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them within a few moneths after was maried vnto a noble Romane named Marius, Marius was
made king. who had defloured hir before time. He was also cre|ated king of Britaine by the
emperours authoritie, that thereby the state of the countrie [...]ght be r [...]|ced vnto a better quiet. He vsed to lie most an end in the parties of [...]endale, and named a part th [...] of EEBO page image 53 (where he passed the most part of his time altogether in hunting) Westmerland,
after his owne name, Westmerland. though afterwards, when the Romans were
expel|led, a portion of the same adioining next vnto the Scots was called Cumberland. The Morauians
Humf. Lluid doubteth of this historie of the Mora| [...]ns. Murrey land. which escaped from the discomfiture, had that por|tion of Scotland assigned
forth vnto them to inha|bit in, that lieth betwixt the riuers of Torne and Speie, called euen vnto this day
Murrey land.
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2 Corbreid
being thus ouerthrowne, and hauing his power greatlie inféebled thereby,
passed the re|sidue of his life in quietnesse. For the Romans be|ing troubled with ciuill warres, medled
neither with the Scots nor Picts, but onlie studied to kéepe the south parts of Britaine in due obedience.
Finallie Corbreid departed this world, after he had reigned
Corbreid dead Anno Christi, 71. H. B. 34 yeares, and was buried amongest his elders néere
vnto Dunstafage, with manie obelisks set vp about him.
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2 AFter
Corbreid succéeded one Dardan, which
Dardan. for his huge stature was afterward surnamed the great. He was lineally
descended frõ Metellane, who was his great grandfather. The nobles and commons of the realme chose him to
be their king, onelie for the good opinion they had conceiued of him in his predecessors daies, by whome he
was had in great estimation, and had atchiued vnder him ma|nie worthie enterprises, so that he was thought
most meetest for the roome, considering the sonnes of Corbreid were not as yet come vnto ripe yeares to
inioy the same. For the said Corbreid had three sons Corbreid his thrée sonnes. in all, Corbreid, Tulcane, and Bréeke. The eldest had beene brought vp
with Uoada, quéene of the Britains, whereby he had learned the maners and vsages of the British nation, and
therevpon was surnamed Gald; for so doo the Scotishmen vse euen vnto this day to name anie of their owne
countrie|men that hath learned the courtesie and maners of strange countries.