Appendix 2

Summary

Alternative MS Readings

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R, P succedentibus sibi quinque regibus, tandem regnum duobus fratribus Porreci et Ferruci obuenit. Sed cum Porrex fratri insidias tenderet, ille in Galliam transfretauit, et cum auxilio Suardi regis Francorum.

he was succeeded by five kings and finally the kingdom came into the hands of two brothers, Porrex and Ferrex. But, because Porrex was plotting against him, Ferrex crossed to Gaul and returned with the help of Suardus, the king of the French.

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R, P successit Dunuallo Molmutius, filius regis Cornubiae, qui interfectis regibus Loegria, Cambriae et Albaniae, cum totam insulam sibi subiugasset primus fecit sibi diadema ex auro, insulamque in pristinum statum reduxit.

Dunuallo Molmutius, son of the king of Cornwall, succeeded. When, after killing the kings of Loegria, Wales and Scotland, he had gained control over the whole island, he was the first to make himself a crown out of gold and he restored the country to its former position.

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C Post haec successit ei Gurguint filius eiusdem, uir modestus et prudens qui per omnia paternos actus imitans pacem et iustitiam amabat. Et cum uicini aduersus eum rebellabant, audaciam exemplo genitoris reuocans proelio committebat et hostes ad debitam subiectionem reducebat.

After this, he was succeeded by his son Gurguint, a virtuous and prudent man who acted like his father in every respect and was a lover of peace and justice. When neighbouring peoples were in revolt against him, he recalled his father's example of daring and, joining battle with his enemies, reduced them to their rightful state of servitude.

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R, P In loco Moruidi regnauit Gorbodianus filius, quo nullus ea tempestate iustior erat aut amantior aequi, qui per cunctas regni Britanniae ciuitates templa deorum renouabat, et plura noua aedificabat, qui defunctus in urbe Trinouantum est sepultus.

In Morvidus's place, his son Gorbodianus ruled. No man of the time was more righteous, or a greater lover of justice. He repaired the gods’ temples in all the cities of Britain and built many new ones.

R, P, ‘Post illum regnauit Arthgallo frater suus, qui propter saeuitiam suam de regno depositus est. Regnum uero post Arthgallonem suscepit frater suus Elidurus, qui post quinquennium praedictum fratrem suum Arthgallonem, insolita inter fratres reges pietate, cum regni optimatibus pacificauit.’