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  wrecked。 Afterwards; other came from Spain; and possessed themselves of
  various parts of Britain。 '1' V。R。 Partholomaeus; or Bartholomaeus。 '2' A
  blank is here in the MS。 Agnomen is found in some of the others。
  14。 Last of all came one Hoctor;'1' who continued there; and whose
  descendants remain there to this day。 Istoreth; the son of Istorinus; with his
  followers; held Dalrieta; Buile had the island Eubonia; and other adjacent
  places。 The sons of Liethali'2' obtained the country of the dimetae; where
  is   a   city   called   Menavia;'3'   and   the   province   Guiher   and   Cetgueli;   '4'
  which   they   held   till   they   were   expelled   from   every   part   of   Britain;   by
  Cunedda and his sons。 '1' V。R。 Damhoctor; Clamhoctor; and Elamhoctor。
  '2' V。R。 Liethan; Bethan; Vethan。 '3' St。 David's。 '4' Guiher; probably the
  Welsh district Gower。 Cetgueli is Caer Kidwelly; in Carmarthenshire。
  15。 According to the most learned among the Scots; if any one desires
  to   learn   what    I  am    now    going    to  state;   Ireland   was    a  desert;   and
  uninhabited; when the children of Israel crossed the Red Sea; in which; as
  we read in the Book of the Law; the Egyptians who followed them were
  drowned。 At that period; there lived among this people; with a numerous
  family; a Scythian of noble birth; who had been banished from his country
  and did not go to pursue the people of God。 The Egyptians who were left;
  seeing the destruction of the great men of their nation; and fearing lest he
  should     possess    himself    of   their  territory;   took   counsel     together;   and
  expelled him。 Thus reduced; he wandered forty…two years in Africa;  and
  arrived; with his family; at the altars of the Philis… tines; by the Lake  of
  Osiers。   Then   passing   between   Rusicada   and   the   hilly   country   of   Syria;
  they travelled by the river Malva through Mauritania as far as the Pillars
  of Hercules; and crossing the Tyrrhene Sea; landed in Spain; where they
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  continued many years; having greatly increased and multiplied。 Thence; a
  thousand and two years after the Egyptians were lost in the Red Sea; they
  passed   into   Ireland;   and   the   district   of   Dalrieta。* At   that   period;   Brutus;
  who first exercised the consular office; reigned over the Romans; and the
  state;  which   before   was   governed   by  regal   power;   was   afterwards   ruled;
  during   four   hundred   and   forty…seven   years;   by   consuls;   tribunes   of   the
  people; and dictators。 * North…western part of Antrim in Ulster。
  The Britons came to Britain in the third age of the world; and in the
  fourth; the Scots took possession of Ireland。
  The Britons who; suspecting no hostilities; were unprovided with the
  means of defence; were unanimously and incessantly attacked; both by the
  Scots from the west; and by the Picts from the north。 A long interval after
  this; the Romans obtained the empire of the world。
  16。 From the first arrival of the Saxons into Britain; to the fourth year
  of   king   Mermenus;   are   computed   four   hundred   and   twenty   eight   years;
  from the nativity of our Lord to the coming of St。 Patrick among the Scots;
  four   hundred   and   five   years;   from  the   death   of   St。   Patrick   to   that   of   St。
  Bridget; forty years; and from the birth of Columeille'1' to the death of St
  Bridget      four   years。'2'     '1'  V。R。    Columba。       '2'   Some     MSS。     add;    the
  beginning of the calculation is 23 cycles of 19 years from the incarnation
  of   our   Lord   to   the   arrival   of   St。   Patrick   in   Ireland;   and   they   make   438
  years。 And from the arrival of St。 Patrick to the cycle of 19 years in which
  we live are 22 cycles; which make 421 years。
  17。   I   have   learned   another   account   of   this   Brutus   from   the   ancient
  books of our ancestors。* After the deluge; the three sons of Noah severally
  occupied three different parts of the earth: Shem extended his borders into
  Asia; Ham into Africa; and Japheth in Europe。 * This proves the tradition
  of   Brutus   to   be   older   than   Geoffrey   or   Tyssilio;   unless   these   notices   of
  Brutus have been interpolated in the original work of Nennius。
  The   first   man   that   dwelt   in   Europe   was Alanus;   with   his   three   sons;
  Hisicion;      Armenon;       and    Neugio。      Hisicion     had    four    sons;    Francus;
  Romanus;        Alamanus;       and    Brutus。     Armenon       had    five   sons;    Gothus;
  Valagothus; Cibidus; Burgundus; and Longobardus。 Neugio had three sons;
  Vandalus;      Saxo;     and   Boganus。      From     Hisicion    arose    four   nationsthe
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  Franks; the Latins; the Germans; and Britons: from Armenon; the Gothi;
  Balagothi;   Cibidi;   Burgundi;   and   Longobardi:   from   Neugio;   the   Bogari;
  Vandali; Saxones; and Tarinegi。 The whole of Europe was subdivided into
  these tribes。
  Alanus   is   said   to   have   been   the   son   of   Fethuir;*   Fethuir;   the   son   of
  Ogomuin; who was the son of Thoi; Thoi was the son of Boibus; Boibus
  of   Semion;   Semion   of   Mair;   Mair   of   Ecthactus;   Ecthactus   of   Aurthack;
  Aurthack of Ethec; Ethec of Ooth; Ooth of Aber; Aber of Ra; Ra of Esraa;
  Esraa of Hisrau; Hisrau of Bath; Bath of Jobath; Jobath of Joham; Joham
  of   Japheth;   Japheth   of   Noah;   Noah   of   Lamech;   Lamech   of   Mathusalem;
  Mathusalem of Enoch; Enoch of Jared; Jared of Malalehel; Malalehel of
  Cainan;   Cainan   of   Enos;   Enos   of   Seth;   Seth   of   Adam;   and   Adam   was
  formed by the living God。 We have obtained this information respecting
  the original inhabitants of Britain from ancient tradition。 * This genealogy
  is different in almost all the MSS。
  18。 The Britons were thus called from Brutus: Brutus was the son of
  Hisicion;   Hisicion   was   the   son   of Alanus; Alanus   was   the   son   of   Rhea
  Silvia; Fhea Silvia was the daughter of Numa Pompilius; Numa was the
  son of Ascanius; Ascanius of Eneas; Eneas of Anchises; Anchises of Troius;
  Troius of Dardanus;  Dardanus of Flisa;  Flisa of Juuin; Juuin of   Japheth;
  but Japheth had seven sons; from the first named Gomer; descended the
  Galli;   from   the   second;   Magog;   the   Scythi   and   Gothi;   from   the   third;
  Madian;   the   Medi;   from   the   fourth;   Juuan;   the   Greeks;   from   the   fifth;
  Tubal; arose the Hebrei; Hispani; and Itali; from the sixth; Mosoch; sprung
  the    Cappadoces;      and    from    the  seventh;    named      Tiras;  descended      the
  Thraces:     these   are   the  sons   of   Japheth;   the   son   of  Noah;    the   son   of
  Lamech。
  19。*   The   Romans;   having   obtained   the   dominion   of   the   world;   sent
  legates or deputies to the Britons to demand of them hostages and tribute;
  which they received from all other countries and islands; but they; fierce;
  disdainful; and haughty; treated the legation with contempt。 * Some MSS。
  add; I will now return to the point from which I made this digression。
  Then Julius Caesar; the first who had acquired absolute power at Rome;
  highly incensed against the Britons; sailed with sixty vessels to the mouth
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  of   the   Thames;   where   they   suffered   shipwreck   whilst   he   fought   against
  Dolobellus;   (the   proconsul   of   the   British   king;   who   was   called   Belinus;
  and who was the son of Minocannus who governed all the islands of the
  Tyrrhene      Sea);   and   thus   Julius   Caesar    returned    home    without    victory;
  having had his soldiers Slain; and his ships shattered。
  20。   But   after   three   years   he   again   appeared   with   a   large   army;   and
  three    hundred     ships;   at  the  mouth    of   the  Thames;     where     he  renewed
  hostilities。 In this attempt many of his soldiers and horses were killed; for
  the same consul had placed iron pikes in the shallow part of the river; and
  this having been effected with so much skill and secrecy as to escape the
  notice  of   the   Roman   soldiers;   did   them  considerable   injury;   thus   Caesar
  was once more compelled to return without peace or victory。 The Romans
  were;     therefore;   a  third   time   sent   against    the  Britons;    and   under    the
  command        of   Julius;   defeated    them    near    a  place   called    Trinovantum
  'London'; forty…seven years before the birth of Christ; and five t