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5.10. The east Angles kingdome beginneth, the arriuall of Cerdic and Kenric with fiue ships of warre in this land, he putteth the Bri|tains to flight, the west Saxons kingdom begineth, Vter Pendragon made king of Britaine, the etymon of his name, he taketh Occa and Osca the two sonnes of Hen|gist prisoners, how Hector Boetius varieth from other chro|nographers in the relation of things concerning Pendragon, he falleth in loue with the duke of Cornewalls wife, killeth him, and marieth hir. Occa and Osca escape out of pri|son, they freshlie assault the Britains, they are both slaine in a foughten field, the Saxons send and looke for aid out of Germanie, Pen|dragon is poisoned. The tenth Chapter.

The east Angles kingdome beginneth, the arriuall of Cerdic and Kenric with fiue ships of warre in this land, he putteth the Bri|tains to flight, the west Saxons kingdom begineth, Vter Pendragon made king of Britaine, the etymon of his name, he taketh Occa and Osca the two sonnes of Hen|gist prisoners, how Hector Boetius varieth from other chro|nographers in the relation of things concerning Pendragon, he falleth in loue with the duke of Cornewalls wife, killeth him, and marieth hir. Occa and Osca escape out of pri|son, they freshlie assault the Britains, they are both slaine in a foughten field, the Saxons send and looke for aid out of Germanie, Pen|dragon is poisoned. The tenth Chapter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 _MOreouer,The king|dome of the east Angles began not till Aurclius Co| [...]naus reig|ned. 561 in the daies of the afore-named Aurelius Ambrosius, about the yeare of our Lord 561, the king|dome of the east Angles be|gan vnder a Saxon named Uffa. This same kingdome conteined Northfolke and Suffolke, hauing on the east and north parts the sea, on the northwest Cambridgeshire, and on the west saint Edmunds ditch with a part of Hertfordshire, and on the southside lieth Essex. At the first it was called Uffines dominion, and the kings that reig|ned, or the people the inhabited there, ware at the first named Uffines, but at length they were called east Angles.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 FUrthermore,Cerdic. Wil. Malm. 495 Fabian. Polychron. about the yeare of our Lord 495, and in the eight yeare after that Hengist was dead, one Cerdicus and his sonne Kenricus came out of Gerrmanie with fiue ships, and landed at a place called Cerdicshore, which as some thinke is called Yermouth in Northfolke. [...] Malm. He was at the first receiued with battell by the Britains, but being an old skilfull warriour, he easilie beate backe and re|pelled the inconstant multitude of his enimies, and caused them to flée: by which good successe he procu|red both vndoubted assurance to himselfe for the time to come, and to the inhabitants good and per|fect quietnes. For they thinking good neuer after to prouoke him more by resistance, submitted them|selues to his pleasure: but yet did not he then giue himselfe to slouthfull rest, but rather extending his often atchiued victories on ech side, in the 24 yeare after his comming into this land, he obteined the rule of the west parts thereof, and gouerned there as king, so that the kingdome of the west Saxons began vnder the said Cerdicus in the 519 of Christ, as after shall be shewed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶Thus ye maie sée,529 that Aurelius Ambrosius did succéed Uortigerne, and reigned in the time suppo|sed by the British histories, as before is alledged, the land euen in his daies was full of trouble, and the old inhabitants the Britains sore vexed by the Sax|ons that entred the same, so that the Britains were dailie hampered, and brought vnder subiection to the valiant Saxons, or else driuen to remooue fur|ther off, and to giue place to the victors. But now to procéed with the succession of the British kings, as in their histories we find them registred, which I deliuer such as I find, but not such as I doo wish, being written with no such colour of credit as we maie safelie put foorth same for an vndoubted truth.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After that Aurelius Ambrosius was dead, his brother Uter Pendragon (whome some call Aurelius Uterius Ambrosianus)Matth. West. noteth. 500 was made king in the yeare of our Lord 500, in the seuenth yeare of the emperour Anastasius, and in the sixtéenth yeare of Clodoueus king of the Frenchmen. The cause why he was surnamed Pendragon, was, for that Merline the great prophet likened him to a dragons head, that at the time of his natiuitie maruelouslie appeared in the firmament at the corner of a blasing star, as is reported. But others supposed he was so called of his wisedome and serpentine subiltie, or for that he gaue the dragons head in his banner. This Uter, hearing that the Saxons with their capteins Occa or Otta the sonne of Hengist, and his brother Osca had besieged the citie of Yorke, ha|sted thither, and giuing them battell, discomfited their power, and tooke the said Occa and Osca pri|soners.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 From this varieth Hector Boetius in his chroni|cle of Scotland,Hector Boe [...]. writing of these dooing in Bri|taine: for he affirmeth, that the counterfeit moonke, which poisoned Aurelius Ambrosius, was suborned and sent to woorke that feat by Occa, and not by his brother Pascentius: and further, that about the selfesame time of Aurelius his death, his brother U|ter Pendragon lay in Wales, not as yet fullie reco|uered of a sore sicknesse, wherewith of late he had béene much vexed. Yet the lords of Britaine after the buriall of Aurelius Ambrosius, came vnto him and crowned him king: and though he was not able to go against the Saxons (which as then by reason of Aurelius Ambrosius his death were verie busie, and more earnest in pursuing the warre than before) yet an armie was prepared and sent foorth with all conuenient spéed vnder the leading of one Natha|liod, a man neither of anie great ancient house, nor yet of skill in warlike affaires.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The noble men were nothing pleased herewith, as misliking altogither the lacke of discretion in their new king, & doubted sore, least in time to come he would haue more delight to aduance the men of base degrée, than such as were descended of noble parentage. Yet because they would not put the state of the common wealth in danger through anie mu|tinie, they agréed to go foorth with him in that iour|nie. Occa had aduertisement giuen him by cer|teine letters sent to him from some close friends a|mongest the Britains of the whole matter: and therefore in hope of the better spéed, he hasted foorth to incounter the Britains, and so the whole armie comming within sight of the other, they prepared to the battell, and shortlie after buckling togither, the Britains were soone discomfited, by reason that one of their chiefest capteins called Gothlois disdai|ning to be at the appointment of Nathaliod, got him vp to the next hill with the next battell which he led, leauing the other Britains in all the danger: which they séeing began by & by to flée. There died no great number of the Britains, except those that were kil|led in the fight: for Occa mistrusting what Goth|lois meant by his withdrawing aside, would not suffer the Saxons to follow the chase, but in the night following Gothlois got him awaie, and re|sted not till he was out of danger. Occa then per|ceiuing himslefe to haue the vpper hand, sent an herald vnto king Uter with a certeine message, threatning destruction to him and to his people, if he refused to doo that which he should appoint.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Uter perceiuing what disloialtie rested in the harts of his owne subiects, agréed that the matter might be committed to eight graue and wise cour|restors, foure Britains and foure Saxons, which might haue full power to make an end of all con|trouersies EEBO page image 88 and variances depending betwixt the two nations. Occa was likewise contented therewith, wherevpon were named on either part foure per|sons, of such wisedome, knowledge and experience, as were thought meetest for the ordering of such a weightie matter. So that by the arbitrement, award and doome of those eight persons authorised thereto, a league was concluded vpon certeine ar|ticles of agreement, amongst the which the chiefest was, that the Saxons from thencefoorth should qui|etlie inioy all that part of Britaine which lieth fore against the Almaine seas, the same to be called euer after Engistlaund, and all the residue should re|maine to the Britains as their owne rightfull and ancient inheritance. Thus far Hector Boetius.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now to returne vnto Uter according to that we find in the British histories, and to procéed af|ter our owne historians; we find, that when he had vanquished the Saxons and taken their two chiefe|teins prisoners, in processe of time he fell in loue with a verie beautifull ladie called Igwarne or I|gerna,Gorolus duke of Cornewall. wife to one Gorolus or Gorlois duke of Cornewall, the which duke he slue at length neere to his owne castell called Diuulioc in Cornewell, to the end that he might inioy the said ladie, whome he afterwards maried, and begot on hir that noble knight Arthur, and a daughter named Amie or An|na. Occa and Osca escaping also out of prison assem|bled eftsoones a poer of Saxons, and made warre against the Britains, whereof Uter hauing aduer|tisement prepared to resist them, and finallie went himselfe in person against them, and at saint Al|bans (as some write) gaue them battell,Harding. and slue them both in the field.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 By that which Polydor Virgil writeth, it should séeme that Germane the bishop of Auxerre came in|to Britaine in the daies of this Uter, by whose pre|sence the Britains had victorie against the Saxons (as before ye haue heard) after which victorie both rested from troubling either other for a time. The Saxons as it were astonied with that present mira|cle, & the Britains not following their good successe, shortlie after fell at discord amongst themselues, which finallie brought them to vtter decaie, as after shall appeare. But the Saxons desirous to spoile the Britains of the whole possession of that part of the Ile which they held, whereas they accounted the ci|ties and townes of small strength to be defended, they got them to an high mounteine called Badon hill, which Polydor supposeth to be Blackamore that lieth néere to the water of Theise,Badon hill. which diui|deth the bishoprike of Durham from Yorkeshire, hauing at the mouth thereof an hauen méet to re|ceiue such ships as come out of Germanie, from whence the Saxons looked for aid, hauing alreadie sent thither for the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Britains being thereof aduertised, made hast towards the place, and besieged it on euerie side. They also laie the sea coasts full of souldiers, to kéepe such of the enimies from landing as should come out of Germanie. The Saxons kept themselues for a certeine space aloft vpon the high ground, but in the end constreined through want of vittels, they came downe with their armie in order of battell to the next plaines, and offering to fight, the battell was anon begun, which continued from the mor|ning till far in the day, with such slaughter, that the earth on euerie side flowed with bloud: but the Sax|ons susteined the greater losse, their capteins Occa and Osca being both slaine, so that the Britains might séeme quite deliuered of all danger of those enimies: but the fatall destinie could not be auoi|ded, as hereafter may appeare. And thus was the slaughter made of the Saxons at Badon hill, where|of Gyldas maketh mention, and chanced the same yeare that he was borne,Gyldas. which was in the 44 yeare after the first comming of the Saxons in|to this land, the yeare of Grace 492,492 The decease of Uter Pen|dragon. & 15 indiction.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time Uter departed out of this life (saith Polydor) so that this account agréeth no|thing with the common account of those authors, whome Fabian and other haue followed. For either we must presuppose, that Uter reigned before the time appointed to him by the said authors, either else that the siege of Badon hill was before he began to reigne, as it should séeme in déed by that which Wil. Malmesburie writeth thereof, as hereafter shall be also shewed. Finallie (according to the agréement of the English writers) Uter Pendragon died by poison, when he had gouerned this land by the full terme of 16 years, & was after buried by his brother Aurelius at Stoneheng, otherwise called Chorea Gigantum, Stoneheng, Chorea Gi|gantum. leauing his sonne Arthur to succéed him. ¶Here ye must note that the Scotish chroni|cles declare, that in all the warres for the more part wherein the Britains obteined victorie against the Saxons, the Scots aided them in the same warres, and so likewise did the Picts, but the same chroni|cles doo not onelie varie from the British writers in account of yeares, but also in the order of things doone, as in the same chronicles more plainelie may appeare, & namelie in the discourse of the accidents which chanced during the reigne of this Uter. For whereas the British histories, as ye haue heard, at|tribute great praise vnto the same Uter for his vic|tories atchiued against the Saxons and their king Occa, whome he slue in battell, and obteined a great victorie, the Scotish writers make other report, af|firming in deed that by the presence of bishop Ger|mane he obteined victorie in one battell against them: but shortlie after the Britains fought againe with the Saxons, and were discomfited, although Occa in following the chase ouer rashlie chanced to be slaine: after whose deceasse the Saxons ordeined his sonne named also Occa to succéed in his place, who to make himselfe strong against all his eni|mies, sent into Germanie for one Colgerne, the which with a great power of Dutchmen came ouer into this our Britaine, and conquered by Occas ap|pointment the countrie of Northumberland, situ|ate betwéene Tine and Tweed, as in the Scotish chronicles may further appeare.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Also this is to be remembred, that the victorie which was got against the Saxons by the Britains, at what time Germane bishop of Auxerre was pre|sent: Hector Boetius affirmeth (by authoritie of V [...]|remond that wrote the Scotish chronicles) to haue chanced the second time of his comming ouer into this land, where Beda auoucheth it to be at his first being heere. Againe the same Boetius writeth, that the same victorie chanced in the daies of Uter Pen|dragon. Which can not be, if it be true that Beda wri|teth, touching the time of the death of the said Ger|mane: for where he departed this life before the yeare of our Lord 459, as aboue is said, Uter Pendragon began not his reigne till the yeare of our Lord 500 or as the same Hector Boetius saith 503, so that bi|shop Germane was dead long before that Uter be|gan to reigne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In déed some writers haue noted, that the third battell which Uortimer fought against the Saxons, was the same wherein S Germane was present, and procured the victorie with the crie of Alleluia, as before ye haue heard. Which seemeth to be more a|gréeable to truth, and to stand also with that which holie Beda hath written, touching the time of the be|ing héere of the said Germane, that the opinion of other, which affirme that it was in the time of the EEBO page image 89 reigne of Uter. The like is to be found in the resi|due of Hector Boetius his booke, touching the time speciallie of the reignes of the British kings that go|uerned Britaine about that season. For as he affir|meth, Aurelius Ambrosius began his reigne in the yeare of our Lord 498, and ruled but seuen yeares, and then succéeded Uter, which reigned 18 yeares, and departed this life in the yeare of our Lord 521.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶Notwithstanding the premisses, here is to be re|membred, that whatsoeuer the British writers haue recorded touching the victories of this Uter had a|gainst the Saxons, and how that Osca the sonne of Hengist should be slaine in battell by him and his power: in those old writers which haue registred the acts of the English Saxon kings we find no such matter, but rather that after the deceasse of Hen|gist, his sonne Osca or Occa reigned in Kent 24 yeares,Osca. 34 saith. Hen|ne Hunt. in corrupted co|pres. defending his kingdome onelie, and not séeking to inlarge it (as before is touched.) After whose death his sonne Oth, and Irmenrike sonne to the same Oth succéeded, more resembling their fa|ther than their grandfather or great grandfather. To their reignes are assigned fiftie and three yeares by the chronicles: but whether they reigned iointlie togither, or seuerallie & apart either after other, it is not certeinlie perceiued.

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5.68. Vter Pendragon.

Vter Pendragon.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 AFter that Aurelius Ambroſius was dead, his brother Vter Pendragon (whome Harriſon calleth,Math. Weſt. noteth. Aurelius Vterius Ambroſianus) was made King in the yeare of our Lorde.500 500. in the ſeuenth yeare of the Emperour Anaſtaſius, and in the ſixteene yeare of Clodoueus King of the Frenchmen. The cauſe why hee was ſurnamed Pendragon, was, for that Merlyne the greate Prophete likened him to a Dragons head, that at the tyme of his natiuitie maruellouſly appea|red in the firmamente at the corner of a blaſing Starre as is reported. But Harriſon ſuppoſeth that hee was ſo called of his wiſedome and ſer|pẽtine ſubtiltie, or for that he gaue the Dragons head in his Banner.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 Thys Vter, hearing that the Saxons with their Captaynes Occa or Octa the ſonne of Hengiſt, and his brother Oſra hadde beſieged the Citie of Yorke, haſted thither, and giuing them battell diſcomfited their power, and tooke the ſayd Occa and Oſra priſoners. From this varieth Hector Boetius in his Chronicle of Scotland, writing of theſe doings in Britaine:Hec. Boetius. for he affir|meth that the counterfet Monke whiche poyſo|ned Aurelius Ambroſius, was ſubornate, and ſent to worke that feate by Occa, and not by his brother Paſcentius: and further, that about the very ſelfe time of Aurelius his deathe, his brother Vter Pendragon lay in Wales, not as yet fully recouered of a ſore ſickneſſe wherewith of late he had bin greeuouſly vexed. Yet the Lords of Bri|tayne after the Buriall of Aurelius Ambroſius, came vnto him, and crowned him king & though he was not able to goe againſt yt Saxons which as then by reaſon of Aurelius Ambroſius hys death were very buſie, and more earneſt in pur|ſuing the war than before) an army was yet pre|pared and ſente foorth with all conuenient ſpeede [...] leading of one Nathaliod, a man neyther of any greate auntiente houſe, not yet of ſkill i [...] warlike affaires. The noble men were nothyng pleaſed herewith, as miſliking altogither ye lack of diſcretion in their new king, and doubted ſore, leaſt in time to come he would haue more delight to aduance the baſe degree, than ſuch as were diſ|cended of noble parentage. Yet bicauſe they wold [...] the ſtate of the common wealth in daun|g [...] [...] any muteny, they agreed to goe forth with him in that iourney. Occa had aduertiſe|mente giuen by ſecrete letters ſente to him from ſome cloſe friendes amongſt the Britaines of the whole matter, and therefore in hope of the better ſpeed he haſted foorth to encounter the Britaines, and ſo the one army comming within ſight of yt other, they prepare to the battell, and ſhortly af|ter buckling togither, the Britaines were ſoone [figure appears here on page 127] diſcomfited, by reaſon that one of their chiefeſt Captaines called Gothlois diſdeyning to bee at the appointmente of Nathaliod, gote him vp to the next hill with the battell which he led, leauing the other Britaines in al the daunger: which they perceyuing ſtraight wayes began to flee. There dyed no greate number of the Britaines, excepte thoſe that were killed in the fighte: for Occa mi|ſtruſting what Gothlois meant by his withdra|wing aſide, woulde not ſuffer the Saxons to followe the chaſe, but in the nyghte followyng, Gothlois gote hym away, and reſted not till EEBO page image 128 hee was out of daunger. Occa then perceiuing himſelfe to haue the vpper hand, ſent an Herrauld vnto King Vter with a certayne meſſage, thret|ning deſtruction to him and to his people, if he re|fuſed to do that which he ſhould appoynt.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 4 Vter perceyuing what diſloyaltie reſted in the harts of his owne ſubiectes, agreed that the mat|ter might be committed to eyght graue and wiſe Counſellers, foure Britaines and foure Saxons, which might haue full power to make an ende of all controuerſies and variaunces depending be|twixt the two nations. Occa was likewiſe con|tented therewith, where vppon were named on eyther part four perſons, of ſuch wiſedom, know|ledge and experience, as were thought meéeteſt to take direction for the ordering of ſuch a weightie buſineſſe. By the arbitrement, warde and dome then of thoſe eighte perſons ſufficiently authori|ſed thereto, a league was concluded vppon cer|taine articles of agreement, amongſt the whyche the chiefeſt was, that the Saxons from thence|foorth ſhould quietly enioy all that part of Brit|tayne whiche lyeth fore aneynſt the Almayne Seas, the same to bee called euer after Engistlaunde, and all the residue shoulde remayne to the Britaines as their owne rightfull and aunciente inheritance. Thus hathe Hector Boetius, but nowe to returne vnto Vter according to that wee finde in the Brittish histories: but to proceede after our owne writers, that when he had vanquished the Saxons and taken their two chiefetaines prisoners, in processe of time, he fell in loue with a righte beautifull Lady called Igwarne or Igerna, Go [...]l [...] [...] of [...] wife to one Gorolus or Gorloys Duke of Cornewaile, the which Duke he slew at length neere to his owne Castell called Diuulioc in Cornewaile, to the ende that he mighte enioy the sayd Lady the which he afterwards married, and begate on hir that noble Knighte Arthur, and a daughter named Amye or Anna. Oca and Ossa escaping also out of prison assembled eftsoones a power of Saxons, and made warre againste the Britaynes, whereof Uter hauing aduertisement prepared to resist them, and finally went himselfe in person againste them, and at Saint Albanes (as some write) gaue them battel [...] and slew them [figure appears here on page 128] both in the fielde. By that which Polydore Ver|gill writeth it ſhoulde ſeeme that Germane the Biſhop of Auxerre came into Britayne in the dayes of this Vter, by whoſe preſence the Bryt|taynes had victory againſte the Saxons (as be|fore yet haue hearde) after whiche victory bothe parties reſted from troubling eyther other for a time, the Saxons as it were aſtonied with that preſente miracle, and the Britaynes not follo|wing their good ſucceſſe ſhortly after fell at diſ|cord amongſt themſelues, which finally brought them to vtter decay, as after ſhall appeare. But ye Saxons being deſirous to ſpoyle the Britaines of the whole poſſeſſion of that parte of the Iſle which they held, whereas they accompted the Ci|ties and Townes of ſmall ſtrength to be difen|ded, they gote them to an high Mountaine called Badon hill,Badon hill. whiche Polidore ſuppoſeth to bee Blackamore ye lieth neere to the water of Theiſe, which deuideth the Biſhoprike of Durham from Yorkſhire, hauing at the mouth thereof a [...] ha|uen meete to receyue ſuch Shippes as come out of Germany, from whence the Saxons looked dayly for ayde, hauing already ſent thither for the ſame. The Britaynes being thereof aduerti|ſed, make haſt towards the place, and beſieged it on euery ſide. They alſo lay the Sea coaſtes full of Souldiers to keepe ſuche of the enemies from landing as ſhoulde come out of Germany. The Saxons kept themſelues for a certayne ſpace a|loſt vpon the high grounde, but in the ende con|ſtreyned through wante of vittayles, they come EEBO page image 129 downe with their armie in order of bataile to the next plaines, and offring to fight, the batayl was anon begun, which continued from the morning till farre in the day, with ſuche ſlaughter, that the earth on euery ſide flowed with bloud: but ye Sa|xons ſuſteyned the greater loſſe, their capitaines Occa and Oſca beyng bothe ſlayne, ſo that the Britons might ſeme quite deliuered of al danger of thoſe enimies: but the fatall deſtenie could not be auoided, as hereafter may apere. And this was the ſlaughter made of the Saxons at Badon hil,Gildas. wherof Gildas maketh mention, and chanced the ſame yere that he was borne, which was in the 44. yere after the firſt cõming of the Saxons in|to this land,492 the yere of grace .492. & .15. indiction (as Hariſon alſo noteth.)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 About the ſame time Vter departed out of this life (ſaith Polydore) ſo that his accompte agreeth nothing with the cõmon accompte of thoſe au|thors, whom Fabiã and other haue folowed. For either muſt we preſuppoſe, that Vter reigned be|fore the time apointed to him by the ſaid authors, either elſe that the ſiege of Badon hill was before he began to reigne, as it ſhould ſeeme in deede by that which Wil. Malmſbury writeth therof, as hereafter ſhal be alſo ſhewed. Finally, according to the agreemente of the Engliſhe writers, Vter Pendragon died of poyſon when he had gouer|ned this land by the ful terme of .16. yeres,The deceaſſe of Vter Pen|dragon. Stonchenge, chorea gigantn & was after buried dy his brother Aurelius at Stonhẽg otherwyſe called Chorea Gigantũ, leauing his ſon Arthur to ſuccede him. Here muſt ye not that the ſcottiſh chronicles declare, that in al the war|res for the more parte wherein the Britons ob|teyned victorie againſt the Saxons, the Scots ayded them in the ſame warres, and ſo likewyſe did the Picts, but the ſame chronicles do not on+ly varie from the Brytiſh writers in accompt of yeres, but alſo in the order of things done, as in the ſame Chronicles more playnly may appere, and namely in the diſcourſe of the incidẽts which chanced during the reign of this Vter. For wher as the Britiſh hiſtories, as ye haue heard, attri|bute great praiſe vnto the ſame Vter for his vic|tories atchieued againſt the Saxons and theyr king Occa, whom he ſlew in battaile, and obtei|ned a greate victorie, the Scottiſhe writers make other report, affirming in deed that by the preſẽce of biſhop Germane hee obteyned victorie in one battaile againſt them: but ſhortly after the Bri|tons fought again with the Saxons, & were diſ|comfited, although Occa in following the chaſe ouer raſhly chaunced to be ſlaine: after whoſe de|ceaſſe the Saxons ordeyned his ſonn [...] named al|ſo Occa to ſucceede in his place, who to make himſelfe ſtrong againſt all his enimies, ſent in|to Germanie for one Colgerne, the whiche with a greate power of Tentſhmen came ouer into this our Britayne, and conquered by O [...]s ap|pointment, the countrey of Northumberland, ſi|tuate betwene Tyne & Tweede, as in the Scot|tiſh chronicles it may further appeare.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Alſo this is to be remembred that the victorie which was got againſt the Saxons by the Bry|tons, at what time Germane biſhop of Aurerre was preſente: Hector Boetius affirmeth (by the authoritie of Veremond that wrote ye Scottiſhe chronicles) to haue chanced the ſecõd time of his cõming ouer into this lande, where Beda anon|cheth it to be at his firſt bring here. Againe, the ſame Boetius writeth, that ye ſame victory chã|ced in the dayes of Vter Pendragon, whiche can not be if it be true that Beda writeth, touchyng the tyme of ye death of ye ſayd German: for where he departed this life before the yere of oure Lorde 459. as aboue is noted, Vter Pendragon began not his reigne till the yere of our Lord .500.475. ſayth [...] a|riſon. or as the ſame Hector Boetius hath .503. ſo that biſhop Germane was dead long before that Vter began to reign. In deede ſome writers haue noted, that the third bataile which Vortimer ſought againſt the Saxons, was the ſame wherin S. Germane was preſent, and procured the victorie with the crie of Alleluya, as before ye haue heard whiche ſeemeth to be more agreeable to a truthe, and to ſtand alſo with that which holie Bede hath wri|ten, touching the time of the beeing heere of the ſayd German, than the opinion of other, whiche affirme that it was in the tyme of the reigne of Vter. The like is to bee founde in the reſidue of Hector Boetius his booke, touching the tyme ſpecially of the reignes of the Brytiſh kings that gouerned Brytaine aboute that ſeaſon. For as he affirmeth, Aurelius Ambroſius beganne his reigne in the yeare of our Lorde .498. and ruled but ſeuen yeres, and then ſuceeded Vter, whiche reigned .xviij. yeres, and departed this life in the yeare of our Lorde .521.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 BVt here is to be remẽbred, that whatſoeuer the Britiſh writers haue recorded touching the victories of this Vter had againſt ye Saxos, and how that Oſca the ſonne of Hengiſt ſhould be ſlaine in battayle by him and his power: In thoſe olde writers whiche haue regiſtred the Acts of the Engliſhe ſaxon kyngs wee fynde no ſuche matter, but wee fynde that after the deceaſſe of Hengiſt. hys ſonne Oſca or Occa reygned in Kente .24. yeares,Oſca. 34. hath Hen|ry Hnnt. in cor+rupted copies. defendyng hys kyngdome onely, and not ſeekyng to enlarge it (as before is touched.)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After whoſe death his ſonne Oth, and Ir| [...]rike ſonne to the ſame Oth ſucceeded, more reſemblyng their father than their grandfather or greate grandfather. To their reignes are aſſig|ned fiftie and three yeares by the Chronicles: but whether they reigned ioyntely together, or EEBO page image 130 ſeuerally a parte, eyther after other, it is not cer|taynly perceyued.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But nowe to the incidentes whiche happened during the reigne of Vter Pendragon we fynde that one Porth a Saxon with his .ij. ſonnes Me|gla [figure appears here on page 130] and Beda,Port entred this land about the yere of our Lord . [...]01. as Math. VVeſt. noteth. came a lande at Port [...]ſmouth in Suſſex, about the beginning of the ſayde Vters reigne and ſlewe a noble yong man of the Bry|tons, and many other of the meaner ſorte with him. Of this Porth the towne and hauen of Porteſmouth tooke the name as ſome haue thou|ght.Hariſo [...] [...]ſeth the [...] to bee [...] Poets, [...] vvorde [...] i [...] the [...] fr [...]h [...] the ſea. Moreouer about .lx. yeres after the coming of the Saxons into this lande with their leader Hengiſt, one Nazaleod, a mightie king amongſt the Britons, aſſembled all the power hee coulde make to fight with Certicus king of the Weſt|ſaxons, who vnderſtandyng the greate power of his enimies, required ayd of Oſca King of Kent, alſo of Elle king of Suſſex, and of Porth and his ſonnes whiche were lately before arriued as ye haue heard. Certicus being then furniſhed with a conuenient armie, deuided the ſame in|to two batayls, reſeruing the one to himſelf, and the other he appointed to his ſonne Kenrike.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 King Nazaleod perceiuing that the wing which Certicus ledde was of more ſtrength than the o|ther whiche Kenrike gouerned, he ſet fyrſt vpon Certicus, thinking that if he might diſtreſſe that part of the enimies armie, he ſhould eaſily ouer|come the other.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Herevpon he gaue ſuch a fierce charge vppon that wing that by pure force he opened the ſame, and ſo ouerthrew the Saxons on that ſide, ma|king great ſlaughter of them as they were ſtate|red, the whiche maner of dealing when Kenrike ſawe, he made forwarde with all ſpeed to ſuccor [figure appears here on page 130] his father, and ruſhing in amongſt the Brytons on their backs,The Bryton [...] ouerth [...]ovven. he brake their armie in peeces, and ſlew their king Na [...]alcod, and with all put his people to flight.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Mat. VVeſt. Hen. Hunt. Stuff and VVi|ghtgar. Math. VVeſt. noteth the yere of their riual to be .514.There died of the Brytons that daye .v. M. men and the reſidue eſcaped by fleeing as wel as they might.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the vj. yeare after this battayle Stuff and Wightgar ye were nephues to Certicus, came wyth three ſhippes, and landed at Certiceſt|ſhore, and ouerthrew a number of Britons that came againſte them in order of battayle, and ſo by the comming of thoſe his nephews being right valyant and hardie capitaines the part of Certi|cus became much ſtr [...]nger. About the ſame time Elle king of the Southſaxons departed this lyfe, after whome ſucceeded his ſonne Ciſſa, of whom wee fynde little lefte in writing to bee made ac|compte of.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 H. Hunt. Brytons ouer|throvven by Saxons.About the yeare of our Lorde .51 [...]. and in the yeare after the commyng of the Saxons .71. whyche was in the .xxvj. yeare of the Emperor Anaſtatius, the Brytons fought with Certicus and his ſonne Kenrike at Certiceſforde, where the Captaynes of the Brytons ſtoode to it man|fully: but in the ende they were diſcomfyted, and greate ſlaughter was made there of them by the Saxons, and greater had bene, if the nyghte commyng on, had not parted them, and ſo ma|ny were ſaued.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 From that daye forewarde Certicus was re|puted and taken for king of Weaſtſaxon,The kingdom of VVeſt [...] and ſo the ſame kyngdome at that tyme, whyche was as Harriſon noteth it (whoſe orderly pro|ce [...]dyng in this beha [...]ten, for the accoumpte of tyme, giueth greate lyght to our hiſtorie) the yeare of Chriſte fiue hundred and ninteene: af|ter the buylding of Rome, a thouſande, two hundred and ſeuentie, of the worlde, foure thou|ſande foure hundred eyghtie and fiue: of the cou [...]nyng of the Saxons ſeuentie of Iuſtinus Anicius Emperoure of the Eaſte, the fyrſte EEBO page image 131 and thirde of the renouned prince Patricius Ar|thurus then reygnyng oure the Brytaynes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The ſayd kingdom alſo conteyned the countreis of Wiltſhire, Somerſetſhire, Berkeſhire, Dor|ſetſhyre, Deuonſhire, and Cornewall, hauing on the Eaſt Hamſhire, on the North the [...] of Thames, and on the South and Weaſt the O|cean ſea: Howbeit at the firſte the kinges of the Weaſtſaxons had not ſo large dominion, but they dayly wanne grounde vpon the Brytons, & ſo in the rude by enlarging their confines they came to enioy all the ſayde countreys, and the whole at the laſt.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the nynthe yeare of the reigne of Certi|cus, he eftſoons fought with the Saxons at Cer|ticeſforde aforeſayde,Certiceſford. where great ſlaughter was made on bothe partes. This Certiceſforde was in times paſt called Nazaleoy of the late remem|bres Nazaleod king of the Brytons.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Aboute this ſeaſon at ſundry tymes dyuerſe greate companies of the Saxons came ouer in|to Britayne out of Germanie, and got poſſeſſi|on of the countreys of Mercie and Eaſtangle: but as yet thoſe of Mercie had no one king that gouerned them, but were vnder certayne noble men that got poſſeſſion of diuers partes in that countrey, by meanes wherof great warres and many encounters enſued.

5.68.1. The kingdome of the Eaſtſaxons.

The kingdome of the Eaſtſaxons.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 IN thoſe dayes alſo the kyngdome of the Eaſtſaxons began,Erchen|wyn. the chiefe Citie where|of was London. It conteyned in effect ſo much as at this preſente belongeth to the Dioceſſe of London.The kingdom [...] of the Eaſtſax|ons. One Erchenwyn a Saxon was the fyrſt king thereof, the whiche was ſonne to one Offa, the ſixte in lineall deſcent from one Sax|not, from whom the kings of that countrey fet|ched their originall.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Hariſon noteth there exacte yeare of the erection of the kingdom of the Eaſtſaxons to begin with the end of the eight of Cerdicius K. of the Weſt|ſaxons that is, the .527. of Chriſte, and .7. after the commyng of the Saxons.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the . [...]iij. yeare of the reigne of Cerdicius, he with his ſonne Kenrike, and other of the Sa|xon [figure appears here on page 131] capitayns fought with the Brytons, [...] the Iſle of Wight at Witgartſbridge, where they ſlewe a greate number of Brytons, and ſo con|quered the Iſle, the whiche aboute foure yeares after, was giuen by Cerdicius vnto hys ne|phues Stuff and Witgar.