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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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