And so Sir Marhaus arose and armed him, and there was a mass sung afore him, and he brake his fast, and so mounted on horseback in the court of the castle, there they should do the battle.

So there was the duke already on horseback, clean armed, and his six sons by him, and every each had a spear in his hand, and so they encountered, whereas the duke and his two sons brake their spears upon him, but Sir Marhaus held up his spear and touched none of them.

Then came the four sons by couples, and two of them brake their spears, and so did the other two.

And all this while Sir Marhaus touched them not.

Then Sir Marhaus ran to the duke, and smote him with his spear that horse and man fell to the earth.
And so he served his sons.