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Show : : ng of the oe Albion 2 ofhis Sey why it into this Wand , divers opinions was called Albion: why Albionand defcription of Wyitaine it hail not ned, fith ins the declare, andthe Dikenies buder his rule and dominion, and Srceede hearing that their cofine ercules Upbicus har pins, so.denghters. ning finithen bis conquefts - Dpaine , oar fo atte through Gallta into Ztalie, againt their bo i fher Lettrigotbat preted Ftalie , onder {ubtection The bhid Chap Pas Bele. min terbo. de Vie PRN Eptunus called by Wo- 10 of himeother of his brother the tousalfo of Pep. tunesastosll Albion as Wergion aflembling their CA Gx (es (as fometakeit\Pepth potwers togither, patled ouer into Gallia, to ffowe JAG im, the firt fonneof Diris, , ‘the'paflage of Wercules , trhofe intention was to e/ aster theaccountof Annius, -wangquith and neffroic thofe tyzants the fonnes of anothe brother of Hercules, AEN STEAD Diodorus Si- 7 Peptune, ¢ theircomplices that keptdiuers com 9) ther(as Diodorus iiteth)the tries andregions bnder the painefull poke of their 44 conctnement of the ocean -_heantethzalvomre. "fea: therefore be furnithes Mhe caufe that moned Hercules thus to purfie hecante fageby water, hich in theendaretvtathe number -twas,for that not long before, the greatett part of les puriye sighs. fo fkilfull , and therewith fo mightie bpon the war Pitonius. ters (as Higinus ¢Pictonius do write) that hetwas the faine Dfiris, as fonnes to bis brother Peptune, anvnotcontentedivith bis faughter , thep divided -his carcafealfo amongtt them,fo that each of them gotapeceintokenof reioifing at their murtherous feas ,of ebofebovie he begat (andre chilozen: and =-atchiued enterpzife. fourth fon called Albion the giant , tho bzought the ° uengeof bis fathers death: and firit be Killed Lrt- - fame buder his fabfecion, And herebponit reffeth, that John Textor, and Polydor Virgil mabe mens shonand WBuftris in Aeappt then Anteus tn aur -_rifanta , ethe Gerions in Spatne, wdich enterprile Polydor. ton, that light (hives twere fir tnuented in the atcined, be led bis armie tovardes Ztalie,and by : Matti feas,and that thefametuerecoucredreund tuith the hives of beats, fordefending them from aneae foneretothe mouthof the riuer called ibofne in -_-ALatine rhodanus, thepmet ¢fought. At the firkt there ,, wasaright terrible and cruell conflict bettwirt them. fore pehaue heard) thep badgiuenouer the pracife of all twarlthe and other patnefull evercifes, and through wie of effeminate pleatures,nbereunto thep of men, pet tuas it berie doubtfull a great while, to -_abether part the glozte of that dates tworke tvould bend. Whereuponthen the victorte begati outright Had giuen themfelues over, thepwerebecome now -_to turne ditto Albion, and fo bis brother Wersion, nus Philefius , Ariftotle, and Humfrey Llhoyd, with bad twatted their weapons becaufen thofe that fod iwithont finding any great refittance,for that (asber Dnapttotuithtand the forceof their enimics; andf , Cio (Gpthe tettinonteof Nicholaus Perottus, Rigma- a line of Xayhet onto the accurfen race of . : This Albion (that thuschangedthe name of this Sle) anbbiscompaniearccalted giants, wbhichfge tiffeth none otter thana tall Kind of unenofthat bry Foprupt Mature amd bighnelle naturallieineiventto _ ie Art age ' Which Berofus alfo femeth to allow, the where be inziteth, that Ognific, ment they beftowen fo freelie bpon their enimies, DID not _ Sonobigher reckoning the defcents of their predes _onlp put bis auntwies toiight,but altodue + Sibionls ion there it the field, toattherwitl bis brother 3Ser" gion, and the mot partof all their trhole armie, His was the endof Albion sand bis bother Wergion , bp the valiant pzowelle of Jercules, tro as one ap Moab was one of the gi pointed bp Dodsprouidence to fubbue the eruell ¢ Ants) and neve not fo called onlyof theirmonftrous 60 bumercifull trrants, tpent bis time to the benefit greatnelte, as the common prople thinke(although of mankind, delivering the oprefled from the bea WderbAhep exceeded the blualltature of men now what Giga, M1 thele dates) but alfo for that thep tobe thetr name . oo oe they were bome: for Gig antes fig monotthe pgunes. v ' Malntatre that there thould be any Abozigines,o: o ther kind of mren than thote of Adamsline : petthat 3% , oe meno far greater ftaturethanare baanet oie bp thebuge We DertefOuNdinourtime, op _-celithe kings that han reignenthere before bim,that make toarre againtheir bnele, giuing them iit charge not to returne, till thep bad either faine Danans,o2 obteined his saughters in mariage. The poug gentlemen according to their fathers conv _-thep Were. 15ut as the prouerbefaith,In cruft appea- tellours, thep twould namie bin Terraflius, Lhe foninte of the earty:ann fo the giantstbomthe pocts fine to haue fought tomakebattellagainffheanen redtreacherie . 3foz on the firft night of the mariage, Danausdeliueredto ech of his paughters afivor, charging them that thentheir hutbands after their ate called the formesof the earth : andthe firft inbabitants generally of euerp countrie were of the Orivkes called Gigines, 02Gegines, andofthe La- bankets and paftimes focre once bought ito a found fléepe,echof thes fhould flea bir hufband, mer nacing them with death buleffe thep fulfilled his Anobp the ovderof this battell we mapelearnte cpa ned i Hicir beattlie kindof Life brite the arrmall {hee alone {paren the life of hic hulband pneeus, -faine in their iwzitings, that Jupiter bolpe bis fone sae. Of the ladieshich forme ofour d2onicles iqnozantiy waking bin out of bis fleepe', and tuarning bim to {ooxds and names bene miffaken, both in our chzo+ Daughters had accomplithed bis conmmandement, S.andindiuers other ancientiwzitten Works. fauing onclie Ippermnefira, he cauled hir to be uniteto be the daughters of Dioclefianthe bipig, of Up2ia ,thereasin ned they haue bene necciued, D; taking the fy02d Danaus to be fhort Written for loclefianus ang bp the fame meanes haue diuers Wercules, bythrowingoowne ftones from heauct! HPF ; -hingof Argos) of hisrightfull inheritancepiving him outof bis countrie, and reigned in bis place bp the alfittanceof the Argiues that had conceiued an hatred tolvarnes Gelenoz, and a great liking towaves Danaus, tho in berie den did fb farte ex Sfthe carsfrom the beginning,and comming from ho other countrie , but bed within the fame. Thete giants and firft inbabitants of this Zle cons seus sionismtistesiemeeiamsemesao aseaelastAbonancryin SP' pas Shure forme thintee. by ' mcanes to difpottetfe Gelenoz (forme to Stenelas thes <borigines, and Indigena,that is,yeople bomne So comniandement. Thepall therefore obeied the will aie poke of miferable thralbome in cucrie place iwhere be came. ; RtngaHecate cbrgnnaxas Ce erat te ports bb tae tnuon, wien C=? Sec mubet Sree Shon tne feaoe anc and beed fonie peozbefie 02 oracle , that a fonnein laty of bis toze-cloers, fpectallp the Gentiles, being ignozant mandement, being arriued in Oreece, made fuch Ofthe true beginning of mankind, tere perfuas 50 tuarre again Danaus,that in the end he tas con ded, that the fir inhabitants ofany countrietwere -ftrained to giue bntothofe bis 50. neyhues bis 50. bred ont ofthe earth, and therefore thenthep could daughters , to toine tuith therm in mariage, and fo there toas greatplentie, thie bp bis commander cmmics. 10 -inight match, 15ut Danaus having bnotwlengebp of Albtonthe gfant. Wut for to much asit aypertet anp that han inhabited thiscountrte. Jfo2this two Gigines, 92 Gegines, fromt thence our Iwo2d giant (as fometake it)is devined, isa @rebketoo, and fignifieth, Borne or bred of or inthe earth, for out Wercules percetuing the danger and likelibod of otter loffeof that battell, fpectallie for that bis ment ot thatnames fox maniedo not allow of this hiffoaie beats; anv thofe are thepwhich our ancient chzo» And albeit that Hercules had the greatef! number that in the end ber obteines -_theletivatuerekings among the Aegyptians. Dar Danaus. hicles call the giants, to were fo namted, as well 45 the Oreekes in remembzance of bint were after forthe huge peopoation of thett ature (fithens as becalled Danat. frreis fain, that age bought forth far greater men Wut his bother Acgpptus,taking gqreatdifdaine fhanare now lining) asalfo for that thep were the for that he andbis fonnes twere in fuch fozt defpifen firit o2at the leatt the furthet in remembzatice of of Danaus, fent his fonnes twitha great armie to Diversother, both forraine ¢ home-twriters) this%+ till and twere not othertwite occupied to ope eusth HumLhoyd, Land tuas firtt called bp the namie of Albion, bauing 50 dolwne,and to gather bp ftones, tibercof inth at place erate w at one tune both the nanand inhabitants changed of Cpashus,ox(ag fone writers haue) of Peptunepericwm, and Abies ( home Afisatter the ocathof Apis ma ried ) had tue tive fonnes: the firl Danaus, called alfo duncus; and Aegyptus called alfo Kameles: When Albion chiefe capteitie of the giants was flaine, the refioue that remained at home inthe Zle, continued iwithout anprule oz reftraint of law, it fo much that they fell to (ucha diffolute ower efiife, that thepfemedlittle ornothing to difter frornizute ther, ivere readte toreceiue him twith battell: ano Lis Albion being put bp bis fatherin poftefion of this Fleof Writaine, twithin hort time fuboued the Samotheans , the fir nhabitantes theres', das the anctont Bytton poet: abokethat (as he Fherepatte over the retk,¢ proced with thebitorte, _-the wap pafled through apart of Gallia, tbere al -_bionamd Wergion hauing ited their potuers togi: PoP! the furges andtwauesof the water. ouer,, from henceforth was this Ile of zitaine cal' wese seen ame ) led Gib s of the fain:Albion: ae ithe chick FPwe as wa becanfe ruler and bing thereof sottobie:conane Ot a ris, and bis father Meptune that cunning failour reigning therein (ag Bale sith) bp the fpace of 44. peares, : Lobe hort , the hifforte is thus . Welugthe forme ae peas, neth rather to the defcription than tothe biftovie of fyould bedis peath , refuted fo to beffotw his danghe this le,trip bp and lap forth the fecret mpferics -fers, bereupon grew ware bettwirt the beethzen, of fuch matters: and becanfe J thinke thatthis op -_-itt the end thereof , Danaus being the weaker, nionthich is here auonchen, how it tobe that nante 30 was inforced to ie bis countrie ,and fopzeparen a of theforfain Albion,fonneto Peptuntemaybecon nauie, tmbarked himfelfe and bis vanghters, ano firmed toithas god authozitte as fonicof the other, With thempaficd ouer into Greece , there he found Fo2 this caule Hercules (home Motes calletly (as Bale reporteth) be mabe eucric one of them king ofan Aland. Anthe Fle of Weitaine he landed bis ,, Laabin) proclamed fwarres again{ them all in re Strip Bri, oe + Nennius, ponfemfethin the -5. nfalog of bis hiltawes of por ets) he bath fene. ahefame thing alfo is confirmed bpthe nante of an head of land in Writaine called. Prmontoriom Herculs, Sin Prolomic pe may read, iris not iwithitanding that thep twere neyues to not onclic called the bing , but alto eftemed the gon of the feas. Webad totvife alaviccalleo Any pitrita, tho twas alfo honozedas goddefle of the Bughthe Ztan. ohnthons out of Dau Pencair. hhich ts thought to take nameof his atriuall at that 2. naustheclocrof the tuo, hauing inbisrule the pp- Acgyprus. place. Thus nme) for Albfo and Wercules, per region of Aegppt , bad by fundzte twfues 50, Higintis, ‘But noty, thereas ttis not ented of anie, that daughters, with abome his bother Aegyptus, ga this Jle foas called anctentlie bythe name of Ab -sping forthe Dominionof the Hhole, ofp inffanttie blow: pet there be diuers opinions bot it came by -labour , that his formes being alfo 50, in number, them badconfpired togither and Haine his father D- V8 cots. Fea elt nantes ¢ {0 by continuallerercife hebecame opgallies SSy= BS hap apointe him of bis far (elueg,abith thing peraduenture be hath reap is Gil- binttelfe of fundsic light (hips for the moze redie pal- 20 -bpon thofe tyzants notw reigning thus inthe world, sohp erca: Pinnelles oe ew a ve thall nit {uttcientlie ‘Buenoto our purpote. As Albionbels wWeltatne Bale, infubiecion, fo bis bzother Wergton kept Ireland Fatrs Hercules: Berzion > ofwereflaine Danaus andbyofhis 5 the hiftorie of England. peares, tll finally betas Maine tr maner afozeres Ming fifhens,, as Hugh the 3taltan, Tohn Harding, John Roufe of Garwike, ann others, fpectallieby menthzed by his bucle Wercules Libicus, the belpe of Danid Pencair adszttithy hittorte, rho arve: After that Hereuleshad this banquithed recite the bifforte bnder the name of Danaus and firoied bis enimies ; hee palled toand fro thorough Gallia, fuppreiting the tyrants ineuerie part there is daughters. And becanfe we would not anpman tothinke; that the bittozie of thefe panghters of Dar hecante,ann reftozing the people bnito a reafonable bindeoflibertic j ONDerlawwfull goucrfiours, Zhis nausis onelte of purpole deutfen, and brought tn Wercules (as wwe firtd)y builoed the citie Alerta in place ofDtoclefianus, to ercufe the imperfection of WBurgongne,; notwecallen Alize. Wozeouer,bp Liout twziters, whereas there waseitherna furhhiftos lius Giraldusin thelife of Aerculesit is auouched, to ric (orat-thelealt no fuch toomen that arciued in -«this Ble) the authozitie of Nenniusa Waiton wetter that the fame Iercules' cameouer hither inte Wie taine? And this dath Giraldus tngite by fwarrantof map be auouched,abo tozote aboue 900,peares paff, and maketl mentionofthe arriuallof fuchlapies, fuch Britons as (faith be) haue ( tw2itten thens lately before: teherenfhere fo make further relation i i vealledAlbion. « ThisFland Thefirft Booke of | But this is a fault that learned men fhould not fo Mind} trouble themfelues about, confioering the fame bath bin alreapig found by fundgic authors oftheir father , Hppermneftra onelp excepted,with fthom preuaticd moze the loue of kinred and tens locke, than the feare of bir fathers oifpleafure: for Depart and fie into Aegppt fo bts father. Ie theres * -‘fore hautng all the wicked practifes reuealed to him by bis twife, folloived bir anuice , and fo efcaped. How when Danaus perceined hotw all His pircoias brought fozth into inpgement, fordifobeieng hint in a matter toherein both the fafetie and loffe of bis -_liferefteD; neteer: € ig. bifcbargea " |