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inquire_v more_o strict_o into_o this_o defence_n of_o such_o pretend_a antiquity_n both_o because_o i_o owe_v so_o much_o service_n to_o so_o worthy_a and_o excellent_a a_o friend_n as_o the_o bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n and_o because_o if_o the_o advocate_n be_v argument_n will_v hold_v good_a they_o will_v overthrow_v several_a thing_n i_o have_v assert_v in_o the_o follow_a book_n and_o withal_o i_o be_v willing_a to_o let_v the_o learned_a nobility_n and_o gentry_n of_o that_o nation_n see_v how_o much_o they_o have_v be_v impose_v upon_o by_o hector_n boethius_n and_o his_o follower_n and_o that_o the_o true_a honour_n and_o wisdom_n of_o their_o nation_n be_v not_o concern_v in_o defend_v such_o antiquity_n which_o be_v universal_o disesteem_v among_o all_o judicious_a and_o inquisitive_a men._n and_o it_o will_v far_o better_v become_v person_n of_o so_o much_o ingenuity_n and_o sagacity_n to_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o other_o european_a nation_n in_o reject_v the_o romantic_a fable_n of_o the_o monkish_a time_n and_o at_o last_o to_o settle_v their_o antiquity_n on_o firm_a and_o solid_a foundation_n as_o to_o the_o follow_a book_n it_o come_v forth_o as_o a_o specimen_fw-la of_o a_o great_a design_n if_o god_n give_v i_o life_n and_o opportunity_n which_o be_v to_o clear_v the_o most_o important_a difficulty_n of_o ecclesiastical_a history_n and_o because_o i_o look_v on_o a_o general_n church-history_n as_o too_o heavy_a a_o burden_n to_o be_v undergo_v by_o any_o man_n when_o he_o be_v fit_a for_o it_o by_o age_n and_o consideration_n i_o have_v therefore_o think_v it_o the_o better_a way_n to_o undertake_v such_o particular_a part_n of_o it_o which_o may_v be_v most_o useful_a and_o i_o have_v now_o begin_v with_o these_o antiquity_n of_o the_o british_a church_n which_o may_v be_v follow_v by_o other_o as_o i_o see_v occasion_n but_o i_o hope_v none_o will_v have_v just_a cause_n to_o complain_v that_o i_o have_v not_o use_v diligence_n or_o faithfulness_n enough_o in_o this_o present_a work_n or_o that_o i_o have_v set_v up_o fancy_n and_o chimaera_n of_o my_o own_o instead_o of_o the_o true_a antiquity_n of_o the_o british_a church_n i_o have_v neither_o neglect_v nor_o transcribe_v those_o who_o have_v write_v before_o i_o and_o if_o in_o some_o thing_n i_o differ_v from_o they_o it_o be_v not_o out_o of_o the_o humour_n of_o oppose_v any_o great_a name_n but_o because_o i_o intend_v not_o to_o deliver_v other_o man_n judgement_n but_o my_o own_o errata_fw-la in_o the_o preface_n page_n 6._o line_n 35._o for_o but_o he_o do_v it_o read_v for_o do_v it_o p._n 23._o l._n 31._o for_o and_n r._n sure_o p._n 36._o l._n 32._o for_o but_o r._n yet_o p._n 38._o l._n 10._o for_o cladroe_n r._n cadroe_n p._n 41._o l._n 39_o after_o have_v insert_v make_v p._n 44._o l._n 33._o for_o a_o generation_n r._n three_o generation_n and_o for_o overdo_v r._n not_o do_v p._n 61._o l._n 37._o for_o foelix_fw-la r._n salix_fw-la in_o the_o 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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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