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When the King had taken his throne, the seneschal arose to prove by witness and by aron and that so Iseult on Then Iseult bowed to her father and said: "King, I have here a es your seneschal for lies and felony Promise that you will pardon this man all his past deeds, who stands to prove that he and none other slew the dragon, and grant hirant it" But Iseult said, "Father, first give n that you will give him the same"

Then she found Tristan and led hihts rose all together, and crossed their arms upon their breasts and bowed, so the Irish knew that he was their lord

But aain and cried, "Tristan of Lyonesse that slew the Morholt!" They drew their swords and cla, kiss thiskissed hion's tongue and offered the seneschal battle, but the seneschal looked at his face and dared not

Then Tristan said: "My lords, you have said it, and it is truth: I killed the Morholt But I crossed the sea to offer you a good blood-fine, to ransoet me quit of it

"I put my body in peril of death and rid you of the beast and have so conquered Iseult the Fair, and having conquered her I will bear her away on my ship

"But that these lands of Cornwall and IrelandMark, h name, who all will sith an oath upon the relics of the holy saints, that King Mark sends you by their eoodwill; and that he would by your courtesy hold Iseult as his honoured wife, and that he would have all the men of Cornwall serve her as their Queen"

When the lords of Ireland heard this they acclai also was content

Then, since that treaty and alliance was to beher father took Iseult by the hand and asked of Tristan that he should take an oath; to wit that he would lead her loyally to his lord, and Tristan took that oath and swore it before the knights and the Barony of Ireland asseht hand into Tristan's right hand, and Tristan held it for a space in token of seizin for the King of Cornwall