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¶How Lotrin that was Brutes sone en∣tred with moche honoure / & gouerned the londe well and worthely.

AFter Brute regned Lotrī h{is} sone / that was the seconde kynge in Brytayne. The whiche began to regne the seconde yere of Samuell. And this Lotrin was crowned kynge wyth moche solempnyte and glorye of all the londe of Brytayne. And after whan he was crowned kynge. Albanak and Cambar his two brethern wente agayne into theyr ow¦ne countree & there they lyued with moche ho∣nour / & worshyp. And Lotrī theyr brother reg¦ned / & was kynge & gouerned it well & wysely for he was a good man & wonderly well belo∣ued of all his londe. And it befell so that Alba∣nak dwelled in his owne londe with moche ho¦noure and worshyp. And thenne came kynge Humbar of Hunlonde with a grate power & a¦ryued in Albyne / & wolde haue conquered the londe / & began to warre vpon kyng Albanak was slayne / the people of that londe fledde vn¦to Lotrin & tolde hym for he was kynge of bry¦tayne / how that his brother was slayne / & pra¦yed hym of his helpe and of his socour for to a¦uenge his brothers dethe. Lotrin there anone lete assemble all the Brytons of Kente / of Do∣uer in to Dere went of Norfolke and South∣folke / of Keftefen / and Lyndessey. And whan they were assembled they spedde them faste to¦warde there enemyes for to yeue them batayll And Lotrin had sente to Cambar his brother that he sholde come vnto hym with all the po∣wer that he myght make hym for to helpe / & to he dyde with a good wyll. And so they came to¦gyders / & toke ther waye pryuely for to go and seke Humbar where they myght hym fynde. And so it befell that thys Humbar was besyde a water that was a grete Ryuer wyth hys fol∣ke

/ hym for to dysporte. And there came Lo∣trin and Cambar his brother with all ther peo¦ple sodaynly or that ony of that other wyste. And whan Humber sawe them come he was sore adradde / for as moche as his men wyst it not afore / and also they were vnarmed. And anone Humbar for dredde lepte in too the wa∣ter / and drowned hym selfe / and soo he deyed / and h{is} men were all slayne so that none of thē escaped. And therfore is that water called Hū¦bar / and euer more shalbe for bi cause that th{is} kynge Humbar therin was drowned. ¶And after that Lotrin wente to his shyppes & toke there golde and syluer as moche as he founde vnto hym self. And all that other pylfre he gaf vnto other foke of the hoste. And they founde in one of the shyppes a fayre damoysell / that was kynge Humbars doughter / & she was cal¦led Estrylde· And whan Lotrin sawe her / he tooke her with hym for her fayrnesse / And for her he was ouertaken in loue, and wolde haue wedded her. This tydynges came to Corin / & anne thoughte to auenge hym vpon Lotrin. For as moche as Lotrin had made couenaū•• for to spowse Corins doughter / that was cal∣led Guentolin. And Corin in haste wente vn∣to hym vnto newe Troy / and thus he sayd to Lotrin. Now certes sayde he / ye rewarde me full euyll / for the paynes that I haue suffred & had many tymes for Brute youre fader. And therfor syth it is so I wyll auēge me now vpō you. And he drewe his fawcon on hygh & wol∣de haue slayne this Lotrin the kynge. But the damoysell wente bytwene tho & made them to be accorded in this manere. That Lotrin shol¦de wedde or spowse Guentolin that was Co∣rins doughter / & so Lotrin dyd. And netheles whan that he had spowsed Guentolin Corins doughter / pryuely he came to Estrylde / & brou¦ghte her with childe / & gate vpon her a dough¦ter / the whiche was called Abram. And it be fell so that anone after Corin deyed / and after whan he was deed. Lotrin forsoke Guentolin that was his wyfe / and made Estrelde quene. And there Guentolin that was his wyf went from thens all in greate yre and wrathe vnto Cornwayle / & there seased all the londe in to her owne honde / for as moche as she was her faders heyre she vndetoke feautes and homa¦ges of all the men of the londe. And after war∣de assembled a greate hoste and a grete power of men / for to be auenged vppon Lotrin that was her lorde / and to hym came & yeue hym a stronge batayll and there was Lotrin her hus¦bonde slayne and his men dyscomfyted in the v. yere of his regne. Guentolin let take Estryl¦de and Abram her doughter / and bounde thē bo••he honde and foot / and caste them bothe in to a water / and so they were drowned wher¦fore that water was euermore after called. Abram / after the name of the dāmoyseyll that was Estryldes doughter· And Englysshe men calle that water Seuerne / And walsshtmen calle it Abram vnto this daye to. And whan this was done Guentolin lete crowne her que¦ne of all the londe / and gouerned the londe ful welle and wysely vnto the tyme that Madan her sone that Lotrin hadde goten vppon her was of .xx. yere of aege that he might be kynge and soo the quene regnd .xv. yere. And thenne lete she crowne her sone kynge / and he regned and gouerned the londe well and worthely. And she wente in to Cornewaylle / and there she dwelled all her lyues tyme.