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 the said kinge Edward had, by fraudulent meanes, so made his sonne Edward Prince of Wales, yet could he not therewith be contented, but contynued furth still his bloody minde towards them, murtheringe theire noble men and chieffe men of theire Countrey, and makinge straite lawes against them and theire children, as the lawe for the Division of lands amongst theire sonnes, of purpose to bringe them and theire children to beggerie (as he and the Normans thought.) And the Brutaines lookinge for theire Deliveraunce from the cruell bondage, wherein the Normans and Saxons deteyned them, trusted to the Prophecy of the Eagle at Caer Septer, alias Shaftsbury, in the tyme of kinge Hudibras or Ryon balader bras, the eight kinge after Brutus, 237. after Brutus first entraunce, and also to the Prophecy of Merlin Dall Yesin, who prophesied of theire deliveraunce, which caused them to make manie insurrections against the Normans, lookinge for theire Deliveraunce before the tyme, which wrought them much sorrowe. Yet at the last, when yt was thought past all hope, yt pleased thallmightie to send them a Moses to deliver them, kinge Henry the seaventh and his worthie sonne kinge Henry the eight. But yet concerninge Edward the second, borne at Carnarvon, as is beforesaid, by treacherous meanes, after that he became Prince of Wales, he shewed not himself like a Welshman, nor like unto a man borne in Wales, but followinge the steps of his Auncestors, bothe he and kinge Henry the fowerth made cruell, straite and servile Lawes against the Brutaines, debarringe them from all liberties, makinge them and theire Children verie bondmen unto the Saxons and Normans. The like did kinge Richard the second; and so they contynued in vile servile slaverie, untill (as before I have said) yt pleased the Allmightie, to send kinge Henry the 7. and his sonne kinge Henry the eight, to deliver them from bondage, who made them as free as anie of theire enemies, either Saxons or Normanes.

But nowe yf there be anie Brittaine, that demaundeth of us, wher be the Aucthors for this my Work, I referr him