HowBeaumansfoughtwththeKnghtoftheBlackLaunds，andfoughtwthhmtllhefelldownandded。
　　THEREsataknghtallarmednblackharness，andhsnamewastheKnghtoftheBlackLaund。Thenthedamosel，whenshesawthatknght，shebadehmfleedownthatvalley，forhshorsewasnotsaddled。Gramercy，sadBeaumans，foralwaysyewouldhavemeacoward。WththattheBlackKnght，whenshecamenghhm，spakeandsad，Damosel，haveyebroughtthsknghtofKngArthurtobeyourchampon？Nay，farknght，sadshe，thssbutaktchenknavethatwasfednKngArthur’sktchenforalms。Whycomethhe，sadtheknght，nsucharray？tsshamethathebearethyoucompany。Sr，cannotbedelveredofhm，sadshe，forwthmeherdethmaugremnehead：Godwouldthatyeshouldputhmfromme，othertoslayhmanyemay，forhesanunhappyknave，andunhapplyhehathdonethsday：throughmshapsawhmslaytwoknghtsatthepassageofthewater；
　　andotherdeedsheddbeforerghtmarvellousandthroughunhappness。Thatmarvellethme，sadtheBlackKnght，thatanymanthatsofworshpwllhaveadowthhm。Theyknowhmnot，sadthedamosel，andforbecauseherdethwthme，theyweenthathebesomemanofworshpborn。Thatmaybe，sadtheBlackKnght；howbetasyesaythathebenomanofworshp，hesafulllkelyperson，andfulllketobeastrongman：butthusmuchshallgrantyou，sadtheBlackKnght；shallputhmdownupononefoot，andhshorseandhsharnessheshallleavewthme，fortwereshametometodohmanymoreharm。
　　WhenSrBeaumansheardhmsaythus，hesad，Srknght，thouartfulllargeofmyhorseandmyharness；lettheewttcosttheenought，andwhethertlkeththeeornot，thslaundwll
　　passmaugrethnehead。Andhorsenorharnessgettestthounoneofmne，butfthouwnthemwththyhands；andthereforeletseewhatthoucanstdo。Sayestthouthat？sadtheBlackKnght，nowyeldthyladyfromthee，fortbeseemethneveraktchenpagetordewthsuchalady。Thoulest，sadBeaumans，amagentlemanborn，andofmorehghlneagethanthou，andthatwllproveonthybody。
　　Thenngreatwraththeydepartedwththerhorses，andcametogetherasthadbeenthethunder，andtheBlackKnght’sspearbrake，andBeaumansthrusthmthroughbothhssdes，andtherewthhsspearbrake，andthetruncheonleftstllnhssde。ButneverthelesstheBlackKnghtdrewhssword，andsmotemanyeagerstrokes，andofgreatmght，andhurtBeaumansfullsore。ButatthelasttheBlackKnght，wthnanhourandanhalf，hefelldownoffhshorsenswoon，andthereheded。
　　AndwhenBeaumanssawhmsowellhorsedandarmed，thenhealghteddownandarmedhmnhsarmour，andsotookhshorseandrodeafterthedamosel。
　　Whenshesawhmcomengh，shesad，Away，ktchenknave，outofthewnd，forthesmellofthybawdyclothesgrevethme。Alas，shesad，thateversuchaknaveshouldbymshapslaysogoodaknghtasthouhastdone，butallthssthneunhappness。Butherebysoneshallpaytheeallthypayment，andthereforeyetcounselthee，flee。tmayhappenme，sadBeaumans，tobebeatenorslan，butwarnyou，fardamosel，wllnotfleeaway，anorleaveyourcompany，forallthatyecansay；foreveryesaythattheywllkllmeorbeatme，buthowsomeverthappenethescape，andtheyleontheground。Andthereforetwereasgoodforyoutoholdyoustllthusalldayrebukngme，forawaywllnottllseetheuttermostofthsjourney，orelsewllbeslan，othertrulybeaten；thereforerdeonyourway，forfollowyouwllwhatsomeverhappen。
　　HowthebrotheroftheknghtthatwasslanmetwthBeaumans，andfoughtwthBeaumanstllhewasyelden。
　　THUSastheyrodetogether，theysawaknghtcomedrvngbythemallngreen，bothhshorseandhsharness；andwhenhecamenghthedamosel，heaskedher，sthatmybrothertheBlackKnghtthatyehavebroughtwthyou？Nay，nay，shesad，thsunhappyktchenknavehathslanyourbrotherthroughunhappness。Alas，sadtheGreenKnght，thatsgreatpty，thatsonobleaknghtashewasshouldsounhapplybeslan，andnamelyofaknave’shand，asyesaythathes。Ah!trator，sadtheGreenKnght，thoushaltdeforslayngofmybrother；
　　hewasafullnobleknght，andhsnamewasSrPerard。defythee，sadBeaumans，forlettheewtslewhmknghtlyandnotshamefully。
　　TherewthaltheGreenKnghtrodeuntoanhornthatwasgreen，andthunguponathorn，andthereheblewthreedeadlymotes，andtherecametwodamoselsandarmedhmlghtly。Andthenhetookagreathorse，andagreensheldandagreenspear。Andthentheyrantogetherwthallthermghts，andbraketherspearsuntotherhands。Andthentheydrewtherswords，andgavemanysadstrokes，andetherofthemwoundedotherfullll。
　　Andatthelast，atanoverthwart，BeaumanswthhshorsestrucktheGreenKnght’shorseuponthesde，thathefelltotheearth。AndthentheGreenKnghtavodedhshorselghtly，anddressedhmuponfoot。ThatsawBeaumans，andtherewthalhealghted，andtheyrushedtogetherlketwomghtykempsalongwhle，andsoretheybledboth。Wththatcamethedamosel，andsad，MylordtheGreenKnght，whyforshamestandyesolongfghtngwththektchenknave？Alas，tsshamethateveryeweremadeknght，toseesuchaladtomatchsuchaknght，astheweedovergrewthecorn。TherewththeGreenKnghtwasashamed，andtherewthalhegaveagreatstrokeofmght，andclavehssheldthrough。WhenBeaumanssawhssheldclovenasunderhewasalttleashamedofthatstrokeandofherlanguage；andthenhegavehmsuchabuffetuponthehelmthathefellonhsknees。AndsosuddenlyBeaumanspulledhmuponthegroundgrovellng。AndthentheGreenKnghtcredhmmercy，andyeldedhmuntoSrBeaumans，andprayedhmtoslayhmnot。Allsnvan，sadBeaumans，forthoushaltdebutfthsdamoselthatcamewthmepraymetosavethylfe。Andtherewthalheunlacedhshelmlkeashewouldslayhm。Feuponthee，falsektchenpage，wllneverpraytheetosavehslfe，forwllneverbesomuchnthydanger。Thenshallhede，sadBeaumans。Notsohardy，thoubawdyknave，sadthedamosel，thatthouslayhm。Alas，sadtheGreenKnght，suffermenottodeforafarwordmaysaveme。Farknght，sadtheGreenKnght，savemylfe，andwllforgvetheethedeathofmybrother，andforevertobecomethyman，andthrtyknghtsthatholdofmeforevershalldoyouservce。nthedevl’sname，sadthedamosel，thatsuchabawdyktchenknaveshouldhavetheeandthrtyknghts’servce。
　　Srknght，sadBeaumans，allthsavaleththeenot，butfmydamoselspeakwthmeforthylfe。Andtherewthalhemadeasemblanttoslayhm。Letbe，sadthedamosel，thoubawdyknave；slayhmnot，foranthoudothoushaltrepentt。
　　Damosel，sadBeaumans，yourchargestomeapleasure，andatyourcommandmenthslfeshallbesaved，andelsenot。Thenhesad，Srknghtwththegreenarms，releasetheequtatthsdamosel’srequest，forwllnotmakeherwroth，wllfulflallthatshechargethme。AndthentheGreenKnghtkneeleddown，andddhmhomagewthhssword。Thensadthedamosel，Merepenteth，GreenKnght，ofyourdamage，andofyourbrother’sdeath，theBlackKnght，forofyourhelphadgreatmster，fordreadmesoretopassthsforest。Nay，dreadyounot，sadtheGreenKnght，foryeshalllodgewthmethsnght，andto-mornshallhelpyouthroughthsforest。Sotheytooktherhorsesandrodetohsmanor，whchwasfasttherebesde。
　　HowthedamoselaganrebukedBeaumans，andwouldnotsufferhmtostathertable，butcalledhmktchenboy。
　　ANDeversherebukedBeaumans，andwouldnotsufferhmtostathertable，butastheGreenKnghttookhmandsathmatasdetable。Marvelmethnketh，sadtheGreenKnghttothedamosel，whyyerebukethsnobleknghtasyedo，forwarnyou，damosel，hesafullnobleknght，andknownoknghtsabletomatchhm；thereforeyedogreatwrongtorebukehm，forheshalldoyourghtgoodservce，forwhatsomeverhemakethhmself，yeshallproveattheendthathescomeofanoblebloodandofkng’slneage。Fe，fe，sadthedamosel，tsshameforyoutosayofhmsuchworshp。Truly，sadtheGreenKnght，twereshameformetosayofhmanydsworshp，forhehathprovedhmselfabetterknghtthanam，yethavemetwthmanyknghtsnmydays，andneverorthstmehavefoundnoknghthsmatch。Andsothatnghttheyyedeuntorest，andallthatnghttheGreenKnghtcommandedthrtyknghtsprvlytowatchBeaumans，fortokeephmfromalltreason。
　　Andsoonthemorntheyallarose，andheardthermassandbraketherfast；andthentheytooktherhorsesandrodeontherway，andtheGreenKnghtconveyedthemthroughtheforest；andtheretheGreenKnghtsad，MylordBeaumans，andthesethrtyknghtsshallbealwaysatyoursummons，bothearlyandlate，atyourcallngandwhtherthateveryewllsendus。tswellsad，sadBeaumans；whenthatcalluponyouyemustyeldyouuntoKngArthur，andallyourknghts。fthatyesocommandus，weshallbereadyatalltmes，sadtheGreenKnght。Fe，feuponthee，nthedevl’sname，sadthedamosel，thatanygoodknghtsshouldbeobedentuntoaktchenknave。SothendepartedtheGreenKnghtandthedamosel。AndthenshesaduntoBeaumans，Whyfollowestthoume，thouktchenboy？Castawaythysheldandthyspear，andfleeaway；yet
　　counseltheebetmesorthoushaltsayrghtsoon，alas；forwertthouaswghtaseverwasWadeorLauncelot，Trstram，orthegoodknghtSrLamorak，thoushaltnotpassapassherethatscalledthePassPerlous。Damosel，sadBeaumans，whosafeardlethmflee，fortwereshametoturnagansthenhaverddensolongwthyou。Well，sadthedamosel，yeshallsoon，whetheryewllornot。
　　Howthethrdbrother，calledtheRedKnght，joustedandfoughtaganstBeaumans，andhowBeaumansovercamehm。
　　SOwthnawhletheysawatoweraswhteasanysnow，wellmatchecoldallabout，anddoubledyked。Andoverthetowergatetherehungafftysheldsofdverscolours，andunderthattowertherewasafarmeadow。Andtherenweremanyknghtsandsqurestobehold，scaffoldsandpavlons；forthereuponthemornshouldbeagreattournament：andthelordofthetowerwasnhscastleandlookedoutatawndow，andsawadamosel，adwarf，andaknghtarmedatallponts。SoGodmehelp，sadthelord，wththatknghtwlljoust，forseethathesaknght-errant。Andsohearmedhmandhorsedhmhastly。Andwhenhewasonhorsebackwthhssheldandhsspear，twasallred，bothhshorseandhsharness，andallthattohmlongeth。AndwhenthathecamenghhmheweenedthadbeenhsbrothertheBlackKnght；andthenhecredaloud，Brother，whatdoyenthesemarches？Nay，nay，sadthedamosel，tsnothe；thssbutaktchenknavethatwasbroughtupforalmsnKngArthur’scourt。Nevertheless，sadtheRedKnght，wllspeakwthhmorhedepart。Ah，sadthedamosel，thsknavehathklledthybrother，andSrKaynamedhmBeaumans，andthshorseandthsharnesswasthybrother’s，theBlackKnght。AlsosawthybrothertheGreenKnghtovercomeofhshands。Nowmayyeberevengeduponhm，formayneverbequtofhm。
　　Wththsetherknghtsdepartednsunder，andtheycametogetherwthallthermght，andetheroftherhorsesfelltotheearth，andtheyavodedtherhorses，andputthersheldsaforethemanddrewtherswords，andethergaveothersadstrokes，nowhere，nowthere，rasng，tracng，fonng，andhurlnglketwoboars，thespaceoftwohours。AndthenshecredonhghtotheRedKnght，Alas，thounobleRedKnght，thnkwhatworshphathfollowedthee，letneveraktchenknaveenduretheesolongashedoth。ThentheRedKnghtwaxedwrothanddoubledhsstrokes，andhurtBeaumanswonderlysore，thatthebloodrandowntotheground，thattwaswondertoseethatstrongbattle。YetatthelastSrBeaumansstruckhmtotheearth，andashewouldhaveslantheRedKnght，hecredmercy，sayng，Nobleknght，slaymenot，andshallyeldmetotheewthfftyknghtswthmethatbeatmycommandment。And