inion of divers writers."

[Sidenote: B.C. 270]

Raphael Holinshed, who was a contemporary of Stow and used many of his
sources of information, gives the following account of the same
period[1]:--

[Footnote 1: Holinshed, Raphael; "Chronicles of England, Scotland and
Ireland," p. 461.]

"Vigenius and Peredurus, the yoongest sonnes of Morindus, and brethren to
Elidurus, began to reigne jointlie as kings of Britaine, in the year of
the world 3701, after the building of Rome 485.... These two brethren in
the English chronicles are named Higanius and Petitur, who (as Gal. Mon.
[Geoffrey of Monmouth] testifieth) divided the realme betwixt them, so
that all the land from Humber westward fell to Vigenius or Higanius, the
other part beyond Humber northward Peredure held. But other affirme, that
Peredurus onelie reigned, and held his brother Elidurus in prison by his
owne consent, for somuch as he was not willing to governe.

[Sidenote: Caxton.] [Sidenote: Eth. Bur.]

"But Gal. Mon. saith, that Vigenius died after he had reigned 7 yeares,
and then Peredurus seized all the land into his owne rule, and governed it
with such sobrietie and wisedome, that he was praised above all his
brethren, so that Elidurus was quite forgotten of the Britains. But others
write that he was a verie tyrant, and used himselfe verie cruellie towards
the lords of his land, whereupon they rebelled and slue him. But whether
by violent hand, or by naturall sicknesse, he finallie departed this life,
after the consent of most writers, when he had reigned eight yeares,
leaving no issue behind him to succeed in the governance of the Kingdome.
He builded the towne of Pikering, where his bodie was buried."

[Illustration: BURIAL URNS AND OTHER VESSELS IN PICKERING MUSEUM.

They were found in barrows in the following places, reading from left to
right, top row:--(1) Blansby Park (containing bones and ashes); (2)
Cawthorne; (3) Hutton Buscelmoor; (4) Cockmoor Hall Warren; (5) Snainton
Moor; (6) Raindale, "No Man's Land." Lower Row:--(1) Blansby Park; (2)
below Ebberston; (3) Newton Towers, near Helmsley; (4) Fylingdales (a food
vessel); (5) Cawthorne (contains ashes.)

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]

Whatever memorial was raised to this legendary king of the Brigantes, has
totally disappeared. It may have been a mighty barrow surrounded with
great stones and containing the golden ornaments worn by Peredurus, but if
it existed outside the