HowapoormanrdnguponaleanmaredesredKngArthurtomakehssonknght。
FORTHWTHALtherecameapoormanntothecourt,andbroughtwthhmafaryoungmanofeghteenyearsofagerdnguponaleanmare;andthepoormanaskedallmenthathemet,WhereshallfndKngArthur?Yonderhes,sadtheknghts,wltthouanythngwthhm?Yea,sadthepoorman,thereforecamehther。Anonashecamebeforethekng,hesalutedhmandsad:OKngArthur,theflowerofallknghtsandkngs,
beseechJesusavethee。Sr,twastoldmethatatthstmeofyourmarrageyewouldgveanymanthegftthathewouldask,outexceptthatwereunreasonable。Thatstruth,sadthekng,suchcresletmake,andthatwllhold,sotaparnotmyrealmnormneestate。Yesaywellandgracously,sadthepoorman;Sr,asknothngelsebutthatyewllmakemysonhereaknght。tsagreatthngthouaskestofme,sadthekng。Whatsthyname?sadthekngtothepoorman。Sr,mynamesAresthecowherd。Whethercomeththsoftheeorofthyson?sadthekng。Nay,sr,sadAres,thsdesrecomethofmysonandnotofme,forshalltellyouhavethrteensons,andalltheywllfalltowhatlabourputthem,andwllberghtgladtodolabour,butthschldwllnotlabourforme,foranythngthatmywfeormaydo,butalwayshewllbeshootngorcastngdarts,andgladfortoseebattlesandtobeholdknghts,andalwaysdayandnghthedesrethofmetobemadeaknght。Whatsthyname?sadtheknguntotheyoungman。Sr,mynamesTor。Thekngbeheldhmfast,andsawhewaspassnglywell-vsagedandpassnglywellmadeofhsyears。
Well,sadKngArthuruntoAresthecowherd,fetchallthysonsaforemethatmayseethem。Andsothepoormandd,andallwereshapedmuchlkethepoorman。ButTorwasnotlkenoneofthemallnshapenorncountenance,forhewasmuchmorethananyofthem。Now,sadKngArthuruntothecowherd,wherestheswordheshallbemadeknghtwthal?tshere,sadTor。
Taketoutofthesheath,sadthekng,andrequremetomakeyouaknght。