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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.
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generall peace as then reigning through|out the whole world, it pleased the giuer and authour of all peace
to be borne at the same time, of that bles|sed virgin Marie, in the citie of Bethlem in the tribe The birth of our Sauior Christ. of Iuda. Which most blessed and salutiferous birth
did come to passe in the 12 yeare of Metellanus reigne, and in the 42 of Augustus his empire: from the first
10 H. B. 330 H. B. 5199 H. B. establishing of the Scotish kingdome by Fergusius
324 yéeres, and after the creation of the world 3966, as Harison in his chronologie dooth
manifestlie con|clude. After this, Metellanus reigned certeine yeeres in continuall peace and quietnes,
euermore Metellane departeth this world. 29 H. B. 14 H. B. Caratake is proclamed
K. This Cara|take all the British and English wri|ters take to be a Britaine, and inhabi|ting within that
portion of the Ile now called Eng|land. Cara|take.
readie to doo the thing that might be to the con| [...] and the weale of his people. Finallie, he pushed out of th [...] life in the [...] yéere of his reigne, which was the 28 after the birth of our Sauior, and 13 of Tibe [...] the emperor. Howbeit he lest no issue aliue behi [...]
[...] succéed in the gouernment of the kingdome [...] those children which he had begotten, he buried in his life time, by meanes whereof, one Caratake,
[...] to Cadallan, and nephue to king Metellan by his sister Europeia, was proclamed king; as he that
excelled in riches and puissant autho|ritie aboue all other the [...]eres and high estates of the realme, and had not a little to doo in the administra|tion of publike
affaires in the latter daies of his vncle Metellane.