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LIX. Morindus was the Bastard-Son of Flavius King of Brittain, by his Concubine Fanguestella, and reigned in the year of the World 1880. The Chronicle reports him to have been of a comely and beautiful Personage, having an active Body, and a most daring Spirit, and strength withal, above any Peer or Subject in the Land, but as a grievous stain and blemish to all these good parts and endowments, he was of a cruel and en∣vious disposition, for he grew jealous of all such as were either wealthy, or remarkable in his Court for any vertue or excellency, confiscating the Estates of the one, and discountenancing the other, and hindring them from all Preferment; he was so furious, that when he was vexed he would kill his Subjects with his own hand: His Kingdom being invaded by a Forreign Prince, he fought with him, and chased him to Sea, ta∣king many Prisoners, whom to satisfie his Cruelty and Tyranny, he caused to be put to death before his Eyes, with several sorts of Torments, as beheading, hanging, burning drowning, and other kinds of Execution; but at length this Morindus (called by our Historians Mor∣with) walking by the Sea side, and espying a dreadful Monster upon the shoar, which he out of his valiant and Royal Courage, endeavouring to destroy, after a long fight was devoured, and swallowed by this Monster. Beards Theatre, p. 26.