HowtheyapproachedtheCastleLonazep，andofotherdevcesofthedeathofSrLamorak。
　　THUStheyrodeuntltheywerewareoftheCastleLonazep。Andthenweretheywareoffourhundredtentsandpavlons，andmarvellousgreatordnance。SoGodmehelp，sadSrTrstram，yonderseethegreatestordnancethateversaw。Sr，sadPalomdes，meseemeththattherewasasgreatanordnanceattheCastleofMadensupontherock，whereyewontheprze，for
　　sawmyselfwhereyeforjoustedthrtyknghts。Sr，sadDnadan，andnSurluse，atthattournamentthatGalahaltoftheLongslesmade，thewhchthereduredsevendays，wasasgreatagatherngasshere，forthereweremanynatons。Whowasthebest？sadSrTrstram。Sr，twasSrLauncelotduLakeandthenobleknght，SrLamorakdeGals，andSrLauncelotwonthedegree。
　　doubtnot，sadSrTrstram，buthewonthedegree，sohehadnotbeenovermatchedwthmanyknghts；andofthedeathofSrLamorak，sadSrTrstram，twasovergreatpty，fordaresayhewasthecleanestmghtedmanandthebestwndedofhsagethatwasalve；forknewhmthathewasthebggestknghtthatevermetwthal，butftwereSrLauncelot。Alas，sadSrTrstram，fullwoesmeforhsdeath。AndftheywerenotthecousnsofmylordArthurthatslewhm，theyshoulddefort，andallthosethatwereconsentngtohsdeath。Andforsuchthngs，sadSrTrstram，feartodrawuntothecourtofmylordArthur；wllthatyewtt，sadSrTrstramuntoGareth。
　　Sr，blameyounot，sadGareth，forwellunderstandthevengeanceofmybrethrenSrGawane，Agravane，Gahers，andMordred。Butasforme，sadSrGareth，meddlenotofthermatters，thereforetheresnoneofthemthatlovethme。Andforunderstandtheybemurderersofgoodknghtsleftthercompany；andGodwouldhadbeenby，sadGareth，whenthenobleknght，SrLamorak，wasslan。NowasJesubemyhelp，sadSrTrstram，tswellsadofyou，forhadleferthanallthegoldbetwxtthsandRomehadbeenthere。
　　Y-ws，[1]sadPalomdes，andsowouldhadbeenthere，andyethadneverthedegreeatnojoustsnortournamentthereashewas，butheputmetotheworse，oronfootoronhorseback；andthatdaythathewasslanheddthemostdeedsofarmsthateversawknghtdonallmylfedays。AndwhenhmwasgventhedegreebymylordArthur，SrGawaneandhsthreebrethren，Agravane，Gahers，andSrMordred，setuponSrLamoraknaprvyplace，andtheretheyslewhshorse。Andsotheyfoughtwthhmonfootmorethanthreehours，bothbeforehmandbehndhm；andSrMordredgavehmhsdeathwoundbehndhmathsback，andallto-hewhm：foroneofhssqurestoldmethatsawt。Feupontreason，sadSrTrstram，fortkllethmyhearttohearthstale。Sotdothmne，sadGareth；brethrenastheybemneshallneverlovethem，nordrawntherfellowshpforthatdeed。
　　Nowspeakweofotherdeeds，sadPalomdes，andlethmbe，forhslfeyemaynotgetagan。Thatsthemorepty，sadDnadan，forSrGawaneandhsbrethren，exceptyouSrGareth，hateallthegoodknghtsoftheRoundTableforthemostpart；forwellwotantheymghtprvly，theyhatemylordSrLauncelotandallhskn，andgreatprvydesptetheyhaveathm；andthatsmylordSrLauncelotwellwareof，andthatcausethhmtohavethegoodknghtsofhsknabouthm。
　　``Y-ws’’certanly；Caxton，``yews’’；W。deWorde，``truly。’’
　　HowtheycametoHumberbank，andhowtheyfoundashpthere，wherenlaythebodyofKngHermance。
　　SR，sadPalomdes，letusleaveofthsmatter，andletusseehowweshalldoatthstournament。Bymneadvce，sadPalomdes，letusfourholdtogetheraganstallthatwllcome。Notbymycounsel，sadSrTrstram，for
　　seebytherpavlonstherewllbefourhundredknghts，anddoubtyenot，sadSrTrstram，buttherewllbemanygoodknghts；andbeamanneversovalantnorsobg，yethemaybeovermatched。Andsohaveseenknghtsdonemanytmes；andwhentheyweenedbesttohavewonworshptheylostt，formanhoodsnotworthbutftbemedledwthwsdom。Andasforme，sadSrTrstram，tmayhappenshallkeepmneownheadaswellasanother。
　　SothustheyrodeuntlthattheycametoHumberbank，wheretheyheardacryandadolefulnose。Thenweretheywarenthewndwherecamearchvesselhlledoverwthredslk，andthevessellandedfastbythem。TherewthSrTrstramalghtedandhsknghts。
　　AndsoSrTrstramwentaforeandenteredntothatvessel。Andwhenhecamewthnhesawafarbedrchlycovered，andthereuponlayadeadseemlyknght，allarmedsavethehead，wasallbe-bledwthdeadlywoundsuponhm，thewhchseemedtobeapassnggoodknght。Howmaythsbe，sadSrTrstram，thatthsknghtsthusslan？ThenSrTrstramwaswareofaletternthedeadknght’shand。Mastermarners，sadSrTrstram，whatmeaneththatletter？Sr，sadthey，nthatletteryeshallhearandknowhowhewasslan，andforwhatcause，andwhatwashsname。Butsr，sadthemarners，wtyewellthatnomanshalltakethatletterandreadtbutfhebeagoodknght，andthathewllfathfullypromsetorevengehsdeath，elseshalltherebenoknghtseethatletteropen。Wtyewell，sadSrTrstram，thatsomeofusmayrevengehsdeathaswellasother，andftbesoasyemarnerssayhsdeathshallberevenged。AndtherewthSrTrstramtooktheletteroutoftheknght’shand，andtsadthus：
　　Hermance，kngandlordoftheRedCty，senduntoallknghtserrant，recommendnguntoyounobleknghtsofArthur’scourt。beseechthemallamongthemtofndoneknghtthatwllfghtformysakewthtwobrethrenthatbroughtupofnought，andfelonouslyandtratorlytheyhaveslanme；whereforebeseechonegoodknghttorevengemydeath。AndhethatrevengethmydeathwllthathehavemyRedCtyandallmycastles。
　　Sr，sadthemarners，wtyewellthskngandknghtthatherelethwasafullworshpfulmanandoffullgreatprowess，andfullwellhelovedallmannerknghtserrants。SoGodmehelp，sadSrTrstram，heresapteouscase，andfullfanwouldtakethsenterprseuponme；buthavemadesuchapromsethatneeds
　　mustbeatthsgreattournament，orelseamshamed。
　　ForwellwotformysakenespecalmylordArthurletmakethsjoustsandtournamentnthscountry；andwellwotthatmanyworshpfulpeoplewllbethereatthattournamentfortoseeme；thereforefearmetotakethsenterprseuponmethatshallnotcomeaganbytmetothsjousts。Sr，sadPalomdes，prayyougvemethsenterprse，andyeshallseemeachevetworshpfully，otherelseshalldenthsquarrel。Well，sadSrTrstram，andthsenterprsegveyou，wthths，thatyebewthmeatthstournamentthatshallbeasthsdaysevennght。Sr，sadPalomdes，promseyouthatshallbewthyoubythatdayfbeunslanorunmamed。
　　HowSrTrstramwthhsfellowshpcameandwerewthanhostwhchafterfoughtwthSrTrstram；andothermatters。
　　THENdepartedSrTrstram，Gareth，andSrDnadan，andleftSrPalomdesnthevessel；andsoSrTrstrambeheldthemarnershowtheysaledoverlongHumber。
　　AndwhenSrPalomdeswasoutofthersghttheytooktherhorsesandbeheldaboutthem。Andthenweretheywareofaknghtthatcamerdngaganstthemunarmed，andnothngabouthmbutasword。Andwhenthsknghtcamenghthemhesalutedthem，andtheyhmagan。Farknghts，sadthatknght，prayyounsomuchasyebeknghtserrant，thatyewllcomeandseemycastle，andtakesuchasyefndthere；prayyouheartly。Andsotheyrodewthhmuntlhscastle，andtheretheywerebroughtntothehall，thatwaswellapparelled；andsotheywerethereunarmed，andsetataboard；andwhenthsknghtsawSrTrstram，anonheknewhm。AndthenthsknghtwaxedpaleandwrothatSrTrstram。WhenSrTrstramsawhshostmakesuchcheerhemarvelledandsad：Sr，mnehost，whatcheermakeyou？Wtthouwell，sadhe，faretheworseforthee，forknowthee，SrTrstramdeLones，thouslewestmybrother；andthereforegvetheesummonswllslaytheeanevermaygettheeatlarge。Srknght，sadSrTrstram，amneveradvsedthateverslewanybrotherofyours；andfyesaythatddwllmakeamendsuntomypower。wllnoneamends，sadtheknght，butkeeptheefromme。
　　SowhenhehaddnedSrTrstramaskedhsarms，anddeparted。Andsotheyrodeontherways，andwthnawhleSrDnadansawwherecameaknghtwellarmedandwellhorsed，wthoutsheld。SrTrstram，sadSrDnadan，takekeeptoyourself，fordareundertakeyondercomethyourhostthatwllhaveadowthyou。Lethmcome，sadSrTrstram，shallabdehmaswellasmay。Anontheknght，whenhecamenghSrTrstram，hecredandbadehmabdeandkeephm。Sotheyhurtledtogether，butSrTrstramsmotetheotherknghtsosorethathebarehmoverhshorse’scroup。Thatknghtaroselghtlyandtookhshorseagan，andsorodefercelytoSrTrstram，andsmotehmtwceharduponthehelm。Srknght，sadSrTrstram，prayyouleaveoffandsmtemenomore，forwouldbeloathtodealwthyouanmghtchoose，forhaveyourmeatandyourdrnkwthnmybody。Forallthathewouldnotleave；andthenSrTrstramgavehmsuchabuffetuponthehelmthathefellup-so-downfromhshorse，thatthebloodbrastoutattheventalsofhshelm，andsohelaystlllkelytobedead。ThenSrTrstramsad：Merepentethofthsbuffetthatsmotesosore，forassupposehesdead。Andsotheylefthmandrodeontherways。
　　Sotheyhadnotrddenbutawhle，buttheysawrdngaganstthemtwofulllkelyknghts，wellarmedandwellhorsed，andgoodlyservantsaboutthem。TheonewasBerrantleApres，andhewascalledtheKngwththeHundredKnghts；andtheotherwasSrSegwardes，whchwererenownedtwonobleknghts。SoastheycameetherbyothertheknglookeduponSrDnadan，thatatthattmehehadSrTrstram’shelmuponhsshoulder，thewhchhelmtheknghadseento-forewththeQueenofNorthgals，andthatqueentheknglovedasparamour；andthathelmtheQueenofNorthgalshadgventoLaBealesoud，andthequeenLaBealesoudgavettoSrTrstram。Srknght，sadBerrant，wherehadyethathelm？Whatwouldye？sadSrDnadan。Forwllhaveadowththee，sadthekng，fortheloveofherthatowedthathelm，andthereforekeepyou。Sotheydepartedandcametogetherwthallthermghtsoftherhorses，andtheretheKngwththeHundredKnghtssmoteSrDnadan，horseandall，totheearth；andthenhecommandedhsservant：Goandtakethouhshelmoff，andkeept。Sothevarletwenttounbucklehshelm。Whathelm，whatwltthoudo？sadSrTrstram，leavethathelm。Towhatntent，sadthekng，wllye，srknght，meddlewththathelm？
　　Wtyouwell，sadSrTrstram，thathelmshallnotdepartfrommeortbedearerbought。Thenmakeyouready，sadSrBerrantuntoSrTrstram。Sotheyhurtledtogether，andthereSrTrstramsmotehmdownoverhshorse’stal；andthenthekngaroselghtly，andgathshorselghtlyagan。AndthenhestruckfercelyatSrTrstrammanygreatstrokes。AndthenSrTrstramgaveSrBerrantsuchabuffetuponthehelmthathefelldownoverhshorsesorestoned。Lo，sadDnadan，thathelmsunhappytoustwan，forhadafallfort，andnow，srkng，haveyeanotherfall。
　　ThenSegwardesasked：Whoshalljoustwthme？
　　praythee，sadSrGarethuntoDnadan，letmehavethsjousts。Sr，sadDnadan，prayyoutaketasforme。
　　Thatsnoreason，sadTrstram，forthsjoustsshouldbeyours。Ataword，sadDnadan，wllnotthereof。
　　ThenGarethdressedhmtoSrSegwardes，andthereSrSegwardessmoteGarethandhshorsetotheearth。
　　Now，sadSrTrstramtoDnadan，joustwthyonderknght。wllnotthereof，sadDnadan。Thenwll，sadSrTrstram。AndthenSrTrstramrantohm，andgavehmafall；andsotheyleftthemonfoot，andSrTrstramrodeuntoJoyousGard，andthereSrGarethwouldnotofhscourtesyhavegonentothscastle，butSrTrstramwouldnotsufferhmtodepart。Andsotheyalghtedandunarmedthem，andhadgreatcheer。
　　ButwhenDnadancameaforeLaBealesoudhecursedthetmethateverhebareSrTrstram’shelm，andtherehetoldherhowSrTrstramhadmockedhm。ThenwastherelaughngandjapngatSrDnadan，thattheywstnotwhattodowthhm。