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A05297	A learned and true assertion of the original, life, actes, and death of the most noble, valiant, and renoumed Prince Arthure, King of great Brittaine Who succeeding his father Vther Pendragon, and right nobly gouerning this land sixe and twentie yeares, then dyed of a mortall wounde receyued in battell, together vvith victory ouer his enemies. As appeareth cap. 9. And was buried at Glastenbury. cap. 12. an. 543. Collected and written of late yeares in lattin, by the learned English antiquarie of worthy memory Iohn Leyland. Newly translated into English by Richard Robinson citizen of London. Anno Domini. 1582.; Assertio inclytissimi Arturii Regis Britanniae. English	Leland, John, 1506?-1552.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1582 (1582)	STC 15441; ESTC S108439	67,318	92

doinges Let them ouercome with powre if they can so the trueth be ours I will imitate the Noble Palme Tree which beeing pressed downe with heauie burdens yet falleth not to the ground at any time And neither at this instant doe I seeke for any reward so you vouchsafe me your courtesy good will fauour truly I may persuade my selfe I haue al thinges that I rightlie looke for And for amendes on my part also shall hereunto ensue most requisite promptitude expedite alacrity enflamed also by vertue of enment vnto like enterprises not onely but also to imparte you greater matters which shall stirre vp your learned eares and being stirred vp may long detaine them and so de●eyned as it were by a certaine land floude of pleasant delight therewith bring them vnto fragrant fieldes And all these thinges do I easily promise my selfe trusting in your honestie and helpe as one doubtlesse fully bent vpon hope thereof Surely my muse such as it is altogether is youres neyther tendeth ●he to any other purpose at any time but vnto your behoofe and the cōmoditie of all men I count it a base seruice to satisfie the common peoples humor but to performe you my continuall industrie differeth not far from a kingdome such a one as by a iust cause I may prefer euen before the kingdome of Alexander For what more reserued hee vnto him selfe wholy when he dyed of so greate Riches possessions and dominions sauing fame onely This though by many accomptes in example inferior obteyned by your meane shall I yet so earnestly aduance that nightes and dayes shall she watch for your welfare emolument And at lengthe those same most thicke mistie cloudes in deede of ignorance beeing shaken off vtterly dashed aside the light of Brittish Antiquitie with displayed beames farre and wide shall shine forth God giue you long life and wellfare most sincere fauorers of vertue and good learning FINIS LONDON Imprinted by Iohn wolfe dwelling in Distaffe Lane ouer against the signe of the Castell 1582. Gen. 9. Arist met●● liber 3. Cap. 1. Trac 2. ● Reg. 7 Deut 32. Reg. 3● 2. Reg. ● ● Reg. 23. 2 Reg. 1. A●●o ●30 Hest. Cap. 〈◊〉 2. Esd. 4 Reuel ● Deut. 31. Psal. 121. Psal. 132. William Paruus Polidorus Virgilius two aduersaries of K. Arthures fame The Authours good purpose in this worke Vther Pendragon king Art father Ouid. Epist. ● Vther Pendragon begat Arthur of Igerna the wife of Gorloys Gouernour of Cornwale and also a Virgin named Anna. Originall of Arth. name Ouid. 13. lib. Metam Fibis Iohn Stowe Then an ancient Cittie which was neere saint Albones the foūdations where of are yet apparant Iohn Stow. What time Arthur was crowned A. D. 316. Graius a writer his testimony Iohn Stow. Two Rulers of the Pictes aspire vnto Arthures kingdome Battle and victory ouer Arthur his enemies by Hoel his friend Arthure married Guenhera the daughter of Cadorus Duke of Cornwaile Iohn Stow Some iudge this to be Bathe Iohn the writer of the golden history Henry of Huntington King Art●ure Xij times General and Xij. times Cōquerour Iohn Rhes●s a louer of Antiquitie Iohn Stow. Iohn Stow. What time Arthure succeded Vther his Father Arthure could not cleane roote all the Saxones out of Brittaine H●el King of Brittaine aides him with a powe of 15000. men Lincolne beseeged by the Saxones Their slaughter fight Bath beseeged by the Saxons K. Arthure seekes to be aduēged of the Saxones His wordes His victorie ouer them Boccace mentioneth of Arthure M. Camden Cerdicius the Saxon helde warre with Arthure Arth. friendly to his foo William of Malmsbury Arthure sore distressed had it not bene for Ambrose a Romaine Gildas Aduersaries quarrel against Arthure William of Malmesbune a friendly writer Nennius another Mordred Arthure his Nephewe put in great trust His vertues mixt with vices Hoels neece viz. Helen stolne out of Armorica Arthure reuengeth that iniury Diuionensis Arth. subduing Fraunce his Nephewe Mordred in meane time betrayeth him cōfederating with Cerdicius Anno. 516. Mordred crowned Arth returned into England Valerius reporting that K. Arthure vanquished 30. kingdomes K. Arthures knights of his round Table Hoel the first knight Gallouinus the second knight 〈…〉 Gallouinus buried at Dorcester His bones Gian●like According● to the record of Glastenbury the name are Fugatius and D●mianus This Lucius being created the first Christian King in England liued about the yere after Christ 182 William of Malmesbury his iudgment of Gallouinus H●s wordes of reporte The manner of Galouinu● his death after the reporte of W. Malm●b Wi●liam of Malmsbury Iohn Leylands opinion to the contrarie His proofe out of a brittish Poet named Ioseph●● William of Malmsbury a most curious and painful searcher of Antiquitie William of Malmsbury The interpretation of Gallouinus his name Augusellus the th●●d knight Iohn Stow. An auncient Cittie in Kent nere Sandwich the ruins of it yet remaine The Prowesse and valiant aduenture of him one Graius a wri●er witnesseth Iohn Stowe Wryters Geoffrey of Mūmouth Iohn of ●orow Rossus of Warwicke Anonimus a writer Iderus the 4. knight neare of blood vnto Arthure His benefice●● towardes the Church at Glastenbury Lancelot th● fifth knight A faithfull friend and valiant aduenger of iniury done by Mordred vnto Arthure Syluester Giraldus his testim●nie of his buriall at Glastenburie Carodocus ● sixte knight Whose fame the Cronicles at Dorcester ●●toll Cadorus the 7. Knight of the most noble proge●ie of the kinges of England A stoute defēder preferrer of his princes dignitie Constantine his sonne succeeded Arth. ●ldas his testimony of Constantine a degenerate child a murtherer of Innocentes Iohn Stow. Vsuall places where K. Art● kept his 〈◊〉 table On this side Somertō neare vnto Glastenbury is the village Surton Camelet an old forte K. Arthure inhabited a castle at Somertō Iohannes Anneuillanus a writer extolleth K. Arth. round table K. Arthures round table where it standeth K. Edward the first made much of that round order of Knightes in his time Roger Mortimer solemnished the same order at Kenelworth Two Bishops religiouse fauourers of K. Arthures welfare Of S. Dauid Iltutus a Godly and learned father an other religiouse fauourer of Ar. K. Arthure his iourney to Ierusalem His zeale speciall good will towardes the Church men of Glastenbury Iohn Layland a bearer with Polidorus So farre as he bringes forth the truth and other wise his enemy Alias ●●ganus and Damianus This was king Henry the 2. Sonne of Geoffrey plantagenet brother to king Henry the first succeding him An. 1154. raigned 3. yeares 9. monethes 12. dayes and was buried of Founteuerard in Fraunce Wordes contayned in king Henry the 2. his deede of gift proceding from king Arthures beneuolence towardes the Church men at Aualonia He meaneth Robert Caxtō who translated the history of K. Arthure K. Arthures Seale kept at Westminster in Iohn Leylandes dayes His reporte in praise thereof describing the properties The Insculpture

the Lordes good pleasure the victorie fell euen to their desire From that time otherwhiles the Citizens otherwhiles the enemies got the vpper hand that in this people it might be approued how the Lord after his accustomed māner dealt with this present Israell and whether he loued the same yea or no euen vnto the yeare of the seege of the mount Badon and lastly almost of the petty spoylers there in no litle hurly-burly whereas euen I my selfe was borne These saith Gildas Behold the slaunderer is now present and as one cruell of eye sight requyreth a reason of me why Gildas remembreth not Arthure if he were then liuing To these I answere that I will hereafter speake of Gildas In means time the aduersarie calleth to minde that Gildas when the battaile was fought at Bathe was but an Infant By reason whereof euen his Actes done or not done of him somewhat slenderly are vnderstood by the aduersarie Gulielmus a Medulphi Curia a little before beareth so honourable a testimonie of Arthure that smally it shall differ whether if not superiour yet as equall hee reputed him with Ambrose But Nennius an Authour of no bad credite so much perfourmed in fauour of Aurelius Ambrosius as Gildas in the fauour of Arthure Uiz. that leauing out the name of the one hee might attribute vprightly by iust cause vnto the other all honour concerning the battle fought at Bathe But neither doe these alone performe this There are a number of good authours which cōfirme the selfe same matter with a certaine iust Authority Except in meane time he be so vniust a Judge that he allowe of nothing bee it neuer so credible which smelleth not of Tullie or Liuy when he him selfe in meane time smelleth I knowe not what of Aemilius Which thing shall not displease me when I shall vnderstand that hee franckely confesseth this matter In the meane while I wil recyte the testimony of that Iohn which concerning Arthure write the golden historie This yeere beeing the tenth of Cerdicius king of the West Saxones did arise Arthure amōg y e Brittaines a most valiāt warrier CHAP. IIII. K. Arthures expedition towardes the French THe sixte booke of the History of Brittaine speaketh copiously touching things done by Arthure in Fraunce vnto which countrie he went not before hee had foreseene as it seemed then in deede with aduised counsell the immunitie or disburdenance of Brittaines troubles He had to Nephewe one Mordred by name sonne of Lotho king of the Pictes of Anna sister of Aurelius Ambrosius king of Brittaine Unto this man because hee was most nearest in bloodde and familiar in acquaintance did hee committe all his kingdome together with Guenhera his most louing wife For Mordred in respect of fortitude or magnanimitie was most commendable and besides this for his quicke and prompt witte in accomplishing his affayres which vertues had hee not obscured with most ardent lust of ruling and offence of adultery but in meane time at first kept close for feare hee had in deede beene worthie to haue beene accompted amongst the most famous personages Nowe had Arthure entered into Fraunce and the Gouernors being subdued hee had left a notable testimony of his prowesse there Behold now commeth a sauage Tyraunt cruell and fierce who had rauished Helen the neece of Hoel of Armorica or the lesse Brittaine stolen away and brought out of Brittaine at the coaste of Fraunce and where vpon she died Arthure could not take well this so heynous a repreach done vnto Helen and straight way gotte the Tyraunte by the throate that hee vtterly destroyed this greate and horrible Monster And not longe after did Hoel cause to bee erected a sacred Tombe for Helen in the Islande where she died and a name fitly giuen vnto the place where Helens Tombe was made which serueth euen till this daye The Cronicles of the writer of Digion in Burgonie doe with greate commendation extolle Arthure warring in Fraunce by these like wordes Arthure for nine yeeres space subdued Fraunce vnto him hauing betaken his kingdome and Queene vnto Mordred his Nephew But he desiring ambitiously to raigne yet fearing only Cerdicius gaue him to the end hee should fauour his doinges seauen other prouinces viz. Sudo Saxony or Southsex Sudorheiā or Southery Berrochiam or Barckeshyre Vilugiam or Wiltshier Duriam or Dorcetshire Deuoniam or Deuonshier and Corineam Cornwale And Cerdicius cōsenting vnto these sēding for y e englishmē restored his prouinces and was crowned after the manner of the countrie at Wintchester But Mordred was crowned ouer the Brittaines at London And so Cerdicius whē he had raigned three yeeres died while Arthure yet remayned amongest the French vnto whome Kinrichus succeeded In the Seauenth yeere of whose Raigne Arthure returned into Englande Thus farre out of the Cronicles These which I haue nowe recited haue not onely their antiquitie but also credite and with a certaine circumstance are consonant to the History And that I may somwhat more friendly speake in fauour of Athures Tryumphes ouer the French there are besides these many thinges which I with a certaine zeale doe omitte altogether But yet that must I as it were touch by passing ouer the rest viz. that it is manifest by the inscription of Arthures greate Seale concerning which wee will in place conuenient speake circumspectly that he was made famous by the sirname of a French men And neither was this donne without manyfest occasion at any time For as touching the Antiquytie and euen most sure knowledge of the Seale so euidently I doubt not but that I may assuredly beleeue so their appeare vpright Judges heerein and which are skilfull in auncient monumentes that I shall proue by notable reasons the same was proper peculier and naturall and proceeding from the workemaster But these thinges more rightly appeare in there place I will at this instant onely heereto adioyne one Valerius which remembreth vs of thirtie kingdomes vanquished by Arthure For in those dayes a greate company of Gouernoures helde vnder their Jurisdictiō the Islands together with Fraunce and Germany CHAP. V. K. Arthures Familier Cheualyers or knightes SOme man woulde peraduenture heere looke for that I shoulde also with a mightie praise blaze on the victoryes of Arthure touching which the historie of Brittaine reporteth Historiographers doe contend in this behalfe and the controuersie as yet resteth vnder the Judge But I will declare nothing rashly For so much as it appeareth most euidently that both obscure and absurde reportes haue crept into the historie of Arthure which thing is of the curious sorte easily sound faulte with But this in deede is not a cause sufficient iust why any man should neglect ●abiect or deface the Historie otherwise of it selfe lightsome and true Howe much better is it casting awaye trifles cutting off olde wiues tales and superfluous fables in deede of stately porte in outwarde shew but nothing auayleable

sooner should copy of eloquence faile me then magnificencie of lightsome testimony howsoeuer Be it sufficient then that we vse at this present the most famouse commendations though of fewe writers I pray you what is the cause that Trittemeus in in his breefe Crounicle maketh so excellent mention of Arthure Ddoubtlesse the cause is plaine enough For by reason he learned the same of others in plaine trouth therefore did he as thankfull commit it vnto posteritie which thing doubtlesse he would neuer haue done had he doubted of the veritie of the cause But now let Trittemius him selfe in presence speake Which Arthure excelling in great humanitie wisdome clemencie and manhood studied by all endeuour to shew him selfe beloued and reuerenced of all and to excell all because also he abounded in valiancie of minde with wonderfull liberalitie towardes all men and specially towardes Church men vnto whome for zeale to Godwardes he gaue very many benefittes yea and also rewardes He droue out of Brittaine both Saxons and Pictes He mightely subdued the Scottes Irishmen and Orcades vnto his kingdome Volateranus in his third booke of Geography honoureth the fame of Arthure diligently celebrateth his valiant actes Furthermore also Iacobus Philippus of Bergoma in his 9. booke of Cronicles aduanceth Arthures valiancie euen with most condigne commendations And neither doth Nauclerus in his history make any lesse relation of him These testimonies doubtlesse men both most learned most exercised in Antiquitie would neuer haue set downe if they had not first beene fully perswaded that Arthure in times past was aboundantly notable by all ornamentès of valiancie But such is the lewdnesse of many men and their disdainefull minde that they altogether being seduced with ignorance and that in deede very rude do not manifestly see at full but blindly neglect contemne and altogether reiect the truth Such Censors or Judges in auncient histories let them go a Godes name and let them enioy their foolishnesse at full I will not say their madnesse What if I should bring forth am●ngst the rest that notable testimony of Hector Boaetius a writer in our time touching y e immortall glory of Arthure Surely by this accompt nothing shal fall from his dignitie but very much shall be added therto for this cause that y ● Scots in old time I know not by what instinct of nature hated the Brittaines as y ● Prouerbe sayeth Odio Vatiniano Whereupon to be praysed of an aduersarie enemie and euen a deadly foe standeth in place of a rewarde for victory These are then his words King Arthure was no lesse famouse in glory for notable exploytes for maiestie then the Kinges of Brittaine which liued before his dayes whereupon the Brittaines during his raigne very much encreased in riches power Thus far saith Boaetiꝰ What iust occasion wish I here to be giuen me of Polidorus the Italian that euē by some memorable testimony of his I might also aduaunce Arthures countinance make him looke aloft He handleth Arthures cause in deed but by the way he yet is so fainte harted luke warme so negligent y ● he makes me not onely to laugh but also to be angry as while he is contrary to truth and filled w t Italian bitternesse I know not whether he smile or be angry For he wresteth him selfe wretchedly in the aptnesse of the history which yet that he might frame after a sort he is compelled will hee nill he to come in fau●ur w t Geoffry of Monmouth whom before as it seemed vnto him he had in many words proceeding mightely rather of bitter stomacke then of good disgestion corrected also at his owne controlemēt Whom for y ● as an interpreter I haue once or twise only defēded in a cause as no doubte most iust A danger in deed great might red●ūd vpon my heade if I should passe beyond y e boundes of equity I will take heede therefore and trusting onely in y e ver●tie of the cause I will continually beare the same aboute w t me for a bulwarcke sure defence Though Polidore hold his peace it is not needfull by and by for the whole worlde to be mute And although Italy in times past so esteemed of Arthure and yet still doth when bookes printed both of his prowesse victories as I haue learned are read in the Italian tongue yea in y ● Spanish and also in the French tongue whereupon also the English collection of Thomas Mailerius his trauaile is published abroade The aduersarie I know will say that many lyes haue crept into those bookes Wherefore this is nothing els but to Teach him which is fully taught As I contemne fables so I reuerence imbrace y e truth of the history neyther will I suffer this to be taken away from mee at any time but with losse of life Unthankfull persons I vtterly eschew and I betake me vnto those Rockes monumēts the true witnesses of Arthures renoume and maiestie And in this behalfe Siluester Geraldus Meneuensis entertayneth me comming to him w t these wordes taken out of that worke of his called Itenerariū He vnderstandes conclusiuely that Brecania or Brecknock rounde about is the Land so called as it were by reason of the lostis blastes from y e North winde From Zephirus or the Westerly winde it hath the mountaine places of Canter Vehā alias y e lesse Vehany frō Auster or the sontherly winde it hath hilles southwarde whereof the principall is called in the Brittaine language Cair Arture that is to say Arthures Castle by reason of the two toppes of the hilles ascendinge vpwardes shewinge them selues in maner of a Castle And because the Chaire of State is there erected in a high and harde place it is by a common name assigned vnto the high and mightie Arthure King of Brittaine These saith Siluester Giraldus Now must I take my iourney from the hilles of Brecania vnto Baldwine a Towne in olde time famouse which for foure hundreth yeares and more agone of Roger then gouernoure of Mountgomerie and Earle of Shrowsbury was called Mountgomerie Here amongest the ruinous olde Cotages of the walles is a place by common reporte knowne which the remnant of the citizens of later age do call Arthures gate Truly the people of Wales haue alwayes beene and as yet are with a certaine Gentlemanly feruent affection bent to set forth the praises of their Princes Through which title euen at this day shyneth forth the fame together also with the commendation not vulgar of Arthure sirnamed the greate who is also called in the Brittaine language Arthure Vaur Maur In the Brittish tongue signifieth great but the fond pronunciation of the welch tongue in the worde Copulatiue Maure turneth M. into V. Like as also in other wordes by reason of their proper tearming B. is oftentimes turned into V. CAP. XI The Antiquitie of Aualonia THe

disperced throughout the whole history of Brittaine Yet therein are matters if a man behold the same more thorowly such as might not be desired without greate hinderance of auncient knowledge and which beeing rather reade then vnderstood by William Paruus beare not any shewe at all of commodity Againe I will also heere set downe another honourable testimony namely not onely touching the Interpreter of the historie but also concerning Arthure him selfe Plainly it appeareth that whatsoeuer thinges this fellow published in writing concerning Arthure and Merline to feede y e curiositie of the not so discreete persōs were fainedly inuented of lying and dissembling Authours Let him cogge and foyste sixehundreth times if hee will Merlinus was in very deede a man euen miraculously learned in knowledge of thinges naturall and especially in the science Mathematicall For the which cause he was most acceptable and that deseruingly vnto the Princes of his time and a farre other manner of man then that hee woulde repute himselfe as one subiect vnto y ● iudgement of any cowled or loytering grosseheaded Moncke But I will let passe Arthure and Merline the one more valiant the other more learned then that they ought to regarde eyther the pratling or importunitie of the common people And that seemeth vnto me a thing most vnequall and against all right that one Moncke beareth enuie towardes another Moncke which is euen dead and gone William Paruus might haue hoped for greater victory of the liuing then of the deade Persons This yet by the waye did hee count for aduauntage to strike him that woulde not strike againe But if the Spirites of dead men haue any knowledge of humane matters he shall so farre perceiue that beyond equity and honesty hee beares away no victorie from Geoffrey that dead is but that by his wounde he hath procured him selfe a perpetuall wounde and bloodshedde Neither is there cause why hee should hope for the present helpe of that Phisition Polidorus from the Citie Vrbinas for as much as hee him selfe also languishing of like disease hath very greate neede of a cunning mans cure And there remayneth as yet another wounde wherewith W. Paruus supposed that hee had euen quite dispatched Geoffrey out of this life For so hee insulteth Nec vnum quidem Archiepiscum vnquam habuere Britones Neither saith hee had the Brittaines in deede so much as one Archbishoppe at any time Didst thou learne this amongest the Brigantes Asserius Meneuensis sometimes the Schoolemaster of Alfredus sirnamed the greate king of England taught mee another manner of matter in these wordes in the booke of his Cronicles Qui saepe depredabatur Hemeidum Regulum intelligit illud Monasterium Paraeciam S. Degwi id est Dauidis aliquando expulsione Antistitum qui in eo praeessent sicut nobis Archiepiscopum propinquum meum me aliquando expulsit sub ipsis Which did oftentimes spoyle he meaneth Hemeidus the Duke that same Monasterie and parrish of Saint Degwy that is S. Dauid in times past by banishing of the Bishoppes which bare sway therein like as he banished sometime frō vs the Archbishoppe my neighboure and me also vnder them Gyraldus makes mention and with verie good credite that Dubritius was Archbishop of Exceter For Isca so called is the most noble Cytie of Deuonia and most auncient of others by reason of the Ryuers and floude bearing the same name there edyfied which also was called of the Romans the citie of Caerlegion or Chester vpon Huske The Bishoppes Sea beeing translated from thence vnto Sainte Dauids where the most holy and the same most Learned Dauid florished in the dignity of an Archbishop Sampson a man of famous memorie Archbishop of S. Dauids in Wales shunning the sickenesse or disease of the Jaundice went vnto Armorica or the lesse Britaine wherevpon came the originall of the Archbishopricke of Dolence And from Sampsons time vnto y ● victories of y ● Normans ouer the Welchmen all the Bishops beyond Seuerne as yt were of solemne orders were consecrate by the bishop of Sainte Dauids their Primate who when the Paule fayled him with tooth and nayle retayned still all his title and interest Moreouer it appeareth by y ● Dialogue of Siluester Giraldus that the Cannons at S. Dauids in the time of Dauid the Bishop which succeeded Bernharde had a treatie with Richarde the greate Archbishop ouer the Kentish men in presence of Hugucion the Cardinall concerning the Metropolitane tytle of their Church whereof the same Giraldus handled earnestlie an entreatie at Rome being afterwardes chosen Bishop of S. Dauids And that I may recite more Ancient testimonies Ptolomeus Lucensis who wrote the liues of the Romish Bishops declareth y ● in Eleutherius his time three chiefe flammins in Brittaine were conuerted into so many Archbishops London in old time called Troynouant Yeorcke then also called Brigantum without doubt florished famously with this dignitie or prerogatiue Where then is the third Bishops Sea Where els but in Wales In which poynte that I my selfe say nothing Trittemius surely in his abridgment of Cronicles is also a lightsome and plaine witnesse May not then William Paruus the Schoolemaster be ashamed to haue inculcate into the eares of Polidorus his scholler farre better Learned then himselfe such vaine tales But beholde by one euill another euill chaūcing The ingrafted error so far forth hath now infected a nūber y ● scarce is this disease curable by any Helleborus no though they sayle into Anticyria for y e same And yet for sooth are they compelled I knowe not by 〈◊〉 violent Authoritie in the meane time to haue a good opynyon of thie their Schoolemaster These I say before hand are hard poyntes to beleeue Surely I wish all thinges prosperous vnto my Schoolemasters But when the matter is in handling concerning truth and credite of the cause doubtles●e I beare no partiall affection towardes any of them No certainely 〈◊〉 I shoulde by and by knowe that they woulde euen catch and conquere for mee all mine enemyes at once A Peroration or briefe Conclusion To the Readers HEtherto most courteous Readers haue I described Arthure in his coloures not without diligence laboure and finally a ready good will but yet in meane while whether with like eloquence grace and good successe I haue done this let that by the iudgemēt of honest and learned persons bee determined For I knowe very well How slender Furniture I haue at home For the which cause I challenge not any thing at all vnto my selfe Vndoubtedly I might soone appeare both rash vnwise if I should so doe Onely I purposed of good wil to make tryall of my wit in a matter honest to helpe the history languishing to aduance the glory of my country hindred by enuy and beeing enthralled vnto the crafty deceiptes of euill willers restore the same honestly vnto liberty I knowe it will come to passe that most mighty enemies will assaulte my