[1] [2] _KImarus the sonne of Si|cilius began to reigne ouer the Britaines,Kimarus. in the yeare of the world 3657, and after the building of Rome 442, & in the first yeare of the 117,Fabian. Olsmpiad. This Kimarus being a wild yoong man, and giuen to follow his lusts and pleasures, was slame by some that were his enimies, as he was abroad in hunting, when he had reigned scarselie three yeares.
[1] ELanius the sonne of Kimarus,Elanius. or (as other haue) his brother, began to rule the Britaines in the yeare after the creation of the world 3361, after the building of Rome 445, after the deliuerance of the Israelities 229,Matth. West. and in the fourth yeare of the Seleu|ciens, after which account the bookes of Machabées doo reckon, which began in the 14, after the death of Alexander. This Elanius in the English Chro|nicle is named also Haran; by Mat. Westin. Da|nius; and by an old chronicle which Fabian much fol|lowed, Elanius and Kimarus should seeme to be one person: but other hold the contrarie, and saie that he reigned fullie 8. yeares.
[1] [2] MOrindus the bastard sonne of Elanius was admitted king of Britaine,Morin|dus. in the yeare of the world 366, after the building of Rome 451, after the deliuerance of the Israelites 236, and in the tenth yeare of Cassander K. of Macedonia, which hauing dispatched Olimpias the mother of Alexan|der the great, and gotten Roxanes with Alexanders sonne into his hands, vsurped the kingdome of the Macedonians, and held it 15 yéeres. This Morindus in the English chronicle is called Morwith, and was a man of worthie fame in chiualrie and martiall doo|ings, but so cruell withall, that his vnmercifull na|ture could scarse be satisfied with the torments of them that had offended him, although oftentimes with his owne hands he cruellie put them to torture and execution. He was also beautifull and comelie of personage, liberall and bounteous, and of a maruel|lous strength.
[1] In his daies,G. Mon. a certeine king of the people called Moriani, with a great armie landed in Northumber|land, and began to make cruell warre vpon the inha|bitants. But Morindus aduertised héerof, assembled his Britains, came against the enimies, and in bat|tell putting them to flight, chased them to their ships, and tooke a great number of them prisoners, whome to the satisfieng of his cruell nature he caused to be slaine euen in his presence. Some of them were hea|ded, some strangled, some panched, and some he cau|sed to be slaine quicke.
[1] ¶These people (whome Gal. Mon. The like may be thought of those Mur|reis or Mo|rauians of whom H. B. speaketh. nameth Moria|ni) I take to be either those that inhabited about Terrouane and Calice,Fabian. called Morini, or some other people of the Galles or Germaines, and not as some estéeme them, Morauians, or Merhenners, which were not known to the world (as Humfrey Llhoyd hath verie well noted) till about the daies of the em|perour Mauricius, which misconstruction of names hath brought the British historie further out of credit than reason requireth, if the circumstances be dulie considered.
[1] But now to end with Morindus. At length this bloudie prince heard of a monster that was come a land out of the Irish sea, with the which when he would néeds fight, he was deuoured of the same, af|ter he had reigned the terme of 8 yeeres, leauing be|hind him fiue sonnes, Gorbomanus, Archigallus, E|lidurus, Uigenius or Nigenius, and Peredurus.