Britain, or a chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Ilands adioyning, out of the depth of antiqvitie : beavtified with mappes of the severall Shires of England / written first in Latine by William Camden ; Translated newly into English by Philémon Holland.

William Camden

Date:: 1610

Credit: Britain, or a chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Ilands adioyning, out of the depth of antiqvitie : beavtified with mappes of the severall Shires of England / written first in Latine by William Camden ; Translated newly into English by Philémon Holland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$1 and power whofollowed) were come, hee departed :and marching toward London, an eld P LondoncGl towns,which the posterity called_Auguita, having divided his troupes into fundry parts 'u ice E hefet upon thoje companies of roving and robbing enemies,even when they were heavy lam B den with booty and pillage. And having quickly difeemfited thofe that drave before them EN their prifoners baund and cattell, he forced them to forgoe thepreyjwhich the most mifera- TUN ble tributaries had lost. In the end, after full reftitution made of all, fave only fome [matt ih parcels beflowed upon his wearied fouldiers he entred moft ioifully into the city ,overfet before with diftrefles and calamities , but now fuddenly refrefhed ; fo farfoorth as hope ofrecovery and fafety might effe& : and there beeing raifed up with this luckie hand,to adventure greater exploits;and yet cafting with himfelfe proieéts promifing * T fecurity, he ftaied doubtfull ofthe future event;as having learned by the intormation B ofrevolting fugitives and confeffion of captives, thatfo great a multitude offundrie nations,and a {tiffe-necked people of fo fell and fierce a difpofition,could not poffibly | be vanquifhed but by fecret wiles andfudden excutfions. Finally after proclamations | publifhed,and promifes made ofimpunity,he fummoned as well the traiterous run- agates as many others that went with free pafport difperfed fundry waies , to prefent themfelvesready for fervice. Vpon which Summons given, fo foone as moft of them were retuned, he as one pricked forward with fo good a motive, and yet held backe Civilis; by heavy ceres, called for Civilis by same, (wbo mas to vule Britain as Deputy), to bee Sent unto hia ya man of a very quicke hasty nature, but aprecife keeper of juftice and righ- e Dulcitius. teoufneffe slekewife for Dulcitivs a redoubted Captaine and right skilfull in feats of armes. Afterwards baving gotten beart and courage to him,he went from Augusta mhich in old time they called Londinum, well appointed withinduftriows and confiderate fouldiers, and fobrought exceeding great fuccour to the ruinateand troubled eflate of the Britans, gaining before hand all places every where for his advantage to forelay the Barbarians in ambufh; and giving commandement of no fervice tothe very common fouldiers, but he would him- felfe cheerfully take the frst affay thereof. In this fort performing as well the offices of an a diveand bardy fouldier yas the carefull charge of a right nobleGenerall, having difcomft- ted and put ta flight divers nations, whom in[olent pride fed with fecurity incited and fet on freto afjaile and invade the Romane Empire, be having laid the foundation of quiet peace TQ fara long time,refloved both cities and caftles which verily bad received manifold damma- ges,fo as good apaffe as ever they were at. Now there bad hapned whiles he atchieved thefe exploits, an horrible act like to have bred {ome great dan ger, but that inthe very firft ens Valentine — Zerprifet was quenched and fuppreffed. There was one Vilentinus of Valeria Pannonia, & Rtircethup fe 2547 of aproud (pirtt,brother tothe wife of thatpeftilent Maximinus, firft Deputy Lieute- Britain. #4NL,CH after Prefident for [ome notable offence banifbed into Britain; who Leing impatient of reft like a noiforn beaft rofe up in comotion againft Theodofius,prattifing mifchievous plots and an infurrection, upon a certain welling pride and envie, for that heperceived him a= lone able towithftand his horrible defignes. Howbeit, cafting all about for many meanes both fecret and apert, whiles the puffing humour of bis infinite and unfatiable defire still E encreafed,be folicited as welthe bavafhed perfons as fouldiers when he pied his opportunity, promifing reward, for to allure and draw them on to fome actuall attempt. And now asthe time drew neere when thefe enterprifes fhould be put in execution and take effect , tbeGe- nerall being advertifed of alltefe praiedt sand forwarder ofthe twaine toadventure ve- Solute alfo upon an high mind to take revenge of [uch as were attaint and convitt, commit ted vertly Valentinus with (ome few of his inward complices unto Captain Dulcitius for to be putto death : but fore-cafting withall, the future events,(asheewas a man in militarie skill furpasfing all others of his time) he would not fuffer amy farther inguifition and exa- mination to be had of the con(pirators , for feare left by firtking a terror among [o man ny the tempest uous troubles of the provinces which were well appealed might revive again.Tur-E ning bimfelfe therefore from this bufine[fe to the reforming of many enormities, which of — vecefe ty were to be regarded,and having cleered alldangers( for evidently feer it was that fortune was fo propritious and good unto him,as that fhe never ‘for(ooke but fped bis enter- Prifes)he reedified the Cities and thofe garifan forts whereof we fakes hefortitied alfo the 1] Jrentires with ft anding watches and ftrong forefenfes. 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