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Rh TRYSTAN. Gwalchmai, for thy sake will I deliberate,

And with my mouth I utter it.—

As I am loved, so will I love.

GWALCMAI. Trystan, of aspiring mind,

The shower wets a hundred oaks.

Come to an interview with thy kinsman.

TRYSTAN. Gwalchmai, of persuasive answers,

The shower wets a hundred furrows.

I will go where'er thou wilt

Then came Trystan with Gwachmai to Arthur.

GWALGHMAI. Arthur, of courteous replies.

The shower wets a hundred heads.

Here is Trystan, be thou joyful

ARTHUR. Gwalchmai, of faultless answers,

The shower wets a hundred dwellings.

A welcome to Trystan, my nephew.

Worthy Trystan, chief of the host,

Love thy race, remember the past;

Am I not the Chief of the Tribe?

Trystan, leader of onsets,

Take equal with the best.

But leave the sovereignty to me.

Trystan, wise and mighty chieftain,

Love thy kindred, none shall harm thee,

Let there be no coldness between friend and friend.

TRYSTAN. Arthur, to thee will I attend,

To thy command will I submit,

And that thou wishest will I do.

In one Triad we find Gwalchmai extolled as one of the three most courteous men towards guests and strangers; and from another we learn that he added scientific attainments to his other remarkable qualities.