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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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