Brig¦thric{us}
[ B] ¶Brygthrycus of the bloode of Cerdycus furst kyng of west saxons began his reyne ouer the west saxones the yere of cryst .vii.C.lxxviii. one of his doughers was maryed to offa kyng of Marchys by whose helpe before tyme he put owt of his rule Egbart son of Alcumundus which Egbart was then an vnder kyng or ruler in west saxons wherefore Egbart saylyd into Fraūce / & there was in kyng Charles court duryng ye lyfe of Brygthricus the .ii. yere of Brygthrycus was seen grete wonder / for crossis lyke to blood fell vppon mennis clothis in the street which some expoūnyd betokeayd the cō∣myng of the danis which danis enteryd the land after in the .ix. yere of Brygthricus but he & ye other kyng saxons drof them out agayne at that tyme this Brygthrycus was poysonyd by his wyf namid Ethelburga which for fere therof fled in to Fraūce & after endyd her lyfe in shame & pouerte & for her sake the kyngis of the land & specially of the west saxons wold not suffer theyr wy••is to set by them in placis of honor long tyme afterward Also after the deth of kennul phus kyng of west saxons as is before seyd Egfertus the other sone of offa was kyng of Mercia & dyed with in half a yere / after whō succedyd kennulphus after whō succedyd his son kenelmus whych was wyth in few monythis martyryd & heddyd by his sister quendrede after that Celwolphus broder to kenwolphus reynyd in Marcya one yere & thē was put out by one bernulphus which bernulphus with in thre yere after was put out bi Egbart kyng of wessaxons & slayn bi the estanglis whos predesessors before had subduid the estāgles after whō Ludicamus reinid .ii yere in Mercia & after in a battell agayns the āgles was slain after whom one wiglasius toke vppō him to be king of Mercia which sone after was subduid bi Egbart king of wessaxons to whom he gaff it agayn & so reynid there agayne .xii. yere bering tri∣bute to Egbart after wiglasius dyed and berthulphus was made king of Marcia by Egbart king of westsaxons to whom he gaff tribute .viii. yere after berthulphus succedid burdredus which was sub∣dued after he had reynid .xxiii. yere by the danis & fled & went to rome wherfor the danis made one Chelwolphus ruler of Marcia vnder the danis & so ther was no king in Marcia tyl long after yt Ed∣ward king of westsaxons subduid it to his domynyans. [ B]
| k | Cuthred{us} | baldred{us} | k | |||
| N | Elwol••{us} | Osred{us} | Ethelred{us} | Osbrigh & ella | N | |
| M | Egfert{us} | kenulf{us} | kenelin{us} | celwolf{us} | barnulf{us} | M |