history of the britons-第9节

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Guallauc；　and　Morcant。　　Theodoric　fought　bravely；　together　with
his　sons；　against　that　Urien。　　But　at　that　time　sometimes　the　enemy
and　sometimes　our　countrymen　were　defeated；　and　he　shut　them　up
three　days　and　three　nights　in　the　island　of　Metcaut；　and　whilst
he　was　on　an　expedition　he　was　murdered；　at　the　instance　of　Morcant；
out　of　envy；　because　he　possessed　so　much　superiority　over　all
the　kings　in　military　science。　　Eadfered　Flesaurs　reigned　twelve
years　in　Bernicia；　and　twelve　others　in　Deira；　and　gave　to　his　wife
Bebba；　the　town　of　Dynguaroy；　which　from　her　is　called　Bebbanburg。*
*　Bambrough。　　See　Bede；　iii。　6；　and　Sax。　Chron。　A。D。　547。

Edwin；　son　of　Alla；　reigned　seventeen　years；　seized　on　Elmete；　and
expelled　Cerdic；　its　king。　　Eanfled；　his　duaghter；　received　baptism；
on　the　twelfth　day　after　Pentecost；　with　all　her　followers；　both
men　and　women。　　The　following　Easter　Edwin　himself　received　baptism；
and　twelve　thousand　of　his　subjects　with　him。　　If　any　one　wishes
to　know　who　baptized　them；　it　was　Rum　Map　Urbgen：*　he　was　engaged
forty　days　in　baptizing　all　classes　of　the　Saxons；　and　by　his
preaching　many　believed　on　Christ。
*　See　Bede's　Eccles。　Hist。　　From　the　share　which　Paulinus　had　in
the　conversion　of　the　Northumbrian　king；　it　has　been　inferred
that　he　actaully　baptized　him；　but　Nennius　experssly　states；　that
the　holy　sacrament　was　administered　by　Rhun；　the　son　of　Urien。
The　Welsh　name　of　Paulinus　is　Pawl　Hen；　or　Polin　Eagob。

64。　Oswald　son　of　Ethelfrid；　reigned　nine　years；　the　same　is
Oswald　Llauiguin；＇1＇　he　slew　Catgublaun　（Cadwalla）；＇2＇　king　of
Guenedot；＇3＇　in　the　battle　of　Catscaul；＇4＇　with　much　loss　to　his
own　army。　　Oswy；　son　of　Ethelfrid；　reigned　twenty…eight　years　and
six　months。　　During　his　reign；　there　was　a　dreadful　mortality
among　his　subjects；　when　Catgualart　（Cadwallader）　was　king　among
the　Britons；　succeeding　his　father；　and　he　himself　died　amongst
the　rest。＇5＇　　He　slew　Penda　in　the　field　of　Gai；　and　now　took
place　the　slaughter　of　Gai　Campi；　and　the　kings　of　the　Britons；
who　went　out　with　Penda　on　the　expedition　as　far　as　the　city　of
Judeu；　were　slain。
＇1＇　Llauiguin；　means　the　〃fair；〃　or　the　〃bounteous　hand。〃
＇2＇　This　name　has　been　variously　written；　Bede　spells　it　Caedualla
（Cadwalla）；　Nennius；　Catgublaun；　the　Saxon　Chronicle；　Ceadwalla；
and　the　Welsh　writers；　Cadwallon　and　Kalwallawn：　and　though　the
identity　of　the　person　may　be　clearly　proved；　it　is　necessary　to
observe　these　particulars　to　distinguish　him　from　Cadwaladr；　and
from　another　Caedualla　or　Caedwalla；　a　king　of　the　West　Saxons；
all　of　whom；　as　they　lived　within　a　short　time　of　each　other；
have　been　frequently　confounded　together。Rees's　Welsh　Saints。
＇3＇　Gwynedd；　North　Wales。
＇4＇　Bede　says　at　Denis's　brook。
＇5＇　The　British　chronicles　assert　that　Cadwallader　died　at　Rome；
whilst　Nennius　would　lead　us　to　conclude　that　he　perished　in　the
pestilence　at　home。

65。　Then　Oswy　restored　all　the　wealth；　which　was　with　him　in　the
city；　to　Penda；　who　distributed　it　among　the　kings　of　the　Britons；
that　is　Atbert　Judeu。　　But　Catgabail　alone；　king　of　Guenedot；
rising　up　in　the　night；　excaped；　together　with　his　army；　wherefore
he　was　called　Catgabail　Catguommed。　　Egfrid；　son　of　Oswy；　reigned
nine　years。　　In　his　time　the　holy　bishop　Cuthbert　died　in　the
island　of　Medcaut。*　　It　was　he　who　made　war　against　the　Picts；
and　was　by　them　slain。
*　The　isle　of　Farne。

Penda；　son　of　Pybba；　reigned　ten　years；　he　first　separated　the
kingdom　of　Mercia　from　that　of　the　North…men；　and　slew　by　treachery
Anna；　king　of　the　East　Anglians；　and　St。　Oswald；　king　of　the　North
Men。　　He　fought　the　battle　of　Cocboy；　in　which　fell　Eawa；　son　of
Pybba；　his　brother；　king　of　the　Mercians；　and　Oswald；　king　of　the
North…men；　and　he　gained　the　victory　by　diabolical　agency。　　He
was　not　baptized；　and　never　believed　in　God。

66。　From　the　beginning　of　the　world　to　Constantinus　and　Rufus；
are　found　to　be　five　thousand　six　hundred　and　fifty…eight　years。

Also　from　the　two　consuls；　Rufus　and　Rubelius；　to　the　consul
Stilicho；　are　three　hundred　and　seventy…three　years。

Also　from　Stilicho　to　Valentinian；　son　of　Placida；　and　the　reign
of　Vortigern；　are　twenty…eight　years。

And　from　the　reign　of　Vortigern　to　the　quarrel　between　Guitolinus
and　Ambrosius；　are　twelve　years；　which　is　Guoloppum；　that　is
Catgwaloph。*　　Vortigern　reigned　in　Britain　when　Theodosius　and
Valentinian　were　consuls；　and　in　the　fourth　year　of　his　reign　the
Saxons　came　to　Britain；　in　the　consulship　of　Felix　and　Taurus；　in
the　four　hundredth　year　from　the　incarnation　of　our　Lord　Jesus
Christ。
*　In　Carmarthenshire。　　Perhaps　the　town　now　called　Kidwelly。

》From　the　year　in　which　the　Saxons　came　into　Britain；　and　were
received　by　Vortigern；　to　the　time　of　Decius　and　Valerian；　are
sixty…nine　years。





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