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coit ��Lincoln��。 ��1�А�V。R。 Twenty´eight�察�twenty´one。 ��2�А�Site unknown。 

     These are the names of the ancient cities of the island of Britain。 it has 

also a vast many promontories�察�and castles innumerable�察�built of brick and 

stone。 Its inhabitants consist of four different people�察�the Scots�察�the Picts�察�

the Saxons and the ancient Britons。 

     8。 Three considerable islands belong to it�察�one�察�on the south�察�opposite 

the Armorican shore�察�called Wight��* another between Ireland and Britain�察�

called    Eubonia      or  Man�察   �and   another     directly   north�察  �beyond     the   Picts�察�

named   Orkney�察  �and   hence   it   was   anciently   a   proverbial   expression�察  �in 

reference   to   its   kings   and   rulers�察   �He   reigned   over   Britain   and   its   three 

islands。; * Inis´gueith�察�or Gueith。 

     6。 It is fertilized by several rivers�察�which traverse it in all directions�察�to 

the east and west�察�to the south and north�察�but there are two pre´eminently 

distinguished among the rest�察�the Thames and the Severn�察�which formerly�察�

like the two arms of Britain�察�bore the ships employed in the conveyance of 

riches acquired by commerce。 The Britons were once very populous�察�and 

exercised extensive dominion from sea to sea。 

     10。*     Respecting       the   period    when     this   island    became      inhabited 



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subsequently to the flood�察�I have seen two distinct relations。 According to 

the annals of the Roman history�察�the Britons deduce their origin both from 

the   Greeks   and   Romans。   On   the   side   of   the   mother�察  �from   Lavinia�察  �the 

daughter of Latinus�察�king of Italy�察�and of the race of Silvanus�察�the son of 

Inachus�察  �the   son   of   Dardanus�察  �who   was   the   son   of   Saturn�察  �king   of   the 

Greeks�察�and who�察�having possessed himself of a part of Asia�察�built the city 

of Troy。 Dardanus was the father of Troius�察�who was the father of Priam 

and Anchises�察�Anchises was the father of Aeneas�察�who was the father of 

Ascanius and Silvius�察�and this Silvius was the son of Aeneas and Lavinia�察�

the   daughter   of   the   king   of   Italy。   From   the   sons   of Aeneas   and   Lavinia 

descended   Romulus   and   Remus�察  �who   were   the   sons   of   the   holy   queen 

Rhea�察�and the founders of Rome。 Brutus was consul when he conquered 

Spain�察  �and     reduced     that  country   to   a   Roman      province。    He   afterwards 

subdued the island of Britain�察�whose inhabitants were the descendants of 

the Romans�察�from Silvius Posthumus。 He was called Posthumus because 

he was born after the death of Aeneas his father�察�and his mother Lavinia 

concealed herself during her pregnancy�察�he was called Silvius�察�because he 

was born in a wood。 Hence the Roman kings were called Silvan�察�and the 

Britons from Brutus�察�and rose from the family of Brutus。 * The whole of 

this�察�as far as the end of the paragraph�察�is omitted in several MSS。 

     Aeneas�察�after the Trojan war�察�arrived with his son in Italy�察�and Having 

vanquished   Turnus�察  �married   Lavinia�察  �the   daughter   of   king   Latinus�察  �who 

was the son of Faunus�察�the son of Picus�察�the son of Saturn。 After the death 

of   Latinus�察  �Aeneas   obtained   the   kingdom   Of   the   Romans�察  �and   Lavinia 

brought forth a son�察�who was named Silvius。 Ascanius founded Alba�察�and 

afterwards married。 And Lavinia bore to Aeneas a son�察�named Silvius�察�but 

Ascanius   ��1�А  �married   a   wife�察  �who   conceived   and   became   pregnant。 And 

Aeneas�察     �having    been    informed     that   his  daughter´in´law       was    pregnant�察�

ordered   his   son   to   send   his   magician   to   examine   his   wife�察  �whether   the 

child conceived were male or female。 The magician came and examined 

the   wife   and   pronounced   it   to   be   a   son�察  �who   should   become   the   most 

valiant    among      the   Italians�察  �and   the   most   beloved     of   all  men。    ��2�А �In 

consequence of this prediction�察�the magician was put to death by Ascanius�察�

but   it   happened   that   the   mother   of   the   child   dying   at   its   birth�察  �he   was 



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named Brutus�察�ad after a certain interval�察�agreeably to what the magician 

had   foretold�察  �whilst   he   was   playing   with   some   others   he   shot   his   father 

with an arrow�察�not intentionally but by accident。 ��3�А�He was�察�for this cause�察�

expelled from Italy�察�and came to the islands of the Tyrrhene sea�察�when he 

was exiled on   account of the death of Turnus�察 �slain by Aeneas。  He   then 

went among the Gauls�察�and built the city of the Turones�察�called Turnis。 ��4�А�

At length he came to this island named from him Britannia�察�dwelt there�察�

and filled it with his own descendants�察�and it has been inhabited from that 

time to the present period。 ��1�А�Other MSS。 Silvius。 ��2�А�V。R。 Who should 

slay   his   father   and   mother�察  �and   be   hated   by   all   mankind。   ��3�А  �V。R。   He 

displayed   such   superiority   among   his   play´fellows�察  �that   they   seemed   to 

consider him as their chief。 ��4�А�Tours。 

      11。 Aeneas reigned over the   Latins three years�察�Ascanius thirty  three 

years�察�after whom Silvius reigned twelve years�察�and Posthumus thirty´nine 

*   years�此  �the   latter�察  �from   whom   the   kings   of Alba   are   called   Silvan�察  �was 

brother   to   Brutus�察  �who   governed   Britain   at   the   time   Eli   the   high´priest 

judged   Israel�察 �and   when the   ark   of   the   covenant   was   taken   by  a   foreign 

people。     But    Posthumus       his  brother    reigned     among     the   Latins。    *  V。R。 

Thirty´seven。 

      12。 After   an   interval   of   not   less   than   eight   hundred   years�察  �came   the 

Picts�察  �and   occupied   the   Orkney   Islands�此  �whence   they   laid   waste   many 

regions�察�and seized those on the left hand side of Britain�察�where they still 

remain�察�keeping possession of a third part of Britain to this day。 * * See 

Bede's Eccles。 Hist。 

      13。 Long after this�察�the Scots arrived in Ireland from Spain。 The first 

that   came   was   Partholomus�撮�1�А  �with   a   thousand   men   and   women�察  �these 

increased to four thousand�察�but a mortality coming suddenly upon them�察�

they all perished in one week。 The second was Nimech�察�the son of。。。�撮�2�А�

who�察�according to report�察�after having been at sea a year and a half�察�and 

having   his   ships   shat´   tered�察  �arrived   at   a   port   in   Ireland�察  �and   continuing 

there  several   years�察 �returned   at   length   with   his   followers   to   Spain。 After 

these came three sons of a Spanish soldier with thirty ships�察�each of which 

contained thirty wives�察  �and having   remained there   during the space of   a 

year�察�there appeared to them�察�in the middle of the sea�察�a tower of glass�察�the 



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summit   of   which seemed   covered   with   men�察 �to   whom  they  often   spoke�察�

but received no answer。 At length they determined to besiege the   tower�察�

and after a year's preparation�察�advanced towards it�察�with the whole number 

of their ships�察�and all the women�察�one ship only excepted�察�which had been 

wrecked�察�and in which were thirty men�察�and as many women�察�but when all 

had    disem´   barked     on   the  shore   which    surrounded   the     tower�察  �the   sea 

opened   and   swallowed   them   up。   Ireland�察  �however�察  �was   peopled�察  �to   the 

present     period�察  �from    the   family    remaining     in  the   vessel   which     was 

wrecked。 Afterwards�察�other came from Spain�察�and possessed themselves of 

various parts of Britain。 ��1�А�V。R。 Partholomaeus�察�or Bartholomaeus。 ��2�А�A 

blank is here in the MS。 Agnomen is found in some of the others。 

     14。 Last of all came one Hoctor�撮�1�А�who continued there�察�and whose 

descendants remain there to this day。 Istoreth�察�the son of Istorinus�察�with his 

followers�察�held Dalrieta�察�Buile had the island Eubonia�察�and other adjacent 

places。 The sons of Liethali��2�А�obtained the country of the dimetae�察�where 

is   a   city   called   Menavia�撮�3�А  �and   the   province   Guiher   and   Cetgueli�察  。�4�А�

which   they   held   till   they   were   expelled   from   every   part   of   Britain�察  �by 

Cunedda and his sons。 ��1�А�V。R。 Damhoctor�察�Clamhoctor�察�and Elamhoctor。 

��2�А�V。R。 Liethan�察�Bethan�察�Vethan。 ��3�А�St。 David's。 ��4�А�Guiher�察�probably the 

Welsh district Gower。 Cetgueli is Caer Kidwelly�察�in Carmarthenshire。 

     15。 According to the most learned among the Scots�察�if any one desires 

to   learn   what    I  am    now    going    to  state�察  �Ireland   was    a  desert�察  �and 

uninhabited�察�when the children of Israel crossed the Red Sea�察�in which�察�as 

we read in the Book of the Law�察�the Egyptians who followed them were 

drowned。 At that period�察�there lived among this people�察�with a numerous 

family�察�a Scythian of noble birth�察�who had been banished from his country 

and did not go to pursue the people of God。 The Egyptians who were left�察�

seeing the destruction of the great men of their nation�察�and fearing lest he 

should     possess    himself    of   their  territory�察  �took   counsel     together�察  �and 

expelled him。 Thus reduced�察�he wandered forty´two years in Africa�察 �and 

arrived�察�with his family�察�at the altars of the Philis´ tines�察�by the Lake  of 

Osiers。   Then   passing   between   Rusicada   and   the   hilly   country   of   Syria�察�

they travelled by the river Malva through Mauritania as far as the Pillars 

of Hercules�察�and crossing the Tyrrhene Sea�察�landed in Spain�察�where they 



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