Farbrother，SrMarhaus，prayyougontoCornwallformysake，anddobattleforourtruagethatofrghtweoughttohave；andwhatsomeveryespendyeshallhavesuffcently，morethanyeshallneed。Sr，sadMarhaus，wtyewellthatshallnotbeloathtodobattlentherghtofyouandyourlandwththebestknghtoftheTableRound；forknowthem，forthemostpart，whatbetherdeeds；andfortoadvancemydeedsandtoncreasemyworshpwllrghtgladlygountothsjourneyforourrght。
SonallhastetherewasmadepurveyanceforSrMarhaus，andhehadallthngsthattohmneeded；andsohedepartedoutofreland，andarrvedupnCornwallevenfastbytheCastleofTntagl。AndwhenKngMarkunderstoodthathewastherearrvedtofghtforreland，thenmadeKngMarkgreatsorrowwhenheunderstoodthatthegoodandnobleknghtSrMarhauswascome。Fortheyknewnoknghtthatdursthaveadowthhm。ForatthattmeSrMarhauswascalledoneofthefamousestandrenownedknghtsoftheworld。AndthusSrMarhausabodenthesea，andeverydayhesentuntoKngMarkfortopaythetruagethatwasbehndofsevenyear，otherelsetofndaknghttofghtwthhmforthetruage。ThsmannerofmessageSrMarhaussentdalyuntoKngMark。
ThentheyofCornwallletmakecresneveryplace，thatwhatknghtwouldfghtfortosavethetruageofCornwall，heshouldberewardedsothatheshouldfarethebetter，termofhslfe。
ThensomeofthebaronssadtoKngMark，andcounselledhmtosendtothecourtofKngArthurfortoseekSrLauncelotduLake，thatwasthattmenamedforthemarvelloustknghtofalltheworld。Thenthereweresomeotherbaronsthatcounselledthekngnottodoso，andsadthattwaslabournvan，becauseSrMarhauswasaknghtoftheRoundTable，thereforeanyofthemwllbeloathtohaveadowthother，butftwereanyknghtathsownrequestwouldfghtdsgusedandunknown。SothekngandallhsbaronsassentedthattwasnobotetoseekanyknghtoftheRoundTable。ThsmeanwhlecamethelanguageandthenoseuntoKngMelodas，howthatSrMarhausabodebattlefastbyTntagl，andhowKngMarkcouldfndnomannerknghttofghtforhm。WhenyoungTrstramheardofthshewaswroth，andsoreashamedthattheredurstnoknghtnCornwallhaveadowthSrMarhausofreland。
HowTrstramenterprzedthebattletofghtforthetruageofCornwall，andhowhewasmadeknght。
THEREWTHALTrstramwentuntohsfather，KngMelodas，andaskedhmcounselwhatwasbesttodofortorecoverCornwallfromtruage。For，asmeseemeth，sadSrTrstram，twereshamethatSrMarhaus，thequeen’sbrotherofreland，shouldgoawayunlessthathewerefoughtenwthal。Asforthat，sadKngMelodas，wtyouwell，sonTrstram，thatSrMarhausscalledoneofthebestknghtsoftheworld，andKnghtoftheTableRound；andthereforeknownoknghtnthscountrythatsabletomatchwthhm。Alas，sadSrTrstram，thatamnotmadeknght；andfSrMarhausshouldthusdepartntoreland，Godletmeneverhaveworshp：anweremadeknghtshouldmatchhm。Andsr，sadTrstram，prayyougvemeleavetordetoKngMark；and，soyebenotdspleased，ofKngMarkwllbemadeknght。wllwell，sadKngMelodas，thatyeberuledasyourcouragewllruleyou。ThenSrTrstramthankedhsfathermuch。AndthenhemadehmreadytordentoCornwall。
nthemeanwhletherecameamessengerwthlettersoflovefromKngFaramonofFrance’sdaughteruntoSrTrstram，thatwerefullpteousletters，andnthemwerewrttenmanycomplantsoflove；butSrTrstramhadnojoyofherlettersnorregarduntoher。Alsoshesenthmalttlebrachetthatwaspassngfar。
Butwhenthekng’sdaughterunderstoodthatSrTrstramwouldnotloveher，asthebooksath，shededforsorrow。AndthenthesamesqurethatbroughttheletterandthebrachetcameaganuntoSrTrstram，asafteryeshallhearnthetale。
SothsyoungSrTrstramrodeuntohseme，KngMarkofCornwall。AndwhenhecamethereheheardsaythattherewouldnoknghtfghtwthSrMarhaus。ThenyedeSrTrstramuntohsemeandsad：Sr，fyewllgvemetheorderofknghthood，wlldobattlewthSrMarhaus。Whatareye，sadthekng，andfromwhencebeyecome？Sr，sadTrstram，comefromKngMelodasthatweddedyoursster，andagentlemanwtyewellam。KngMarkbeheldSrTrstramandsawthathewasbutayoungmanofage，buthewaspassnglywellmadeandbg。
Farsr，sadthekng，whatsyourname，andwherewereyeborn？Sr，sadheagan，mynamesTrstram，andnthecountryofLoneswasborn。Yesaywell，sadthekng；andfyewlldothsbattleshallmakeyouknght。Thereforecometoyou，sadSrTrstram，andfornoneothercause。ButthenKngMarkmadehmknght。Andtherewthal，anonashehadmadehmknght，hesentamessengeruntoSrMarhauswthlettersthatsadthathehadfoundayoungknghtreadyfortotakethebattletotheuttermost。tmaywellbe，sadSrMarhaus；buttellKngMarkwllnotfghtwthnoknghtbuthebeofbloodroyal，thatstosay，otherkng’sson，otherqueen’sson，bornofaprnceorprncess。
WhenKngMarkunderstoodthat，hesentforSrTrstramdeLonesandtoldhmwhatwastheanswerofSrMarhaus。ThensadSrTrstram：Sthenthathesathso，lethmwtthat
amcomeoffathersdeandmothersdeofasnoblebloodashes：for，sr，nowshallyeknowthatamKngMelodas’son，bornofyourownsster，DameElzabeth，thatdedntheforestnthebrthofme。OJesu，sadKngMark，yearewelcomefarnephewtome。ThennallthehastetheknglethorseSrTrstram，andarmedhmnthebestmannerthatmghtbehadorgottenforgoldorslver。AndthenKngMarksentuntoSrMarhaus，andddhmtowtthatabetterbornmanthanhewashmselfshouldfghtwthhm，andhsnamesSrTrstramdeLones，gottenofKngMelodas，andbornofKngMark’ssster。
ThenwasSrMarhausgladandblthethatheshouldfghtwthsuchagentleman。AndsobytheassentofKngMarkandofSrMarhaustheyletordanthattheyshouldfghtwthnanslandnghSrMarhaus’shps；andsowasSrTrstramputntoavesselbothhshorseandhe，andallthattohmlongedbothforhsbodyandforhshorse。SrTrstramlackednothng。
AndwhenKngMarkandhsbaronsofCornwallbeheldhowyoungSrTrstramdepartedwthsuchacarragetofghtfortherghtofCornwall，therewasnethermannorwomanofworshpbuttheywepttoseeandunderstandsoyoungaknghttojeopardyhmselffortherrght。
HowSrTrstramarrvedntotheslandfortofurnshthebattlewthSrMarhaus。
SOtoshortenthstale，whenSrTrstramwasarrvedwthntheslandhelookedtothefarthersde，andtherehesawatananchorsshpsnghtotheland；andundertheshadowoftheshpsupontheland，therehovedthenobleknght，SrMarhausofreland。ThenSrTrstramcommandedhsservantGouvernaltobrnghshorsetotheland，anddresshsharnessatallmannerofrghts。Andthenwhenhehadsodonehemounteduponhshorse；andwhenhewasnhssaddlewellapparelled，andhsshelddresseduponhsshoulder，TrstramaskedGouvernal，Wheresthsknghtthatshallhaveadowthal？Sr，sadGouvernal，seeyehmnot？weenedyehadseenhm；yonderhehovethundertheumbreofhsshpsonhorseback，wthhsspearnhshandandhsshelduponhsshoulder。Thatstruth，sadthenobleknght，SrTrstram，nowseehmwellenough。
ThenhecommandedhsservantGouvernaltogotohsvesselagan：AndcommendmeuntomneemeKngMark，andprayhm，fthatbeslannthsbattle，fortontermybodyashmseemedbest；andasforme，lethmwtthatwllneveryeldmeforcowardce；andfbeslanandfleenot，thentheyhavelostnotruageforme；andfsobethatfleeoryeldmeasrecreant，bdmneemeneverburymenChrstanburals。
Anduponthylfe，sadSrTrstramtoGouvernal，comethounotnghthsslandtllthatthouseemeovercomeorslan，orelsethatwnyonderknght。Soetherdepartedfromothersoreweepng。
HowSrTrstramfoughtaganstSrMarhausandachevedhsbattle，andhowSrMarhausfledtohsshp。
ANDthenSrMarhausavsedSrTrstram，andsadthus：Youngknght，SrTrstram，whatdostthouhere？mesorerepentethofthycourage，forwtthouwellhavebeenassayed，andthebestknghtsofthslandhavebeenassayedofmyhand；andalso
havematchedwththebestknghtsoftheworld，andthereforebymycounselreturnaganuntothyvessel。Andfarknght，andwell-provedknght，sadSrTrstram，thoushaltwellwtmaynotforsaketheenthsquarrel，foramforthysakemadeknght。Andthoushaltwellwtthatamakng’ssonborn，andgottenuponaqueen；andsuchpromsehavemadeatmyuncle’srequestandmneownseekng，thatshallfghtwththeeuntotheuttermost，anddelverCornwallfromtheoldtruage。Andalsowtthouwell，SrMarhaus，thatthssthegreatestcausethatthoucouragestmetohaveadowththee，forthouartcalledoneofthemostrenownedknghtsoftheworld，andbecauseofthatnoseandfamethatthouhastthougvestmecouragetohaveadowththee，forneveryetwasprovedwthgoodknght；andsthentooktheorderofknghthoodthsday，amwellpleasedthatmayhaveadowthsogoodaknghtasthouart。Andnowwtthouwell，SrMarhaus，thatcastmetogetworshponthybody；andfthatbenotproved，trusttoGodthatshallbeworshpfullyproveduponthybody，andtodelverthecountryofCornwallforeverfromallmanneroftruagefromrelandforever。
WhenSrMarhaushadheardhmsaywhathewould，hesadthenthusagan：Farknght，sthentssothatthoucastesttownworshpofme，lettheewtworshpmaythounonelosebymefthoumayeststandmethreestrokes；forlettheewtformynobledeeds，provedandseen，KngArthurmademeKnghtoftheTableRound。
Thentheybegantofeutretherspears，andtheymetsofercelytogetherthattheysmoteetherotherdown，bothhorseandall。
ButSrMarhaussmoteSrTrstramagreatwoundnthesdewthhsspear，andthentheyavodedtherhorses，andpulledouttherswords，andthrewthersheldsaforethem。Andthentheylashedtogetherasmenthatwerewldandcourageous。Andwhentheyhadstrckensotogetherlong，thentheylefttherstrokes，andfonedattherbreathsandvsors；andwhentheysawthatthatmghtnotprevalthem，thentheyhurtledtogetherlkeramstobearetherotherdown。Thustheyfoughtstllmorethanhalfaday，andetherwerewoundedpassngsore，thatthebloodrandownfreshlyfromthemupontheground。BythenSrTrstramwaxedmorefresherthanSrMarhaus，andbetterwndedandbgger；andwthamghtystrokehesmoteSrMarhausuponthehelmsuchabuffetthattwentthroughhshelm，andthroughthecofofsteel，andthroughthebran-pan，andtheswordstucksofastnthehelmandnhsbran-panthatSrTrstrampulledthrceathsswordoreverhemghtpulltoutfromhshead；
andthereMarhausfelldownonhsknees，theedgeofTrstram’sswordleftnhsbran-pan。AndsuddenlySrMarhausrosegrovellng，andthrewhsswordandhssheldfromhm，andsorantohsshpsandfledhsway，andSrTrstramhadeverhssheldandhssword。
AndwhenSrTrstramsawSrMarhauswthdrawhm，hesad：Ah!
SrKnghtoftheRoundTable，whywthdrawestthouthee？thoudostthyselfandthykngreatshame，forambutayoungknght，ornowwasneverproved，andratherthanshouldwthdrawmefromthee，hadratherbehewnnanhundredpeces。SrMarhausanswerednowordbutyedehswaysoregroanng。Well，SrKnght，sadSrTrstram，promsetheethyswordandthysheldshallbemne；andthysheldshall
wearnallplaceswhererdeonmneadventures，andnthesghtofKngArthurandalltheRoundTable。
HowSrMarhausafterthathewasarrvednrelanddedofthestrokethatSrTrstramhadgvenhm，andhowTrstramwashurt。
ANONSrMarhausandhsfellowshpdepartedntoreland。Andassoonashecametothekng，hsbrother，heletsearchhswounds。AndwhenhsheadwassearchedapeceofSrTrstram’sswordwasfoundtheren，andmghtneverbehadoutofhsheadfornosurgeons，andsohededofSrTrstram’ssword；andthatpeceoftheswordthequeen，hssster，kepttforeverwthher，forshethoughttoberevengedanshemght。