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A40655	The church-history of Britain from the birth of Jesus Christ until the year M.DC.XLVIII endeavoured by Thomas Fuller.	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.; Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661. History of the University of Cambridge snce the conquest.; Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661. History of Waltham-Abby in Essex, founded by King Harold.	1655 (1655)	Wing F2416_PARTIAL; Wing F2443_PARTIAL; ESTC R14493	1,619,696	1,523

solace his Soul with the consideration of the Purity and Soundnesse of Religion in their Countryes But now alas the Gangrene of that Heresy began to spread it self into this Island So that what the c Acts 17. 6. Iewes of Thessalonica said unjustly of S t. Paul and his Followers the Britans might too truly affirm of Arrius and his Adherents Those that have turned the VVorld upside-down are come hither also Hear how sadly Gildas complaineth Mansit namque haec Christi Capitis membrorum consonantia suavis donec Arriana Perfidia atrox ceu Anguis transmarina nobis evomens Venena Fratres in unum habitantes exitiabiliter faceret sejungi c. So that the words of Athanasius totus mundus Arrianizat were true also of this peculiar or divided World of Britain Naturallists dispute how VVolves had their first being in Britain it being improbable that Merchants would bring any such noxious Vermin over in their Ships and impossible that of themselves they should swim over the Sea which hath prevailed so farre with some as to conceive this now an Island originally annexed to the Continent but here the Quaere may be propounded how these Hereticks mystical Wolves not d Acts 20. 29. sparing the Flock first entered into this Island And indeed we meet neither with their Names nor manner of Transportation hither but only with the cursed Fruit of their Labours And it is observable that immediately after that this Kingdome was infected with Arrianisme the Pagan e Ammianus Marcellinus in the beginning of his twentieth Book maketh this Irruption to happen Anno 360 which continued many yeares after Maximus usurping the empire expelleth the Scots out of Britain Picts and Scots out of the North made a general and desperate Invasion of it It being just with God when his Vine-yard beginneth to bring forth VVild-Grapes then to let loose the VVild Boar to take his full and free repast upon it 22. In this wofull Condition 379 vain were the Complaints of the Oppressed Britans for Assistance unto Gratian and Valentinian the Roman Emperours who otherwayes employed neglected to send them Succour This gave occasion to Maximus a f Zosim Histor l. 4. Spaniard by Birth though accounted born in this Island by our home bred g Gildas H. Hunting Histor lib. 1. Galfrid Monmouth and before the three later Ethelwerdus Chronic. lib. 1. Authors to be chos●n Emperour of the West of Europe by a predominant Faction in his Army who for a time valiantly resisted the Scots and Picts which cruelly invaded and infested the South of Britain For these Nations were invincible whilest like two Armes of the same Body they assisted each other But when the Picts the Right Arme being most strong and active suffered themselves to be quietly bound up by the Peace concluded the Scots as their own h John Fordon Scoto-Chronic lib. 2. cap. 45. Authors confesse were quickly conquered and dispersed But Maximus whose main Design was not to defend Britain from Enemies but confirm himself in the Empire sailed over with the Flower of the British Nation into France where having conquered the Natives in Armorica he bestowed the whole Country upon his Souldiers from them named at this day Little Britain 23. But Ireland will no wayes allow that Name unto it 383 pleading it self to be anciently called the L●sser Britain Britain in France when conquered and why so called in Authertick i Ptolemie calles it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lib. 2. cap. 6. p. 31. Ed. Crae● Authors and therefore this French Britain must be contented to heare that Name with the Difference of the third Brother except any will more properly say that the French Britain is the Daughter of our Britain which Infant when she asks her Mother Blessing doth not jabber so strangely but that she is perfectly understood by her Parent Although one will hardly believe what is generally reported namely that these French Britans were so ambitious to preserve their native Language Anno Dom. 383 that marrying French Women they cut out their Wives ●●ilin's ●● in the ●●ption of 〈◊〉 Tongues for feare they should infect their Childrens Speech with a Mixture of French Words Here the Britans lived and though they had pawned their former Wives and Children at home they had neither the Honesty nor Affection to return thither to redeem the Pledges left behind them Strange that they should so soon forget their Native Soil But as the Load-stone when it is rubb'd over with the Juice of Onions forgetteth it's Property to draw Iron any longer so though we allow an attractive Vertue in ones own Country yet it looseth that alluring Quality when the said place of ones Birth is steeped in a Sad Sorrowful Condition as the State of Britain stood at this present And therefore these Travellours having found a new Habitation nearer the Sunne and further from Suffering there quietly set up their Rest 24. But not long after Maximus slain in his march towards Italy Maximus marching towards Italy 388 was overcome and killed at Aquilegia A Prince not unworthy of his Great Name had he been lifted up to the Throne by a regular Election and not tossed up to the same in a tumultuous manner This makes S t. b In Oratione Funebri de exitu Theodosii Ambrose Gildas and other Authors violently to inveigh against his Memory notwithstanding his many most c Sulpitius Severus Dialogo secundo cap. 7. honourable Atchievements This Difference we may observe betwixt Bastards and Usurpers the former if proving eminent are much bemoaned because merely Passive in the Blemish of their Birth whilest Usurpers though behaving themselves never so gallantly never gain general good will because actually evil in their Original as it fared with Maximus who by good Using could never make Reparation for his bad Getting of the Empire Surely Britain had cause to curse him for draining it of her Men and Munition so leaving it a Trunk of a Commonwealth without Head or Hands Wisedome or Valour effectually to advise or execute any thing in it's own Defence all whose Strength consisted in Multitudes of People where Number was not so great a Benefit as Disorder was a Burden which encouraged the Picts the Truce expired to harrasse all the Land with Fire and Sword The larger Prosecution whereof we leave to the Chronicles of the State onely touching it here by way of Excuse for the Briefnesse and Barrennesse of our Ecclesiastical History the Sadnesse of the Commonwealth being a just Plea for the Silence of the Church 25. We conclude this Century Frequent Pilgrimages of the Britàns to Jerusalem whil'st S. Keby lived'quietly in Anglesey when we have told the Reader 390 that about this time the d Hieronymus To. 1. Ep 17. Palladius Galata Hist Lausiat cap. 119. Fathers tell us how Pilgrimages of the Britans began to be frequent as farre as Ierusalem there