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king_n of_o britain_n never_o mention_v any_o such_o octavius_n or_o octavian_n but_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o ancient_a among_o they_o s._n gildas_n plain_o say_v that_o this_o island_n be_v at_o this_o time_n and_o until_o maximus_n or_o maximinian_n a_o britain_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o empire_n a_o roman_a island_n insula_fw-la nomen_fw-la romanum_fw-la tenens_fw-la and_o divers_a historian_n both_o late_a and_o ancient_a do_v particular_o set_v down_o our_o king_n after_o constantine_n the_o great_a and_o roman_a leiutenant_n here_o until_o these_o day_n as_o constantine_n constantius_n julian_n valentinian_n gratian_n emperor_n or_o king_n martinus_n lupicinus_n nectaridius_n theodosius_n fraomarius_n and_o other_o roman_a lieutenant_n and_o governor_n here_o and_o when_o the_o council_n of_o ariminum_n be_v keep_v about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 360_o and_o the_o 23._o year_n of_o constantius_n son_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o constantius_n be_v our_o king_n in_o britain_n and_o bear_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o poor_a bishop_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o then_o under_o his_o government_n which_o be_v present_a there_o and_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o lose_v britain_n or_o any_o other_o country_n of_o his_o empire_n then_o as_o sozomen_n and_o other_o testify_v that_o council_n thus_o write_v unto_o he_o 47._o epist_n arimin_n conc._n ad_fw-la constant_n imp._n apud_fw-la sozoni_n hist_o l._n 4._o c._n 47._o at_o this_o time_n this_o empire_n so_o increase_v that_o all_o the_o world_n be_v under_o his_o government_n this_o be_v above_o twenty_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o great_a constantine_n in_o who_o time_n this_o revolt_n of_o britain_n from_o he_o be_v thus_o suppose_a and_o above_o twice_o so_o long_a time_n of_o the_o imagine_a usurpation_n here_o by_o octavius_n and_o zonaras_n write_v that_o this_o constantius_n in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o his_o empire_n banish_v or_o rather_o carry_v with_o he_o athanasius_n into_o britain_n at_o his_o come_n hither_o therefore_o i_o dare_v not_o assent_v that_o in_o this_o time_n of_o the_o great_a flourish_a estate_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o the_o power_n thereof_o in_o britain_n 379._o harding_n cron._n c._n 63._o f._n 51._o galf._n mon._n hist_o reg._n bri._n l._n 5._o cap._n 9_o pont._n virun_n hist_o l._n 5._o math._n west_n a_o 379._o especial_o from_o whence_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o grow_v to_o that_o greatness_n either_o octavius_n or_o any_o other_o so_o much_o prevail_v here_o to_o bar_v the_o emperor_n of_o that_o honour_n but_o he_o may_v towards_o the_o time_n of_o maximus_n or_o maximianus_n when_o the_o empire_n have_v more_o enemy_n and_o less_o power_n prevail_v in_o some_o such_o sort_n as_o these_o historian_n have_v write_v of_o he_o although_o they_o differ_v also_o in_o maximian_n as_o well_o as_o in_o octavius_n one_o say_v he_o
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