How Sir Tristram and La Beale Isoud came unto England, and how Sir Launcelot brought them to Joyous¹ Gard.
Then La Beale Isoud and Sir Tristram took their vessel², and came by water into this land. And so they were not in this land four days but there came a cry of a jousts⁴ 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 knights⁵ joust³ and tourney; and so Sir Tristram dressed him to the range, and to make short conclusion, he overthrew⁶ fourteen knights of the Round Table. When Sir Launcelot saw these knights thus overthrown⁷, 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 espied⁸ 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 wield⁹ for their own. And wit ye well that castle was garnished¹⁰ 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

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