1570 Edition | Book 2 | Page 162 
IN the tyme of Vortiger aboue mentioned, began the raygne of the Saxōs in this land, the which coming out of. 3. sortes of the Germain people (to wit) the Saxons, the Intes & Angles, replenished this land, of thē called now Anglia. Of whō first Hēgistus raigned in Kēt: which coūtry of Kent he had obteined by Rowē his daughter of king Vortiger, which was about the yeare of our Lord as some do count, 476. or as I finde it in the computation of our English tables, 456. in some. 463. After Hengist, came in Octha, wyth Eosa, or Ysse his kinsman: who afterward succeded the sayd Hengist in Kent. Not long after came in an other company of þe Saxons, with Elle their capitain, which planted themselues in Southsexe. And after them againe an other garrison of the Saxons with Cerdice their captayne, which did occupy the West part of the land, called by them Westsaxon. And so likewise the other multitude of the Saxons after them, which as yet beyng vnchristened and infidels, deuided the whole land among themselues into. vij. kyngdomes, as in this table followeth.
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| Hengistus. slayn. | 31. | ||
| Eosa, or Ysse. | 24. | ||
| Ocha, or Octha. | |||
| Ermenricus, or E- mericus. | 26. | ||
| Ethelbertus, þe firste of þe Saxon kings that receiued the faith by Aug. an. reg. 35. | 56. | This Ethelbert first of all the Saxōs receyued the fayth, and subdued al the other syxe kynges, excepte onelye the kyng of Northumberland. | |
| Edbaldus. | 24. | ||
| Ercombertus. | 24. | Ercombert commaunded Lent firste to be fasted in hys dominion. | |
| Egebertus, or Ed- brieth. slayne. | 9. | Egebert kylled two Sonnes of his vncle. | |
| The kyng of Kent. | Lotharius. slayn. | 12 | |
| Eadrichus. | 6. | Vnto the time of Eadrick all the bi- shops of Canturbury wer Italians. | |
| Nidredus. VVilhardus. | 7. | Some chronicles do place these two Nidredus and Willehardus after E- dricke, and geue to them. vii. yeares, some againe do omit them. | |
| VVithredus. | 33 | ||
| Egfertus, or Edbert. | 23. | ||
| Ethelbert. | 11. | ||
| Alricus. | 34. | Betwene the raygne of Alricke and Cuthred, some stories insert the raign of Eadbert, whych raigned. 2. yeares. | |
| Eadbertus, surna med Pren. | 2. | ||
| Cuthredus. | 18. | ||
| Baldredus, expulsed | 31. |
¶ In the raygne of thys Baldred the kingdome of Kent was translated to Egbertus, otherwyse called Egbrict, king of the West Saxons, who subduing the foresaid Baldred. an. 832. gaue the sayd kingdome to Athelstan his yonger sōne. After whose decease it came to Ethelwolfe the elder sonne of Egbrict, and so was vnited to the Westsaxons, who thē began to be the Monarch of the whole land. Thys kyngdome began neare about the yeare of our Lorde. 456. and continued. 342. yeares, and had. xv. kynges.
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now called Sussex.
The kyng of Sussex.
| Elle, or Alle. | 31 | |
| Cissa | Of this Cissa came Cicester, whyche he builded, and wher he raygned. | |
| Nancanleus, or Nā- canleodus. | This Nathanleod seemeth by some old stories to bee a Britaine, and the chiefe Marshall of kyng Vter, whom Porth the Saxon slew. | |
| Porth. | This Porth a Saxon, came in at the Hauen whiche nowe is called of hym Porthmouth. | |
| Ethelvuelsus. Redvvallus. | Because I finde but little mēcion of these. ij. I thincke it rather lyke to be the same Ethelwold or Ethelwaldus which after followeth. | |
| Condebertus. Ethelredus, or Ethe- reus. | Of Condebertus & Ethelred I find no mēcion, but in one table onely, sup posing therfore that þetrue names of these wer Ercōbertus & Egebertus, which wer kings of Kēt þe same time, & perauēture might thē rule in Sussex | |
| Adelvvold or Ethel vvaldus slayne. | This Adelwold was the fyrst kyng of Suffolke christned, and as Fabian sayth the fourth king of the Southsax ons: as other say the. vii. so vncertain be the histories of this kingdome. | |
| Adelbrich, or Bere- thunus slayn. | 5 | |
| Aldhumus. | 15 |
¶ Thys kingdome endured shortest season of all other, and sonest passed into other kyngdomes, in the dayes as some wryte of Iue kyng of Westsaxe, and so endured not aboue an hundred and twelue yeares vnder seuen or at most. xi. kyngs, begynning fyrst in the yeare of the Lorde. 478. and aboute the. 30. yeare of the fyrst comming of the Saxons.
[Back to Top]Westsaxe.
The kyngs of Westsax.
| Cerdicus or Credi- cus. | 17. | This kingdome contained Sōmec- setshiere, Berkshiere, Dorsetshiere, Deuonshiere, Cornewale. &c. |
| Kenricus. | 26 | |
| Chelingus. | 30. 33. lib cycl. | |
| Celricus or Ceolfri- cus | 5 | |
| Celvvlfus or Ceol- ulfus. | 14. | |
| Kynigilsus & Quicelinus. | 32. | This Kynigilsus was fyrste kyng christned in that prouince, conuerted by Birinus, after made Moonke. |
| Kenevvalkins. | 31. | |
| Sexburga. | 1. | |
| Escvvynus, Ascvvi nus, or Elkvvin9. | 2 | |
| Centvvinus died at Rome. | 7 | |
| Cedvvalla. | 3. | Cedwalla went to Rome, and there was christened and dyed. |
| Ina or Iue. | 35. | Iua also went to Rome, and was made Moonke. |
| Edelardus, or Athe- lardus. | 14. | |
| Cuthredus, or Cuth bert. | 16. | |
| Sigebertus, or Sig- herus slayne. | 1. | Sigebert for hys pride and crueltye was deposed of his people. And as he had kylled before one of hys faythfull counsel geuing him wholesome coun- sayl: so after was he slayne of the same counselers Swynard, as he did hym- selfe in a wood. |
| Kynulfus, or Kine- nulfus slayne. | 31. | |
| Brithricus. | 13 | |
| Egbert9 or Egbrich tus, otherwise A- thelbertus, or A- thelbrich. &c. | 37 | This Egbert was fyrste expelled by Brithricus, who after returnīg again and raigning, was much derided and scorned with mocking rimes for a co- ward of Bernulfus king of Mercia. At lēgth the said Egbert subdued him fyrst, then al the rest, to his kingdom: causing the whole land to be called no more Britaine, but Anglia. Cōcerning the other kings after him in that lord ship hereafter followeth. |
¶ This Egebart subdued al the other. vii. kingdomes, and fyrste began the Monarchie of al the Saxons, which after by Alured was perfected, as hereafter foloweth (the Lord willing) to be declared. This kingdome of Westsaxons beganne the yeare of grace. 522. and as it subdued all the other, so it dyd the longest continue, tyl about the comming of Wylliam Cōquerour, which is about the tyme of. 554. yeares.
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