3.5. Of Gurguintus, Guintolinus, and Sici|lius, three kings of Britaine succeeding ech other by lineall descent in the regi|ment, and of their acts and deeds, with a notable commendation of Queene Martia. The fift Chapter.

Of Gurguintus, Guintolinus, and Sici|lius, three kings of Britaine succeeding ech other by lineall descent in the regi|ment, and of their acts and deeds, with a notable commendation of Queene Martia. The fift Chapter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 _GUrguintus the sonne of Beline began to reigne ouer the Britains,Gurguin|tus. in the yeare of the world 1596, after the buil|ding of Rome 380, after the deliuerance of the Israelites out of captiuitie 164 com|plet, which was about the 33 yeare of Artaxerxes Mnenon, surnamed Magnus, the seuenth king of the Persians. This Gurguint in the English chronicle is named Corinbratus,Matth. West. Gal. M. and by Matthew Westmin. he is surnamed Barbiruc, the which bicause the tribute granted by Guilthdag king of Denmarke in perpetuitie vnto the kings of Bri|taine was denied, he sailed with a mightie nauie and armie of men into Denmarke, where he made such warre with fire and sword,Gurguint cõ|strained the Danes by force to pay their tribute. that the king of Den|marke with the assent of his barons was constreined to grant eftsoones to continue the paiment of the a|foresaid tribute.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 After he had thus atchiued his desire in Den|marke, as he returned backe towards Britaine, he encountred with a nauie of 30 ships beside the Iles of Orkenies. These ships were fraught with men and women, and had to their capteine one called Bartholin or Partholin,Matth. West. Gal. Mon. who being brought to the presence of king Gurguint, declared that he with his people were banished out of Spaine, and were na|med Balenses or Baselenses,Basques. and had sailed long on the sea, to the end to find some prince that would assigne them a place to inhabit, to whom they would become subiects, & hold of him as of their souereigne gouernor.Sée more hereof in Ire|land. Therefore he besought the king to consi|der their estate, and of his great benignitie to ap|point some void quarter where they might settle. The king with the aduice of his barons granted to them the Ile of Ireland, which as then (by report of some authors) lay waste and without habitation. ButPolychron. it should appeare by other writers, that it was inha|bited long before those daies, by the people called Hi|bemeneses, of Hiberus their capteine that brought them also out of Spaine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 After that Gurguintus was returned into his countrie, he ordeined that the laws made by his an|cestors should be dulie kept and obserued. And thus administring iustice to his subiects for the tearme of 19 yeares, he finallie departed this life, and was bu|ried at London, or as some haue at Caerleon. In his daies was the towne of Cambridge with the vniversitie first founded by Cantaber, brother to theCaius. aforesaid Bartholin (according to some writers) as after shall appeare.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 GUintollius or Guintellius the sonne of Gur|guintus was admitted king of Britaine in the yere of the world of 614, after the building of the citie of Rome 399,Guinto|linus. and second yere of the 206 Olimpiad. This Guintoline was a wise prince, graue in coun|sell, and sober in behauior. He had also a wife named Martia, a woman of perfect beautie, & wisedome in|comparable, as by hir prudent gouernement and equall administration of iustice after hir husbands deceasse, during hir sonnes minoritie, it most mani|festlie appeared.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 It is thought that in an happie time this Guinto|line came to the gouernement of this kingdome, be|ing shaken and brought out of order with ciuill dis|sentions, to the end he might reduce it to the former estate, which he carnestlie accomplished: for hauing once got the place, he studied with great diligence to reforme anew, and to adorne with iustice, lawes and good orders, the British common wealth, by o|ther kings not so framed as stood with the quietnesse thereof. But afore all things he vtterlie remooued and appeased such ciuill discord, as séemed yet to re|maine after the maner of a remnant of those sedi|tious factions and partakings, which had so long time reigned in this land. But as he was busie in hand herewith, death tooke him out of this life, after he had reigned 27 yeares, and then was he buried at London.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 SIcilius the sonne of Guintoline,Sicilius. being not past seuen yeares of age when his father died, was ad|mitted king, in the yeare 3659, after the building of Rome 430, & after the deliuerance of the Israelites out of captiuitie 218, & in the sixt after the death of Alexander. By reason that Sicilius was not of age sufficient of himselfe to guide the kingdome of the Britains,Queene Martia go|uerneth in hir sonnes roome. his mother that worthie ladie called Mar|tia, had the gouernance both of his realme and per|son committed to hir charge.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 She was a woman expert and skilfull in diuers sciences, but chiefelie being admitted to the gouer|nance of the realme, she studied to preserue the com|mon wealth in good quiet and wholsome order, and therefore deuised and established profitable and con|uenient lawes, the which after were called Martian lawes,She maketh lawes. of hir name that first made them. These lawes, as those that were thought good and necessa|rie for the preseruation of the common wealth, Al|fred, or Alured, that was long after king of Eng|land, translated also out of the British toong, into the English Saxon speech, and then were they called after that translation Marchenelagh, that is to meane, the lawes of Martia.Matth. West. To conclude, this wor|thie woman guided the land during the minoritie of hir sonne right politikelie; and highlie to hir perpe|tuall renowme and commendation. And when hir sonne came to lawfull age, she deliuered vp the go|uernance into his handes. How long he reigned writers varie, some auouch but seuen yeares,Matt. Westm. though EEBO page image 20 other affirme 15. which agréeth not so well with the accord of other histories and times. He was buried at London.

3.6. Of Kimarus and his sudden end, of Ela|nius and his short regiment, of Morin|dus and his beastlie crueltie, all three im|mediatlie succeeding each other in the monarchie of Britaine, with the ex|plorts of the last. The sixt Chapter.

Of Kimarus and his sudden end, of Ela|nius and his short regiment, of Morin|dus and his beastlie crueltie, all three im|mediatlie succeeding each other in the monarchie of Britaine, with the ex|plorts of the last. The sixt Chapter.

Compare 1577 edition: 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 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.

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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 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.)

Compare 1577 edition: 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 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.

Compare 1577 edition: 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.