HowMerlnsavedArthur’slfe，andthrewanenchantmentonKngPellnoreandmadehmtosleep。
THEREWTHALcameMerlnandsad，Knght，holdthyhand，foranthouslaythatknghtthouputtestthsrealmnthegreatestdamagethateverwasrealm：forthsknghtsamanofmoreworshpthanthouwotestof。Why，whoshe？sadtheknght。
tsKngArthur。Thenwouldhehaveslanhmfordreadofhswrath，andheaveduphssword，andtherewthMerlncastanenchantmenttotheknght，thathefelltotheearthnagreatsleep。ThenMerlntookupKngArthur，androdeforthontheknght’shorse。Alas!sadArthur，whathastthoudone，Merln？
hastthouslanthsgoodknghtbythycrafts？Therelvethnotsoworshpfulaknghtashewas；hadleferthanthestntofmylandayearthathewerealve。Careyenot，sadMerln，forheswholerthanye；forhesbutasleep，andwllawakewthnthreehours。toldyou，sadMerln，whataknghthewas；herehadyebeenslanhadnotbeen。Alsotherelvethnotabggerknghtthanhesone，andheshallhereafterdoyourghtgoodservce；andhsnamesPellnore，andheshallhavetwosonsthatshallbepassnggoodmen；saveonetheyshallhavenofellowofprowessandofgoodlvng，andthernamesshallbePercvaleofWalesandLamerakeofWales，andheshalltellyouthenameofyourownson，begottenofyoursster，thatshallbethedestructonofallthsrealm。
HowArthurbythemeanofMerlngatExcalburhsswordoftheLadyoftheLake。