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usurper_n cl._n cornelius_n laelianus_n usurper_n caius_n carausius_n usurper_n caius_n allecius_n usurper_n m._n aurelius_n asclepiodotus_n pacatianus_n gratianus_n funarius_n martinus_n lupicinus_n alypius_n nectaridius_n and_o bulchobaudes_n severus_n jovinus_n theodosius_n civilis_n and_o dulcitius_n fraomarius_n maximus_n usurper_n chrysanthus_n victorinus_n marcus_n usurper_n gratianus_n municeps_fw-la usurper_n constantine_n and_o constans_n usurper_n gallio_n of_o ravenna_n the_o angles_n be_v a_o tribe_n of_o the_o suevian_o and_o both_o suevian_o and_o saxon_n be_v the_o offspring_n of_o the_o syebi_n and_o sasones_n in_o asia_n and_o come_v into_o europe_n together_o be_v of_o the_o same_o gomerian_a original_a with_o the_o cimbrian_o king_n of_o the_o saxon_n stresaeus_n bedwig_n gualas_n hadras_n ittermon_n heremod_n skeph_n reign_v in_o sleswick_n skeld_v bevin_n tetuas_fw-la geta_n go_v to_o asgard_v in_o asgard_n gedulph_n son_n to_o geta._n finne_n fridulph_n frelaph_n fridwald_n in_o germany_n henry_n sifrid_n woden_n son_n to_o fridwald_n return_v into_o germany_n weldeg_n and_o his_o brethren_n with_o sirick_n and_o his_o son_n hund_v and_o gelder_n anônymus_n contemporary_a with_o wermund_n king_n of_o the_o dane_n gelder_n contemporary_a with_o tordo_n king_n of_o sweden_n and_o dan_n the_o three_o king_n of_o demnark_n artrick_n ansenrick_n wilkin_n the_o i._o swert_v and_o hanef_n swert_v the_o ii_o wilkin_n the_o ii_o witikind_n wilkin_n the_o iii_o with_o his_o brother_n sigar_n marbod_v bodo_n vecta_n vita_fw-la witigil_n hengist_n king_n of_o the_o suevian_o before_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o angle_n from_o they_o to_o the_o saxon_n anônymus_n contemporary_a with_o metellus_n celer_n arionistus_fw-la or_o ernest_n nasua_n and_o cimberius_fw-la maroboduus_n vannius_n vangio_n and_o sido_fw-la italicus_n and_o sido_fw-la king_n of_o the_o pict_n the_o pict_n and_o scot_n be_v gothick_n nation_n of_o the_o same_o gomerian_a original_a with_o the_o cimbrian_o and_o come_v from_o scandia_n which_o be_v also_o call_v scythia_n germanica_n but_o in_o regard_v our_o british_a history_n have_v hitherto_o be_v too_o deficient_a concern_v the_o pictish_a king_n i_o shall_v here_o exhibit_v a_o catalogue_n of_o they_o out_o of_o john_n fordon'_v m._n s._n scotichronicon_n and_o hector_n boethius_n cruithhe_o camelon_n reign_v ann_n 50._o ghede_v 100_o ghede_v ii_o hect._n 100_o chrine_n hect._n 150._o tharan_n 150._o ghede_v iii_o 150._o duchil_n 40._o dinorth_n tisy_n 20._o duor_fw-la deghel_n 20._o decok_n heth._n 60._o congust_n 20._o caranath_n cer_v 40._o garnard_n bolg_n 9_o wipopneth_n who_o hector_n call_v unipanus_n 30._o blarchasser_v 17._o phiathus_n albus_fw-la thalarg_n amfrud_n 16._o canatalmel_fw-la 6._o dongard_n nethles_a 1._o feredeth_n finyel_n gannard_n dives_fw-la 60._o nectan_n ii_o hect._n 60._o nectan_n ii_o hect._n 60._o hungur_v son_n of_o fergus_n 40._o in_o his_o time_n regulus_n bring_v st._n andrew_n relic_n into_o albania_n thalarg_n son_n of_o keother_n 24_o durst_n alias_o nectan_n son_n of_o irby_n 48._o in_o his_o time_n palladius_n teach_v in_o ireland_n and_o albania_n thalarg_n son_n of_o amyle_n 2._o nectan_a chaltamoth_n 10._o dare_v germerth_n son_n of_o ethrede_n 38._o galan_n 15._o dare_v son_n of_o gigurun_n 5._o dare_v son_n of_o ethrede_n 8._o dare_v son_n of_o gigurun_n ag_n 4._o garnard_n son_n of_o gigurun_n 6._o kelturan_n son_n of_o garnard_n 6._o thalarg_n son_n of_o mordele_v 11._o dare_v son_n of_o mometh_n 1_o thalagath_fw-mi 4._o brew_v son_n of_o meilothon_n 19_o in_o his_o time_n columba_n come_v from_o ireland_n to_o albania_n garnard_n son_n of_o dompnach_n 20_o he_o build_v the_o church_n of_o abernethy_n nectan_n son_n of_o irban_n 11._o kenel_n son_n of_o luchren_n 14._o nectan_n son_n of_o food_n 6._o brew_v son_n of_o fathna_n 5._o thalarg_n son_n of_o farthard_n 11._o thalargan_n son_n of_o amfrud_n 4._o garnard_n son_n of_o dompnal_n 5._o dare_v brother_n to_o garnard_n 6._o brew_v son_n of_o bridebile_a 11._o in_o his_o time_n egfrid_n king_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o pict_n nectan_n son_n of_o brew_v 18._o to_o he_o abbot_n celfrid_n write_v about_o the_o observe_n of_o easter_n and_o clerical_a tonsure_v after_o the_o roman_a way_n garnard_n son_n of_o feredeth_n 14._o he_o slay_v amberclet_n king_n of_o the_o scot_n and_o give_v a_o oratory_n to_o the_o nine_o daughter_n of_o dovenald_n oengussa_n son_n of_o fergus_n 16._o nectan_n son_n of_o decil_n nine_o month_n feredeth_n son_n of_o alpin_n six_o month_n alpin_n father_n of_o feredeth_n 26._o brew_v son_n of_o cenegus_n 2._o alpin_n son_n of_o cenegus_n 2._o thalargan_n son_n of_o durst_n 1._o thalarg_n son_n of_o drusken_n 4._o cenegus_n son_n of_o thalarg_n 6._o constantine_n son_n of_o fergus_n 40._o he_o build_v the_o church_n of_o dunkeld_n 226_o year_n after_o the_o build_n of_o abernethy_n church_n by_o garnard_n hungus_n son_n of_o fergus_n 10._o durstolorgus_n son_n of_o hungus_n 3._o feredeth_n son_n of_o badoc_n 3._o brew_v son_n of_o feredeth_n one_o month._n kened_a son_n of_o feredeth_n 1._o brew_v son_n of_o fethel_n 2._o drusken_fw-mi son_n of_o feredeth_n 3._o five_o of_o these_o king_n be_v omit_v in_o fordon'_v scotichronicon_n viz._n ghede_v the_o second_o chrine_n and_o ghede_v the_o three_o and_o the_o two_o nectan_n between_o garnard_n and_o hungurst_n but_o they_o be_v here_o supply_v out_o of_o hector_n boetius_fw-la i_o confess_v it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o in_o this_o catalogue_n there_o may_v be_v some_o mistake_n either_o in_o the_o computation_n of_o year_n or_o the_o order_n of_o succession_n and_o therefore_o i_o can_v hearty_o wish_v that_o some_o ingenious_a lover_n of_o antiquity_n can_v produce_v some_o more_o perfect_a and_o exact_a list_n of_o these_o king_n than_o this_o which_o i_o have_v faithful_o transcribe_v out_o of_o the_o forementioned_a author_n the_o table_n a._n albion_n whence_o so_o call_v page_z 4_o ambrons_n a_o mischievous_a nation_n page_z 13_o 14_o asia_n a_o province_n of_o sarmatia_n page_n 18_o asaei_n &_o asiotae_n ibid._n ancalite_n a_o british_a people_n page_n 34_o attrebatij_n ibid._n attiscoti_n a_o northern_a people_n page_n 40_o 41_o invade_v the_o roman_a province_n page_n 150_o albina_n dioclesian_n daughter_n page_n 53_o androgeus_n a_o british_a prince_n page_n 71_o 82_o adminius_n or_o etiminius_n page_n 84_o 85_o 87_o arviragus_n king_n of_o the_o britan_n page_n 91_o avitus_n didius_n gallus_n governor_n of_o britain_n page_n 92_o agricola_n subdue_v the_o ordovices_n page_n 98_o he_o overcome_v the_o caledonian_n page_n 101_o agricola_n calpurnius_n repress_v the_o pict_n and_o caledonian_n page_n 111_o adelphius_n bishop_n of_o colchester_n page_n 144_o arminius_n a_o british_a deacon_n ibid._n albinus_n governor_n of_o britain_n page_n 117_o argetocoxus_fw-la prince_n of_o the_o calcedonian_o page_n 122_o his_o wife_n reply_v to_o the_o empress_n ibid._n allectus_n a_o usurper_n page_n 130_o 131_o asclepiodotus_n a_o roman_a general_n page_n 131_o be_v governor_n of_o britain_n page_n 132_o alban_n and_o aaron_n martyr_n page_n 133_o amphibalus_fw-la and_o augulius_fw-la page_n 134_o alypius_n governor_n of_o britain_n page_n 150_o armorica_n plant_v with_o britan_n page_n 162_o 174._o ambrose_n son_n of_o constantine_n page_n 166_o 191_o b._n britain_n its_o circuit_n p._n 1_o whence_o name_v p._n 5_o 6_o whether_o it_o be_v ever_o join_v to_o france_n p._n 36_o brito_n king_n of_o britain_n p._n 9_o also_o a_o centaur_n ibid._n britona_n or_o britomartis_n ib._n britan_n whence_o descend_v p._n 12_o 13_o belgae_n a_o british_a people_n p._n 34_o bibroci_n &_o bodunni_n ibid._n brigantes_n whence_o so_o name_v p._n 39_o britain_n how_o divide_v p._n 44_o 45_o british_a idol_n ibid._n bard_n what_o they_o be_v p._n 45_o british_a government_n under_o the_o roman_n p._n 46_o 47_o britain_n city_n and_o street_n p._n 50_o brutus_n the_o same_o with_o brito_n p._n 9_o his_o descent_n and_o exploit_n p._n 55_o 56_o his_o successor_n p._n 62_o brennus_n the_o elder_n be_v war_n p._n 64_o 65_o 66_o belinus_n king_n of_o britain_n p._n 63_o 66_o belinus_n the_o great_a p._n 68_o his_o son_n p._n 69_o his_o death_n p._n 74_o boadicia_n insurrection_n p._n 95_o bonosus_n a_o usurper_n p._n 126_o brittia_n batavica_n subdue_v p._n 155_o 156_o c._n cimmerians_n ancestor_n to_o the_o cimbrian_o p._n 13_o 26_o and_o to_o the_o britan_n ibid._n cerberion_n a_o city_n p._n 30_o catticuchlani_n cassij_n cenimagni_n cantij_fw-la p._n 34_o 35_o cossini_n &_o corini_n p._n 33_o coritani_n cornavij_n cangi_n p._n 38_o cantij_fw-la p._n 35_o caledonij_n cantae_n carini_n p._n 40_o carnonacae_n cerones_n cornabyi_n ibid._n count_n of_o the_o saxon_a coast_n p._n 47_o 48_o caswallan_n a_o british_a king_n p._n 71_o 74_o his_o war_n with_o caesar_n p._n 78_o 79_o cunobeline_n succeed_v his_o father_n p._n 83_o his_o son_n p._n 85_o caligula_n intend_v to_o invade_v britain_n p._n 84_o
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