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20 ORIGIN OF THE CITY puts it, he, "going to Rome, wanne the city. — Belinus built ‘ Belinesgate in London, where his ashes were hanged in brasse, after the Pagan manner, after he died, and had reigned twenty-six whole years.” Billingsgate Market commemorates the name. Many generations later we come to another Beli or Belinus, who | reigned for sixty years, and at his death left three sons, of whom the eldest was Lludh, Lloyd, or Lud. He "renewed the walles of newe Troy, and called the city after his owne name, Caerlhudh, and builded there a gate, and called the same Ludisgate; and after hee had goyerned this land worthily eleven yeres, he dyed, and was buried at Caerludh, neere unto the gate which he had builded.” His brothers name, Kaswalhawn, brings us to the threshold of authentic history if we identify him, as Harry does, with the Cassibelaunus of Czesar’s Commentaries. It is hardly worth while to pursue this apocryphal enumeration further; but we must pause for a moment at Coelgodebog, who is none other than the "Good King Cole” of the nursery rhyme, and who 1s identified by our veracious historian with the father of “ Ellen,” whom he gave in marriage to Constantine. “ This Elen went to Jerusalem, and found the holy crosse, and brought it with her to Rome.” To this Ellen, Elen, or Helena is usually ascribed the building of the
