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A18928	The historie of Great Britannie declaring the successe of times and affaires in that iland, from the Romans first entrance, vntill the raigne of Egbert, the West-Saxon prince; who reduced the severall principalities of the Saxons and English, into a monarchie, and changed the name of Britannie into England.	Clapham, John, b. 1566.; Salteren, George, attributed name.	1606 (1606)	STC 5348; ESTC S108009	147,229	324

Paganisme to Christian religion Writers of the English Storie Venerable Bede his Historie of the Church of England William the Monke of Malmesburie his Bookes of the deedes of the English Kings and Bishops Master Camden his Booke Britannia Iohn Stow his Annals The above named Writer of the Booke entituled The three Conversions of England from Paganisme to Christian Religion Faults escaped in the Printing Page 9. line 5. recovered Caesars Tent where reade hee came to Casars presence of vvhom 11. 13 out of the Roman Camp out of the view of the Roman Camp 13. 4. charged with the Britans charged by the Britans 23. 3. Gassibelin Cassibelin 27. 10. clyffes of the I le possessed cliffes of the I le which were possessed 54. 22. at other times and more at other times to attempt and more 57. 7 sweat sweet 73. 25. to ●ortefie a worke to fortefie a worke 79. 12. armed at the Mount arrived at the Mount 97 figure 2● Pessenius Niger Pescenius Niger 98. fig. 30. Vibius Pallus Vibius Gallus 99. fig. 47. Costantius Constantius 109. 17. assention ascension 113. 7. soldiers then ranging the Countries they wasted soldiers Then ranging the Countries they wasted 126. 24. Collianus Lollianus 142. 2. Imperiall decree immutable decree 150. 8. Bodatria Bodotria 162. 26. Roman Artaie Roman Army 163. 15. practiseth with an Armie practiseth with the Army 163. 21. Aurelianus Victorinus Aurelianus Victori●us 165. 2. Amorica Armorica 181. 9. Chessonesus Chersonesus 184. 24. breath breach 188. 4. attain obtaine 192. 15. in actions in action 199. 25. nIto Into 200. 28. repayred empayred 215. 19. and the family and his family 223. 17. prefer preserve 223. 23. of Northumbers of the Northumbers 224. 4. direct divert 231. fig. 1. Simen Cimen 241. 12. either of them any of them 260. 27. Holo●ham Hol●●cham There be divers other errors which the vnderstanding Reader may easily reforme a The ancient inhabitants of the Counties of Guines and Bolonois in Picardie b The people of Artois * Callice * A warlike engin made of boords covered over with raw hides to serve for defence against fire or stones in scaling a wall a The ancient Inhabitants of Middlesex and Essex a Kent a The Countries between the rivers Garonne and Seine in France b The Biscayans c The ancient inhabitants betweene Gallicia and Portugall d Malden in Essex a Souldiers that were Citizens of Rome b Souldiers of forreigne nations in league with the Romans a The ancient inhabitants of the Counties of Glocester and Oxford b The ancient iuhabitants of the Counties of Buckingham Bedford and Hartford a The ancient Inhabitants of the counties of Somerset Wilton and South-hampton b The I le of Wight a Bolein in Picardie b Maldon in Essex a Nen the river on which Northampton is seated as it is cōiectured b I he river of Severne c The ancient Inhabitants of Norffolke Suffo●k Cambridgeshire and Huntingtonshire d The Inhabitants of a part of Chessh●●e as it is coniectured e The Inhabitants of Yorkeshire Lancashire Durham Westmerland and Cumberland a The ancient Inhabitants of South-wales a The ancient Inhabitants of North-wales a Anglesey a Receiver of the revenues of the province a An ancient Citie with whose ruines saint Albans was built a Bands of Hollanders a The river T●eed a The Firth of Dunbretton in Scotland b Edenborough Firth a Grantz-ba●e in Scotland a Companies of Hollanders b The antient inhabitants of the Territorie of Liege in the Low Countries a The antient inhabitants of Eskdale in Scotland as it is conjectured a The river Eden in Cumberland b The river Tyne in Northumberland a Lievtenant b The antient inhabitants of the Counties of Yorke Lancaster Durham Westmerland and C●mberland a Lyons in France a Yorke b The antient inhabitants of the hither part of Scotland a Yorke a That part of France which at this day conteineth the Provinces of Narbonne Provence and Dauphine a Bolein in Picardie a I le of Wight b Captaine of the Emperors gard c The ancient Inhabitants of Franconiae in Germanie that afterwards seated themselves in France a An ancient City somtime neere Saint Albans a Leyceste● a The ancient people of France inhabiting betwixt Belgia and the river Mosella b Lions in France a The Firth of Dunbretton in Scotland b Edenborough Firth a South-wales b North-wales c The antient inhabitants of Cornwall and Devonshire Kentish-Saxons South-Saxons a An ancient Citie seated in that place where Newenden in Kent now standeth The Mercians a Holy-Iland a Mentz The Mercians East-Saxons East-Saxons East-Angles East-Angles The Northumbers West-Saxons VVest-Saxons The Legionary forces Auxiliarie forces

● The Principalitie of the East-Saxons erected by Erchenwin Sebert the first Christian Prince Melitus the first Bishop of the East-Saxons hath his Sea at London Saint Pauls Church there founded by Ethelbert the first Christian Prince of the Kentish-Saxons The Church at Westminster founded by Sebert Cedda afterward called St. Chadde preacheth the Gospel to the East-Saxons Sigher and Sebbi ioyntly rule the Province 252. The Devotion Chastitie and Charitie of Sebbi the Prince The manner of his death Offa resigneth the governement and goeth to Rome where he entreth into religion Egbert the West-Saxon Prince obtaineth the Principalitie of the East-Saxons 254 ¶ The Principalitie of the East-Angles erected by Vffa Faelix a Burgundian preacheth the faith to the East-Angles His Episcopall Sea at Dunwich in Suffolke Sebert the first Christian Prince resigneth his government to Egrick and entereth into a Monasterie from whence he is drawne forth by his subiects when the Mercians invade his Province He is slaine in battaile with Egrick whom Ana succeedeth in the government 259 Athelhere the brother of Ana ruleth the East-Angles He is slaine by Oswin Prince of the Northumbers S. Ethelbert is murthered by Offa Prince of the Mercians Offa having made a voyage into the Holy-Iland dieth in his returne homewards Edmund succeedeth Offa in the government The Martyrdome of S. Edmund by the pagan Danes The Monastery of S. Edmunds-bury in Suffolke erected The principality of the East-Angles annexed to that of the West-Saxons 261 ¶ The Principality of the Northumbers divided into two Provinces namly Deira and Bernitia which are vnited by Ethelrick Ethelfrid defeateth the Britans and killeth the Monks of Bangor Edwin the first Christian Prince Paulinus preacheth the faith to the Northumbers and hath a Sea a signed to him at Yorke The death of Edwin 267 Oswald ruleth the Northumbers He is slaine in battaile against Penda the Mercian Prince He is honoured with the title of a Martyr Oswin his brother succeedeth him A Bishops Sea at Lichfield Egfrid the Prince removeth Bishop Wilfrid from his Sea at Yorke Ceolnulph and Egbert successively ruling give over the government to enter into religion Venerable Bede liveth in the time of Ceolnulph The Northumbers are brought vnder the subiection of the West-Saxons 271 The principalitie of the West-Saxons established by Cerdic Berinus preacheth the Christian faith to the West-Saxons The towne of Dorchester assigned to him for a Bishops Sea Kinegles the first Christian Prince Winchester is made a Bishops Sea by Kennewalch the West-Saxon Prince Ceadwall resigning the government to Ina goeth to Rome where he dieth 277 Ina succeedeth Ceadwall in the government of the West-Saxons Peterpence first paied to Rome The Bishopricke of the West-Saxons divided into two Seas Lawes made by Ina the Prince The Church at Wells made a Bishops Sea The first arrivall of the Danes in Britannie in the time of Britric Egbert the West-Saxon Prince subdueth divers Provinces which he annexeth to his owne Principality 281 ❧ The succession of the Kings of England from Egbert the first English Monarch vntill the Norman Conquest 1 Egbert raigned thitie seven yeares 2 Ethelwulfe the sonne of Egbert twentie yeares 3 Ethelbald the eldest sonne of Ethelwulfe five yeares 4 Ethelbert the second sonne of Ethelwulfe five yeares 5 Ethelred the third sonne of Ethelwulfe five yeares 6 Alfred the yongest sonne of Ethelwulfe 29. yeares 7 Edward surnamed the Elder twentie three yeares 8 Athelstane the eldest sonne of Edward sixteene yeares 9 Edmund the second sonne of Edward six yeares 10 Edred the yongest sonne of Edward nine yeares 11 Edwin the elder sonne of Edmond foure yeares 12 Edgar surnamed the Peaceable the yonger sonne of Edmond sixteene yeares 13 Edward surnamed the Martyr the elder sonne of Edgar foure yeares 14 Ethelred surnamed the Vnreadie the yonger sonne of Edgar thirtie seven yeares 15 Edmund surnamed Ironside the sonne of Ethelred in whose time the Danes possessed the greatest part of England ❧ The succession of the Princes of Denmarke in the Kingdome of England 1 Cnute raigned nineteene yeares 2 Harold the first surnamed Hare-foote the Bastard of Cnute foure yeares 3 Hardy-Cnute the sonne of Cnute two yeares 16 Edward the Confessor raigned twentie foure yeares 17 Harold the second the vsurper 18 William Duke of Normandie surnamed the Conqueror The beginning of the reigne of Egbert the first English Monarch EGBERT I SAX MONARCH VPon report of the death of Britric Egbert with great speed returned out of France where during the time of his abode he had served with good commendation in the warres vnder Charles the Great by meanes whereof his reputation encreasing among his owne Country men he was thought worthy of the government before he obtained it Besides the Nobilitie of his blood the pusillanimitie of the late Prince his predecessor seemed to adde more sufficiencie to his owne merit At his first entrance he assayled the Cornish and Walsh-men who commonly vpon the change of Governors vsed to make incursions into the Provinces next adioyning to them continuing their claime as it were to those countries from which the Britans their ancestors had beene expelled and though formerly they had thereby sustained many and great losses yet it well appeared that they had not altogither lost their wonted courage hereditarie to that warlike Nation The Cornish-men being first subdued he employed his whole forces against the Walsh whom he earnestly pursued never desisting vntill he had pierced into the verie vtmost limits of Wales vpon the Westerne Sea This fortunate proceeding bred both enuy and iealousie in diverse Princes of the land specially in Bernulph the governour of the English-Mercians who thought it a necessarie point of policie to make opposition betimes lest the West-Saxons growing too great the Principality of Mercia might be endangered considering withall that it would be more advantageable to make an offensive warre then to rest meerely vpon defence wherein the perill and hazard was likely to be as great as in the other the gaine and glory much lesse Herevpon he entred the Province of the West-Saxons with a huge armie consisting of men for the most part vnmeete for militarie service as being by long ease and idlenesse corrupted and become faint hearted and vnwealdie so that at the first assault made by their enemies they turned their backs and being confounded by their owne numbers were over whelmed one vpon an other in their flight The fortune of this battaile did cut in sunder the verie sinewes of the Mercian government which soone after as vnable to support it self any longer fell to the principalitie of the West-Saxons And now Egbert conceaving hope of like successe in attempting the Conquest of the other provinces and knowing well that the Kentish Prince was then scarce setled in his government and hated of his subjects he supposed a fit oportunitie was offered to bring that part of the I le also vnder subjection and thereupon sent his sonne with an armie to invade it

was pretended or for envie at the glorie and greatnesse of that Sea I will not take vpon me to censure Howbeit Wilfrid being thus expelled and his Sea dismembred exhibited his complaint to Agatho then Bishop of Rome notwithstanding he sought thereby rather to manifest his owne innocency then to accuse Theodorus Whereupon being in the end acquited by judgement of the Court of Rome he was remanded into his former seate which yet he could not obtaine by reason that Egfrid the Prince of Northumberland refused to receive him while Theodorus either openly opposed against his re-admission or cunningly vnderhand laboured to empeach it the reputation of this Arch-bishop as of a stowt Prelate and very well learned both in Philosophie and Divinitie being so great with the Church of Rome in those daies as she would not alter or make frustrate what he indirectly had established for further proofe whereof also may serve the verie testimonie of Agatho the Bishop of Rome who deferred the Session of the sixth Synod at Constantinople where the Bishops of all other Nations were assembled vpon expectation onely of Theodorus his comming thither out of Britannie CHAP. VIII Lothar by intrusion succeedeth Egbert his brother in the governement The West-Saxons invade the Province of Kent Cuthbert Arch-bishop of Canterbury calleth a Synod for reformation of abuses in the Cl●rgy The succession of the Kentish Princes from Lothar to Alrich Kent is subdued and annexed to the Principalitie of the West-Saxons AFter Egbert Lothar his brother vsurped the governement which by right appertained to Edrick his Nephew and seeking by force to keepe and maintaine what by wrongfull intrusion he had gotten was in the end after many conflicts wounded with a dart whereof he died Then Edrick the sonne of Egbert recovered the Principalitie which hee possessed with little quiet partly by reason of civill dissention among some of his owne subjects that aspired to the governement and partly for that the Kentish Territorie was then invaded by Moll the brother of Ceadwall Prince of the West-Saxons and divers valiant Captaines his associates whom the Kentishmen by casting fire vppon their Tents destroyed and consumed to ashes Whereupon Ceadwall to revenge his brothers death hotly pursued the war in Kent and expulsed Edrick the Prince spoiling and burning Townes as he marched and chasing the inhabitants from place to place with little or no resistance By reason of these troubles the Province remained certaine yeares without a Governor till Withred the sonne of Egbert purchasing peace with money obtained the Regiment although Swebherd at that time held part of the Province either by vsurpation or composition About this time Berctualdus governed the Sea of Canterbury vnto which Tatwinus succeeded and after him Nothelmus who was a speciall helper of venerable Bede in furnishing him with notes and instructions for composing his storie of the Church of England After the death of Withred his three sonnes Edbert Edelbert Alrich ruled successively During the raigne of Edbert the Prince Cuthbert was translated from the Sea of Hereford to the Archbishopricke of Canterbury where he sate about eighteene yeares Hee was had in great reverence both of religious and secular men in regard of his holinesse of life and zealous care for reforming abuses in the Clergie For to that end he summoned a counsell of the Bishops and Prelates of the land at which Ethelbert the Prince of the Mercians with the most part of his Nobilitie were present Alrich raigned many yeares and fortunately defended his Dominions against the Mercians till at the last he was overthrowne in battaile by Offa their Prince who in his owne person invaded the Province of Kent He died without issue being the last Prince of the Kentish line which was cut in sunder with the threed of his life Then Edelbert surnamed Pren vsurping the State made warre vpon the Mercians by whom he was taken prisoner and afterwards escaped though recovering his libertie he could not recover his former dignitie Cuthred likewise assum'd for a time the title of Prince which he left to Balbred his sonne But now the Provinciall governement of the Kentish-Saxons which had continued about 380. yeares drawing on to his fatall period Egbert the West-Saxon Prince strongly assailed the chiefe places of defence driving the Mercians out of the Province and forcing Balbred also to abandon it by which meanes in the end making a conquest of the whole Countrie he vnited it to the Principalitie of the West-Saxons ❧ The succession of the South-Saxon Princes 1 ALla ruled about 24. yeares Simen the two elder sonnes of Alla. Plening 2 Cissa the youngest sonne of Alla. 3 Edilwalch the first Christian Prince 4 Aldin the last Prince of the South-Saxons It is very likely that there were more Princes of the South-Saxons though I finde no certaine report of any other then those aboue mentioned ❧ The succession of Bishops in the Principalitie of the South-Saxons Bishops of Selesey 681 Wilfrid expulsed from his Sea in Northumberland sate 5. yeares 686 Hedda who was also at the same time Bishop of Winton sate 19. yeares 705 Daniel who likewise held the Sea of Winton sate 6. yeares 711 Eadbertus 8. yeares 719 Eolla 9. yeares After the death of Eolla the Sea was void about 5. yeares 733 Sigga 28. yeares 761 Alubertus 29. yeares 790 Osa alias Bosa who was Bishop of Selesey in the time of Egbert the West-Saxon Prince sate 27. yeares The first CHAPTER The principalitie of the South-Saxons established by Ella Cissa his yongest sonne succeedeth him therein Edilwalch the first Christian Prince of the South-Saxons ELLA the Saxon was one of those Captains which Hengist vpon pretence of ayding the Britans against the Picts had sent for out of Germanie while himselfe was making warre in Kent About the yeare of Grace 478. being well appointed for men shipping and other warlike provisions he arrived on the coast of Sussex with his three sonnes Cimen Plening and Cissa and after many sharpe encounters with the Britans inhabiting those parts was constrained by reason of his ill successe in the beginning to send into Germanie for new supplies wherewith he besieged Andred-Cester a place situated neere a verie great Forrest the chiefe and most defensible fortresse in all the Southern parts and having by policie intercepted the Brittish forces that came to relieve it entred the Citie by assault and put to the sword all those that were within the souldiers ransacking the houses for bootie murdering the inhabitants and defacing the Citie it selfe whereof Time hath left no other remembrance to this day then onely the name and calamitie of the place After this great losse the Britans sought rather to provide for their owne saftie by flying into the woods whence they might sallie forth vpon advantage and retire themselves againe then by making open resistance which oft-times procured apparant and irrecoverable daunger In the meane time Ella began to erect a Provinciall government over that

appointing Alstan the warlike Bishop of Shirburne and VValhard a man of good reputation for armes in those times to assist him with direction and advice in the prosecution of the warre which was begun and ended prosperously both in one yeare In the meane while the East-Saxons being taught by their neighbors example how much better more safe it is to prevent the calamities of an invasion by yeelding obedience then by standing vpon termes of defiance where there is no hope to preuail voluntarily submitted themselves But the Northumbers held out yet longer making open resistance against the VVest Saxons till partly by their owne civil discord and partly by the irruption of the Danes that annoyed their coasts they were glad to seek the ayd and protection of the VVest-Saxons as holding it a better course in that case of necessitie to become subiect to a nation that they knew then to be made slaves to strangers Thus were the Principalities of the Kentish and East-Saxons with the English-Mercians and Northumbers brought vnder Egberts obedience 〈…〉 greatest part of the I le made in a maner one Monarchie which forme of government it seemed in some sort to retaine even during the continuance of the seven-fold regiment of the English-Saxons amongst whom some one Prince was alwaies of greater power then other had a right of superioritie above the rest Neither was there any thing now wanting for the establishment of an absolute governmnt for the VValsh-men the posterity of the antient Britans were for the most part slaine in battell those that survived were vtterly disarmed and thrust into a corner of the I le The citie of Chester their strongest hold was possessed by the English with out al hope to be recovered As for the South-Saxons East-English whose Provinces remained as yet vnconquered they were but a handfull in comparison of the rest more likely to seeke the assurance of their estates by a reasonable composition then by standing any long time vpon defence if they should be assailed But Egbert knowing well that there was as much wisdome requisite in the keeping and well ordering as there had beene valor shewed in the getting of those Provinces held a generall assembly at VVinchester the chiefe Citie of the VVest-Saxon Princes where he was with great and vnusuall ceremonies of state declared King Then for the vniting and setling of the Soveraigntie in himselfe his successors he ordained that the Inhabitants who had been a long time distinguished by diverse names should now be made an entire nation and being governed by one Prince should bear iointly one name to that end he commanded by publike Edict that the several Provinces so vnited shuld for ever after he called Angles-land which by a contraction of the word or corruption of the time was afterwards as at this day it is called England For the memorie of the Iutes being long since worn out the name of the Saxons now suppressed by edict the Angles only remained who in respect of their number might seem to chalenge by right the denomination and it is certaine that the Inhabitants of the greatest part of the I le were many yeares before commonly called Angles or English Certaine short Notes touching the Roman state militare for the better vnderstanding of the first Part of this Historie namely for the helpe of such as are ignorant in the ancient Roman Stories THe forces which the Romans vsed in their foreine warres consisted of Legions and Aydes The Legions were generally divided into Footmen Horsemen whose number was oft times changed according to the difference of times alteration of the state the Citie of Rome being first governed by Kings afterwards by the Senate and people vnder the Consuls and Tribunes which was commonly called The free State and Time of Libertie and lastly by the Emperors The Legion vnder the first Emperors for to speake of former times is not so proper to this purpose consisted of 6000. Foot and 600 Horse or there-abouts The chiefe Officer of the Legion was called Legatus Legionis Lievtenant of the Legion who had the principall charge as well of Horse as Foot vnder the Lievtenant generall of the Armie or Governor of the Province for the Emperor which Lievtenant and Governor is commonly called in the Roman storie Legatus or Propretor as the Governor for the Senate and people was called Proconsull for some Provinces were at the disposition of the Emperors only and others were assigned by the Senate and People The inferior Officers of the Legion were the Centurion Ensign-bearers c. The Footmen in the Legion were equally divided into ten Cohorts or Companies whereof each one had a Superintendent Officer The 600. Horse in the Legion were divided into ten Troopes called Turma● everie Troope containing three Decuries or Thirty Horse over whom were placed Officers called Decuriones that had everie one the particular charge of ten Horse The chiefe Officer of the Troope was called Praefectus Turmae In the Legion none were to be inrolled for Soldiers but Citizens of Rome and men of ingenious professions The additions of number as namely the First Second Third Legion c were given to the Legions at first in regard of the time and order of mustering and became afterwards Surnames togither with other additions of place person and qualitie imposed either vpon accident or for distinctions sake ¶ The Aydes or Auxiliarie forces sent from forreine Countries being by league and contract bound to assist the Romans in their warres were divided into companies of Foot called Cohortes and wings of Horse which they termed Alae Everie Cohort conteined six hundred Foot whose chiefe Officer was called Praefectus There were eight Cohortes commonly assigned for the Aydes of one Legion Everie Ala or wing of Horse contained about three hundred whose chiefe Officer was also called Praefectus and the inferior Officers Decuri●nes There were commonly two of these wings assigned togither with the eight Cohorts of Foot above named for the Aydes of one Legion Who so desireth to be more particularly instructed herein let them read the learned and judiciall Annotations vpon Tacitus translated by Sir Henrie Savile Knight whence I haue extracted these notes as also borowed a great part of the Translation it selfe as may appeare in the second Booke of the first Part of this worke The names of certain Writers of the Roman and English Storie out of whose workes the matter of the precedent Historie hath beene for the most part collected Writers of the Roman Storie IVlius Caesar his Commentaries de bello Gallico Cor. Tacitus Dio Cassius his Bookes of History His Annales translated into English by Richard Grenoway His first foure Bookes of Historie and the life of Iulius Agricola translated into English by sir Henrie Savile knight Ammianus Marcellinus his 18. Bookes of Historie Master Camden his Britannia The Writer of the Booke entitled The three Conversions of England from