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A64190	The number and names of all the kings of England and Scotland, from the beginning of their governments to this present as also how long each of them reigned, how many of them came to untimely ends, either by imprisonments, banishments, famine, killing of themselves, poyson, drowning, beheading, falling from horses, slaine in battells, murthered, or otherwise / written by John Taylor ...	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1649 (1649)	Wing T492; ESTC R10068	10,674	34

The Number and Names of all the Kings of ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND From the beginning of their Governments to this Present As also how long each of them Reigned how many of them came to untimely Ends either by Imprisonments Banishments Famine Killing of themselves Poyson Drowning Beheading falling from Horses Slaine in Battells Murthered or otherwise Written by John Taylor at the Signe of the Poets Head in Phoenix Alley neer the middle of Long Aker or Covent Garden LONDON Printed in the Yeare 1649. NOVERINT VNIVERSI BE it known unto all men c. History hath such sorce and vertue that it wil make a man a Traveller that never went 10. miles from home it will describe unto him Cities Countries Manners Lawes Customes Fashions Wars and Peace both at Sea and Land it will give him admittance to speake with his hat on to the greatest Emperours Princes and Poten●ates and all sorts of people and Nations that have inhabited the whole world all this true and well written Histories will furnish a man withall in his owne chamber And because great bookes are of great prices and our large Chronicles are of such high rates that all men cannot reach to I have at mine owne cost written and caused this Briefe to be Printed Many Writers do make doubts whether this Land had ever any King called Brute but the most Authours do affirme that when Troy was spoyled by the Greekes that Prince AEneas fled into Italy and there he was married to a daughter of Latinus King of Tuscany now the Dukedome of Florence by which Lady he had a son named Ascanius who was the Father of Silvius Posthumus and that Silvius was the Father of Brute Brute being but 15 years old unfortunately as he in a Forrest was hunting slew his Father Silvius with an arrow as he shot into a thicket thinking he hadshot at a Deere for which he was banished from that Countrey and shipping himself with a good or great number of his followers he landed here and was the first King of this Land This is the opinion of many grave Writers but divers learned men do oppose those Authors For my part I am sure that one King or other did reigne here when this Land was first a Kingdome and because it beares the ancient name of Brittain or Brutaine I do hold with su● Authours as for Brute do hold with me Anno Mundi 2858. Yeares before Christ 1108. 1 BRute raigned 24. yeeres to his 3. sonnes Locrinus Camber and Albanact hee gave to the first England to the second Wales to the third Scotland 2 Locrine raigned 20. yeers he beat the Hunns or Hungarians hence who would have invaded this land and their King was drowned in Humber 3 Queene Guendoline wife of Locrine raigned 15 yeers beloved and honored for her just and vertuous government 4 Madan raigned 40. yeeres was eaten by Wolves as he was hunting● he was fierce and tyrannous he built Doncaster 5 Mempricius the son of Madan raigned 20. yeers and at last like his father was devoured by Wolves 6 Ebrank built Yorke and reigned 21 yeeres he had by 21. wives and other females 20. sonnes and 30. daughters he lived in the times of K. David and K. Solomon 7 Brute 2. raigned 12. yeers buried at York 8 Leile raigned 25. yeers built Carlile and some say Chester 9 Rudhudibras raigned 29. yeers built Canterbury Winchester and Shaftsbury 10 Bladud raigned 20. yeers built Bathe brake his neck in practising to flie 11 Leire raigned 40. yeers he built Leicester before Christs birth 830 yeers 12 Cordelia the Daughter of Leire raigned 5. yeers kild her selfe in prison 13 Morgan and Cunedague were brothers and grandchildren to Leire they ruled together but Cunedague slew Morgan at Glamorgan in Wales and raigned 33. yeers 14 Rivallo raigned 46. yeers it rained bloud 3. dayes in his time Rome was built out of the putrefaction of the bloud that fell it bred swarms of hornets and horseflies that stung many folks to death insomuch that with famine and other calamities there died so many that they which lived were not enough to bury the dead 15 Gurgustus raigned 38. yeers a most vicious Drunkard and his Brother 16 Sicilius raigned 49. of both which our Histories make no good mention 17 Iago raigned 25. yeers a wicked Prince he died of a sleepy Le●hargy 18 Kimmarus raigned 54. yeers 19 Gorbo●ug raigned 63. yeers as some write and some write but 42. let the Reader beleeve as he pleaseth 20 Ferex and Porex were brethren they were the last Princes of the Race of Brute Porex killed Ferex to revenge which their mother kild Porex by which meanes this Land was without a King and at division many yeares and shared into 5. petty kingdomes Some say Ferex and Porex raigned 50. yeers and others write but 5. 21 M●lmutius Donwallo raigned 40. yeers hee was the sonne of a Cornish Duke named Clotton he brought this Land againe into one Monarchy and was the first King that wore a Crowne of Gold 22 Belinus and Brennus were brethren and shared this Land betweene them but disagreeing Brennus was forced from hence into France from whence hee went and wan Italy ransackt Rome and at a siege of Delphos in Greece he slew himselfe Belinus raigned 26. yeers he builded the Port called Belingsgate 23 Gurguintus raigned 19. yeeres hee overcame the Danes hee sent many scattered and distressed Spaniards to inhabite Ireland 24 Guinthelinus raigned 26. yeeres hee built Warwicke 25 Cecilius raigned 7. yeers and was buried at Caerleon in Wales 26 Kimarus raigned 3. yeers a wicked King kild by a wild Beast in hunting 27 Elanius raigned 9. yeers histories make little mention of him 28 Morindus raigned 8. yeers he fought with a ravenous Sea-monster which had devoured many people who also devoured the King but hee killed the Monster afterward for he was found dead with his dagger in his hand in the belly of his devourer 29 Gorbomanus raigned 11. yeers a good King built Cambridge and Gra●ham 30 Archigalo ●lidurus Vigenius and Peredurus 31 were crowned and deposed again and with 32 shusfling fortunes these 4. Kings raigned 28. yeers From the time of Elidurus to King Lud there reigned in this Land 33. Kings of whom Historians doe make very various or little mention I will therefore but only name them Gorbonian raigned 10. yeers Morgan 14. Emerianus 7 deposed Ival 20. Rimo 16. Geruncius 20. Catillus 10. hee caused all oppressors of the poore to be hanged But since that time they have increased much Coylus raigned 20. yeers Ferex 5. Chirimu 1 he kild himselfe with excessive drinking Fulgon raigned 2. yeers Eldred 1. Androgius 1. Eliud 5. Dodamius 5. Gurginius 3. Merianus 2. Blodunus 2. Capenus 3. Quinus 2. Sillius 2. Bledgabredus 10. Rodianus 2. Archemalus 2. Eldalus 2. Redargius 3. Samullius 2. Penisellus 3. Pirhus 2. Caporus 2. Dinellus 4. Helius or Elius 1. From this King the I le of Ely had its