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           Butthesixkings,thoughsorelyrouted,preparedforanewwar,andjoiningtothemselvesfiveotherssworetogetherthat,whetherforwealorwoe,theywouldkeepsteadfastalliancetilltheyhaddestroyedKingArthur.Then,withahostof50,000men-at-armsonhorseback,and10,000foot,theyweresoonready,andsentforththeirfore-riders,anddrewfromthenortherncountrytowardsKingArthur,tothecastleofBedgraine.

           ButhebyMerlin’scounselhadsentoverseatoKingBanofBenwickandKingBorsofGaul,prayingthemtocomeandhelphiminhiswars,andpromisingtohelpinreturnagainstKingClaudas,theirfoe.Towhichthosekingsmadeanswerthattheywouldjoyfullyfulfilhiswish,andshortlyaftercametoLondonwith300knights,wellarrayedforbothpeaceandwar,leavingbehindthemagreatarmyontheothersideoftheseatilltheyhadconsultedwithKingArthurandhisministershowtheymightbestdisposeofit.

           AndMerlinbeingaskedforhisadviceandhelp,agreedtogohimselfandfetchitoverseatoEngland,whichinonenighthedid;andbroughtwithhim10,000horsemenandledthemnorthwardprivatelytotheforestofBedgraine,andtherelodgedtheminavalleysecretly.

           Then,bythecounselofMerlin,whentheyknewwhichwaytheelevenkingswouldrideandsleep,KingArthurwithKingsBanandBorsmadethemselvesreadywiththeirarmyforthefight,havingyetbut30,000men,countingthe10,000whohadcomefromGaul.