[Sidenote: KIMARUS.]
[Sidenote: _Fabian._]
KIMARUS the sonne of Sicilius began to reigne ouer the Britaines, in
the yeare of the world 3657, and after the building of Rome 442, & in
the first yeare of the 117. Olimpiad. This Kimarus being a wild yoong
man, and giuen to follow his lusts and pleasures, was slaine by some
that were his enimies, as he was abroad in hunting, when he had
reigned scarselie three yeares.
[Sidenote: ELANIUS.]
ELANIUS the sonne of Kimarus, or (as other haue) his brother, began to
rule the Britaines in the yeare after the creation of the world 3361,
[Sidenote: _Matth. West._]
after the building of Rome 445, after the deliuerance of the
Israelites 229, and in the fourth yeare of the Seleuciens, after which
account the bookes of Machabees doo reckon, which began in the 14,
after the death of Alexander. This Elanius in the English Chronicle is
named also Haran; by Mat. Westm. Danius; and by an old chronicle which
Fabian much followed, Elanius and Kimarus should seeme to be one
person: but other hold the contrarie, and saie that he reigned fullie
8. yeares.
[Sidenote: MORINDUS.]
MORINDUS the bastard sonne of Elanius was admitted king of Britaine,
in the yeare of the world 3667, after the building of Rome 451, after
the deliuerance of the Israelites 236, and in the tenth yeare of
Cassander K. of Macedonia, which hauing dispatched Olimpias the mother
of Alexander the great, and gotten Roxanes with Alexanders sonne into
his hands, vsurped the kingdome of the Macedonians, and held it 15
yéeres. This Morindus in the English chronicle is called Morwith, and
was a man of worthie fame in chiualrie and martiall dooings, but so
cruell withall, that his vnmercifull nature could scarse be satisfied
with the torments of them that had offended him, although oftentimes
with his owne hands he cruellie put them to torture and execution. He
was also beautifull and comelie of personage, liberall and bounteous,
and of a maruellous strength.
[Sidenote: _G. Mon._]
In his daies, a certeine king of the people called Moriani, with a
great armie landed in Northumberland, and began to make cruell warre
vpon the inhabitants. But Morindus aduertised héerof, assembled his
Britains, came against the enimies, and in battell putting them to
flight, chased them to their ships, and tooke a great number of them
prisoners, whome to the satisfieng of his cruell nature he caused to
be slaine euen in his presence. Some of them were headed, some
strangled, some panched, and some he caused to be slaine quicke.
[Sidenote: The like may be thought of those Murreis or Morauians of
whom _H.B._ speaketh.]
[Sidenote: _Fabian._]
¶ These people (whome Gal. Mon. nameth Moriani) I take to be either
those that inhabited about Terrouane and Calice, called Morini, or
some other people of the Galles or Germaines, and not as some estéeme
them, Morauians, or Merhenners, which were not known to the world (as
Humfrey Llhoyd hath verie well noted) till about the daies of the
emperour Mauricius, which misconstruction of names hath brought the
British historie further out of credit than reason requireth, if the
circumstances be dulie considered.
But now to end with Morindus. At length this bloudie prince heard of a
monster that was come a land out of the Irish sea, with the which when
he would néeds fight, he was deuoured of the same, after he had
reigned the terme of 8 yeeres, leauing behind him fiue sonnes,
Gorbonianus, Archigallus, Elidurus, Vigenius, or Nigenius, and
Peredurus.
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_Of Gorbonianus, Archigallus, Elidurus, Vigenius, and Peredurus, the
fiue sons of Morindius, the building of Cambridge, the restitution of
Archigallus to the regiment after his depriuation, Elidurus three
times admitted king, his death and place of interrement._