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Ethelfrid;   reigned   twenty…eight   years   and   six   months。   During   his   reign; 

there    was    a  dreadful    mortality    among     his  subjects;    when    Catgualart 

(Cadwallader) was king among the Britons; succeeding his father; and he 

himself died amongst the rest。'5' He slew Penda in the field of Gai; and 



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now took place the slaughter of Gai Campi; and the kings of the Britons; 

who   went   out   with   Penda   on   the   expedition   as   far   as   the   city  of   Judeu; 

were slain。 '1' Llauiguin;  means the 〃fair;〃 or the 〃bounteous hand。〃   '2' 

This name has been variously written; Bede spells it Caedualla (Cadwalla); 

Nennius;   Catgublaun;   the   Saxon   Chronicle;   Ceadwalla;   and             the   Welsh 

writers; Cadwallon and Kalwallawn: and though the identity of the person 

may   be   clearly   proved;      it   is   necessary   to  observe   these   particulars   to 

distinguish      him     from    Cadwaladr;       and    from    another     Caedualla      or 

Caedwalla; a king of the West Saxons; all of whom; as they lived within a 

short   time    of  each   other;   have    been   frequently   confounded        together。 

Rees's Welsh Saints。 '3' Gwynedd; North Wales。 '4' Bede says at Denis's 

brook。   '5'  The   British   chronicles   assert   that   Cadwallader   died   at   Rome; 

whilst     Nennius     would     lead   us   to  conclude     that   he   perished    in   the 

pestilence at home。 

     65。 Then Oswy restored all the wealth; which was with him in the city; 

to Penda; who distributed it among the kings of the Britons; that is Atbert 

Judeu。   But   Catgabail   alone;   king   of   Guenedot;   rising   up   in   the   night; 

excaped;      together    with   his   army;    wherefore     he   was   called    Catgabail 

Catguommed。   Egfrid;   son   of   Oswy;   reigned   nine   years。   In   his   time   the 

holy bishop Cuthbert died in the island of Medcaut。* It was he who made 

war against the Picts; and was by them slain。 * The isle of Farne。 

     Penda; son of Pybba; reigned ten years; he first separated the kingdom 

of Mercia from that of the North…men; and slew by treachery Anna; king 

of the East Anglians; and St。 Oswald; king of the North Men。 He fought 

the battle of Cocboy; in which fell Eawa; son of Pybba; his brother; king of 

the   Mercians;   and   Oswald;   king   of   the   North…men;   and   he   gained   the 

victory by diabolical agency。 He was not baptized; and never believed in 

God。 

     66。 From  the   beginning of the   world to Constantinus   and   Rufus;  are 

found to be five thousand six hundred and fifty…eight years。 

     Also from the two consuls; Rufus and Rubelius; to the consul Stilicho; 

are three hundred and seventy…three years。 

     Also   from   Stilicho   to   Valentinian;   son   of   Placida;   and   the   reign   of 

Vortigern; are twenty…eight years。 



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     And from the reign of Vortigern to the quarrel between Guitolinus and 

Ambrosius; are twelve years; which is Guoloppum; that is Catgwaloph。* 

Vortigern      reigned    in  Britain    when     Theodosius      and    Valentinian     were 

consuls; and in the fourth year of his reign the Saxons came to Britain; in 

the consulship   of   Felix   and Taurus;  in   the   four  hundredth   year   from  the 

incarnation   of   our   Lord   Jesus   Christ。   *   In   Carmarthenshire。   Perhaps   the 

town now called Kidwelly。 

     From     the   year   in  which    the   Saxons     came    into  Britain;    and   were 

received by Vortigern; to the time of Decius and Valerian; are sixty…nine 

years。 



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