r Dinas, and to Sadok, and prayed them
in anywise to take King Mark, and put him in prison, unto the time that
she and Sir Tristram were departed unto the realm of Logris. When Sir
Dinas the Seneschal understood the treason of King Mark he promised her
again, and sent her word that King Mark should be put in prison. And as
they devised it so it was done. And then Sir Tristram was delivered out
of prison; and anon in all the haste Queen Isoud and Sir Tristram went
and took their counsel with that they would have with them when they
departed.

CHAPTER LII. How Sir Tristram and La Beale Isoud came unto England, and
how Sir Launcelot brought them to Joyous Gard.

THEN La Beale Isoud and Sir Tristram took their vessel, and came by
water into this land. And so they were not in this land four days but
there came a cry of a jousts and tournament that King Arthur let make.
When Sir Tristram heard tell of that tournament he disguised himself,
and La Beale Isoud, and rode unto that tournament. And when he came
there he saw many knights joust and tourney; and so Sir Tristram dressed
him to the range, and to make short conclusion, he overthrew fourteen
knights of the Round Table. When Sir Launcelot saw these knights thus
overthrown, Sir Launcelot dressed him to Sir Tristram. That saw La Beale
Isoud how Sir Launcelot was come into the field. Then La Beale Isoud
sent unto Sir Launcelot a ring, and bade him wit that it was Sir
Tristram de Liones. When Sir Launcelot under stood that there was Sir
Tristram he was full glad, and would not joust. Then Sir Launcelot
espied whither Sir Tristram yede, and after him he rode; and then either
made of other great joy. And so Sir Launcelot brought Sir Tristram and
La Beale Isoud unto Joyous Gard, that was his own castle, that he had
won with his own hands. And there Sir Launcelot put them in to wield for
their own. And wit ye well that castle was garnished and furnished for
a king and a queen royal there to have sojourned. And Sir Launcelot
charged all his people to honour them and love them as they would do
himself.

So Sir Launcelot departed unto King Arthur; and then he told Queen
Guenever how he that jousted so well at the last tournament was Sir
Tristram. And there he told her how he had with him La Beale Isoud
maugre King Mark, and so Queen Guenever told all this unto King Arthur.
When King Arthur wist that Sir Tristram was escaped and come from King
Mark, and had brought La Beale I