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Show The firft inhabitation of Ireland. bponrebcllioniietoithomainiig theme Due obedience' from theft laiofull gouertiozs herein jreland , and taking bead , (ct bp a bing of thett olyne fadion, RMebelion & ahdniaintetiting bis effate to the omzeffion of fhe tall battell,etther tholte to {abotic thofe proud rebels Itous tprants,o2 elfeto end thetr lites in fréedome, and fo fo be rid of further miferie. tut firft , there there bad growen certeine nebates and entmitic as their forefather Pemodus:andh taking tinaking parts, thep fet all in an bp2o2e,that hanocke was Made on cach Hoe with fire and fod in mokimler table maner. t Ho be thart, thoy {pent Hhemfelues inpurtuing nus, Iferguftuscapteins oner a fatre commpanie of dp gaint goucre (iybierts, bp bringing them intocontinuall bondage: people, tuere fertintodreland, ohopatling by Gre: fours comes, Hees. She fuccefle was variable on both fides bétwirt the... cla, and taking there {uchas tere deftrous to fieke latefull gouernsys ¢ thefe biurpers, with dailierafadnentures whith. them,at length thep landed in rer fes and fkitmityes,fo much to the griefe of them that < lat,inbabited the connteie, and intiltiplien the teh, Fretendet: coucted to liue inquict onder theitrightinlipzinces, although not tytthont continual warre , tbich thep oxen & worthie that thep defermincd with the chance of one genes 1° belo toib the giants fothe {pace of ttoo bundzed and indie telolution. _ Thefirtt inhabitation ofIreland. Lanats, oni whenfe about fhe peare of the froilo -_stino thonfand threehintd2xd€ feuchteene, Pemoyis Anno mind, with bis foure(onnes,Starius, Carbancles ;Gnuie > 317 firteene peares, inthe endof thicsterme the gtants pier, gete chafed them thenfe agatne, fo that thep re: Che gtams ited into Spria. This was about the peare after the - __creation (as by their account it (ould feme) tion mong themfelues , aherebp thep bad infeblentheie thoufand flue hundjedthirtie and thre, from thicy gtoneforces, thep thought qwdto make peace togt- « time the giants kept pofleffton of the land ‘without fher,before thep put their hbole fateinbasardof one -forrertinuafion, fill the peare tivo fhoufand feauen battell againtt the giants, concluding therefore an butdzed and fouretéene;bnt pet inalthat {pace thep *'33 one an other with fuch outrage; thatnow tyepcared md comming to foirte battell with the giants, after Which thing commingto the knowledge of the Gre Chefonnes clans moued fine brethzen,fonnes to one Dela ber oa of certeine hones,the Hiaozie inclined to the right: Hoos WMobroges Hat tnbabited the countries called Saz ~=e ire « ut bis enterpale into foithandary the Writity princes neuerititoten the Quiet poifemon theredronger that thep beloit by Maine fozce, bué-wete biten repelled md putto the Whore with febiig after it, finding there final and to attempt the conqueft of this Flan. hele offeiing, were of the potteritie of Pemonns , and named "Gandins, Genandius, Sagandus, Rutherantus, ¢ "gaine othet than @ripes, abereof they bare awate great plentie, Wut now tocome tothe Spantarde, that lafflie (bnder the. condeof foureeaptoins)pab fevttito Zreland from SBifeate, and fubabited that the hitigs meaning to delfuerthemfelues of alban: Slantas . When all things twere readte,ann thei hep pelle ger-in time to come , died their hapie bictorte with companies allemblen,thep tke the fea,andfirallie into ae great crucitic, which turned to their otoreconfufton: 30 arriutng bere in Jreland, found the pafffance of the a eas fovtihere thepnivither (pared man, woman, norchily -_agfants fore weakened through theit otone ciuill aif that cameiit the toate Foy moze defpite.t fuller fatiffi: tention : fo that with moze cafe thep atdiucd their . erigof thetr ttholerenenge, thep di not boudfafefo eng androting out that wicked gencration eniinnes them outlike a lozt of dead dogs : thereof theough tench of the fame , fucbaninfeatue peftilenceinfay fomankind; and affet pfulded the Flandintofiue eyepriom parts , and incach of them thep feuerallic reigried. the countnt edin all places thaonghcowuptionof aire, thatfeto efcaped with life, befloe thote that got them alwaic bp fea, And hereby lieth a vatnetale among the rif}: 40 Raanus how long belived, men,that one of the giants named uanns, chat: cing to be p2eferued from this moztalitie , lied foys footh tivo fhoufand and one and fortie pearts , abich ts moe than fiwife the age of MPethnfalem . Wp this man (faie thep) faint Patrike was infounrd of ail fhe eftate of the countrie:and after that bpon requeft be bad recetued baptitineof the fain Watrike, he des coated in the peare after the birth of ourfautozfoure baronte conteining one brindzed townethips . At na length defire of foueretantie fet the fine brethzer at een pet bartanee,¢ greatlic hirtdzed their growing tealts. guce, But Slanius getting the byper hand, and bringing bis foure brethzen to a low eb take on bimas cheefe ., aboue his other beethzen, incroding round about batne narrations map twarne the aduifed reader "the midle fone fox the (pace of errteine miles,Abid ‘bots fo betware of peloing crevttontothelikeidle "plot in time obteineathe prutlege ¢ name of one ett SForged tales on {uch blind legends) JFo2 there fome of the poets pole iq DEO for truention fake to faine fad dzcaming fa, time,to patie among the bn= ere peeve ag de <sFurthermoze , to fatiffie all fines, and anofd cont, mtotoue ‘tention, thep concluned to fir a mere-ffone inthe middle point of Frekand , to the thi) ech of theit kingdoms (ould reach, as thep night be equallie pattakers of the commodities found twithin that countvie foile, Thefe are alfofuypoferto hare fnuented the dil: z cont tribution of ires into cantreds , euerte cantred 0 bundzed and thirtte, as inthe Irith bittortes hath bin buaduifedlic regtftren . Wat tach folfth tales and fantatics mo fogedtales,ubenthephapto lightbp, tier part, ¢ now maketh bp the numberof fiue parts -_(into the tic Jrelann is fatd tobe dinfded) and ts -_‘calicd Meth,emd in Watine rredia,tabing hat name ‘Dles for evercife of thetr Mites ann Wits: afterivarns (as forme hatte gelled)fox that intelpedof the other, "through error and lacke of kuotpleoge, they baue -_-if conteined but the mottie of cantreds, that ts, fir bene taken with the ignozant for verte trite and --_féenre ( tebere ech of the other compzebended five and mot Atlured bittortes. Wut now to thematter, as _thirtie a perce) o2 elfe Foy thattt lieth in the midoel we find it recozbed of an tnfinit number of giants 6o Of theland. This part Stanidsioined asa farplufage flaineand made atvaie in manner afore rebearfer, oucr and aboue bis inheritance, to the monatdyie* cetteinethere were that gotthemintofome lurking hich part notivithanding grote fo a feneralt hing' Dens.o3 canes, and there kept themtill lacke of wit) bome. Thirtic peares the monarehte pet comtinced tels inforced thei tocome fozth, and make hit i duffenance; andperceining norefiftance becaufe the fandivas in manner left neGolat, ‘hep iwared bolder; én this order, but finallie Slanitas Departed this life, giana ‘and twas bitried in a mounteine of Spetb, that bet a " -_reth bitherto(as thep faie)the nante affer bim.Epen fettlen themfelues tr the bro part of the countrie,eas mtatter, and derticd thefr obetfance to bis fuccelfox Mbkthen they buderfd hot things bad patled,thep~ Mic ubouing the page fielic foules that remained, ‘ahd foreutaing their linage.thep became lords oF the tabole Rand, Keeping the fame tn fubieatonfo the Space of thefcore peares togtther. Among Fayhets fonstue Erad in Gonefis that war Sogiwas one,uhoplantedbis people tn Septhia neve Zland, tt (hall not be impertinent itt following the the princes {nbiea to him, began to Momadc the -Aberebpon infued continneall tars bettoirt then, falling fill at Debat for the Lamb of gPeth, which Orie. eee of long time might tteter fullie beapeatce . TH he - 7 ‘necke of thete tronbies alfo there arciuted tr Frelersoy Anetvanmic of Scptbtans, Hhomabde clatine tet paw tanto bp a fitle of right apie Orex eal -Boetius affienteth) but fone other perhapsthat were -defcenden from him,tho onderfimving that dinerfe of the thefferhe Ftes were emptie of inhabitants ab fembling a qreat umberof menjtromen, ano chile deen; tmbarked twith the fame in three {core great -_elels, anv directing their caitete {odttivard; hone, ted a Ione fime'tr the fea about the Jes of Dike neie, Dntiti UP god Hap thep niet with Gurguntins Gorgunting -therrretarning from the conquetFof Denmarke (as Order Hpich our autho: beepeth, to fpeake fometthat zo tn the Irttity bifforie tt appereth) fom thep bes of thetr-onginall ; that if map apetre from upenfe the Jrith nation bad their firtt beginning, purpofe,and twanthe trhole countrie,btterlie deffrels ea burie the carcatfes of theirfatne enimies ; but ca! palicdouer ints Areland,; 92 fone obither elfe,it ig -"wreerteineseocie ly: es j } ots tela tobe tmall eficd,thongh there tucre other Pottwithamding fure it is. i hingsof the Sitons Wat gat dontinfonthere, info <Burguntias hing oF the Sienciee Sirdar mudthat Gurgunttis,or Guratwintius, the fonite nour of Waton with folie beethnengpaniards of ‘of Belts, accomptey' Zeeland amongeother hig the Hhith tuo are faiee be Aptherugan ierntion Bantinions to belotig' to him bplineal defcent snot 25 not the forines(anid thirke)of Gathelis (as Hedtot fg notable feamen and fhilfull ptlots tortg anauie, Pantie en Gitnietm fnil part;(o that thelatofull kings meuatlingagainfé cruciic bled -¢he Hpicked tprants, gréat flaughter twas matcon the hole bron of that ntiftheefous generation. 370: -_-iffo2te as we findit. The refioue of Gathelus bis hot Ghat nation 07 that Hulofer-thep teceiuedto people, tyfeh remained in Spaine,founded the citte Semnng cal- thelr aid,to Keepe bp o2 beat dboloneatioe, Ip tht of Waton inthe confines of Galcoigne, ano replents a.ka Occalton fhe: Wzitons alfo put ina fot amonathem, ted the feacoatts of Spaine twtth fore of inbabb catettie te ftho procured s5zemius the brother of iSelinus to ,, taiits, and twelnere about tos bandzed'peares afe Gions people, Ditea bis courte thither,with thefame nanietbhidh he ter their fictt arcinall there(aben thep were eftfones had made readie to paleoner into Gallia, now cale pestered with' multitude of people)they began to Stomin. Hed France, fothe ald of Scgiwin ther king of the "fanficanew bolage, but tether at that-tintethep agrément,and foining tn league with promife to af were notable to frame a common-welth ; fo; falling Hf ech other to fubdue theft comttion entities , thep 2. at barlance among themfelnes, and mealnrittg all afemble thet potwcr forth of all patts.of the law, thingsbp might, feditionflie thep bered ech other. thep bad fought right fiercelic togither for the {pace certeine ét ts, that Freland was Scotia,and the sei Scots,as ete on tersit mapbe fufficientlic proued : albeit by that Dccafionit firlt toke that name,o2 from thente thep came,itis as pet doubted, IBut to proced twith the 4436 "fought ineonfivcration of theit want of vittels ano other necefaries, being fuch as thep were not able Anthe peare of the wold 24 36, ater thebituers fall Gorin 780, tihilelt-the Ffraelits ferucd in Cgppt, Gathelus the ontieof one Peale, a gteat loin Gretia,was pon diffano? eriled his countrie with a. Anumber of his factions adherents and fiends, longer to abide the feas, incumbzed with a fort of wowenand cilozen, to iret ano appoint them fo {ome place‘tbere to inbabits paomifing to holy the fame ofhint, amd to become liege people tobim and -bisheires for euer, te beg bred foith that trouble beheld themes in This noble gentleman being tight wife, balfant, o well fpoken, comining into Cappt,got bonoza- Ourguntivs adutfing bimfelfe hereof, remem Gorgunting the Fri in Cabieat appornterh oe cou le tnterteinment of Jharaofurnamed Drns,as it 40 O11,And conceiving bope that thofe Erangers fhouln the speantthe Scotith bidtoxte moze platnelie appeeteth.dnd ak tertnards departing that countrie, tranerfen the 1 | Teas, and landing fir in Poatingall,atter fome bice Kering with the inbabitants; at length pet be got by Cariacrye Heit content a portion of the countrie, feng bp the ea banks of the riner ancientlie called Punda, now whore ee Bia - age a, - ip Pondego, here Hhortlie after he began to builva titie firt named Wrachara, but now Warfalo, as Heétor Boetius bath. After this, then Gathelus his prople began to incteafe in potuer, though perfuas ee the Spantards their neighbo2s, they tema mito Calltcta, there they alfo builded aciticnas MO Exigantinm,ebich ts nowwcalled Comma, Fl one thep grefy into fac) an buge multitude, "either fabouco2tbjolie Dettrote that bnrelic generac B08 feats in _tion,tmbe the othes of thot¢ Spantards toi iipoet S ; Hes;and furnithin ee m and: their te Mi fubiection, things ¢ needfull,fet them oner info vette Arelandaoo r g -_fiifed twith fach Britons as Cinpnuaeereaan aCbe artinalt ted to go twith them for thetr guids, they made acon: emeaeaal queff of the hole conntrie,s fetleo themfclues in the retand, fame. Some twrite,that Jreland was before that pres Getfrcie Mon, tent botd ofall inhabitants: but pet thep agre that .., thefe Spanfards were guided thither bp the Bats tons, that onder {uch conditions as before ts reefs ted. So that it apereth the kings of this our W2itain -_adaneloerright tothe realine of Jreland,than bp the conquett of Wenriethe fecond, which title thepes ae alicia was notable to fufteine them, Cathe: deeee number of them patebouer into uet mainteined, and fonictimes peuatlen inpurtie ing thereof,as in the dates of king Arthur, fo ehom atic inns Penple, that fo bisknotolenge fpec' -knowlenged theft Due fubiecion twith patement of fri. rity Quities, pracifen their pouthin warlike featsafter tome of the Creches and Cgyptians, from princes twithlatyfull conqueft and preteriptton are -_adioftted,anfnaincible title mutt nedsbe inforced. at- there grety into fucy effimation with the Frith (as tn fome hilfores ts remembev)iace oe i" Share anguages, be teas bighlic bonored: for -their tribute,and making their aperance at the ct welkchetter, : ospsn tnriched and beautifien the Sri tong, 6o tic calledinthe Writtthtong Cacr Lheon, Wheres i 0 taught them letters, fought bp thefr anti -‘bnto ahem their free alfent, the fabmiffion of their & ty, - be defended. <conclude, he fyas fo acceptable to them, that ditany § Ment me, gua? 2 Gtatifie (ach a benefaco?, thep agreed to name the whet San after bim Gathel{a,ano after bis wife Scotia, Mima? Hue - one Spinton but pet increible, not onelie to Rigen eee bat alfo to other learned men, and ory fearchers of antiquities, by reafon of the aan arguments of tmpzobabilitie, afwell inthe seed of peares as other bnithelibods found t n,then the cireunrtances cometobe dalie er: ned throngblte weied,and well confiveres. Bet Wut now fo our purpole. Lhe Spantards fab» ffantiallie atoco by the wzitons, fetled themfelacs, and biuidedD their feats in quarters, the foure bie» thzen refgning (euerallte apart (1 foure fundzte por Diltention tions in good quiet an fncreate of welth,ontill thety berwirt the p2tde and ambition armed two of them againtt the bicthcn Other tivo: as Uiberus and one of bts brethren a» Such are the gaint Bermion and the other biother . Fr this aif tts of ams fention Wermion ae bis brother Wiberus. me UO hom at the fame time the countrie (as femholn) erect tithe was named Hibernia, as in the defeription further Defeription, E,1. appearethy, |