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A35239	The history of the nine worthies of the world three whereof were Gentiles, I. Hector, son of Priamus, King of Troy, II. Alexander the Great ..., III. Julius Cæsar ..., : three Jews, IV. Joshua ..., V. David ..., VI. Judas Maccabeus ..., : three Christians, VII. Arthur, King of Brittain, VIII. Charles the Great, Emp. of Germany, IX. Godfrey of Bulloign, King of Jerusalem : being an account of their glorious lives, worthy actions, renowned victories and deaths : illustrated with poems and the picture of each worthy / by R.B.	R. B., 1632?-1725?	1687 (1687)	Wing C7337; ESTC R27845	111,812	196

Brittish Ferces whilst their Ambassadors pretended to make an Accommodation that therefore they should expect nothing from Arthur but the utmost reveng and the most cruel Severities of War in recompence of their wicked infidelity They had no sooner received this answer but forty other of the Principal Saxons arrived who endeavoured to excuse what had happened over night laying all the blame on some few rash heady fellows who knew nothing of the proceedings of the Commanders of the Army nor of their sending Ambassadors to them But Arthur suspecting this to be another subtle trick of the Saxons commanded these Messengers as well as the former to be secured in the Marshals Tent whilst he himself in the second Watch of the night marched privately against the Enemy dividing his Army into three parts and having goue about three miles they fell upon the Saxons Out-guards e're they were aware which caused such a tumult and confusion amongst them one calling and crying out upon another that the most valiant among them were dismayed Mordred desirous to revenge his last overthrow fell in fiercely among them But some having by this time armed themselves made resistance defending themselves amidst the Carts and Carriages and thereby for a while stopt the violence of the Brittains others unable to resist broke out of the Camp and fled but being pursued by the Brittish Horse a great number perisht in the next River chusing drowning rather than to fall into the hands of their merciless Adversaries who that day gave no Quarter It was thought this Bloudy Battle and so great a slaughter of such a multitude of Saxons would have utterly disabled them that they should never after have been troublesome to the Brittains Arthur having thus vanquished his Enemies dismist all the Ambassadors in his Camp upon condition they would return back to Germany but suffered the rest of the meaner Saxons to remain still in the Land provided they would turn Christians and pay a yearly Tribute The Scots and Picts who had assisted him in this War he treated with much State and Magnificence at London giving them all possible respect and honour and dismissing them with rich Presents and Princely rewards It is written of King Arthur that in one Battle against the Saxons with his Sword named Callibourn he slew above eight hundred of them if it be possible to be true In twelve set Battles besides Skirmishes he is said to have return'd Victor from the slaughter of the Saxons The names of which places are said to be The first at the mouth of the River Gleyn The second third fourth and fifth near the River Douglas in Lenox The sixth at the River Bassus The seventh in the Wood Calidon The eight near the Castle of Guinien The ninth at Carlion in Wales The tenth by the Sea-side in a place called Rithwood The eleventh upon a Hill named Agued Cathergain The twelfth at Bath or Bathen Hill. Whilst these things were acted in Brittain Conranus King of Scotland was Murthered in his Bed-chamber by the Treason of Donald Governor of Athol in the twentieth year of his Reign and the sixteenth of Arthurs Dominion over Brittain After whom succeeded Eugenius his Nephew About this time some Authors ascribe to Arthur the obtaining of many glorious Victories against the Irish Danes Norwegians and other Northern Nations yea some affirm that he subdued most part of Germany the Low Countries Normandy France the Romans and the people of the East the credit whereof seems very doubtful Only it is certain as Hector Boetius affirms that Arthur lived in the days of Justinian the Emperor about which time the Goths Vandals Burgonians and French invaded and ruin'd divers parts of the Roman Empire yet we find no mention of K. Arthur acting any thing among them But notwithstanding his wonderful Atchievements it is related Lucius Hiberus the Roman Legate demanded of him a Tribute for Brittain which he not only denied but also threatend to have a Tribute from Rome as appears by his Letters sent to the Senate to this purpose Vnderstand you of Rome that I am King Arthur of Brittain and freely it hold and shall hold and at Rome hastily will I be not to give you Truage or Tribute but to require Truage of you for Constantine who was Hellens Son and other of my Ancestors Conquered Rome and thereof were Emperors and what they had I hope to recover by Gods grace And accordingly saith the story he set forward against Lucius Hiberius who with great power and vain confidence came marching against him where after a long and bloudy fight the Romans were discomfited their General kill'd and his slain Body sent to the Senate for a Tribute from Brittain King Arthur to increase the Courage of his Soldiers is said to have instituted the Order of the Knights of the Round Table to which none were admitted but such of the Nobility as were most renowned for Virtue and Courage they were in all the number of one hundred and fifty the Chiefest of them being Sir Lancelot S●r Tristram Sir Lamrock Sir Gawin and others They were all recorded for Knights of great Renown and had not King Arthurs Valour been most transcendent each of them might have passed for no less than a Worthy These things are related of him of which the Reader may credit as much as he please To pass therefore these questionable matters let us proceed to what is more certain After the Brittains were delivered from the terror of the Saxons and had for some time enjoyed peace and quietness they grew Rich and Wealthy and then began to repent of the League they had made with Loth King of the Picts whereby it was agreed that Mordred his Son should succeed they now resolving that no Forreigner should Reign over them and therefore addressing themselves unanimously to King Arthur they humbly beseech him since he had no Sons to nominate a Successor of their own Nation to govern them after his decease Arthur finding it in vain to contradict this their resolution since they absolutely refused to be ruled by a Stranger advised them to find out one of the Bloud-Royal themselves whom for his Wisdom Valour and Nobility they were willing should Reign over them and he for his part promised to ratifie and confirm their Election The Nobility and Commons thereupon met together with great joy and at length agreed upon Constantine the Son of Cador Duke of Cornwal a virtuous and comely young Gentleman and induced with all Princely qualities who being brought by the Peers of the Realm into the Council Chamber and presented to Arthur he gladly accepted their Choice and forthwith caused Constantine to be Proclaimed Heir Apparent to the Crown by the name of Prince of Brittain who being thus preferr'd behaved himself with that discretion and gallantry that the Brittains entertained a very high opinion of his worth and future Government Mean time Loth King of the Picts deo●asing Mordred his Son succeeded him

was made over to them upon condition they should defend the Land against the Picts and Scots And in short time greater priviledges were granted them upon Vortigerns marrying the daughter of Hengist an exceeding beautiful Lady who was brought over on purpose to steal away the heart of a dissolute Prince so that by tha● alliance and the fruitfulness of the Countrey so many 〈◊〉 this populous and Military Nation came in that Kent i● a little while grew too narrow for them and Hengist 〈◊〉 extend their power into all parts of the Kingdom perswaded Vortigern to plant a Colony of them in the Nort● beyond Humber to be a continual guard against all invasions on that side Which being granted he sends fo● Occa his Brother and his Son Ebusa to manage that design and hereby the Saxons came to possess Kent and Northum beland which contained all the Countrey from the Rive● Humber to Scotland And now of Servants they became Masters contem●ing their Entertainers and committing many insolencies whereupon the Brittish Nobility combine together and resolve to depose Vortigern the Author of this inconsiderate admission of Strangers and to chuse Vortimer 〈◊〉 Son in his stead a Prince of great worth who whil● he lived gave them many fierce encounters but all prevailed not for the Saxons being possest of the chief Ga●● of the Land which lay open to their own Countrey 〈◊〉 receive continual supplies from thence without resistan●● had the advantage to weary them all out at last And beside force they are said to have used treachery in murthering three hundred of the Brittish Nobility at Ansbury where they innocently met to treat of a peace with them took their King Prisoner and would not release ●im but upon granting them three Provinces more Also the long life of Hengist a Politick General who ●ved almost forty years made much for the setling ●heir Dominion here which was not effected with●ut a great deal of labour and much effusion of ●loud For the Brittaines being by continual Wars made ex●ert in Military discipline grew at length so inraged to ●e their Countrey ravished from them by Forreigners ●hat they sold their Liberties and Inheritance at a very ●ear rate Wherein much must be attributed to the courage ●nd gallantry of their Leaders from whom the Spirit and alour of a people doth usually proceed of whom none ●re more worthy to be remembred than Aurelius Ambrosius ●e last of the Romans and our worthy Prince Arthur ●e Noblest of the Brittains A man in conduct and va●ur almost above a man and worthy of eternal memo●y who while he stood bore up the sinking state of his ●ountrey He was the Son of Vter Pendragon by the ●ir Igrene and during his life had continual War ●ith the Saxons and the Picts and Scots who were some●●mes confederate with them In the beginning of his ●eign the two Kings of these two Nations seemed to envy ●s advancement to the Crown of Brittain Loth King 〈◊〉 the Picts having married the elder sister of Aurelius ●mbrosius and Vortigern and Conran King of Scots ●●e younger and because Arthur was begot out of wed●ck though his Mother was after married to Vter ●●ey thought it more reasonable the Kingdom should de●end to their Sisters Son than to him Whereupon Loth ●●nt Ambassadors to the Brittish Lords and Nobility re●iring that according to the ancient Laws and Cus●●ms of this Realm they should receive him as King who ●nd Married the Sister and Heir of the two brethren Am●osius and Vter their last Kings The Erittains received ●is Message with great scorn disdaining to think of sub●iting to a stranger and dispatching the Ambassadors ●ith many reproaches against Loth and the Picts they proclaimed Arthur King of the Realm who raising a potent Army marched instantly against the Saxons hoping to engage them before the Picts should join which doubtless they would do suddenly Having therefore procured more aid from Armorica or little Brittain in France they met with the Saxons within ten Miles of London whom they vanquisht in two set battels and obliged them to pay Tribute and receive such Governors over them as Arthur should appoint with several other very hard conditions to the great rejoicing of the Brittains for such prosperous and happy success under their new elected King. After this the Brittains easily took London where Arthur continued for some time in consultation with his Nobility and Commanders how they should proceed it their Wars against the rest of the Saxons Having a● length prepared a mighty Army Arthur resolved to ge● against those beyond Humber in the North with whom the Picts had concluded a League whereby they were obliged to assist each other against their Common Enemies the Brittains Arthur marching into Yorkshire incamped near the Enemy who were already joined together and resolving to fight the next day he appointed Howel Commander of the French Brittaines to ingage the Picts while himself dealt with the Saxons The battel was very furious and for some time the Victory was doubtful but at length the Picts were put to flight which the Saxons perceiving and thinking themselves unable to bear the whole Force of the Brittains they likewise left the Field and fled with all speed toward York Arthur pursuing them beseiged that City almost three months the Saxons valiantly defending it and making brisk sallies upon the Besiegers but at length provisions growing very scarce they were just ready to have surrendred when notice was given them that a strong Army of Picts and Saxons were coming to their relief together with Occa who escaping into Germany from the last battel was newly arrived with fresh Forces in the River of Humber whereupon the Saxons refused to treat any further not doubting but the Brittains would be quickly forc't to raise the seige and be glad to get off with their own lives Arthur having Intelligence of these Succors and judging it no wisdom to stay for their coming considering how many of his Souldiers were diseased and sick by lying so long in the Field raised his seige and went into Wales where leaving the French Brittains to quarter that Winter he with his choice Troops marched to London to prevent any disturbance from the Kentish Saxons or others In the Spring having mustered his Forces he proceeded against Colgern and Occa the two Saxon Generals who coming out of Northumberland was●ed and destroyed the Brittish borders with their usual Cruelty Whereupon Arthur encountring them twice in ●attel overcame in both and then again beseiging York 〈◊〉 at length got possession thereof by means of a Brittain who living among the Saxons within the City privately ●et in some Brittains in the dead of the night who breaking open the gates gave entrance to the whole Army Arthur would not suffer many of the Saxons to be slain but ●ardoned all who beg'd quarter thereby to gain a repuation of Clemency amongst his adversaries The Britains having thus gotten York many skirmishes

who hearing that Constantine was proclaimed Prince was much disturbed and sent Ambassadors to Arthur to complain that contrary to the honour of a King he by proclaiming Constantine his Heir had broken the League between himself and his Father and endeavoured to defeat him of his rightful Inheritance desiring him not so easily to consent to the perswasions of the Brittains as thereby to violate the Laws both of God and man and admonishing him yet to observe the League which he had solemnly sworn to and to perswade his Subjects to do the like lest they should provoke the wrath of Almighty God against them who is a just revenger of the breach of all Oaths Leagues and Covenants To this the Nobles of Brittain answered That the League concluded between Arthur and Loth endered but for their Lives and was determined upon the death of either of them and therefore Arthur had done nothing but according to the duty of a Prince who tendred the peace and happiness of his Subjects in providing one of their own Nation to succeed him thereby to prevent the Realm from falling into the hands of strangers which they could by no means suffer Therefore if the Picts loved their Weal Security it would be good for them to be contented with their own Bounds and Dominions since if they should attempt to gain other mens Estates and Territories they would be forced in a short time to see the mischievous Consequences of such ill advised undertakings The Ambassadors of Pictland returning with this Answer the whole Nation were so stirr'd with indignation that they resolved immediately to revenge their wrongs by open War But first they endeavoured to procure the Scots to assist them and sending Ambassadors to Eugenius then King of Scotland he readily agreed to their requests upon pretence that some Scotch Rebels who fled to Arthur were received by him and likewise suffered to make In roads into Scotland Arthur having notice of these Transactions and War being Proclaimed against him he first secured the Sea coasts with cons●derable forces to prevent the Landing of the Saxons if they should attempt it And then marched with the rest of his Army as far as the River Humber near the Banks whereof he pitcht his Tents a place formerly fatal for the overthrow of the Brittains expecting the Scots and Picts who in a short time came up to them and both Armies were in sight ready to ingage each other when certain Bishops of all the three Nations riding to and fro took great pains to perswade the Kings to Peace and Concord especially since what they were going to try with the Sword and the loss of much Bloud and many Lives might as well be composed by an Amicable and Friendly Agreement Neither could they better gratifie the Saxons the common Enemies to the Christian Religion than by weakning and destroying each other to make way for them to Conquer all together Mordred and Eugenius were induced by these carnest exhortations to refer the differences to some indifferent Persons and presently to lay down their arms upon assurance that the League with King Loth should be faithfully observed Arthur was also content for his part to have agreed thereto but the other Brittains especially the Kindred and Allies of Constantine utterly refused it and gave divers reproachful words to the Bishops for their unseasonable interposing since they were already ranged in battel so that it might be doubted they designed to betray their Army to their Enemies under pretence of an unprofitable agreement After this both Parties ingaged with great fury but the Brittains had such disadvantage by the place where they stood which was full of Mire Bogs and Mosses that they could neither advantagiously defend themselves nor offend their Enemies yet the Battel continued a long time with the slaughter of so many men that the river Humb●r near which it was fought grew red with bloud and carried a multitude of dead bodies into the Sea. In the heat of the sight a subtil Scot cryed out with a loud voice in the Brittish tongue that Arthur and most of his Nobility were slain and it was therefore in vain to resist any longer or hope for Victory but better for every man to shift for himself and endeavour to make his escape This news wonderfully incouraged the Scots and Picts but the Brittains were so much astonished at it that the greatest partinstant● fled away Others judging it only a crafty device to discourage them continued to make the utmost resistance till they were overpowred and almost every man slain This Victory was veryhardly got and cost more lives than any other for many years before for of the Scots and Picts who won the Feild there were killed above Twenty Thousand together with King Mordred and abundance of the Nobility of both Nations Of the Brittains and their confederates in the fight and pursuit above thirty thousand fell and among them King Arthur himself and Gawan brother to Mordred who had such an intire affection for his Lord and Master Arthur that he fought couragiously on his side that day against his own brother Mordred Gawan and most part of the Brittish Nobility were likewise slain Next day the Camp was plundred and among other rich spoyls Guyniver King Arthurs Wife with a great number of other Ladys and Gentlewomen were taken Prisoners though she and some others were afterward redeemed upon ransom This Bloudy Battel was fought in the year of our Lord 542. the 26 year of the reign of King Arthur and so much weakned both the Picts Scots and Brittains that they could not recover their losses in man years The same year many strange Prodigies were seen The Grass and Herbs in Yorkshire were stained with Bloud Near Camelon a Cow brought forth a Calf with two heads and an Ewe brought forth a Lamb of both Sexes The Sun for several days appeared like Bloud The Sky was full of bright Stars at noon divers days together In Wales there was a Battel between the Crows and Magpies on one side and the Ravens on the other and great slaughter was made on each side The Body of this famous Worthy was buried at Glassenbury in Somersetshire in the Church yard and discovered in the reign of King Henry the second who being informed by a Welch Ministrel that could sing many Historys in Welch of the Acts of the ancient Brittains declared that Arthurs Body was there buried Sixteen foot deep between two Pillars lest his Enemies the Saxons should have found him Henry caused the place to be dug up After they had digged about seven Foot they found a mighty broad Stone with a leaden Cross fastened to that part which lay downward with this Inscription Hic jacet Sepultus inclytus Rex Arthurus in Insulae Avaloniae Here lieth the renowned King Arthur in the Isle of Avalonia His Body was inclosed in a great Tree made hollow whith being opened his Bones appeared of a very great bigness his

happened between them and the Saxons thereabout but Winter ●oming on they gave up themselves to drinking banuetring and other voluptuous pleasures so that when they harcht into the Field next Summer they were unable to ●ndure the labours and Fatigues of War and for several ears performed very little Service At length Arthur concluded a League with Loth King of ●icts whereby it was agreed That Arthur during his life ●ould be King of Brittain and after his discease the King●on should descend to Mordred the eldest son of Loth and his ●eirs That the Picts should at all times assist the Brittains against the Saxons and should freely possess all such Lands as ●bey recovered from them beyond the River Humber ●hat they should duly observe the League which was ma●● between them and the Scots That Mordred should marry the Daughter of Gawolan a Noble Brittain and next to Arthur himself That the Children of this marriage should be brought up by their Grand-father in Brittain till they came to years of discretion That Gawan the Brother of Mordred should serve King Arthur in his Wars for which he should receive large possessions and rewards Arthur having concluded this League and being desirous to purge this Island of the Heathenish Saxons he sent to the Kings of Scotland and Pictland requiring them That for the advancement of Christs Religion which they professed and owned they should forthwith assembl● their Forces and meet him at Tynmouth at a day appointed that so they might join together and march against their commo● Enemies the Saxons These two Kings presently consented to this so reasonable request and in a few days meeting with the Brittains they presently marcht altogether against the Saxons whom they understood were already in the Feild under Occa their General ready to receive them Both Armies approaching each other Colgern Duke 〈◊〉 Northumberland rid up to the very Front of the Picts Army where he severely reproached Loth and his Nobility 〈◊〉 their breach of Friendship with the Saxons and told the● he did not doubt but suddenly to see some just judgmen● fall upon them for their Treachery and Falshood 〈◊〉 thus joining with their former Enemies against the● most trusty Friends and constant Allies The Pictish King being mayed hereat commande● his Standards to advance neither were the Saxons id●● so that the Skirmish began which Arthur perceiving commanded the Brittans to ingage so that there immediately followed a terrible slaughter The Scots in th● right wing killing Childrick an eminent Saxon Captain quickly discomfited them on that side Colgern earnesly desiring to be revenged of King Loth rushed in up him with such violence that at the first encounter threw him to the ground but instantly two Pictish Heremen coming on one side of Colgern ran him quite throu●● the body Loth soon recovered himself but Colgern be● dead his men were so disheartned that they presen● ran away Arthur perceiving the main battel of 〈◊〉 Saxons was now left naked pressed ●n so violently up Ocea that having received a desperate wound 〈◊〉 escaped out of the battle but being at length brought to the Sea side he got into a Ship and escaped into Germany This Victory being thus obtained the Saxons were forc'd to submit themselves to King Arthur who offered them pardon as to life and goods if they would turn Christians and never hereafter ingage against their Neighbours the Brittains Scots and Picts which if they would not consent to he commanded them that leaving their Arms and goods behind they should upon pain of death depart the Kingdom within fourteen days Hereupon many Saxons went over to Germany others pretending to be Christians still remained hoping for better fortune Several who continued after the time appointed and refused to be baptized were put to death according to the proclamation so that very few were thought to profess he Christian Faith sincerely All things thus quieted in Northumberland Arthur repaired several Churches in York and other places which had been ruined and defaced by the barbarous Infidels Next year he had notice that the Saxons who inhabited the Isle of Wight joining with those in Kent had fallen upon the Brittains on that side the Thames killing and destroying a great number of them whereat being much moved he hasted toward Lonaon with his Forces resolving utterly to root out the East and South Saxons since his Subjects could never be secure so long as that wicked generation remained amongst them In pursuance of the League he had Twenty Thousand Picts and Scots in this expedition Eugenius Nephew to King Congal and Mordred Son of King Loth being their General Then marching forward he incamped in the Field near the Thames and himself with some of his Nobility going to London caused prayers to be made to Almighty God three days together for their good success against the Saxons on the fourth day Divine Service being celebrated by the Bishop of London and a Sermon preached in the Market place he committed himself and his whole Army to the tuition and protection of Jesus Christ and then issuing out of the City he exhorted his Souldiers to be of good courage since they were to fight in a just quarrel against Pagans and the implacable enemies of the Christian Faith. Morderd and Gawolan his Father in Law marched in the front with five thousand Horse and being come within five miles of the Saxons Camp there came Ambassadors to King Arthur desiring him not to proceed any further since if he pleased they were willing to depart the Land with their goods and substance without further molesting the Brittains ever hereafter But Arthur would not consent hereto neither would so much as allow them a Truce for three days which they earnestly desired only he told them that he would not march above two miles that day so that if they came again next morning he would in the mean time consult with his Nobility and Captains what answer to give to their request Whilst the Brittains were busied about the news these Ambassadors brought the Saxons suddenly marching out of their Camp fell with much violence upon the Forces of Mordred and Gawolan of whom they killed a great number in that surprize though by their exhortations their men made the utmost resistance so small a company could against the multitude of their Enemies by whom being at length opprest they were forced to fly not resting till they came to the rest of the Army Mordred and Gawolan by the help of fresh Horses made their escape without hurt though many of their followers were killed in the Fight and Chase The Saxon Ambassadors being not yet gone out of the Camp were hereupon secured till next morning and then sent back with this answer That the Brittains were resolved for the future never to treat with any Messengers free the Saxons about Peace since it is apparent they designed nothing but treachery and falshood having contrary to the Laws of Ar●● unworthily fallen upon the