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Show "oPhefift Booke of The decaie ofchriftianrelision and re- ceiningofthe Pelagian herefiein Britaine by what meanes ate were ‘procured and by whomredreffed: Conftantinefucceedeth' Arthur inthe kingdome, ciuill warre about {uccelfion to the crovnt, the chalengers arepurfiredandflaine;Conflantine is Ynkindli¢killed his kinfman,a bitter and reprochfull' inucétine of Gyldas againft the Britith rulers of his time and namelieapainit Conftantine, Conanthatflue Conftan. sine reigncthin Britaine, his yertues andvices, his twoyeeres regiment, the {eucre reprehenfions ofGyldas vitered againft Conan,difcoucring: * ‘the courfe ofhilife and a fecretprophefic ofhis death. the hiftorie ofEngl nd. kings. The ftate ofthe Britains F jptbeBritifh Scotland , inthe Buttth tongcalled Gerd. " pedied affer head reigned the fpace of tmopeares, Shom ? fuch as be guiltie perfons and robbers ; ha: faccaped him in the kingdome, as authors bares ¢¢ Medecetio: Conftantine , faicng inthis twifes and thou lions tbelpe , as faith the prophet , Aurelius ce Conanus that dott thouz art thou not fwallotves op in the filthie mire of murthering thp kinfmen , oF committing fornications and abulteries lite to the otherbefore mentioned, tfnot moze deadlic ,as tt ¢ toore tnith the toaues and furges of the neencing ¢¢ (eas oucritbelnting thee inith bic ormercifall ragey Doel thon not in hating the peace of thy countrte «¢ agadeadlie ferpent, and thirfting after cfatil toars and fpotles (oftentimes diiiufilte gotten) fhut bp a ¢ gaintthy foule the gates of celeftiall peace anvres frefhment 2 Zhou betrg left aloneas a tithering in prifon,home thep opnelic, in loping them twith " trons, through crattrather to ferne their ofpne pur: » pote,than for ante gilt of the perfons fo impzifoncn: » ' tith fore ¢ continual warres 26 faking folemnieoths befoze the altars , and fhoxtlic betivirt the Writains and » fones, DOfthis hafnons and twicken offerte Conttantine = J-|_ twas not onelie abolifhen in the tpzatmicall thelpe of the lionetfe of Denonthite Ry ay "Ai places tibere the Saxons got ts Mbt ignozant, to this peare,after the recetuing " habitations, but alfa amongthe 1Beitains the right of bis Deadfull oth , thereby he bound bimtclfe that >» faith twas brought into danger , by the remnant of tr no toffe be thoulo burt bis fubtects( Goo firft,ano . Abeberetic of the Pelagian berefic, which began againe tobe byothen bis oth , with the companie offaints and bis the Pelagt= ched bp divers naughtic perfons, Wut Dubziting mother being there peefent) dinnotwithttanding in " ang reuiued, that tasfirft bithop of Landaffe, and after arcbbi- 30 the reuerent laps ofthe tiomothers, Hift.Mag. as the hurd, >> Dudpitius ¢ hop of Cactleon Arwifke, and his fuccefour Dar and their carnall mother, tnoerthe coule of the ho- : Dauid lerned uid,with other learned men earnefflie both bp prea: lie abbat, Deuonte totth fivo:d and {peare in fread of ° bifbops, ching and iwziting defendedthe cottrarie caufe, to téeth, the tender fines, pea and the entratles of two 2 theconfuting of thofe errors, and reftablithing of noble and kinglie race, and iiketwile of » of childgen the truth, their two gouernours , pea and that (as 3 {aid) a Conftan-~ Az= the death of Arthur, bis cofine Conta mongeft the facred altars : the armes of hid) " tine the fonne of Cado2,duke 02 carle of Come: tine, perfons (0 flaine, not tretchen fensth to nefend them 35 iwall began bis veigne ouer the Writains,tn the pere felues totth tucapons(the thich fet in thofenaies,, of out ILo2d 542, thich teas about the 15 pete of eethae the bandled moze valiantlie than thep ) but ftretched emperour Zuttinianus =<heard) the dyiftian religion almott enved » the 29 of Ghiloebert king of France, and the firtt pere. tiell Neete complet of the reigne of ottlas king of the Gothsin Atalic. Arthur when he pereetued that be Mauh, Weft, thulddie, ordeined this Contantine to fuccen bim, The beginning of the kingdome of oncommended , the originallofthe kingdome of Deira,the circuit and bounds therof, ofEliathe gowernour ofthefame, when the partition of the kingdome of Northumberland chanced;Vortiporusreignethouer the Britains, he yanquitheth the Saxons; Gyldas fharp+ li¢reprooueth Vortiporus for manic greeuous offenfes, and exhorrethhimto amendement. SH. oucrcome with the often and changeable filthsof ,, Conttantine parfuing them,fir came to uerfaries, be Decius; of the firtt,the kings of Isent Werte lincaltic thought to baue purdated to. binifelfe is Wultaine tn the peace of our Levs46, fafetic; butthostlic atter , bis otwne hinfman, in the 20 Saal one peare of Xuftinianus, andin the 33 of the reigne Conanus arrered conucied of a noble heart, free andtiberall > but giuen much * - foute prres.Wis bodie nag nYeHg, aNd there burted bef ter Pendaagon, ~ ete ot {his Conttantine that femeth to be ment, hich Gyldas waiter in bis bake intitulen De exc dio Pritome, Ubere inucteng againt the rulers of the Waitains in bis time » be tmniteth thus; wzitaine cc Bath Kingsbutthe famebe thrants ; indgesit ath, «, batther be wicked,ottentines pecting an barnting thetrnocentpeople, reaenging and defending, but Al F02 there the fain wAoven trttaced : of the (econd,the kings of Mertia: and of ts mentioned , the fame Conan was mave kingof of Qhilocbert king of tee strenehmen. This Aure' coF-{ ba, ¢defcended of Clonen, "Be Fter that Aurelins Conanus bad flaine the - foxefad Conttantine, as in the Weitith biffories ‘© warre aint bim, foining tuith bim in battell Que bani thefeinates 9 Sof Wrenttia began onder a badthree fonnes, wWeloectis, Blithlegrtsand wWely bim to repent, 6 thetbird fonne camethe bings of Clettfaron , and Oot him was this oa delcended , being the ninth toliiealt tuccemtton from the fab 83eldecius and the tenth from Woven. Lhe fame Joa tuas bnidoubtetliea right noble perfonage , and changed firlk tbatpukevomeintoa hingdome, there before that lius Conanus(as is resSeen by feme tziters) toas tinethe Sarons that ruled there, were fubiedtsbre kings of Bent! Gahether he tobe pon hint to the maintenance of ftrife amv difco2 amongtt ‘olallanthoxitie | oa tether that the fame twas gir MS bis people , light of credit , and namelie bad an & pen rate to receiueand beare the reports of fuch as accufedother, Qe:eoucr be was hotedofrracitie, wet as betbattoke bis uncle, thoof tight youl bane SS. a and kept bim inpztfon and not fo fatty. reg fed Que intrrannous maner the five fons of bis pearst fatd onele . wat Con would not faffer bim long te tntop the rule of the land in feeb BntEd a, alirg, fo: be of Ffratite , and in the fourth peare of Cleyhis the Gothith king in Ftalte. Whis Clortiporns banque then the Sarons tn battell, as the Writith bittostes the peare ofthe Lan oe twas aboutthe firit ae' & Saron ruler there talled 3 ; old, ¢ hus in effec hath Gyldas tyritten of this Confantine, twith moze : fo: turning bis tale to bia, berepzoneth him of bis faults, and connfelleth faint Anydibatus : env aiter commitg to London, entered that citts alfo, mo findingthe pther brother twithina chareh there, due biminlike maner as be bad dene the other. Ando baning dt(pateheo bis ap- - Of bis founer euils, be increateth the nety with the » Wlinche, inthe fourth peare of the veigne of Chilocric king 4g linus Conanus,the kingdome the church , but neither being lofen fromthe {nares " fer,ambd bp force entered thecitic, and Que haother that was fed thither within the theone chucd of Noes bis father, and began to reigne over the MBaltains, im the peer' of ouriows76, in the 11, peare of the entperour Flanins Anicius Julinns, peareof the reigne of Atire- abulterie, ¢-foyfaking bis latefull wife contrarieto ., bponfollowed ciutil iuarre, fo that diners battels Awere frien bettodone themt,and in the eno the tivo so the latwes of Gon, ec: be now brought forth thts , crime of quelling bis tone tinfinen ad biolating hnethzen were conttreinen to twithdzain far refuge, the one to London, and the other to Wlinehetker : but faid Joa fucceded bis father in the kingdonte. of MBeenitia, reigning therein fens peares sand Gila the fonne of iftvia ,a moft talfantduke, began to gouerne Deira, as bott the faty Matth. Weltm. Dm affirnte, 40 and others MDtiporns the forne of Aurelius Conarus face Vortipo- Thexy. Chapter. hele things be vin not atterante Gad Dikds DONE ,, by bim deferuing pratfe: for mantic peares befoye, ., Dyed fore repined thereat, as they that claimed the tule of the land bp tuft title and claime of inberi: berland chanced after the beceafle of Joa, as the fame autho: fignifieth : for Aba the forine of the fore tia, and weft Saxons defcended, Idathe Sax- all facrifice, asit were faith the rep mantle of their »» cluttered blond. " tance to them fromthetr father defcenden. Here: Ded. Lhe partition of the kingdomof Mozthuny Brenitia,ofwhome the king ofKent,Mer- Gyitk , hich haue covered the feat of the celettt: " fattis be was crowned king:butthe fonnes of Por reigned but 12 peares,and that he butlocd the car ftell of 1Bamburge,firt fenfing it tofth pales,and ats ter tity a fuall of ffoné, She fame Fda bad bp bis Henitiesé: wife fir founes begotten in latwfull bed,Ada,Chet, Mheodortc, Athelvic, Dimer, and Wheofred. Wares Mate.wel ouer be begatof certeineconcubines(tbich be kept) fir battardfonnes, Dga , Aleric, Ctiha, Dfbale, Segoi,and Segother . hele canre altogither into thisland, andarrined at Flemefburke with fertie hips, as Marchzus Weltmonafterienfis hath recoy Gpzoceneth to talke with Wogtiporns , home he nameth the king , 02 rather the tyrant of South tales , as after fall be rebearfeo, , thall fet bp the reverent enfignes of 5 thetr patienee and fatth at the gates ofthe citie of and fo bp the confent of the moze part of the Wat bis bingdome . 4Butone author toriteth bot Joa Bat te Geance', he erborted hint to amendmentof life,and 40 fapth(J {aie) to God and to his altar tn the dap of tuogement Galftid. to Zffus , being defended from Wilonen, asthe 12 in fuccetfton from bim , though not by right line as William Malmesburie hath noted. da (as the fame Malmesburic deth teffifie ) reigned 14 peares. Pow Cla rho was fuccellor Sate faith) refgnedthittte peares, and berie balfantlie inlarged cc Peale the ) the baine pouthfnll fantaffe and ouerfimelie death of thy fathers and thy bzethzen. Shalt « thoubeing fet apart , and chofen forth of all thp lt nage fox thy godlie neferts , be referuted toline an bundzed yeares , 02 remaine on earth till thou be as olt. a8 Methnfalent 2? lo no. And after thefe ree ‘prebentions, with further theeatnings of Oods bers after , defpifing the fame altars as bile ano filthie °° Sarons (as before pe harie tries betwirtthe eatt andthe weft feas, enen bnto the titer of Serle, The forefaid Clla twas fonne wale teeinthe mipdleof aficla, call toremembzance (% e the tealme twas difquieted De ‘of Line in the north, ¢ ended at the riuer of Huim- ting of the ber toward the fouth, Thefetine bingdomes tocre enem & foinctinte governed bp tio fetterall Bings, and af "3 terwarns at other times thep were toined inone, and gouerned by one onclie king, and named the kingdome of Porthumberland , which inproceteot time was mud) inlarged , fo that it included the hires of Borke, Motingham , Datbie, Lancaffer, the bithop:ike of Durham, Copland,and other coury calling onto bimafter be bad mave an end with bis to the heanens,moft bloudic and pzoud murtherers, >? thencs and adulterers', pea the berie pofetten eni: " mnies ofCod;if he would fo permit ; keeping manic 9% A this meane while that th Deira, hich kingdome began at the fain riner Biche gd,DF this Aurelius Conanns Gyldas tweiteth, fons, and eralting fo farre as th them licth, euen bp " The xv. Chapter. bont the fame tinte ,02 rather abont 14 peares 7/2, A\atter, one Cllaa Saron alfo reigned as bing, ¢ 2, mo left afonnebebhind bint called Gortiporus, tbich uing mantetoites,but petbreaking teblocke ; of " fentimes fivearing,and pet for focating themfelues; > howita,and for the more part feng; warring, but * mainteining ciuill ¢ Paint warres; purfuing indeed fheeues that are abzoad in the countrie, and pet not > onelie derithing thofe that fit cuiett at table toith >) them, butalfo bighlie retarding them: gining al: inefle largeli¢, but ott the otfer part heaping dpa 10 mightie mount of fines ; fitting in the feat of fen: tence , but feldonte {eking the role of righteous » thdgemtent; defpifing the innocent and humble per ‘otwne: accoxd' to olurpe the kinglic title ano Ren tobintdy content of other,the cortéintie ajpras hot. Wut fure itis that be being a waxthic Pittte, viv not vegenetate from bis noble ancefors Inuineible in twoarre abzoap amd at homme, qualte Seagbis kinglic feuevitie with a natural kind of Comtcousbumaitie. the boundsofbis Kingdome called(asis fain)sSzenétia, beganin the fourth at the "UECof Zine,areredintig;ty atthe sFoxth ir 95 TUS Marth. Weft, noteth 578. make mention, and baliantlte defended bis lmdand g§° fubierts the iSzftains, front the Danger of them and otherthetr allies . 31 the time of this kings reigne, the forefatd lla beyan to rule tt the fouth part of the kingvotite of Mozthimberland called Detra , as before is mentioned, according to the account of fone autho2s , tbo alfotake this Wloatipozns to begin bis reigne inthe peare 548. After that Toth Marth. Weft. pozus bad ruled the Wettans the {pace of 4 peares, noteth; pears be departed this life , ad left notiue bebind him to fucceed him tn the kingdome. Again this Vortipoms Gyldas alfo thetting bis tong,beqinneth ith him thus: And typ fanz a deft fhou as one ffarkeamasen? Thou(F fap) Gorti poous thé tyrant of Southiwales, liketo the panther in maner and Wwickedneffe diuerflic {potted as it focte ivith manie colo2s, with thy hoatte head in thp throne, full of decetts,crafts and twfles, and defiled e nen ftom the lotvett patt of thy bodice to thecrotne 22 ,, ee >> of thy head,with diners ¢fundzte murthets commit: ,, fed on thine otone kin, and filthie abulteries, thas proutig 4 naughtiefonneof a godking,as gpanab? fes'tyas to Csechias. tov chanceth tt that the oto 3» lent ftreames of finnes tbich thon fwallotuett bp ,, like pleafant tine, 02 rather art Denoured of thent, (the end of thp life bylittle ann little note ger} 2 n |