VII. The three great Regulators of the Island of Britain.
Hu Gadarn, bringing the Race of the Cymry out of the land of Hav, which is called Defrobahi into the Island of Britain.
Prydain, the son of Aedd-Mawr, establishing government and law over the Island of Britain.
And Rhitta Gawr, who made himself a robe of the beards of kings, whom he caused to be shaved (reduced to vassalage) for their oppressions and contempt of justice.
VIII. The three happy controllers of the Island of Britain.
Prydain, the son of Aedd-Mawr, suppressing the Dragon tyranny. [This was a tyranny of pillage and contempt of Equity, that sprung up in the Island.]
Caradog, the son of Bran, the son of Llyr, checking the oppression of the Cæsars;
And Rhitta Gawr, controlling the tyranny and pillage of the tumultary kings.
IX. The three benefactors of the Race of Cymry.
The first, Hu Gadarn, who first showed the Race of the Cymry the method of cultivating the ground, when they were in the land of Hav [namely, where Constantinople now stands] before they came into the Island of Britain.