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Cluth and Cairpentaloch�察�where this wall terminates�察�but it was of no avail。 

The   emperor   Carausius   afterwards   rebuilt   it�察  �and   fortified   it   with   seven 

castles between the two mouths�此�he built also a round house of polished 

stones   on   the   banks   of   the   river   Carun   ��Carron�В此  �he   likewise   erected   a 

triumphal   arch�察  �on   which   he   inscribed   his   own   name   in   memory   of   his 

victory。 

     24。 The fourth was the emperor and tyrant�察�Carausius�察�who�察�incensed 

at the murder of Severus�察�passed into Britain�察�and attended by the leaders 

of the Roman people�察�severely avenged upon the chiefs and rulers of the 

Britons�察�the cause of Severus。* * This passage is corrupt�察�the meaning is 

briefly given in the translation。 

     25。 The fifth was Constantius the father of Constantine the Great。 He 

died in Britain�察�his sepulchre�察�as it appears by the inscription on his tomb�察�

is still seen near the city named Cair segont ��near Carnarvon��。 Upon the 

pavement of the above´mentioned city he sowed three seeds of gold�察�silver 

and brass�察�that no poor person might ever be found in it。 It is also called 

Minmanton。*   *   V。R。   Mirmantum�察  �Mirmantun�察  �Minmanto�察  �Minimantone。 

The Segontium of Antoninus�察�situated on a small river named Seiont�察�near 

Carnarvon。 



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     26。 Maximianus��1�А�was the sixth emperor that ruled in Britain。 It was 

in his time that consuls��2�А�began�察�and that the appellation of Caesar was 

discontinued�此  �at   this   period   also�察  �St。   Martin   became   celebrated   for   his 

virtues   and   miracles�察  �and   held   a   conversation   with   him。   ��1�А  �This   is   an 

inaccuracy of Nennius�察�Maximus and Maximianus were one and the same 

person�察�or rather no such person as Maximianus ever reigned in Britain。 ��2�А�

Geoffrey of Monmouth gives the title of consul to several British generals 

who   lived   after   this   time。   It   is   not   unlikely   that   the   town�察  �name�察  �and 

dignity�察    �still  lingered    in  the   provinces     after   the   Romans      were     gone�察�

particularly   as   the   cities   of   Britain   maintained   for   a   time   a   species   of 

independence。 

     27。   The   seventh   emperor   was   Maximus。   He   withdrew   from   Britain 

with   all   his   military   force�察  �slew   Gratian�察  �the   king   of   the   Romans�察  �and 

obtained the sovereignty of all Europe。 Unwilling to send back his warlike 

companions         to  their   wives�察   �children�察    �and   possessions      in   Britain�察   �he 

conferred upon   them  numerous   districts   from  the   lake   on   the summit   of 

Mons Jovis�察�to the city called Cant Guic�察�and to the western Tumulus�察�that 

is�察  �to   Cruc   Occident。*   These   are   the   Armoric   Britons�察  �and   they   remain 

there   to   the   present   day。   In   consequence   of   their   absence�察  �Britain   being 

overcome   by   foreign   nations�察  �the   lawful   heirs   were   cast   out�察  �till   God 

interposed   with   his   assistance。   We   are   informed   by   the   tradition   of   our 

ancestors      that  seven     emperors     went    into   Britain�察   �though    the   Romans 

affirm there were nine。 * This district�察�in modern language�察�extended from 

the great St。 Bernard in Piedmont to Cantavic in Picardy�察�and from Picardy 

to the western coast of France。 

     28。 Thus�察�aggreeably to the account given by the Britons�察�the Romans 

governed them four hundred and nine years。 

     After this�察�the Britons despised the authority of the Romans�察 �equally 

refusing     to  pay    them    tribute�察  �or  to  receive    their   kings�察  �nor   durst    the 

Romans   any   longer   attempt   the   government   of   a   country�察  �the   natives   of 

which massacred their deputies。 

     29。   We   must   now   return   to   the   tyrant   Maximus。   Gratian�察  �with   his 

brother Valentinian�察�reigned seven years。 Ambrose�察�bishop of Milan�察�was 

then eminent for his skill in the dogmata of the Catholics。 Valentinianus 



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and   Theodosius   reigned   eight   years。   At   that   time   a   synod   was   held   at 

Constantinople�察�attended by three hundred and fifty of the fathers�察�and in 

which all heresies were condemned。 Jerome�察�the presbyter of Bethlehem�察�

was     then    universally      celebrated。     Whilst     Gratian     exercised     supreme 

dominion   over   the   world�察  �Maximus�察  �in   a   sedition   of   the   soldiers�察  �was 

saluted emperor in Britain�察�and soon after crossed the sea to Gaul。 At Paris�察�

by   the   treachery   of   Mellobaudes�察  �his   master   of   the   horse�察  �Gratian   was 

defeated   and   fleeing   to   Lyons�察  �was   taken   and   put   to   death�察  �Maximus 

afterwards associated his son victor in the government。 

     Martin�察�distinguished for his great virtues�察�was at this period bishop of 

Tours。 After a considerable space of time�察�Maximus was divested of royal 

power by the consuls Valentinianus and Theodosius�察�and sentenced to be 

beheaded at the third mile´stone from Aquileia�此�in the same year also his 

son Victor   was   killed   in   Gaul   by Arbogastes�察  �five   thousand   six   hundred 

and ninety years from the creation of the world。 

     30。 Thrice were the Roman deputies put to death by the Britons�察�and 

yet these�察�when harassed by the incursions of the barbarous nations�察�viz。 

Of the Scots and Picts�察�earnestly solicited the aid of the Romans。 To give 

effect to their entreaties�察�ambassadors were sent�察�who made their entrance 

with   impressions   of   deep   sorrow�察  �having   their   heads   covered   with   dust�察�

and   carrying   rich   presents�察  �to   expiate   the   murder   of   the   deputies。   They 

were   favourably   received   by   the   consuls�察  �and   swore   submission   to   the 

Roman yoke�察�with whatever severity it might be imposed。 

     The Romans�察�therefore�察�came with a powerful army to the assistance 

of   the   Britons�察  �and   having   appointed   over   them   a   ruler�察  �and   settled   the 

government�察�returned to Rome�此�and this took place alternately during the 

space of three hundred and forty´eight years。 The Britons�察�however�察�from 

the oppression of the empire�察�again massacred The Roman deputies�察�and 

again     petitioned     for  succour。     Once    more     the   Romans      undertook      the 

government of the Britons�察�and assisted them in repelling their neighbours�察�

and�察  �after   having   exhausted   the   country   of   its   gold�察 �silver�察  �brass�察  �honey�察�

and costly vestments�察�and having besides received rich gifts�察�they returned 

in great triumph to Rome。 

     31。   After   the   above´said   war   between   the   Britons   and   Romans�察  �the 



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assassination      of   their  rulers�察  �and    the  victory    of  Maximus�察      �who    slew 

Gratian�察�and the termination of the Roman power in Britain�察�they were in 

alarm forty years。 

     Vortigern then reigned in Britain。 In his time�察�the natives had cause of 

dread�察�not only from the inroads of the Scots and Picts�察�but also from the 

Romans�察  �and   their   apprehensions   of   Ambrosius。*   *   These   words   relate 

evidently to some cause of dispute between the Romans�察�Ambrosius�察�and 

Vortigern。  Vortigern   is   said   to   have   been   sovereign   of   the   Dimetae�察  �and 

Ambrosius son to the king of the Damnonii。 The latter was half a Roman 

by   descent�察  �and   naturally   supported   the   Roman   interest�此  �the   former   was 

entirely a Briton�察�and as naturally seconded by the original Britons。 

     In   the   meantime�察     �three   vessels�察   �exiled   from    Germany�察      �arrived   in 

Britain。 They were commanded by Horsa and Hengist�察�brothers�察�and sons 

of   Wihtgils。   Wihtgils   was   the   son   of   Witta�察  �Witta   of   Wecta�察  �Wecta   of 

Woden�察  �Woden   of   Frithowald�察  �Frithowald   of   Frithuwulf�察  �Frithuwulf   of 

Finn�察�Finn of Godwulf�察�Godwulf of Geat�察�who�察�as they say�察�was the son of 

a   god�察  �not��1�А  �of   the   omnipotent   God   and   our   Lord   Jesus   Christ   ��who 

before the beginning of the world�察�was with the Father and the Holy Spirit�察�

co´eternal and of the same substance�察�and who�察�in compassion to human 

nature�察�disdained not to assume the form of a servant���察�but the offspring of 

one of their idols�察�and whom�察�blinded by some demon�察�they worshipped 

according to the custom of the heathen。 Vortigern received them as friends�察�

and   delivered   up   to   them   the   island   which   is   in   their   language   called 

Thanet�察�and�察�by the Britons�察�Ruym。��2�А�Gratianus Aequantius at that time 

reigned   in   Rome。 The   Saxons   were   received   by Vortigern�察  �four   hundred 

and forty´seven years after the passion of Christ�察�and�撮�3�А�according to the 

tradition of our ancestors�察�from the period of their first arrival in Britain�察�to 

the   first   year   of   the   reign   of   king   Edmund�察  �five   hundred   and   forty´two 

years�察�and to that in which we now write�察�which is the fifth of his reign�察�

five   hundred   and   forty´seven   years。   ��1�А  �V。R。   not   the   God   of   gods�察  �the 

Amen�察�the Lord of Hosts�察�but one of their idols which they worshipped。 ��2�А�

Sometimes called Ruoichin�察�Ruith´in�察�or ;river island�察─�separated from the 

rest of Kent and the mainland of Britain by the estuary of the Wantsum�察�

which�察    �though     now    a  small    brook�察   �was   formerly     navigable     for   large 



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