The firste [laste] volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande conteyning the description and chronicles of England, from the first inhabiting vnto the conquest : the description and chronicles of Scotland, from the first original of the Scottes nation till the yeare of our Lorde 1571 : the description and chronicles of Yrelande, likewise from the first originall of that nation untill the yeare 1571 / faithfully gathered and set forth by Raphaell Holinshed.

Morinde.

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MOrindus the Ba∣stard sonne of E∣lanius,* 1.1 was admitted king at Brytayne, in the yeare of the worlde 3667. after the buylding of Rome .451. after the deliuerance of the Is∣raelites .236. and in the tenth yeare of Cassan∣der K. of Mar••••a, which hauing dispatched Olympias the mother of Alexander the great, and gotten Roxanes with Alexanders sonne into his handes, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the kingdome of the Macedonians, and helde it .xv. yeares.

This Morindus in the Englishe Chronicle is called Morwi•…•…h, and was a man of worthie fame in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and Martial doings, but so cru∣ell withall, that his vnmercifull nature could vn∣eth be satisfied with the tormēts of them that had offended him, although oftentymes with his own handes he cruelly put them to torture and execu∣tion. He was also beautifull and comely of perso∣nage, liberall and bounteous, and of a me•…•…uel∣lous strength.

In his dayes, a certaine king of the people cal∣led Morlani, with a great army landed in Nor∣thumberlande,* 1.2 and beganne to make cruell warre vpon the inhabitantes. But Morind aduertised hereof, assembled his Brytaines, came against the enimies, and in battaile put them to ••••ight, and chasing them to th•…•…y'r shippe•…•…, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 great num∣ber

of them prisoners, whom to the satisfying of his cruell nature he caused to be slaine euen in his presence. Some of them were headed, some stran∣gled, some panched, and some he caused to be slain quicke.

These people who Gal. Mon. nameth Mo∣riani,* 1.3 I take to bee eyther those that inhabited a∣bout Terrouane and Calice called Mo••••ni, or [ 10] some other people of the Gaulles or Germalues, and not as some esteeme them, Moranians, or Merhenners, whiche were not knowne to the world (as Humfrey Llhuid hath verie well noted) tyll about the dayes of the Emperour Mauri∣tius, which miscōstructiō of names hath brought the Brytishe Hystorie further out of credite than reason requyreth, if the cyrcumstaunces be duely considered.

But now to ende with Morindus. At length this bloudie Prince heard of a Monster that was come a lande out of the Irish sea, with the which [ 20] when he woulde needes fight, he was of the same deuoured, after he had raigned the terme of .viij. yeares, leauing behinde him fiue sonnes, Gor∣•…•…omannus, Archig•…•…llo, Elidurus, Vigenius, or Nigenius, and Peredurus.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Mo∣rind.
• * 1.2

  G. Mon.
• * 1.3

  The like may be thought of those Murreys or Morauians of whom. H.B. speaketh. Fabian.