And when it is daylight, dress your battle even afore them and the passage, that they may see all your host, for then will they be the more hardy, when they see you but about twenty thousand men, and cause them to be the gladder to suffer you and your host to come over the passage.

All the three kings and the whole barons said that Merlin said passingly well, and it was done anon as Merlin had devised.

So on the morn, when either host saw other, the host of the north was well comforted.

Then to Ulfius and Brastias were delivered three thousand men of arms, and they set on them fiercely in the passage, and slew on the right hand and on the left hand that it was wonder to tell.
When that the eleven kings saw that there was so few a fellowship did such deeds of arms, they were ashamed and set on them again fiercely; and there was Sir Ulfius's horse slain under him, but he did marvellously well on foot.

But the Duke Eustace of Cambenet and King Clariance of Northumberland, were alway grievous on Ulfius.