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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defeat_n of_o these_o hope_n by_o their_o own_o folly_n and_o division_n as_o common_o forerun_v a_o church_n destruction_n and_o a_o people_n ruin_n this_o be_v the_o best_a and_o true_a account_n of_o the_o british_a affair_n from_o the_o saxon_n come_v till_o the_o government_n of_o ambrose_n by_o which_o we_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o the_o probability_n of_o nennius_n his_o tradition_n as_o to_o the_o particular_a conduct_n of_o the_o british_a affair_n under_o ambrose_n we_o have_v little_o more_o light_a than_o what_o tradition_n and_o conjecture_n give_v we_o however_o it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o lay_v together_o what_o we_o can_v find_v about_o they_o 45._o nennius_n say_v little_o more_o of_o he_o than_o that_o vortigern_n be_v afraid_a of_o he_o and_o afterward_o he_o confound_v he_o with_o merlin_n when_o he_o tell_v vortigern_n after_o the_o story_n of_o his_o be_v without_o a_o father_n that_o he_o conceal_v his_o father_n name_n out_o of_o fear_n but_o that_o his_o father_n be_v one_o of_o the_o roman_a consul_n and_o so_o vortigern_n give_v he_o the_o command_n of_o the_o western_a part_n of_o britain_n but_o 3._o geffrey_n give_v a_o more_o ample_a account_n of_o he_o not_o only_o that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o constantine_n son_n but_o that_o he_o understand_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o britain_n come_v over_o from_o aremorica_n with_o his_o brother_n uther_n pendragon_n and_o considerable_a force_n and_o after_o his_o revenge_n upon_o vortigern_n burn_v he_o in_o his_o castle_n he_o make_v the_o saxon_n to_o retire_v beyond_o humber_n through_o the_o terror_n of_o his_o name_n whither_o aurelius_n pursue_v they_o and_o overcome_v hengist_n in_o a_o set_a battle_n who_o flee_v to_o caer_n conan_n or_o conisburgh_n where_o they_o fight_v again_o and_o hengist_n be_v take_v by_o eldol_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n and_o behead_v by_o he_o according_a to_o the_o advice_n of_o eldad_n then_o bishop_n of_o gloucester_n 480._o matthew_n westminster_n transcribe_v these_o passage_n out_o of_o geffrey_n and_o put_v they_o to_o such_o year_n as_o he_o fancy_v but_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o make_v aurelius_n ambrose_n to_o have_v fight_v the_o battle_n at_o wippeds_n fleet_n with_o hengist_n and_o his_o son_n aesc_n 16_o year_n before_o this_o which_o according_a to_o he_o be_v seven_o year_n after_o his_o come_n into_o britain_n so_o that_o even_o matthew_n westminster_n dare_v not_o whole_o rely_v on_o geffrey_n relation_n but_o as_o to_o the_o death_n of_o hengist_n florentius_n say_v he_o die_v after_o he_o have_v reign_v in_o kent_n thirty_o four_o year_n and_o aesca_n succeed_v he_o anno_fw-la dom._n 488._o the_o saxon_a annal_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o hengist_n death_n but_o place_n aesc_n reign_n anno_fw-la dom._n 487._o 2._o henry_n of_o huntingdon_n say_v that_o hengist_n die_v the_o forty_o year_n after_o his_o come_n