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Then was in Caermarthen a reve that hight Eli; the knights quickly came to the reve, and thus to him said soon with mouth: "We are here-right Vortiger's knights, and have found here a young lad he is named Merlin, we know no whit his kin. Take him in haste, and send him to the king, as thou wilt live, and thy limbs have, and his mother with him, who bore him to be man.
Forth went the king, and the host with him; when they thither came, a dyke they began soon; horns there blew, machines hewed; lime they gan to burn, and over the land to run, and all west Welsh-land set in Vortiger's hand; all they it took, that they nigh came.
Constance set all his kingdom in Vortiger's hand, and he did all in the land, as he himself would. Vortiger saw that the Worse was full nigh him! oft he bethought him what he might do, how he might with leasing please the king. Now thou mayest hear, how this traitor gan him fare.
Vortiger's men took all that they came nigh; they took weapons and meat, on many a wise; to the castle they brought as much as they cared for, so that they had enow, though it little helped them. Aurehe and Uther were aware of Vortiger, where he was upon Cloard, inclosed in a castle.
The king marched thitherward, and Pascent fled awayward, by sea so long that he came to Ireland. Soon he found there the king of the land, his heart was very sore, he greeted the King Gillomar with God's greeting: "Hail be thou, Gillomar, chief of men! I am to thee come; I was Vortiger's son; my father was Britain's king, he loved thee through all things.
And Hengest gan to flee with all his followers, and Vortiger the king fled forth as the wind; they flew forth into Kent, and Vortimer went after them; there upon the seashore Hengest suffered pain; there they gan to halt, and fought very long; five thousand there were slain, and deprived of lifeday, of Vortiger's men, of the heathen race.
Then was Vortiger's court held in contempt! the Britons were sorry for such a sight. It was no whit long before five knights' sons who had travelled quickly came to the king; they said to the king new tidings: "Now forth-right the Peohtes are come; through thy land they run, and harry, and burn, and all the north end fell to the ground; hereof thou must advise thee, or we all shall be dead."
On the fourth day people separated, and so a time it stood in the same wise. The yet there was a wicked man, Pascent, Vortiger's son; was the same Pascent gone into Welsh land, and there in the same days was become outlaw.
Then answered Hengest, fairest of all knights: "If Saturnus so will it, and Woden, our lord, on whom we believe, it shall all thus be!" Hengest took leave, and gan wend to his ships; there was many a strong knight; they drew their ships upon the land. They came into hall, fairly all; better were clothed and better were fed Hengest's swains, than Vortiger's thanes!
Dead is Aurelie, noblest of kings, so is the other, Constance, thy brother, whom Vortiger betrayed with his treachery. Now hath Vortiger's kin killed Aurelie; now art thou alone of thy noble kindred. But hope not thou for counsel of them that he dead, but think of thyself prosperity shall be given to thee; for seldom he faileth, who to himself thinketh.
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