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A91424 The famous history of that most renowned Christian worthy Arthur King of the Britaines, and his famous Knights of the Round Table. M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656? 1660 (1660) Wing P437aA; Thomason E1022_2; ESTC R208466 18,180 24

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Norway our illustrions King Arthur with his Royall British army laden with honour and victory left these coasts and set sayle for Britain where soon ariving they were received with uncredible gladness and triumph as such a sprosperous voyage deserve● CHAP. VII How King Arthur instituted the order of the Round Table and graced it with 150. Knights with the reason of its institution to maintain concord KIng Arthur having filled all eares with the fame of his incomparable victories and being at home on all sides quiet by none molested by all loved or feared to honour those high born Princes Nobles and Barrons who had done God and him such notable service he betheught him how he might in some manner guerdonize their incomparable worth with some honourable Order of Knights had a thing customary in many renowned conquerors and because he took notice that being most of them of equivolent condition both in birth and haughtiness of spicit to avoid emulation envy and heart burnings incident to such a Company about priority or precedency of place at feasts to prevent any such occasion of distraction and to continue concord and mutuall correspondence among that noble fellowship he instituted at the City of Winchester where he then was residing the Order of the Round Table causing a certaine number of Round Tables to be made at which these illustr ous Heroes dined and supped the salt and the bread alwaies set in the middle there was neither upper end nor lower end of the Table but all equall into this noble Order was received 150. men of high bloud equality which or what high birth soever none were under the degred of Barron were called Knights of the Round Table and because I find many of their names to be at this day great sirnames in the Monarchy of great Britain I think it convenient to the honour of the beaters notwithstanding my promised brevity to set down the names of the first Knights of the Round Table in Alphabeticall order as I found them long since in an old Chancerian manuscript 1. SIr Acolon 2. Sir Alot 3. sir Agar 4. sir Aucruise 5. sir Ambross 6. sir Ascot 7. sir Ascue 8. sir Albone 9. sir Aubaurne 10. sir Ash 11. sir Amice 12. sir Beumans 13. sir Belamore 14. sir Bersunt 15. sir Belvoire 16. sir Bo●s 17. sir Beleobus 18. sir Basset 19. sir Bygot 20. sir Brian 21. sir Bevis 22. sir Best 23. sir Bu●●acie 24. sir Baude 25. sir Betris 26. sir Baulks 27. sir Cador. 28. sir Christian 29. sir Carl●on 30. sir Cleere 31. sir Clare 32. sir Cade 33. sir Cosels 34. sir Callin 35. sir Clay 36. sir Coats 37. sir Castor 38. sir Daubeny 39. sir Delamore 40. sir Deucie 41. sir Dallin 42. sir Doughty 43. sir Daynty 44. sir Dunsmore 45. sir Darcy 46. sir Dalby 47. sir Duncombe 48. sir Dotrill 49. sir Doguery 50. sir Doriner 51. sir Evan. 52. sir Ector 53. sir Eincrie 54. sir E●smeere 55. sir Eatone 56. sir Eger 57. sir Edwards 58. sir Erskeine 59 sir Euball 60 sir Eupheos 61 sir Ermin 62 sir Floll 63 sir Frith 64 sir Fly 65 sir Forscue 66 sir Fe●lde 67 sir Foulke 68 sir Fly 69 sir Flesk 70 sir Forbs 71 sir Fleere 72 sir Frisk 73 sir Font 74 sir Fode 75 sir Freake 76 sir Fax 77 sir Ghislet 78 sir Gavin 79 sir Gaheris 80 sir Gareth 81 sir Gravet 82 sir Geuls 83 sir Gortrim 84 sir Gilden 85 sir Giles 86 sir Goulde 87 sir Gaull 88 sir Guest 89 sir Hard 90 sir Hay 91 sir Hope 92 sir Hill 93 sir Hunt 94 sir Hugin 95 sir Harcourt 96 sir Harold 97 sir Hamond 98 sir Hoby 96 sir Hollis 100 sir Jermin 101 sir Ingram 102 sir Islip 103 sir Ipre 104 sir Jones 105 sir Joyce 106 sir Ive 107 sir Killian 108 sir Kirk 109 sir Kercacy 110 sir Knevet 111 sir Kilegrew 112 sir Lancelot 113 sir Lanjon 114 sir Lyonell 115 sir Lewes 116 sir Loftus 117 sir Laude 118 sir Leuellen 119 sir Lovelace 120 sir Leuk●or 121 sir Maurice 122 sir Martin 123 sir Morton 124 sir Miles 125 sir Meridith 126 sir Mariot 127 sir Newton 128 sir Norton 129 sir Norman 130 sir Nayler 131 sir Nudigate 132 sir Napper 133 sir Oliver 134 sir Osbolstone 135 sir Ouldtoire 136 sir Osbourne 137 sir Percivall 138 sir Pelleas 139 sir Pallamaide 140 sir Peregrin 141 sir Playster 142 sir Querin 143 sir Reiner 144 sir Roderik 145 sir Randolph 146 sir Sugris 147 sir Tristram 148 sir Tramore 149 sir Tracy 150 sir Valentine These were the Names of those Princes and Noble Men. FIrst brother of this honourable fellowship and fraternity called Knights of the Round Table betwéen whom there was such an unanmious and mutual correspondency that all the whole world admired the admirable feats of chivalry by them performed for with those 150. scarce any 300. Knights in Europe durst adventure to Combat of their noble acte you shall hear further in the progress of our history to the end CHAP. VIII How King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table fought against the Pits Scots Irish and Saxons in one battell and how he slew with his own hands Colgrim King of the Saxons Balduff his brother and Childrick a Prince of Germany and how he forced Guillamore King of Ireland to become tributary unto him SHe Saxons envying King Arthurs prosperity and vexing at their late success in Brit●ine have now suborned the Picks Scots Irish and the Hesens of Germany to aide them in revenging themselves upon K. Arthur so they came hither with an army composed of all these aforementioned Nations consisting of 200000 horse and foot under the conduct of Colgrim their King balduff his brother Guillamore King of Ireland and Childrick Prince Coras now Landsgrave Hesen meaning to share the Kingdome of Britain among them they landed suddenly in the North of England and burnt and spoyled before them for the space of 18. miles without any opposition but so soon as ever our Lyon like Arthur his Knights heard of it they came with a puissant force to withstand them and near to Humber obtained a glorious victory slew 28000. in the Field of the common sort and took 300 of the ir chief Commanders prisoners but which most adornes the victory King Arthur himselfe in person slew head to head Colgrim the Saxons King with Balduff his brother and Childrick of Hesen but Guillamore King of Ireland trusting to his footmanship for his horse was slaine under him ran towards the 〈◊〉 thinking to escape by shipping but Sir Cador overtaking him brought him prisoner to the King who forced him for the safeguard of his life to resigne his Kingdome unto his majesty and to that effect he did homage yeelding to pay unto King Arthur and his heires a yearly purtion of nine thousand pounds Thus was our noble Arthur every way magnified his foes every where confounded and the monarchy of Britain under his government became