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continued many years�察�having greatly increased and multiplied。 Thence�察�a
thousand and two years after the Egyptians were lost in the Red Sea�察�they
passed into Ireland�察 �and the district of Dalrieta。* At that period�察 �Brutus�察�
who first exercised the consular office�察�reigned over the Romans�察�and the
state�察 �which before was governed by regal power�察 �was afterwards ruled�察�
during four hundred and forty´seven years�察 �by consuls�察 �tribunes of the
people�察�and dictators。 * North´western part of Antrim in Ulster。
The Britons came to Britain in the third age of the world�察�and in the
fourth�察�the Scots took possession of Ireland。
The Britons who�察�suspecting no hostilities�察�were unprovided with the
means of defence�察�were unanimously and incessantly attacked�察�both by the
Scots from the west�察�and by the Picts from the north。 A long interval after
this�察�the Romans obtained the empire of the world。
16。 From the first arrival of the Saxons into Britain�察�to the fourth year
of king Mermenus�察 �are computed four hundred and twenty eight years�察�
from the nativity of our Lord to the coming of St。 Patrick among the Scots�察�
four hundred and five years�察 �from the death of St。 Patrick to that of St。
Bridget�察�forty years�察�and from the birth of Columeille��1�А�to the death of St
Bridget four years。��2�А 。�1�А �V。R。 Columba。 ��2�А �Some MSS。 add�察 �the
beginning of the calculation is 23 cycles of 19 years from the incarnation
of our Lord to the arrival of St。 Patrick in Ireland�察 �and they make 438
years。 And from the arrival of St。 Patrick to the cycle of 19 years in which
we live are 22 cycles�察�which make 421 years。
17。 I have learned another account of this Brutus from the ancient
books of our ancestors。* After the deluge�察�the three sons of Noah severally
occupied three different parts of the earth�此�Shem extended his borders into
Asia�察�Ham into Africa�察�and Japheth in Europe。 * This proves the tradition
of Brutus to be older than Geoffrey or Tyssilio�察 �unless these notices of
Brutus have been interpolated in the original work of Nennius。
The first man that dwelt in Europe was Alanus�察 �with his three sons�察�
Hisicion�察 �Armenon�察 �and Neugio。 Hisicion had four sons�察 �Francus�察�
Romanus�察 �Alamanus�察 �and Brutus。 Armenon had five sons�察 �Gothus�察�
Valagothus�察�Cibidus�察�Burgundus�察�and Longobardus。 Neugio had three sons�察�
Vandalus�察 �Saxo�察 �and Boganus。 From Hisicion arose four nationsthe
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Franks�察�the Latins�察�the Germans�察�and Britons�此�from Armenon�察�the Gothi�察�
Balagothi�察 �Cibidi�察 �Burgundi�察 �and Longobardi�此 �from Neugio�察 �the Bogari�察�
Vandali�察�Saxones�察�and Tarinegi。 The whole of Europe was subdivided into
these tribes。
Alanus is said to have been the son of Fethuir��* Fethuir�察 �the son of
Ogomuin�察�who was the son of Thoi�察�Thoi was the son of Boibus�察�Boibus
of Semion�察 �Semion of Mair�察 �Mair of Ecthactus�察 �Ecthactus of Aurthack�察�
Aurthack of Ethec�察�Ethec of Ooth�察�Ooth of Aber�察�Aber of Ra�察�Ra of Esraa�察�
Esraa of Hisrau�察�Hisrau of Bath�察�Bath of Jobath�察�Jobath of Joham�察�Joham
of Japheth�察 �Japheth of Noah�察 �Noah of Lamech�察 �Lamech of Mathusalem�察�
Mathusalem of Enoch�察�Enoch of Jared�察�Jared of Malalehel�察�Malalehel of
Cainan�察 �Cainan of Enos�察 �Enos of Seth�察 �Seth of Adam�察 �and Adam was
formed by the living God。 We have obtained this information respecting
the original inhabitants of Britain from ancient tradition。 * This genealogy
is different in almost all the MSS。
18。 The Britons were thus called from Brutus�此�Brutus was the son of
Hisicion�察 �Hisicion was the son of Alanus�察�Alanus was the son of Rhea
Silvia�察�Fhea Silvia was the daughter of Numa Pompilius�察�Numa was the
son of Ascanius�察�Ascanius of Eneas�察�Eneas of Anchises�察�Anchises of Troius�察�
Troius of Dardanus�察 �Dardanus of Flisa�察 �Flisa of Juuin�察�Juuin of Japheth�察�
but Japheth had seven sons�察�from the first named Gomer�察�descended the
Galli�察 �from the second�察 �Magog�察 �the Scythi and Gothi�察 �from the third�察�
Madian�察 �the Medi�察 �from the fourth�察 �Juuan�察 �the Greeks�察 �from the fifth�察�
Tubal�察�arose the Hebrei�察�Hispani�察�and Itali�察�from the sixth�察�Mosoch�察�sprung
the Cappadoces�察 �and from the seventh�察 �named Tiras�察 �descended the
Thraces�此 �these are the sons of Japheth�察 �the son of Noah�察 �the son of
Lamech。
19。* The Romans�察 �having obtained the dominion of the world�察 �sent
legates or deputies to the Britons to demand of them hostages and tribute�察�
which they received from all other countries and islands�察�but they�察�fierce�察�
disdainful�察�and haughty�察�treated the legation with contempt。 * Some MSS。
add�察�I will now return to the point from which I made this digression。
Then Julius Caesar�察�the first who had acquired absolute power at Rome�察�
highly incensed against the Britons�察�sailed with sixty vessels to the mouth
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of the Thames�察 �where they suffered shipwreck whilst he fought against
Dolobellus�察 。�the proconsul of the British king�察 �who was called Belinus�察�
and who was the son of Minocannus who governed all the islands of the
Tyrrhene Sea���察 �and thus Julius Caesar returned home without victory�察�
having had his soldiers Slain�察�and his ships shattered。
20。 But after three years he again appeared with a large army�察 �and
three hundred ships�察 �at the mouth of the Thames�察 �where he renewed
hostilities。 In this attempt many of his soldiers and horses were killed�察�for
the same consul had placed iron pikes in the shallow part of the river�察�and
this having been effected with so much skill and secrecy as to escape the
notice of the Roman soldiers�察 �did them considerable injury�察 �thus Caesar
was once more compelled to return without peace or victory。 The Romans
were�察 �therefore�察 �a third time sent against the Britons�察 �and under the
command of Julius�察 �defeated them near a place called Trinovantum
��London�В察�forty´seven years before the birth of Christ�察�and five thousand
two hundred and twelve years from the creation。
Julius was the first exercising supreme power over the Romans who
invaded Britain�此�in honour of him the Romans decreed the fifth month to
be called after his name。 He was assassinated in the Curia�察�in the ides of
March�察�and Octavius Augustus succeeded to the empire of the world。 He
was the only emperor who received tribute from the Britons�察�according to
the following verse of Virgil�此 �Purpurea intexti tollunt aulaea Britanni。;
21。 The second after him�察 �who came into Britain�察 �was the emperor
Claudius�察 �who reigned forty´seven years after the birth of Christ。 He
carried with him war and devastation�察�and�察�though not without loss of men�察�
he at length conquered Britain。 He next sailed to the Orkneys�察�which he
likewise conquered�察�and afterwards rendered tributary。 No tribute was in
his time received from the Britons�察�but it was paid to British emperors。 He
reigned thirteen years and eight months。 His monument is to be seen at
Moguntia ��among the Lombards���察�where he died in his way to Rome。
22。 After the birth of Christ�察�one hundred and sixty´seven years�察�king
Lucius�察 �with all the chiefs of the British people�察 �received baptism�察 �in
consequence of a legation sent by the Roman emperors and pope
Evaristus。* * V。R。 Eucharistus。 A marginal note in the Arundel MS。 adds�察�
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;He is wrong�察�because the first year of Evaristus was A。D。 79�察�whereas the
first year of Eleutherius�察�whom he ought to have named�察�was A。D。 161。;
Usher says�察�that in one MS。 of Nennius he found the name of Eleutherius。
23。 Severus was the third emperor who passed the sea to Britain�察�
where�察 �to protect the provinces recovered from barbaric incursions�察 �he
ordered a wall and a rampart to be made between the Britons�察�the Scots�察�
and the Picts�察�extending across the island from sea to sea�察�in length one
hundred and thirty´three miles�此 �and it is called in the British language
Gwal。* Moreover�察�he ordered it to be made between the Britons�察�and the
Picts and Scots�察�for the Scots from the west�察�and the Picts from the north�察�
unanimously made war against the Britons�察 �but were at peace among
themselves。 Not long after Severus dies in Britain。 *Or�察�the Wall。 One MS。
here adds�察 �The above´mentioned Severus constructed it of rude
workmanship in length 132 miles�察 �i。e。 from Penguaul�察 �which village is
called in Scottish Cenail�察 �in English Peneltun�察 �to the mouth of the river
Cluth and Cairpentaloch�察�where this wall terminates�察�but it was of no avail。
The emperor Carausius afterwards rebuilt it
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