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pict_n and_o scot_n their_o mortal_a enemy_n p._n 242._o the_o true_a original_n of_o the_o pict_n from_o scandinavia_n p._n 246._o that_o name_n give_v to_o the_o new_a colony_n not_o to_o the_o old_a inhabitant_n p._n 241._o the_o scotish_n antiquity_n inquire_v into_o p._n 248._o fordon'_v account_n of_o they_o compare_v with_o that_o of_o hector_n boethius_n and_o buchanan_n p._n 250._o of_o veremundus_n cornelius_n hibernicus_n and_o their_o ancient_a annal_n p._n 255._o the_o modern_a plea_n for_o their_o antiquity_n consider_v p._n 261_o 282._o a_o account_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o ireland_n and_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o their_o tradition_n and_o annal_n compare_v with_o geffrey_n british_n antiquity_n in_o point_n of_o credibility_n p._n 266._o a_o true_a account_n of_o the_o fabulous_a antiquity_n of_o the_o northern_a nation_n p._n 277._o the_o first_o come_v of_o the_o scot_n into_o britain_n according_a to_o the_o irish_a writer_n p._n 280._o the_o first_o cause_n 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british-churche_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o first_o plant_v a_o christian_a church_n in_o britain_n by_o st._n paul_n
person_n in_o this_o island_n or_o that_o he_o have_v royal_a authority_n in_o some_o part_n of_o it_o or_o that_o he_o be_v convert_v to_o christianity_n at_o that_o time_n or_o that_o the_o christian_a church_n here_o flourish_v by_o his_o mean_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o person_n who_o be_v a_o king_n and_o a_o christian_a be_v prove_v beside_o the_o concurrence_n of_o so_o many_o author_n from_o bede_n time_n from_o the_o two_o coin_n mention_v by_o 40._o archbishop_n usher_n one_o silver_n and_o the_o other_o gold_n have_v a_o image_n of_o a_o king_n on_o they_o with_o a_o cross_n and_o the_o letter_n of_o luc_n as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v be_v discern_v but_o if_o it_o be_v far_o ask_v in_o what_o part_n of_o britain_n this_o king_n lucius_n live_v i_o shall_v only_o propose_v my_o conjecture_n and_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o other_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o the_o roman_n be_v so_o well_o satisfy_v with_o the_o fidelity_n of_o cogidunus_n that_o they_o 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