horses and rode to their ships together, and when
Sir Tristram was in the sea he said: Greet well King Mark and all
mine enemies, and say them I will come again when I may; and well am
I rewarded for the fighting with Sir Marhaus, and delivered all this
country from servage; and well am I rewarded for the fetching and costs
of Queen Isoud out of Ireland, and the danger that I was in first and
last, and by the way coming home what danger I had to bring again Queen
Isoud from the Castle Pluere; and well am I rewarded when I fought with
Sir Bleoberis for Sir Segwarides' wife; and well am I rewarded when I
fought with Sir Blamore de Ganis for King Anguish, father unto La Beale
Isoud; and well am I rewarded when I smote down the good knight, Sir
Lamorak de Galis, at King Mark's request; and well am I rewarded when
I fought with the King with the Hundred Knights, and the King of
Northgalis, and both these would have put his land in servage, and by
me they were put to a rebuke; and well am I rewarded for the slaying of
Tauleas, the mighty giant, and many other deeds have I done for him, and
now have I my warison. And tell King Mark that many noble knights of the
Table Round have spared the barons of this country for my sake. Also am
I not well rewarded when I fought with the good knight Sir Palomides and
rescued Queen Isoud from him; and at that time King Mark said afore all
his barons I should have been better rewarded. And forthwithal he took
the sea.

CHAPTER XXIII. How a damosel sought help to help Sir Launcelot against
thirty knights, and how Sir Tristram fought with them.

AND at the next landing, fast by the sea, there met with Sir Tristram
and with Sir Dinadan, Sir Ector de Maris and Sir Bors de Ganis; and
there Sir Ector jousted with Sir Dinadan, and he smote him and his horse
down. And then Sir Tristram would have jousted with Sir Bors, and Sir
Bors said that he would not joust with no Cornish knights, for they are
not called men of worship; and all this was done upon a bridge. And with
this came Sir Bleoberis and Sir Driant, and Sir Bleoberis proffered
to joust with Sir Tristram, and there Sir Tristram smote down Sir
Bleoberis. Then said Sir Bors de Ganis: I wist never Cornish knight of
so great valour nor so valiant as that knight that beareth the trappings
embroidered with crowns. And then Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan departed
from them into a forest, and there met them a damosel that came for the
love of S