twelue princes reputed in the popish Catalog for saints or martyrs, of which Alcimund, Edwine, Oswald, Oswijn and Aldwold reigned in Northumberland; Sigebert, Ethelbert, Edmond, and another Sigebert among the Estangels; Kenelme and Wistan in Mertia; and Saint Edward the confessor, ouer all; but how worthilie, I referre me to the iudgement of the learned. Thus much haue I thought good to leaue in memorie of the aforesaid kingdomes: and now will I speake somewhat of the diuision of this Iland also into prouinces, as the Romanes seuered it whiles they remained in these parts. Which being done, I hope that I haue discharged whatsoeuer is promised in the title of this chapter. The Romans therefore hauing obteined the possession of this Iland, diuided the same at the last into fiue prouinces, as Vibius Sequester [Sidenote: Britannia prima.] saith. The first whereof was named Britannia prima, and conteined the east part of England (as some doo gather) from the Trent vnto the [Sidenote: Valentia.] Twede. The second was called Valentia or Valentiana, and included the west side, as they note it, from Lirpoole vnto Cokermouth. The third [Sidenote: Britannia secunda.] hight Britannia secunda, and was that portion of the Ile which laie [Sidenote: Flauia Cæsariensis.] southwards, betwéene the Trent and the Thames. The fourth was surnamed Flauia Cæsariensis, and conteined all the countrie which remained betweene Douer and the Sauerne, I meane by south of the Thames, and wherevnto (in like sort) Cornewall and Wales were orderlie assigned. [Sidenote: Maxima Cæsariensis.] The fift and last part was then named Maxima Cæsariensis, now Scotland, the most barren of all the rest, and yet not vnsought out of the gréedie Romanes, bicause of the great plentie of fish and foule, fine alabaster and hard marble that are ingendred and to be had in the same, for furniture of houshold and curious building, wherein they much delited. More hereof in Sextus Rufus, who liued in the daies of Valentine, and wrate Notitiam prouinciarum now extant to be read. _A Catalog of the kings and princes of this Iland, first from Samothes vnto the birth of our sauiour Christ, or rather the comming of the Romans: secondlie of their Legates: thirdlie of the Saxon princes according to their seuerall kingdomes: fourthlie of the Danes, and lastlie of the Normans and English princes, according to the truth conteined in our Histories._ OF THE KINGS OF BRITAINE, FROM SAMOTHES TO BRUTE. Samothes. Magus. Sarronius. Druiyus. Bardus. Longho. Bardus Iunior. Lucus. Celtes. Albion. Celtes after Albion slaine. Galates. Harbon. Lugdus. Beligius. Iasius. Allobrox. Romus. Paris. Lemanus. Olbius. Galates. 2. Nannes. Remis. Francus. Pictus.