3.7. Of Gorbonianus, Archigallus, Elidu|rus, Vigenius,
and Peredurus, the fiue sons of Morindus, the building
of Cam|bridge, the restitution of Archigallus to the
regiment after his depriuation, Elidurus three times
admitted King, his death and place of interrament. The
seuenth Chapter.
Of Gorbonianus, Archigallus, Elidu|rus, Vigenius,
and Peredurus, the fiue sons of Morindus, the building
of Cam|bridge, the restitution of Archigallus to the
regiment after his depriuation, Elidurus three times
admitted King, his death and place of interrament. The
seuenth Chapter.
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2 _GOrbonianus the first son of Morindus succéeded his
fa|ther in the kingdome of Bri|tain,Gorbo|men or Gorboni|anus. in the yéere of
the world 3676, after the building of Rome 461, and
fourth yéere of the 121, Olimpiad. This Gorbonianus in
the English chronicle is named Granbodian,A righteous and religious
prince. and was a righte|ous prince in his
gouernment, and verie deuout (ac|cording to such
deuotion as he had) towards the ad|uancing of the
religion of his gods: and thervpon he repaired all the
old temples through his kingdome, and erected some
new.
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3 He also builded the townes of Cambridge and Grantham
(as Caxton writeth) and was beloued both of
the rich and poore, for he honoured the rich, and
relieued the poore in time of their necessities. In
his time was more plentie of all things necessarie for
the wealthfull state of man, than had béene before in
anie of his predecessors daies. He died without
is|sue, after he had reigned (by the accord of most
wri|ters) about the terme of ten yeares.
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1 Some write that this Gorbonian built the townes of
Cairgrant,Cambridge by whome it
was built. now called Cambridge, &
also Gran|tham, but some thinke that those which haue
so writ|ten are deceiued, in mistaking the name; for
that Cambridge was at the first called Granta: and by
that meanes it might be that Gorbonian built onlie
Grantham, and not Cambridge, namelie because other
write how that Cambridge (as before is said) was built
in the daies of Gurguntius the sonne of Beline, by one
Cantaber a Spaniard, brother to Partholoin, which
Partholoin by the aduice of the same Gurguntius, got
seates for himselfe and his companie in Ireland (as
before ye haue heard.)
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1 The said Cantaber also obteining licence of
Gur|guntius, builded a towne vpon the side of the
riuer called Canta, which he closed with walles, and
forti|fied with a strong tower or castell, and after
pro|curing philosophers to come hither from Athens
(where in his youth he had bene a student) he placed
them there, and so euen then was that place furni|shed
(as they saie) with learned men, and such as were
readie to instruct others in knowledge of let|ters and
philosophicall doctrine. But by whome or in what time
soeuer it was built, certeine it is that there was a
citie or towne walled in that place be|fore the
comming of the Saxons, called by the Bri|taines, EEBO page image 21 Caergrant, and by the Saxons
Gran|chester.
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1 This towne fell so to ruine by the inuasion of the
Saxons, that at length it was in maner left deso|late,
and at this day remaineth as a village. But néere
therevnto vnder the Saxon kings, an other towne was
built, now called Cambridge, where by the fauour of
king Sigebert and [...] Burgun|dian, that was
bishop of Dunwich, [...] schoole was erected,
as in place conuenient shall appeare.
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2 ARchigallus,Archi|gallus.
the second sonne of Morindus, and
brother vnto Gorliomanus, was admitted king of
Britaine, in the yeare 3686, after the buil|ding of
the citie of Rome 470, after the deliuerance of the
Israelites out of captiuitie 25 [...]; and in the first
yeare of Softhenes king of Macedonia.He is giuen to nourish
dis|sention. This Archigalius (in the English
chronicle called Arto|gaill) followed not the steppes
of his brother, but gi|uing himselfe to dissention and
strise, imagined causos against his nobles, that he
might displace them, and set such
in their roomes as were men of base birth and of euill
conditions. Also he sought by vnlawfull meanes to
bereaue his wealthie subiects of their goods and
riches, so to inrich himselfe and impouerish his
people. For the which his inordinate dooings, his
nobles conspired against him, and final|lie depriued
him of all his honor and kinglie dig|nitie, after he
had reigned about the space of one yeare.
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2 ELidurus the third sonne of Morindus,Elidurus. and bro|ther to Archigallus, was by one consent of the
Britains chosen to reigne ouer them in his bro|thers
stead, after the creation of the world 3687, and after
the building of the citie of Rome 471, after the
deliuerance of the Israelites 256, & in the
first yeare of Sosthenes king of Macedonia. This
Elidurus in the English chronicle named Hesider, or
Esoder, prooued a most righteous prince, and doubting
least he should doo otherwise than became him, if he
did not take care for his brother Archigallus estate,
a man might woonder what
diligence he shewed in trauelling with the nobles of
the realme to haue his brother restored to the crowne
againe.
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2 Now as it chanced one dahy (being abroad on hun|ting
in the wood called Calater) neare vnto Yorke,By this it should séeme that Acliud
should not be in Scotland, contrarie to the Scotish
authors. he found his brother Archigall
wandering there in the thickest of that wildernesse,
whom in most louing maner he secretlie conneied home
to his house, being as then in the citie of Aldud,
otherwise called Acliud. Shortlie after he feined
himselfe sicke, and in all hast
sent messengers about to assemble his barons, who
being come at the day appointed, he called them one
after another into his priuie chamber, and there
handled them in such effectuous sort with wise and
discréet words, that he got their good wils to further
him to their powers, for the reducing of the king|dome
eftsoones into the hands of his brother Archi|gallus.
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1 After this he assembled a councell at Yorke, where he
so vsed the matter with the commons, that in
con|clusion, when the said
Elidurus had gouerned the land well and honourablie
the space of thrée yeares, he resigned wholie his
crowne and kinglie title vnto his brother Archigallo,
who was receiued of the Bri|taines againe as king by
mediation of his brother in manner as before is said.
¶A rare example of brotherlie loue,An example of brotherlie loue. if a man
shall reuolue in his mind what an inordinate desire
remaineth amongst mor|tall men to atteine to the
supreme souereintie of ru|ling, and to kéepe the same
when they haue it once in possession. He had well
learned this lesson (as may appeare by his
contentation and resignation) name|lie, that
Nec abnuendum si dat imperium Deus,Sen. in Thiest.
Nec appetendum,
otherwise he would not haue béene led with such
an equabilitie of mind. For this great good will and
bro|therlie loue by him shewed thus toward his
brother, he was surnamed the godlie and vertuous.
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1 WHen Archigallus was thus restored to the
kingedome,Archigal|lus
again. and hauing learned by due cor|rection
that he must turne the leafe, and take out a new
lesson, by changing his former trade of liuing into
better, if he would reigne in suertie: he became a new
man, vsing himselfe vprightlie in the admini|stration
of iustice, and behauing himselfe so woorihi|lie in
all his doings, both toward the nobles &
com|mons of his realme, that he was both beloued and
dread of all his subiects. And so continuing the whole
tearme of his life, finallie departed out of this
world, after he had reigned this second time the space
of ten yeares, and was buried at Yorke.
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1 ELidurus brother to this Archigallus was then a|gaine
admitted king by consent of all the Bri|taines,Elidurus againe. 3700 of the
world.Matt. West. But his
two yonger brethren, Uigenius and Peredurus,Brother a|gainst bro|ther.
enuieng the happie state of this woorthie prince, so
highlie for his vertue and good gouernance esteemed of
the Bri|tains, of a grounded malice conspired against
him, and assembling an armie, leuied warre against
him, and in a pitcht field tooke him prisoner, and put
him in the tower of London, there to be kept close
priso|ner,Elidure com|mitted to
prison. after he had reigned now this last
time the space of one yeare.
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2 VIgenius and Peredurus,Vigenius
and Pe|redurus. the yoongest sonnes of
Morindus, and brethren to Elidurus, began to reigne
iointlie as kings of Britaine, in the yeare of the
world 3701, after the building of Rome 485, af|ter the
deliuerance of the Israelites 266 complet, and in the
12 yeare of Antigonus Gonaias, the sonne of Demetrius
king of the Macedonians. These two brethren in the
English chronicles are named Higanius and Petitur, who
(as Gal. Mon. testifieth) diuided the realme
betwixt them,Britaine di|uided into
two realmes. so that all the land from Humber
westward fell to Uigenius, or Higanius, the other part
beyond Humber north|ward Peredure held. But other
affirme, that Pere|durus onelie reigned, and held his
brother Elidurus in prison by his owne consent,
forsomuch as he was not willing to gouerne.
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1 But Gal. Mon. saith, that Uigenius died
after he had reigned 7 yeares, and then Peredurus
seized all the land into his owne rule, and gouerned
it with such sobrietie and wisedome, that he was
praised a|boue all his brethren, so that Elidurus was
quite for|gotten of the Britains. But others write
that he was a verie tyrant,Uarietie
in writers. and vsed himselfe verie cruellie
towards the lords of his land, wherevpon they
re|belled and slue him. But whether by violent hand,
or by naturall sicknesse, he finallie departed this
life, af|ter the consent of most writers, when he had
reigned eight yeares,Caxton. Eth.
Bur. leauing no issue behind him to succéed
in the gouernance of the kingdome. He builded the
towne of Pikering, where his bodie was buried.
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1 ELidurus then,Elidurus the third
time. as soone as his brother Peredurus was
dead, for as much as he was next heire to the crowne,
was deliuered out of prison, and now the third time
admitted king of Britaine, who vsed him|selfe (as
before) verie orderlie in ministring to all persons
right and iustice all the daies of his life, and
lastlie being growne to great age died, when he had
reigned now this third time (after most concordance of
writers) the tearme of foure yeares:He is buried at Caerleill. and was bu|ried
at Caerleill.