r I see of mine enemies many about me. Alas, said
Arthur, now wot I well it is Sir Lamorak de Galis. O Lamorak, abide
with me, and by my crown I shall never fail thee: and not so hardy in
Gawaine's head, nor none of his brethren, to do thee any wrong. Sir,
said Sir Lamorak, wrong have they done me, and to you both. That is
truth, said the king, for they slew their own mother and my sister, the
which me sore grieveth: it had been much fairer and better that ye had
wedded her, for ye are a king's son as well as they. O Jesu, said the
noble knight Sir Lamorak unto Arthur, her death shall I never forget. I
promise you, and make mine avow unto God, I shall revenge her death as
soon as I see time convenable. And if it were not at the reverence of
your highness I should now have been revenged upon Sir Gawaine and
his brethren. Truly, said Arthur, I will make you at accord. Sir, said
Lamorak, as at this time I may not abide with you, for I must to the
jousts, where is Sir Launcelot, and the haut prince Sir Galahalt.

Then there was a damosel that was daughter to King Bandes. And there was
a Saracen knight that hight Corsabrin, and he loved the damosel, and
in no wise he would suffer her to be married; for ever this Corsabrin
noised her, and named her that she was out of her mind; and thus he let
her that she might not be married.

CHAPTER XLVII. How Sir Palomides fought with Corsabrin for a lady, and
how Palomides slew Corsabrin.

SO by fortune this damosel heard tell that Palomides did much for
damosels' sake; so she sent to him a pensel, and prayed him to fight
with Sir Corsabrin for her love, and he should have her and her lands
of her father's that should fall to her. Then the damosel sent unto
Corsabrin, and bade him go unto Sir Palomides that was a paynim as well
as he, and she gave him warning that she had sent him her pensel, and
if he might overcome Palomides she would wed him. When Corsabrin wist of
her deeds then was he wood wroth and angry, and rode unto Surluse where
the haut prince was, and there he found Sir Palomides ready, the which
had the pensel. So there they waged battle either with other afore
Galahalt. Well, said the haut prince, this day must noble knights joust,
and at-after dinner we shall see how ye can speed.

Then they blew to jousts; and in came Dinadan, and met with Sir Gerin,
a good knight, and he threw him down over his horse's croup; and Sir
Dinadan overthrew four knights more; and the