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Show Thefourth Booke of' This Arnivagus,otherivite calledbythe Writains Peuricus oz Haug, of TacitusPratutagus,is alfonamed Armiger in the Cnglith dronicte,bp abich chronicle (as aperreth) hebare himlelfe right manfullic again Claudius ndbis Romans inthe war hich thep madeagain hint: infommed that then . -Clandiushad rencivedhis forceand tare Porcheffer , and after came to befiege Windetker (in the Theflateofthe Briss, felucs inith offer baineanid fold conecits: Ho proceed pet ivith the ittovie as tue findithy Our iyriters {et forth: tt ts repogteds that atter the folemmisationof this mautage, tbidy was done. Leatong of with all honor that might be deutfed,Claudiustent touinicrs ten cerfeine legions of fouldiers firth to go'into Bre: into Freiand, land to fubdue thatcountric 5 mdreturned himfelfe to Kone, tihich Arnivagus as then was inclofed) Aruiragus fuccdden one after another tM manner as isauow hed by the fame turiters , it femeth mofonlike to botrursfo: ratherit maicbe getlen bythat; tbid as iwell Gyldas as ‘the olp aprioued Romane iziters bauetwritten,that diverte of thefe kings ltued about Onetinie, 02% times reatlic differing from thofe times abich it our iuaiters te find noted, As for er: ample, Juucnalmaketh this Aratragus of wbont tue noty intreat,to reigne about Domitians tine. jFo2 mippart therefore,Ath this oder of the Writith king: lic ftecefion in this place ts moze eafie to be flatlic Dewied and vtterlic Teproucd, than cither tilelie ne, fended 02 trulie, amended, X will ceferre the refay- uring therof unto thote that baue perhaps féerte more thaW bitte,camtoxe deeprtie continered the thing,ta teicoutary vrdotbteD truth: in the meane. tone, ¥ hawethonghtged,bott)te (het tata find iH our bi Hortéspandlihetoite tr foyren twritenss tothe tthich Wwesthinkit (ramclic dr this Wedalfe., Anbiles} the Io: MINTS. QoUerURD-thete } tue iaie fafelie Igiue moe Credit, Daluc otherwife neuer Srey content tection from the necks of the WBaitains, he made a fi nallpeace iwith them in bis old age , and fo continued $2 the , Daies of the fata legat 02 lieutenant (in maner as before pe baue tins. beard) ¢ after him Ditorins Scapula , who at his comming found the Fle in trouble , the entices Dftortud baning made inuafion into the countrie of thafe that Seapula. inere friends to the Komans, the moze prefumptuouflic , for that they thought a new Ifentenant, Cor.Tacitus difpleafing and a dDoubtfull peace was not like to biing quictneffe either to bim 02 to bis armic, be afterthis, he turnt about fo defend the rivers of a+ wore Heuorne; with placing bis fouldiers incamps fortifieo nere to the fame. But the Drfordthire. men and other of thofe parties would not fuffer hint to accompli} bis purpofe in ante quiet foxt , being aputffant kindof people, andnot hitherto tweake- nedbp Wwarres : forthep twillinglie at the firf hap iofned inamitie ith the Romans. Zhe countries Cornelius Tas adfoining alfobeing induced by their procurement, cit. lib, 12, / Aruiragus , about the peare 3° cameto them, ¢ fo thep chole forth a plot of ground, Mhisfournie was tobim the begiming of bis av- oe {E7 of Gpilk 53, Aoteyh of Art mathia, tho burien the bopie : eofourfauiour. being fent by Piltp the Apoffle (as Iohn Bale fallotving the authozttie Reo) Say of Gildas and.other J2ttith Inziters reciteth)afterthat the. Chitftians twere oie wanicentent to that honour, Gbicy after to himmol s.oi.6 iwrifers /he gained not mud) at Arafraqus hands, RPM for fthere he tvould haue landed at Sandtich 02 Richborough , Ariiraqus teas readie fo refit hint, perfed out of Gallia, canie into Bzitaine totth af Pijdorns, Uers ofher godlie chaiffian men, ¢peeading the goh fenfen with a migbtie ditch,bite the abich there was noinaie to enterbut one, ¢ the fame herie narrows, fo as the hooffemen could not baue ante eafie pab fage te beeake in bpon-them. Dfforius , although he bad nolegionaviefonldiers , buf cerfeine bands of. aids, marched forthtowards the place within the abich the Wettains Merelonged, and afaulting thenvin the fame, beake thaongh inte theft campe, fibere the IBelfains being tmpeachen with theirotene gus had thete fucha puittant noriber of arnted ment, pell there amongtt the Ibzitains,¢inficuding them 4° inclofures thtch they bad raited for defenfe of the that the Momans were afrata to ayyzdeh theland. Gelpatian therefore ivithdzetp fronrthence , and coatting weftinard 5 landen at Lotnette, and com' ming to Ciceffer, befieged hat cific: but about the inater of regeneration,¢there continued all the.vetis tithefaith and latwes of Ghzift,converted manie to the truebelicfe, ann baptifed thems in the wholfome bue of bis life, obteining of the king a plot of Ground there to inhabit.not patt a foure miles from Wells and there tuith his fellowes began to laie the firtt foundation. of the true and perfect religion, fouertl dap after he had planted bis fiege; cante Ate hiragus, and qaue him battell, in the thie both the ofthis Aruiragus, and other the kings (bome Gal. aearios fuffeined great loffe of men,and either part fridanotuchas havefollotvedhimdo regifter in ny e got ante aduantage ofthe other. Dn the mozwotw al Dorztofucced one after another)¥ will notrenie but 5 for quevite Genitla made them friends, and (0 the fudypertons there were ; and tye fame bapyilic bea Warees ceatled forthat tine bp bir gav mediation. Bing erie great rule tthe land , but that thepreige (But fering (as tiefore Zhane fat) the truth of Hedasablolute kings ouce the hole, 02 that thep fhould firiue but in baine to fhake the poke of fub- Thefift Chapter. aie ofvitiorcement + ¢ that he bettotwen hisvaush 40 fo ashe durtnot once enter the Hauer! for Aruira: usisbuta feined tale, € Anobiere to (peake mpfanfieallo that J thinke gus: tert he percetuend that his force twas to weake to pienatle againt the Romane empire, and that he exploits ofOftorius Scapula and the men ofOxfordfhire s he vangusfoeth the Welfomen, aps peafeth the York(hiremen, and bridclech the rageofthe Silures. tackilic befell. Wut if te fhall crenit ont Writatne Gal.Mor. Giherebp tt Hhouly appere, thatthis tuypoten marrt: agebotivirt Arutragus and the aughter of Claudis GHion, nants and treafurers ofthe Romane emperors,the licthatedaughters,thatis to fate,Claudia,antonia, and Deauia: andfurther , that reputing Claudia fer Antonia firtton C.pompeius Magnus, and ate ter on Fauttus Sillaverie noble pony gentlemen; and Daauta he mateyed with Pero his Wines fon, pritoners .15utnoww fomake an end twith Arnica 4 37 And Aulus plautins a noble man of Wonteof the o2ver of confuls , twas fent hither asthe fir Buus Plane ftian religion., Britaine gouerned by Lieute- o tobe from fuch as be fulpeced, theirarmour. And Mais.Gheredpon Claurius appointed Cefpattan Uelpatianin With an armic to go as lientenant into Weitaine, Dem, . Of bis tite Werculanilla, Hhome be had forfaken by aypered fo tbat eftate of honour be was predelft nate; baningconquered nations, and taken bings and Simon Zelotes, the antiquitie ofchri- oned: and that thet Aruiragus was crowned bing of wirttaine . Wut Suctonius mate {ente torepemue this part of the Writtth Hittorte, tbtch i thelife of Claunins witnelleth , that he hav by thie toines ov not fo be his, caufen hito be caft notwne at the Doze the hiftorte ofEngland. Mritainewith Clanding,and had uch fuccefic,as it with an armie fo bim onacquainted and come o lib.tz, in quiet the refioue of bis reigne, thteh be lafflic en- ro Uer now in the beginning of winter, ould not be haftie tomarch forth again them. 1But Difortus nedbpoeath, after he had gouerned thelano bythe bnderffanding that by thefirt fuecefle and chance {pace of thirtie péeres, 02 buteightand tiventic, as of {varre, feave o2 hope is bred and augmented, har fome other imagine. te dieninthe peresf Grace 72. fied fortward to encounter with them , and fach as he 73,88 one author affirmeth, and teas buriedat Clos Marth Welt, fourtd abzoan in the countrie be fue out right on ecoffer, ueriefine, andpurfucd fudyas fied, to the endthep fhould not come togither againe. Motv for thata lofeph of Arimathia came into Britane aflembling bis poluer,twas readie to conte fogth and 10 Aruiragus denieth fubiection to the giue Clandinsbattell: therebyon Claudius doube Romans ,Ve[pafianssfent torepreffe him ting the fequele ofthe thing, fent mefengers tuto and his power, the Romane hoft is kept backe Aruiragus fo treat ofconcoy, and fo by compofition Sromlanding,queene Geniffapacifieth them the matter twas faker bp,with condition,that Clans after a fharpe conflict: & what the Ro_ Dins houloginue bis daughter Geniffa in marriage mane writers fay ofHefpafians being in bite Arutragus, ¢Aruiragus thould acknotlenge Briraine,the end ofArto bola his kingdome ofthe Romans, uiragus. Home iwpite that Claudius in fauonr of the valiRanulfus Ceant protwelle hich be fates found tn Aruiragus, ho: ftcenfis. Thefourth Chapter. nozed not onlic hint inith the mariage of his paugh- 20 terthefain Genilla , butalfoto the end tomake the Cas: 6 Pen ain king Arutrafolwie more famons tere this marriage tuas fo) gus tide about to viele the lemmnised;he therefore called it Clautoceffria, after ffate offis realme,repaiting bisname, the tbich in the Writith tong twas called cities and toivnes decaied bp before that date Cacrleonandatter Glouernia, ofa * the fuatre of the Wontans , duke that ruled in Demetia that hight Clune, but noWw itis called Oloceffer. } With) fuch tuffice and qed oy Dther there be that trite , how Claudius being Pee 2 det, that be twas both feared Hanquifhed in battell by Arufragus, was compelled and gteatlic beloued: fo that in tract of time be by. the (aid Arutragus to give tuto him bis (aio 3¢ grefy vevic tuelthie, and by reali thereof' fell into daughter totvife, with condition as before is mentipride, fo that he deriied his fubieaion to the %KoSucton, tains' ynder the Romans. i hichplace (02. neere therebnita) ivag afterward this biftorie maic be greatlte mittentten , pe hall heave that the Romane writers faie of Wefpafiae hus being Heere in iWritaine, befine that trhich tue ~ alteadic recited ont df Dioiin theilifeof Gut erins, Buthe dates of the emipero Clanding thzoughfar 6o Mourof Narcilus(oie that might do all with Claw: dius)the {aid Wefpatian was fent as cozoneit orticw fenantof a legit. offotildiers into Germanic, and betty remaued from thetice into Weitaine,he fought Vefpafian- thirtie feuecall timesivith the enimiegjann brouabt S* tuto the Romane obeifatice tivo. mos ntighttc nafiottsanid abouetiveritie totones , fogither with the Meof Wight;anv thele eeploits he atehineD; partlie bnider the conducof Atilas Plantias rele of Wit taine-fo: the empeta?' Claudius , and parflic bnocr, thefanicempetosbinifelfe Fon ag ffisetident by Writers of qaveredit; Hecamefir ouerinto Wet feruing a citise out of the cruellentmies Hands; tome. ¢ eras there he iuritingof thele tinwes:faith: 6 thep were cut (hort per thep couldefcape out of date ofc. places oftie MWritains, to the thich the Axo» tans could not appoc), were (ubtec puto Chet, aS Wwere allo the countrics of Sarmatia, Dacia, etmania, Scithia.,ann others. (ahusit.maie aps Peate, that the cyaiftian religion twas planted bere, Mis land Mhortle after Chaittes:time, although i cecteinlic appeareth, not tho iwere.the firik that, Bieashen-the golpell to the Waitains ,.noz whether WereGrevks024atins. - 4 Gomelius Tacitus fwriteth . that, the Komang, Bermerg anes int this feafon governed, this -lanp. bp called to be partenct in the geuernmetitor abhit'esin & Haine oflegats. aud pocurators., therebp to wyitaing An this battell the formeofDitorius the Heute: which Sey: nant deferuen the price and commendation of prer & rae his erecen theabbete of Olaftenburte. ; Wut awl with-this daughter of the Drforothite foveten Nicephorys turiteth inbis fecond bake and fourth 5° imen,piuersof the Weitgins that od doubtiullsehat nice corona chapter, that one Simon Zelotes came liketwife wate to take, either to-retiin quiet, 02 tomoue into M5itaine , And Theodoretus in his 9. bake De fwarres; Wwerecontentea to: be conformable ontoa tHtandy Grecorum affechbusToetweth that Paule being reafonable opderof peace , tri fo mucythat Ditoaius teleatenof his fecond impzifonment, and faftered lead bis arinte. againtl, the people called. Cangi.; Cangt, Depart ftom ome, preached the.galpell te the fabs inhabited that partof Cilales not called Dene Britaitis and toother nations in the well. The fame bighthire ibid)countrie.be {poilenion eucrie fine, Hing inmanner doth Sophronius the, patriard) of no enimie once daring to encounter him: ¢ifanie Actulalem iwitnefte,. Tervullian alfo, mate be a of themaduentured peutlie-to fet bpon thote thick Iitnelfe of the ancientiics of the faith receined here thep-found-bebind; 020 the outfios of bis armies faine With the faid Qulns Plautivg.amo ferued berie wallanitlic Dnder bine! as before in plate for hens partlio touched.Xp Tacinns it apetethy, flat betas * places rowing botw that for their rebellion they were like fo find. frrall nercie at the omans hands, ibe they fatv not 110 iwaie toefcape, tain about them: manfullie, and theived great profe of theirbaliant fomachs . i trealurers, the this were callea bp Pe fe Onrulie mbabitants the better in opdery : ger.UCherebpon be marched fra(ght to theic canmpe and gining them battell, vangqnithen them » and: be fing the pidnzte as reaforn mouedhim , beleanbis armicagaint thole that inhabited the inner-parts of WHales , fpoiling the countrie.ou eucriefive,.and thus tharpliepurlatug the rebels;be appeorheonere nto the fea.fine.,, hichlieth, ener agatnit Frelann< While this Romane capteine wasthus occupiedbe iyas callen-backe, bp the rebellfany of the Poekthire men,shome tnthivith dpon, bis, connming-onitg them beapeaton , punithing the firanthoze.of that tamult toith death, | ¢ 3938f Ce; ot Bm the meane time, the peaple calten Siluvess cor Tacitus. being abevieferce bind of ett and baliant, p2e? ib.12. ifs pared cin |