〈◊〉_d dion_n cass._n boadicia_n describe_v in_o person_n by_o the_o greek_n tacitus_n tacitus_n vit_fw-mi agric._n ann._n dom._n 60._o an._n dom._n 70._o suet._n vit_fw-fr ner._n josephus_n suet._n vit_fw-fr galbae_n suet._n vit_fw-fr otho_n ann._n dom._n 71._o tacitus_n tacitus_n ann._n dom._n 72._o tacit_fw-la vit_fw-mi agr._n ann._n dom._n 80._o count_n palat._n 〈◊〉_d count_n palat._n anna_n dom._n 81._o 81._o tweed_n as_o some_o think_v ann._n dom._n 82_o ann._n dom._n 83._o an._n dom._n 84._o anne_n dom._n 85._o 85._o trinobantes_n rather_o the_o order_n of_o the_o battle_n on_o both_o side_n anno_fw-la post_fw-la christum_fw-la 86._o hol._n hist._n of_o brit._n suet._n vit_fw-fr domitian_n tacitus_n juvenal_n agricola_n poison_v by_o domitian_n in_o reward_n of_o his_o good_a service_n and_o virtue_n juvenal_n ann._n dom._n 86._o martial_a joh._n bale_n matt._n parker_n an._n dom._n 98._o ann._n dom._n 96._o anno_fw-la dom._n 98._o gal._n l._n 9_o c._n 8._o method_n med._n tacitusi_fw-la beda_n am._n marcel_n beda_n an._n dem._n 118._o cambden_n spartianus_n in_o vit_fw-mi hadriani_n speed_v chron._n ann._n dom._n 80._o bishop_n usher_z william_n of_o malmsbury_n an._n dom._n 132._o ann._n dom._n 139._o digest_v lib._n 36._o an._n dom._n 162._o capitolinur_n capitolinus_n vit_fw-fr macrin_n ann._n dom._n 181._o aelius_n lamp_n fol._n 1119_o anno_fw-la à _fw-la passione_n christi_fw-la 169a_fw-la al._n 156_o ex_fw-la leg._n st._n edu._n reg._n &_o confesità _fw-la inscribitur_fw-la m_o s._n guil._n lond._n lond._n rege_fw-la dimicabunt_fw-la dimicabunt_fw-la degunt_fw-la &_o consistunt_fw-la ms._n ibid._n ibid._n rege_fw-la dimicabunt_fw-la ms._n ibid._n the_o first_o bishop_n in_o britain_n britain_n ante_fw-la adventum_fw-la augustini_fw-la gal-arturius_a vodinus_n mart._n christian_n religion_n establish_v in_o britain_n 181_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ._n capitolinus_n beda_n beda_n pope_n pope_n princeps_fw-la magna_fw-la gloriae_fw-la ninnius_n fabianus_n harding_n count_n palat._n an._n dom._n 183._o xiphilinus_n out_o of_o dio._n cass._n cass._n tilia_fw-la and_o in_o gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o tree_n bear_v fruit_n as_o great_a as_o a_o bean_n round_o within_o seed_n like_o antiseed_n aelius_n lamp_n in_o vit_fw-mi comm._n hel._n pertinax_n propraetor_n jul._n capitol_n in_o vit_fw-fr pertin_n clo._n albinus_n jul._n capitolinus_n capitolinus_n crassus_n julius_n severus_n propraetorl_n commodus_n requite_v for_o design_v martia_n death_n camb._n brit._n lampridius_n vit_fw-fr commod_n this_o be_v say_v to_o pertinax_n the_o follow_a emperor_n an._n dom._n 1941_o jul._n capitol_n clo._n albinus_n again_o propraetor_n ann._n dom._n 194._o eutrop._n sparta_n dio._n ann._n dom._n 194._o 194._o constantinople_n herodian_a onuphrius_n herodian_a an._n dom._n 198._o digest_v lib._n 28._o tit_n 6._o speed_v chron._n an._n dom._n 208._o dio._n cass._n herodian_a spartianus_n orofius_n sparta_n eutrop._n victor_n hect._n boet._n hier._n surita_n guid._n pauc_v bede_n cambd._n brit._n xiphiline_n ex_fw-la dion_n speed_v chron._n an._n dom._n 〈◊〉_d spartianus_n homer_n spartianus_n cod._n lib._n 3._o tit._n de_fw-fr ret_o vindicatione_n lig_n 1._o liv._o dicad_n 1._o lib._n 1._o flor._n val._n max._n varro_n de_fw-fr ceremontis_n note_n no_o emperor_n be_v capable_a of_o this_o honour_n in_o be_v deify_v but_o such_o as_o leave_v child_n and_o near_a relation_n behind_o they_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n at_o first_o institute_v by_o augustus_n and_o afterward_o reinforce_v by_o tiberius_n herodotus_n vit_fw-fr severi_n severi_n the_o senate_n mourn_v in_o black_n via_fw-la sacra_fw-la sacra_fw-la forum_n forum_n viz._n forum_n eoarium_fw-la piscarium_fw-la olitorium_n lipsius_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 7._o 7._o tarq._n superb_fw-la depose_v an._n dom._n 212._o aurel._n victor_n sabellicus_n bede_n eutropius_n an._n dom._n 284._o an._n dom._n 218._o count_n palat._n an._n dom._n 219._o lamprid._n herodian_a aurel._n vict._n euseb._n onuph_n an._n dom._n 223._o lampridius_n sabellicus_n lampridius_n an._n dom._n 236._o basinstoke_n not._n 18._o ad_fw-la lib._n 5._o &_o not._n 15._o ad_fw-la lib._n 3._o an._n dom._n 236._o capitolinus_n an._n dom._n 238._o 238._o old_a carlisle_n an._n dom._n 243._o british_n hist._n basin_n stoke_v an._n dom._n 245_o eusebius_n camb._n brit._n eusebius_n eutrop._n vicior_fw-la an._n dom._n 250._o an._n dom._n 252._o an._n dom._n 254._o an._n dom._n 261._o porphyrius_n an._n dom._n 269._o pollio_n not._n 22._o adl_v 5._o father_n that_o be_v according_a to_o the_o british_a hist._n the_o trojan_n basingstoke_n an._n dom._n 271._o vopiscus_n an._n dom._n 276._o an._n dom._n 277._o vopiscus_n vit_fw-fr benosi_n camb._n brit._n vopiscus_n an._n dom._n 282_o vopiscus_n an._n dom._n 285._o aur._n vict._n bede_n eutrop._n ninius_n cambd._n trinobantes_n eumenius_n sigonius_n sigonius_n caraucius_fw-la or_o alectus_fw-la caraucius_fw-la this_o seem_v to_o be_v speak_v to_o constantiuque_n constantiuque_n alectus_fw-la alectus_fw-la caraucius_fw-la or_o alectus_fw-la caraucius_fw-la this_o seem_v to_o be_v speak_v to_o constantiuque_n constantiuque_n caraucius_fw-la or_o alectus_fw-la caraucius_fw-la this_o seem_v to_o be_v speak_v to_o constantiuque_n the_o acknowledgement_n of_o perpetual_a obedience_n tacitus_n camb._n brit._n tacitus_n dio_fw-mi cass._n herod_n vopisc_n &_o al._n basingstoak_n not._n 14._o ad_fw-la 1._o 5._o bede_n hect._n boet._n pompo_n latus_fw-la &_o avent_n fort._n prisc._n in_o laud._n virg._n bede_n speed_v chron._n aurel._n vict._n eusebius_n an._n dom._n 289._o an._n dom._n 269._o an._n dom._n 299._o an._n dom._n 300._o an._n dom._n 305._o eusebius_n eutrop._n niceph._n niceph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o e._n religious_a devout_a godly_a merciful_a honest_a just_a and_o bountiful_a in_o essex_n hist._n bede_n angl._n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o exit_fw-la orat._n ambrosii_n in_o laud._n helenae_n reg._n basingstoak_n cut_v of_o mekurchus_fw-la mekurchus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o e._n religious_a devout_a godly_a merciful_a honest_a just_a and_o bountiful_a in_o essex_n an._n dom._n 306._o panegyric_n oration_n to_o constantine_n the_o great_a euseb._n vit_fw-fr constant._n gelasius_n ciz_n lib._n 〈◊〉_d act._n 〈◊〉_d nicen._n cap._n 3._o an._n dom._n 310._o camb._n euscbius_n euscbius_n pecunia_fw-la londini_fw-la notata_fw-la zosimus_n malmsbury_n an._n dom._n 319._o ammianus_n pancirolus_n gildan_n and_o in_o the_o law_n basiggstoak_n lib._n 6._o gaufrid_n 1._o 2._o c._n 3_o 4._o fabian_n an._n dom._n 337._o socrates_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 31_o an._n dom._n 340._o jul._n firmicus_n speed_v chron._n basingstoak_n lib._n 6._o an._n dom._n 344._o am._n marcel_n lib._n 15._o cap._n 2._o basingstoak_n lib._n 6._o gildas_n socrates_n zosimus_n basingstoak_n lib._n 6._o an._n dom._n 361._o an._n dom._n 364._o an._n dom_n 365._o 365._o call_v otherwise_o attigotti_n catalotti_n &_o cattiti_n erasmus_n give_v they_o the_o name_n of_o azoti_fw-la they_o be_v cannibal_n as_o st_z hierom_n write_v lib._n 2._o cont_n jou._n an._n dom._n 370._o amm_n marcel_n lib._n 27_o and_o 28._o 28._o simmachus_n speak_v to_o his_o son_n theodosius_n the_o emperor_n an._n dom._n 376._o maximus_n the_o tyrant_n orosius_n gregor_n turonensis_n gildas_n bede_n bede_n bono_n reipublicae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d now_o little-britain_n an._n dom._n 379._o chrysan_fw-fr an._n dom._n 395._o claudian_n claudian_n marcus_z choose_a emperor_n by_o the_o britain_n gratian_n emperor_n constantine_n a_o soldier_n choose_a emperor_n emperor_n constant._n sosom_n lib._n 9_o olympiador_n apud_fw-la photium_fw-la rutil_n claud._n malmsbury_n ninnius_n prosp._n acquit_v nicepharus_fw-la gildas_n an._n dom._n 4104_o gildas_n an._n dom._n 418._o an._n dom._n 423._o buehanan_n gildas_n gildas_n an._n dom._n 430._o gildas_n mat._n westm_n constantius_n vit_fw-fr germ._n gildas_n an_fw-mi dom._n 446._o bede_n gildas_n gildas_n an._n dom._n 446_o or_o 447._o witichindus_n witichindus_n bret_o saxon_n an._n dom._n 448_o or_o 449._o german_n an._n 431_o to_o 447._o prosp._n tyro_n tyro_n rusus_n in_o the_o copy_n first_o duke_n of_o the_o guiss_n and_o earl_n of_o cornwall_n than_o king_n of_o britain_n britain_n elsewhere_o decius_n paulinus_n a_o pagan_a prince_n prince_n elsewhere_o decius_n paulinus_n a_o pagan_a prince_n prince_n rusus_n in_o the_o copy_n first_o duke_n of_o the_o guiss_n and_o earl_n of_o cornwall_n than_o king_n of_o britain_n polider_n virg._n virg._n the_o daughter_n of_o hengist_n hengist_n depose_v after_o six_o year_n government_n strabo_n lib._n 5_o p._n 159._o livy_n suetonius_n suetonius_n the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o roman_a freedom_n dion_z lib._n 3._o livy_n lib._n 9_o note_v title_n of_o honour_n original_o be_v confer_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o virtue_n not_o estate_n witness_v sir_n walter_n rawleigh_v hist._n of_o the_o world_n plutarch_n in_o romulo_n romulo_n de_fw-fr leg._n 6._o fol._n 759._o varro_n ant._n ant._n note_v this_o custom_n be_v much_o in_o use_n among_o the_o britain_n cicero_n de_fw-fr divin_n 〈◊〉_d ovid._n 〈◊〉_d lib._n 15._o rev._n 17._o 15._o plat._n in_o cratander_n plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o pericles_n ter._n varro_n dio._n halicar_n the_o god_n janus_n the_o god_n jupiter_n the_o goddess_n
reject_v they_o in_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o history_n i_o shall_v make_v some_o reflection_n upon_o the_o most_o observable_a circumstance_n as_o they_o carry_v either_o the_o appearance_n of_o truth_n or_o the_o mark_n of_o falsehood_n and_o forgery_n content_v myself_o that_o this_o chronicle_n be_v divide_v as_o the_o age_n of_o the_o world_n since_o the_o flood_n into_o fabulous_a and_o historical_a follow_v rather_o the_o ancient_a custom_n in_o yield_v something_o to_o the_o zeal_n of_o antiquity_n whereby_o the_o original_a of_o nation_n be_v make_v more_o venerable_a than_o by_o err_v on_o the_o other_o hand_n to_o bring_v the_o antiquity_n of_o a_o nation_n low_a than_o its_o just_a proportion_n yet_o in_o follow_v of_o the_o judgement_n of_o varro_n i_o have_v venture_v to_o bring_v down_o the_o genealogy_n of_o silvius_z or_o sisillius_fw-la who_o be_v suppose_v to_o reign_v in_o britain_n about_o varro_n the_o first_o olympiad_n in_o another_o method_n than_o hitherto_o have_v be_v do_v and_o if_o the_o progeny_n of_o aeneas_n must_v needs_o be_v grant_v to_o govern_v this_o island_n i_o shall_v show_v that_o it_o be_v far_o more_o probable_a to_o suppose_v he_o the_o first_o rather_o than_o brute_n who_o name_n be_v never_o know_v in_o alba_n or_o rome_n till_o the_o first_o consul_n by_o a_o feign_a stupidity_n have_v contract_v it_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o the_o name_n of_o brutus_n can_v be_v give_v as_o a_o disgrace_n to_o the_o consul_n which_o before_o have_v be_v a_o honourable_a title_n of_o one_o of_o their_o prince_n son_n but_o refer_v the_o disquisition_n of_o this_o matter_n to_o its_o proper_a place_n i_o will_v begin_v with_o the_o most_o fabulous_a part_n namely_o the_o geltick_a king_n as_o they_o be_v deliver_v by_o berosus_n or_o as_o mr._n selden_n say_v father_v upon_o he_o by_o annius_n i'iterbiensis_n selden_n and_o thrust_v into_o the_o world_n under_o the_o specious_a name_n of_o a_o chaldaean_a priest_n to_o which_o i_o will_v add_v the_o succession_n from_o bardus_n out_o of_o count_n palatine_n not_o yet_o extant_a in_o the_o english_a tongue_n we_o must_v understand_v therefore_o that_o noah_n divide_v the_o earth_n into_o three_o part_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o his_o son_n give_v shem_n the_o possession_n of_o that_o part_n now_o call_v asia_n to_o ham_n or_o divisio_fw-la cham_n africa_n and_o to_o his_o elder_a son_n japhet_n europe_n and_o all_o the_o island_n appertain_v to_o it_o of_o which_o britain_n be_v the_o chief_a japhet_n divide_v europe_n among_o his_o son_n mesech_n for_o his_o lot_n receive_v all_o monarth_n the_o country_n lie_v between_o the_o river_n rhyne_n and_o the_o pyraenean_a mountain_n he_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v call_v samothe_v and_o dis_n and_o be_v make_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o celtic_a kingdom_n other_o make_v these_o part_n to_o have_v be_v people_v first_o by_o gomer_n and_o asterwards_o drive_v out_o of_o their_o seat_n by_o samothe_n it_o will_v be_v endless_a to_o trace_v all_o the_o absurdity_n and_o contradiction_n herein_o contain_v see_v that_o mesech_n the_o son_n of_o japhet_n be_v suppose_v upon_o better_a ground_n to_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o moschi_n and_o gomer_n not_o of_o the_o gaul_n but_o bochartus_fw-la phrygian_n his_o latter_a mistake_n arise_v from_o not_o distinguish_v that_o people_n in_o gallia_n their_o ancient_a possession_n and_o in_o phrygia_n their_o after_a conquest_n now_o as_o in_o all_o forgery_n there_o must_v be_v some_o mark_n of_o truth_n to_o carry_v it_o out_o so_o this_o samothe_n must_v be_v call_v dis_n because_o caesar_n write_v that_o the_o gaul_n derive_v their_o com._n original_a from_o this_o pater_fw-la or_o father_n dis._n his_o name_n samothe_v be_v give_v he_o because_o he_o must_v be_v make_v the_o father_n of_o a_o sect_n false_o call_v as_o mr._n selden_n prove_v samothei_n for_o semnothei_n h._n stephanus_n quote_v by_o mr._n selden_n give_v the_o original_a of_o their_o name_n two_o way_n ang._n either_o because_o they_o have_v always_o in_o their_o mouth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o because_o they_o seem_v like_o venerable_a deity_n the_o former_a opinion_n stephanus_n follow_v and_o mr._n selden_n the_o latter_a the_o custom_n of_o the_o gaul_n and_o britain_n in_o measure_v their_o time_n by_o night_n and_o not_o day_n as_o be_v report_v by_o caesar_n be_v father_v upon_o this_o prince_n by_o basingstoak_n a_o brit._n count_n palatine_n he_o be_v report_v also_o to_o excel_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o celestial_a body_n the_o course_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o inferior_a creature_n with_o all_o the_o science_n moral_a and_o politic_a and_o to_o have_v deliver_v the_o same_o in_o phoenician_n character_n from_o he_o this_o island_n be_v feign_v to_o be_v call_v samothea_n he_o begin_v his_o 〈◊〉_d reign_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la mdccccx_fw-la according_a to_o basingstoak_n and_o so_o reign_v six_o and_o forty_o year_n magus_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o a_o prince_n no_o doubt_n by_o his_o name_n excellent_o skilled_a in_o the_o art_n of_o magic_n and_o so_o we_o find_v he_o name_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o magi_n in_o persia_n and_o this_o be_v ground_v upon_o that_o hyperbolical_a say_n in_o pliny_n namely_o that_o the_o hist._n britain_n be_v so_o addict_v to_o the_o art_n of_o magic_n that_o the_o persian_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v learn_v it_o from_o they_o and_o this_o be_v ground_n enough_o for_o a_o bold_a and_o confident_a writer_n to_o say_v no_o worse_o of_o annius_n to_o create_v this_o prince_n magus_n who_o be_v grant_v to_o reign_v in_o these_o part_n we_o have_v a_o founder_n of_o those_o many_o city_n end_v in_o magus_n or_o magum_fw-la both_o in_o britain_n and_o gaul_n as_o sitomagus_n neomagus_n etc._n etc._n this_o king_n first_o reduce_v man_n into_o distinct_a tribe_n and_o city_n whereas_o before_o they_o live_v disperse_v in_o wood_n 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