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5.22. Gurguſt the .14. Ruler.

Gurguſt the .14. Ruler.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 [figure appears here on page 27] GVrguſtius,Gurguſt [...] the ſon of the beforenamed Riuall, beganne to go|uerne the Britaynes in the yeere after the Cre|atiõ of the world .3249. and after the firſt foun|dation of Rome .33. E| [...]echias raigning in Iu|da. This Gurguſtius in ye Chronicle of Eng|land, is called Gordodian the ſonne of Reignald, he raigned .37. yeres: then departing this life, was buried at Caerbranke (now called Yorke) by hys father.

5.23. Syſillius the .15. Ruler.

Syſillius the .15. Ruler.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 [figure appears here on page 27] SYſillius,Syſillius or after ſome writers Silui|us, the brother of Gur|guſtius, was choſen to haue the gouernance of Britayne, in the yeere of the worlde .3287. and after the building of Rome .71. Manaſſes ſtill raigning in Iuda. This Siſillius in the Engliſh Chronicle is named Sezil. He raigned 40. yeeres, and then died, and was buried at Car|badon, now called Bath.

5.24. Iago the .16. Ruler.

Iago the .16. Ruler.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 [figure appears here on page 27] IAgo or Lago, ye cou|ſin of Gurguſtius,Iago. as next inheritor to Siſil|lius, tooke vpon hym the gouernemente of Bri|tayne, in the yeere of the world .3336. and after ye building of Rome .120. in whoſe time the Citie of Ieruſalem was takẽ by Nabuchodonozor, and the King of Iuda, Ma [...]hania, otherwiſe cal|led Zedechias, being ſlaine This Iago or Lago dyed without iſſue, when hee had raigned eygh [...] and twentie yeeres, and was buried at Yorke.

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