- Sige∣bertus
- Kenul∣phus.
[ B] ¶Sigebertus cosyn to Cutbert begā his reyn ouer the westsaxons ye yere of cryst .vii.C.xlv / he was cruell & tyrānous to his subiect{is} & tornyd theyr lawes & costomys after his one wyll & put one of his lordis to deth which aduer••••syd him to be reformyd wherefore his subiectis by one assent wyth ye eyd of one kenulphus deposyd him & he was after in such mysery that he walkyng alone without comfort a swyne herd whose lord he before had slayne in reuenging his lordys deth there slew the seyd Sege∣bert / In his tyme Egberd was kyng of Northunberland·
¶Kenulphus of the blod of Cerdicus & son to Offa king of Merchis was made king of west saxōs ye yere of cryst .vii.C.xlviii•• he was a good man to his subiectis & kept among them good pease / In his tyme Offa slew a tyrāt callid Bomredus that before had slayne Ethelwold king of Mercia & made him self king After whose deth this Offa as neuew to Ethelwold reynid there as king / he had warre with the northumbers & them subdued & also had war with Etheldred which than tooke vppon hym to be king of Estangles & toke him & smote of his hed also this Offa had warr with Egbert kynge of kent / also this Offa Chasid the bryttons or welch men in to walis & made a famous dich there callyd Of dych & a church callyd of church / he foundyd the abbeys of seynt Albons and wynchcomb / In thys time Egbert kyng of northumbers renoūcid his kingdome & becam a monk / This offa when he had reynid .xxxix. yere laft his kingdome to his son kenulphus king of west saxons & went to rome which kenulphus kept strongly his dominiōs agaynst all his enmies during his life but at the last one Clito a kinsman of king Segebert that before was deposid by the seyd kenulphus lay in wayt vppō kenul∣phus as he priuily was goyng to his paramour & there slewe him which Clito was inmediat folowyd & slayne & mich his company. [ B]
| k | Ethelbert{us} | Egbert{us} | k | |||
| N | Osulf{us} | ••ol ••••he••••••old | helered{us} | Ethelbert{us} | N | |
| M | bo••med{us} | Offa | M |