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power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v devolve_v on_o ambrose_n not_o after_o a_o tumultuary_a manner_n or_o by_o the_o factious_a suffrage_n of_o the_o army_n but_o by_o a_o unanimous_a election_n of_o the_o clergy_n nobility_n and_o commons_o of_o the_o nation_n for_o which_o purpose_n say_v s._n h._n spelman_n 465._o a_o council_n or_o assembly_n be_v call_v in_o cambria_n about_o the_o mountain_n of_o erir_fw-fr in_o the_o province_n of_o the_o ordovices_n or_o north-wales_n in_o which_o he_o be_v exalt_v to_o the_o regal_a dignity_n this_o he_o say_v be_v do_v in_o the_o year_n four_o hundred_o sixty_o five_o follow_v the_o account_n of_o matthew_n of_o westminster_n but_o other_o historian_n as_o stow_n speed_z etc._n etc._n more_o probable_o place_v this_o election_n the_o year_n follow_v after_o the_o death_n of_o vortigern_n 3._o how_o happy_a a_o exchange_n the_o britain_n make_v of_o their_o king_n will_v appear_v from_o this_o character_n give_v to_o aurelius_n ambrose_n by_o matthew_n of_o westminster_n 465._o far_o unlike_o that_o which_o all_o writer_n ascribe_v to_o vortigern_n ambrose_n say_v he_o assoon_o as_o he_o be_v place_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o britain_n employ_v himself_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o his_o power_n in_o repair_v church_n which_o have_v be_v ruine_v 472._o he_o be_v a_o prince_n magnificent_a in_o his_o gift_n sedulous_a in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n modest_a averse_a from_o flattery_n a_o valiant_a soldier_n on_o foot_n yet_o more_o valiant_a on_o horseback_a and_o very_o skilful_a in_o conduct_v a_o army_n for_o which_o virtue_n and_o endowment_n his_o fame_n be_v spread_v through_o far_o distant_a region_n 4._o be_v so_o worthy_a a_o prince_n it_o be_v not_o altogether_o unlikely_a that_o this_o be_v the_o same_o ambrose_n mention_v by_o eugypius_fw-la in_o the_o life_n of_o s._n severin_n severini_n who_o write_v thus_o odoacer_n king_n of_o the_o erulâ—_n have_v subdue_v italy_n write_v kind_a and_o familiar_a letter_n to_o s._n severin_n desire_v he_o to_o ask_v of_o he_o whatsoever_o he_o please_v this_o he_o do_v in_o consideration_n that_o the_o same_o holy_a bishop_n have_v foretell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v reign_v there_o the_o holy_a man_n encourage_v with_o so_o kind_a a_o offer_n request_v he_o to_o free_v from_o banishment_n a_o certain_a person_n call_v ambrose_n who_o have_v be_v thereto_o condemn_v by_o the_o say_v king_n which_o passage_n be_v cite_v by_o baronius_n he_o thus_o add_v as_o concern_v this_o ambrose_n 476._o my_o opinion_n be_v that_o he_o be_v the_o same_o who_o afterward_o go_v into_o britain_n with_o great_a courage_n attempt_v and_o in_o some_o degree_n effect_v the_o free_n of_o that_o island_n from_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o barbarous_a saxon_n thus_o write_v the_o learned_a cardinal_n though_o he_o erroneous_o place_v the_o beginning_n of_o odoacer_n reign_v in_o italy_n too_o late_o 5._o several_a year_n pass_v after_o the_o election_n of_o 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moreover_o ambition_n and_o revenge_n have_v such_o power_n over_o he_o that_o they_o invite_v he_o to_o commit_v crime_n which_o hasten_v the_o ruin_n of_o his_o country_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o gildas_n call_v he_o the_o tyrant_n of_o danmonia_n tyrant_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o cruelty_n and_o tyrant_n of_o one_o only_a province_n because_o several_a other_o at_o the_o same_o time_n have_v invade_v each_o one_o their_o several_a principality_n and_o for_o the_o maintain_n of_o their_o unjust_o usurp_a power_n fill_v the_o whole_a nation_n with_o all_o manner_n of_o crime_n and_o impiety_n 4._o this_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o same_o gildas_n to_o write_v and_o publi'sh_o a_o passionate_a invective_n against_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o whole_a british_a nation_n ibid._n which_o have_v universal_o deprave_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o all_o state_n and_o condition_n except_v a_o few_o exceed_v few_o who_o see_v destruction_n avoidable_o come_v on_o the_o nation_n sequester_v themselves_o from_o public_a affair_n and_o in_o solitude_n deplore_v the_o sin_n of_o other_o and_o by_o great_a austerity_n and_o pennance_n procure_v indulgence_n to_o their_o own_o soul_n 5._o in_o former_a time_n say_v he_o our_o king_n public_a officer_n ib._n private_a person_n bishop_n and_o other_o ecclesiastic_n every_o one_o keep_v their_o order_n and_o perform_v the_o duty_n belong_v to_o they_o but_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a such_o as_o ambrose_n vther-pendragon_a arthur_n and_o likewise_o dubricius_n david_n etc._n etc._n there_o succeed_v a_o generation_n utter_o ignorant_a of_o the_o former_a virtue_n among_o who_o all_o the_o rule_n of_o truth_n and_o justice_n be_v so_o shake_v and_o subvert_v that_o no_o footstep_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o the_o least_o monument_n of_o those_o virtue_n appear_v in_o any_o of_o the_o foresay_a order_n and_o condition_n 543._o etc._n etc._n 6._o constantin_n at_o his_o first_o ascend_v into_o his_o throne_n bind_v himself_o by_o a_o 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certain_a convent_n of_o monk_n he_o condemn_v to_o a_o cruel_a death_n at_o london_n excid_n 8._o for_o this_o sacrilegious_a inhumanity_n gildas_n in_o his_o too_o free_a stile_n call_v constantin_n the_o tyrannical_a whelp_n of_o the_o lyonne_n of_o danmonia_n a_o infringer_n of_o the_o dreadful_a sacrament_n of_o a_o oath_n by_o which_o he_o bind_v himself_o before_o god_n and_o all_o his_o saint_n to_o abstain_v from_o all_o injustice_n and_o treachery_n to_o his_o subject_n notwithstanding_o which_o in_o the_o very_a bosom_n both_o of_o their_o carnal_a mother_n and_o the_o common_a spiritual_a mother_n the_o church_n and_o never_o unto_o the_o most_o holy_a altar_n he_o have_v tear_v the_o bowel_n of_o two_o royal_a youth_n though_o cover_v with_o the_o vestment_n of_o a_o holy_a abbot_n sancti_fw-la abbatis_fw-la amphibalo_fw-la whilst_o they_o stretch_v forth_o their_o hand_n not_o arm_v with_o sword_n to_o resist_v but_o to_o implore_v help_n from_o god_n and_o his_o altar_n notwithstanding_o all_o which_o he_o most_o barbarous_o shed_v their_o blood_n which_o with_o a_o purple_a die_v stain_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a sacrifice_n and_o the_o sacred_a pall_v which_o cover_v it_o by_o which_o expression_n of_o gildas_n it_o seem_v that_o these_o two_o child_n son_n of_o mordred_n have_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o raise_v war_n against_o constantin_n but_o without_o any_o offence_n do_v by_o they_o have_v be_v murder_v contrary_a to_o his_o â—ath_n ibid._n 9_o in_o consequence_n to_o which_o invective_n the_o same_o author_n adjoin_v most_o press_a exhortation_n to_o constantin_n that_o he_o will_v do_v suitable_a penance_n for_o these_o horrible_a crime_n &_o implore_v the_o divine_a mercy_n that_o if_o possible_a he_o may_v avoid_v the_o dark_a inextricable_a torrent_n of_o eternal_a fire_n in_o which_o otherwise_o he_o must_v for_o ever_o be_v roll_v and_o roast_v 10._o it_o be_v probable_a that_o this_o zealous_a writer_n who_o flourish_v at_o this_o time_n do_v personal_o use_v the_o like_a exhortation_n to_o he_o which_o he_o after_o record_v in_o his_o book_n and_o that_o they_o wrought_v a_o good_a effect_n on_o he_o 545._o for_o though_o some_o of_o our_o historian_n write_v that_o he_o be_v slay_v by_o conan_n who_o succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n 9_o yet_o hector_n boëtius_n relate_v how_o constantin_n after_o a_o short_a reign_n have_v be_v deprive_v of_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n grow_v weary_a of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o privy_o steal_v from_o his_o friend_n go_v into_o ireland_n and_o that_o there_o for_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n he_o labour_v unknown_a like_o a_o poor_a servant_n in_o a_o mill._n but_o afterward_o by_o persuasion_n of_o a_o monk_n to_o who_o he_o have_v discover_v his_o condition_n he_o be_v induce_v to_o shave_v his_o head_n and_o consecrate_v himself_o to_o a_o religious_a life_n in_o a_o monastery_n where_o he_o live_v with_o such_o piety_n and_o devotion_n that_o he_o become_v a_o pattern_n of_o all_o virtue_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o monk_n that_o at_o last_o he_o be_v by_o the_o prelate_n of_o that_o place_n send_v in_o mission_n to_o the_o scot_n to_o instruct_v that_o nation_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n where_o he_o suffer_v martyrdom_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o certain_a impious_a person_n after_o some_o age_n he_o be_v venerate_v as_o a_o saint_n and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o succeed_a bishop_n temple_n be_v dedicate_v to_o his_o honour_n which_o yet_o remain_v in_o that_o nation_n 11._o what_o be_v thus_o relate_v by_o boëtius_n davidis_fw-la receive_v a_o strong_a confirmation_n from_o the_o author_n of_o s._n david_n life_n in_o capgrave_n where_o we_o read_v that_o when_o the_o fame_n of_o s._n david_n holiness_n be_v spread_v abroad_o several_a prince_n forsake_v their_o kingdom_n retire_v to_o his_o monastery_n likewise_o constantin_n king_n of_o the_o cornishmen_n which_o be_v the_o same_o title_n with_o rex_fw-la danmoniae_fw-la in_o gildas_n forsake_v his_o throne_n become_v a_o monk_n there_o and_o after_o some_o time_n spend_v in_o the_o devout_a service_n of_o god_n he_o at_o last_o go_v into_o a_o far_a distant_a country_n where_o he_o build_v a_o monastery_n ii_o chap._n chah._n 1.2_o etc._n etc._n s._n kentigern_n force_v to_o fly_v into_o wales_n where_o he_o find_v a_o monastery_n and_o episcopal_a see_v of_o malgo_n a_o prince_n who_o oppose_v he_o 1._o before_o we_o proceed_v to_o the_o gest_n of_o conan_n successor_n to_o constantin_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o britain_n it_o will_v be_v requisite_a that_o we_o relate_v a_o great_a affliction_n and_o persecution_n which_o befall_v the_o famous_a and_o holy_a bishop_n kentigern_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o say_v constantin_n his_o birth_n education_n &_o consecration_n to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o glasco_n with_o the_o defect_n attend_v it_o have_v be_v already_o declare_v 2._o now_o in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o succeed_v 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which_o he_o become_v
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