Then the other knight
advances to the middle of the ford, where the other lays his left hand upon his bridle, and his right hand
upon his leg, pulling, dragging, and pressing him so roughly that he remonstrates, thinking that he
would pull his leg out of his body. Then he begs him to let go, saying: "Knight, if it please thee to fight
me on even terms, take thy shield and horse and lance, and joust with me." He answers: "That will I not
do, upon my word; for I suppose thou wouldst run away as soon as thou hadst escaped my grip."

Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart