[Sidenote:  Henr.  Hunt.] ¶ Heere is to be noted, if this battell was fought in the seuenth yeere of Ceowlfe king of Westsaxon (as some haue written) and that Augustine liued 12 yeeres after his entrance into the gouernment of the see of Canturburie (as some write) it is euident that he liued foure yeeres after this slaughter made of the British priests and moonks by Edelferd (as before is recited.) For Ceowlfe began his reigne (as before is mentioned) about the yeere of our Lord 596, and in the seuenth yeere of his reigne the battell was fought at [Sidenote:  W.  Harison.] Degsastane betwixt the English & the Scots, which chanced in the yeere of our Lord 604, as Beda himselfe recordeth.  A late chronographer running vpon this matter, and preciselie setting downe his collection, saith that Athelbright, or Edelfride, K. of the Northumbers, & Ethelbert K. of Kent, hauing Augustine in their companie, in the eight yeere after his arriuall, made warre vpon such Britains as refused to obserue the canons of the late councell mentioned 603, and killed 1200 moonks of the monasterie of Bangor, which laboured earnestlie, and in the sweat of their browes, thereby to get their liuings, &c.  Verelie Galf.  Mon. writeth, that Ethelbert king of Kent (after he saw the Britains to disdaine and denie their subiection vnto Augustine, by whome he was conuerted to the christian [Sidenote:  Acts and monuments, pag. 160] faith) stirred vp Edelferd king of the Northumbers to warre against the Britains.  But heereof Maister Fox doubteth, and therefore saith, that of vncerteine things he hath nothing certeinlie to saie, much lesse to iudge.  But now to the matter where we left.

After that king Edelferd had made slaughter of the Britains (as before is rehearsed) he entred the citie of Chester, and from thence marched towards Bangor.  The Britains in the meane time had assembled [Sidenote:  Blederike duke of Cornwall, Margadud king of Southwales, Cadwane k. of Northwales.] their power vnder three capteins, that is to say, Blederike duke of Cornewall, Margadud king of Southwales, and Cadwane king of Northwales.  These ioining in battell with Edelferd, slue 10066 of his souldiers, and constreined him to flee out of the field for safegard of his life, after he had receiued manie wounds.  On the part of [Sidenote:  Galf.  Mon.] the Britains the forsaid Blederike, which was chiefe capteine of the field in that battell, chanced to be slaine.  Thus saith Gal.  Mon.

But the ancient writers of the English kings (as Beda, William Malmesburie, and Henrie Huntington), make no mention of this last battell and victorie obteined by the Britains in maner as aboue is expressed in Galfrids booke.  But contrarilie we find, that Edelferd hauing such good successe in his businesse abroad as he could wish, [Sidenote:  Edwine the sonne of king Alla banished.] vpon purpose to auoid danger at home, banished Edwine the sonne of Alla or Elle, a yoong gentleman of great towardnesse, latelie