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and_o so_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mercia_n fail_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 875._o which_v if_o we_o reckon_v from_o king_n penda_fw-la have_v stand_v about_o 250_o year_n but_o if_o we_o reckon_v from_o crida_n about_o 290_o year_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o governor_n of_o mercia_n substitute_v by_o king_n alfred_n and_o his_o successor_n to_o pass_v by_o those_o former_a earl_n of_o chester_n namely_o edol_n or_o edolfe_n who_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n vortiger_n the_o briton_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 471._o style_v earl_n of_o caerlegion_n or_o chester_n by_o fabian_n in_o his_o chronicle_n part_v 5._o cap._n 89._o and_o also_o curfale_a or_o as_o by_o some_o he_o be_v write_v sursalem_n earl_n of_o chester_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n arthur_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 616._o as_o geffrey_n monmouth_n affirm_v one_o of_o arthur_n knight_n of_o the_o round_a table_n i_o shall_v now_o speak_v of_o those_o earl_n who_o be_v more_o certain_o record_v in_o our_o 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10._o fingondulf_n 11._o frederwolf_n 12._o freolf_n 13._o fredwald_n 14._o woden_n 15._o bealdag_n 16._o brand._n 17._o freodgar_n these_o three_o be_v omit_v by_o asser_n as_o it_o be_v print_v from_o cambden_n copy_n 1603._o also_o by_o simon_n dunelmensis_n pag._n 119._o 18._o frewin_n these_o three_o be_v omit_v by_o asser_n as_o it_o be_v print_v from_o cambden_n copy_n 1603._o also_o by_o simon_n dunelmensis_n pag._n 119._o 19_o wigg_n these_o three_o be_v omit_v by_o asser_n as_o it_o be_v print_v from_o cambden_n copy_n 1603._o also_o by_o simon_n dunelmensis_n pag._n 119._o 20._o gewis_n iste_fw-la fuit_fw-la caput_fw-la gentis_fw-la suae_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la &_o tota_fw-la gens_n illa_fw-la nomen_fw-la accepit_fw-la à _fw-la britonibus_fw-la gewissorum_fw-la gens_n fuit_fw-la hantshire_n sive_fw-la regio_fw-la wintoniae_fw-la ordericus_n lib._n 4._o pag._n 512._o see_v also_o bede_n de_fw-fr hist_n ang._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 15._o gewis_n be_v omit_v in_o mat._n paris_n 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