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Caermarthen。 ��Hist。 Of Manchester�察 �book ii。 c。 1。�� See also Nennius�察�
sec。47。
43。 At length Vortimer�察�the son of Vortigern�察�valiantly fought against
Hengist�察 �Horsa�察 �and his people�察 �drove them to the isle of Thanet�察 �and
thrice enclosed them within it�察�and beset them on the Western side。
The Saxons now despatched deputies to Germany to solicit large
reinforcements�察�and an additional number of ships�此�having obtained these�察�
they fought against the kings and princes of Britain�察 �and sometimes
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extended their boundaries by victory�察�and sometimes were conquered and
driven back。
44。 Four times did Vortimer valorously encounter the enemy�撮�1�А �the
first has been mentioned�察�the second was upon the river Darent�察�the third
at the Ford�察 �in their language called Epsford�察 �though in ours Set
thirgabail�撮�2�А �there Horsa fell�察 �and Catigern�察 �the son of Vortigern�察 �the
fourth battle he fought was near the stone��3�А�on the shore of the Gallic sea�察�
where the Saxons being defeated�察�fled to their ships。 ��1�А�Some MSS。 here
add�察 �This Vortimer�察�the son of Vortigern�察�in a synod held at Guartherniaun�察�
after the wicked king�察 �on account of the incest committed with his
daughter�察�fled from the face of Germanus and the British clergy�察�would not
consent to his father's wickedness�察 �but returning to St。 Germanus�察 �and
falling down at his feet�察 �he sued for pardon�察 �and in atonement for the
calumny brought upon Germanus by his father and sister�察 �gave him the
land�察�in which the forementioned bishop had endured such abuse�察�to be his
for ever。 Whence�察 �in memory of St。 Germanus�察 �it received the name
Guarenniaun ��Guartherniaun�察 �Gurthrenion�察 �Gwarth Ennian�� which
signifies�察�a calumny justly retorted�察�since�察�when he thought to reproach the
bishop�察�he covered himself with reproach。; ��2�А�According to Langhorne�察�
Epsford was afterwards called�察�in the British tongue�察�Saessenaeg habail�察�or
'the slaughter of the Saxons。' ��3�А�V。R。 ;The stone of Titulus�察�thought to be
Stone in Kent�察�or Larger´stone in Suffolk。
After a short interval Vortimer died�察�before his decease�察�anxious for the
future prosperity of his country�察�he charged his friends to inter his body at
the entrance of the Saxon port�察�viz。 upon the rock where the Saxons first
landed�察 �for though�察─�said he�察 �they may inhabit other parts of Britain�察�yet
if you follow my commands�察�they will never remain in this island。; They
imprudently disobeyed this last injunction�察 �and neglected to bury him
where he had ap´ pointed。* * Rapin says he was buried at Lincoln�察�
Geoffrey�察�at London。
45。 After this the barbarians became firmly incorporated�察 �and were
assisted by foreign pagans�察�for Vortigern was their friend�察�on account of
the daughter* of Hengist�察�whom he so much loved�察�that no one durst fight
against him´in the meantime they soothed the imprudent king�察�and whilst
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practising every appearance of fondness�察�were plotting with his enemies。
And let him that reads understand�察 �that the Saxons were victorious�察 �and
ruled Britain�察�not from their superior prowess�察�but on account of the great
sins of the Britons�此�God so permitting it。
For what wise man will resist the wholesome counsel of God�拭 �The
Almighty is the King of kings�察�and the Lord of lords�察�ruling and judging
every one�察�according to his own pleasure。
After the death of Vortimer�察 �Hengist being strengthened by new
accessions�察�collected his ships�察�and calling his leaders together�察�consulted
by what stratagem they might overcome Vortigern and his army�察 �with
insidious intention they sent messengers to the king�察�with offers of peace
and perpetual friendship�察 �unsuspicious of treachery�察 �the monarch�察 �after
advising with his elders�察�accepted the proposals。 * V。R。 Of his wife�察�and no
one was able manfully to drive them off because they had occupied Britain
not from their own valour�察�but by God's permission。
46。 Hengist�察 �under pretence of ratifying the treaty�察 �prepared an
entertainment�察 �to which he invited the king�察 �the nobles�察 �and military
officers�察�in number about three hundred�察�speciously concealing his wicked
intention�察�he ordered three hundred Saxons to conceal each a knife under
his feet�察 �and to mix with the Britons�察 �and when�察─ �said he�察 �they are
sufficiently inebriated�察�&c。 cry out�察�'Nimed eure Saxes��' then let each draw
his knife�察�and kill his man�察�but spare the king�察�on account of his marriage
with my daughter�察�for it is better that he should be ransomed than killed。;*
* The VV。 RR。 Of this section are too numerous to be inserted。
The king with his company�察�appeared at the feast�察�and mixing with the
Saxons�察 �who�察 �whilst they spoke peace with their tongues�察 �cherished
treachery in their hearts�察�each man was placed next to his enemy。
After they had eaten and drunk�察�and were much intoxicated�察�Hengist
suddenly vociferated�察 �Nimed eure Saxes� ─ �and instantly his adherents
drew their knives�察 �and rushing upon the Britons�察 �each slew him that sat
next to him�察�and there was slain three hundred of the nobles of Vortigern。
The king being a captive�察�purchased his redemption�察�by delivering up the
three provinces of East�察�South�察�and Middle Sex�察�besides other districts at
the option of his betrayers。
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47。 St。 Germanus admonished Vortigern to turn to the true God�察 �and
abstain from all unlawful intercourse with his daughter�察�but the unhappy
wretch fled for refuge to the province Guorthegirnaim��* so called from his
own name�察�where he concealed himself with his wives�此�but St。 Germanus
followed him with all the British clergy�察�and upon a rock prayed for his
sins during forty days and forty nights。 * A district of Radnorshire�察�
forming the present hundred of Rhaiadr。
The Blessed man was unanimously chosen commander against the
Saxons。 And then�察�not by the clang of trumpets�察�but by praying�察�singing
hallelujah�察�and by the cries of the army to God�察�the enemies were routed�察�
and driven even to the sea。* *V。R。 This paragraph is omitted in the MSS。
Again Vortigern ignominiously flew from St。 Germanus to the
kingdom of the Dimetae�察 �where�察 �on the river Towy��* he built a castle�察�
which he named Cair Guothergirn。 The saint�察�as usual�察�followed him there�察�
and with his clergy fasted and prayed to the Lord three days�察�and as many
nights。 On the third night�察�at the third hour�察�fire fell suddenly from heaven�察�
and totally burned the castle。 Vortigern�察�the daughter of Hengist�察�his other
wives�察�and all the inhabitants�察�both men and women�察�miserably perished�此�
such was the end of this unhappy king�察�as we find written in the life of St。
Germanus。 *The Tobias of Ptolemy
47。 Others assure us�察�that being hated by all the people of Britain�察�for
having received the Saxons�察�and being publicly charged by St。 Germanus
and the clergy in the sight of God�察�he betook himself to flight�察�and�察�that
deserted and a wanderer�察�he sought a place of refuge�察�till broken hearted�察�
he made an ignominious end。
Some accounts state�察�that the earth opened and swallowed him up�察�on
the night his castle was burned�察 �as no remains were discovered the
following morning�察�either of him�察�or of those who were burned with him。
He had three sons�此 �the eldest was Vortimer�察 �who�察 �as we have seen�察�
fought four times against the Saxons�察�and put them to flight�察�the second
Categirn�察 �who was slain in the same battle with Horsa�察 �the third was
Pascent�察�who reigned in the two provinces Builth and Guorthegirnaim�撮�1�А�
after the death of his father。 These were granted him by Ambrosius�察�who
was the great king among the kings of Britain。 The fourth was Faustus�察�
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born of an incestuous marriage with his daughter�察�who was brought up and
educated by St。 Germanus。 He built a large monastery on the banks of the
river Renis�察 �called after his name�察 �and which remains to the present
period。��2�А。�1�А�In the northern part of the present counties of Radnor and
Brecknock。 ��2�А�V。R。 The MSS。 add�察�'and he had one daughter�察�who was the
mother of St。 Faustus。'
49。 This is the genealogy of Vortigern�察�which goes back to Fernvail�撮�1�А�
who reigned in the kingdom of Guorthegirnaim�撮�2�А �and was the son of
Teudor�察�Teudor was the son of Pascent�察�Pascent of Guoidcant�察�Guoidcant
of Moriud�察�Moriud of Eltat�察�Eltat of Eldoc�察�Eldoc of Paul�察�Paul of Meuprit�察�
Meuprit of Braciat�察 �Braciat of Pascent�察 �Pascent of Guorthegirn�察�
Guorthegirn of Guortheneu�察�Guortheneu of Guitaul�察�Guitaul of Guitolion�察�
Guitolion of Gloui。 Bonus�察 �Paul�察 �Mauron�察 �Guotelin�察 �were four brot
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