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Ethelfrid�察 �reigned twenty´eight years and six months。 During his reign�察�
there was a dreadful mortality among his subjects�察 �when Catgualart
��Cadwallader�� was king among the Britons�察�succeeding his father�察�and he
himself died amongst the rest。��5�А�He slew Penda in the field of Gai�察�and
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now took place the slaughter of Gai Campi�察�and the kings of the Britons�察�
who went out with Penda on the expedition as far as the city of Judeu�察�
were slain。 ��1�А�Llauiguin�察 �means the ;fair�察─�or the ;bounteous hand。; ��2�А�
This name has been variously written�察�Bede spells it Caedualla ��Cadwalla���察�
Nennius�察 �Catgublaun�察 �the Saxon Chronicle�察 �Ceadwalla�察 �and the Welsh
writers�察�Cadwallon and Kalwallawn�此�and though the identity of the person
may be clearly proved�察 �it is necessary to observe these particulars to
distinguish him from Cadwaladr�察 �and from another Caedualla or
Caedwalla�察�a king of the West Saxons�察�all of whom�察�as they lived within a
short time of each other�察 �have been frequently confounded together。
Rees's Welsh Saints。 ��3�А�Gwynedd�察�North Wales。 ��4�А�Bede says at Denis's
brook。 ��5�А �The British chronicles assert that Cadwallader died at Rome�察�
whilst Nennius would lead us to conclude that he perished in the
pestilence at home。
65。 Then Oswy restored all the wealth�察�which was with him in the city�察�
to Penda�察�who distributed it among the kings of the Britons�察�that is Atbert
Judeu。 But Catgabail alone�察 �king of Guenedot�察 �rising up in the night�察�
excaped�察 �together with his army�察 �wherefore he was called Catgabail
Catguommed。 Egfrid�察 �son of Oswy�察 �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�察�and was by them slain。 * The isle of Farne。
Penda�察�son of Pybba�察�reigned ten years�察�he first separated the kingdom
of Mercia from that of the North´men�察�and slew by treachery Anna�察�king
of the East Anglians�察�and St。 Oswald�察�king of the North Men。 He fought
the battle of Cocboy�察�in which fell Eawa�察�son of Pybba�察�his brother�察�king of
the Mercians�察 �and Oswald�察 �king of the North´men�察 �and he gained the
victory by diabolical agency。 He was not baptized�察�and never believed in
God。
66。 From the beginning of the world to Constantinus and Rufus�察 �are
found to be five thousand six hundred and fifty´eight years。
Also from the two consuls�察�Rufus and Rubelius�察�to the consul Stilicho�察�
are three hundred and seventy´three years。
Also from Stilicho to Valentinian�察 �son of Placida�察 �and the reign of
Vortigern�察�are twenty´eight years。
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And from the reign of Vortigern to the quarrel between Guitolinus and
Ambrosius�察�are twelve years�察�which is Guoloppum�察�that is Catgwaloph。*
Vortigern reigned in Britain when Theodosius and Valentinian were
consuls�察�and in the fourth year of his reign the Saxons came to Britain�察�in
the consulship of Felix and Taurus�察 �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�察 �and were
received by Vortigern�察�to the time of Decius and Valerian�察�are sixty´nine
years。
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