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Show Thefourth Booke of Theflate ofthe Bri- Bzitaine onelie, andproceded nofurther, with bat furieit would haueaduancedtt pour feet, that you might (as it were) march over ther, fo deltrous were thep ‘eieone angedPoabgoantotar abzoad fo far pair was it anie maruell if the nobosder of mounteine, nogriuer, wobich their miferable captiuitie fo mante pres wardtobis motk avtantage for the eatie atchining length brought toa ; ; pleafant fubiection, ftomthecoattsof Flanders, at that time other of capteines with their flats from other parts MHoulp ‘eof King 02 rather emperour oner the sByitains, Ret not there to take heed,but yet onderftanding withinhabitants of fundate nations : pea ane febveiwatns Cats fon that sacpotebe ed eae Lo Amiens, Beauoig. XC venauie that was mane reavietn the mouth of P SootaunLannres beatringeh to Hoty 7° Site, bementbyat spateconan, atourelbowes topuths infearefofarre lengthrefrethen with the trie light of tye Oe gonthatincenilebolonteanbose ibethefameofaurdemeucieaewptee apnoeapourmaleObeIENEcyages tro ge eau he Se of oltiedoomomesst earthen pr sae Satanimeeiceven liar caufe to tetoife,bp meanes ofthis tri- Tour, Jozobus came ft toour remembsance,5 perceinedithe ¢okens yun of all 5 bertues 55pth umphant bictozte in bgta it vied te: i [ [ fi ty tholeprouinces vere ful,andnoto bp their ceiuedmane ¢Dinerte artiticersof toborrt Franck opFran OFBontug:, watted both Grecia and Afia, 20 wows tuflice:\all bobich things ag BPreom, HUD MOE Lotthout Great hurt anddamage, Gard theyacknowlenged, fo with botces of "; attuing bpon Diners parts ofthe thoze of gladneffethey fignified on high. Wa-pou Abia ,atlengthtobe the citie of Sarathey bound themielues bp powo,to powthey gofe in Sicile (an, hauen tobonein times bound their chuldzen: peaand to your chilpat highlie renovomed fog bictoztes gotbeenthep Lowed all the potteritte of thett ten by fea: € after this pafling thozough tace andoffpzing. therftretcts of <tberalterra:, came into Ge trulie (D perpetuall parents and the Dcean,andfo with the fortunate fuclozds of mankind) require this of the imcelle of their rath peefumptuous attempr, 30 mMoztall gods With mokk earneft fupplica: Chewed how nothing ts hue bp tn fafetie tlonand heartie pater, that our childzen from the delperate boldnefle of pirats, and thety childzen, and fuch other ag tall where hips mate come and haue acceffes come of them fozeuer hereafter, may be tins Woghenanthip the fame citte rifeth bp by tnpourruabiechwkesbathfulnefie.in yotit Alnd fo thevefoze by this your btctozie , not 40 ig in fuertte: now Ftalie now Afrike now all nations cuen bato the fens of Abeotis are bod of perpetuall cares. Aetther are thepleile torfull, the feave of danger beiug taken awate, which to feeleas pet theneceffitte had not brought them: but theyretotfe fo much the moze for this,that 5© both tn the gutding of pour pzoutdence, aud alfo furtherance of fortune , fo qreata force of rebellion by feamen ts calined, bp: ou the entring into theie bowers, and Britaine te (elfe wbhteh hadgiuen harbour to fo longa nufchiefe,ts cuwentlte knowne to haue tatted of pour bictoxe , with bir ouclie relticution to quictnelle. Mot with Butwhether ACcleplodotns came ouer twiththat vemnee riggenas of os, 02 fome other il not peefne to affirme -vitber to 02 fro, becaufe in d&D Mamertinus mar keth no erppetle mention either of Aledtus 0 AG 20 clepiodotus : but notivithitanding it is entdent by that thich is conteined in bts zation,that not warts mian, but fone other of bis capteins gonerned the armie , thich Nue Alecus, fo that tue mae fupofe that Afclepiodotus twas chieftcine quer fone num bet of thips directed by Martmians appointment fo pale ouerinto this Fle againf the fame Alecus: > hauebene able,enot fomuchas JF ought, J may hane mofk tu caute by pout Hlemencies licence , both noboto end, tof ,, tenhereaftet to fpeakesand thus ¥ cealle, and fo maie this, which Mamertinus twriteth, agree With the truth of that which we do findin Eutro- Eutropius, 1US, F ereistobe remembzed , that after Dari ns bad thus recouered WBeitaine ont of their hands that blurped the rule thereof from the Komans, it Whatis tobe obferued and noted out thould feeme that not onclie great numbers of artis ficers ¢ other people tere conuefed ouer into Bale ofthepanegyrike oration ofMamertiIfa, there toinhabit and furnith (uchcities as tere nus afore remembred, with neceflatuttinto decate, but alfoa polver of toarlike pouths rie collections ot ofother fas trantpoatenthither fo defend the countrie frome Antiquaries; the inuaffon of barbarous nations. Jfo2 We fitta that tithe daies ofthis Martmian, the Writains erpels The xxv.Chapter. 4o ling the sperufans ontofthe citie of Mors in Ie? naud, belda caffell there, tobich was called Weetats UW Div leths conlinet what mons after them, wherebpon the citic twas' ater: Ve istobenotenoutof thispart -iwardcalled spons, reteiningthe laff fpllable onlte, By of the forefaio oration. Jt asin fuch cafesithath often happened. thatfelicitte Lohich nove hue out felucs ens lope. Che Romane comaron wealth och novo comprehend tn one contunction of peace, all whatfoeuer at fundzie tines haue belonged to the Romans, any that huge power tohich with ta great a bur Den Was Hronke Downe, and rivenin fun dev, tS now brought to toine againe tn < thouly fenie: that then the the aflured toints of the Unpertall gouern: F emperour Warimian twas E fentinto'@allia by appoints ment taken betivict him and Diocleffan,atter he had quiz cted things there, he fet his 5° ment.So2 there ts no part of the earthno Tegton buder heauen,but that either tt re- maineth quiet through feare, o2 fubdued byfozce of armtes,oz at the left wife bound . Mo2couer this is not to be forgotten , that as Humirey Lhoyd bath berp tell hoten in bis bake -_tantituled Fragmente hi/lorie Britannice,Mamertinus it this: parcel of bis panegy2fke ozation doth make _firfE mentiottofthe nation of Pics , ofall other the ancient Komtane telters :fo that not one before his Andis there anie other hilt) foxthtvith torenuce ritaine onder the ober time once naneth ids 02 Scots But now tores teafon Mould moue men thereto , that might be obteined< Bepond the Oeean, whatts there moze than Britaine 5 which ; ptbewtightie foxcesof tuch numberof ips as thepban got togither, fuumaeo tuft all neceffarie,snamelie ofable (camen,as twell ; lviitiie The ftate' of this land vnder bloudie Diocleframtheperfecuting tyrants of Al bp clemencie, lenceof the empire;tdyicty wwasatthat prefent kept <1 oe of: fuch princes a8) mainteined thing elfe tn other parts, whichtml and ts forecouered bp pou , that thofe nations Arne which are nere adtoining to the bounds of Out God caule therfore immedtatlic, when 60 that Pile, are obedient to pour commande Pou hit long wotthed rerenger and deliue ments? Chere ts no occafion that map ree Were ouce ArriUed, Pour matettic was maue pouto pafle further ercept the ends i: mee ith great triumph, & the Butatng of the Deean fea , which nature fozbtddeth " wu ss replenited with all tnwara gladneffe ould be fought for. Bil is Pours Umoft tn Harinian Cane fozthandotferedthemfelues to pour, utnctble princes) which are accounted Swith great pReleuce, with thet wiues and children, tomzthte of pou, and thereof commerh tt, dat veuerencing not ontie pout felfe (on whom that pou map equallie proutde foz euerie ' thep fet theiretes , as on one defcended one, {ith pou haue the whole in pour ma Dovone co Chernfrom heaven) but aifo even telties hands.and therefore as beretofoze the fates and tackling of that hip which (mot excellent emperour Dtoclefian) bp bad brouahe pour diuine prelence onto pour conunandement Alia dd fupplie che thete coats :andwhen pou hould tet fot befert places of Theacta with inbabt onlandthep were readie tole Downe at ofpublike buildings and temples, fo that how tt accountett that the old name of bpotherlie incozpozation to Wome , ts aGaineto hit rettozed, Lobe the hath you eitlones for hic founder. haue fatdcinuinctble emperour) almolt moze than FJ that Hailfuccerd og, than to be enioters of cointe to AS Great perils tn time of warre, aS tO Qaine of conunodities:in time of pace, ? show Spaine (to let patle the coatts of Gallia ) with bw Khozes almott in fight Sti: repairing ofancient houles, andreltozing Dedicated bntopou,audtothole nohoni pou how bring bp, o2 Hall bring op hereafter. For wohat becter hap can we wih tothem MBritaine alone ts deltuered from bonDage, but buto alinations ts fafetie rettored , tobich might by the ble of the feas Hoven, meanes Alectus that had bineped thetitle ¢ nignt. »89 Crier, And fonow by pour bictories Cine ah" sncible Conttantiug Cetar) tobatfocucr pourfacedrauttie,inpour cies milbrete, eines, URoote mate fle totearos Spttatne« Bp hie - the Merutans,andthole about thecitie of continued, after fo long! abufing of theie wines, and filthic bondage of their chit: Coepirees* whieh Frankeners inthatfeafon,conuety ners calles ENGaWAte certeine beflels fromthe coatts i ofbis enterpife . 9e appointed to' pate bimfelfe TeAManredthebacanetetngof sve had pour martialprowes and profpe: een, atlength petiwere they now rettoxen coustopcune edie catelene bsaagtil °° to itbertie, at length made Wontang,at ; the hiftorie of England, (mot excellent emperour Warimian) bp pour appointment, the Srankeners at SgitunGen. Aegietoasouned intoich eed eyem (elaesto ital tet ere arcilons appotnted weregardedanddeended but even(0 asthe Gips,although sinrmilerthe Romans. tants tranfpozted thither, as afterward mo "4 % -_tarne where we left. asi firangers, among themethe Sra== ban thefirft chat fiuffered mattyrdome in Bri- Keners twere chicfe » Anation of Germanie,as then -taine, whatmiracles werewrought at his death, ied tenotomen fox thetr puttlanee bp fea ,nére'to Lbteh thewinbabiten; fo that there were nore, rs comparable tothent. ac whereofLichfield tooke'the name ; ofCoilus °° earle ofColcheSter, whofe daughter Helen wig" ‘maried to Gonftantitisthe emperour,as ret - becanfe none.nuctt ffirre oir thete our teas )fome'auchoursfuppole. feateof thewBzitith fet that paticntoanbfro.at fete take 2 terecouer againe fotwealthie ano prod 4 land ‘ontto the obeftaned of the empire;as Celia thenthas jano alfo tobdeliner the people of ing ttt the Romans; frome Danger of bes betledibethote roners:thatweremathe beeinBataine, he peoutoen toith alt vile fod numbers of thipsab twére thonght re Pate fo: greatan euterpst rigging: Sbiplaces toe oneophte TengOP ; The xxvjChapters ° ; fo the great annoiaheeofthe xortane fib! bilanttsalongtthe coatigofGallia, sparié tenes Si % // aa ce TNO ae - +s 2 -- = Fe 60 |