Then La Beale Isoud sent unto Sir 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.
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