The
SWORD IN THE STONE was put there by Merlin for Merlin went to the
Archbishop of Canterbury, and counselled him for to send for all the
lords of the realm, and all the gentlemen of arms, that they should to
London come by Christmas, upon pain of cursing; and for this cause, that
Jesus, that was born on that night, that he would of his great mercy
show some miracle, as he was come to be king of mankind, for to show
some miracle who should be rightwise king of this realm.
So
the Archbishop, by the advice of Merlin, sent for all the lords and
gentlemen of arms that they should come by Christmas even unto London.
And many of them made them clean of their life, that their prayer might be the more acceptable unto God.
So in the greatest church of London, whether it were Paul's or not the
French book maketh no mention, all the estates were long or day in the
church for to pray.
And when matins and the first mass was
done, there was seen in the churchyard, against the high altar, a great
stone four square, like unto a marble stone; and in midst thereof was
like an anvil of steel a foot on high, and therein stuck a fair sword
naked by the point, and letters there were written in gold about the
sword that said thus:--Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and
anvil, is rightwise king born of all England.
Then the people marvelled, and told it to the Archbishop.
I command, said the Archbishop, that ye keep you within your church and
pray unto God still, that no man touch the sword till the high mass be
all done.
So when all masses were done all the lords went to behold the stone and the sword.
(Mallory's "Morte d'Arthur")
The
SWORD IN THE STONE was put there by Merlin for Merlin went to the
Archbishop of Canterbury, and counselled him for to send for all the
lords of the realm, and all the gentlemen of arms, that they should to
London come by Christmas, upon pain of cursing; and for this cause, that
Jesus, that was born on that night, that he would of his great mercy
show some miracle, as he was come to be king of mankind, for to show
some miracle who should be rightwise king of this realm.
So the Archbishop, by the advice of Merlin, sent for all the lords and gentlemen of arms that they should come by Christmas even unto London.
And many of them made them clean of their life, that their prayer might be the more acceptable unto God.
So in the greatest church of London, whether it were Paul's or not the French book maketh no mention, all the estates were long or day in the church for to pray.
And when matins and the first mass was done, there was seen in the churchyard, against the high altar, a great stone four square, like unto a marble stone; and in midst thereof was like an anvil of steel a foot on high, and therein stuck a fair sword naked by the point, and letters there were written in gold about the sword that said thus:--Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil, is rightwise king born of all England.
Then the people marvelled, and told it to the Archbishop.
I command, said the Archbishop, that ye keep you within your church and pray unto God still, that no man touch the sword till the high mass be all done.
So when all masses were done all the lords went to behold the stone and the sword.
(Mallory's "Morte d'Arthur")
So the Archbishop, by the advice of Merlin, sent for all the lords and gentlemen of arms that they should come by Christmas even unto London.
And many of them made them clean of their life, that their prayer might be the more acceptable unto God.
So in the greatest church of London, whether it were Paul's or not the French book maketh no mention, all the estates were long or day in the church for to pray.
And when matins and the first mass was done, there was seen in the churchyard, against the high altar, a great stone four square, like unto a marble stone; and in midst thereof was like an anvil of steel a foot on high, and therein stuck a fair sword naked by the point, and letters there were written in gold about the sword that said thus:--Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil, is rightwise king born of all England.
Then the people marvelled, and told it to the Archbishop.
I command, said the Archbishop, that ye keep you within your church and pray unto God still, that no man touch the sword till the high mass be all done.
So when all masses were done all the lords went to behold the stone and the sword.
(Mallory's "Morte d'Arthur")
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