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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    An Addition of Robert Record thus. The five Kings that be omitted here, are found in certain old Pedegrees; and although their names be much corrupted in divers Copies, yet these are the most agreeable. Rudaucus King of Wales. Lotenus King of Cornwall. Pinnor Statorius King of Scotland. Yevan Northumberland. Quocirca Firemen Loegriaj Regem aggreditur et prcelio interfecit; hide fact us victor arma Vitus foi. isi. tendit m Rudacum Cambria Regem, qui fczdere inito cum Albania Rege Staterio conabatur ][h{f fut junctis viribus exercitum movere in provincial Mulmutii, quibus Hie obviam et comitatus triginta adm]maU millibusfortissimorum virorum, comissoque diu prcelio, cum videret differri victoriam, usus estfraude similitudinis armorum quibus induti eratit hostes ejus, atque sic pessundatis regibus ipsis cceteros palantesfugavit ad urbes et oppida, quibus incemis agrisque devast at is tot am omnino insulam suce potestati suaeque Jurisdictioni subjecit, cic primus ex auro factum Diadema capite gestavit. Quis erat rex quint us Cantii nescitur ex historia Britt anica, quce numerat reges quinque, nec alios quam eos qui bella gesserunt commemorat tresj'ortasse quod illi reliqui in societatem venerint, aut sponte se subjecerint. , Where Mulmutius sets upon Firemen (or Pinmor as the other Author calls him) and kills him in the field; and being now victorious, and a Conqueror in his first attempt, full of courao-e and boldness, he bends all his power and forces against Rudacus King of Wales, who having made an offensive and defensive League with Statorius King of Albania, with joyned force?, and banner displayed, had invaded his Territories; Mulmutius delays no time, but being in the head of a gallant Army, consisting of thirty thousand experienced Souldiers, gives them the meeting, and joyns Battell; but thinking victory to hover too long before she enclined to his part, he makes use of a stratagem, and counterfeiting the Arms, Weapons, and habits of his enemies, in a friendly appearance gives them a most discourteous and unfriendly over¬ throw, insomuch that the two Kings being quite overthrown, he pursues the stragling Soul¬ diers, who flie to Towns and fortified places, which he presently sets on fire, and destroying all round about, brings the whole Kingdom under his own power and subjection; and being an absolute Monarch, he encircles his conquering Temples with a Diadem of purest Golcf being the first of the Brittish Kings that ever did the like. Who was the fifth King either in Kent (or as others say) in Northumberland, the Brittish Histories do not fully declare, only the three who waged war against Mulmutius, are expresly treated of, the other, either for that they combined or submitted, are silently passed over. After the death and murder of Ferrex and Porrex, ended the lineal descent of old Brute ; but here a curious diver into Antiquities may object, How then was the promise in the Pro¬ phecy by the Oracle made good, that to the Kings of his seed, Totius terra subditus orbis erit, This Universe shall them obey. If after the space of 600. and some few years his Race should be extinct; this objection is nothing to the Oracle; for it was not specified, whether it should be fulfilled in the direct or collateral Line : so that if any of a Brittish off-spring should obtain the Dominion over the whole world, that is, so far as ever any Emperour had command, the prophesie is fulfilled : which was made good in Constantine the Great, who as both King of Great Brittain, and son of Hellen, the daughter of Coillus, a Brittish King, born in this Isle, and Emperour of Rome which is as much as to say, of the whole world; Rome being stiled, Totius terrarum orbis Re¬ gina or Fomina, Lady and Queen of the whole world. Vitus sets down the order and succession of the Kings of Brutus his Lineage, with the terms and continuance of their Reigns, but differs much from the account of Fabian, and other Writers; for he saith. L Rex Brutus Priscus, began in the year from the worlds Creation, 2855. and Reigned four and twenty years. 2. Locrinus 2879- and reigned 10. 3. Madanus 2889. and reigned 40. 4. Membritius 2929. and reigned 20. 5. Ebrancus 2949- and reigned 40. 6. Brutus Junior, 2980. and reigned 12. 7. Ijcilm