treat more at large of the life of this saint, but it is now time to conclude this epitome of his labours.[1]
[Here ended the life of the holy bishop, Saint Patrick.]
(After this, the MSS. give as § 56, the legend of king Arthur, which in this edition occurs in § 50.)
GENEALOGY OF THE KINGS OF BERNICIA[2]
§ 57.Woden begat Beldeg, who begat Beornec, who begat Gethbrond, who begat Aluson, who begat Ingwi, who begat Edibrith, who begat Esa, who begat Eoppa, who begat Ida. But Ida had twelve sone, Adda, Belric Theodric, Thelric, Theodhere, Osmer, and one queen Bearnoch, Ealric. Ethelric begat Ethelfrid: the same is AEdlfred Flesaur. For he also had seven sons, Eanfrid, Oswald, Oswin, Oswy, Oswudu, Oslac, Offa. Oswy begat Alfrid, Elfwin, and Egfrid. Egrid is he who made war against his cousin Brudei, king of the Picts, and he fell therein with all the strength of his army and the Picts with their king gained the victory; and the Saxons never again reduced the Picts so as to exact tribute from them. Since the time of this war it is called Gueithlin Garan.
But Oswy had two wives, Riemmelth, the daughter of Royth, son of Rum; and Eanfied, the daughter of Edwin, son of Alla.
THE GENEALOGY OF THE KINGS OF KENT.
§ 58.Hengist begat Octa, who begat Ossa, who begat Eormenric, who begat Ethelbert, who begat Eadbald, who begat Ercombert, who begat Egbert.
THE ORIGIN OF THE KINGS OF EAST-ANGLIA.
§ 59.Woden begat Casser, who begat Titinon, who begat Trigil, who begat Rodmunt, who begat Rippa, who begat Guillem Guercha,[3] who was the first king of the East Angles.
- ↑ Here ends the Vatican MS. collated by Mr. Gunn.
- ↑ These titles are not part of the original work, but added in the MSS. by a later hand.
- ↑ Guercha is a distortion of the name of Uffa, or Wuffa, arising in the first instance from the pronunciation of the British writer; and in the next place from the error of the transcriber—Palgrave.
