Sir Thomas Malory's Final Explicit from Caxton's editio princeps, King Arthur (London, 1485)
Here is the ende of the hoole book of kyng Arthur and of his noble knyghtes of the rounde table that whan they were hole togyders there was ever an hondred and forty. And here is the end of the deth of Arthur. I pray you all jentylmen and jentylwymmen that redeth this book of Arthur an his knyghtes from the begynnyng to the endynge praye for me whyle I am on lyve that God sende me good delyveraunce. And whan I am deed I praye you all praye for my soule. For this book was ended the xi yere of the reygne of kyng Edward the Fourth by sir Thomas Maleore knyght as Jesu helpe hym for hys grete myght as he is the servaunt of Jesu both day and nyght. (1260)