HowKngArthurmadeKngMarktobeaccordedwthSrTrstram,andhowtheydepartedtowardCornwall。
NOWpassweourmatter,andleaveweSrGawane,andspeakofKngArthur,thatonadaysaduntoKngMark:
Sr,prayyougvemeagftthatshallaskyou。Sr,sadKngMark,wllgveyouwhatsomeveryedesreantbenmypower。Sr,gramercy,sadArthur。Thswllaskyou,thatyewllbegoodlorduntoSrTrstram,forhesamanofgreathonour;andthatyewlltakehmwthyountoCornwall,andlethmseehsfrends,andtherechershhmformysake。Sr,sadKngMark,promseyoubythefathofmybody,andbythefaththatowetoGodandtoyou,shallworshphmforyoursakenallthat
canormay。Sr,sadArthur,andwllforgveyoualltheevlwllthateveroughtyou,ansobethatyouswearthatuponabookbeforeme。Wthagoodwll,sadKngMark;andsohethereswareuponabookaforehmandallhsknghts,andtherewthKngMarkandSrTrstramtooketherotherbythehandshardknttogether。ButforallthsKngMarkthoughtfalsely,astprovedafter,forheputSrTrstramnprson,andcowardlywouldhaveslanhm。
ThensoonafterKngMarktookhsleavetordentoCornwall,andSrTrstrammadehmreadytordewthhm,whereofthemostpartoftheRoundTablewerewrothandheavy,andnespecalSrLauncelot,andSrLamorak,andSrDnadan,werewrothoutofmeasureForwelltheywstKngMarkwouldslayordestroySrTrstram。Alas,sadDnadan,thatmylord,SrTrstram,shalldepart。AndSrTrstramtooksuchsorrowthathewasamazedlkeafool。Alas,sadSrLauncelotuntoKngArthur,whathaveyedone,foryeshalllosethemostmanofworshpthatevercamentoyourcourt。twashsowndesre,sadArthur,andthereforemghtnotdowthal,forhavedoneallthatcanandmadethemataccord。Accord,sadSrLauncelot,feuponthataccord,foryeshallhearthatheshallslaySrTrstram,orputhmnaprson,forhesthemostcowardandthevllanestkngandknghtthatsnowlvng。