author - "Sir Knowles James"

that ground, for something there is surely underneath that will not suffer the tower to stand?"The wizards at these words began to fear, and made no answer. Then said Merlin to the king-- "I pray, Lord, that workmen may be ordered to dig deep down into the ground till they shall come to a great pool of water." This then was done, and the pool discovered far beneath the surface of the ground. Then, turning again to the magicians, Merlin said, "Tell me now, false sycophants,