedandcalledhssqures，andsopassedforthonhsway，androdeagreatpace。
AndwhenhewaspastSrPalomdeswenttoSrDnadan，andsad：hadneversuchashameofoneknghtthatevermet；andthereforecastmetordeafterhm，andtoberevengedwthmysword，fora-horsebackdeemshallgetnoworshpofhm。SrPalomdes，sadDnadan，yeshallnotmeddlewthhmbymycounsel，foryeshallgetnoworshpofhm；andforthscause，yehaveseenhmthsdayhavehadovermuchtodo，andovermuchtravaled。ByalmghtyJesu，sadPalomdes，shallneverbeateasetllthat