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AFter vortimers dethe: the Brytons by theyr comyn assēt eft sones made vor∣tiger theyr kynge vpon this couenaunt: that he sholde neuer after suffre. Engist ne none of his eft sones to come ī to this londe And whā all this was done. Ronowen the quene pryue∣ly sente by letter to. Engist that she hadde en. poysoned vortimer: and that vortiger her lor¦de
bare ayen ye crowne and regned. And that he sholde come ayen in to this londe well aray¦ed wyth moche people for to auenge hym vp∣pon the Brytons and for to wynne this londe ayen. ¶And whan Engist herde these tydyn∣ges / he made grete Ioy. And appareylled hym hastely with .xv. thousande men / yt were deu∣ghty in euery batayll / & came in to this londe And whan vortyger herde telle that. Engyst was come ayen wyth a grete power in to thys londe / he assembled hys. Brytons / & tho went ayenst Engyst for to yeue hym Batayll & hys folke. But Engist dradde hym sore of the Bry¦tons for they had dryuen hym before & discom¦fyted hym with strēgth. wherfore this Engist prayed hym for a loue daye / & sayd he was not comen in to this londe for to fyght / but for to haue hys lond ayen yf he myght accorde with the. Brytons / & of them to haue loue and grace The kynge Vortiger thrugh counseyll of hys Brytons graūted hym a loue daye. And thus it was ordeyned thrugh the Brytons / yt the sa¦me daye sholde be holden fast besyde Salysbu¦ry vpon a hylle. And Engyst sholde come thy∣der with four hordred kdnghtes without moo And the kyng with as many of the wysest men of hys londe· And at that daye the kynge came with his coūseyll as it was ordeyned / but En¦gist had warned hys knyghtes pryuely / & then conmaunded that euery one of them shold put a longe knyf in hys hose. And whan he sayde Fayre syres now ys tyme to speke of loue & pe∣as euery man Anone shold drawe out hys kyn¦ue & slee a Bryton. And so they slewe. a M.lxi. knyghtes / & wyth moche sorowe many of them escaped. And the kyng vortyger there hymself tho was taken / & ladde to Thongcastell & put in pryson. And some of Engystes men wolde that the kynge had be brente alle quycke And vortiger tho for to haue hys lyf / graūted them as moche as they wolde are / & yaue vp all the londe townes / castelles / cytees / & borughs to Engist and to his folke. And all the Brytons fledde thes in to waiys / and there they helde them styll. And Engyst wente thorugh the lon¦de and seased all the londe / wyth fraunchyles And in euery place lete cast a downe chyrches and houses of Relygyon / And wasted and de∣stroyed crystendome thrughout all thys londe And lete ••aunge ye nam of thys lond called bry¦tayne: that noo man of hys were soo hardy af∣ter that tyme to calle this lōde Brytayne: but calle Engist londe. And then ne he departed all the londe to hys men: and there made .vii. kynges for to strength the londe that the Bry¦tons sholde neuer after come therem. ¶The fyrst kyngdome was Kent: there that Engist hymself regned: and was lorde & mayster ouer al ye other. ¶The other kyng had Southsex yt now is called chychestre ¶The thyrdet kyng had westsex. ¶The fourth had Eestsex. The fyfth had Estangill: yt now is called Northfol¦ke Southfolke. Merchemeryk: that ys to saye therldome of Nycholl. ¶The sixth had Ley∣cheter shyre. Northampton shyre. Herforde: and Huntyngdon. ¶The seuenth hadde Ox enforde. Glouchestre. wynchestre. wer wyke∣and Derbyshyre.