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Show ‘The fourth Booke of {wore fied from fhence jiwere not againte reffo2ed Dion Caffius. fren requettivas mane fn thefame, DionCaffius twyiteth; that one Bericns , being expeller out of iBeffaine, perluaded the emtperdut Clandins to take the tparre inbandat this tinte a gaint the Weitains , fo that one Aulus Plautius a fenatour, and astyeit pacts, fuas appointed to take thearmic that fofourited in France tert Called Gal lia ; amb to patle ouer with the Tame trite Wpitaine. Dhe fouldiers hearing of this bofage; were loth fo $0 {with him, as men not iwilling fo make twarre én another world and therefore delated time, fill at létigty one Marcittus tas fent from Claudius,as it fuere fo aypeate the fouldters, epzocute them to fet forivard. Wut then this Parciffus tuent bp into fhe tribunal throne of plautins , to neclare the tattle of his comming, the fouldiers takinggreat indignation therewith evita, o saurnalia, as if thep Thefate ofthe Bii- wins ynder theRomans. the hiftorié of England. thete mennainelie ofthe Germans, tthid tvere the fuere ferued by fhent, as if thep bad beenetheit fer. ants, and thus at length conifreined,though berie fhame, thepagrad to follow lautins. erebpon being embarked , be diufded bis naute info thee parts, fo the endthat tf thep tuere Kept off from are tining toneplace,pet thep might take land in anoe fher . The fhips fuffered fonte tmpeachment in their patlage by a contrarie wind that done then backe againe tbut pet the marritters and men of To fwarte fakitig god cotirage bute them, the rather becaufe there inas féenea fierie leamte to hot out of the eaff tolvards the elt, tobich twap their courte lay , made forvards againe With their Mips', amd Tanded fuithout finditig anie refiffance.Ffo2 the Wet faiits luted not for their comming? therefore, ahen fhep heard hoty their enimies twere ont land,thep got them into the wands and marithes; trufting that bp lingering of time the Womans twonld be contiretned fo Depart, as it had chariced in time pat fo Fw firtt that: paflen ouer the riuer fo follow the ist tains, pactlic bya byinge tbich lap twithin the coune trisoner the fatoriner, and partlic by faimming, mod other fuch Whiff as thepprcfentlic made. Whe *writains having loft oneof thetr rulers, namelie Logopunmus (of whont pe hauc heard bee fore) were nothing pifcouraged, but rather moze e getlic fet on reuenge. Plautins percetuing thetr flertenefic,went no further,but faib ad placed gar: rifonsin feds there need required, to kepe thofe places thich he Yad gotten,and toith all (peed fent av: uertifemtent tnto Claudius, according to that he hadincommandement , if ante bagent necefiitie fhould fo mone him, Claudius therefore haning all things before handin a readinelle, ftraightiwaies pon the receiuing of the aduertifement, departed from iKome , and cane by toater Onto Ditia , and from thence bifo Malltlia, andlo though Jfrance fped bis fournies till he cameto the five of the Deoan fea,mbd then imbarking bimfelfe toith bis people; patted oucr inte ddzitaine , and came. to bis armie tibich above bis comming nere the Lhames fide, fihere being fofned , thep pated the riner againe, fonghtwith the Weltains in apitcht field,and getting the bictozie,tabe the totone of Camelodunum (tb{ch fone count to be Colehefter) being the chtefetk cttie aperteining bnio Cynobelinus. Be reduced alfo shouldhatie'celebzated their featt daie fo caller. ‘Cohen the fernants aparelled in theit maiffers 20 lins Cefarafazefain, Yobes, reprefented the rome of theft maiffers, ao Theendofthe thirdbooke. 35 tothe which neither before Julius Cefar , netther at ter bim anie ranger duct come , toithin few bates receiued the moft part of the countrie into bis fubtection without battell 02 blounthen. Gyldasalfo tmziting of this renolting of the 1Bittains faith thus: ayer information thereof toas gt- uentothe fenate , and that baff teas mane witha {peedie armie to reuenge the fame, there eas no warlike naute peepared tn the fea to fight valiant: lie for the befenfeof the countrie, no {quare battell, no right wing,no2 ante other prouifion apointenon the fhoze to be fence, but the backes of the iyiiains tn ftead of a thielo are themed to the perfecuto2s, »9 9 25 pS and their necks readic to be cutoff with the for through colo feare running through thee bones, 5, trhich firetched fw2th their hangs to be beund hbe fwomanlie creatures; fo that a common pzouerbe F followed thereof,to witZhat the Wettains were net, 27 ther balfant tn twarre , no; faithfullin peace: and fo ,, the Komans fleaing mante of the rebels, referning fome, andbringing them to bondage,that the lan 7? fhould not lie altogtther bntilled and Defert, tetur: 93 ned into Ztalie out of that land tthic) as botd of ,, Wine andotle, leaning fome of their men there for gonernozsto chaftife the peoplenot fo much with an 77 arntie of men, as With fcourgeand tip, andif the 2» matter fo required, to applie the naked fwo2d bute % their fines : fo that it might be accounted ome ano not IBritaine. And chat core etther of bealfe , Gluer 7? o2gola there tnas, the faine to be amped with the 55 lageof the emperour. Thus ferre Gildas, ‘Fn the Weitith bitorte iefind other report as fhus, that Claudius at biscommiing aland at Booheller, G1 Mon. befieged that totune, to the refcur {hereof came Mah, Wet. than once in anie one boiage. Bozeouer, Claudins Gutderins , and gining battell to the Romans,put fobe from the i5zifaings theft arimoz and weapons, them to the wo2le, fitl at length one amo, being MOdcammittes the gouernmentof them bnto Plau on the Romansfine,changed bts thield and armour, fius, commanding bint to-erdenour bimfelfe to ayparclling bimfelfe like a Weitaine, and ho entring fubdue the refioue, tnto the thickeft preafe of the 1Brittth hol, came at Tushauing brought order a part of Weffaine, and bauing madehis abodetherin not pattafirtene 4° length there the bing was, and there flue him, wut Aruiragus percetuing this mifchiefe, to theend the daies, be peparten and came backe againe to ome *Britains fhould not be oifcouraged theretwith , cans With bicogie in the firt month atterbis fetting forth feabhimielfe te be avowed iwith the kingscote-are fromthence, giuing after bis returne, to bis fonrie, mo2,and other abiliments, and fo as king continues the furname of Weitannicus, This warre be finithen the fight with {uch manhood, that the Romans there thmaner asbefore is (aid,in the fourth peere of bis puttoflight. Claudius retired backe to bis Hips, Teigne,which fell in the peere of the wwoald 4011,after ann 13aino to the nert temds, Hhont Aruiragus pare the birth of our Santour. 44, and after the builoing {ued,and at length deoue bint onto the fea fine, and of Rome 79, there due bim per be could tabe the bauen thich Thediuerfe opinions and variable re- 50 fwas there at hand ; fo that the fame fokename of him, and {vas called along time after,Damons bas ports ofwriter's touching thepartile uen, and at length bp coaruption of {peach it pas conqueft ofthis Hand by the Rocalled Pampton, andlocontinucth onto this dap, Hampton, manic other people info bis fubiedion, fome bp force,md fome by furrender , thereof be fuas called Oftentimes by the nanreofemperour, thi was a gaint the oinanceof the Womans : for it twas not latwfall fo; antic to fake that name bpon bim offener Perec hk FIP BROOKE ofthe Hiftorie of England. TheBritains difcomfited, fore wounded,flaine, and difablea by Plautius and his power, Claudius the Romane taketlethe chiefe citie of Cymbebeline theking of Britaine, he bereaucth the Britains of their armour , and by vertue ofhis conqueft ouer part oftheland is furnamed Britannicus, Thefot Chapter. 3Ow Plautinug bad much ade to find out the wet: <4 fuben be bad tracen 4H--) them out firi he 59) bangquifheo Cata: ~~" Tatacus, and after Z) Togodunmus the BES fonnes of Cpno- \ pafled further till be came fo a river tehich could not well be paffen twithout a betoge : Kherebpon the Bist fainstoke {mall tegardto defend the pallage , as though thep bad beenefure fhongb, Wut plantins appointed a certeine number of Germans hich be badthere with bim(being bled to hotouer riners, although neuerfo flift)to get ouer > tthich thep div, 30 Mleaing and wounding the Writains horttes > Mbich were fattenedto their wagons 92 chaviots,fo that the Wrttains were not able to do anie peece oftheir ace cuffomed feruice twith fhe fame, Seon, mans, the death of Guiderius, Hereiwithall was Flautus Gefpafianus (that af ferivards fwas emperour ) tith bis brother Sabi: Thefecond Chapter. nus {entover that river, Abid) being got to the furs é Herebhe that write, how ther fide, fuea great number of the enimies, Zhe refidue of the Wyitains fled, but the nert pap proftes ) Claudius frbducd and added tothe atomane empire, the 6o Files of Dabnie fituate in the ted @ nety battell,, in the tbich thep foughtfo ftout: a Kintg boles and cor 40 | te, that the bictozte depended ge) uerts ; botwbeit _ lance, till Caius Sidins Getalong in Doubtfulbae fatns in their tue y called Catuellant) into the obeffance of fhe Yoo Caruellani marts ; and (oleantng there a gartifon of fouldiors, RS, oe 3 for thefe fa twas dead being almott at point tobetaken , did fo handle the matter, that the 15:1 fains finallie twere put to flight : fo: the irbich bis ba: liant daings , triumpant honors tere beffotwed Dpon bin ,altbough be fas nocontuli. Xe Writains after this battell, tuithozetw to the river of Chames, nere to the place trbereit falleth Atins, ozfomre other bis liente: Nant: fo 3Dlantins imped for his noble peotweflemts baliant ads atchined in Wrltaine, afterwards tet ane itus the fonne.of Clelpattan alfo wan no: all praife for delivering bis father out of panger tibom the Romans following , fizough lacke of os great flaughter. Beda followingthe aus the marith grounds , and fo came to lofe manie of alt, that Claudius patiug.oner inta.thisFle; Bodunuru (hichwere tubiects uta them that tuere knotwledgein the nature of the places, theyfell info their Aruiragusthe Britaine & Claudiusthe Romane with their armies doo inconn="' ter, acompofition concerning mathem,Claudiusretur= bl EWE tai places thereof,eafilie patted ourto the further ftoe, . es, Plantus receiuen part of the peopte cailed Hhus hane pou heard holy Guiderins o2 Guinnes rfus (fchether pou twill) came to bis end, tbich hans ced (as fone tuzite) in the 28 peere of bis reigne, riage concluded betmeene intothe fea, and knowing the thallowes ana firme wee long before, Mhele therefore fleeing their commontie called by the name of Southampton, 2! salled. neth to Rome, Lhe third Chapter. © AINs, Gbich the {ald Litus bare Downe, and putto: ae tof Suctonius, twztteth breeflient this matter, ARuiragus yongert for of ie) eon nother to Gnine @47#74Wocrins(bicanfethe fame Guinder £45. fine , being befet twfth q-campanie of Bete tius left no ifue to fucceen him): Heetor Boct, Loy was amittes bing of Weitaine NOIR in the peeve of our: ILozd 45,0260: J. 39 Zhis , |