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conclude touching the dooings of this Ewin is pur|sued and for|sake [...] of is subiects. Ewin, ye shall vnderstand, that at length such lords as greatlie abhorred
his vile conditions & vsages, conspired against him, and raising an armie of their friends and
partakers, incountred with him in the field, and there tooke him prisoner, being destitute of all aid and
succors: for such as he brought with him, not once offered to strike one stroke in his qua|rell. Ewin con|demned to per petuall prison Ewin being thus taken, was by and by con|demned
to perpetuall prison; and Cadallan, of whom ye haue heard before,
immediatlie proclamed go|uernor of the realme. Howbeit the night following, after that Ewin (according to
the iudgement pro|nounced against him) was committed vnto ward, a presumptuous yoong man, in hope to haue
thanks of Cadallan, entred into the chamber where he was inclosed, and there strangled him. But in stéed of
thanks he was recompensed with death: for Ca|dallan detesting such a wicked déed, caused him to be hanged in open sight of all men. Such was the end of Ewin, being thus
dispatched in prison, in Ewin is strangled. the seuenth yéere after he began his
reigne ouer the Scotishmen, being the 9 yéere of Augustus Cesar his gouernment of the Romane empire. 32 H. B.
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succéeded Metellanus, son to one Carren, the brother of Ederus a prince of most Metella|nus. gentle behauiour. This Metellanus mainteined his subiects in great quietnesse and
rest, without anie maner of wars, either forren or ciuill. Such wic|ked
lawes as his predecessor had established, he did what he could to abolish. But such yoong gentlemen as
delighted in sensuall lust, and licentious libertie, stood so stiffelie therein against him, that in the end
he was glad to leaue off his purpose. About the same time also there came vnto Kimbaline king of the Kimbaline king of the Britains. Britains an ambassador from Augustus the empe|ror,
with thanks, for that entring into the gouerne|ment of the British state, he had kept his allegiance toward
the Romane empire: exhorting him to keepe his subiects in peace with all
their neighbors, sith the whole world, through meanes of the same Augustus, was now in quiet, without all
warres or trouble|some tumults.
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ambassadors went also vnto Metellanus the K. of the Scotishmen, exhorting him to acknow|ledge a superioritie
in the Romane emperour, vnto whome the people inhabiting in the furthest parts of the east, had sent their
ambassadors with rich iewels to present his person withall. Wherwith Metellanus Metellanus becommeth friend to the Romans. being partlie mooued to haue a freendlie amitie with
the Romans, he sent vnto Rome certeine rich pre|sents to the emperour, and to the gods in the capitoll, in
signe of honour, by which means he obteined an amitie with the Romans, which continued betwixt them and his
kingdome for a long time after.