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Show hed , oftentimes {poiling and tommentting the innos cent people, And Cefar (as pe haue heard) fpeaketh of fone kings that ruledindsent, and thereabouts, Cornelius Tacitus maketh mention of P2afutagus, and Cogibunus , that Were bings it Wettatne: and Tuuenal fyeaketh bf Arutragus: andall thelate fuss ro: Wartes, and toas in fuch fanourtutth bint, that be tets, of Uucius, Werebp itapearcth, that Hhether phe o2mo,pet kings ther? tere in Weltain,bearing tule onder the Romane emperors. Dn the other part, the contmon opinfon of ottr chponttele-tnpiters ts, that the chtefe gouernmentre, {was at libertie to pay bistribute 02 not. Wfttle other mention is made of bis Dwings, ercept that ou. Chritk our lec ring bis retgne,the Santour of the told our Xo tour bogne, Felus Cyettt the onelte fonne of God vas borne of: abirgine, about the 23 peare of the refgne of this - Hymbeline,¢in the 42 peare of the emperour Detar uius Anguttus, that is to twit, in the peare of the world 3966,inthe fecond peare of the 194 Dipmpi 3966 mained ener With the Wzitains,¢ that the Romane fenat receiuing a peavelietribute, {ent atcerteine times(ex officio) their emperozs and lieutenants into ad, after the bufloing of the citie of akonre 750 this Fle, torepzeffe the rebellious tumultstherein begun, 02 tobcat backetheinuafion of theenimies 20 nigh at anend,after the bninerfall floud 231 1,fromt the birt) of Abzabam 2019,alter the departure of that went about to inuade it. And thus would thete the Hlraclits ont of Cgppt 15 1 3,afker the captinitie twrlters tnferre, that the Britains ever obeien their of abplon 53 5,from the butlving of the tentple bp Bing,till at length thep were put befide the gouernies Salomon 103.4,from the arrinall of Wente 1116, ment by the Sarons. Wut ahereas in the common complet. Louching the continuance of the peares biftorte of Cngland,the fucceffion of kings ongbt to of Uipmbelines retgne,fome wziters bo varie, but bekept,to oft as tt chancetl in the fame thatthere ts the beit approued affirme, that be reigned 35 pears not ante to fill the place, then one ibfle the Komane are placed in theft ffeads , and another and then died,¢ twas buried at ULondor, leaning bee febile theft licntenants, and are faid to be createn bind bim tive fonnes, Guiderfus and Aruiragus. ingsof the Wiltains,as though the entperors tuere 30 _ { Buthere isto be noted,thatalthough our biftoe tnferiors bnito the kings of Wettaine , andthat the tiesdoaffirme, that as tell this iapmbelitte, as al Romanelieutenants at thetc apotntments,and not bo bis father peomantins lined in quiet with the bp prefcript of the fenat 02 emperours , admint Romans , and continuallie to them pated the tre butes tihich the weitains hadcouenanted tith Fw fred the peouince, ifus Cefar topay, pet toe findin the Romane tort SChis may fuffice here to aduertife pouof the cons ters, thatatter Julius Cefars death , chen Augw travietic in writers. ow tuetwill go forzth in follos tus bab taken bpon bim the rule of the empire , the toing our bifforie, as tuehaue done heretofore , fas Britains refuted to paie that tribute: thereat as uing that there the aoman biftories write of Cornelius Tacitus tepogteth, Anguttusbeing others things done here bp emtperogs, 02 their lieutenants, ft thall be thetwed asteafon requireth, {ith there ts a 40 twife occupied) toas contented to twinke ; botubeit , great appearance of truth oftentimes in the fame,as though earnett calling bpon to reconer bis right bp thofe that be anthopifed and allowed in the opinion of {uch as tere defirons to fee the bttermof of the Bzi the learned. fith kingbome ; at length, to tof,in the tenth peare after the death of Zultus Cefar, whic) was about OfTheomantius , the tearme ofyeares the thirteenth peare of the fain Theomantins ) Ate thathe reigned and where he was inter- guitus madeprouifion to paffe toith anarmie oucr into Wrttaine , twas come forward bpon bis fours red; of Kymbeline, ‘within thetimeofwhofe nic into Gallia Celtica: 02 as tue mate fate , into gouernment Chrift Lefus ourfauiour was borne, thefe bither parts ofFrance, all nations content to obeie the Romane em. 50 Wuthererecetuing aduertifements that the Paw perers and confequentlie Britaine, the cuflomes thag Fter the neath of Catt bellane,Theomantins 0; Lee hantius the pongett fonne of > of 3921, after the building of 3 Rome tag the con wining of Cyril 45, We is nae oe tnoneof the Cnglith chzont cles Lozmace: Ane chronicle it Sconteined, that not be, but bis brother Andogeus was bing, there Geffr ey of Monmouth others tetti \ fie, that Androgens ab; =e landclerelie,s cont innen ih aceon . e be kinelo the sBaitains bated bim bad committed én albing Julius fo: treafor Cefar again + Eheomantins ruled the lanttt gad = tribute to the Romans thich Cal Hauted, and finallie departed this Life called it) of Augattus and Libertus his prepecet- ginileSoith have gone againtt the iSzitans:[o even note the Bae fos, be ment not onlie to rencety Fland onto. the formerfubiection,but alfo fofearch out the Ditermoft bounds thereof,to the brbafeof himfelfe, xt of spr Romane monarebie, Creatpronifion therefne was made bp fhe fain Caligula ta perforne that noble enterprtteem thi¢ Wnts. tsmans(apoopleinhabiting about Ftalte and Swit kes rot Cae ferland) the Cantabrians andafructais by feich nanviBite Hellions furrs as they raifed, withoeeto bin from his purpotenfournic, Wut ehether this controuer: fat fie hich aypearetl to fall foxthbetwwirt the atans and Auguitus, tues oceaftoned by. 4pmibeline, 02 10 ivas inthe fourty percof his reigne.fhe like pecpas ration was mabe onthe other fine by Guinering,to fame otherprince of the 15zitaing... 4 have not to. arefit the forren eviimnics, fo that haning allthings i nouch: for that by our iuziters itis reported, that @ readtielle,he cealisd not datlic to lwkefor the come Zaymbeline being bought vp in Wome, ¢ knighted ming of the emperour, abome heanent te teeefue firthe court of Auguttus, cucr thetwen himfelfe-a with bard enterteinment. if he ourft aducnture to friend.to the Homans, ¢ chicite wasloth tobacake {iththem,becante the pouth of the Wgitaine nation fet totyardu3zitaine. Sut fee the. fequele: the maine pion Caius armic. being thus ina readinete., neparten, front lib.s9Thould, not be depzived of the benefit tobe trained Romeinthe 79 peeve atter the builving of thesitie; amd,baought bpamoug the Romans; therebp thep and marding fazth, atlengthcame bite the eb might learne bothte-bebaue themfelues like ciuill mien, and to atteine to the knowlenge of frats of 20 gike thore strom whence thep. might lwke ouer, and bebolbthe cliftes amb coalt of Writaine, which Calis -Wwarre, gulaanbdbis men ffod gazing bpon with great apWut abether for this refpect , 02 for that it pleafen mitation andfwonber, thealniightic God fo to difpofethe minds of men at Ftwihetinore hecaufed them fo and in battelt that prcfent, not onlie the WBzitains, but tt manner arrate bponthe coat, there be heard hotn the 1Beiallother nations iwere contented to be obedient to tains Were inaredineffe to withfandhis entrance. the Momane cmpire. hat this was true in the wat InbGtop, tains,itisentvent enough bp Strabos foods, tidy ‘Sut entring into his gallie, as nothing difconra ged with thefenetoes , he roived a Aight thot 02 ta % arcineftec as follotucth, At this peefent (lait be) fromthe thore , and forthtoith returned, and then go cc Serteine princes of Weitaine, procuring bp ambaltado26 and dutiful demeanozs the amitie of the entpes 36 ing bpintoan bigh place likea pulpit , framed and {et bp there for the nonce, be gaue the tokenfo fight tony Guguttus, baue offered in the capitol bute the brito bis foulniers bp found of trempet, and theres & gods prefentso2gitts , andbhaue ordetned the whole With was ech man charged to gather cockle hells ce Sle ita mannerto be appertinent, propev,and famiDpon the Kore , thich be called the fpoile of the Dee- Che fpoiteot liar fo the 2Xomans. Dhep are burdened with fore " cuftoms tbich thep paie for wares, either te be fent ait, andcaufes thentts be laid bp vutilla time cor tye Deean. uentent, With the atchiuing of this erploit(as ba: ccforth into Gallia,or brought from thence, ahichare ning noneother theretotth to beantific bis trimnh) cq fonUnonlie pungte bellels, Heres , ondhes, 02 carer be feemed greatlic eralted,thinking that nolo bebay tings, and other concetts madeof amber ¢glalics, S¢ amd (uch ithe manner of merchandise: & that nol _ fubdued the thole Deean , and therefore highlie reec fhereis no need of anie armic 02 garvifon of men of. 4o Awarded. bis fouldicts for their paines fulketiien in that colledion of cockle tyelis, as if thep bad pone eg arte to keepe the Fle, for there needeth not pat one hint fome notable perce of fernice. He allo carted of legion of fortinett, 02 forte wing of hosttemen, to the fame thells with hint to Wome , to the end he &¢_ gather bp and receinethe tribute for the darges are might there boat of bis bopage, and bag how well ding <¢ Tatedaccor fo the quantitie of the tributes; for be had (ped: and required therefore beric earneftlie cc Stherivife it houla be needful to abate the cnftoms, ofhauea triumph decreed bute him for the accony «c tthe tributes were alfo raifed ; and if ante biolence plithmentof this enterpzife. Would be bled, tt were dangerous leaft thep might wut oben he fat the fenat grudge at the free elt be prouoked to rebellion. Mhusfarre Strabo, Cor Tacitus, invite lite Agre Dion Caflius, Of Guiderius, who denied to paietribute tothe Romans, prepared‘for war on bothfides,oftheridiculous voiage ofthe Emperour Caligula againft the Britainshis bue thofe rebelis nere home , rather than tofeke neto countries amb leane tach in basard tbercof be bad prefent potfettton , and fo turning bis potver a berall granting of a grace tn that bebalfe , and per50 ceined how thep refuled to attribute diuinehonozs bnto hint,in recompente offo folith an enterpetfe,tt fwantedlittic that be bad not laine them eucrie one, From therice therefore he tocnt bp info a throne o2ropall feate, and calling theretwith the common people about him, be told thema long tale obat ad, vanitie anddelight in mifchiefe: Aulus Plautins a Romanefenator accompanied withfouldiers arriue on the Britifh uentures hab chancedto hint in bis conqueft of the fora time the warres of SBritaine, thereby the land coafts without refiftance, the amb cric,as if thep hab confented that be honld bawe the citie of Rome 725,and about the 19 peareof The xix. Chapter. gaintt the @anntonians and Dalmatians, he leff off Britains take flight and hide themfelues. rematned toithout feare of ante inuafionto be made gino was made bingof 132i 60 bythe Romans, till the peare atter the builoing of \)tainte in the péere of the worly tine ftaied him; tren (as before ts (aid) he meant to and as one btterlte midikhing the negligence (as be fubeptnot Slanons had rebelled > be thoughtit bet firft to fab: The xviij. Chapter, (as fome thinke) tobe. occaffon to teaute a potuer, as the Pannonians and Dalmatians haa afores hontans, thich inbabfted the conntrie now called ungarie,and the Dalmatians ehome now twecall the Bricaines paie the Romans as Strabo reporteth. the hiftori eof England. becante they could notagré bpon.cournants , Wut king Theomantius reigne, that Anguitus with an arinte Departed once againe from Kome to pafle o Wideriug the frit fonne of bis comming into Gallia, ten the Bzitains fent to bim certettte ambatlabours to treat toith bim of reigne inthe feuententh pare peace, he ftaied there to fettle the tate of things among the @alles , for that thep twere notin beric bs Zhis Guiderius being aman God o2der, And baningfinithed there, betwent into & of ffout courage, gauc occafi- Dpaine, mbdto bis iournie into Wyitaine tas put uiour2 s About trbich time Auguitus efttons meant the third time to bane madea bolage into Wzttaine, becante beene a god fo2 this bis great trauell and daliant 60 protvelic, he toincreate their clamour,caufed great quantities of colo ¢filuer to be feattered amongit them, in the gathering thereof , manie tuere pre Ys Jspnibeline(of &hom Harifon * 9 faieth nothing ) began bis Uet into Waltaine, thereto make warre. Wut after off till the nert peare , that is, the 726 after the buil bing of Rome, trhic) fell before the birth of our far Meean. And ohenhe had percetuedthem to thout and Romans,denieng to paie them trt- Caisuty ute,and pzocuring the people fo net infurrecions, ich by one meaneo2other made open rebellfon,as Gyldas faith , Getyerobpon the emperouc Caligula fen to death, and diuers alfo Maine toith the inuenomed caltrops of iron, Which be did calf out with the fame monic, of purpofe toda mifchiefe, the fante caltrops betrig in forme finall ¢ fharp,fo that bp rea- fon ofthe preafe of people , much burt yas done bp them per thep tvere percciued. And this twas the endofthe ridfenlons votageof Caligula attempten againtt the Wztains, ‘Wut afterthe death of this Caligula , the emiper sucronius, rour Claudius (as Suctonius fatth ) moucd foarre againt the Wattains , becaufeof a furre and rebel lion vatfen in that land, for that fuch aac as. ere sop are tpants : iunges tt bath, but the fame are ties after he bad reigned 22 peares,.and twas buvied at Wondon. K zmbeline 0: Cimbeline the forme: of Theo Kymbemantins tasof the Wettains made king after line. the deceafleof bis father . inthe peare of the world 3944,8fter the bufloing of Rome 2 8,and before the Fabian ont of birthof ont Sauionr 33. This mtan (as fome tiite) Guido deCo» fas brought bp at Rome,and there made knight bp lumna, Auguitus Cefarorder thome he ferued: tn the rainsonder the Romans. or ws the Romane emperors bad the mot pact of the earth fu fubiedion, reignedin Weitaine. The fame twit: thep Gildasinepifi. noeffeth Gildasfateng: Weltaine hath kings,but Theftateofthe Bri- ES are eieee = Thethird Booke. 32 |