marriage. And when Corinœus heard this, he was exceedingly indignant, because Locrinus had agreed to marry his daughter. He therefore went to the king, and, partly by threats and partly by caresses, compelled Locrinus to perform what he had promised. Accordingly he married the daughter of Corineeus, whose name was Guendolen ; but he did not for all that forget his love for Estrildis, but haying made a subterraneous cave in the city Trinovantum, he was content to enjoy stolen pleasures with her in that. In the mean time Estrildis became with child, and brought forth a daughter, whom she called Habre. And Guendolen too being pregnant, brought forth a son, whom she called Maddan. But when Corinœus died, then Locrinus forsook Guendolen, and made Estrildis his queen : and in consequence, Guendolen became beyond all measure indignant, and went to Cornwall. There she collected an army and laboured to disturb Locrinus : and when a battle took place near the river Locrinus received a wound from an arrow, and died when he had reigned ten years. Then Guendolen, raging with a frenzy equal to that of her father, orders Estrildis and her daughter Habre to be thrown into the river, which was at the time called Habre, from her name, but it is now corrupted into the pronunciation Sabrina,7 for she was willing to give her the honour of an eternal memory, because her husband had begotten her. At this time Homer lived, who was accounted an illustrious orator and poet, and Samuel the prophet flourished in Judsea. CH. XXVIII.—Maddan*8 reign and death. MADDAN being invested with the crown, begot two sons, Mempulius and Malas, and administered the kingdom in peace for forty years. When he died a quarrel arose between the above-mentioned brothers, because each of them wished to possess the whole island. But Mempulius having slain his brother, behaved with such cruelty to the nation, that he laboured to put to death nearly every man of the highest birth in the kingdom. However, in the twentieth year of his reign, when he was out hunting, he went out by himself and quitted his companions, and was devoured by a troop of furious wolves. 7 The Severn,