Thentoproceedforthnthssadbook，whchdrectuntoallnobleprnces，lordsandlades，gentlemenorgentlewomen，thatdesretoreadorhearreadofthenobleandjoyoushstoryofthegreatconquerorandexcellentkng，KngArthur，sometmekngofthsnoblerealm，thencalledBrtan；，WllamCaxton，smpleperson，presentthsbookfollowng，whchhaveenprsedtomprnt：andtreatethofthenobleacts，featsofarmsofchvalry，prowess，hardness，humanty，love，courtesy，andverygentleness，wthmanywonderfulhstoresandadventures。Andfortounderstandbreflythecontentofthsvolume，havedvdedtntoBooks，andeverybookchaptered，ashereaftershallbyGod’sgracefollow。TheFrstBookshalltreathowUtherPendragongatthenobleconquerorKngArthur，andcontanethchapters。TheSecondBooktreatethofBalnthenobleknght，andcontanethchapters。TheThrdBooktreatethofthemarrageofKngArthurtoQueenGuenever，wthothermatters，andcontanethchapters。TheFourthBook，howMerlnwasassotted，andofwarmadetoKngArthur，andcontanethchapters。TheFfthBooktreatethoftheconquestofLucustheemperor，andcontanethchapters。
　　TheSxthBooktreatethofSrLauncelotandSrLonel，andmarvellousadventures，andcontanethchapters。TheSeventhBooktreatethofanobleknghtcalledSrGareth，andnamedbySrKayBeaumans，andcontanethchapters。TheEghthBooktreatethofthebrthofSrTrstramthenobleknght，andofhsacts，andcontanethxlchapters。TheNnthBooktreatethofaknghtnamedbySrKayLeCoteMaleTalle，andalsoofSrTrstram，andcontanethxlvchapters。TheTenthBooktreatethofSrTrstram，andothermarvellousadventures，andcontanethlchapters。TheEleventhBooktreatethofSrLauncelotandSrGalahad，andcontanethchapters。TheTwelfthBooktreatethofSrLauncelotandhsmadness，andcontanethchapters。TheThrteenthBooktreatethhowGalahadcamefrsttokngArthur’scourt，andthequesthowtheSangrealwasbegun，andcontanethchapters。
　　TheFourteenthBooktreatethofthequestoftheSangreal，andcontanethchapters。TheFfteenthBooktreatethofSrLauncelot，andcontanethvchapters。TheSxteenthBooktreatethofSrBorsandSrLonelhsbrother，andcontanethchapters。TheSeventeenthBooktreatethoftheSangreal，andcontanethchapters。TheEghteenthBooktreatethofSrLauncelotandthequeen，andcontanethchapters。TheNneteenthBooktreatethofQueenGueneverandLauncelot，andcontanethchapters。TheTwentethBooktreatethofthepteousdeathofArthur，andcontanethchapters。TheTwenty-frstBooktreatethofhslastdepartng，andhowSrLauncelotcametorevengehsdeath，andcontanethchapters。Thesumstwenty-onebooks，whchcontanthesumoffvehundredandsevenchapters，asmoreplanlyshallfollowhereafter。
　　HowUtherPendragonsentforthedukeofCornwallandgranehswfe，andoftherdepartngsuddenlyagan。
　　TbefellnthedaysofUtherPendragon，whenhewaskngofallEngland，andsoregned，thattherewasamghtydukenCornwallthatheldwaragansthmlongtme。AndthedukewascalledtheDukeofTntagl。AndsobymeansKngUthersentforthsduke，chargnghmtobrnghswfewthhm，forshewascalledafarlady，andapassngwse，andhernamewascalledgrane。
　　Sowhenthedukeandhswfewerecomeuntothekng，bythemeansofgreatlordstheywereaccordedboth。Theknglkedandlovedthsladywell，andhemadethemgreatcheeroutofmeasure，anddesredtohavelanbyher。Butshewasapassnggoodwoman，andwouldnotassentuntothekng。Andthenshetoldthedukeherhusband，andsad，supposethatweweresentforthatshouldbedshonoured；wherefore，husband，counselyou，thatwedepartfromhencesuddenly，thatwemayrdeallnghtuntoourowncastle。Andnlkewseasshesadsotheydeparted，thatnetherthekngnornoneofhscounclwerewareoftherdepartng。AllsosoonasKngUtherknewoftherdepartngsosuddenly，hewaswonderlywroth。Thenhecalledtohmhsprvycouncl，andtoldthemofthesuddendepartngofthedukeandhswfe。
　　Thentheyadvsedthekngtosendforthedukeandhswfebyagreatcharge；andfhewllnotcomeatyoursummons，thenmayyedoyourbest，thenhaveyecausetomakemghtywaruponhm。
　　Sothatwasdone，andthemessengershadtheranswers；andthatwasthsshortly，thatnetherhenorhswfewouldnotcomeathm。
　　Thenwasthekngwonderlywroth。Andthenthekngsenthmplanwordagan，andbadehmbereadyandstuffhmandgarnshhm，forwthnfortydayshewouldfetchhmoutofthebggestcastlethathehath。
　　Whenthedukehadthswarnng，anonhewentandfurnshedandgarnshedtwostrongcastlesofhs，ofthewhchtheonehghtTntagl，andtheothercastlehghtTerrabl。SohswfeDamegraneheputnthecastleofTntagl，andhmselfheputnthecastleofTerrabl，thewhchhadmanyssuesandposternsout。ThennallhastecameUtherwthagreathost，andladasegeaboutthecastleofTerrabl。Andtherehepghtmanypavlons，andtherewasgreatwarmadeonbothpartes，andmuchpeopleslan。ThenforpureangerandforgreatloveoffargranethekngUtherfellsck。SocametothekngUtherSrUlfus，anobleknght，andaskedthekngwhyhewassck。
　　shalltellthee，sadthekng，amsckforangerandforloveoffargrane，thatmaynotbewhole。Well，mylord，sadSrUlfus，shallseekMerln，andheshalldoyouremedy，thatyourheartshallbepleased。SoUlfusdeparted，andbyadventurehemetMerlnnabeggar’sarray，andthereMerlnaskedUlfuswhomhesought。Andhesadhehadlttleadototellhm。Well，sadMerln，knowwhomthouseekest，forthouseekestMerln；thereforeseeknofarther，foramhe；andfKngUtherwllwellrewardme，andbeswornuntometofulflmydesre，thatshallbehshonourandproftmorethanmne；for
　　shallcausehmtohaveallhsdesre。Allthswll
　　undertake，sadUlfus，thatthereshallbenothngreasonablebutthoushalthavethydesre。Well，sadMerln，heshallhavehsntentanddesre。Andtherefore，sadMerln，rdeonyourway，forwllnotbelongbehnd。
　　HowUtherPendragonmadewaronthedukeofCornwall，andhowbythemeanofMerlnhelaybytheduchessandgatArthur。
　　THENUlfuswasglad，androdeonmorethanapacetllthathecametoKngUtherPendragon，andtoldhmhehadmetwthMerln。Whereshe？sadthekng。Sr，sadUlfus，hewllnotdwelllong。TherewthalUlfuswaswarewhereMerlnstoodattheporchofthepavlon’sdoor。AndthenMerlnwasboundtocometothekng。WhenKngUthersawhm，hesadhewaswelcome。Sr，sadMerln，knowallyourhearteverydeal；soyewllbeswornuntomeasyebeatrueknganonted，tofulflmydesre，yeshallhaveyourdesre。ThenthekngwasswornupontheFourEvangelsts。Sr，sadMerln，thssmydesre：
　　thefrstnghtthatyeshalllebygraneyeshallgetachldonher，andwhenthatsborn，thattshallbedelveredtomefortonourshthereaswllhavet；fortshallbeyourworshp，andthechld’saval，asmckleasthechldsworth。
　　wllwell，sadthekng，asthouwlthavet。Nowmakeyouready，sadMerln，thsnghtyeshalllewthgranenthecastleofTntagl；andyeshallbelkethedukeherhusband，UlfusshallbelkeSrBrastas，aknghtoftheduke’s，and
　　wllbelkeaknghtthathghtSrJordanus，aknghtoftheduke’s。Butwatyemakenotmanyquestonswthhernorhermen，butsayyearedseased，andsoheyoutobed，andrsenotonthemorntllcometoyou，forthecastleofTntaglsbuttenmleshence；sothswasdoneastheydevsed。ButthedukeofTntaglespedhowthekngrodefromthesegeofTerrabl，andthereforethatnghthessuedoutofthecastleataposternfortohavedstressedthekng’shost。Andso，throughhsownssue，thedukehmselfwasslanoreverthekngcameatthecastleofTntagl。
　　Soafterthedeathoftheduke，KngUtherlaywthgranemorethanthreehoursafterhsdeath，andbegatonherthatnghtArthur，andondaycameMerlntothekng，andbadehmmakehmready，andsohekssedtheladygraneanddepartednallhaste。Butwhentheladyheardtellofthedukeherhusband，andbyallrecordhewasdeadoreverKngUthercametoher，thenshemarvelledwhothatmghtbethatlaywthhernlkenessofherlord；soshemournedprvlyandheldherpeace。Thenallthebaronsbyoneassentprayedthekngofaccordbetwxttheladygraneandhm；theknggavethemleave，forfanwouldhehavebeenaccordedwthher。SothekngputallthetrustnUlfustoentreatbetweenthem，sobytheentreatyatthelastthekngandshemettogether。Nowwllwedowell，sadUlfus，ourkngsalustyknghtandwfeless，andmyladygranesapassngfarlady；tweregreatjoyuntousall，antmghtpleasethekngtomakeherhsqueen。Untothattheyallwellaccordedandmovedttothekng。Andanon，lkealustyknght，heassentedtheretowthgoodwll，andsonallhastetheyweremarrednamornngwthgreatmrthandjoy。
　　AndKngLotofLothanandofOrkneythenweddedMargawsethatwasGawane’smother，andKngNentresofthelandofGarlotweddedElane。AllthswasdoneattherequestofKngUther。
　　AndthethrdssterMorganleFaywasputtoschoolnanunnery，andthereshelearnedsomuchthatshewasagreatclerkofnecromancy。AndaftershewasweddedtoKngUrensofthelandofGore，thatwasSrEwan’sleBlancheman’sfather。
　　OfthebrthofKngArthurandofhsnurture。
　　THENQueengranewaxeddalygreaterandgreater，sotbefellafterwthnhalfayear，asKngUtherlaybyhsqueen，heaskedher，bythefathsheowedtohm，whosewasthechldwthnherbody；thenshesoreabashedtogveanswer。Dsmayyounot，sadthekng，buttellmethetruth，andshallloveyouthebetter，bythefathofmybody。Sr，sadshe，shalltellyouthetruth。Thesamenghtthatmylordwasdead，thehourofhsdeath，ashsknghtsrecord，therecamentomycastleofTntaglamanlkemylordnspeechandncountenance，andtwoknghtswthhmnlkenessofhstwoknghtsBrastasandJordanus，andsowentuntobedwthhmasoughttodowthmylord，andthesamenght，asshallansweruntoGod，thschldwasbegottenuponme。Thatstruth，sadthekng，asyesay；fortwasmyselfthatcamenthelkeness，andthereforedsmayyounot，foramfatherofthechld；andtherehetoldherallthecause，howtwasbyMerln’scounsel。Thenthequeenmadegreatjoywhensheknewwhowasthefatherofherchld。
　　SooncameMerlnuntothekng，andsad，Sr，yemustpurveyyouforthenourshngofyourchld。Asthouwlt，sadthekng，bet。Well，sadMerln，knowalordofyoursnthsland，thatsapassngtruemanandafathful，andheshallhavethenourshngofyourchld，andhsnamesSrEctor，andhesalordoffarlvelhoodnmanypartsnEnglandandWales；andthslord，SrEctor，lethmbesentfor，fortocomeandspeakwthyou，anddesrehmyourself，ashelovethyou，thathewllputhsownchldtonourshngtoanotherwoman，andthathswfenourshyours。Andwhenthechldsbornlettbedelveredtomeatyonderprvyposternunchrstened。SolkeasMerlndevsedtwasdone。AndwhenSrEctorwascomehemadefauncetothekngfortonourshthechldlkeasthekngdesred；andtheretheknggrantedSrEctorgreatrewards。
　　Thenwhentheladywasdelvered，thekngcommandedtwoknghtsandtwoladestotakethechld，boundnaclothofgold，andthatyedelverhmtowhatpoormanyemeetattheposterngateofthecastle。SothechldwasdelvereduntoMerln，andsohebaretforthuntoSrEctor，andmadeanholymantochrstenhm，andnamedhmArthur；andsoSrEctor’swfenourshedhmwthherownpap。
　　OfthedeathofKngUtherPendragon。
　　THENwthntwoyearsKngUtherfellsckofagreatmalady。
　　Andnthemeanwhlehsenemesusurpeduponhm，andddagreatbattleuponhsmen，andslewmanyofhspeople。Sr，sadMerln，yemaynotlesoasyedo，foryemusttothefeldthoughyerdeonanhorse-ltter：foryeshallneverhavethebetterofyourenemesbutfyourpersonbethere，andthenshallyehavethevctory。SotwasdoneasMerlnhaddevsed，andtheycarredthekngforthnanhorse-ltterwthagreathosttowardshsenemes。AndatSt。AlbanstheremetwththekngagreathostoftheNorth。AndthatdaySrUlfusandSrBrastasddgreatdeedsofarms，andKngUther’smenovercametheNorthernbattleandslewmanypeople，andputtheremnanttoflght。AndthenthekngreturneduntoLondon，andmadegreatjoyofhsvctory。Andthenhefellpassngsoresck，sothatthreedaysandthreenghtshewasspeechless：whereforeallthebaronsmadegreatsorrow，andaskedMerlnwhatcounselwerebest。Theresnoneotherremedy，sadMerln，butGodwllhavehswll。ButlookyeallbaronsbebeforeKngUtherto-morn，andGodandshallmakehmtospeak。SoonthemornallthebaronswthMerlncameto-forethekng；thenMerlnsadalouduntoKngUther，Sr，shallyoursonArthurbekngafteryourdays，ofthsrealmwthalltheappurtenance？ThenUtherPendragonturnedhm，andsadnhearngofthemall，gvehmGod’sblessngandmne，andbdhmprayformysoul，andrghteouslyandworshpfullythatheclamthecrown，uponforfetureofmyblessng；andtherewthheyeldeduptheghost，andthenwashenterredaslongedtoakng。Whereforethequeen，fargrane，madegreatsorrow，andallthebarons。