The fourth was Faustus,
born of an incestuous marriage with his daughter, who was brought up and
educated by St. Germanus. He built a large monastery on the banks of
the river Renis, called after his name, and which remains to the present
period.(2)
(1) In the northern part of the present counties of Radnor
and Brecknock.
(2) V.R. The MSS. add, 'and he had one daughter, who was the
mother of St. Faustus.'
49. This is the genealogy of Vortigern, which goes back to Fernvail,(1)
who reigned in the kingdom of Guorthegirnaim,(2) and was the son of
Teudor; Teudor was the son of Pascent; Pascent of Guoidcant; Guoidcant
of Moriud; Moriud of Eltat; Eltat of Eldoc; Eldoc of Paul; Paul of
Meuprit; Meuprit of Braciat; Braciat of Pascent; Pascent of Guorthegirn,
Guorthegirn of Guortheneu; Guortheneu of Guitaul; Guitaul of Guitolion;
Guitolion of Gloui. Bonus, Paul, Mauron, Guotelin, were four brothers,
who built Gloiuda, a great city upon the banks of the river Severn, and
in Birtish is called Cair Gloui, in Saxon, Gloucester. Enough has been
said of Vortigern.
(1) Fernvail, or Farinmail, appears to have been king of
Gwent or Monmouth.
(2) V.R. 'Two provinces, Builth and Guorthegirnaim.
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