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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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