THE LIGHT OF BRITAIN.  
A Record of the honourable Original & Antiquity of Britain.  
AT LONDON Printed: Anno. Domini. 1588.   

 portrait of Queen Elizabeth 
TSER    

¶ To the most high and mighty Princess, Elizabeth by the grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland: defendresse of the true, ancient, Catholic, and Apostolic faith. etc.  
MOST dread sovereign Lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God: The Phoenix of the world: The Angel of England: The bright Britona of Britain: even Britomartis Precedent of Britain: The chaste Diana of Calydonia sylua Britanniae, terror syluestrybus apris: The most noble Lioness Atalanta: that keepeth Calydonia sylua Britanniae: from Romish wolves and Foxes: And from the Antichristian wild Boar figured by the wild Boar of Calydon that was chased: hunted: and first wounded by the chaste Maiden Atalanta, a figure (as I take it) of your majesty, that hath wounded the wild Boar, that ranged over all Calydonia sylua Britanniae, and spoiled the principal branches of the fruitful vines of Calydonia sylua: and the fruitful trees of Ætolia, even at Parthian the principal town of Ætolia, now called Athol, in Britannia secunda.  
To your most excellent majesty, whom I doubt not but our Meleager (even jesus Christ the righteous) when he hath cut off the head of that monstrous wild Boar, shall at last take you to his spouse: and increase your joy with an eternal Diadem, and crown of glory. To your Majesty: to your grace: O Diua potens Elyzabetha: my dear and dread Sovereign: whom this day I do behold and see, (after divers dangers & troubles past, to the great joy and comfort and to the good example of all your Subjects) to come to the Church and house of God amongst his Saints in the congregation: to give all the honour and glory unto God: and in the zeal of a most Christian Prince, to offer yourself, and Sceptre, a lively sacrifice to the Lord God of Hosts, who hath wrought wonders in your days, by delivering you his handmaiden and your faithful Subjects (his people of Britain) from the hands of your and our cruel enemies. To you I am come with this small offering, for lack of a better, (The light of Britain) my fealty and bounden duty to your most excellent majesty, and my native Country, whom I pray GOD always to bless in his mercy, & grant your majesty, always to triumph over all your enemies, and to reign over us for ever, if it be his blessed will.  
Your humble and faithful Subject. Henry Light, of Lytescarie.   

❧ The Light of Britain.  
BRitania maior, 
Britannia of Britona.  (the Country of the bright Britona, called Britomartis the precedent of Britain) that is to say, 
Diana.  the chaste Diana of Calydonia sylua: Astrorum decus: Syluarum dea: casta, et innupta: custos, et cultrix nemorum: Metuenda virago: terror syluestribus apris.  
This Britannia maior, 
Britannia of Britomartis.  (the country of the bright Britona called Britomartis) was first found by Brute of Albania: 
Brutus' style  the Conqueror of the Greeks: the mighty deliverer of the Trojans: & the first founder of the noble britains.  
Who by the Oracle of the bright Britona, 
Diana Britonas' Oracle.  called Diana of Calydonia sylua (Astrorum decus) brought the Remains of the Albanian trojans of Asia: 
Albania, Calydonia Ætolia  from Albania Calydonia sylua: & Ætolia in Greece to Albania: Calydonia sylua: and Ætolia in Britain.  
Before whose most happy, and fortunate arrival: 
Britannia a wilderness.  there was neither Town, City, Country, river, region: or place of name in Britain for Britannia (at Brutus' arrival) was no Britannia, but a rude and solitary desert or wilderness without name, 
Ferarum altrix.  Ferarum altrix, that is to say, a very nurscerie, or place of store, for wild beasts. The Countries & Regions of Britain, were then all overgrown with woods, replenished with all kind of savage and cruel wild beasts: as Lions, Bears, Wolves, Foxes, wild Boars, and all kind of game belonging to the Chase. Besides, divers other kinds of wild beasts and cattle: especially, a certain kind of white monstrous wild Bulls, and Kine with long shagde curled hair, and manes: which kind of cattle were as fierce and cruel as Lions, and could never be tamed by man's art, as ye shall find it registered & recorded in our ancient Chronicles, and noted in the the common Dictionaries: upon these words Caledonia: and Caledonia sylua Britanniae, 
Caledonia for Calydonia.  always mistaken & corruptly written, Caledonia for Calydonia, because the reason why our Country was first called Caledonia sylua, was no better known to the ancient Romans in julius Caesar's time, than it is at this day known to divers our Antiquaries & Chroniclers of Britain: 
Bucanons Calden.  as we may see how Bucanon deriveth Caledonia sylua from Calden: and Camden (the author of the new Britannia, which lacketh Brutus' light the glory of Britain) deriveth Calydonia sylua from Kaled. 
Camden's Kaled.  But Camden's fair daugheer Kaled, is yet too young to be the mother of Calydon, or Calydonia sylua Britanniae. And Bucanons Calden, or Hasell stick, is too weak to be the mother, 
Calydon, was the son of Ætolus the son of Mars.  of Calydon. For (Calydon) of whom Calydonia sylua by Ætolia in Greece took name, was the son Ætolus, who was the son of Mars the God of battle.  

Mars the father of Ætolus. Parthaon & Britona.  Mars the God of battle, was the father of Ætolus: of Parthaon, & of the bright Britona called Britomartis the precedent of Britain.  
Ætolus the son of Mars, and brother to the bright Britona, was the father of Calydon of, whom Calydonia sylua by Ætolia in Greece (the mother of our Calydonia sylua the general name of all Britain) but especially of Calydonia sylua secunda, 
Calydonia sylua prima  
Calydonia sylua secunda.  which is scotland, called Britania secunda, in which part of Britain at this day is the most ancient Town of Parthaon, 
Parthaon in Ætolia.  now called Perthe: and S. john's town, the principal town of Ætolia, 
Ætolia Athol.  now called Athol, a Region or country of Britannia, Albania, or Calydonia sylua secunda: 
Calydon wood.  where the great Calydon wood, which beeginneth at Striueling (called the Dolorous Mount) and runneth forth through Mentieth, & Stratherne, 
Calydonium Cathanesse.  to Ætholia (that fruitful region of Grampius Mount) which reacheth to Lochquhaber, and to Calidonium Promontorium, which is Cathanesse or Orcha: the angle, point, cape, foreland, or lands end of Scotland.  
This Calydonia sylua Britannia, 
Clydon,  was the daughter of Calidonia sylua by Ætolia in Greece, who took his Original from Calydon the son of Ætolus, the son of Mars.  
Ætolia, 
Ætolia.  now called Athol in Britain, is the daughter of Ætolia, city of Albania, and Calydonia sylua in Greece, so called of Ætolus the son of Mars.  
Parthaon: 
Parthaon  now called Perthe or Saint john's Town, the principal Town of Ætolia in scotland, 
Britona Britomartis  took his glorious name of Parthaon the son of Mars, brother to the bright Britona, called Britomartis, the precedent of Britain, of whom all Britannia (containing all the countries and regions, of England, Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall: called of Alexander Necham, in his book De divina sapientia Bruti tellus,) took the most glorious name of Britannia.  

Britanniae of Britona.  For Brute of Albania: the founder of Britain, came to this Isle by the Oracle of Britona, called Diana of Calydonia sylua, wherefore, he called this Isle Britannia, of the bright Britona (called Britomartis) the precedent of Britain.  

Albania: of Albania.  The same Brute also who was borne in Albania, banished to Albania: and the first founder of Britain called Albania: called all our country of Britain, Albion, seu Albania: not of the white Rocks and Cleves as some men do suppose, but of Albania in Asia: & Albania Epiri in Greece, the Country of Helenus and Andromache, the Queen of Albania Epiri, from whence Brute of Albania brought the Albanian Troyans, the founders of Britain.  
The same Brute of Albania, 
Calydonia sylua of Calydonia.  the founder of Britain: who by the Oracle of the bright Britona, called Diana of Calydonia sylua, did bring the remains of the Trojans from Albania: Calydonia sylua: and Ætolia in Greece, to Albania Calydonia sylua: and Ætolia in Britain: named all our country Calydonia sylua Britannia, but especially scotland called Britannia: Albania: and Calydonia sylua secunda. Whereas at this day. Ye shall find Calydonia sylua: Calydon Town: Calydon castle, Calydon Promontory. With that most ancient Town of Parthaon in Ætolia, 
The Britaines of the generation of Mars & Hercules.  most glorious records of the honourable Original of the noble Britain's, the remains of the Trojans, that sprang of the generation of Mars and Hercules, and other the immortal Gods of the Gentiles. Bright stars at this day, whose mantions in the firmament are well known to all Philosophers & Astronomers of our time. So that to conclude, the britains sprang not ex coluuie omnium gentium, 
Bucanon.  neither of Dogs (as Buchanon saith he is able rather to prove) but they sprang of the Albanian Troyans, the principal Soldiers of the world, whom Brute brought from Albania, Calydonia sylua, and Ætolia in Greece, to Albania, Calydonia, sylua & Ætolia in Britain.  

Chronicles and written Records of Brute.  Whereof we have a multitude of most glorious Records & Chronicles, written, and printed, confirmed by the testimony of julius Caesar, by Elutherius Pope: by Parliament holden at Norham upon tweed: & at Lyncolne in the time of King Edward the first, who by his Letters sent from Lyncolne to Pope Boniface, 
Brutus' history counted a fable.  doth approve Brutus' History to be no fable, as the Critici of our time do esteem it, who will not believe our ancient written Records, although confirmed by Emperors, Kings, Popes and Parliaments, neither the testimony of Strangers. Wherefore by the Oracle of Diana, 
The Swans of Carie, are stirred up to maintain Brutus' History.  called Britona the precedent of Britain: And by the Oracle of Diana Lucifera: that is to say, Venus called Bosphorus: the bright Queen of Phrygia: and Caria the mother of Aeneas and the Graces, of whom came Brute of Albania, the founder of Britain: who brought in Carius, a noble prince of Lydia and Caria, with the people of Carie, & Swans of Carie into Britain. By the Oracles aforesaid, 
The Swans will maintain the verity of the British History.  the Swans of Carie in Britain, are now stirred up to maintain the verity of the British History. By the gods of the Gentiles. Diana: Apollo: Venus: Mars: Mercury: etc. Whose Temples our forefathers, 
Diana's Temple of Troia nova.  the Gentiles of the Trojan race, erected in divers Countries and Regions of Britain, especially at Troia nova, now called London in Britain, 
Diana Tauropolia Thoantea Dea.  where the Troynovants did sometimes sacrifice Bulls, Bullox and Stags, to Diana Tauropolia, whom the Gentiles called the Queen of Heaven. Which was the same Diana called Bellona, 
Diana Bellona of York.  whom the brigants honoured at York, Brigantium civitas: and what were these brigants I pray you? Herodian saith, 
Briges Phryges'. brigants.  that the Briges, Phryges', and brigants were all one, whereupon I conclude, that the brigants, that is to say, our Northern britains, were Phrygian Troyans. The brigants of Britain, 
brigants.  are the people of Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Lancashire, Durham, Westmoreland, 
Abij, Picti, Agathyrsi,  and Cumberland: hard to the Pictes wall. Where the Abij and Picti Agathyrsi dwell, about Abus Aestuarium: 
Abus Aestuarium.  now called Humber.  
And what were these Abij, but Albanian Troyans, 
Abij, Albani.  that came also from Abus river of Albania Epiri. And the ancient britains called the Picti Agathyrsi, what were they, 
Agathyrsi.  even Scythian Troyans of Albania, who sprang of Scythes and Agathyrsus, the sons of Hercules, 
Scythes. Agathyrsus  who sometimes reigned in Troy. And let not the Scythian Scots disdain their name, 
Scythian Troyans.  seeing they were Trojans, for the famous City of Troy in Phrygia, the head of all Asia, was in Scythia.  
The noble Trojans were called Taurini, and Tauroscythe, 
Trojans called Taurini, & Tauroscythi.  of a famous Mountain of Asia, called Taurus' Mount, 
Taurus in Caria.  which runneth through all Asia: a great part of the Mountain Taurus, endeth in Caria, 
Taurus the mansion of Venus.  which is a Country of Asia belonging to Troy. Venus' called Bosphorus, the mother of Aeneas and the Graces, (of whom came Brute of Albania the founder of Britain) was Queen of Phrygia and Caria: The famous river of Maeander is in Caria. 
Maeander river of Caria, golden sands, singing Swans.  This Maeander river, hath golden sands & singing Swans, that sometime served Venus' Queen of Phrygia and Caria: wherefore the Swans of Caria, 
Swans of Carie, Signettes of Troy.  and Signettes of Troy in Britain, must always sing of Troy and Trojans.  
The Daughters of Heaven and Earth: 
Rivers of Britain, are Records of Brute.  that is to say, Isis, Themis Rhea, Thetis, Abus, Arius, Alanus, Axe, Tameres, and all our famous Rivers of Britain, with the Deucalion Sea, and Islands of Britain, especially Arcadia, Aemonia, and Arachne, are glorious Records of Brute & the Trojans the founders of Britain.  

Towns & Cities, Records of Brute.  divers our most ancient towne● and Cities of Britain, as Oxford upon Isis, and Themis: Troia nova, upon Isis, Themis, and Rhea Albanorum: York Brigantium civitas: Antandros, turned to S. Andros: Parthaon turned to S. john's town: Albanum civitas, turned to S. Albans: Chester and Doriscestria, with the ancient Towns of Derbie, and Leicester, and Tyanton upon Tamares river of Britain, with divers other towns and Cities of Britain, are Records of Brute and the Trojans founders of Britain.  
The divers nations and people of Britain, as the Troynouaunts, 
divers nations and people of Britain Records of Brute.  the brigants, and Scotobrigantes, the people of Albania, Calydonia, and Ætolia: the Iberi: the Albani, & Georgij: the people of Derbie and Leicester: the people of Chester, that came from Cestria Epiri, 
Tanton upon Tamares, or Tone river.  with the Doors, Ioues, and Cares, and the Tamarites of Tyanton, commonly called Tanton, all these are Records of the noble people of Greece and Asia, the Remains of the Trojans that came into Britain with Brute  

Princes, Noble men and Gentlemen, Records of Brute.  To these, add the Catalogue or Register of the ancient Princes, Noble men, and Gentlemen of Britain. Records of Brute, and the Trojans, founders of Britain.  
FINJS.   

❧ A Catalogue or Register of ancient Princes, noble men and Gentlemen of Britain: whereof some remain to this day. Records to confirm the honourable Original of the britains, that sprang of the remains of the Albanian Troyans, the founders of Britain: which Brute brought from the Countries of Isis and Themis, and from Albania, Calydonia sylua, and Ætolia in Greece, to Albania, Calydonia sylua, and Ætolia in Britain. Before whose arrival, there was neither Town, City, Country, river, Region, or place of name in Britain.  

Brute.  
Corineus.  
Locrine.  
Camber.  
Albanacte.  
Madan.  
Mempricius.  
Ebranke, and his twenty sons.  
Brute green shield.  
Assaracus, and Cicilius, etc.  
Belinus & Brennus.  
Cambra, or Cambria, Antenor's wife.  
Cambra, Belinus' daughter.  
Conidagus King of Albania, slew Morgan at Glamorgan.  
Conidagus, builded the Temple of M●nerua, at Ba●gor in Wal● & the Temple of Ma● at Parthaon now S. john town of Ætolia in Sco●lande: Albania secunda.  
arviragus, i● whose daye● joseph of Aramathia preached in Britain.  
Leile.  
Androgeus, brother to Cassibelanus, thi● Androgeus, let julius Caesar into Britain.  
Pyrrhus.  
Alexander Arcadius.  
Alexander Audax.  
Achaius.  
Ætolus.  
Helena.  
●oile.  
Constantine.  
●raye.  
●ersie.  
Dercie.  
●arie.  
Busir, or  
Bousir.  
Cicell.  
Cydne.  
Dennis.  
Bridgis.  
Andros.  
Carowe.  
Caros.  
Tracie.  
Rhese ap Rhesus.  
Oenone, or Owen, King of Calydon.  
Brent, the son of Hercules.  
thin.  
Euance.  
Bryce.  
Hill.  
Drake.  
Calais.  
Nele.  
Gryne.  
Dorill.  
hody.  
Crane. etc.   
FINIS.   

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