history of the britons-第7章

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exertion　of　good　to　mankind；　St。　Patrick；　in　a　healthy　old　age；
passed　from　this　world　to　the　Lord；　and　changing　this　life　for　a
better；　with　the　saints　and　elect　of　God　he　rejoices　for　evermore。
＇1＇　King　of　Connaught。
＇2＇　A　mountain　in　the　west　of　Connaught；　county　of　Mayo；　now
called　Croagh…Patrick。
＇3＇　V。R。　that　no　Irishman　may　be　alive　on　the　day　of　judgment；
because　they　will　be　destroyed　seven　years　before　in　honour　of
St。　Patrick。

55。　Saint　Patrick　resembled　Moses　in　four　particulars。　　The　angel
spoke　to　him　in　the　burning　bush。　　He　fasted　forty　days　and　forty
nights　upon　the　mountain。　　He　attained　the　period　of　one　hundred
and　twenty　years。　　No　one　knows　his　sepulchre；　nor　where　he　was
buried；　sixteen＇1＇　years　he　was　in　captivity。　　In　his　twenty…fifth
year；　he　was　consecrated　bishop　by　Saint　Matheus；＇2＇　and　he　was
eighty…five　years　the　apostle　of　the　Irish。　　It　might　be　profitable
to　treat　more　at　large　of　the　life　of　this　saint；　but　it　is　now
time　to　conclude　this　epitome　of　his　labours。＇3＇
＇1＇　V。R。　Fifteen。
＇2＇　V。R。　By　the　holy　bishop　Amatheus。
＇3＇　Here　ends　the　Vatican　MS。　collated　by　Mr。　Gunn。

＇Here　endeth　the　life　of　the　holy　bishop；　Saint　Patrick。＇
（After　this；　the　MSS。　give　as　56。；　the　legend　of　king　Arthur；
which　in　this　edition　occurs　in　50。）




Genealogy　of　the　kings　of　Bernicia。*
*　These　titles　are　not　part　of　the　original　work；　but　added　in
the　MSS。　by　a　later　hand。



57。　Woden　begat　Beldeg；　who　begat　Beornec；　who　begat　Gethbrond；
who　begat　Aluson；　who　begat　Ingwi；　who　begat　Edibrith；　who　begat
Esa；　who　begat　Eoppa；　who　begat　Ida。　　But　Ida　had　twelve　sons；
Adda；　Belric；　Theodric；　Ethelric；　Theodhere；　Osmer；　and　one　queen；
Bearnoch；　Ealric。　　Ethelric　begat　Ethelfrid：　the　same　is　Aedlfred
Flesaur。　　For　he　also　had　seven　sons；　Eanfrid；　Oswald；　Oswin；
Oswy；　Oswudu；　Oslac；　Offa。　　Oswy　begat　Alfrid；　Elfwin；　and　Egfrid。
Egfrid　is　he　who　made　war　against　his　cousin　Brudei；　king　of　the
Picts；　and　he　fell　therein　with　all　the　strength　of　his　army；　and
the　Picts　with　their　king　gained　the　victory；　and　the　Saxons　never
again　reduced　the　Picts　so　as　to　exact　tribute　from　them。　　Since
the　time　of　this　war　it　is　called　Gueithlin　Garan。

But　Oswy　had　two　wives；　Riemmelth；　the　daughter　of　Royth；　son　of
Rum；　and　Eanfled；　the　daughter　of　Edwin；　son　of　Alla。




The　genealogy　of　the　kings　of　Kent。



58。　Hengist　begat　Octa；　who　begat　Ossa；　who　begat　Eormenric；
who　begat　Ethelbert；　who　begat　Eadbald；　who　begat　Ercombert；　who
begat　Egbert。




The　origin　of　the　kings　of　East…Anglia。



59。　Woden　begat　Casser；　who　begat　Titinon；　who　begat　Trigil；　who
begat　Rodmunt；　who　begat　Rippa；　who　begat　Guillem　Guercha；*　who
was　the　first　king　of　the　East　Angles。　　Guercha　begat　Uffa；　who
begat　Tytillus；　who　begat　Eni；　who　begat　Edric；　who　begat　Aldwulf；
who　begat　Elric。
*　Guercha　is　a　distortion　of　the　name　of　Uffa；　or　Wuffa；　arising
in　the　first　instance　from　the　pronunciation　of　the　British　writer；
and　in　the　next　place　from　the　error　of　the　transcriberPalgrave。




The　genealogy　of　the　Mercians。



60。　Woden　begat　Guedolgeat；　who　begat　Gueagon；　who　begat　Guithleg；
who　begat　Guerdmund；　who　begat　Ossa；　who　begat　Ongen；　who　begat
Eamer；　who　begat　Pubba。*　　This　Pubba　had　twelve　sons；　of　whom　two
are　better　known　to　me　than　the　others；　that　is　Penda　and　Eawa。
Eadlit　is　the　son　of　Pantha；　Penda；　son　of　Pubba；　Ealbald；　son　of
Alguing；　son　of　Eawa；　son　of　Penda；　son　of　Pubba。　　Egfert；　son　of
Offa；　son　of　Thingferth；　son　of　Enwulf；　son　of　Ossulf；　son　of
Eawa；　son　of　Pubba。
*　Or　Wibba。




The　kings　of　the　Deiri。



61。　Woden　begat　Beldeg；　Brond　begat　Siggar；　who　begat　Sibald；
who　begat　Zegulf；　who　begat　Soemil；　who　first　separated＇1＇　Deur
from　Berneich　（Deira　from　Bernicia。）　　Soemil　begat　Sguerthing；　who
begat　Giulglis；　who　begat　Ulfrea；　who　begat　Iffi；　who　begat　Ulli；
Edwin；　Osfrid　and　Eanfrid。　　There　were　two　sons　of　Edwin；　who　fell
with　him　in　battle　at　Meicen；＇2＇　and　the　kingdom　was　never　renewed
in　his　family；　because　not　one　of　his　race　escaped　from　that　war；
but　all　were　slain　with　him　by　the　army　of　Catguollaunus；＇3＇　king
of　the　Guendota。　　Oswy　begat　Egfrid；　the　same　is　Ailguin；　who
begat　Oslach；　sho　begat　Alhun；　who　begat　Adlsing；　who　begat　Echun；
who　begat　Oslaph。　　Ida　begat　Eadric；　who　begat　Ecgulf；　who　begat
Leodwald；　who　begat　Eata；　the　same　is　Glinmaur；　who　begat　Eadbert
and　Egbert；　who　was　the　first　bishop　of　their　nation。
＇1＇　V。R。　Conquered。
＇2＇　Hatfield；　in　the　West　Riding　of　Yorkshire。　　See　Bede's　Eccles。
Hist。
＇3＇　Cadwalla；　king　of　the　Western　Britons。

Ida；　the　son　of　Eoppa；　possessed　countries　on　the　left…hand　side
of　Britain；　i。e。　of　the　Humbrian　sea；　and　reigned　twelve　years；
and　united*　Dynguayth　Guarth…Berneich。
*　V。R。　United　the　castle；　i。e。　Dinguerin　and　Gurdbernech；　which
two　countries　were　in　one　country；　i。e。　Deurabernech；　Anglice
Diera　and　Bernicia。　　Another　MS。　Built　Dinguayrh　Guarth　Berneich。

62。　Then　Dutgirn　at　that　time　fought　bravely　against　the　nation
of　the　Angles。　　At　that　time；　Talhaiarn　Cataguen*　was　famed　for
poetry；　and　Neirin；　and　Taliesin　and　Bluchbard；　and　Cian；　who　is
called　Guenith　Guaut；　were　all　famous　at　the　same　time　in　British
poetry。
*　Talhaiarn　was　a　descendant　of　Coel　Godebog；　and　chaplain　to
Ambrosius。

The　great　king；　Mailcun；*　reigned　among　the　Britons；　i。e。　in　the
district　of　Guenedota；　because　his　great…great…grandfather；　Cunedda；
with　his　twelve　sons；　had　come　before　from　the　left…hand　part；　i。e。
from　the　country　which　is　called　Manau　Gustodin；　one　hundred　and
forty…six　years　before　Mailcun　reigned；　and　expelled　the　Scots
with　much　slaughter　from　those　countries；　and　they　never　returned
again　to　inhabit　them。
*　Better　known　as　Maelgwn。

63。　Adda；　son　of　Ida；　reigned　eight　years；　Ethelric；　son　of　Adda；
reigned　four　years。　　Theodoric；　son　of　Ida；　reigned　seven　years。
Freothwulf　reigned　six　years。　　In　whose　time　the　kingdom　of　Kent；
by　the　mission　of　Gregory；　received　baptism。　　Hussa　reigned　seven
years。　　Against　him　fought　four　kings；　Urien；　and　Ryderthen；　and
Guallauc；　and　Morcant。　　Theodoric　fought　bravely；　together　with
his　sons；　against　that　Urien。　　But　at　that　time　sometimes　the　enemy
and　sometimes　our　countrymen　were　defeated；　and　he　shut　them　up
three　days　and　three　nights　in　the　island　of　Metcaut；　and　whilst
he　was　on　an　expedition　he　was　murdered；　at　the　instance　of　Morcant；
out　of　envy；　because　he　possessed　so　much　superiority　over　all
the　kings　in　military　science。　　Eadfered　Flesaurs　reigned　twelve
years　in　Bernicia；　and　twelve　others　in　Deira；　and　gave　to　his　wife
Bebba；　the　town　of　Dynguaroy；　which　from　her　is　called　Bebbanburg。*
*　Bambrough。　　See　Bede；　iii。　6；　and　Sax。　Chron。　A。D。　547。

Edwin；　son　of　Alla；　reigned　seventeen　years；　seized　on　Elmete；　and
expelled　Cerdic；　its　king。　　Eanfled；　his　duaghter；　received　baptism；
on　the　twelfth　day　after　Pentecost；　with　all　her　followers；　both
men　and　women。　　The　following　Easter　Edwin　himself　received　baptism；
and　twelve　thousand　of　his　subjects　with　him。　　If　any　one　wishes
to　know　who　baptized　them；　it　was　Rum　Map　Urbgen：*　he　was　engaged
forty　days　in　baptizing　all　classes　of　the　Saxons；　and　by　his
preaching　many　believed　on　Christ。
*　See　Bede's　Eccles。　Hist。　　From　the　share　which　Paulinus　had　in
the　conversion　of　the　Northumbrian　king；　it　has　been　inferred
that　he　actaully　baptized　him；　but　Nennius　experssly　states；　that
the　holy　sacrament　was　administered　by　Rhun；　the　son　of　Urien。
The　Welsh　name　of　Paulinus　is　Pawl　Hen；　or　Polin　Eagob。

64。　Oswald　son　of　Ethelfrid；　reigned　nine　years；　the　same　is
Oswald　Llauiguin；＇1＇　he　slew　Catgublaun　（Cadwalla）；＇2＇　king　of
Guenedot；＇3＇　in　the　battle　of　Catscaul；＇4＇　with　much　loss　to　his
own　army。　　Oswy；　son　of　Ethelfrid；　reigned　twenty…eight　years　and
six　months。　　During　his　reign；　there　was　a　dreadful　mortality
among　his　subjects；　when　Catgualart　（Cadwallader）　was　king　among
the　Britons；　succeeding　his　father；　and　he　himself　died　amongst
the　rest。＇5＇　　He　slew　Penda　in　the　field　of　Gai；　and　now　took
place　the　slaughter　of　Gai　Campi；　and　the　kings　of　the　Britons；
who　went　out　with　Penda　on　the　expedition　as　far　as　the　city　of
Judeu；　were　slain。
＇1＇　Llauiguin；　means　the　〃fair；〃　or　the　〃bounteous　hand。〃
＇2＇　This　name　has　been　variously　written；　Bede　spells　it　Caedualla
（Cadwalla）；　Nennius；　Catgublaun；　the　Saxon　Chronicle；　Ceadwalla；
and　the　Welsh　writers；　Cadwallon　and　Kalwallawn：　and　though　the
identity　of　the　person　may　be　clearly　proved；　it　is　necessary　to
observe　these　particulars　to　distinguish　him　from　Cadwaladr；　and
from　another　Caedualla　or　Caedwalla；　a　king　of　the　West　Saxons；
all　of　whom；　as　they　lived　within　a　short　time　of　each　other；
have　been　frequently　confounded　together。Rees's　Welsh　Saints。
＇3＇　Gwynedd；　North　Wales。
＇4＇　Bede　says　at　Denis's　brook。
＇5＇　The　British　chronicles　assert　that　Cadwallader　died　at　Rome；
whilst　Nennius　would　lead　us　to　conclude　that　he　perished　in　the
pestilence　at　home。

65。　Then　Oswy　restored　all　the　wealth；　which　was　with　him　in　the
city；　to　Penda；　who　distributed　it　among　the　kings　of　the　Britons；
that　is　Atbert　Judeu。　　But　Catgabail　alone；　king　of　Guenedot；
rising　up　in　the　night；　excaped；　together　with　his　army；　wherefore
he　was　called　Catgabail　Catguommed。　　Egfrid；　son　of　Oswy；　reigned
nine　years。　　In　his　time　the　holy　bishop　Cuthbert　died　in　the
island　of　Medcaut。*　　It　was　he　who　made　war　against　the　Picts；
and　was　by　them　slain。
*　The　isle　of　Farne。

Penda；　son　of　Pybba；　reigned　ten　years；　he　first　separated　the
kingdom　of　Mercia　from　that　of　the　North…men；　and　slew　by　treachery
Anna；　king　of　the　East　Anglians；　and　St。　Oswald；　king　of　the　North
Men。　　He　fought　the　battle　of　Cocboy；　in　which　fell　Eawa；　son　of
Pybba；　his　brother；　king　of　the　Mercians；　and　Oswald；　king　of　the
North…men；　and　he　gained　the　victory　by　diabolical　agency。　　He
was　not　baptized；　and　never　believed　in　God。

66。　From　the　beginning　of　the　world　to　Constantinus　and　Rufus；
are　found　to　be　five　thousand　six　hundred　and　fifty…eight　years。

Also　from　the　two　consuls；　Rufus　and　Rubelius；　to　the　consul
Stilicho；　are　three　hundred　and　seventy…three　years。

Also　from　Stilicho　to　Valentinian；　son　of　Placida；　and　the　reign
of　Vortigern；　are　twenty…eight　years。

And　from　the　reign　of　Vortigern　to　the　quarrel　between　Guitolinus
and　Ambrosius；　are　twelve　years；　which　is　Guoloppum；　that　is
Catgwaloph。*　　Vortigern　reigned　in　Britain　when　Theodosius　and
Valentinian　were　consuls；　and　in　the　fourth　year　of　his　reign　the
Saxons　came　to　Britain；　in　the　consulship　of　Felix　and　Taurus；　in
the　four　hundredth　year　from　the　incarnation　of　our　Lord　Jesus
Christ。
*　In　Carmarthenshire。　　Perhaps　the　town　now　called　Kidwelly。

》From　the　year　in　which　the　Saxons　came　into　Britain；　and　were
received　by　Vortigern；　to　the　time　of　Decius　and　Valerian；　are
sixty…nine　years。





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