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inhabit_a on_o this_o side_n on_o their_o conquest_n be_v call_v galli_n from_o hence_o it_o proceed_v that_o florus_n say_v the_o cimbri_n come_v out_o of_o gaul_n and_o they_o that_o sack_v rome_n and_o go_v into_o greece_n and_o rob_v the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n justin_n justin._n call_v gaul_n pausanias_n aelianus_n and_o athenaus_n name_v they_o galatae_n and_o other_o celtae_n but_o as_o livy_n i_o say_v before_o as_o to_o their_o original_a they_o be_v more_o true_o by_o suidas_n call_v germane_a as_o also_o by_o livy_n so_o that_o we_o see_v there_o be_v great_a confusion_n make_v in_o the_o name_n of_o this_o people_n and_o many_o learned_a person_n not_o hee_v these_o distinction_n have_v take_v the_o aborigines_n of_o gaul_n to_o be_v the_o cimbri_n when_o indeed_o the_o cimbri_n only_o possess_v part_n of_o that_o country_n and_o by_o inhabit_v the_o same_o seat_n receive_v the_o same_o name_n in_o this_o error_n mr._n cambden_n proceed_v not_o content_v himself_o to_o make_v they_o the_o aborigines_n of_o gaul_n but_o derive_v they_o from_o gomeri_fw-la who_o he_o say_v ancient_o possess_v that_o country_n when_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o gaul_n only_o of_o phrygia_n receive_v that_o name_n of_o gomari_fw-la which_o be_v never_o hear_v of_o in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o continent_n now_o call_v france_n moreover_o we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o before_o the_o name_n of_o gaul_n and_o german_n be_v find_v out_o both_o nation_n be_v call_v both_o by_o the_o roman_n and_o greek_n celtae_n but_o afterward_o all_o the_o tract_n of_o ground_n beyond_o massilia_n they_o call_v gallia_n celtica_n and_o all_o on_o this_o side_n to_o the_o hercinian_n mountain_n and_o the_o further_a part_n of_o germany_n to_o sarmatia_n and_o scythia_n sometime_o they_o name_v germania_n sometime_o simple_o gallia_n hence_o it_o proceed_v that_o what_o plutarch_n call_v the_o german_a tongue_n festus_n call_v the_o gaulish_a not_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d white_a or_o albion_n the_o giant_n from_o its_o high_a rock_n on_o the_o western_a coast_n where_o the_o phoenician_n first_o land_a call_v to_o this_o day_n pen_n or_o from_o the_o whiteness_n of_o its_o shore_n alpin_n in_o the_o phoenician_n tongue_n be_v a_o high_a mountain_n alben_n in_o the_o same_o dialect_n be_v white_a hibernia_n call_v also_o jerna_n have_v its_o name_n from_o its_o situation_n be_v the_o last_o country_n westward_o further_o than_o which_o the_o phoenician_n never_o take_v voyage_n it_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v call_v ibetnae_fw-la by_o the_o phoenician_n from_o whence_o come_v hibernia_n likewise_o nerne_n from_o whence_o be_v derive_v jerna_n ibernae_a the_o last_o habitation_n aher-nae_a from_o which_o the_o same_o jerna_n and_o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o till_o the_o discovery_n of_o these_o island_n by_o the_o phoenician_n there_o be_v many_o place_n on_o the_o west_n of_o africa_n and_o spain_n that_o be_v so_o name_v as_o be_v then_o the_o uttermost_a habitation_n thule_n say_v suidas_n from_o thoulis_n a_o king_n of_o egypt_n so_o call_v from_o its_o dusky_n and_o dark_a situation_n lie_v in_o the_o north._n chule_n in_o the_o phoenician_n tongue_n be_v darkness_n caledonia_n a_o province_n of_o scotland_n so_o call_v from_o its_o rocky_a and_o mountainous_a nature_n so_o that_o mr._n cambden_n derive_v it_o from_o kaled_a hard_a in_o the_o british_a tongue_n galebtun_n in_o the_o phoenician_n tongue_n be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o hard_a hill_n thus_o have_v i_o run_v cursory_o over_o the_o country_n of_o most_o considerable_a note_n pass_v from_o asia_n and_o so_o westward_o to_o these_o our_o island_n it_o remain_v now_o that_o i_o return_v back_o to_o show_v the_o same_o consent_n and_o agreement_n in_o more_o private_a and_o particular_a place_n which_o though_o not_o so_o famous_a as_o the_o forementioned_a yet_o be_v sufficient_o know_v by_o all_o at_o this_o day_n and_o be_v no_o less_o frequent_v by_o the_o phoenician_n than_o the_o former_a the_o greek_n the_o phoenician_n the_o interpretation_n baleares_n two_o island_n in_o the_o mediterranean_a on_o the_o coast_n of_o spain_n derive_v by_o the_o greek_n from_o baleus_n a_o companion_n of_o hercules_n these_o island_n be_v ever_o famous_a as_o be_v notorious_o know_v for_o excellent_a slinger_n upon_o which_o account_n they_o have_v their_o name_n from_o the_o phoenician_n bal-jaro_a a_o master_n at_o sle_v or_o a_o excellent_a slinger_n in_o the_o phoenician_n corsica_n otherwise_o cyrnus_n so_o name_v from_o cyrnus_n a_o son_n of_o hercules_n it_o receive_v both_o its_o name_n from_o the_o phoenician_n the_o former_a from_o its_o woodiness_n the_o latter_a upon_o the_o account_n of_o its_o many_o promontory_n shoot_v on_o all_o side_n into_o the_o sea_n upon_o which_o reason_n aethicus_n orosius_n isidorus_n all_o three_o give_v it_o the_o same_o epithet_n of_o multis_fw-la promontoriis_fw-la angulosa_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o for_o its_o abound_v with_o wood_n whoever_o read_v of_o the_o island_n can_v but_o know_v it_o carno_n or_o curno_n from_o whence_o kúpros_n a_o horn_n or_o promontory_n in_o the_o phoen._n chorsi_n from_o whence_o corsica_n or_o corsis_fw-la signify_v a_o woody_n place_n sardinia_n otherwise_o sardo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o sardus_n the_o son_n of_o hercules_n this_o island_n receive_v its_o name_n from_o the_o resemblance_n it_o have_v to_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o man_n therefore_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n ichnusa_n and_o sandaliotis_n sarad_n and_o sarda_n in_o the_o phoenician_n tongue_n signify_v the_o footstep_n of_o a_o man._n melite_n now_o malta_n from_o the_o nymph_n melite_n of_o who_o hercules_n beget_v hyllus_n some_o bring_v it_o from_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hony_n with_o which_o it_o never_o abound_v but_o it_o take_v rather_o its_o name_n from_o the_o commodiousness_n of_o its_o situation_n and_o port_n lie_v exact_o in_o the_o middle_n between_o tyre_n and_o the_o straits_n whither_o the_o phoenician_n traffic_v insomuch_o that_o upon_o all_o occasion_n either_o to_o victual_v or_o to_o secure_v themselves_o from_o tempest_n or_o enemy_n say_v diodorus_n in_o several_a place_n this_o be_v a_o refuge_n to_o the_o phoenician_n have_v within_o it_o a_o colony_n of_o their_o own_o melita_n in_o the_o phoenician_n tongue_n signify_v a_o place_n of_o refuge_n or_o sanctuary_n etc._n etc._n and_o who_o know_v not_o that_o many_o place_n in_o the_o east_n country_n have_v their_o name_n upon_o the_o same_o account_n and_o we_o call_v the_o midway_n to_o the_o east-indies_n the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n at_o this_o day_n gades_n call_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stephanus_n eustathius_n and_o suidas_n derive_v it_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o neck_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o straits_n shut_v up_o the_o mediterranean_a as_o a_o fence_n or_o pinfold_n a_o little_a passage_n only_o be_v leave_v and_o therefore_o be_v they_o call_v septum_fw-la by_o the_o latin_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o gr._n gadir_n in_o the_o phoen._n tongue_n signify_v the_o same_o as_o septum_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abyla_n a_o mountain_n on_o the_o straits_n it_o be_v sometime_o write_v alyba_n the_o letter_n transpose_v festus_n witness_v that_o this_o mountain_n take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o phoenician_n and_o signify_v in_o their_o tongue_n as_o much_o as_o a_o high_a hill_n abilam_fw-la vocant_fw-la gens_n punicorum_fw-la mons_fw-la quod_fw-la altus_fw-la barbaro_n ab-illaa_a in_o the_o phoen._n tongue_n be_v a_o high_a mountain_n so_o be_v alaba_a from_o whence_o come_v the_o transposition_n aliba_n for_o abyla_n galpe_n another_o mountain_n on_o the_o straits_n answer_v to_o abyla_n on_o the_o side_n of_o spain_n this_o mountain_n on_o the_o west_n be_v open_a like_o a_o urn_n or_o pitcher_n and_o so_o be_v describe_v by_o the_o scholiast_n upon_o juvenal_n and_o by_o mela_n and_o therefore_o have_v it_o its_o name_n galpha_n in_o the_o phoen._n be_v a_o urn_n or_o pitcher_n and_o in_o festus_n calparis_fw-la be_v a_o kind_n of_o vessel_n rhodus_n a_o island_n in_o the_o mediterranean_a derive_v by_o the_o greek_n from_o rose_n which_o in_o their_o tongue_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o multitude_n of_o serpent_n it_o produce_v upon_o which_o very_a account_n it_o be_v call_v ophiusa_n by_o the_o greek_n or_o a_o island_n of_o serpent_n rod_n in_o the_o phoen._n tongue_n be_v a_o serpent_n or_o dragon_n cerastis_n which_o be_v cyprus_n so_o call_v from_o its_o many_o promontory_n as_o stephanus_n witness_v keren_n in_o the_o phoen._n a_o horn_n or_o promontory_n from_o whence_o come_v kernaa_n kosno_n and_o kurno_n sicilia_n a_o scindendo_fw-la because_o it_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o continent_n it_o have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o abundance_n and_o excellency_n of_o its_o grape_n with_o which_o it_o supply_v africa_n in_o former_a time_n as_o witness_v diodorus_n who_o say_v that_o the_o agrigentine_n once_o arrive_v to_o infinite_a wealth_n by_o that_o trade_n segulaia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o much_o as_o a_o country_n of_o grape_n in_o the_o phoenician_n tongue_n sicani_n a_o people_n of_o sicily_n they_o inhabit_v the_o south_n and_o west_n part_n of_o the_o island_n that_o butt_v upon_o africa_n and_o these_o only_o be_v proper_o call_v sicani_n and_o their_o country_n sicania_n and_o that_o from_o their_o neighbourhood_n with_o the_o phoenician_n lie_v next_o to_o they_o secanim_fw-la signify_v neighbour_n so_o be_v many_o people_n call_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o their_o neighbourhood_n to_o the_o jew_n syracuse_n the_o metropolis_n of_o sicily_n it_o be_v agree_v it_o take_v name_n from_o a_o stink_a and_o unwholesome_a marsb_n upon_o which_o it_o stand_v call_v syraco_n which_o by_o its_o noisome_a vapour_n oft_o bring_v plague_n upon_o the_o city_n syraco_n in_o the_o phoen._n tongue_n signify_v a_o evil_a savour_n charybdis_n a_o place_n much_o note_v for_o shipwreck_n the_o water_n there_o run_v round_o and_o make_v a_o gulf_n insomuch_o as_o seneca_n write_v hiatu_fw-la magno_fw-la profundoque_fw-la sorbet_fw-la navigia_fw-la chor-obdam_a in_o the_o phoen._n signify_v foramen_fw-la perditionis_fw-la a_o hole_n of_o destruction_n as_o the_o eastern_a nation_n express_v themselves_o in_o such_o case_n scylla_n another_o rock_n that_o answer_v charybdis_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o sicilian_a streight_n no_o doubt_n take_v its_o name_n upon_o the_o same_o reason_n as_o charybdis_n scol_n in_o the_o phoen._n from_o whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a signify_v destruction_n aetna_n a_o burn_a mountain_n in_o sicily_n the_o greek_n give_v no_o derivation_n of_o it_o but_o tell_v we_o a_o fable_n of_o the_o giant_n enceladus_n who_o by_o jupiter_n
bury_v alive_a under_o the_o weight_n of_o this_o mountain_n strive_v to_o disengage_v himself_o of_o it_o breath_n flame_n and_o smoà k_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n and_o nostril_n without_o question_n take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o continual_a fire_n and_o smoke_n which_o in_o all_o age_n and_o to_o this_o day_n break_v from_o it_o attuna_fw-la in_o the_o phoen._n tongue_n signify_v 2_o furnace_n or_o chimney_n aetuna_fw-la signify_v a_o smoky_a fog_n in_o the_o same_o dialect_n ithaga_n a_o island_n of_o the_o cyclades_n the_o know_a country_n of_o ulysses_n receive_v its_o name_n from_o its_o hard_a and_o rocky_a soil_n it_o be_v like_o a_o nest_n in_o a_o rock_n say_v tully_n but_o i_o need_v not_o bring_v testimony_n of_o its_o barren_a nature_n be_v sufficient_o know_v yet_o to_o see_v how_o great_a the_o love_n of_o one_o native_a country_n be_v how_o often_o do_v ulysses_n mourn_v and_o pine_v after_o it_o ithac_fw-la in_o the_o phoen._n hard_a and_o rocky_a tingis_n now_o tangier_n call_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o thing_fw-mi the_o suppose_v wife_n of_o anteus_n slay_v by_o hercules_n it_o be_v a_o great_a mart_n of_o the_o phoenician_n who_o have_v a_o colony_n in_o it_o according_a to_o pomp._n mela._n and_o lie_v so_o opportune_o on_o the_o straits_n from_o whence_o they_o send_v other_o colony_n into_o cales_n and_o spain_n it_o be_v call_v for_o excellency_n the_o mart._n cig_a a_o mart_n from_o cagger_n to_o trade_n in_o the_o phoen._n and_o caggar_n a_o trader_n the_o greek_n out_o of_o cig_a make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d change_v the_o last_o letter_n which_o be_v frequent_a but_o now_o call_v tangier_n it_o have_v regain_v its_o ancient_a termination_n hitherto_o i_o have_v lay_v down_o the_o etymology_n of_o such_o kingdom_n and_o place_n as_o be_v general_o and_o universal_o know_v they_o that_o remain_v for_o that_o they_o require_v some_o competent_a knowledge_n in_o geography_n to_o discover_v where_o 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