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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.

5.25. Kinimak the 17. Ruler.

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Kinimak the 17. Ruler.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 [figure appears here on page 22] KInimacus or Kin|macus ye ſon of Si|cilius as ſome write,Kini|mak. or rather ye brother of Iago began to gouerne ye lãd of Britayne, in the yere of the World .3364. and after the buildyng of Rome .148. the Iewes as then being in ye third yeere of their captiuitie of Babilon. This Kinimachus departed this life, after hee hadde raigned .54. yeeres, and was bu|ried at Yorke.

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