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MarginaliaThe kinges of Northūberland.
| Ethelfridus Bernico rum. | of. 2200. whiche came to pray for the good successe of the Britaines, and by his wife Accan, the daughter of Elle, had vij. sonnes: Eaufridus, Osualdus Oswius, Oslacus, Osmundus, Osa, Of- fa. Flor. Histor. | |
| Edwinus. Northum berland, slayne. | 17 | This Edwinus was the first of the Northumberland kinges, which was conuerted and Christened by Paulinus Byshop of London. |
| Ofricus Deirorum, slayne. Eaufridus Bernicia, slayne. | These two are put out of the rase of kings, because they reuolted frō the Christian fayth, and were both slayne miserablye by Cedwalla a Britayne, whiche then raigned in Northumber- land, and in Mercia. | |
| Oswaldus, Northū- berland, slayne. | This Oswaldus, called S. Oswald, fought with Cedwalla, & Penda with a small army, and by strength of prayer vanquished thē in the field. He sent for Ædanus into Scotlād to preach in his coūtrey, & as he preached in Scottish, þe king expounded in English. He was a great geuer of almes to þe poore. Of his other acts more appeareth hereafter. | |
| Oswius, Northum berland. | 28 | This Oswius fighting against Pē- da, vowed to make hys daughter El- fred a Nonne, geuyng with her. xij. Lordshyps, to build. xij. Monasteries. vj. in Bernicia. vi. in Deira. |
| Oswinus raygned together with Oswius in Deira slayne. | 7 | The same Oswius in the beginning of hys raigne tooke one Oswinus the sonne of Edwyne to be his partener o- uer the countrey of Deyra. Afterward causing him to be killed, tooke to hym an other called Edelwald, the sonne of Oswalde. Of this Oswynus more fol- loweth hereafter to be declared. |
| Egfridus, Northum- berland, slaine. | 15 | This Egfrid maried Etheldrida, who beyng xij. yeares maried to hym, could after, by no meanes be allured to lye with him, but obtainyng of him li- cence, was made a Nunne, & then Ab- bes of Elye. She made but one meale a day, & neuer weare lynen. At last the same Egfrid fighting against þe Scots, was slayne in the fielde by a trayne of the Scots, fayning themselues to flee. |
| Alfridus, Northum- berland. | 20 | Of this Alfride, Bede in his histo- ry testifi eth that he was exactly & per- fectly seene in the holy Scriptures,& recouered much that hys predecessours had lost before. Bed. lib 4. cap. 24 Some say he raigned not. 18. yeares. |
| Osredus, Northum- berlād, slayne. | 11 | Osred began his raigne beyng but viij. yeares olde, and raigned the space of. xi. yeares. |
| Kenredus North. | 2 | |
| Oriscus, North. | 20 | Some affirme that Oriscus raig- ned but. xi. yeares. |
| Celulfus, Northum. made a Monke. | 9 | This Celulf after he had raigned. 8 yeares was made a Monke. To hym Beda wrote his story. |
| Egbertus, or Eadber- tus, Northūberlād, Monke. | 21 | |
| Osulfus, Northum. slayne. | 1 | |
| Mollo, or Ethel- wold North. In some chronicles vi. yeares. | 11 | Mollo by the subtil traine of Altred9 was made away, which Altredus also himselfe after he had raigned. x. yeares, was expulsed by his owne peopple. |
| Altredus, Northum. expulsed. | 10 | In some Chronicles this Altredus raigned but. viij. yeares. |
| Ethelbertus, or Edelredus, Northumberland, expulsed. | 5 | |
| Alfwoldus, Northumberland slayne. | 11 | |
| Osredus. | ||
| Ethelbertus, or Adelwaldus, North. slayne. | 16 |
¶ After this Ethelbert, the kingdome of Northumberland ceased the space of xxv. yeares, till Egbertus king of the Westsaxōs subdued also thē, as he did the other Saxons to his dominiō. After the which Egbert kyng of the Westsaxons succeded in Northumberland his sonne.
| Ethelwolfus. Ethelbaldus. Ethelbertus. Ethelredus. | Kynges of Westsaxons, raignyng in Northumberland. |
In the tyme of this Ethelredus there were two vnder kynges in Northumberland, Ella, and Osbright. whom the Danes ouercame and raigned in their place, whose names were these.
| Exbertus. Gurthed. Richsi. Guthrid. Egebert. | Danes. |
¶ After the raigne of these foresayd Danes, the kyngdome of Northumberland came into the handes of the Westsaxons, in the tyme of Athelstane and his brother Edmundus. It began first. an. 547. and so endured. 409. yeares. It contained Yorkeshyre, Notinghamshyre, Darbyshyre, the Byshopricke of Dyrham, Copeland and other.
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Mercia.
The kinges of Mercia.
| Crida, or Creodda. | 35 | |
| Wibba. | 20 | |
| Ceorlus. | 10. | |
| Penda slayne. | 30 | Penda slewe in battaille Edwyne and Oswald kynges of Northūb. Also Si- gebert, Edrik, and Anna, kynges of the Eastanglis. Also he droue out Ken walkins kyng of the Westsaxons. |
| Peda, or Weda, slayne by his wife | Vnder Peda and Wlferus Christes faith was receiued in those parts, they being conuerted by Finianus Byshop. The same Peda raigned in a part of Mercia, with hys brotherWlferus, which wereboth the sonnes of Penda. | |
| Wlferus. | 29 | This Wlfer9 by his wife Ermeburg had iij. daughters, Milburg, Mildrith, and Mildgith, holy virgines. |
| Adelredus, or Ethel- red, made Mōke. | 30. or 19 | This Adelredus, or Ethelredus was Monke of Bardney, whose si- sters were Kinedrid, and Kineswith, holy virgines. |
| Kenredus made also mōke at Rome. | 5 | |
| Ceolredus, or Kel- redus. | 8 | In the time of this Ceolred was Guthlake otherwise called S. Guthlake, the Popish Eremite of Crouland. |
| Ethelbald9 slaine. | 41 | Vnder Ethelbaldus dyed Beda. E- thelbald gaue that all churches should be free from all exactions and publicke charges. |
| Bernredus. | 1 | This Bernred for his pride & stoutnes toward his people, was by them depo- sed, & the same yeare by the iust iudge- ment of God burned. Histor. Cariens. |
| Offa. | 39 | Offa causing or cōsenting to the death of good Ethelbert king of the Eastan- les, peaceably commyng to marry his daughter, for repentaunce caused the Peter pence first to be geuē to Rome, and there did his penaunce. |
| Egfredus. | 1 | |
| Kenulphus, slayne. | 20. or 16 | |
| Kenelm9 murthered. | Thie Kenelme beyng of vij. yeares of age, was wickedly slayne after he had raigned. vj. monethes. | |
| Ceolwolfus expul- sed. | 1. or 3. | |
| Bernulphus slayne, | 3 | |
| Ludecanus slayne. | 2 | This Ludecane after the 2. yeare of his raigne was slayne of Egbert, kyng of the Westsaxones, by whom the rest of the Saxons were also subdued. |
| Some Chronicles here insert Milefredus. | ||
| Wilasius, or Withla- cus beheaded. | 12 |
¶ This Withlacus in the begynning of his raigne was vanquished by Egrid kyng of Westsaxe, to whom hee became tributary with his successors here foflowyng.
| Berthulfus | 12. | ¶ Some writers saye that these kynges were subdued by the Danes |
| Burhredus. | 20. | |
| Celulfus. | 1 | |
| Elfredus. | 1 |
¶ After this Elfride the kyngdome of the Mercias was translated vnto the Westsaxons, in the latter tyme of kyng Alfred, or in the begynnyng of Edwardus Senior, and so was adioyned to the Westsaxones, beginnyng an. 561. It endured the space of. 250. yeares, till about the latter ende of Aluredus, by whom it was ioyned to the kyngdome of Westsaxōs. This kyngdome stretched out to Huntyngtonshyre, Hertfordshyre, Glocestershyre, Worceter, Warwicke, Lichfield, Couentry, Chester, Darbyshyre, Staffordshyre, Shrosbury, Oxford, Buckyngham, Dorceter, Lincolne, Lecester. &c.
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Eastsaxsons
| Erchwinus. | 35 | |
| Sledda. | 17 | |
| Sebertus, or Sigeber- tus. | 14 | This Sebertus nephew to Ethel- bert king of Kent, among these kyngs was first christned by Mellit9, which made the Church of Paules. |
| Sexredus, and Se- wardus, brethren, slayne. | 7. | Sexred, and Seward and Sigebert: expelled Mellitus the Byshop, because he would not minister to thē þe Sacra- mentall bred, they being not Baptised. |