Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, CompleteHolinshed, Raphael
History
Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, Complete
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
Aulus Plautius.
Ostorius Scapula.
Didius Gallus.
Auitus.
Veranius a few moneths.
Petronius Turpilianus.
Trebellius Maximus.
Vectius Volanus.
Petilius Cerealis.
Iulius Frontinus.
Iulius Agricola.
Hitherto Cornelius Tacitus reherseth these vicegerents or
deputies in order.
Salustius Lucullus.
Cneius Trebellius.
Suetonius Paulinus.
Calphurnius Agricola.
Publius Trebellius.
Pertinax Helrius.
Vlpius Marcellus.
Clodius Albinas.
Heraclius.
Carus Tyrannus.
Iunius Seuerus, aliàs Iulius Seuerus.
Linius Gallus.
Lollius Vrbicus.
Maximus.
Octauius.
Traherus.
Maximinianus.
Gratianus.
Aetius.
Other Legates whose names are taken out of the Scotish historie
but in incertein order.
Fronto sub Antonino.
Publius Trebellius.
Aulus Victorinus.
Lucius Antinoris.
Quintus Bassianus.
WALES
1.
¶ The Romans not regarding the gouernance of this Iland, the
Britons ordeine a king in the 447. after the incarnation of
Christ.
Vortiger.
Vortimer.
Aurelius Ambrosius.
Vther.
Arthur.
Constantine.
Aurelius Conanus.
Vortiporius.
Maglocunus.
Caretius.
Cadwan.
Cadwallon.
Cadwallader.
¶ The kingdome of Wales ceaseth, and the gouernance of the
countrie is translated to the Westsaxons by Inas, whose second
wife was Denwalline the daughter of Cadwallader: & with hir
he not onlie obteined the principalitie of Wales but also of
Corinwall & Armorica now called little Britaine, which then was
a colonie of the Britons, and vnder the kingdome of Wales.
KENT.
2.
¶ Hengist in the 9. of the recouerie of Britaine proclaimeth
himselfe king of Kent, which is the 456. of the birth of our
Lord & sauior Jesus Christ.
Hengist.
Osrijc aliàs Osca.
Osca his brother.
Ermenricus.
Athelbert.
Eadbaldus.
Ercombert.
Ecbert.
Lother.
Edrijc.
The seat void.
Withredus.
Adelbert Iunior.
Eadbert.
Alrijc.
Eadbert.
Guthred.
Alred.
¶ As the kingdome of Wales was vnited vnto that of the
Westsaxons by Inas, so is the kingdom of Kent, at this present
by Ecbert in the 827. of Christ, who putteth out Aldred and
maketh Adelstane his owne base sonne Hertoch of the same,
so that whereas it was before a kingdome, now it becometh an
Hertochie or Dukedome, and so continueth for a long time after.
SOUTHSEX.
3.
¶ Ella in the 46. after Britaine giuen ouer by the Romanes
erecteth a kingdom in Southsex, to wit, in the 492. of Christ
whose race succeedeth in this order.
Ella.
Cyssa.
Ceaulijn.
Celrijc.
Kilwulf.
Kinigils.
Kinwalch.
Ethelwold.
Berthun.
Aldwijn.
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