Cambria triumphans, or Brittain in its perfect lustre shewing the origen and antiquity of that illustrious nation. The succession of their kings and princes, etc / [Percy Enderbie].

  • Percy Enderbie
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[1810]
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Credit: Cambria triumphans, or Brittain in its perfect lustre shewing the origen and antiquity of that illustrious nation. The succession of their kings and princes, etc / [Percy Enderbie]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ,h.. lived m “-1 “S ^JfcZStmSiSSt. asits. k ** ”j ~ *** “ m m Kymmacus or Kynimacus. r. TCvmmacus the Son of Silvias, or more likely, as saith the old Chronicle, jarsZ?~ fieth Flos Historiarum, was called Gorbodug. Gorbodug. , - c v P marie Kino- of great Brittain, in the year of the worlds Gorbodug the Son of l£ywt footsteps*5 of those whom he followed,, leaving no- * Ferre.v and Porrex. _ c Ctnrhnrhio* were iovntly made Rulers of Great Brittain,, four Ferrex and Porrea? the Sons & thirteen; this amity continued for a thousand, seven hundred and e ev. of sole comniand, and a Spirit not brooking a Col- while betwixt the,b™*«s> hb un that he intends to lay violent hands upon his elder legue, so inflamed Porrex t y g „ . but the warning comes not so speedily, but brother; these tidings are br°ug , the ’.)der brother, to avoid the snares laid for him, that the danger is at the heel an(J tbere as an humble suppliant to crave aid and hath no other way but to Outridecalls Gunhardus or Suardus; who most willingly accords succour of a l Navy well provided with Munition, as well men as weapons, to his desire, and furnishing y ^ int0 Brittain: Porrex who lets no occasions slip and the very nerves °f war sends h ^ ^ ^ ^ arriva]> scarce afford. which may advantage his des , gives him battel; wherein Bellona was so pro- ing him ?^rled hL S^uldiSrs, although with the death of his brother, and pitious unto him tnat vicro y Porrex (though some mistake, who make Per- loss, or at least discomfiture of all hisCompetitor, makes himself sure of *« the surviver) ^ not hfs unnatural Conquest. For the more unnatural all the kingdom but lonto whose affection more enclined to her elder Son, vows revenge, mother, Idone, before not heard of, and taking her Maids and arming her self with c I< payviUoI1) wllere finding him profoundly sleeping, these to assis^Jierm the night, eit and after inhumanely tear him to pieces; after she-devils became his Hellish ^cutioneis ana addi/ted t0 war and bloodshed, this most, horrid murther followed a Kace or peoi y the quietest times of peace daily inventing and contriving b.Ktfk and *^Uon:s,^and ^ ^1^ jmagined £ had blood thirsting, insomuch t „.h to the Kingdom; thus had the Brittains dai- strength enough, P^fthe Wthte whofe power came into the hands of five Tyrants, or lyettmLoJds anda Governours, who Ruled questionless with Arbitrary power, with a «c ,olo Ic/ubeo; but deserve not to be named ^ Kings; of an<J ^ dis_ Gaufride affirmcth that rfr long; insomuch that five Kings were sension arose amongst the B? , - to t]ie Country : Guido de Columna relateth, erected, which was a great plagu off sirrino- of Gorbodug partly for the unnatural that the Brittains so abhorred th/hnage and off-sprm,^ tyu miugp ^ y.^ and quarrels and hatred betwixt the wo r , Lawful! Heir to succeed, they re- barbarous cruelty of the mother, t ia pnvernment- this caused a mighty distraction in solved none of that issue should enjoy of Albarla, or Caledonia the Commonwealth ; insomuch that on took.uponitam the g^^ok Cambria, or Wales : now Scotland: another seize upon aeg ’ qjth there was but by many Authors not d?sdtinctwTpedfie”This^dXmnce continued tiil Mulmutius, which Fabian saith, was 51. years: ^fto gfve^ome light what the names of those five Kings should be, he brings, ^