ugh my lady Queen Guenever, be fairest in your eye, wit ye well Queen
Morgawse of Orkney is fairest in mine eye, and so every knight thinketh
his own lady fairest; and wit ye well, sir, ye are the man in the world
except Sir Tristram that I am most loathest to have ado withal, but, an
ye will needs fight with me I shall endure you as long as I may. Then
spake Sir Bleoberis and said: My lord Sir Launcelot, I wist you never
so misadvised as ye are now, for Sir Lamorak sayeth you but reason and
knightly; for I warn you I have a lady, and methinketh that she is the
fairest lady of the world. Were this a great reason that ye should be
wroth with me for such language? And well ye wot, that Sir Lamorak is as
noble a knight as I know, and he hath ought you and us ever good will,
and therefore I pray you be good friends. Then Sir Launcelot said
unto Sir Lamorak. I pray you forgive me mine evil will, and if I was
misadvised I will amend it. Sir, said Sir Lamorak, the amends is
soon made betwixt you and me. And so Sir Launcelot and Sir Bleoberis
departed, and Sir Meliagaunce and Sir Lamorak took their horses, and
either departed from other.

And within a while came King Arthur, and met with Sir Lamorak, and
jousted with him; and there he smote down Sir Lamorak, and wounded him
sore with a spear, and so he rode from him; wherefore Sir Lamorak was
wroth that he would not fight with him on foot, howbeit that Sir Lamorak
knew not King Arthur.

CHAPTER XV. How Sir Kay met with Sir Tristram, and after of the shame
spoken of the knights of Cornwall, and how they jousted.

NOW leave we of this tale, and speak we of Sir Tristram, that as he rode
he met with Sir Kay, the Seneschal; and there Sir Kay asked Sir Tristram
of what country he was. He answered that he was of the country of
Cornwall. It may well be, said Sir Kay, for yet heard I never that
ever good knight came out of Cornwall. That is evil spoken, said Sir
Tristram, but an it please you to tell me your name I require you. Sir,
wit ye well, said Sir Kay, that my name is Sir Kay, the Seneschal. Is
that your name? said Sir Tristram, now wit ye well that ye are named the
shamefullest knight of your tongue that now is living; howbeit ye
are called a good knight, but ye are called unfortunate, and passing
overthwart of your tongue. And thus they rode together till they came
to a bridge. And there was a knight would not let them pass till one
of them jousted with him; and so that k