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AFter this Conan regned his cosyn cor¦tyf that was behated of all his peple & no thynge beloued. & this. Cortyf lost all Bry∣tayne thrugh warre. And ī his tyme fell ye gre∣te myscheyf in Brytayn ye crystendom was de¦stroyed & all ye Brytons were dryuē out of the londe and the londe lost with out ony recouer. But after warde left the londe to the Saxons as ye afterwarde shall here. For in that tyme
there was a paynem that was called Gormō∣de / that was the kynges sone Daufrices of the panems folke that hadde the reame after hys fader / & was kynge / sauf he bequaue & yaue it to his broder. And sayd that he wolde neuer be kynge / but yf that he myght gete and conque∣re a reame in a straunge countree. For he was bolde & stronge of body. And of hym prophecy¦ed Merlyn & sayde / that hesholde be a wulf of the see. And he lette assemble paynems wyth∣out nombre / & lete appareylle shyppes / & wen∣te by many londes / & toke homages & feautees of many. And so he wente by the see & conque∣red many dyuerse londes. So that he came in to Irlonde / & conquered that lond / that often tymes warred vpon. Brytons / and Brytons vpon them & oft wonne & oft lost & yaue hosta∣ges to Brytons. And so they sent to Gurmon∣de there that he was in Irlonde / that he shold come in to Brytayne and helpe them ayenst ye Brytons / to helpe them to delyuer that londe of them / & they wolde hym holde gladly for the¦yr lord. For he was a paynem / and they were paynems & the Brytons were crystened. well ought he them for to helpe / so as they were all of one lawe. whā Gurmonde herde this pray∣er he hasted him as moche as he myght & arry∣ued in Scotlonde / & came in to Northomber∣londe there that the Saxons were dwellynge and they confermed the couenaūtes bytwene them that were made by othes & by hostages / for to bere hym true fay / & holde hym for lorde and paye to hym truage by the yere ¶Tho be¦gan the. Saxons and ye. Affricans to destroye robbe and brenne townes / & destroye all then∣g•• in asmoche as they myght & spared neyther man woman ne chylde lerned ne lewde / But all they slewe / & caste downe townes castels & chirches / & so put they all the londe in grete de¦struccyon. And as soone as they myghte flee / they fledde thens as well poore as ryche / bys∣shops / abbottes / chanons / & all other grete & smal / some in to lytell Brytayne / & some in to Cornewayle / all tho ye shyppes myghht haue.