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the first king of the East Angles。 Guercha begat Uffa； who begat Tytillus；
who begat Eni； who begat Edric； who begat Aldwulf； who begat Elric。 *
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 transcriberPalgrave。
The genealogy of the Mercians。
60。 Woden begat Guedolgeat； who begat Gueagon； who begat Guithleg；
who begat Guerdmund； who begat Ossa； who begat Ongen； who begat
Eamer； who begat Pubba。* This Pubba had twelve sons； of whom two are
better known to me than the others； that is Penda and Eawa。 Eadlit is the
son of Pantha； Penda； son of Pubba； Ealbald； son of Alguing； son of Eawa；
son of Penda； son of Pubba。 Egfert； son of Offa； son of Thingferth； son of
Enwulf； son of Ossulf； son of Eawa； son of Pubba。 * Or Wibba。
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The kings of the Deiri。
61。 Woden begat Beldeg； Brond begat Siggar； who begat Sibald； who
begat Zegulf； who begat Soemil； who first separated＇1＇ Deur from
Berneich （Deira from Bernicia。） Soemil begat Sguerthing； who begat
Giulglis； who begat Ulfrea； who begat Iffi； who begat Ulli； Edwin； Osfrid
and Eanfrid。 There were two sons of Edwin； who fell with him in battle at
Meicen；＇2＇ and the kingdom was never renewed in his family； because not
one of his race escaped from that war； but all were slain with him by the
army of Catguollaunus；＇3＇ king of the Guendota。 Oswy begat Egfrid； the
same is Ailguin； who begat Oslach； sho begat Alhun； who begat Adlsing；
who begat Echun； who begat Oslaph。 Ida begat Eadric； who begat Ecgulf；
who begat Leodwald； who begat Eata； the same is Glinmaur； who begat
Eadbert and Egbert； who was the first bishop of their nation。 ＇1＇ V。R。
Conquered。 ＇2＇ Hatfield； in the West Riding of Yorkshire。 See Bede's
Eccles。 Hist。 ＇3＇ Cadwalla； king of the Western Britons。
Ida； the son of Eoppa； possessed countries on the left…hand side of
Britain； i。e。 of the Humbrian sea； and reigned twelve years； and united*
Dynguayth Guarth…Berneich。 * V。R。 United the castle； i。e。 Dinguerin and
Gurdbernech； which two countries were in one country； i。e。 Deurabernech；
Anglice Diera and Bernicia。 Another MS。 Built Dinguayrh Guarth
Berneich。
62。 Then Dutgirn at that time fought bravely against the nation of the
Angles。 At that time； Talhaiarn Cataguen* was famed for poetry； and
Neirin； and Taliesin and Bluchbard； and Cian； who is called Guenith
Guaut； were all famous at the same time in British poetry。 * Talhaiarn was
a descendant of Coel Godebog； and chaplain to Ambrosius。
The great king； Mailcun；* reigned among the Britons； i。e。 in the
district of Guenedota； because his great…great…grandfather； Cunedda； with
his twelve sons； had come before from the left…hand part； i。e。 from the
country which is called Manau Gustodin； one hundred and forty…six years
before Mailcun reigned； and expelled the Scots with much slaughter from
those countries； and they never returned again to inhabit them。 * Better
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known as Maelgwn。
63。 Adda； son of Ida； reigned eight years； Ethelric； son of Adda；
reigned four years。 Theodoric； son of Ida； reigned seven years。 Freothwulf
reigned six years。 In whose time the kingdom of Kent； by the mission of
Gregory； received baptism。 Hussa reigned seven years。 Against him fought
four kings； Urien； and Ryderthen； and Guallauc； and Morcant。 Theodoric
fought bravely； together with his sons； against that Urien。 But at that time
sometimes the enemy and sometimes our countrymen were defeated； and
he shut them up three days and three nights in the island of Metcaut； and
whilst he was on an expedition he was murdered； at the instance of
Morcant； out of envy； because he possessed so much superiority over all
the kings in military science。 Eadfered Flesaurs reigned twelve years in
Bernicia； and twelve others in Deira； and gave to his wife Bebba； the town
of Dynguaroy； which from her is called Bebbanburg。* * Bambrough。 See
Bede； iii。 6； and Sax。 Chron。 A。D。 547。
Edwin； son of Alla； reigned seventeen years； seized on Elmete； and
expelled Cerdic； its king。 Eanfled； his duaghter； received baptism； on the
twelfth day after Pentecost； with all her followers； both men and women。
The following Easter Edwin himself received baptism； and twelve
thousand of his subjects with him。 If any one wishes to know who
baptized them； it was Rum Map Urbgen：* he was engaged forty days in
baptizing all classes of the Saxons； and by his preaching many believed on
Christ。 * See Bede's Eccles。 Hist。 From the share which Paulinus had in
the conversion of the Northumbrian king； it has been inferred that he
actaully baptized him； but Nennius experssly states； that the holy
sacrament was administered by Rhun； the son of Urien。 The Welsh name
of Paulinus is Pawl Hen； or Polin Eagob。
64。 Oswald son of Ethelfrid； reigned nine years； the same is Oswald
Llauiguin；＇1＇ he slew Catgublaun （Cadwalla）；＇2＇ king of Guenedot；＇3＇ in
the battle of Catscaul；＇4＇ with much loss to his own army。 Oswy； son of
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； a