A learned and true assertion of the original, life, actes, and death of the most noble, valiant, and renoumed Prince Arthure, King of great Brittaine Who succeeding his father Vther Pendragon, and right nobly gouerning this land sixe and twentie yeares, then dyed of a mortall wounde receyued in battell, together vvith victory ouer his enemies. As appeareth cap. 9. And was buried at Glastenbury. cap. 12. an. 543. Collected and written of late yeares in lattin, by the learned English antiquarie of worthy memory Iohn Leyland. Newly translated into English by Richard Robinson citizen of London. Anno Domini. 1582.

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A learned and true assertion of the original, life, actes, and death of the most noble, valiant, and renoumed Prince Arthure, King of great Brittaine Who succeeding his father Vther Pendragon, and right nobly gouerning this land sixe and twentie yeares, then dyed of a mortall wounde receyued in battell, together vvith victory ouer his enemies. As appeareth cap. 9. And was buried at Glastenbury. cap. 12. an. 543. Collected and written of late yeares in lattin, by the learned English antiquarie of worthy memory Iohn Leyland. Newly translated into English by Richard Robinson citizen of London. Anno Domini. 1582.
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Leland, John, 1506?-1552.
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Londin :: Imprinted by Iohn Wolfe, dwelling in Distaffe Lane, ouer against the Signs of the Castell,
1582.
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Vergil, Polydore, 1470?-1555.
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"A learned and true assertion of the original, life, actes, and death of the most noble, valiant, and renoumed Prince Arthure, King of great Brittaine Who succeeding his father Vther Pendragon, and right nobly gouerning this land sixe and twentie yeares, then dyed of a mortall wounde receyued in battell, together vvith victory ouer his enemies. As appeareth cap. 9. And was buried at Glastenbury. cap. 12. an. 543. Collected and written of late yeares in lattin, by the learned English antiquarie of worthy memory Iohn Leyland. Newly translated into English by Richard Robinson citizen of London. Anno Domini. 1582." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a05297.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2025.

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Now ••••••oweth the names of those knightes, and first hovv many kinges

Kinges.
  • 1 Le Roy Meliadus.
  • 2 Le Roy Ban de Benock.
  • 3 Le Roy Boort de Gauues.
  • 4 Le Roy Karados.
  • 5 Le Roy Lac.
  • 6 Le Roy de Clare.
  • 7 Le Roy Vrien.
  • 8 Le Roy Lotho de Orchany.
  • 9 Le Roy Ryon.
  • 10 Le Roy Pelinor.
  • 11 Le Roy Baude magu, de Gorre.
  • 12 Le Roy Pharam ondo.
  • 13 Le Roy Galganoys de Nor∣galles.
  • 14 Le Roy Aguisant d' Escosse
  • 15 Le Roy Malaquin d' outre les marches de Gallounne.
  • 16 Le Roy Claudas.
  • I Le Duke de Clarence.
Knightes.
  • 1 Messier Lancelot du Lac.
  • 2 Boort de gauues.
  • 3 Gawain d' Orchany.
  • 4 Messier Tristran de Lyon∣noys.
  • 5 Lyonet de Gauues.
  • 6 Helias le Blanc.
  • 7 Hector des Mares.
  • 8 Bliomberis de Gauues.
  • 9 Gaherriet.
  • 10 Keux le Seneschall.
  • 11 Messier Yuaine.
  • 12 Bruor le Noir.
  • 13 Baudoyer le Conestable.
  • 14 Agruall de Galles.
  • 15 Segurades.
  • 16 Patris le Hardy.
  • 17 Esclabor le Messoniez.
  • 18 Saphar le méscognieu.
  • 19 Sagremor le desree.
  • 20 Gyron le Curtoys.
  • 21 Seguram le Brun.
  • 22 Galehault le Blac.
  • 23 Le Morholt de Ireland.
  • 24 Danayn le Roux.
  • 25 Amilan de Sessougn.
  • 26 Brallain.
  • 27 Brallain que lon disoit le Cheualier an duex espees.
  • 28 Gallehaulte.
  • 29 Lamorat de Lysth enoys.
  • 30 Brunor de Gauues.
  • 31 Le bon Cheualier de Nor∣galles.
  • 32 Henry de Ryuell.
  • 33 Messier Gullat.
  • 34 Gueherres.
  • 35 Aggrauaine le Orguilleux.
  • 36 Mordrec de Orchany.
  • 37 Gyrfflet.
  • 38 Dodvnel le Sauaige.
  • 39 Yuain le Auoutre.
  • 40 Ozement Coeur hardy.
  • 41 Gualegantine le Galloys.
  • 42 Gaherriet de Lemball.
  • 43 Mador de la porte.
  • 44 Bamers le forcene.
  • 45 Dynadam de Estrangor▪
  • 46 Herret le filz de lac.
  • 47 Artus le petit.
  • 48 Cinglant Rochmont.
  • 49 Artus lesbloy.
  • 50 Guallogrenant de Winde∣zores.
  • 51 Kandelis.
  • 52 Merangis des portz.
  • 52 Gauuaine le franc.
  • 53 Gnades le fort.
  • 54 Pharas le Noir.
  • 55 Pharas le Roux.
  • 56 Iambegues le Garruloys.
  • 57 Taulas de la mountaine.
  • 58 Abandam le fortune.
  • 59 Damatha de folimt.
  • 60 Amand le bel Iousteur.
  • 61 Ganesmor le Noir.
  • 62 Arphin le Dire.
  • 63 Arconstant le adures.
  • 64 Le Beau couranr.
  • 65 Le laid hardy.
  • 66 Andelis le Roux serre.
  • 67 Bruyant des Isles
  • 68 Ozenall de Essra••••••••.
  • 69 Le Cheualier de Esther.
  • 70 Le Varlet de Glayn.
  • 71 Heroys le ioveux.
  • 72 Fergas du 〈…〉〈…〉.
  • 73 Lot le Couenr.
  • 74 Meliadus del Espinov.
  • 75 Meliadus an nor aeil.
  • 76 Avglius des vaux.
  • 77 Iamburg du Chastell,
  • 78 Messire Clamorat.
  • 79 Surados des sept fontanes.
  • 80 Le Varletan Circle.
  • 81 Kaedins de Lonizein.
  • 82 Lucane le Boutellier.
  • 83 Brumer de la fountaine.
  • 84 Lenfant du plessies.
  • 85 Persides legent.
  • 86 Sibilias aux dures maius.
  • 87 Sinados le Esile.
  • 88 Arphazat le groz coeur.
  • 89 Le blonde Amoreux.
  • 90 Argahac le Beau.
  • 91 Normaine le Pelerin.
  • 92 Harmaine le felon.
  • 93 Toscane le Romane▪
  • 94 Landone le Leger.
  • 95 Le fort troue.
  • 96 Le Noir Perdu.
  • 97 Le fortune de lisle.
  • 98 Le see des Dames.
  • 99 Le Forester de Dēnewich,
  • 100 Le Chasseur de onre les marches.
  • 101 Ieyr & Landoys de Rufe.
  • 102 Geoffroy le Lancoys.
  • 103 Randowin le persien.
  • 104 Froyadus le Gay.
  • 105 Rousse lin de la autre mōd
  • 106 Gurrant le Roche dure.
  • 107 Arm. on. ouuerd serpent.
  • 108 Ferrand du tertre.
  • 109 Thor le filz de Arez.
  • 110 Iupin des croix.
  • 111 Ydeux le fort Tyrane.
  • 112 Bolinian du Boys.
  • 113 Le bon Cheualier sās paou
  • 114 Brouadas le Espaignoll.
  • 115 Brechus sans Pitye.
  • 116 Malignain.
  • 117 Le Cheualeur de Scallo
  • ...

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  • 118 Melias de l' Espi••••.
  • 119 Agrerle el Patride 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Circle d' Or.
  • 120 Mandius le noir.
  • 121 Perceuall de Gallis.
  • 122 Aeuxdestraux.
  • 123 Lamant du Boys.
  • 124 Melianderis de Sansen.
  • 125 Mandrin le Sage.
  • 126 Kalahart le petite.
  • 127 Sadocde Vencon.
  • 128 〈…〉〈…〉
  • 129 Verrant de la Roche.
  • 130 Le Brunsans ioy,
  • 131 Lsterin le grand.
  • 132 Le Cheualier des sept voyes
  • 133 Gryngaloys le fort.
  • 134 Malaquin le Galoys
  • 135 Agricole Beaugrand.
  • 136 Gualiandres du Tettre.
  • 137 Margondes le Rongo.
  • 138 Kacerdius de la Vallce.
  • 139 〈…〉〈…〉
  • 140 Talmor le Volan
  • 141 Alibel de Logres.
  • 142 Dalides de la Ryuier.
  • 143 Arain du pinē.
  • 144 Arganor l riche.
  • 145 Mhas le Beau Cheuali••••
  • 146 Mehadus le Blanc.
  • 147 Malaquin le gros.
  • 148 Me••••••er Palamides.
  • 149 Alexander le Orpheli.

Summa totalis 166. Knightes.

Whereof

  • Kinges 16.
  • Dukes 1.
  • Knightes 149.

Besides notice of these I vsed in my translation from time to time, the helpe (of Master Iohn Stow, & Mster Camb diligēt sear∣chers in antiquities▪) for the interpretation of those hard brittish and Welch ownes or names of places, which neither Master Leyland the Collector of this Assertion had expounded per∣fectlie, neither I my felfe the translator c••••ld other∣wise of my selfe haue perfourmed. For the which I am to gratifie them as the others also before re∣cyted.

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