HowKngArthur，theQueen，andLauncelotrecevedlettersoutofCornwall，andoftheansweragan。
　　NOWleaveweSrPalomdesandSrDnadanntheCastleofBeale-Valet，andturnweaganuntoKngArthur。
　　TherecameaknghtoutofCornwall，hsnamewasFergus，afellowoftheRoundTable。AndtherehetoldthekngandSrLauncelotgoodtdngsofSrTrstram，andtherewerebroughtgoodlyletters，andhowhelefthmnthecastleofTntagl。ThencamethedamoselthatbroughtgoodlylettersuntoKngArthuranduntoSrLauncelot，andthereshehadpassnggoodcheerofthekng，andoftheQueenGuenever，andofSrLauncelot。Thentheywrotegoodlylettersagan。ButSrLauncelotbadeeverSrTrstrambewareofKngMark，foreverhecalledhmnhslettersKngFox，aswhosath，hefarethallwthwlesandtreason。WhereofSrTrstramnhsheartthankedSrLauncelot。ThenthedamoselwentuntoLaBealesoud，andbareherlettersfromthekngandfromSrLauncelot，whereofshewasnpassnggreatjoy。Fardamosel，sadLaBealesoud，howfarethmyLordArthur，andtheQueenGuenever，andthenobleknght，SrLauncelot？Sheanswered，andtomakeshorttale：MuchthebetterthatyeandSrTrstrambenjoy。Godrewardthem，sadLaBealesoud，forSrTrstramsufferethgreatpanforme，andforhm。
　　Sothedamoseldeparted，andbroughtletterstoKngMark。Andwhenhehadreadthem，andunderstoodthem，hewaswrothwthSrTrstram，forhedeemedthathehadsentthedamoseluntoKngArthur。ForArthurandLauncelotnamannerthreatedKngMark。AndasKngMarkreadtheselettershedeemedtreasonbySrTrstram。Damosel，sadKngMark，wllyerdeaganandbearlettersfrommeuntoKngArthur？Sr，shesad，wllbeatyourcommandmenttordewhenyewll。
　　Yesaywell，sadthekng；comeagan，sadthekng，to-morn，andfetchyourletters。ThenshedepartedandtoldthemhowsheshouldrdeaganwthlettersuntoArthur。
　　Thenweprayyou，sadLaBealesoudandSrTrstram，thatwhenyehaverecevedyourletters，thatyewouldcomebyusthatwemayseetheprvtyofyourletters。
　　Allthatmaydo，madam，yewotwellmustdoforSrTrstram，forhavebeenlonghsownmaden。
　　SoonthemornthedamoselwenttoKngMarktohavehadhslettersandtodepart。amnotavsed，sadKngMark，asatthstmetosendmyletters。ThenprvlyandsecretlyhesentlettersuntoKngArthur，anduntoQueenGuenever，anduntoSrLauncelot。Sothevarletdeparted，andfoundthekngandthequeennWales，atCarlon。Andasthekngandthequeenwereatmassthevarletcamewththeletters。Andwhenmasswasdonethekngandthequeenopenedthelettersprvlybythemself。Andthebegnnngofthekng’slettersspakewonderlyshortuntoKngArthur，andbadehmentermetewthhmselfandwthhswfe，andofhsknghts；forhewasableenoughtoruleandkeephswfe。
　　HowSrLauncelotwaswrothwththeletterthatherecevedfromKngMark，andofDnadanwhchmadealayofKngMark。
　　WHENKngArthurunderstoodtheletter，hemusedofmanythngs，andthoughtonhssster’swords，QueenMorganleFay，thatshehadsadbetwxtQueenGueneverandSrLauncelot。Andnthsthoughthestudedagreatwhle。Thenhebethoughthmaganhowhsssterwashsownenemy，andthatshehatedthequeenandSrLauncelot，andsoheputallthatoutofhsthought。
　　ThenKngArthurreadtheletteragan，andthelatterclausesadthatKngMarktookSrTrstramforhsmortalenemy；whereforeheputArthuroutofdoubthewouldberevengedofSrTrstram。ThenwasKngArthurwrothwthKngMark。AndwhenQueenGueneverreadherletterandunderstoodt，shewaswrothoutofmeasure，fortheletterspakeshamebyherandbySrLauncelot。AndsoprvlyshesenttheletteruntoSrLauncelot。Andwhenhewstthententoftheletterhewassowroththatheladhmdownonhsbedtosleep，whereofSrDnadanwasware，fortwashsmannertobeprvywthallgoodknghts。AndasSrLauncelotslepthestoletheletteroutofhshand，andreadtwordbyword。
　　Andthenhemadegreatsorrowforanger。AndsoSrLauncelotawaked，andwenttoawndow，andreadtheletteragan，thewhchmadehmangry。
　　Sr，sadDnadan，whereforebeyeangry？dscoveryourhearttome：forsoothyewotwelloweyougoodwll，howbetamapoorknghtandaservtoruntoyouandtoallgoodknghts。Forthoughbenotofworshpmyselfloveallthosethatbeofworshp。tstruth，sadSrLauncelot，yeareatrustyknght，andforgreattrust
　　wllshewyoumycounsel。AndwhenDnadanunderstoodall，hesad：Thssmycounsel：setyourghtnoughtbythesethreats，forKngMarkssovllanous，thatbyfarspeechshallnevermangetofhm。Butyeshallseewhatshalldo；wllmakealayforhm，andwhentsmadeshallmakeanharpertosngtaforehm。Soanonhewentandmadet，andtaughttanharperthathghtElot。
　　Andwhenhecouldt，hetaughtttomanyharpers。AndsobythewllofSrLauncelot，andofArthur，theharperswentstraghtntoWales，andntoCornwall，tosngthelaythatSrDnadanmadebyKngMark，thewhchwastheworstlaythateverharpersangwthharporwthanyothernstruments。
　　HowSrTrstramwashurt，andofawarmadetoKngMark；andofSrTrstramhowhepromsedtorescuehm。
　　NOWturnweaganuntoSrTrstramandtoKngMark。
　　AsSrTrstramwasatjoustsandattournamenttfortunedhewassorehurtbothwthaspearandwthasword，butyethewonalwaysthedegree。AndfortoreposehmhewenttoagoodknghtthatdwellednCornwall，nacastle，whosenamewasSrDnasleSeneschal。ThenbymsfortunetherecameoutofSessonagreatnumberofmenofarms，andanhdeoushost，andtheyenterednghtheCastleofTntagl；andthercaptan’snamewasElas，agoodmanofarms。WhenKngMarkunderstoodhsenemeswereenteredntohslandhemadegreatdoleandsorrow，fornnowsebyhswllKngMarkwouldnotsendforSrTrstram，forhehatedhmdeadly。
　　Sowhenhscounclwascometheydevsedandcastmanyperlsofthestrengthoftherenemes。Andthentheyconcludedallatonce，andsadthusuntoKngMark：Sr，wtyewellyemustsendforSrTrstram，thegoodknght，orelsetheywllneverbeovercome。ForbySrTrstramtheymustbefoughtenwthal，orelsewerowaganstthestream。Well，sadKngMark，wlldobyyourcounsel；
　　butyethewasfullloaththereto，butneedconstranedhmtosendforhm。Thenwashesentfornallhastethatmghtbe，thatheshouldcometoKngMark。AndwhenheunderstoodthatKngMarkhadsentforhm，hemounteduponasoftamblerandrodetoKngMark。
　　Andwhenhewascomethekngsadthus：FarnephewSrTrstram，thssall。HerebecomeourenemesofSesson，thatareherenghhand，andwthouttarryngtheymustbemetwthshortly，orelsetheywlldestroythscountry。Sr，sadSrTrstram，wtyewellallmypowersatyourcommandment。Andwtyewell，sr，theseeghtdaysmaybearnonearms，formywoundsbenotyetwhole。Andbythatdayshalldowhatmay。Yesaywell，sadKngMark；thengoyeaganandreposeyouandmakeyoufresh，andshallgoandmeettheSessonswthallmypower。
　　SothekngdeparteduntoTntagl，andSrTrstramwenttoreposehm。Andthekngmadeagreathostanddepartedthemnthree；thefrstpartledSrDnastheSeneschal，andSrAndredledthesecondpart，andSrArgusledthethrdpart；andhewasofthebloodofKngMark。AndtheSessonshadthreegreatbattles，andmanygoodmenofarms。AndsoKngMarkbytheadvceofhsknghtsssuedoutoftheCastleofTntagluponhsenemes。AndDnas，thegoodknght，rodeoutafore，andslewtwoknghtswthhsownhands，andthenbeganthebattles。Andtherewasmarvellousbreakngofspearsandsmtngofswords，andslewdownmanygoodknghts。AndeverwasSrDnastheSeneschalthebestofKngMark’sparty。Andthusthebattleenduredlongwthgreatmortalty。ButatthelastKngMarkandSrDnas，weretheyneversoloath，theywthdrewthemtotheCastleofTntaglwthgreatslaughterofpeople；andtheSessonsfollowedonfast，thattenofthemwereputwthnthegatesandfourslanwththeportculls。
　　ThenKngMarksentforSrTrstrambyavarlet，thattoldhmallthemortalty。Thenhesentthevarletagan，andbadehm：TellKngMarkthatwllcomeassoonasamwhole，forerstmaydohmnogood。ThenKngMarkhadhsanswer。TherewthcameElasandbadethekngyeldupthecastle：Foryemaynotholdtnowhle。SrElas，sadthekng，sowllyeldupthecastlefbenotsoonrescued。AnonKngMarksentaganforrescuetoSrTrstram。BythenSrTrstramwaswhole，andhehadgottenhmtengoodknghtsofArthur’s；andwththemherodeuntoTntagl。AndwhenhesawthegreathostofSessonshemarvelledwondergreatly。AndthenSrTrstramrodebythewoodsandbythedtchesassecretlyashemght，tllhecamenghthegates。AndtheredressedaknghttohmwhenhesawthatSrTrstramwouldenter；andSrTrstramsmotehmdowndead，andsoheservedthreemore。Andeverychofthesetenknghtsslewamanofarms。SoSrTrstramenteredntotheCastleofTntagl。AndwhenKngMarkwstthatSrTrstramwascomehewasgladofhscomng，andsowasallthefellowshp，andofhmtheymadegreatjoy。
　　HowSrTrstramovercamethebattle，andhowElasdesredamantofghtbodyforbody。
　　SOonthemornElasthecaptancame，andbadeKngMark：Comeoutanddobattle；fornowthegoodknghtSrTrstramsenteredtwllbeshametothee，sadElas，fortokeepthywalls。WhenKngMarkunderstoodthshewaswrothandsadnoword，butwentuntoSrTrstramandaskedhmhscounsel。Sr，sadSrTrstram，wllyethatgvehmhsanswer？wllwell，sadKngMark。
　　ThenSrTrstramsadthustothemessenger：Bearthylordwordfromthekngandme，thatwewlldobattlewthhmto-mornntheplanfeld。Whatsyourname？sadthemessenger。WtthouwellmynamesSrTrstramdeLones。TherewthalthemessengerdepartedandtoldhslordElasallthathehadheard。Sr，sadSrTrstramuntoKngMark，prayyougvemeleavetohavetheruleofthebattle。prayyoutaketherule，sadKngMark。ThenSrTrstramletdevsethebattlenwhatmannerthattshouldbe。Heletdeparthshostnspartes，andordanedSrDnastheSeneschaltohavetheforeward，andotherknghtstoruletheremnant。AndthesamenghtSrTrstramburntalltheSessons’shpsuntothecoldwater。Anon，asElaswstthat，hesadtwasofSrTrstram’sdong：Forhecasteththatweshallneverescape，mothersonofus。Therefore，farfellows，fghtfreelyto-morrow，andmscomfortyounought；foranyknght，thoughhebethebestknghtntheworld，hemaynothaveadowthusall。
　　Thentheyordanedtherbattlenfourpartes，wonderlywellapparelledandgarnshedwthmenofarms。
　　Thustheywthnssued，andtheywthoutsetfreelyuponthem；andthereSrDnasddgreatdeedsofarms。NotforthenSrDnasandhsfellowshpwereputtotheworse。
　　WththatcameSrTrstramandslewtwoknghtswthonespear；thenheslewontherghthandandonthelefthand，thatmenmarvelledthateverhemghtdosuchdeedsofarms。Andthenhemghtseesometmethebattlewasdrvenabow-draughtfromthecastle，andsometmetwasatthegatesofthecastle。ThencameElasthecaptanrushnghereandthere，andhtKngMarksosoreuponthehelmthathemadehmtoavodthesaddle。AndthenSrDnasgatKngMarkagantohorseback。TherewthalcamenSrTrstramlkealon，andtherehemetwthElas，andhesmotehmsosoreuponthehelmthatheavodedhssaddle。Andthustheyfoughttlltwasnght，andforgreatslaughterandforwoundedpeopleeverychpartydrewtotherrest。
　　AndwhenKngMarkwascomewthntheCastleofTntaglhelackedofhsknghtsanhundred，andtheywthoutlackedtwohundred；andtheysearchedthewoundedmenonbothpartes。Andthentheywenttocouncl；andwtyouwelletherpartywereloathtofghtmore，sothatethermghtescapewththerworshp。
　　WhenElasthecaptanunderstoodthedeathofhsmenhemadegreatdole；andwhenhewstthattheywereloathtogotobattleaganhewaswrothoutofmeasure。
　　ThenElassentworduntoKngMark，ngreatdespte，whetherhewouldfndaknghtthatwouldfghtforhmbodyforbody。AndfthathemghtslayKngMark’sknght，hetohavethetruageofCornwallyearly。Andfthathsknghtslaymne，fullyreleasemyclamforever。ThenthemessengerdeparteduntoKngMark，andtoldhmhowthathslordElashadsenthmwordtofndaknghttodobattlewthhmbodyforbody。
　　WhenKngMarkunderstoodthemessenger，hebadehmabdeandheshouldhavehsanswer。Thencalledheallthebaronagetogethertowtwhatwasthebestcounsel。
　　Theysadallatonce：Tofghtnafeldwehavenolust，forhadnotbeenSrTrstram’sprowessthadbeenlkelythatwenevershouldhaveescaped；andtherefore，sr，aswedeem，twerewelldonetofndaknghtthatwoulddobattlewthhm，forheknghtlyproffereth。