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Show the hiftorie ofEngland. nder the Romans. Thefate oftke Bri- F sin wfe,let bs benter thaoughante Dangers cominon bocaleh,that the bictozie being atming ofpour diuineercellencie by the naz Pftea Wwhatfoeuee.Ualhat ts there that toe chiued in the bebalfe of the iKomane em- The fourth Booke of and Frifhinen, enimies halfe naked as pet autated to Weare aritiog, fo that the Bettains fozlacke of faill,ealiliegaue place to the Romane puiffance,tnfomuch thatCe- vel wap that might be, tobich to pou was not bnknowne. Pou therefore fuddenlie cameto the Whine, and not with ante ar- mie ofhosffemen og formen, but with the terrour of pour peelence did peeferue and Defend all that frontire : fo2 AParunian Deeanlea, ; But inthis wicked rebellious robberie, once being there bponthe riuage,counteruailed ante the greatet armies that were firlk the nauie that in times pat Defended thecoatts ofGallia, wasted awapby the ,. tobe found.fo2roucmolt inutrcible empetour) furntihing and arming divers naivat Loven he fled his wates : andbelide his , Agreat nuniber of orher Hips were ules, made Che enimie fo bncerteine of bis built after the mould of ours,the legion of oWnedwing and boid of counfell,that then Romane fouldters was wor,and beought at feee might perceiue that he was to take part twith the entmte, anddiuers ot defended, but rather incloled with the bands of frangers that were allo fouidt- MDeeanlea. ; ers were fut bp inthe Hips to ferue alfo Here commeth to mind how pleafant againtk bs. Che merchants of the parties and ealefull the gad luckeof thole princes Gallia were allembled andbeought to- 7° in governing the common twealtiy with Gither tothe mutters , andno fmall numPearle was,tobich fitting fill in Rome had bers of barbarous nations procured to triumphs and furnames appointedthem come tnatdof the rebels,trufting to inrtch of fuch nations as their capreins did banthemfelues by the {potleof the prouinces : quith. Fronto therefore, not the lecond,bUt route coor and all thefe were trained tn the wars bp match votth the firk honoz of the Romane tev Ciceros far might by that botage onelte glozie in this, that he hav failed and pafled ouerthe. fea, through the tnitruction ofthe firl at- eloquence,when he peclded buto the empe-> by warre that was toward by thts hame- Fronto,tt was confelled by him, chat the temptozs of this mtichienous pzactife, toz Antoninus the renovome of tye warre nd although our arintes were inuinbrought to end in Writatne , alchough be cible in fogceand manhwd, pet were they 30 fitting at homein ys palace within the taw and notaccuftomed to the feas,fo that Citie, hadconunitted the conduct and fuce the fame ofa greeuous and eat trouble cefle of that watre ouer bute the fame full rebellious robberie wag blowne and founded in ech mans care,although toe ho- emperour fittingas tt were at the helme of the hip,beferued the pzaife,bp giuing of ped well of the end. Tinto the entmtes foz- perfect ozder to the full accomplithing of ces was added a long fufferanceof their theenterpeife. Wut you ¢ mol tnumnetble faffe: wicked practifes woithout punifpment, tenpe which had puffed bp the prefumptuous eimperout baue bene not onlie the appoinfer forth bow allthis botage bylea, and Sone boldn 9 penerse people, that thep 4° profecuting the warre by land Gould be the authos, ae ons AY,88 it had bene loz feare Demeaned, As apperteined to pou bp berof them, whereas the Difaduantage which tue of pour unpertalirule and dignitie,but doe had by fea, fermed ag tt werebpa fatall alfo pou haue beene anerhogter and fetter neceffitie to deferve our bictogie : neither fogward tn the things themielues , and Did thep beleue that the warre was put thzough erample of pour aftured conttanoff fo2 a time bp aduife and counfell,but racie,the bictozte was atchiued. Foz pouta: ther to be omitted though defpaire of doxbing the fea at Slutce, did put an irreuotg ante gad againt them, tnfomuch that Cormifing Gaing cable Defire into their hearts that were now the feare of common punityment be: so readie to take hip at the fametime in the tng latd alide , one of the mates fue the mouth of the river of Saine, infomuch Avehpirat ogcapteine rouer as F mapcall that wohen the capteins of that armie did im, hoping tn rewardof fo great anex: linger out the tune, bp reafon the feag and plott , to obteine the tobole gouernement atte was troubled, thepcried to haue the tnto bis bands, failes houled bp, and figne giuento ianch This warve then being both fo neceffaforth, that thep might paffe forward on hard to enter bpon, fo growne in rie, thett tournte , Delpifing certeine tokens tine toa ubbogue(ienefle, andfo well which theeatened Proutded fo2 of the entmies part, Pou noble «. fozward on aratntetheir wzecke , and fo fet and tempettuons dap, emperour DD fo take tt in band, that-fo fatling with a croffe wind, for no fozewwind fone as pou bent the thundering force of mught ferue their turne. Pour tinpertall matetie againt that: ent: _ Sut what was be that durnot com: Hile,ech man wade account that the enter mit himfelfe bnto the fea , were the fame mie Wasalreadle atchined, Foz firk of never fo bnquiet, oben pouwere once bu |) to the end that pour diwine power Der fatle,and {et forward: One botce and ablent, the barbarOUS nations erboztation mag among themall (as res ULD NOE Attempt ante new trouble Ca port hath gone thereof) when thep heard ig chiefite to be Fozefene it was prone that pou Were once got forth bpon the was =POtS bp ntercedfion made bm, fer,CUthat do we Dour: what mean te to Here wallefties pou pour felfe, poucy fraie.2 He is now lofed from Land,be Pe) toxd MParurtaneternall ew Perour , bouchedlafe to aduance the come is fotwardon his waie,and peraduenture is ak Eeadle Got uct; Let bs putall things m peofe, may ftand tn feave of: toefollow the empe- cout. Meither did the opinion of pour ged pdeceiue them: foras bp report of them nes toe Do bndertkand,at chat felfe tune there fell fuch a mift and thicke fog bpon hefeas,chat the enimies nanie lain at the ive, there almott died not one Romane: 0288 Fj heare,all thofe fields and Hills lap couered voith rione but onelte with the boDies ofmolt wickedentnies, the fame bez tng of the barbarous nations, 02 at the leatt-wife apparelied in the counterfet aeot wight watching fos their: aduerfaz go apes ofbarbavousgarments,gliftering tiegand lurkingag tt were natwattythele * utihips palled by, and tere not once peyseite) either dtd the enunie then ttate although he couldnot retifl. or) J » Sut now as concerning thatthe fame hmnanquifhable army fighting onder. your With their long peilow baires, but nen sotth gates of twoounds and bloud all de- fozined, andliengin {undgie manners, ag enfignes aud name, ttretghtwates after oye pangs of death occafioned by chetr Mounds hadcaufed chemto fretch forth Kiatw inthemainedlins andmanaten parte of their dieng bodies. Andainong nertefeave thedoubtfull chancesiof mat, Intght be bnotone.fo nerre were His wozds feimperalt thele, the chiefe ringleader of the thiueg Aedus fonm* ianed then fo to dw, exceptithe adinoni= twas found, who had put off thole robes tions ofpour divinemotton:2 Dz vohat o- 20 which ibis life time he had diurpedand Dihonoured, fo as {carle boas he couercd Hebappefpots Herrcaton perluaded themtareferne no fuutberance for thete flight;tind neta, boith one pace of apparel woberebp he tcopimtcitc ot itvamne to land,fetficeon therfhips:vobat Noe (89. the poucvbe faith) ta tyinke the Marvofmarttall dealings tobe common, ut that by contemplation: ofpour peofper true, btteved at the houte of his death; pesoomonst tuhich he fata at hand, that-he would not be bnowneit aue tt buderttwd how he woas Maine. tous hap,it was berie cevtemb that there a. Thugberelie Gnott invincible empes teded no doubt tobe catk foz bictozie tobe tout) fogreat a bictozie was appointed to Hbeeined: There were no fullictent forces 39 Poubp content of the tinmoztall gods ouer At that peefent among them,nomightie og ° all theenimies whome pou affatlen ; but re ttrength of the Romans; but thep HAdoneile confiaeration of pout: inipeakablefortunate fuccefle comming from the Jeaueng aboue, Foz vobatfoeuer battell dothchance tobe offered, to makefullacfount ofbictozie,rettety not fomucty in the Son Aflurance ofthefouldiers , agin thegod tae Ucke and felicitie of the captetne.aenerall, that (mot tnuinctble emperour) be foo te of pour comming , vohole failes he teadte to appeoch towards yin, er the matter Mould fallout, he fe rather to trie hig foztune with pour namelic the laughter of the Frankeners "eee Don, wohere thep fue Downe right in ech Panserrobe part ofthefamecitie, tbat muiritune foe: uer remained of thole hired barbarous thus laine by pout fouldiers, the fubiects ofpour prouince were both preferuedfrom further danger, and tmke pleafure to bee hold the laughter of fuch cruell entmies, Dlopat a manifold bietozte was this,voozedli ofof innumerable innumerable triume thte bndoubtedlie faptetns, than to abide the peefent force of so phes! bp tobich bictozie Waitaineis rettored to the emptre,bp vobich bictogte the naHOF, that wither focuer he fled, the pow- tion ofthe Frankeners is btterlie deltrotTofyourdiuine matettic to be piefent in ed, Ebp which mante other nations found places where pour countenance & bane acceflaries in the confpiracte of that wicHersare had inveuerence. But he fleing bed paactife,are compelled to obedience,@o Pour pretence, fell intothe hands of conclude,the feas ave purged and brought people, of you was he ouercome , of toperpetualiquictuefle, = PourbighnesAhmad manithat bnderftod Pour atmies boas he oppeelfed. Glozie pou therefore, inuincible empe- gun? bethort, he was bzougdtinto {uch co rour, forthat pouhaue agit were gotan fay andas it were fill basa behind Other word, & in veltoging to the Romane fos Doubt of pour comming after him, purflance the glozp ofconqueft bp fea, haue tS one out of his wits audamased,be he Tot what tobe , he halted fozward to death, fo that he neither fet is menin axt of battell.noz marihalted fuch power badabout him,but onlie nith the old es ofthat confpiracie, andthe hirea Gipaeten the barbarous nations, ag one bas illof fo great preparation which he dene tan $eadlong forwards to his Pout felt tnfomuch Cuoble emperour) Mine periderhthig god hap tothe i and thofe pour fouldiers alfo,wohichcas be: """ foze J haue faid) through mifling their courte by reafon ofthe milt that layon the feas , werenobs come to thecitie of Lon 2onvonin That fame ringleader of thebngratious +° people, tohtch efcaping from the battell, faction;wohatment be to Departfromthat ment (after they had {poiled the citie ) to Hoerabhich he potletten 2 Cathy Did he foz- baue got atwate bp flight. Sut nov being fake both his nauie andthe hauen 22But bechancen to added tothe Romane empire an element Qreater thanall the compaffe ofthe earth, thatis,the mightte maine ocean.Pou haue made anend of the voarre (tnuincible emperour)that femedas prelent to threaten all prouinces,and night haue [pred abzoad and burl out ina flame,euen fo largelteag the ocean feas fretch, and the mediter- rane gulfsdm reach.Meither are we ignorant, although though feare of pou that infection di felter woithin the bowels of Butaine |