ight of his land, that will fight for his right, and we shall
find another for to defend our right. With this answer the messengers
departed into Ireland. And when King Anguish understood the answer of
the messengers he was wonderly wroth. And then he called unto him Sir
Marhaus, the good knight, that was nobly proved, and a Knight of the
Table Round. And this Marhaus was brother unto the queen of Ireland.
Then the king said thus: Fair brother, Sir Marhaus, I pray you go into
Cornwall for my sake, and do battle for our truage that of right we
ought to have; and whatsomever ye spend ye shall have sufficiently, more
than ye shall need. Sir, said Marhaus, wit ye well that I shall not
be loath to do battle in the right of you and your land with the best
knight of the Table Round; for I know them, for the most part, what be
their deeds; and for to advance my deeds and to increase my worship I
will right gladly go unto this journey for our right.

So in all haste there was made purveyance for Sir Marhaus, and he had
all things that to him needed; and so he departed out of Ireland, and
arrived up in Cornwall even fast by the Castle of Tintagil. And when
King Mark understood that he was there arrived to fight for Ireland,
then made King Mark great sorrow when he understood that the good and
noble knight Sir Marhaus was come. For they knew no knight that durst
have ado with him. For at that time Sir Marhaus was called one of the
famousest and renowned knights of the world. And thus Sir Marhaus abode
in the sea, and every day he sent unto King Mark for to pay the truage
that was behind of seven year, other else to find a knight to fight with
him for the truage. This manner of message Sir Marhaus sent daily unto
King Mark.

Then they of Cornwall let make cries in every place, that what knight
would fight for to save the truage of Cornwall, he should be rewarded
so that he should fare the better, term of his life. Then some of the
barons said to King Mark, and counselled him to send to the court of
King Arthur for to seek Sir Launcelot du Lake, that was that time named
for the marvelloust knight of all the world. Then there were some other
barons that counselled the king not to do so, and said that it was
labour in vain, because Sir Marhaus was a knight of the Round Table,
therefore any of them will be loath to have ado with other, but if it
were any knight at his own request would fight disguised and unknown.
So the king and all