IT appeareth in Gefferey of Monmouth, that in Cefar's
tyme there were dukes^ earles, and barons ; and that
in order to incouragc them to fight againft the Britons,
he gave them grf ate guiftes of gold and fylver. And Cefar
beinge driven to retyer out of Brytane was the laA maa
himfelf that entered into his (hippes ; alfo in the fame book,
Cador duke dl Cornwall is mentioned as having had
delivered unto him by king Arthur ; 600 knightes and
4000 efquiers aad others men to figh( agaypft the Saxons ;
and Mr. Srowe }n his abridgement fayth, that Conftantyne,
kinfman of Arthur and fonne of Cador duke of Cornwalle,
was ordanyd king of Brytonye.
I have an auncient Saxon charter made by kingeEadgar,
^hereunto amongeft divers others, there are fix dukes
witnefles ; ihdr names are Aelf here dux Aelf heach dux :
Ordgar du^t; Aej>elilan dux: Ae]?el;pme dUKi JBiihtnod


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dux : alfo it is to be noted that ia this fame charter, the
names of the archbyfliops, byfliops, and abbotts, are
written before thofe of the dukes.
Hollingihed in his chronicle, fo. 235, recordeth that

kinge Edgar's fecond wiiFe was called Alfreda ; being the

daughter of Orgar duke of Devon ; by whome hee had

. yfTue Egelthred, that was after kinge of this lande, and is

buryed in Powies.
