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 in Ynys Evallon, where he, with xi. other Disciples, taughte the Brutaines the Faithe of Christe, and baptized them, and made there the first Christian Churche in the Realme of Brutaine, called of Brutaines, yr reglos fothen kynta yn ynnys Brittaninet, which Churche was enlarged and built by Kinge Inner, sonne to King Allen of Litle Brittaine, who came with his Brother Yvor with an hoste of Christian Brutaines, after Cadwalader’s Departure to Roome, to aide Idwall, sonne to Cadwalader, against the Saxons; which Inner the Saxons untrulie call Inne, and saie, that he was a Saxon, and accounte him to be decended of the Pagan Saxons, because he and his Men spake the Frenche language. He was Kinge of the West Brittaines or Saxons, and in his olde age he left his Kingdome, and went to Roome to visite the Sepulchre of his Cosin Kinge Cadwalader, after he had reigned Kinge xxxvii. yeres, and had vanquished the Pagan Saxons of Kente, and builded the Abbey of Glastenbury, and Colledge of Wells. But nowe to retorne, to shewe the bloodie murther of the faithfull Christen Brutaines, who were learned and famous Brethren of the Universitie of Bangor in oulde Powys in Cambria, the Pagan Saxons and Irishe Nation, sett on by the procurement of Augustine, a proud and arrogant Monke of Roome, slewe of the unarmed Christen preachers at Bangor, Chester and Lichfield, 1000. and destroied theire Universitie of Bangor, and theire most learned Librarie. Fiftie of the Christen brethren escaped from the Slaughter to Shroudsburie, so called, bicause there they shrowded themselves from the furious persecution of theire Enemies. This Towne was first called Pengwerne Powys, whither the said fiftie Brethren, with Broughwell theire Kinge, resorted, where thcythey [sic] builte them three Temples or Sinagouges, after the manner of Christen Jewes, and there preached and served the Lorde. The Romaines, Saxons and Normans called them the Moncks of Bangor; which Name they liked not of, nor of anie other RomlsheRomishe [sic] Name or Secte, which was used at Roome. And bicause that Brutaines should not longe tyme have rest in theire native soile, Offa, Kinge of Mercia, which was by the Saxons newlie called England of Anglia and Hingest, the treacherous Pagan Saxons, who,