When Childric the kaiser had said these words, then gan he to flee exceeding quickly, and Cador the keen came soon after him.  Childric and his knights came to ship forthright; they weened to shove the strong ships from the land.  The churls with their bats were there within, the bats they up heaved, and adown right swung, there was soon slain many a knight with their clubs; with their pitch-forks they felled them to ground, and Cador and his knights slew them behind.  Then saw Childric, that it befell to them evilly; that all his mickle folk fell to the ground, now saw he there beside a hill exceeding great, the water floweth there under, that is named Teine, the hill is named Teinewic, thitherward fled Childric, as quickly as he might, with four-and-twenty knights.  Then Cador saw, how it then fared there, that the kaiser fled, and toward the hill retreated, and Cador pursued after him, as speedily as he might, and came up to him, and overtook him soon.  Then said Cador, the earl most keen:  “Abide, abide, Childric!  I will give thee Teinewic!” Cador heaved up his sword, and he Childric slew.  Many that there fled, to the water they drew, in Teine the water, there they perished; Cador killed all that he found alive; and some they crept into the wood, and all he them there destroyed.  When Cador had overcome them all, and eke all the land taken, he set peace most good, that thereafter long stood, though each man bare in hand rings of gold, durst never any man greet another evilly.

Arthur was forth marched into Scotland; for Howel lay in Clud, fast inclosed.  The Scots had besieged him with their wicked crafts, and if Arthur were not the earlier come, then were Howel taken, and all his folk there slain, and deprived of life day.  But Arthur came soon, with good strength, and the Scots gan to flee far from the land, into Moray, with a mickle host.  And Cador came to Scotland, where he Arthur found.  Arthur and Cador proceeded into Clud, and found Howel there, with great bliss in health, of all his sickness whole he was become; great was the bliss that then was in the burgh!  The Scots were in Moray, and there thought to dwell, and with their bold words made their boast, and said that they would rule the realm, and Arthur there abide, with bold strength, for Arthur durst never for his life come there.  When Arthur heard, void of fear, what the Scots had said with their scornful words, then said Arthur, noblest of kings:  “Where art thou, Howel, highest of my kindred, and Cador the keen, out of Cornwall?  Let the trumpets blow, and assemble our host, and at the midnight we shall march forth right toward Moray, our honour to win.  If the Lord will it, who shaped the daylight, we shall them tell sorrowful tales, and fell their boast, and themselves kill.”  At the midnight Arthur forth-right arose; horns men gan to blow with loud sound; knights gan arise, and stern words to speak.  With a great army he marched into Moray; forth gan press thirteen thousand in the foremost flock, men exceeding keen.  Afterwards came Cador, the Earl of Cornwall, with seventeen thousand good thanes.  Next came Howel, with his champions exceeding well, with one-and-twenty thousand noble champions.  Then came Arthur himself, noblest of kings; with seven-and-twenty thousand followed them afterward; the shields there glistened, and light it gan to dawn.