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IN the tyme of Vortiger aboue mentioned, began the raigne of the Saxones in this land, the which commyng out of 3. sortes of the Germaine people (to wytte) the Saxones, the Intes and Angles, replenished this land, of them called now Anglia. Of whō first Hengistus raigned in Kent: which countrey of Kent he had obteined by Rowen his daughter of kyng Vortiger, which was about the yeare of our Lord as some do count, 476. or as I finde it in the cōputation of our English Tables, 456. in some. 463. After Hengist, came in Octha, with Eosa, or Ysse his kinsman: who afterward succeded the sayd Hengist in Kent. Not long after came in an other company of the Saxones, with Elle their Captaine, whiche planted them selues in Southsexe. And after them agayne an other garrison of the Saxones with Cerdice their Captaine, which dyd occupy the West part of the land, called by them Westsaxon. And so likewise the other multitude of the Saxones after them, whiche as yet beyng vnchristened and infidels, deuided the whole land among themselues into seuen kyngdomes, as in this Table followeth.
[Back to Top]Marginalia456.
Kent.
| Hengistus, slayne. | 31 | ||
| Eosa, or Ysse. | 24 | ||
| Ocha, or Octha. | |||
| Ermenricus, or Eme- ricus. | 26 | ||
| Ethelbertus, the first of þe Saxon kings that receiued the fayth by Aug. an. reg. 35. | 56 | This Ethelbert first of all the Sax- ones receiued the fayth, and subdued all the other vj. kyngs, except onely the kyng of Northumberland. | |
| Edbaldus. | 24 | ||
| Ercombertus. | 24 | Ercombert commaunded Lent first to be fasted in his dominion. | |
| Fgebertus, or Edbri- eth, slayne. | 9 | Egebert killed two Sonnes of hys Vncle. | |
| The kinges of Kent. | Lotharius, slayne. | 12 | |
| Eadrichus. | 6. | Vnto the tyme of Eadrick all the by- shops of Canturbury were Italians. | |
| Nidredus. Wilhardus. | 7 | Some Chronicles do place these two, Nidredus and Wilhardus after E- dricke, and geue to them seuen yeares, some agayne do omitte them. | |
| Withredus. | 33 | ||
| Egfert9, or Edbert. | 23 | ||
| Ethelbert. | 11 | ||
| Alricus. | 34 | Betwene the raigne of Alricke, and Cuthred, some storyes insert the raigne of Eadbert, which raigned two yeares. | |
| Eadbertus, surnamed Pren. | 2 | ||
| Cuthredus. | 18 | ||
| Baldredus, expulsed | 81. |
¶ In the raigne of this Baldred the kyngdome of Kent, was trāslated to Egbertus, otherwise called Egbrict, kyng of the Westsaxons, who subduyng the foresayd Baldred. an. 832. gaue the sayd kingdome to Athelstan his youger sonne. After whose decease it came to Ethelwolfe the elder sonne of Egbrict, and so was vnited to the Westsaxons, who then began to be the Monarche of the whole land. This kyngdome began neare about the yeare of our Lord. 456. and continued. 342. yeares, and had. xv. kynges.
[Back to Top]Southsaxe.
now called Sußex.
The kinges of Sussex.
| Elle, or Alle. | 31 | |
| Cissa. | Of this Cissa came Cicester, which he builded, and wher he raigned. | |
| Nancanleus, or Nan- canleodus. | This Nathāleod seemeth by some old storyes to be a Britaine, & the chief Marshall of kyng Vter, whom Porth the Saxon slew. | |
| Porth. | This Porth a Saxon, came in at the Hauen, which now is called of him Porthmouth. | |
| Ethelwelsus. Redvvallus. | Because I finde but litle mention of these two I thinke it rather like to be the same Ethelwold or Ethelwal- dus which after followeth. | |
| Condebertus. Ethelredus, or Ethe- reus. | Of Condebertus and Ethelred I finde no mentiō, but in one table onely, supposing therfore that þe true names of these were Ercōbertus & Egebertus, which were kynges of Kent the same tyme, and peraduenture might then rule in Sussex. | |
| Adelwood or Ethel waldus, slayne. | This Adelwold was the first king of Sussexe Christened, and as Fa- bian sayth, the iiij. kyng of the South- saxones: as other say the. vij. so vncer- taine be the histories of this kingdom. | |
| Adelbrich, or Bere- thunus, slayne. | 5 | |
| Aldhumus. | 15 |
¶ this kyngdome endured shortest season of all other, & soonest passed into other kyngdomes, in the dayes as some write of Iue kyng of Westsaxe, and so endured not aboue an hundred and twelue yeares vnder seuen or at most. xi. kyngs, beginnyng first in the yeare of the Lord. 478 and about the. 30. yeare of the first comming of the Saxons.
[Back to Top]Marginalia522.
Westsaxe.
The kinges of West sax.
| Cerdicus, or Credi- cus. | 17 | This kingdome contained Som- mersetshyre, Berkshyre, Dorsetshyre, Deuonshyre, Cornewale. &c. |
| Kenricus. | 26 | |
| Chelingus. | 30. 33. lib cycl. | |
| Celricus, or Ceolfri- cus | 5 | |
| Celwlfus, or Ceol- ulfus. | 14 | |
| Kynigilsus & Quicelinus. | 32 | This Kynigilsus was first kyng Christened in that prouince, conuerted by Birinus, after made Monke. |
| Kenewalkins. | 31 | |
| Sexburga. | 1 | |
| Escwynus, Ascwyn9, or Elkwinus. | 2 | |
| Centvvinus, dyed at Rome. | 7 | |
| Cedwalla. | 3 | Cedwalla went to Rome, & there was Christened and dyed. |
| Ina, or Iue. | 35 | Iua also went to Rome, and was made Monke. |
| Edelardus, or Athe- lardus. | 14 | |
| Cuthredus, or Cuth- bert. | 16 | |
| Sigebertus, or Sig- herus slayne. | 1 | Sigebert for his pride and crueltie was deposed of his people. And as he had killed before one of his faythfull counsell geuing him wholesome coun- sayle: so after was he slayne of the same counsellers Swynard, as he did him selfe in a wood. |
| Kynulfus, or Kyne- wlfus, slayne. | 31 | |
| Brithricus. | 13 | |
| Egbert9, or Egbrich- tus, otherwise A- thelbertus, or A- thelbrich. &c. | 37 | This Egbert was first expelled by Brithricus, who after returnyngg again and raignyng, was much derided and scorned with mockyng rimes for a co- ward of Bernulfus kyng of Mercia. At lēgth the sayd Egbert subdued him first, then all the rest, to his kingdome: causing the whole land to be called no more Britaine, but Anglia. Concer- nyng the other kings after him in that Lordshyp hereafter followeth. |
¶ This Egebert subdued all the other seuen kyngdomes, and first began the Monarchie of all the Saxons, which after by Alured was perfected, as hereafter foloweth (the Lord willyng) to be declared. This kingdome of Westsaxons began the yeare of grace. 522. and as it subdued all the other, so it did the longest cōtinue, till about the commyng of William Conquerour, which is about the tyme of. 554. yeares.
[Back to Top]Marginalia547.
North-
umber-
land
The kings of Northūberland.
| Ida. | 12 | This Ida of his wife had. 6. chil- dren, Adda, Elricus, Osmerus, Theod- ledus, of concubines other 6. |
| After Ida the kyngdome of Northumberland was de- uided into two prouinces, Deyra and Bernicia. | ||
| Alle, or Elle, Deiro- rum. | 30 | This Alle was the sonne of Iffe, and raigned in Derya. 30. |
| Adda, Bernicorum. | 7 | |
| Some Chronicles do set vnder Adda: to raigne in Ber- nicia these kynges, Glappa, or Claspa, Theonulfus, or Hussa, or Theowalnus, Frihulfus. Theodoricus. | ||
| Alricus, or Alfricus Deirorum. | 5. | This Alfricus was the sonne of Ida and raigned fiue yeares. |
| This Ethelfridus was he that slew the Mōkes of Bangor, to the number |