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A05297	A learned and true assertion of the original, life, actes, and death of the most noble, valiant, and renoumed Prince Arthure, King of great Brittaine Who succeeding his father Vther Pendragon, and right nobly gouerning this land sixe and twentie yeares, then dyed of a mortall wounde receyued in battell, together vvith victory ouer his enemies. As appeareth cap. 9. And was buried at Glastenbury. cap. 12. an. 543. Collected and written of late yeares in lattin, by the learned English antiquarie of worthy memory Iohn Leyland. Newly translated into English by Richard Robinson citizen of London. Anno Domini. 1582.; Assertio inclytissimi Arturii Regis Britanniae. English	Leland, John, 1506?-1552.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1582 (1582)	STC 15441; ESTC S108439	67,318	92

vnto credite beeing taken away to reade scanne vpon and preserue in memorie those thinges which are consonant by Authorytie For that which nowe a long time is embraced of Learned men with greate consent ought not in what soeuer moment of time barcking against it together with faith or credite thereof to be quite taken away Otherwise the History had not hetherto remained in so greate reputation Therefore because it is a worke of greater importaunce then wee presentlie are in hande with exquisitely curiously and perfectlie to displaye all the deedes of Arthure let vs for this season omitte the Romaines and let vs aduaunce with penne his famylier friendes Hoelus Gouernour of Armorica or the lesse Brittaine in this famous company of Nobles by a certaine right of his requyreth the next place from the first Concerning whose comming into Brittaine and warlike prowesse we haue formerly written in the chapter of the warres accomplished by Arthure Hetherunto ensewe Mordred and Gallouinus Brethren Germaynes vnto Arthure by bloodde and familiarity alyed Of which two this first at length like a periured persō and the same a Reuoulter neuer enough discommendable that I speake nothing of the crime of his adultery was slayne in battle One Hector Abrinus beeing thereof scarce a true witnesse and as I gather with iudgement more rightly sirnamed Alaunicus But the second being alwaies a man constant perfourmed most faithfull diligence both in all forraine warres and also specially in that conflict at Dorcester aboute the returne of Arthure out of Fraunce into Brittaine who was chiefe next vnto him against Mordred Melchinus the Brittish Poet blazseth the fame of Gallouinus The same doth Iohannes Anneuillanus in his booke intituled Architrenio a worke not vnelegant namely by these verses Et Walganus ego qui nil reminiscor auara Illoculasse manu non haec mea fulgurat auro Sed gladio dextra recipit quo spargat enses Non loculos stringit nec opes in carcere miles Degener cupide tumulato rusticus aere Et me bella vocant Et tua forsitan vrget Solicitudo vale And Walgan I with couetous hand nought distribute which haue This my right hād shines not with gold but with the sword so braue It takes that it may distribute euen swordes not bagges it bendes Nor wealth though I a Knight distrest yet not vntrue to friendes Ne yet in countrie liued I like a couetouse muck●scrape But now the warres away call me vnto my wonted state And thine affaires also Perhappes vrge the thereto Farewell ALso that History of Arthure in deede Fabulus which commonly is carried about written in the mother tongue affirmeth that Gallouinus was buried in a certaine Chappell at Dorcester In which poynt what manner booke soeuer it be it misseth not the marke altogether as the booke entituled Scalaecronicon makes manifest relation and y e inhabitantes of y e Castle do now repute his bones almost Gyanllike in stead of a miracle And that long since in the time of Lucius Magnus there was a Chappell founded in the Castle of Dorcester and dedicated vnto our Lord and Sauiour Christ what time Fugatius and Damianus Brittaines preached the Gospell as by the Annales or yearly recordes of the same Cittie hearing a reuerēt figure resemblance of Antiquitie it doth plainely appeare That it may be most acceptable and besides that most true which I haue aboue inferred touching both the death and buriall of Galouinus it shall not through me stand that the iudgement of William de Medulphi Curia as touching the death and buriall of this Gallouinus by reason of his fortitude neuer enough commended should eyther weare out of memory or vtterly perish Wherefore I esteeme it worthie the labour here to sette downe his wordes out of the third booke of the Kinges of England that herehence the discreete Reader might euen fully try as it were at a tutchstone the sincere brightnesse of true gold from that which is counterfeite Then in the Prouince of Wales which is called Rossia was founde the Sepulchre or Tombe of Gallouinus or Walwine which was the Nephewe not degenerate of Arthure by his sister He gouerned in that Coast of Brittaine which to this day is called Waluuthia as a Knight most famous in prowesse but being of his brother and the Nephew to Hengistus concerning whom I haue spoken in the first booke driuen out of his Kingdome did first to their great detriment recompēce his banishment iustly pertaking praise with his Unckle for that he put off or auoyded the downefall from his Country then ruinouse But Arthures Tombe was at no time seene whereupon Antiquitie of foolish dreames and fables did vainely surmise that he would yet come againe But the burying place of the other as before I set down in the time of William the first King of Englād was found fourtéene foote long vpon the Sea coast where as some men affirme he was wounded of his enemies and cast out of shipwrake certaine persones haue saide hee was slaine by the Citizens at publique banquet So saith the Authour Gulielmus Meildunensis as concerning Gallouinus But I if it might bee lawfull for me as a puny would make tryall of my strength w t these weapons against this authour Meildunensis so olde and most beaten Souldier to bestow beare of the blowes viz. It is not like to be true that men of Gyantlike height as I gather by y ● graue 14. foote long were then liuing in the dayes of Gallouinus Wherefore vndoubtedly in mine opinion it is more credible that it was the graue of some Gyant inhabitinge the countrie For that first such did inhabit Albion it appeareth both by auctoritie of forraine and of our owns writers The one of which two his credit I folowing namely Iosephus of Deuonshire a Brittish Poet most absolutly elegante by all meanes hauing taken out of his Antiocheides a work immortall these few verses I will vse them as testimony for breuitie sake His Brutus auito Sanguine Troianus Latijs egressus ab oris Post varios casus consedit finibus orbem Fatalem nactus debellatorque Gigantum Et terrae Victor nomen dedit A Troian Brute by auncient bloude ariued frō Romane roade After sundry hazardes and here in these coastes aboade And hauing got his destned land subdued the Gyants fell As Conquerour he left his fame vpon the earth to dwell Architrenius in his sixt booke of Gyantes inhabiting Albion recyteth these Hos auidum belli Corinei robor auerno Praecipites misit cubitis ter quatuor altum Gogmagog Herculea suspendit in aere lucta Antheumque suum scopulo detrusit in aequor These Corineus his puysant strength of eager moode to fight To hell sent headlong Gogmagog of twelue cubites height By him like Hercules wrastling into the aire was throwne His Antheus eke and from the rocke in seaes was cast adowne NEyther am I ignorant that in

lent it me There was in it portracted both the seuerall names shieldes and seuerall armes in colours also depainted of all K. Arthures knights and vnder euery one the commendation due vnto him by his cheualrie Which because the engrauing of their armes was very chargeable the circumstance of matter more then I could in so shorte time publish in the English tongue I was enforced to content me with this briefe collection concerning K. Arthure and with the names of 16. kinges one Duke and 149. knightes so many as were therin printed viz. Of King Arthure himselfe it saith Directly vnder his shield thus King Arthure did beare in his shield Azure blew 13. Crownes of golde He was a greate conquerour and of noble and valiant prowesse hee instituted the order of the rounde Table in the kingdome of greate Brittaine Unto the which he appointed all his chosen knightes at Whitsontide yeerely to come and holde their Homage of him by the same order Now ●●●oweth the names of those knightes and first hovv many kinges Kinges 1 Le Roy Meliadus 2 Le Roy Ban de Benock 3 Le Roy Boort de Gauues 4 Le Roy Karados 5 Le Roy Lac. 6 Le Roy de Clare● 7 Le Roy Vrien 8 Le Roy Lo●tho de Orchany 9 Le Roy Ryon 10 Le Roy Pelinor 11 Le Roy Baude magu● de Gorre 12 Le Roy Pharam ondo 13 Le Roy Galganoys de Norgalles 14 Le Roy Aguisant d' Escosse 15 Le Roy Malaquin d' outre les marches de Gallounne 16 Le Roy Claudas I ●Le Duke de Clarence Knightes 1 Messier Lancelot du Lac. 2 Boort de gauues 3 Gawain d' Orchany 4 Messier Tristran de Lyonnoys 5 Lyonet de Gauues 6 Helias le Blanc 7 Hector des Mares 8 Bliomberis de Gauues 9 Gaherriet 10 Keux le Seneschall 11 Messier Yuaine 12 Bruor le Noir 13 Baudoyer le Conestable 14 Agruall de Galles 15 Segurades 16 Patris le Hardy 17 Esclabor le Messoniez 18 Saphar le méscognieu 19 Sagremor le desree 20 Gyron le Curtoys 21 Seguram le Brun. 22 Galehault le Bla●c 23 Le Morholt de Ireland 24 Danayn le Roux 25 Amilan de Sessougn● 26 Brallain 27 Brallain que lon disoit le Cheualier an duex espees 28 Gallehaulte 29 Lamorat de Lysth enoys 30 Brunor de Gauues 31 Le bon Cheualier de Norgalles 32 Henry de Ryuell 33 Messier Gullat 34 Gueherres 35 Aggrauaine le Orguilleux 36 Mordrec de Orchany 37 Gyrfflet 38 Dodvnel le Sauaige 39 Yuain le Auoutre 40 Ozement Coeur hardy 41 Gualegantine le Galloys 42 Gaherriet de Lemball 43 Mador de la porte 44 Bamers le forcene 45 Dynadam de Estrangor 46 Herret le filz de lac 47 Artus le petit 48 Cinglant Rochmont 49 Artus lesbloy 50 Guallogrenant de Windezores 51 Kandelis 52 Merangis des portz 52 Gauuaine le franc 53 Gnades le fort 54 Pharas le Noir 55 Pharas le Roux 56 Iambegues le Garruloys 57 Taulas de la mountaine 58 Abandam le fortune 59 Damatha de folim●t 60 Amand le bel Iousteur 61 Ganesmor le Noir 62 Arphin le Dire 63 Arconstant le adures 64 Le Beau couranr 65 Le laid hardy 66 Andelis le Roux serr●e 67 Bruyant des Isles 68 Ozenall de Essra●●●● 69 Le Cheualier de Esther 70 Le Varlet de Glayn 71 Heroys le ioveux 72 Fergas du 〈…〉 73 Lot le Cou●enr 74 Meliadus del Espinov 75 Meliadus an no●r aeil 76 Avglius des vaux 77 Iamburg du Chastell 78 Messire Clamorat 79 Surados des sept fontanes 80 Le Varletan Circle 81 Kaedins de Lonizein 82 Lucane le Boutellier 83 Brumer de la fountaine 84 Lenfant du plessies 85 Persides legent 86 Sibilias aux dures maius 87 Sinados le Esile 88 Arphazat le groz coeur 89 Le blonde Amoreux 90 Argahac le Beau. 91 Normaine le Pelerin 92 Harmaine le felon 93 Toscane le Romane 94 Landone le Leger 95 Le fort troue 96 Le Noir Perdu 97 Le fortune de lisle 98 Le see des Dames 99 Le Forester de Dēnewich 100 Le Chasseur de on●re les marches 101 Ieyr Landoys de Rufe 102 Geoffroy le Lancoys 103 Randowin le persien 104 Froyadus le Gay 105 Rousse lin de la autre mōd● 106 Gurrant le Roche dure 107 Arm. on ouuerd serpent 108 Ferrand du tertre 109 Thor le filz de Arez 110 Iupin des croix 111 Ydeux le fort Tyrane 112 Bolinian du Boys 113 Le bon Cheualier sās paou● 114 Brouadas le Espaignoll 115 Brechus sans Pitye 116 Malignain 117 Le Cheualeur de Scallo● 118 Melias de l' Espi●● 119 Agr●erle ●el Patride● 〈◊〉 Circle d' Or. 120 Mandius le noir 121 Perceuall de Gallis 122 Aeuxdestraux 123 Lamant du Boys 124 Melianderis de Sansen 125 Mandrin le Sage 126 Kalahart le petite 127 Sadocde Vencon 128 〈…〉 129 Verrant de la Roche 130 Le Brunsans ioy 131 L●sterin le grand 132 Le Cheualier des sept voyes 133 Gryngaloys le fort 134 Malaquin le Galoys 135 Agricole Beaugrand 136 Gualiandres du Tettre 137 Margondes le Rongo 138 Kacerdius de la Vallce 139 〈…〉 140 Tal●mor le Volan● 141 Alibel de Logres 142 Dalides de la Ryuier 143 Arain du pinē 144 Arganor l● riche 145 M●has le Beau Cheuali●● 146 Mehadus le Blanc 147 Malaquin le gros 148 Me●●●er Palamides 149 Alexander le Orpheli● Summa totalis 166. Knightes Whereof Kinges 16. Dukes 1. Knightes 149. Besides notice of these I vsed in my translation from time to time the helpe of Master Iohn Stow M●ster Camb●ē diligēt searchers in antiquities for the interpretation of those hard brittish and Welch ●ownes or names of places which neither Master Leyland the Collector of this Assertion had expounded perfectlie neither I my felfe the translator c●●ld otherwise of my selfe haue perfourmed For the which I am to gratifie them as the others also before recyted The Assertion of K. Arthure EVIDENT It is by the speciall agreement of Greeke and Latine writers that Hercules was borne of Alcmena by the adultery of Iupiter But what manner of person or how mightie in times past hee was I suppose is euen of the meanely learned better knowne then that at this presēt needeth any further Insinuatiō And very many others there were borne in adultery as by the Auncient History largely appeareth whose prowesse at home and in warres notably excelled Amongest whome also our Arthure the chiefest ornament of Brittayne and the onely myracle of his time florished famously May I therefore bee so bolde by good leaue of Gulielmus Paruus yea and so of his most mightie successour in place Polidorus euen with condigne praises to commend my countryman Arthure and with the same dilligence to leane vnto the Brittish history interpreted by Geoffrey of Munmouth a man not altogether

A Learned and True Assertion of the original Life Actes and death of the most Noble Valiant and Renoumed Prince Arthure King of great Brittaine Who succeeding his father Vther Pendragon and right nobly gouerning this Land sixe and twentie yeares then dyed of a mortall wounde receyued in battell together with victory ouer his enemies As appeareth Cap. 9. And was buried at ●laste●bury Cap. 1● An. 543. Collected and written of late yeares in lattin by the learned English Antiquarie of worthy memory Iohn Leyland Newly translated into English by Richard Robins●● Citizen of London Anno Domini 1582. LONDON Imprinted by Iohn Wolfe dwelling in Distaffe Lane ouer against the Sign● of the Castell 1582. Insignia Illustrium Patronorum huius opusculi selectorum ARTVRVS BARO Gray de VVilton D. HENRICVS SIDNEY Illustrissimi Ordinis Garterij Miles vnus Consiliariorum D. Reg. in Principatu Walliae Praesid Magister Thomas Smith D. Reginae Custumarius Principalis in Portu London To the Right Honorable Lord ARTHVRE GRAY Baron of Wilton Lord Deputie Liefetenant Generall for the Queenes Ma●estie in Ireland To the Right Honorable Sir HENRY SIDNEY Knight of the Honorable Order of the Garter President for her Maiestie in the 〈◊〉 of Wales To the Right worshipfull M. THOMAS SMITH Esquire Chiefe Customer for her Maiestie in the Porte of London to the Worshipfull Societie of Archers in London yearely celebrating the renoumed memorie of the Magnificent Prince ARTHVR● his Knightly Order of the Round Table Grace mercy Peace in the Lord Euerlastinge HAVING in mindefull memorie Right Honourable and Worshippfull that mercifull couenaunt of peace by our omnipotent Creator towardes all flesh thus manifested I do set my Raine Bowe in the cloudes it shall be as a tokē betwene me the earth promising hereby neuer to destroy the same any more by waters how much ought mākind specially enioying by this peaceable pact from Heauē Earth the Sea aboundance of benefittes feare God in his holines loue one an other in righteousnesse and vse these benefittes with thankfulnesse to the aduauncement of his glory For this Bowe this Rainebowe I say of his couenant and pledge of his peace left vnto vs frō the deluge as Aristotle affirmeth Naturally appeareth by reflection or giuing backe of the light of the Sunne from a cloude opposite or against the same So our heauēly God the Father of light and giuer of grace departeth with the light of his manifolde mercies vnto mankinde from the opposite cloude of his displeasure Againe this Bowe of his couenant and pledge of his peace as it is saide by Albertus To be so much lesse in appearance as by how much the Sunne is higher in the Heauens and contrarie wise so much greater as the Sunne is lower to the earth So much lesse be the mercies of God minded of man as his mightie power appeareth out of our sight and againe so much greater seeme his mercies vnto vs as his mightie power is nere vs in sight Thirdly according to Aristotle this Rainebow of his couenant pledge of his peace As it appeareth in the Spring time in Sommer in Autume in Winter euening morning but specially in Autumne So is the performance of his mercifull couenant and peaceable pacte at all times apparant but specially in Autumne that is when mankinde laboureth most to leaue sinne and bring-forth fruites of good life as I saide fearing God in his holinesse louing one an other in righteousnesse and vsing his benefittes with thankfulnesse Thus and to this end graunting his couenant our omnipotent Creator and gratiouse God ordayning Man ruler ouer his Creatures in earth yet vnder his protection in heauen hath not onely bounde vnto him all humaine societie but hath also substituted euen his liuetenauntes godly rulers ouer the same to the foresaide effect for the aduauncement of his glory confirming the same couenant with the aucthoritie of his holie worde on this manner I will ordaine a place for my people of Israell I. And I will plant him and I will dwell with him II. And he shall be no more troubled III. And the children of iniquitie shall not vexe or afflict him any more IIII. By his word here he promised that which by his deede he performed to our forefathers Adam in Paradise Gen. 1. Noah his children Gen. 9. Abraham his seede Gen. 12. But louing his ●lect and hating their enemies he performed his promise vnto Iacob in his prouidence and vnto Laban in his iudgments Gen. 30. So did he in like manner vnto Ioseph and his vnnaturall brethren Gen. 37. Yea in his prouidence laying his right hand vpon Ephraim and in his iudgement his left hand vpon Manasses Gen. 48. Whereby as he prospered and protected his holy ones in peace and warres against their enemies we reade also in the deuine histories from time to time how and by what ordenarie meanes of power force and defence he reached vnto his feeble flocke his mightie arme to the discomforture of the enemie vtter subuertion both of their power pollicie according to his promises aforesaide Heere then memorable and praiseworthie is the prouidence of this most mightie God who promising helpe vnto the Iewes against the Gentiles vsed no kinde of speach so much as this That he would bend his Bow and dye his shaftes in bloud As who say God wil● make the Iewes shoote strong shootes to ouerthrow their enemies or at the least that shooting is a wonderful mightie thing whereunto the high power of God is likened This bow a weapon of defence the Raine Boe a token of truce This Bow in peace a pleasure the Raine Bowe a signe of serenitie this Bow in warres a paine to the enemie the Raine Bow at al times and to all people Gods toaken betwene him and the earth The one an instrment of mercy the other of destruction the godly haue both as their comfort and sauegarde by Gods protection the vngodly either wanting the one or hauing both haue them to their confusion and subuertion by his reiection As we reade of King Saul that he was slaine of the Philistians being mightie bow men and with him also his Sonne ●onathas who as the scripture saith neuer shot shaft in vaine And that the kingdome of Israell after Sauls death came vnto King Dauid who after he was King decreed by the first statute which he enacted That all the children of Israell should learne to shoote in the bowe according to a law made many a day before vt patet in libro iustorum a booke not now in vse to be ●ounde In his booke of Psalmes as hee saide He was at peace with them that hated peace So named hee the bow and arrowes in diuers manners meaninges as in his Psal. 7. vers 13. 14. Psal. 11. vers 2. Psal. 18. vers 13. Psal. 21. vers 12. Psal. 45. vers 6. Psal. 49. vers 9.

vsed in many battels and specially in that battell at Bathe In such tryfling matters I do not much force to write But by the way that is not a thing vnworthie to be heard of the godly which Samuel the writer of Brittaine and Disciple of Elbodus the Bishoppe who flourished about nyne hundreth yeares agoe thus maketh mention of concerning Arthures expedition or rather peregrenation Arthure went vnto Ierusalem when as he tooke with him the signe of the Crosse of wood in memory of his Sauiour whereof the fragmentes are at this day reserued in Wedale a towne of Lodoneia six miles from Mailros Finally he exceedingly estéemed of those Church men at Glastenbury as partly I haue aboue saide in Idero and as I will here more largely shewe Siluester Gyraldus in his booke De Institutione Principis thus wryteth For aboue all the Churches in his Kingedome he fauoured and beare best good will vnto the Church of our Lady S. Mary at Glastenbury and with greater deuotion aduaunced the same before other Churches Polidorus according to his equitie and iudgment and so farre as his aucthoritie serueth him declareth there was no Monasterie at Glastenbury in Arthures time So exquisite a iudge is he of Antiquitie and specially concerning Brittaine He also contendeth that euen all the whole worlde by this rule but in deeds a most vniust rule is constrayned to embrace maintaine and beleeue that which is spoken of him touching Antiquitie as that which is pronounced for an Oracle To that he saith and writeth in truth will I as Virgill saith Ense leuis nudo parmaque inglorius alba That is With naked sword and sclender bright sheelde without boasting easely defend his aucthoritie and iudgment so auncient But what he falsly or vntruly declareth which thing he doth somewhat oftener through all partes of his History I may not beare with all I can not abide it neyther will I suffer it but the truth so much as it shall stand me vpon will I restore to her comelynesse fame and glory as one cheerefull and nothing fearefull in so doing though the enemies of truth burst them selues with inwarde mallice For vnto this most honest opinion that I should couragiously clea●e in this behalfe the thing done by those two Apostles of the Brittaines namely Fugatius and Damianus and the Epistle of Patritius the great which I haue in my custody confirming the same to omit for breuitie sake the testimonies of many others do will me or rather commaund me Henry Plātagenet the Nephew of Henry Beauclarcke King of England by the daughter of Mathilda affirmeth by prescript and manifest wordes in a certaine deede of gift that he saw and that it should not want vpright credit that hee read the couenants and articles concerning a certaine beneuolence of Arthures extended towardes the religiouse persons inhabiting Aualonia But I will hereunto annexe the very wordes of King Henries gift out of the originall deede Moreouer what thinges so euer haue beene giuen me from my Predecessors William the first William the second and Henry my Vnckle Yea of their Ancestors namely of Eadgar the father of Sir Edwarde of Edmond and of his father Edward and of Ealfred the Grandsire of the same of Brinwalchius Kenwinus Baldredus Ina Cuthredus and of Arthure and many other Christian Kinges And also of Kenwalchius the Pagan King whose priuileges and writings I haue diligently caused to be searched and to be presēted read in my presence Thus far the deed of gift If these witnesses of sure credit make not sufficiēt for most apparant knowledge of the truth surely there can nothing at any time auaylably serue For not to be satisfied with these being receyued and knowen at full is neyther the parte of a wise head no nor yet of a good iudgment CAP. VIII King Atthures Seale ANd because I haue againe entred into the Misteries of sacred Antiquitie and am descended a curious searcher into the bowels thereof it liketh me to bring forth to light an other matter namely Arthures Seale a monumēt most cunningly engrauen auncient and reuerent Concerninge which Caxodunus maketh mention yet breefly and sclenderly in his preface to the history of Arthure which the common people readeth printed in the English tongue Being moued with the testimony of Caxodunus whatsoeuer it were I went vnto Westminster to the end that what so as an eare witnesse I had heard I might at length also as an eye witnesse beholde the same Pondering well that sayinge of Plautus in my minde Pluris valet oculatus testis vnus quam Auriti decem Of more force standes eye witnesse one Then ten eare witnesses among The keeper of those secretes being requested of mee to shew me this monument by and by delyuered it both to bee seene and handled The sight of the Antiquitie pleased me at full and for a long time the Maiestie thereof not onely drewe away but also detayned myne eyes from me to the beholding thereof Of such force it is for a man aptly to chaunce vpon a thing with greate care desired The substance which tooke the most lyuelyest figure of Arthure imprinted vpon the Seale and which as yet doth firmely keepe the same still is ware of redde coloure which by some mishape or iniury of long time perished is crazed here there into peeces But so yet notwithstanding as no part of it is altogether lacking For the fragmentes or litle peeces thereof being before time by some mischaunce crazed are so closed vp together with siluer plates which is of rounde forme such as is the vtter side of the Seale that no parte of them may fall off For vpon the vtterside of this seale it is thus engraued with these breefe but in very deede most excellent most hauty and most magnificent tytles That is to say PATRICIVS ARTVRIVS BRITTANNIAE GALLIAE GERMANIAE DACIAE IMPERATOR And of trueth this inscription circleth the outermost compasse of the Seale The former parte thereof is most bright shining by a circle of christall which being taken off streightway may any man touch the war which by reason of the Antiquitie is most harde But the Portracture of Arthure printed thereupon resembleth I wotte neare what Heroyicall Maiestie For the Prince as it were inuested with purple royally sitteth vpon a halfe circle such one as we see the raine boe is Hauing a crowne vpon his heade he shineth like the sunne In his right hand riseth vp a scepter wrought with a Flowerdeluce at the toppe And his left hand holdeth a globe adorned with a crosse His bearde also groweth comely large and at length and euen that is a maiestie The other side of the Seale is altogether couered ouer with a thinne plate of Siluer By meanes wherof also it is vncertaine of what fashion it is There hangeth downe at the same a string chainefashionlike twisted of Siluer Certes Reader I pray God I

stars the Clymats perfectly By this guider of the hel●e with Prince we thether ply And Morgan vs receiued as it behouea with honor dewe In Chāber his on Goldē hearse and laide the king to view And with his friēdly hād forthwith did Arthures woūd vnhill Long looking thereon said may be life come againe yet will If he along time were with him would his medicines vse Therfore with ioy the king to him we did betake to chuse And hoist our sailes with prosperous wind by our returne our porte to finde SYluester Gyraldus writeth in his Speculo Ecclesiastico that Morgās noble wife made prouision for Arthures ●uriall And againe in his booke De Institutione Principis he makes relation of these thinges Whereupon also the noble wife of Morgan and Gouernesse of those partes againe as Patronesse there and also neare of blood vnto Arthure after the battle at Kemelen caused him to be conueyed into an Isle which now is called Glasconia to cure and heale vp his woundes The interpretor of the Brittish history writeth of the death of Arthure on this manner as in his sixt booke appeareth Arthure being wounded vnto death at the battle at Camblan went vnto Aualonia his kingdome being left vnto Constantine the sonne of Cadorius Duke of Cornwale Iohannes Burgensis Abbot in his Annales hath left these wordes in credible writinges When Arthure was at the pointe of death he kept him selfe secret that his enemies should not insult at such and so great a mishap nor his friends be discōforted as troubled in minde Thus farhe Now must wee speake of the relious place at Aualonia wherein Arthure was buried Melchinus specially makes mention of this and also of Arthure buried there Gulielmus a Medulphi curia both els where and specially in his booke De antiquitate Glessoburgensi religiously celebrateth this place where Arthure was buried The same thing doth Giraldus Meneuensis also in his Speculo Ecclesiastico and in his booke De Institutione Principis religiouse houses were not at that time so common and in so many places of Brittaine as they be in these dayes Saxons of noble linage a people without knowledge of God if happely being sicke they dyed at home were buryed in pleasant gardens if they were flame abroade and in battell they were then buryed in graues digged out of the earth which they called Burghs neare vnto their tentes but the base common people were buried euen in medowes and open fieldes There was at that time a religiouse place neare vnto the olde Church in very greate estimation By which title and of the whole nobilitie in all the west Prouinces of Brittaine it was chosen as a place allotted for their burials The same was afterwardes often done by such Saxons as had the knowledge of God As at Douer of the Kentishmen at Yorke of the Brygantes at Lindiffarna or Ly-land and so forth in other places Concerning the place of his buriall it is now sufficient manifest It remayneth that I make declaration of the ceremony and manner of his buriall There was present but secretly a Troupe of Noble personages which mourned for y e death of their soueraigne Lord bereft frō them by such sinister fate The wife of Morgan alone prouided for the buriall thinges needfull a woman doubtlesse of incomperable godlinesse who performed all ceremonies and seruices with greefe of minde and floudes of teares The manner in those dayes was to bury in the graues and to lay them as a surceasing from sorrow to the vse of Tombes or sepulcres great boules or bodyes of Alder trees whereof the places about Aualonia neare adioyning were most fruitfull For the Alder tree hath I know not what propertie with the naturall moyst ground such as is a Churchyarde so farre forth as the substance thereof laide on this sorte more deepe in the Earth should be reputed for euerlasting not onely The body of Arthure thus bewailed and mourned for was buryed in a graue of sufficient depth with the greate boale of Alder tree therein laide hollow And because he liued most magnificent in fame factes and rule of his kingdome they folowing diligently the custome and integritie of Christians in this poynt bestowed vpon the Tombe of Arthure so buried a toaken of perpetuall memory namely a Crosse signyfyinge Mnemosynen vitae perpetuae that is to say the remembrance of life euerlasting It was made of a leaden plate one foote long more or lesse which I haue beholden with most curiouse eyes and handled with feareful ioyntes in each part being moued both with the Antiquitie and worthinesse of the thing It conteyneth vpon it these wordes in those not so greate Romane letters but indifferent cunningly grauen viz. HIC IACET SEPVLTVS INCLITVS REX ARTHVRIVS IN INSVLA AVALONIAE But here peraduenture some curiouse person would search out for what purpose the inscription was commended to our memory vpon the leaden plates It was a most vsual manner in that age and endured euen vntill latter times to bestow vpon Noble mens Tombes leaden plates engrauen Of which not a fewe haue I seene in euery place throughout all Brittaine Leade of his nature is easilie engrauen and when it is once grauen continueth both a very long time and also most firmly as witnesseth experience The myne hilles where leade groweth much are scarce fiue miles distant from Aualonia The Romans as Lordes of riches were not ashamed to set vp a standard of stone vnto Claudius Caesar by a very long table of leade almost in the very bottomes of those hilles at the head● springes of the fabulus little floude Ochides within the iurisdiction of Fontanus the Bishoppe engrauen on this manner TI. CLAVDIO CAESARI AVGVST P. M. TR. P. VIIII IMP. XVI DE BRITAN This Standard of Stone a few yeares past was turned vp out of the earth by the plowe and translated vnto the house of Thomas Howarde Duke of Northfolke at London CAP. XIII The two Pyrameds in that religious place WIthin the burying place which was consecrated at Aualonia stand two Pyramedes of most auncient buylding bearing a shew of figures letters but the windes stormes and time which consumeth all thinges finally enuy of man from time to time haue so defaced the notable figures and inscription of auncient workes that they can scarce be discerned by any neuer so sharpe sight of the eye The continuall trauell of writers commendeth these and specially the diligence of Gulielmus Meildunensis that greate Antiquary whom also Siluester Geraldus euen he a louer of Antiquities doth follow at an inche Doubtlesse both of thē handle their matters learnedly The one whereas by exquisite labour he restored to light a fresh both titles and figures which were not altogether raced out of knowledge for foure hundreth yeares before according as in his famouse and elegant litle booke De Antiquitate Glessoburgensi appeareth The other in that he leaning

doinges Let them ouercome with powre if they can so the trueth be ours I will imitate the Noble Palme Tree which beeing pressed downe with heauie burdens yet falleth not to the ground at any time And neither at this instant doe I seeke for any reward so you vouchsafe me your courtesy good will fauour truly I may persuade my selfe I haue al thinges that I rightlie looke for And for amendes on my part also shall hereunto ensue most requisite promptitude expedite alacrity enflamed also by vertue of enment vnto like enterprises not onely but also to imparte you greater matters which shall stirre vp your learned eares and being stirred vp may long detaine them and so de●eyned as it were by a certaine land floude of pleasant delight therewith bring them vnto fragrant fieldes And all these thinges do I easily promise my selfe trusting in your honestie and helpe as one doubtlesse fully bent vpon hope thereof Surely my muse such as it is altogether is youres neyther tendeth ●he to any other purpose at any time but vnto your behoofe and the cōmoditie of all men I count it a base seruice to satisfie the common peoples humor but to performe you my continuall industrie differeth not far from a kingdome such a one as by a iust cause I may prefer euen before the kingdome of Alexander For what more reserued hee vnto him selfe wholy when he dyed of so greate Riches possessions and dominions sauing fame onely This though by many accomptes in example inferior obteyned by your meane shall I yet so earnestly aduance that nightes and dayes shall she watch for your welfare emolument And at lengthe those same most thicke mistie cloudes in deede of ignorance beeing shaken off vtterly dashed aside the light of Brittish Antiquitie with displayed beames farre and wide shall shine forth God giue you long life and wellfare most sincere fauorers of vertue and good learning FINIS LONDON Imprinted by Iohn wolfe dwelling in Distaffe Lane ouer against the signe of the Castell 1582. Gen. 9. Arist met●● liber 3. Cap. 1. Trac 2. ● Reg. 7 Deut 32. Reg. 3● 2. Reg. ● ● Reg. 23. 2 Reg. 1. A●●o ●30 Hest. Cap. 〈◊〉 2. Esd. 4 Reuel ● Deut. 31. Psal. 121. Psal. 132. William Paruus Polidorus Virgilius two aduersaries of K. Arthures fame The Authours good purpose in this worke Vther Pendragon king Art father Ouid. Epist. ● Vther Pendragon begat Arthur of Igerna the wife of Gorloys Gouernour of Cornwale and also a Virgin named Anna. Originall of Arth. name Ouid. 13. lib. Metam Fibis Iohn Stowe Then an ancient Cittie which was neere saint Albones the foūdations where of are yet apparant Iohn Stow. What time Arthur was crowned A. D. 316. Graius a writer his testimony Iohn Stow. Two Rulers of the Pictes aspire vnto Arthures kingdome Battle and victory ouer Arthur his enemies by Hoel his friend Arthure married Guenhera the daughter of Cadorus Duke of Cornwaile Iohn Stow Some iudge this to be Bathe Iohn the writer of the golden history Henry of Huntington King Art●ure Xij times General and Xij. times Cōquerour Iohn Rhes●s a louer of Antiquitie Iohn Stow. Iohn Stow. What time Arthure succeded Vther his Father Arthure could not cleane roote all the Saxones out of Brittaine H●el King of Brittaine aides him with a powe of 15000. men Lincolne beseeged by the Saxones Their slaughter fight Bath beseeged by the Saxons K. Arthure seekes to be aduēged of the Saxones His wordes His victorie ouer them Boccace mentioneth of Arthure M. Camden Cerdicius the Saxon helde warre with Arthure Arth. friendly to his foo William of Malmsbury Arthure sore distressed had it not bene for Ambrose a Romaine Gildas Aduersaries quarrel against Arthure William of Malmesbune a friendly writer Nennius another Mordred Arthure his Nephewe put in great trust His vertues mixt with vices Hoels neece viz. Helen stolne out of Armorica Arthure reuengeth that iniury Diuionensis Arth. subduing Fraunce his Nephewe Mordred in meane time betrayeth him cōfederating with Cerdicius Anno. 516. Mordred crowned Arth returned into England Valerius reporting that K. Arthure vanquished 30. kingdomes K. Arthures knights of his round Table Hoel the first knight Gallouinus the second knight 〈…〉 Gallouinus buried at Dorcester His bones Gian●like According● to the record of Glastenbury the name are Fugatius and D●mianus This Lucius being created the first Christian King in England liued about the yere after Christ 182 William of Malmesbury his iudgment of Gallouinus H●s wordes of reporte The manner of Galouinu● his death after the reporte of W. Malm●b Wi●liam of Malmsbury Iohn Leylands opinion to the contrarie His proofe out of a brittish Poet named Ioseph●● William of Malmsbury a most curious and painful searcher of Antiquitie William of Malmsbury The interpretation of Gallouinus his name Augusellus the th●●d knight Iohn Stow. An auncient Cittie in Kent nere Sandwich the ruins of it yet remaine The Prowesse and valiant aduenture of him one Graius a wri●er witnesseth Iohn Stowe Wryters Geoffrey of Mūmouth Iohn of ●orow Rossus of Warwicke Anonimus a writer Iderus the 4. knight neare of blood vnto Arthure His benefice●● towardes the Church at Glastenbury Lancelot th● fifth knight A faithfull friend and valiant aduenger of iniury done by Mordred vnto Arthure Syluester Giraldus his testim●nie of his buriall at Glastenburie Carodocus ● sixte knight Whose fame the Cronicles at Dorcester ●●toll Cadorus the 7. Knight of the most noble proge●ie of the kinges of England A stoute defēder preferrer of his princes dignitie Constantine his sonne succeeded Arth. ●ldas his testimony of Constantine a degenerate child a murtherer of Innocentes Iohn Stow. Vsuall places where K. Art● kept his 〈◊〉 table On this side Somertō neare vnto Glastenbury is the village Surton Camelet an old forte K. Arthure inhabited a castle at Somertō Iohannes Anneuillanus a writer extolleth K. Arth. round table K. Arthures round table where it standeth K. Edward the first made much of that round order of Knightes in his time Roger Mortimer solemnished the same order at Kenelworth Two Bishops religiouse fauourers of K. Arthures welfare Of S. Dauid Iltutus a Godly and learned father an other religiouse fauourer of Ar. K. Arthure his iourney to Ierusalem His zeale speciall good will towardes the Church men of Glastenbury Iohn Layland a bearer with Polidorus So farre as he bringes forth the truth and other wise his enemy Alias ●●ganus and Damianus This was king Henry the 2. Sonne of Geoffrey plantagenet brother to king Henry the first succeding him An. 1154. raigned 3. yeares 9. monethes 12. dayes and was buried of Founteuerard in Fraunce Wordes contayned in king Henry the 2. his deede of gift proceding from king Arthures beneuolence towardes the Church men at Aualonia He meaneth Robert Caxtō who translated the history of K. Arthure K. Arthures Seale kept at Westminster in Iohn Leylandes dayes His reporte in praise thereof describing the properties The Insculpture