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inhabitants�察�and whilst his people were increasing in power and number�察�

they   came   to   the   above´named   province   of   Kent。   39。   In   the   meantime�察�

Vortigern�察�as if desirous of adding to the evils he had already occasioned�察�

married his own daughter�察�by whom he had a son。 When this was made 

known to   St。  Germanus�察�he   came�察 �with   all   the   British   clergy�察 �to   reprove 

him�此�and whilst a numerous assembly of the ecclesiastics and laity were in 

consultation�察 �the  weak king   ordered his daughter  to   appear  before   them�察�

and in the presence of all to present her son to St。 Germanus�察�and declare 

that he was the father of the child。 The immodest* woman obeyed�察�and St。 

Germanus�察�taking the child�察�said�察 �I will be a father to you�察�my son�察�nor 

will I dismiss you till a razor�察�scissors�察�and comb�察�are given to me�察�and it is 

allowed   you   to   give   them   to   your   carnal   father。;   The   child   obeyed   St。 

Germanus�察 �and   going   to   his   father Vortigern�察�said   to   him�察   �Thou   art   my 

father�察  �shave   and   cut   the   hair   of   my   head。;   The   king   blushed�察  �and   was 

silent�察  �and�察  �without   replying   to   the   child�察  �arose   in   great   anger�察  �and   fled 

from   the   presence   of   St。   Germanus�察  �execrated   and   condemned   by   the 

whole synod。 ��1�А�V。R。 ;Immodest; is omitted in some MSS。 

     40。   But   soon   after�察  �calling   together   his   twelve   wise   men�察  �to   consult 

what was to be done�察�they said to him�察 �Retire to the remote boundaries of 

your kingdom�察�there build and fortify a city��1�А�to defend yourself�察�for the 

people you have received are treacherous�察�they are seeking to subdue you 

by  stratagem�察 �and�察  �even during   your   life�察 �to   seize   upon   all   the   countries 



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subject     to  your   power�察    �how    much     more    will  they   attempt�察    �after  your 

death� ─�The  king�察  �pleased   with   this   advice�察  �departed   with   his   wise   men�察�

and   travelled   through   many   parts   of   his   territories�察  �in   search   of   a   place 

convenient for  the purpose of building   a  citadel。 Having�察�to no purpose�察�

travelled far and wide�察�they came at length to a province called Guenet�撮�2�А�

and   having   surveyed   the   mountains   of   Heremus�撮�3�А  �they   discovered�察  �on 

the summit   of   one of   them�察 �a   situation�察 �adapted to the consturction of   a 

citadel。 Upon this�察�the wise men said to the king�察 �Build here a city�此�for�察�in 

this place�察�it will ever be secure against the barbarians。; Then the king sent 

for   artificers�察  �carpenters�察  �stone´masons�察        �and   collected    all   the  materials 

requisite to building�察�but the whole of these disappeared in one night�察�so 

that nothing remained of what had been provided for the constructing of 

the   citadel。   Materials   were�察  �therefore�察  �from   all   parts�察  �procured   a   second 

and third time�察�and again vanished as before�察�leaving and rendering every 

effort   ineffectual。   Vortigern   inquired   of   his   wise   men   the   cause   of   this 

opposition to his undertaking�察�and of so much useless expense of labour�拭�

They   replied�察   �You   must   find   a   child   born   without   a   father�察  �put   him   to 

death�察�and sprinkle with his blood the ground on which the citadel is to be 

built�察�or you will never accomplish your purpose。; ��1�А�V。R。 You shall find 

a   fortified   city   in  which     you   may    defend     yourself。    ��2�А �V。R。    Guined�察�

Guoienet�察      �Guenez�察    �North     Wales。    ��3�А  �V。R。    Heremi�察    �Heriri�察   �or   Eryri�察�

signifying eagle rocks�察�the mountains of Snowdon�察�in Carnarvonshire。 The 

spot    alluded     to  is  supposed      to   be   Dinas    Emrys�察    �or   the   fortress   of 

Ambrosius。 

     41。 In consequence of this reply�察�the king sent messengers through´ out 

Britain�察�in search of a child born without a father。 After having inquired in 

all   the   provinces�察  �they   came   to   the   field   of Aelecti�撮�1�А  �in   the   district   of 

Glevesing�撮�2�А�where a party of boys were playing at ball。 And two of them 

quarrelling�察�one said to the other�察 �O boy without a father�察�no good will 

ever happen to you。; Upon this�察�the messengers diligently inquired of the 

mother and the other boys�察�whether he had had a father�拭�Which his mother 

denied�察�saying�察 �In what manner he was conceived I know not�察�for I have 

never had intercourse with any man�察─�and then she solemnly affirmed that 

he had no mortal father。 The boy was�察�therefore�察�led away�察�and conducted 



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before   Vortigern   the   king。   ��1�А  �V。R。   Elleti�察  �Electi�察  �Gleti。   Supposed   to   be 

Bassalig in Monmouthshire。 ��2�А�The district between the Usk and Rumney�察�

in Monmouthshire。 

     42。 A meeting took place the next day for the purpose of putting him to 

death。 Then the boy said to the king�察 �Why have your servants brought me 

hither�拭─ �That   you   may  be   put   to death�察─  �replied the  king�察  �and   that   the 

ground on which my citadel is to stand�察�may be sprinkled with your blood�察�

without      which    I  shall   be   unable     to  build    it。;  ;Who�察─    �said   the   boy�察�

;instructed   you   to   do   this�拭─   �My  wise   men�察─  �answered   the   king。   ;Order 

them      hither�察─  �returned     the   boy�察   �this   being    complied      with�察   �he   thus 

questioned them�此 �By what means was it revealed to you that this citadel 

could   not   be   built�察  �unless   the   spot   were   previously   sprinkled   with   my 

blood�拭�Speak without disguise�察�and declare who discovered me to you�察─�

then turning to the king�察 �I will soon�察─�said he�察 �unfold to you every thing�察�

but I desire to question your wise men�察�and wish them to disclose to you 

what is hidden under this pavement�此─�they acknowledging their ignorance�察�

;there is�察─�said he�察 �a pool�察�come and dig�此─�they did so�察�and found the pool。 

;Now�察─�continued he�察 �tell me what is in it�察─�but they were ashamed�察�and 

made   no   reply。   ;I�察─  �said   the   boy�察   �can   discover   it   to   you�此  �there   are   two 

vases in the pool�察─�they examined and found it so�此�continuing his questions�察�

;What is in the vases�拭─�they were silent�此 �there is a tent in them�察─�said the 

boy�察 �separate them�察�and you shall find it so�察─�this being done by the king's 

command�察�there was found in them a folded tent。 The boy�察�going on with 

his questions�察�asked the wise men what was in it�拭�But they not knowing 

what to reply�察 �There are�察─�said he�察 �two serpents�察�one white and the other 

red�察   �unfold    the   tent�察─  �they    obeyed�察    �and   two    sleeping     serpents    were 

discovered�察   �consider   attentively�察─  �said   the   boy�察   �what   they   are   doing。; 

The serpents began to struggle with each other�察�and the white one�察�raising 

himself      up�察 �threw     down     the   other   into   the   middle     of  the   tent�察  �and 

sometimes   drove   him  to   the   edge   of   it�察  �and   this   was   repeated   thrice。 At 

length     the  red   one�察  �apparently   the     weaker     of  the   two�察  �recovering      his 

strength�察�expelled the white one from the tent�察�and the latter being pursued 

through   the   pool   by   the   red   one�察  �disappeared。   Then   the   boy�察  �asking   the 

wise men what was signified by this wonderful omen�察�and they expressing 



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their ignorance�察�he said to the king�察 �I will now unfold to you the meaning 

of this mystery。 The pool is the emblem of this world�察�and the tent that of 

your kingdom�此�the two serpents are two dragons�察�the red serpent is your 

dragon�察  �but   the   white   serpent   is   the   dragon   of   the   people   who   occupy 

several provinces and districts of Britain�察�even almost from sea to sea�此�at 

length�察�however�察�our people shall rise and drive away the Saxon race from 

beyond the sea�察�whence they originally came�察�but do you depart from this 

place�察�where you are not permitted to erect a citadel�察�I�察�to whom fate has 

allotted this mansion�察�shall remain here�察�whilst to you it is incumbent to 

seek   other   provinces�察  �where   you   may   build   a   fortress。;   ;What   is   your 

name�拭─�asked the king�察 �I am called Ambrose ��in British Embresguletic���察─�

returned   the   boy�察  �and   in   answer   to   the   king's   question�察   �What   is   your 

origin�拭─�he replied�察 �A Roman consul was my father。; 

     Then the king assigned him that city�察�with all the western Provinces of 

Britain�察�and departing with his wise men to the sinistral district�察�he arrived 

in the region named Gueneri�察�where he built a city which�察�according to his 

name�察�was called Cair Guorthegirn。* * An ancient scholiast adds�察 �He then 

built   Guasmoric�察  �near   Lugubalia   ��Carlisle�В察  �a   city   which   in   English   is 

called Palmecaster。; Some difference of opinion exists among antiquaries 

respecting the site of vortigern's castle or city。 Usher places it at Gwent�察�

Monmouthshire�察�which name�察�he ways�察�was taken from Caer´Went�察�near 

Chepstow。 This appears to agree with Geoffrey's account�察。�illegible�� See 

Usher's Britan。 Eccles。 cap。 v。 p。23。 According to others�察�supposed to be 

the    city  from    the  ruins   of  which     arose   the   castle  of   Gurthrenion�察    �in 

Radnorshire�察      �Camden's      Britannia�察   �p。479。   Whitaker�察    �however�察    �says   that 

Cair   Guorthegirn   was   the   Maridunum   of   the   Romans�察  �and   the   present 

Caermarthen。        ��Hist。  Of   Manchester�察     �book    ii。  c。  1。��  See  also   Nennius�察�

sec。47。 

     43。 At length Vortimer�察�the son
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