OfthefrstwarthatKngArthurhad，andhowhewonthefeld。
THENKngArthurcameoutofhstower，andhadunderhsgownajesserauntofdoublemal，andtherewentwthhmtheArchbshopofCanterbury，andSrBaudwnofBrtan，andSrKay，andSrBrastas：thesewerethemenofmostworshpthatwerewthhm。Andwhentheyweremettherewasnomeekness，butstoutwordsonbothsdes；butalwaysKngArthuransweredthem，andsadhewouldmakethemtobowanhelved。Whereforetheydepartedwthwrath，andKngArthurbadekeepthemwell，andtheybadethekngkeephmwell。Sothekngreturnedhmtothetoweraganandarmedhmandallhsknghts。Whatwllyedo？sadMerlntothekngs；yewerebetterfortostnt，foryeshallnothereprevalthoughyeweretentmessomany。Bewewelladvsedtobeafearedofadream-reader？sadKngLot。
WththatMerlnvanshedaway，andcametoKngArthur，andbadehmsetonthemfercely；andnthemeanwhletherewerethreehundredgoodmen，ofthebestthatwerewththekngs，thatwentstraghtuntoKngArthur，andthatcomfortedhmgreatly。Sr，sadMerlntoArthur，fghtnotwththeswordthatyehadbymracle，tllthatyeseeyegountotheworse，thendrawtoutanddoyourbest。SoforthwthalKngArthursetuponthemntherlodgng。AndSrBaudwn，SrKay，andSrBrastasslewontherghthandandonthelefthandthattwasmarvel；andalwaysKngArthuronhorsebackladonwthasword，andddmarvellousdeedsofarms，thatmanyofthekngshadgreatjoyofhsdeedsandhardness。
ThenKngLotbrakeoutonthebacksde，andtheKngwththeHundredKnghts，andKngCarados，andsetonArthurfercelybehndhm。WththatSrArthurturnedwthhsknghts，andsmotebehndandbefore，andeverSrArthurwasntheforemostpresstllhshorsewasslanunderneathhm。AndtherewthKngLotsmotedownKngArthur。Wththathsfourknghtsrecevedhmandsethmonhorseback。ThenhedrewhsswordExcalbur，buttwassobrghtnhsenemes’eyes，thattgavelghtlkethrtytorches。Andtherewthheputthema-
back，andslewmuchpeople。AndthenthecommonsofCarlonarosewthclubsandstavesandslewmanyknghts；butallthekngsheldthemtogetherwththerknghtsthatwereleftalve，andsofledanddeparted。AndMerlncameuntoArthur，andcounselledhmtofollowthemnofurther。