havedspleasedmylordKngArthur，forthedeathofthsknght。Soastheytalkedtogether，therecameakngofCornwallrdng，thewhchhghtKngMark。Andwhenhesawthesetwobodesdead，andunderstoodhowtheyweredead，bythetwoknghtsabovesad，thenmadetheknggreatsorrowforthetruelovethatwasbetwxtthem，andsad，wllnotdeparttllhaveonthsearthmadeatomb，andtherehepghthspavlonsandsoughtthroughallthecountrytofndatomb，andnachurchtheyfoundonewasfarandrch，andthenthekngletputthembothntheearth，andputthetombuponthem，andwrotethenamesofthembothonthetomb。HowherelethLanceorthekng’ssonofreland，thatathsownrequestwasslanbythehandsofBaln；andhowhslady，Colombe，andparamour，slewherselfwthherlove’sswordfordoleandsorrow。
HowMerlnprophesedthattwothebestknghtsoftheworldshouldfghtthere，whchwereSrLancelotandSrTrstram。
THEmeanwhleasthswasa-dong，ncameMerlntoKngMark，andseengallhsdong，sad，Hereshallbenthssameplacethegreatestbattlebetwxttwoknghtsthatwasorevershallbe，andthetruestlovers，andyetnoneofthemshallslayother。
AndthereMerlnwrotethernamesuponthetombwthlettersofgoldthatshouldfghtnthatplace，whosenameswereLauncelotdeLake，andTrstram。Thouartamarvellousman，sadKngMarkuntoMerln，thatspeakestofsuchmarvels，thouartabostousmanandanunlkelytotellofsuchdeeds。Whatsthyname？
sadKngMark。Atthstme，sadMerln，wllnottell，butatthattmewhenSrTrstramstakenwthhssoveregnlady，thenyeshallhearandknowmyname，andatthattmeyeshallheartdngsthatshallnotpleaseyou。ThensadMerlntoBaln，Thouhastdonethyselfgreathurt，becausethatthousavestnotthsladythatslewherself，thatmghthavesavedheranthouwouldest。Bythefathofmybody，sadBaln，mghtnotsaveher，forsheslewherselfsuddenly。Merepenteth，sadMerln；becauseofthedeathofthatladythoushaltstrkeastrokemostdolorousthatevermanstruck，exceptthestrokeofourLord，forthoushalthurtthetruestknghtandthemanofmostworshpthatnowlveth，andthroughthatstrokethreekngdomsshallbengreatpoverty，mseryandwretchednesstwelveyears，andtheknghtshallnotbewholeofthatwoundformanyyears。ThenMerlntookhsleaveofBaln。AndBalnsad，fwsttweresooththatyesayshoulddosuchaperlousdeedasthat，wouldslaymyselftomaketheealar。