Britanniæ speculum, or, A short view of the ancient and modern state of Great Britain, and the adjacent isles, and of all other the dominions and territories, now in the actual possession of His present Sacred Majesty King Charles II the first part, treating of Britain in general.

The KINGS And Princes of WALES,* 1.1 from whom is Lineally descended the Royal Family of the STƲARTS, now actually swaying the Scepter of GREAT BRITAIN.

CADWALLADAR King of Britain, driven by the Saxons to for∣sake his Native Country, sojourned with his Kinsman Alan, King of Little Britain in France, whence designing again for Britain, he was by an Angel admonished in a Vision to go to Rome, where he ended his dayes Anno Domini 688. With him died the British Monarchy.

• Edwal Ywrch, left by his Father at his De∣parture for Rome in Little Britain with his Cosen Alan, who sent his Son Ivor with a Navy into Britain, where he was the first King of Wales.
  • 1. Roderick Molwynoc, who in the Year 720. suc∣ceeded his Cosen Ivor, the Son of Alan, in the Kingdom of Wales.
  • 2. Fermael, who died without Issue in the Year 763.

RODERICK MOLWYNOC, King of Wales, had Issue.

• 1. Conan Tindaethwy, King of Wales.
  • Esylht, Queen of Wales, married to a Nobleman named Mervyn Vrych, descended in the right Line from Belinus, Brother of Brennus, King of Britain. His Mother was Nest, Daughter to Cadelh, Prince of Powys, whose Father was Brochwel Yscithroc, Prince of Powys, that in the Year 617. fought against the Saxons at Bangor.
    • 1. Roderick Mawr, King of Wales, who by his Wife Engharad, Daugh∣ter to Meyrick, Prince of Cardigan, had a numerous Issue. He divided Wales into three Talaiths or Kingdoms: Giving to Anarawd, his Eldest Son (to whom the other two were Tributaries) Gwyneth or Northwales; to Ca∣delh, his second Son, Dehevbarth or South∣wales;

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    • to Mervyn, his third Son, Mathraval or Powys.
      • 1. Anarawd, King of Northwales, and Soveraign of all Wales, died in the year 913. leav∣ing behind him two Sons.
        • 1. Edwal Voel, King of North∣wales, and So∣vereign of all Wales who had a numerous Issue.
        • 2. Elise, slain with his Brother, King Edwal Voel, in the year 940.
          • Conan, who died without Issue.
          • Trawst a Daugh∣ter, married to a Nobleman, named Sitsylht.
      • 2. Cadelh, King of Southwales, and, after the Death of his Brother Mer∣vyn, of Powys, from whom descended the Kings and Princes of Southwales.
      • 3. Mervyn, King of Powys, who, being slain in the year 900. was succeeded by his Brother Cadelh, King of Southwales.
    • 2. Gwyriad, who together with his Brother King Roderick was slain in the Year 877.
  • 2. Howel, who, rebel∣ing against his Bro∣ther, was by him o∣vercome, and forced to fly into the Isle of Man, where he died Anno. 819.

TRAWST, the Daughter of Elise, by her Husband Sitsylht, had Issue.

• Lhewelyn, who mar∣ried Angharad, the Daughter and Heir of Meredyth, King of Southwales. This Lhewelyn in the Year 1015. raised a great Power against Aedan, the Son of Blegored, who had usurped the King∣dom of Northwales, whom with his four Sons having slain, he took to himself the Name and Authority of King of Wales.
  • 1. Gruffyth, who in the year 1037. having slain in battle Jago, King of Northwales, as∣sumed the Kingdom to himself.
    • A Daughter, not named, married to Fleance, Son of Bancho, a Scotch Nobleman, cruelly murthered by Mackbeth, King of Scotland, whose Fury Fleance escaping, fled into Wales, where being kindly received by King Gruffyth, he privately married his Daughter, whereat the King, who by his Daughters be∣ing

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    • with Child had found out the Marriage was so highly offended, that he caused Fleance to be kild, and his Daughter imprisoned, who was soon after delivered of a Son, which was named
      • Walter, who, going into Scotland, grew into such Favor with King Malcolm the IIId. that he was by him made Lord High Stew∣ard of Scotland, receiving the Kings Reve∣nues of the whole Realm, by the faithful Discharge of which Office, he merited for for himself and Posterity the Surname of Stuart.
  • 2. Rees, slain at a place, called Bulendune, in the year 1053.
• 2. Conan, slain with his Brother Lhewelyn in the year 1021.

This was the Rise and Original of the Royal Family of the Stuarts, which has now for above three hund∣red years been in possession of the Crown of Scotland, and about four∣score the sole Monarchs of Great Bri∣tain. But tho this Descent be of the Younger House, as coming from Elise, second Son of Anarawd, the first King of Northwales; yet that his present Majesty of Great Britain is by Right of Primogeniture the next and un∣doubted Heir to Cadwalladar, will ma∣nifestly appear by the following Table, representing

Notes

• * 1.1

  Descent of King James fom Cad∣walladar.