intent be with all possible celerity musters up all the bold Britains of this Kingdome Chiestains and Barrons assembling at London the metropolitant city of the realm he made an oration unto them to this or the like effect Noble natives on whom next to divine help my honour wealth and safty depends now is the time that we must arme our selves with Christian confidence against these misbeseeming miscreants who for so long a time have gurmundized and glutted themselves in ours and our worthy amatours blood the execrable massacce at Salop begun in the poison of our Royall Father being yet in fresh bleeding memory néeds no other incentive it being of it selfe a motive forcible enough to conglutinat your hearts and put edge to your valour against these blasphemors of Christ and his Law and captivators of us and what should be most dear to us even our consciences to the heathenish Idolatry and merciless tyranny much néeds not be said to excite when the cause it selfe is so urgent and pressive Be ye true to me your Soveraign as I by Gods assistance whose substitute I am will be faithfull and just to defend and protect you my Christian British Subjects from the vasalage of these infidels and I doubt not but we shall bring these our godly resolutions to a happy and a glorious period This speech was received with a generall plauditie the acclamations of the people were so loud and great that it is almost beyond credit to tell how far they were heard of arme arme arme now is all the cry and there was no need of pressing of souldiers as we use now adayes for souldiers pressed forward to this War without command or pay So that within a fortnight space and less there appeared in sundry places of the Land above 200000 able fighting men all compleatly armed all crying for God King Arthur the British Liberty and Christian Religion Well but what do the Sarons all this while are they idle no great preparations are made new forces arm dayly at the several ports and havens of the Land Some at South-hampton others at Sandwich and a third at Famouth now is Britaine become an Acceldama nothing but blood ruine and slaughter is to be expected but the best of it it is King Arthur and his noble Britains are alwaies victorious the Pagan Idolaters fall under the Christian sword insomuch that within 18. months 12. mighty hosts of Saxons are overthrown in 12. severall set battels sought in sundry places of the Kingdome the first and greatest was in Shropshire near Salop upon New-Years day A. D. 517 where 46000 Pagan Saxons were sent to the devil for a Newyears gift 3000. chiese Commanders and Pymen as they call them taken prisoners this memorable battell in a manner made ship wrack of all the Saxon greatness in this Land yet in March following by the aide that came from them from beyond the Sea and their scattered forces which they had rallied together they openly opposed K. Arthur and his British Army near to Oundly in Norhampton shire where with the slaughter of above 18000 Saxons and 150 prisoners King Arthur abtainted a glorious victory To make short what would beoverlorg if I should tell you all in the space of time above mentioned this noble Christian worthy became conqueror of these bloody and amkious Saxon conquerors 12 severall times insomuch that they not being able any longer to withstand his never changing Fortune were at the last so many as were left alive enforced quite to abandon the Land to which they never returned during the raigne of Arthur and his next successor which was his Nephew Constantine Son to the late mentioned Cador the valiant and magnanimous Duke of Cornwall Thus much for his first war with and extirpation of the Saxons wherein he shewed himselfe to be a true Son to his poisoned Father and a just Father to his his oppressed distressed and captived Nation great Britain CHAP. VI. How King Arthur crost the Seas and subdued Denmark and Norway and Gothland unto him in which voyage many notable occurrances passed well worth observation HAving thus victoriously triumphed over his enemies at home our not idle Arthur caused a Navy of 400. ships to be presently well rigged and manned and an Army consisting of 60000. foot and 20000. horse to be ready to attend his Majesty upon what designe he would be pleased to imploy them which done himselfe in his Royall person his kinsman Cador Duke of Cornwall whom he made Captain Generall of the horse the Earle of Ludlow named St Marston Lieutenantgenerall under him the Earle of Leicester Lincolne Salop and Flintshire all imployed in places of great charge in the Army Morgan King of Norhwales and Theoder of whom the moderne name Tender originally sprung King of Southwales each of them voluntarily offering unto King Arthur to whom they did fealty their aide and assistance in this gallant intended voyage So that having all things fitting and nothing wanting that might promise propecty our famous and renowned Navy with our bold British Christian Army put from Dover in the Ides of March Anno 519. for the Conquest of those three then Pagan Nations Denmark Norway and Gothland and with such happy gales they were befriended and waited on by such auspitious stars that as they were not long under saile so upon the shore their wishes were answered with successe accordingly insomuch that it was no more then hope and have wish and win for our Arthur might alwaies say with Caesar veni vidi vinci I came I saw I overcame so the divine power was so immediately assistant with this valiant Christian Champion our worthy British Arthur that what enterprise soever he took in hand though never so much difficulty appeared in it he was certain to come off victor at his arrivall in Denmark mighty opposition was made to prevent farther entrance into the Land but all in vaine our Noble Brittains had been by former experience taught to account that ground whereon their féet stood to be their own inheritance and that they would never part withall alive this resolution caused King Arthur to conquer where he came whatever opposion was made The King of Denmark whose name was Eschilleus was at a strong hold of his called Bull Castle which King Arthur having overcome the Danish Army laid siege to and in four dayes took it by maine assault the King to save his life humbly upon his knees did homage to K. Arthur for his Kingdom which he would hold of him as his leige Lord paying to him and his heirs Kings of Britain an anval tribute of 40000 Ducats which when Dolleivius King of Gothland heard who was comming to assist Eschilleus fearing the event he began to retire but our horsemen so plyed the opportunity that overtaking the reare of the army they gave fierce onset to them holding them in play till the maine body of the British foot came up and indeed little ado their was to gaine this
The most admirable HISTORIE OF That most Renowned Christian Worthy ARTHVR King of the Britaines To 〈◊〉 those noble spirits who after antiquity joyned with truth WOrthy Country men or women by what name age title or quality soever you are distinguished I present you here with a piece of that huge volume of antiquity wherewith our ancestors were for the most part contentedly furnished Love to the party oftentimes causeth partiality in publishing of praise-worthy deeds this was the notion that the Zelots of that age so far superabounded in their historical relations of this indeed matchless mirror of Monarcks and example of heroical Actors insomuch that proposing improbabilities they have in some sort drowned realities to be brief where brevity is aimed at Geofry of Monmouth and other Clarks of that time have so fabulously written of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table that divers by these Hyperbolical discourses have been pusselled with ambiguity whether any such story were essential or no which to doubt were no less then to question whether Wil. the Son of Robert Duke of Normandy was ever King of England King Arthur is and hath been ever since his life and death accounted for one of the 3. Christian Worthies whereof not only our own Countrymen but also others of forraign Nations have interchangably written This have the French in as glorious a stile as they have done of their own Charls Maine or Godfrey of Bullaine therefore to explode one is to hisse all the rest from the stage of Christianity which I being confident you wil not refer to what follows truly collected by a lover of truth VVith antiquity M.P. The Contents of the severall Chapters in this following History Chap. 1. HOw King Vter sirnamed Pendragon slew in batel Coisen the proud Duke of Cornwall that rebelled against him and took his widow faire Igren to wife of whom he begot our renowned Arthur Chap. 2. How the learned Merlin who flourished in those daies had the tuition of the young Prince Arthur committed unto him and how he tutured him Chap. 3. The death of King Vter Pendragon and how Prince Arthur at the age of 18. years was crowned King of Britain by common consent Chap. 4 Of the great triumphs tilts and turnaments used in his Court at the beginning of his reign and the wonderfull resort of gallant warriers Chap. 5. Of his war with the Saxons and how he victoriously overcame them in 12. several set battels to the uter subduing of their pride and preventing the progress of their conquests during his own and his next successors reign Chap. 6. How King Arthur crost the Seas and subdued Denmark and Norway unto him in which voyage many admirable occurances hapned well worth observation Chap 7. How King Arthur instituted the order of the Round Table and graced it with a 150. Knights and the reason of its institution to maintain concord with the names of the first Knights of the Order so in all none under the degree of Baron Chap 8. How King Arthur fought against the Picks Scots Irish and Saxons in one battell and slew Colgrim King of the Saxons Bladust his Brother and Childrick a Prince of Germany who came to their aide and how he forced Guillamore King of Ireland to become tributary unto him Chap. 9. How King Arthur sayled to subdue Ireland which he performed with great honor converting that People and all the adjacent Lands to Christianity and obedience to him and the British Monarchy Chap. 10. How King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table went into Palestine to fight against the Pagan Infidels where they performed wonderfull feats of Arms to the honor of Christ and Christendome converting or confounding all where ever they came and how in the intrim the traytor Mordred nephew to King Arthur whom as Viceroy he had left to govern the Land in his absence usurped the Crown which King Arthur hearing of made hast to come home and in his march through France encountred and overcame Lucius the Roman Consul and many Princes of great birth and valour Chap. 11. How King Arthur returned into England He and Mordred were both slain in battel and how noble King Arthur was buried at Glasenbury in Summerset-Shire The History of Arthur King of Britain CHAP. I. How King Uter sirnamed Pendragon slew in battell Coisen the proud Duke of Cornwall that rebelled against him and took his widow fair Igren to wife of whom he begat one renowned King Arthur THe Britains having drawn their necks out of the Roman yoak which they had borne almost 500. years from Julius Caesar who conquered Casibelan King of Britain unto Gratian the last Roman governour here who ended his life and with him the domination over this Iland in Anno domini 376. After this Vortiger of the Race Royall of Britain did by murder and usurpation possess the Diadem and jurisdiction over this noble Kingdome but by his execrable life and wicked government gowing hatefull in the Subjects eyes he fearing their justly instigated arming against him sends over into Germany to a Noble and warlike Nation there called the Saxons of Saxonie to intreat their aid against his Natives whom he called Subjects The Saxons under the conduct of their two Princely Leaders Hengist and Horsus having gotten an invitative entrance into this Land which pleased them so well they never lest of procéeding their warlike policy until they became in fine sole Masters of the Field chasing the Britaines by degrees into that monntanous County now called Wales then Cambria which hapned about the year 590 under Careticus the Britaine 's deposing usurping Votiger put Vortimer his Son into his stead who being poisoned by Voitigers wife who was Hergists Daughter Vortiger reassumes the dominion raigns with much vexation 19. yeare and then both he and Rowan his Saxon wife are burnt in their Castle by Aurelius Ambrose of the linage of Constance whom Vortiger to get the Crown had murthered To this Aurelius Ambrose after 32. years raigne succéeded Uter Pendragon his Brother All the premises are as so many steps ascendant to our story this Uter was the Father of our renowned Christian worthy King Arthur the great of Great Britain King and Emperor the noble subject of this Kingly and most Heroick History in the begining of King Uters reigne the great Duke of Cornwall named Coisen prompted by ambition avarice and oppulency three strong cords to draw an evill disposed man to destruction raised an open Rebellion against his Soveraign in which lawless enterprise he was slain and his Wife Igren the mirror of Ladies for her beauty and vertue became as lawfull prise to King Uter and although the death of Coisen her late Husband might seeme to be some obstract yet the justness of his death the Kings cause and request overcomming all niceties to the increase of her joy and dignity by the marriage of the King she became Queen of Britain Of this gallant Lady Queen
victory which fear had halfe done already the King was taken with 12. men in his company near to a wood side by a party of our horse who were imployed in pursuit of the dispierced army who being brought before King Arthur submitted resigning himselfe his Crown and Kingdome to hold in Fee of the Brittish Monarchy yearly allowing a tribunary stipend of 700. Franks of Gold delivering his own brother Harpus Prince of Finia in hostage till security was made for the true payment of it With this prosperous successe our worthy Arthur set forward to Norway the King whereof Lotho by name a man of marvelous strength and valour having had intelligence of all that had passed in Denmark and thereby conjecturing what would come to pass gathering all the premission that might be of men and armes to check the caréere of this unresistable army which he indeed had accomplished but that a power more then humane prevented it at the first arrivall of the Britaine 's which they permitted as trusting upon their lands strength which was 300000 horse and foot in a minute all that the Land could make King Arthur sent a messenâ—er to King Lotho requiring of him his Kingdome and people to yeeld obedience to the Christian Crown of Britain as his neighbor Kings had done which if he refused to do without effusion of blood he doubted not to gain by force what he sought to win by favor the proud Pagan Prince presuming upon his own more then common ability of body and the maynitude of his army sent back this despicable answer by way of defiance and challenge to King Arthur and his chevalry Know daring Arthur that thou and all thy crafty Christians whom contemptuously thou hast brought against the decree of the gods into this Northern part of Europe shall be the laughing stock of Lotho and his matchless Norveigians and although fortune have smited thee to triumph over the cowardise of Eschillius and Dollavius wits assure thy selfe all this will conduce to the greater glory of me who am by the gods designed to be the Conqueror of thee who hath conquered so many of their devout supplicaters thou art come upon my land without my leave but shalt never depart thence with thy life but because I intend to win a particular praise in thy ruine and the chiefe men with thee I challenge thy self to méet my self in personal combat and if thou they think well of it 10. of the most approved Knights in thy army against 10. of mine this if accepted by thee and thine shall be performed by me and mine to morrow morning by 9. of the clock upon Armond plain two leagues from either Army bring you courage along with you and let your horses bring you to the place of destruction at the time place appointed if you fayle our expectation we will not fayle to be with you to the ruine of your hoste in the afternoon of the same day in the inâ—rim take leave to pause upon the words of thy mortall enemy Lotho Rex Norvegia This Letter comming into King Arthurs view it is unexpressible with what joy he read it and calling his Princes Barrone and illustrate Knights before him unto them be communicated the premises when presently a vertuous emulation and strife arose among them who should be the combators in this glorious hazard to be briefe the business could no otherwise be decided then by casting lots so hungry were their Christian appetites after this honourable breakfast the lots fell upon Duke Cador of Cornwall Morgan and Theodore King of North South Wales the Earle of Lecester Lincoln Flint Ludloe and Salop the Barron of Aberqueny and the Barron of Bark these 10. gallant Knights to the spirituall envy of many others rode along with King Arthur at the time to the place appointed where they met there resolute opponents so punctual to promise that I may well say they met indeed neither party staying for the other but just comming to the place together as though the 22. horses had been privy to catch others secrets or known their riders intentions Thus being mutually met after a few course complements such as the present occasion dictated they fell to the business which they came about with such impartiall hardines that you might well guess that the one party fought to win a Kingdome and the other fought to save one it would be both troublesome and tedious to recite the particulars of this happy bickering therefore I will content my selfe with the rehearsall of the two Kings encounter combat success onely generally telling how the rest behaved themselves and to whom the victory hapned King Arthur charged his enemy so furiously at their first encounter that Lotho being a man of admirable strength not able to unhorse him he himselfe was so near dismounting that he recoyled into thecrouper of his Saddle at which his very eyes revealed the anger of his heart so that recovering his seat and at a second passâ—ge both their Lances though marvelous strong flew into the ayre but with the vehemency of the stroke King Lothos left shoulder joint was dissocated which he chafing like a bore sought his best advantage by sudden dismounting but King Arthur the activist man alive was on ground with sword in hand before him and at the first veny struck him on the head so vigorously that he cleft his helme and head to the eyes so down fell Lotho like a mighty Oake yeelding his body and Kingdome to the mercy of King Arthur how he would bury the one and dispose of the other in the intrim our hardy British Knights had slain 6. of their 10. Antagonists and mortally wounded the of her four either of them having received any notable hurt the Earle of Flint had his horse slain under him the like had the King of Northwales Duke Cador was cut in the arme the Earle of Leicester in the leg and the Earle of Salop in the shoulder no other hurt was done unto the British Party the dejected Norveigians hearing these tydings so full of horror to them threw down their weapons and fled whom our Britains overtaking King Arthur caused a proclamation to be made that whosoever would forsake the worship of their false gods and adore the true God Jesus Christ and be baptized into the Christian Faith should be received to mercy the obstinate to expect none upon this many thousands promised and in four dayes performed the same by baptisme and confession of the Christian Faith among the rest the Duke of Erikine next heire to the Crown of Norway was baptized and Crowned both in one day by the Bishop of Menevia since called Saint Davids who was alwaies attendant on King Arthur who receiving homage of this new Christian King the first of that name and condition for so he was named at his imitation to his Kingdome and Christianity for the Kingdome of Norway our illustrious King Arthuâ— with his Royall British
army laden with honour and victory left these coasts and set sayle for Britain where soon ariâ—ing they were received with uncredible gladness and triumph as such a sprosperdus voyage deserved 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 bethought 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 spirit 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 illustrious 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 quality which of what high birth soever none were under the degree 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 bearers 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 Chaucerian 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 Bots. 17. sir Beleobus 18. sir Basset 19. sir Bygot 20. sir Brian 21. sir Bevis 22. sir Best 23. sir Butlacie 24. sir Bande 25. sir Betris 26. sir Baulks 27. sir Cador. 28. sir Christian 29. sir Carlton 30. sir Cleere 31. sir Clare 32. sir Cade 33. sir Cosels 34. sir Callin 35. sir Clay 36. sir Corts 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 Eismeere 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 Fotscue 66 sir Feilde 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 99 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 Leukror 121 sir Maurice 122 sir Martin 123 sir Moâ—ton 124 sir Miles 125 sir Meridith 126 sir Mariot 127 sir Newton 128 sir Norton 129 sir Norman 130 sir Nayler 131 sir Nudigâ—te 132 sir Napper 133 sir Oliver 134 sir Osbolstone 135 sir Ouldâ—oire 136 sir Osbourne 137 sir Percivall 138 sir Pelieas 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 Trsmore 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 unaâ—mious and mutual correspondency that all the whole world admired the admirable feats of chivalry by them performed for with these 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 Britaine 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 Colgeim 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 their 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 Sea side 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 tesigne 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 consounded and the monarchy of Britain under his government became the most most renovmed throughout all the whole world
that these vallanous rebess and traytors who speak what they wish shall soon find these words kindle fresh fire of valour in the breasts of all true Britaines so as the battell did as it were begin anew insomuch that the perfidious Mordred without hope fled with his rebellious remnant towards the Towns of Glasenbury in Somerset shire whither King Arthur and his Knights with the rest of his gallantry speedily pursued them and there began afresh to fight where King Arthur who in former fights had received ten severall wounds in his head but none mortall till now that the speele of a broken Launce hapned to pierce his skull and that proved his deaths wound but before he dyed even when he felt the very agony of death approaching in his hot incensed bloud he did wonderfull execution upon his enemies and still continued fighting as though he had felt no hurt till a messenger brought him tydings that the Trator Mordred was slain then said he the unresistable will and decree of heaven be done for I am well contented and willing to dye So soon as the Rebels heard and saw that their Captain Mordred was dead it is wonderfull to relate in what a disordered confusion they ran some one way and some another they were sensible by the testimony of conscience that their obstract persisting in rebellion against so rare a King had brought them beyond hope of pardon therefore they asked none in this destraction there was a greater number killed in the flâ—gâ—t then in the battell scarce a man of them had escaped if the sudden approach of good King Arthurs death had not pretented further pursuit there was slain in the battell twelve thousand and in the slight fifteen thousand Mordreds hatefull deeds in his life time procured him a generall hatred after death he dyed suddenly without any care for his soul thrust thorrow the heare with a Iavelin in the hand of a Common souldier and when he was dead none tooke care of his Body his own kindred a fit guerdon for a Traytor which were of the blood royall and was he being nephew to King Arthur as you have heard before the gallant Sir Gowin Knight of the Round Table who dyed bravely fighting for his King in this battell was his own brother he was cosen garman to that illustrate Cador Duke of Cornwall another Knight of the Round Table who also triumphed over death in his Soveraignes cause whose Son Constantine succeeded King Arthur in the Kingdome yet all this high birth and alience could not purchase a grave unless some Country hynde buried him in his Orchard or Garden for of his sepulcher though so great a personage no mention was ever made to this day Well enough of him unless he had been better now let us returne to K. Arthur who lying upon his death-Bed at Glasenbury where having like a worthy Christian as he alwayes had lived made an eternall peace between God and his foul and also a likely lasting peace for the future to his Kingdome appointing for his successor dying without any issue his Nephew Constantine the Son of Cador Duke of Cornwall as I told you lately So this renowned Christian worthy valiant King Arthur having first vanquished the Saxons at home and anexed six forraign Crownes to the Monarchy of Britain when he had thus victoriously raigned 26. years he rendred to death his interest and his soule to his Redeemer in the year of Grace 543. and was buryed at Glasenbury they where in this present modern age I meane within living mens memory there hath been an old Epitaph with some other memorials of him found the Epitaph so well as I can I think it not impertinent to render in English King Arthurs Epitaph Here lyes great Arthur Britains King ' Mongst Christian worthies one of three His fame throughout the world doth ring None did such doughty deeds as he Death all unto this passe doth bring He can subdue the greatest King FINIS London printed for Francis Coles at the signe of the Lamb in the Old-Bailey 1660.