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to_o proceed_v by_o conjecture_n than_o to_o offer_v at_o any_o positive_a determination_n now_o this_o account_n of_o our_o descent_n from_o gomer_n and_o gaul_n seem_v much_o more_o substantial_a more_o ancient_a and_o better_o ground_v than_o that_o from_o brutus_n and_o troy_n nay_o i_o do_v not_o despair_v to_o prove_v that_o our_o britain_n be_v real_o the_o offspring_n of_o the_o gaul_n by_o argument_n take_v from_o the_o name_n situation_n religion_n custom_n and_o language_n of_o both_o nation_n for_o in_o all_o these_o particular_n the_o most_o ancient_a britain_n and_o the_o gaul_n seem_v to_o have_v agree_v as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v but_o one_o people_n that_o i_o may_v prove_v this_o assertion_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o make_v a_o small_a digression_n name_n the_o name_n as_o touch_v the_o name_n because_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o it_o before_o thus_o much_o only_o shall_v be_v repeat_v that_o as_o the_o ancient_a gaul_n be_v call_v gomeraei_n gomeritae_n and_o by_o contraction_n cimbri_n so_o likewise_o be_v our_o britain_n call_v cumeri_fw-la and_o kimbri_n now_o that_o the_o gaul_n be_v call_v gomeri_fw-la josephus_n and_o zonaras_n as_o i_o say_v before_o do_v both_o witness_n and_o that_o they_o be_v also_o call_v cimbri_n may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o cicero_n and_o appian_n those_o barbarian_n who_o marius_n defeat_v cicero_n plain_o term_v gaul_n proconsul_n de_fw-fr proconsul_n caius_n marius_n say_v he_o put_v a_o check_n upon_o the_o gaulish_a force_n who_o be_v pour_v into_o italy_n and_o all_o historian_n agree_v that_o these_o be_v the_o cimbri_n and_o the_o coat-armour_n of_o beleus_n their_o king_n dig_v up_o at_o aix_n in_o provence_n where_o marius_n rout_v they_o do_v evince_v the_o same_o for_o these_o word_n 1235._o forcatulâ—s_v out_o of_o the_o french_a annalâ—_n 1235._o beleos_n cimbros_n be_v engrave_v upon_o it_o in_o a_o strange_a character_n also_o writer_n do_v unanimous_o agree_v that_o those_o be_v gaul_n who_o 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