nd left Sir
Palomides in the vessel; and so Sir Tristram beheld the mariners how
they sailed overlong Humber. And when Sir Palomides was out of their
sight they took their horses and beheld about them. And then were they
ware of a knight that came riding against them unarmed, and nothing
about him but a sword. And when this knight came nigh them he saluted
them, and they him again. Fair knights, said that knight, I pray you
insomuch as ye be knights errant, that ye will come and see my castle,
and take such as ye find there; I pray you heartily. And so they rode
with him until his castle, and there they were brought into the hall,
that was well apparelled; and so they were there unarmed, and set at a
board; and when this knight saw Sir Tristram, anon he knew him. And then
this knight waxed pale and wroth at Sir Tristram. When Sir Tristram saw
his host make such cheer he marvelled and said: Sir, mine host, what
cheer make you? Wit thou well, said he, I fare the worse for thee, for
I know thee, Sir Tristram de Liones, thou slewest my brother; and
therefore I give thee summons I will slay thee an ever I may get thee
at large. Sir knight, said Sir Tristram, I am never advised that ever I
slew any brother of yours; and if ye say that I did I will make amends
unto my power. I will none amends, said the knight, but keep thee from
me.

So when he had dined Sir Tristram asked his arms, and departed. And so
they rode on their ways, and within a while Sir Dinadan saw where came
a knight well armed and well horsed, without shield. Sir Tristram, said
Sir Dinadan, take keep to yourself, for I dare undertake yonder cometh
your host that will have ado with you. Let him come, said Sir Tristram,
I shall abide him as well as I may. Anon the knight, when he came nigh
Sir Tristram, he cried and bade him abide and keep him. So they hurtled
together, but Sir Tristram smote the other knight so sore that he bare
him over his horse's croup. That knight arose lightly and took his horse
again, and so rode fiercely to Sir Tristram, and smote him twice hard
upon the helm. Sir knight, said Sir Tristram, I pray you leave off
and smite me no more, for I would be loath to deal with you an I might
choose, for I have your meat and your drink within my body. For all that
he would not leave; and then Sir Tristram gave him such a buffet upon
the helm that he fell up-so-down from his horse, that the blood brast
out at the ventails of his helm, and so he lay s