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people_n and_o think_v his_o lord_n so_o far_o remote_a and_o can_v not_o easy_o be_v draw_v from_o so_o great_a a_o charge_n as_o the_o government_n of_o both_o the_o east_n and_o western_a britain_n octavian_n usurp_v the_o crown_n of_o britain_n empire_n he_o think_v to_o usurp_v the_o title_n of_o king_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n distress_v such_o roman_n as_o constantine_n have_v leave_v here_o in_o the_o land_n and_o so_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o sole_a sovereignty_n of_o which_o when_o the_o emperor_n have_v notice_n he_o send_v hither_o in_o all_o haste_n a_o prince_n call_v traherne_a who_o be_v uncle_n to_o his_o mother_n helena_n with_o three_o legion_n of_o roman_n every_o legion_n consist_v on_o six_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o six_o knight_n who_o octavian_n meet_v in_o battle_n near_o unto_o portchester_n or_o as_o some_o author_n write_v near_o winchester_n and_o britain_n trahernesent_a into_o britain_n compel_v traherne_a to_o forsake_v the_o field_n and_o 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and_o quietness_n who_o be_v grow_v age_v and_o full_a of_o year_n by_o the_o counsel_n of_o some_o of_o his_o british_a noble_a man_n he_o send_v one_o mauritius_n son_n to_o caradock_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n unto_o rome_n for_o a_o hopeful_a young_a gentleman_n call_v maximian_n who_o be_v near_o ally_v to_o helena_n the_o mother_n of_o constantine_n that_o he_o will_v come_v into_o this_o land_n and_o by_o marry_v his_o only_a daughter_n enjoy_v the_o kingdom_n of_o britain_n after_o he_o though_o divers_a persuade_v he_o to_o confer_v that_o honour_n upon_o conan_n meriadock_n his_o near_a cousin_n but_o the_o former_a motion_n prevail_v meriadock_n conon_n meriadock_n and_o maximian_n the_o son_n of_o leonine_n brother_n to_o helen_n and_o uncle_n to_o constantine_n the_o great_a be_v send_v over_o with_o the_o beforenamed_a mauritius_n and_o with_o a_o sufficient_a guard_n of_o roman_n land_v safe_o at_o the_o port_n of_o southampton_n which_o conan_n meriadock_n hear_v he_o gather_v a_o company_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o kinsman_n and_o because_o the_o other_o come_v britain_n maximian_o first_o entrance_n into_o britain_n to_o dispossess_v he_o of_o that_o whicâ—…_n he_o hold_v to_o be_v his_o right_n her_o purpose_a to_o ambush_n he_o in_o the_o way_n and_o give_v he_o battle_n which_o be_v tell_v to_o the_o king_n he_o by_o his_o wisdom_n and_o power_n pâ—…evented_v it_o so_o that_o maximian_n come_v peaceable_o to_o court_n unto_o who_o the_o king_n give_v his_o daughter_n and_o the_o land_n with_o she_o for_o her_o dower_n and_o die_v soon_o after_o when_o he_o have_v noble_o and_o peaceable_o govern_v the_o kingdom_n for_o the_o space_n of_o fifty_o four_o year_n chap._n 5._o maximian_n make_v king_n of_o britain_n and_o after_o emperor_n how_o armorica_n come_v to_o be_v call_v little_a britain_n and_o this_o britain_n the_o great_a of_o ursula_n and_o the_o eleven_o thousand_o virgin_n gratian_n the_o last_o roman_n that_o be_v king_n of_o the_o land_n the_o great_a distress_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o cessation_n of_o their_o tribute_n pay_v to_o rome_n constantine_n brother_n to_o aldroenus_fw-la make_v king_n of_o the_o realm_n his_o death_n and_o issue_n maximian_n the_o son_n of_o leonine_n and_o cousin_n german_n to_o constantine_n the_o great_a be_v make_v king_n of_o britain_n britain_n maximian_n k._n of_o britain_n in_o the_o year_n of_o grace_n three_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o two_o who_o prove_v a_o valiant_a and_o victorious_a prince_n but_o somewhat_o proud_a and_o withal_o a_o persecutor_n of_o the_o christian_n and_o first_o there_o be_v great_a strife_n betwixt_o he_o and_o conan_n with_o sundry_a conflict_n in_o which_o they_o speed_v diverse_o but_o at_o length_n they_o be_v reconcile_v and_o make_v friend_n so_o that_o he_o reign_v for_o a_o time_n in_o great_a peace_n in_o which_o interim_n he_o gather_v together_o much_o treasure_n and_o riches_n at_o last_o he_o be_v accite_v to_o move_v war_n 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fifty_o five_o year_n and_o from_o the_o reign_n of_o severus_n to_o the_o first_o year_n of_o gratian_n one_o huadred_a fourscore_o and_o three_o and_o from_o the_o first_o of_o gratian_n to_o the_o last_o year_n of_o their_o great_a misery_n before_o express_v forty_o three_o year_n so_o that_o from_o the_o time_n that_o julius_n caesar_n make_v this_o isle_n of_o britain_n first_o tributary_n to_o the_o roman_a empire_n to_o the_o come_n in_o of_o constantine_n amount_v to_o four_o hundred_o and_o one_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o this_o small_a digression_n and_o yet_o worthy_a observation_n i_o return_v to_o the_o passage_n and_o proceed_n in_o this_o land_n of_o time_n a_o exact_a computation_n of_o the_o time_n britain_n and_o how_o it_o be_v govern_v the_o archbishop_n with_o the_o lord_n of_o this_o realm_n have_v seal_v to_o the_o covenant_n before_o name_v they_o return_v with_o a_o sufficient_a army_n under_o the_o conduct_n and_o command_v of_o duke_n constantius_n and_o 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be_v bear_v and_o utter_v his_o prediction_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 6._o a_o necessary_a digression_n show_v the_o life_n and_o reign_v of_o 33_o king_n of_o britain_n scarce_o mention_v by_o any_o of_o our_o english_a remembrancer_n with_o a_o exact_a computation_n of_o the_o time_n etc._n etc._n to_o make_v the_o former_a passage_n the_o more_o plain_a to_o the_o reader_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o keep_v a_o true_a computation_n of_o the_o time_n and_o look_v back_o into_o our_o former_a historical_a narration_n perfect_a those_o thing_n which_o be_v leave_v doubtful_a especial_o in_o the_o inter-regnum_fw-la before_o speak_v of_o in_o which_o the_o name_n of_o many_o king_n prince_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v conceal_v divers_a historiographer_n who_o write_v the_o passage_n of_o those_o time_n reck_v on_o from_o the_o last_o year_n of_o eliodure_n to_o the_o first_o of_o hely_n the_o father_n of_o k._n lud_n 186_o year_n during_o remember_v of_o three_o and_o thirty_o 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who_o do_v he_o fealty_n the_o