[Sidenote:  Fabian.  Gal.  Mon.  Matt.  West.] In the same citie also he soiorned for the more part, by reason whereof the inhabitants increased, and manie habitations were builded to receiue them, and he himselfe caused buildings to be made betwixt London stone (sic) and Ludgate, and builded for himselfe not farre from the [Sidenote:  The bishops palace.] said gate a faire palace, which is the bishop of Londons palace beside Paules at this daie, as some thinke; yet Harison supposeth it to haue bin Bainards castell, where the blacke friers now standeth.  He also builded a fairer temple neere to his said palace, which temple (as some take it) was after turned to a church, and at this daie called Paules.  By reason that king Lud so much esteemed that citie before all other of his realme, inlarging it so greatlie as he did, and [Sidenote:  The name of Troinouant changed and called London.] continuallie in manner remained there, the name was changed, so that it was called Caerlud, that is to saie, Luds towne:  and after by corruption of speech it was named London.

Beside the princelie dooings of this Lud touching the aduancement of the common wealth by studies apperteining to the time of peace, he was also strong & valiant in armes, in subduing his enimies, bountious and liberall both in gifts and keeping a plentifull house, so that he was greatlie beloued of all the Britaines.  Finallie, when he had reigned with great honour for the space of 11 yeeres, he died, and was buried neere Ludgate, leauing after him two sons, Androgeus and Theomancius or Tenancius.

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Of Cassibellane and his noble mind, Iulius Caesar sendeth Caius Volusenus to suruey the coasts of this Iland, he lieth with his fleet at Calice, purposing to inuade the countrie, his attempt is bewraied and withstood by the Britains.

THE TENTH CHAPTER.

[Sidenote:  CASSIBELLANE.] Cassibellane, the brother of Lud was admitted king of Britaine, in the yeere of the world 3908, after the building of Rome 692, and before the comming of Christ 58 complet.  For sith the two sonnes [Sidenote:  Gal.  Mon.  Matt.  West.  Fabian.] of Lud were not of age able to gouerne, the rule of the land was committed to Cassibellane:  but yet (as some haue written) he was not created king, but rather appointed ruler & protector of the land, [Sidenote:  Gal.  Mon.] during the nonage of his nephewes.  Now after he was admitted (by whatsoeuer order) to the administration of the common wealth, he became so noble a prince and so bountious, that his name spred farre and neere, and by his vpright dealing in seeing iustice executed he grew in such estimation, that the Britaines made small account of his nephewes, in comparison of the fauour which they bare towards him.  But Cassibellane hauing respect to his honour, least it might be thought that his nephewes were expelled by him out of their rightfull possessions, brought them vp verie honourablie; assigning to [Sidenote:  Matt.  West.] Androgeus, London and Kent; and to Theomantius the countrie of Cornwall.  Thus farre out of the British histories, whereby it maie be gathered, that the yeeres assigned to these kings that reigned before Cassibellane, amount to the summe of 1058.