[Sidenote: RIUALLUS THE 13. RULER.]
RIUALLUS, the sonne of Cunedag, began to reigne ouer the Britaines in
the yeare of the world 3203, before the building of Rome 15, Ioathan
as then being king of Iuda, and Phacea king of Israel. This Riuall
gouerned the Iland in great welth and prosperitie. In his time it
[Sidenote: It rained blood.]
[Sidenote: _Matth. West._]
rained bloud by the space of thrée daies togither; after which raine
ensued such an excéeding number and multitude of flies, so noisome and
contagious, that much people died by reason thereof. When he had
reigned 46 yeares he died, and was buried at Caerbranke now called
[Sidenote: Rome builded.]
Yorke. In the time of this Riuals reigne was the citie of Rome
builded, after concordance of most part of writers. Perdix also a
wizard, and a learned astrologian florished and writ his prophesies,
and Herene also.
[Sidenote: GURGUSTIUS THE 14. RULER.]
GURGUSTIUS, the son of the before named Riuall, began to gouerne the
Britaines in the yeare after the creation of the world 3249, and after
the first foundation of Rome 33, Ezechias reigning in Iuda. This
Gurgustius in the chronicle of England, is called Gorbodian the sonne
of Reignold, he reigned 37 yeares, then departing this life, was
buried at Caerbranke (now called Yorke) by his father.
[Sidenote: SYSILLIUS THE 15. RULER.]
SYSILLIUS, or after some writers SYLUIUS, the brother of Gurgustius,
was chosen to haue the gouernance of Britaine, in the yere of the
world 3287, and after the building of Rome 71, Manasses still reigning
in Iuda. This Sysillius in the English chronicle is named Secill. He
reigned 49 yeares, and then died, and was buried at Carbadon, now
called Bath.
[Sidenote: JAGO THE 16. RULER.]
IAGO or LAGO, the cousin of Gurgustius, as next inheritor to
Sysillius, tooke vpon him the gouernement of Britaine, in the yeare of
the world 3386, and after the building of Rome 120, in whose time the
citie of Ierusalem was taken by Nabuchodonozar and the king of Iuda,
Mathania, otherwise called Zedechias, being slaine. This Iago or Lago
died without issue, when he had reigned 28 yeares, and was buried at
Yorke.
[Sidenote: KINIMACUS THE 17. RULER.]
KINIMACUS or KINMARUS the sonne of Sysillius as some write, or rather
the brother of Iago, began to gouerne the land of Britain, in the yere
of the world 3364, and after the building of Rome 148, the Iewes as
then being in the third yeare of their captiuitie of Babylon. This
Kinimacus departed this life, after he had reigned 54 yeares, and was
buried at Yorke.
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_Of Gorbodug and his two sonnes Ferrex and Porrex, one brother killeth
another, the mother sluieth hir sonne, and how Britaine by ciuill
warres (for lacke of issue legitimate to the government) of a
monarchie became a pentarchie: the end of Brutes line._