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Carew, Richard, 1555-1620

"The Survey of Cornwall And an epistle concerning the excellencies of the English tongue"


[500.]
And vpon Igerna wife to Gorlois, Duke of Cornwall, Vter begat the
worthy Arthur, and a daughter called Amy.
[526.]
This Arthur discomfited in fight, one Childerick, a king of the
Saxons, and afterwards, vpon certaine couenants, suffred him quietly
to depart the Realme. But Childerick violating the word of a king,
bound with the solemnity of an othe, inuaded eftsoones the Westerne
coasts, harrowing the Country as he passed, vntil Cador, Earle of
Cornwall, became Gods Minister, to take vengeance of his periury,
by reauing off his life.
That Marke swayed the Cornish septer, you cannot make question,
vnlesse you will, withall, shake the irrefragable authoritie of
the round tables Romants.
[603.]
Blederic Duke of Cornwall, associated with other Welsh kings,
darrayned a battel against Ethelferd, king of the Northumbers,
& by the valiant forgoing of his life, got his partners the victory.
[688.]
Iuor, sonne to Alane king of little Brittaine, first wan from the
Saxons, Cornwall, Deuon, and Somerset shires, by force of armes,
and then, taking to wife Ethelburg, cousin to Kentwin, king of
Westsex, enioyed the same by composition.


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