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wales_n cease_v and_o the_o governance_n of_o the_o country_n be_v translate_v to_o the_o westsaxon_n by_o inas_fw-la who_o second_o wife_n be_v denwalline_a the_o daughter_n of_o cadwallader_n &_o with_o she_o he_o not_o only_o obtain_v the_o principality_n of_o wales_n but_o also_o of_o corinwall_n &_o armorica_n now_o call_v little_a britain_n which_o then_o be_v a_o colony_n of_o the_o briton_n and_o under_o the_o kingdom_n of_o wales_n kent_n 2._o ¶_o hengist_n in_o the_o 9_o of_o the_o recovery_n of_o britain_n proclaim_v himself_o king_n of_o kent_n which_o be_v the_o 456._o of_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o lord_n &_o saviour_n jesus_n christ._n hengist_n osrijc_n alias_o osca_n osca_n his_o brother_n ermenricus_fw-la athelbert_n eadbaldus_n ercombert_n ecbert_n loath_a edrijc_fw-la the_o seat_n void_a withredus_fw-la adelbert_n junior_a eadbert_n alrijc_fw-la eadbert_n guthred_a alred_n ¶_o as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o wales_n be_v unite_v unto_o that_o of_o the_o westsaxon_n by_o inas_fw-la so_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o kent_n at_o this_o present_a by_o ecbert_n in_o the_o 827._o of_o christ_n who_o put_v out_o aldred_n and_o make_v adelstane_n his_o own_o base_a son_n hertoch_n of_o the_o same_o so_o that_o whereas_o it_o be_v before_o a_o kingdom_n now_o it_o become_v a_o hertochie_n or_o dukedom_n and_o so_o continue_v for_o a_o long_a time_n after_o southsex_n 3._o ¶_o ella_n in_o the_o 46._o after_o britain_n give_v over_o by_o the_o roman_n erect_v a_o kingdom_n in_o southsex_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o 492._o of_o christ_n who_o race_n succéede_v in_o this_o order_n ella_n cyssa_n ceaulijn_n celrijc_fw-la kilwulf_n kinigil_n kinwalch_n ethelwold_n berthun_n aldwijn_n ¶_o this_o kingdom_n endure_v not_o very_o long_o as_o you_o may_v see_v for_o it_o be_v unite_v to_o that_o of_o the_o westsaxon_n by_o inas_fw-la in_o the_o 4689._o of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v the_o 723._o of_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o usual_a supputation_n of_o the_o church_n 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